BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Alfar AL-A1
Designer:           Ghostcat53
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            55
Role:               Skirmisher
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Star League / 2573
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         5,020,657 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,447

Chassis:              Coventry AL Endo Steel
Power Plant:          Core Tek 275 
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            Luxor Load Lifters 
    Jump Capacity:    90 meters
Armor:                Coventry-Industries Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 Magna Hellstar PPC
    1 Shannon Six-Shooter SRM 6
    3 Magna Mark II Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:         Coventry Metal Works
    Primary Factory:  Coventry
Communications:       Field Ranger Wanderer
Targeting & Tracking: Martial Ranger Series 6b

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Overview:
    The Álfar, named for the elves of Germanic legend, was developed on Coventry during the
    reign of Archon Tracial Steiner to improve the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces performance
    in mobile BattleMech warfare, and to provide a homegrown competitor to widespread standard
    designs like the Griffin and Shadow Hawk. It entered service in 2573 and served almost

Capabilities:
    Ironically, Coventry Metal Works' desire to outdo their competition proved the Álfar's
    downfall. The design used so many nonstandard parts that repairs and logistics quickly
    became a big problem. Of all the Star League Defense Force Álfars lost in the war, a full
    third were scrapped solely because repairing them was deemed too difficult. The design was
    given more respect in the LCAF but with the Star League pushing for standardization and
    given the relative peace of the following century, the high-maintenance Álfars were
    gradually replaced with those same designs it had been trying to best. The last two
    remaining, privately-owned 'Mechs are believed to have been destroyed in the First
    Succession War

Deployment:
    The Álfar fielded an impressive amount of firepower for its size. A Magna Hellstar PPC
    mounted on its right arm was the main weapon. Three Magna Mark II medium lasers, two on the
    left arm and one in the head, plus a Shannon Six-Shooter missile rack with 1 ton of ammo,
    all in the left shoulder, provided ample backup and close-range punch. Fifteen heat sinks
    provided good battlefield endurance.

Variants:
    AL-D1 "Dökkálfar" (Dark Elf)
    Nicknamed "baby Warhammer", this less common variant replaced all lasers and the SRM with a
    second PPC to provide a cheap fire support option at the cost of short-range capability and
    heat endurance

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 3.00                     
Engine:                                     275 Fusion                15.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 3                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            15                     5.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  179                    10.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             27       
    Center Torso (rear):                               9       
    R/L Torso:                         13             19       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  6       
    R/L Arm:                            9             17       
    R/L Leg:                           13             25       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Medium Laser                                              H                 1          1.00             
Jump Jet                                                  CT                1          0.50             
SRM 6                                                     LT                2          3.00             
SRM 6 (Ammo 15)                                           LT                1          1.00             
PPC                                                       RA                3          7.00             
2 Medium Lasers                                           LA                2          2.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RL                1          0.50             
Jump Jet                                                  LL                1          0.50             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 37
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"/6"j
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 1,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: JMPW1