Combat Vehicle Technical Readout
Name/Model: Roland PRIME
Designer: 09-Tyba
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: E
Tonnage: 65
Role: Brawler
Configuration: OmniVehicle
Era/Year: Jihad / 3080
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 13,737,969 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,430
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: VOX 325 XL
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Armor: Kallon Unity Weave Ferro-Fibrous with CASE
Armament:
1 Poland Main Model A Gauss Rifle
1 BlazeFire Longshot ER Medium Laser
1 Hotshot Flamer
Manufacturer: Kallon Industries
Primary Factory: Kirklin
Communications: Communicator
Targeting & Tracking: Kallon Lock-On with Advanced Targeting Computer
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Overview:
Imported from TRO: 3063 by Steven Satak
House Davion?s forward-thinking tactical planners saw the need for a successor to the
forty-year old Rommel and Patton tanks. They initiated ?Project Gladiator? to create
a next-generation Main Battle Tank (MBT) that would be the backbone of the AFFC?s assault
and heavy armored cavalry regiments. Further impetus came from the success of Wolf ?s
Dragoon?s Bandit and Badger OmniVehicles, whose new technology appealed to
Commonwealth Command.
The New Avalon Institute of Science had already made great progress with
Project Gladiator when the Lyran Alliance seceded from the Federated Commonwealth.
This left the AFFC with dwindling and increasingly expensive shipments of parts
for its existing tank brigades. The pressure for a locally produced replacement began
to grow ? and soon Project Gladiator yielded fruit in the form of a new
OmniVehicle design, the Roland.
Capabilities:
Although an ?Omni? the Roland?s base chassis reveals its intended role: that of
a Main Battle Tank (MBT). Like successful MBTs of the past, this design
is a potent combination of speed, armor and weaponry. An extra light engine powers
the modular chassis and the Roland can reach speeds of 86 km/h, unusually fast for a
tracked vehicle of this size. Nine tons of ferro-fibrous armor provides ample protection;
every face on the Roland can take at least one hit from the largest weapons in
Inner Sphere and Clan arsenals. A hardwired CASE system protects the crew from internal
explosions.
Newly developed targeting computers and C3 slave units also appear. They are pod mounted,
however, allowing the tank to take a command role when necessary. Even with its large
engine, plentiful armor and sensitive electronics, the Roland still has 25 tons of pod
space available.
Prime Configuration
The Prime Configuration is the fiercest. The turret houses a Poland Gauss rifle that
can strike targets at a distance of up to 660 meters. A Blazefire Longshot
extended range medium laser eases the Prime?s dependency on ammunition, but supported by
three tons of ammunition, the Roland?s crew can outlast most competing AFVs. At
point blank ranges, the license-built Hotshot flamer serves as a deadly deterrent
to both infantry and other vehicles.
A? Configuration
The Roland ?A? is configured primarily for urban combat and other close quarter fighting.
The Ultra 10 autocannon can unleash a hellish rain of steel against unsuspecting
targets. If its doubled rate of fire does not cripple an enemy, the crew can release a
volley of deadly accurate Streak missiles. To conserve ammunition, gunners are
encouraged to take advantage of the ER medium laser until they are sure of a direct hit.
?B? Configuration
The ?B? Configuration upgrades the ER medium laser to an extended range large laser,
allowing the crews to soften up opposing AFVs until they are within optimum range
of the Mydron rotary autocannon. Two more heatsinks are installed to combat the
higher heat requirements of the large laser.
?C? Configuration
The ?C? or ?Command? variant of the Roland is meant to coordinate up to three other
tanks. A C3 Master Unit is its most important feature; the armament consists of a
solid array of mostly standard weapons that include a PPC, a ten-tube long-range
missile rack and a four-tube Streak launcher.
Deployment:
The Roland was first deployed to the Ceti Hussar Regiments, where
veteran tank crews initially met it with skepticism. Only after months of
putting their new Omnitank through every possible trial ? including an
unauthorized low-altitude drop ? were the Hussars willing to acknowledge the new
machine?s potential and begin to fully integrate Rolands into their specialized
combined-arms tactics. Shortly afterward, the Armed Forces of the Federated
Commonwealth gave Kallon Industries the green light for further production.
Notable MechWarriors:
Bruce Van Zandt, Clarence Federici, Steven Lofgren, and Gary Bittan
The crew of a First Ceti Hussars Roland recently proved their worth
against the cadets of the First Conroe Training Battalion on Tancredi IV. Aware
that they were fighting future soldiers of the AFFC, the Roland crew relied exclusively
on their targeting module to surgically disable the cadet?s BattleMechs. Although it
took much longer, they and another Roland were able to neutralize a Chameleon, a
Valkyrie, and an Enforcer without inflicting more than minor injuries to the
pilots. Van Zandt and his crew later treated their ?foes? to a round of cold
beers and a critique of the Conroe Cadets? tactics.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 6.50
Engine: 325 XL 18.00
Cruising MP: 5
Flanking MP: 8
Heat Sinks (Single): 10 0.00
Control Equipment: 3.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Power Amplifier: 0.00
Turret: 2.00
Armor Factor: 170 9.50
Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armor
Value
Front: 40
R/L Side: 32
Rear: 26
Turret: 40
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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Flamer Front 1.00
ER Medium Laser Turret 1.00
Gauss Rifle Turret 15.00
C3 Slave Body 1.00
CASE Body 0.50
Gauss Rifle (Ammo 24) Body 3.00
Targeting Computer Body 4.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 36
TP: CV, SZ: 3, TMM: 2, MV: 10"t
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 2
Armor (A): 6, Structure (S): 4
Specials: C3S, CASE, MHQ1, OMNI, SRCH, TUR(2/3/2)
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