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Kraken
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 Posted: 07-Oct-2004 18:08 Post subject: Lightning hovertank (3060+ upgrade) |
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
VALIDATED
Type/Model: Lightning
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3050
Config: Hovercraft
Rules: Level 3, Standard design
Mass: 35 tons
Power Plant: 210 GM Fusion
Cruise Speed: 118.8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 183.6 km/h
Armor Type: Nimakachi Type 3 Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Martell Medium Pulse Lasers
2 Holly SRM 4 (I-OS)s
2 Martell Small Lasers
1 Machine Gun
Manufacturer: Custiss Militech
Location: Paradise / FWL (CM)
Communications System: CurtissComm Mk I
Targeting & Tracking System: RCA Instatrac Mark VI
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==Overview:==
When Curtiss Industries went from making water purification equipment to
making mechs, many viewed it as a stretch. Surprisingly enough, however, it
was less of a stretch than some knew.
Recent discoveries within the company's archives have proven that at one
point in time, the company used to make military hovercraft. For whatever
reason, the company was forced to stop making military-grade hovercraft (most
likely the lack of technology) and instead began to focus on civilian
hovercraft. In the process, the company diversified; ultimately, the decision
was made to focus solely on water purification equipment as that was the only
real money-maker for the company. With the discoveries made in the archives,
however, the company has decided to go back to making the hovercraft.
==Capabilities:==
The Lightning was originally designed as a fast-attack craft capable of
getting in, striking the target, and retreating. As such, the decision was
made to focus on this aspect and improve it.
Most of the unit's punch comes from a pair of one-shot SRM 4 launchers.
Over the years, the technology of one-shot weapons has improved, providing a
considerable weight savings. This weight savings was sufficient to add a
turret to the vehicle. In this turret was added a pair of small lasers and a
machine gun to deal with armored infantry, something that was unheard of when
the Lightning was first developed.
A surprise advantage of this redesign came in the form of a little bit of
extra space behind the operator bay. The decision was made to design this
space into a small cargo bay, allowing the crew to have a little extra space,
or possibly carry some more gear with them.
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Type/Model: Lightning
Mass: 35 tons
Construction Options: Fractional Accounting
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 20 pts Standard 0 3.50
Engine: 210 Fusion 0 9.00
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 4.50
Cruise MP: 11
Flank MP: 17
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 1.75
Crew: 3 Members 0 .00
Lift Equipment: 0 3.50
Turret Equipment: 0 .15
Armor Factor: 64 pts Ferro-Fibrous 2 3.57
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 4 19
Left / Right Sides: 4 13/13
Rear: 4 8
Turret: 4 11
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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2 Medium Pulse Lasers Front 8 2 4.00
1 SRM 4 (I-OS) Right 0 1 1.50
1 SRM 4 (I-OS) Left 0 1 1.50
2 Small Lasers Turret 2 2 1.00
1 Machine Gun Turret 0 100 2 1.00
Cargo Bay Capacity Body 1 .03
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TOTALS: 10 11 35.00
Items & Tons Left: 1 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 1,517,505 C-Bills
Battle Value: 412
Cost per BV: 3,683.26
Weapon Value: 166 / 166 (Ratio = .40 / .40)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 24; MRDmg = 2; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 11H, Armor/Structure: 0 / 3
Damage PB/M/L: 2/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: GL; Point Value: 4
Specials: tran0
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