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Name/Model:         Raven ("Psychopomp") RVN-3L
Designer:           ackbar5
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            35
Role:               Scout
Configuration:      Biped FrankenMech
Era/Year:           Clan Invasion / 3059
Rules (Current):    Experimental
Rules (Era):        Experimental
Rules (Year):       Experimental
Total Cost:         7,196,513 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,074

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          Hermes 210 XL
Walking Speed:        64.8 kph  
Maximum Speed:        97.2 kph  
Jump Jets:            Luxor Load Lifters 
    Jump Capacity:    180 meters
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    1 Diverse Optics Sunbeam ER Large Laser
    2 Tronel XII Medium Pulse Lasers
    1 Magna Mk. IV ER Small Laser
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Ceres Metals Model 666 with Angel ECM Suite
Targeting & Tracking: C-Apple Churchill 2000 with Bloodhound Active Probe

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Overview:
    Internal Security Force Report, June 4th 3059:
    
    This modified Raven RVN-3L, nicknamed "Psychopomp," is a scout commander for the
    re-constituted 5th North Star Free Company, piloted by Lieutenant Lars Aamodt.  Officially,
    it is a Raven with its NARC missile beacon replaced with an ER Large Laser and heat sinks
    upgraded to double, as per the unit's official statements on the matter, as of March 3059.
    Observations of the system in the field reveal their statement on its capabilities to be a
    lie by omission.
    
    A DEST unit attached to the Second Sword of Light encountered this Raven on Hyner in May of
    3059 on two separate occasions. In both cases, it was operating near the scouting elements
    of the Ninth Com Guards.  The 5th North Star Free Company, officially, was not contracted
    for Operation BULLDOG, providing cause for concern.  However, in both encounters, the Raven
    was clearly working in conjunction with friendly forces.
    
    Combat observers noted that the Raven did not fire any SRMs during an engagement with Smoke
    Jaguars, despite the unit appearing to have one installed at a glance.  They noted that the
    normal Medium Lasers were replaced with Medium Pulse Lasers and appeared to have employed
    jump jets.  Analysis of its ECM signature is suspiciously similar to the experimental
    "Angel" ECM system currently in field trials with the DCMS.
    
    In the second encounter, Aamodt alerted the DEST unit to multiple hidden minefields.
    However, while the minefields were found to be genuine, the Raven appeared to spot them from
    beyond the range of a Beagle Active Probe.  They were unable to ascertain whether it was
    fitted with a Clan Active Probe, or a improved model of Inner Sphere origin, possibly the
    ComStar "Bloodhound" project.  It was  observed firing an ER Small Laser in addition to the
    other weapons during the encounter.  It was last seen using its TAG to spot for the Second
    Sword of Light's artillery support.  The only other related encounter was a scrap of its
    armor.  It was standard armor rather than the ferro-fibrous armor typical of a RVN-3L.  This
    would imply that they reworked the internal structure to be made of Endo-Steel rather than
    by lightening the armor plating to make the additional gear fit.
    
    In the field, it was in a low visibility paint scheme, fitting the covert nature of its
    deployment.  Images of its mercenary livery, however, show an interesting detail. On the
    right nose of the 'Mech is an insignia of three colored strands, one blue, one black, one
    white, being severed in a single stroke by a raven's claw.  This design is suggestive of him
    having spent time as a bondsman for one of the clans, most likely Ghost Bear given the
    coloration of the cords and the 5th Company's history with the Ghost Bears.

Capabilities:
    The Psychopomp is observed to have the following systems based on spectral analysis of
    recorded data:
    
    ER Large Laser: photon frequency matches the Diverse Optics Sunbeam
    2x Medium Pulse Laser: photon and pulse frequencies match the Tronel XII
    ER Small Laser: photon frequency matches the Magna Mk IV
    ECM Suite: strength and modulation matches Angel ECM, giving it double the ECM/ECCM
    capabilities of a standard Guardian ECM.
    Active Probe: Range suggests a Bloodhound Active Probe (Speculative)
    TAG: Most likely an Apple Churchill 442x, given that it is a Raven.
    Jump Jets: Exhaust spectra suggests Luxor Load Lifters.

Deployment:
    The Psychopomp appears unchanged in the usual role as a forward observer, though it
    sacrifices its ability to provide NARC missile guidance and its SRM capabilities in favor of
    better sustained firepower.  The (probably) improved active probe and jump jets give it an
    unparalleled ability to slip through gaps in minefields, all while being protected from low
    levels of ECCM due to its Angel ECM.

Variants:
    Given its nature as a personalized one-off, variants of the design are deemed unlikely for
    the near future, though it is plausible that the weapons will be replaced with Clan spec
    equivalents if the ComGuards allowed the 5th to take any salvage.

Notable MechWarriors:
    Lieutenant Lars Aamodt
    Affiliation: North Star Free Army, FWLM, Clan Ghost Bear (Speculative, Formerly)

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 2.00                     
Engine:                                       210 XL                   4.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 6                                               
    Running MP:                                 9                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 6                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   80                     5.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      11             11       
    Center Torso (rear):                               2       
    R/L Torso:                          8              9       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  2       
    R/L Arm:                            6              9       
    R/L Leg:                            8              9       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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TAG                                                       CT                1          1.00             
Bloodhound Active Probe                                   RT                3          2.00             
Jump Jet (0.5 tons)                                       RT                1          0.50             
Angel ECM Suite                                           LT                2          2.00             
Jump Jet (0.5 tons)                                       LT                1          0.50             
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                                     RA                2          4.00             
ER Large Laser                                            LA                2          5.00             
ER Small Laser                                            LA                1          0.50             
2 Jump Jets (0.5 tons)                                    RL                2          1.00             
2 Jump Jets (0.5 tons)                                    LL                2          1.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 33
TP: BM,  SZ: 1,  TMM: 2,  MV: 12"j
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 1,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 3,  Structure (S): 2
Specials: AECM, BH, ENE, RCN, TAG
 
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