BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Raven RVN-3Lx
Designer: Ruger
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: E
Tonnage: 35
Role: Scout
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
Era/Year: Succession Wars / 3048
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 6,616,125 C-Bills
Battle Value: 844
Chassis: Hellespont Type R3 Endo Steel
Power Plant: VOX 280 XL
Walking Speed: 86.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 129.6 kph
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: Hellespont Lite Ferro-Fibrous with CASE
Armament:
1 Harpoon-6 SRM 6
2 Ceres Arms Medium Lasers
1 Apple Churchill Guiding Light Narc Missile Beacon
Manufacturer: Hellespont 'MechWorks
Primary Factory: Sian
Communications: Ceres Metals Model 666 with Guardian ECM Suite
Targeting & Tracking: C-Apple Churchill 2000 with Beagle Active Probe
================================================================================================
Overview:
Two decades ago, the Raven was a House Liao experimental attempt to produce a 'Mech that
could provide a battalion or regiment with sophisticated electronic-warfare capabilities.
The equipment was not a complete success, both because it was too heavy and because it was
not sophisticated enough to turn the tide of a battle. Recovered technology has changed all
that. Produced only by Hellespont Industries on Sian, the Raven is striding off the
assembly line bristling with the most advanced electronics ever seen in the Inner Sphere.
The key to making it all work are the lighter materials and equipment now available.
the Hermes 210 XL engine saved enough mass to equip the Raven with even more electronic gear
than planned in 3025. The Guardian Electronic Counter-Measures help shield the Raven and
the rest of its unit from enemy sensors. the Beagle Probe, which meshes especially well
with the Apple Churchill 2000 targeting system, locates even hidden enemy units. Once it
locates the enemy, The Raven can bombard him to rubble in two ways. The target-acquisition
gear, hooked directly to the Beagle probe, spots the enemy accurately for friendly fire from
the Arrow IV artillery missile. Besides this, the Apple Churchill Guiding Light Narc Beacon
provides a magnet for direct fire missiles, from the Raven and the rest of its unit.
The economy of weight allows Hellespont Industries to make the Raven better-protected
as well. An additional half-ton of armor protects the front torso and arms, and Cellular
Ammunition Storage Equipment shields the missile reloads against an internal explosion.
Variants:
Desiring a faster unit, the engineers at Hellespont went back to the drawing board and
developed the RVN-3Lx Raven. Utilizing double heat sink and endo-steel technologies bridged
the gap to allow for a larger Type 280 extralight fusion core to be used, allowing speeds of
over 120 kph to be maintained by the design. At the same time, they maintained virtually the
entire weapons and equipment payload, losing only a single ton of Narc beacon ammunition.
================================================================================================
Equipment Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Endo Steel 2.00
Engine: 280 XL 8.00
Walking MP: 8
Running MP: 12
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks (Double): 10 [20] 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 80 4.50
Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 8
Center Torso: 11 13
Center Torso (rear): 3
R/L Torso: 8 10
R/L Torso (rear): 2
R/L Arm: 6 6
R/L Leg: 8 10
================================================================================================
Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beagle Active Probe CT 2 1.50
SRM 6 RT 2 3.00
TAG RT 1 1.00
CASE LT 1 0.50
Guardian ECM Suite LT 2 1.50
Narc Missile Beacon (Ammo 6) [Homing] LT 1 1.00
SRM 6 (Ammo 15) LT 1 1.00
2 Medium Lasers RA 2 2.00
Narc Missile Beacon LA 2 3.00
================================================================================================
Alpha Strike Statistics
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Point Value (PV): 33
TP: BM, SZ: 1, TMM: 3, MV: 16"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 0, OV: 0
Armor (A): 3, Structure (S): 2
Specials: CASE, ECM, PRB, RCN, SNARC, TAG
|
