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Name/Model:         Vesper Mrk 2
Designer:           Thunder
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            100
Configuration:      Combat Vehicle
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Standard (Extinct)
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard (Extinct)
Total Cost:         21,095,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,114

Movement Type:        Tracked
Power Plant:          300 XL
Cruising Speed:       32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 Ultra AC/20
    2 LRM 15 w/ Artemis IV FCS
    2 ER Medium Lasers
    3 Streak SRM 2s
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Despite going extinct in the Succession wars, the Vesper was not forgotten.  The Word of
    Blake restarted a production line in their build up towards the invasion of the Clan
    Homeworlds, which turned into the Jihad instead.

Capabilities:
    The newly produced Vesper took full advantage of readily accessible advancements in
    technology.  Starting with an XL engine.  Cost effectiveness suffered from this decision,
    but the weapons improved.  Specifically the LRMs were enhanced.  With 50% more tubes and
    Artemis compounding on that increase again, the long range potential was more then doubled.
    Additional ammo prolonged the time the Vesper could sit at range softening up targets.  And
    the Vesper was more then happy to sit at range thanks to a C3i system feeding it data for
    accurate targeting.  Alternatively the Vesper could be the one to close the range.  An Ultra
    AC-20 was once again an increase in firepower with devastator potential.  The SRM system was
    upgraded to a set of Streak launchers.  With their multiple integrated targeting systems the
    odds of some missles generating a hit even against difficult targets was improved.  The
    lasers were a sidegrade.  One laser was lost, but upgrading to ER models enhanced the
    engagement range.   Armor coverage increased overall, despite a slight reduction in armor
    tonnage.

Deployment:
    The problem with three way battles is someone always gets ganged up on.  As a force of
    Vespers discovered one fine afternoon.  They lost.  But not before killing their own weight
    out of the hostile forces that teamed up against them.  That is a fairly significant
    achievement.  The combat loss ratio you'd expect was to only take half their own weight out
    when outnumbered 2 to 1.  Thus they preformed twice as well as expected.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                 10.00                     
Engine:                                       300 XL                  14.50                     
    Cruising MP:                                3                                               
    Flanking MP:                                5                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Control Equipment:                                                     5.00                     
Lift Equipment:                                                        0.00                     
Power Amplifier:                                                       0.00                     
Turret:                                                                2.50                     
Armor Factor:                                  358                    20.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                              Armor                                             
                                              Value                                             
    Front:                                      85                                              
    R/L Side:                                   84                                              
    Rear:                                       45                                              
    Turret:                                     60                                              

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Weapons and Ammo                                            Location              Tonnage       
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2 LRM 15 w/ Artemis IV FCS                                    Front                14.00        
2 ER Medium Lasers                                           Turret                2.00         
3 Streak SRM 2s                                              Turret                4.50         
Ultra AC/20                                                  Turret                15.00        
Improved C3 Computer                                          Body                 2.50         
LRM 15 (Ammo 24) [Artemis IV]                                 Body                 3.00         
Streak SRM 2 (Ammo 50)                                        Body                 1.00         
Ultra AC/20 (Ammo 20)                                         Body                 4.00         

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                                    
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Point Value (PV): 63
TP: CV,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"t
Damage: (S) 7 / (M) 8 / (L) 3
Armor (A): 12,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: C3I, IF2, MHQ2, SRCH, TUR(6/6/-)
 
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