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Name/Model:         Pericles PRC-1001
Designer:           -Mud
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  D
Tonnage:            90
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Star League / 2750
Rules (Current):    Introductory
Rules (Era):        Introductory
Rules (Year):       Introductory
Total Cost:         7,728,060 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,807

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          270 Fusion
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    1 LRM 20
    3 Large Lasers
    1 Medium Laser
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Named after the prominent 5th century BC Athenian statesman and orator, the Pericles was
    commissioned by the SLDF in 2698, but was soon superseeded by more technologically advanced
    Battlemech designs, such as the Highlander, and was relegated to second-line regiments
    within the SLDF.  A small number were also sold to the private armies Houses Davion,
    Steiner, and Marik.  After the coup of Stefan Amaris, General Aleksandr Kerensky threw the
    entire weight of the SLDF into the civil war which ensued, wherein the Pericles gave
    exemplary service as a shock trooper.

Capabilities:
    The Pericles was designed in accord with a Quartermaster order calling for "an assault
    battlemech capable of reducing the strongest enemy positions."  The success of the Pericles
    on the battlefield begins with it's heavy armor and heat sink systems, giving the 'mech
    extraordinary staying power in the field.  An LRM-20 allows the Pericles to lay down a heavy
    missile barrage before closing with the enemy, and an unprecedented three Large Lasers
    provide the knock-out punch.  Although the LRM system carries only a limited supply of
    missiles, the remainder of the weapons system are not dependent on ammunition, making the
    Pericles capable of staying in the field longer than most assault 'mechs.

Deployment:
    The Pericles is a rare design today.  The vast majority attached to the SLDF were either
    destroyed in the civil war or disappeared with the Exodus.  The Wolf's Dragoons field three
    Pericles, and a few also remain in service with Houses Steiner and Marik, where they
    continue to serve as shock troops on the battlefields of the Succession Wars.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  9.00                     
Engine:                                     270 Fusion                14.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            26                    16.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  279                    17.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      29             48       
    Center Torso (rear):                              10       
    R/L Torso:                         19             29       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  9       
    R/L Arm:                           15             30       
    R/L Leg:                           19             38       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Medium Laser                                              H                 1          1.00             
Large Laser                                               CT                2          5.00             
LRM 20                                                    RT                5         10.00             
LRM 20 (Ammo 6)                                           RT                1          1.00             
2 Large Lasers                                            LT                4         10.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 43
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 4 / (L) 1,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 9,  Structure (S): 7
Specials: IF1
 
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