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Name/Model:         Nova II (Black Hawk II) [BASE]
Designer:           Thunder
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Clan
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            50
Configuration:      Biped OmniMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Advanced
Rules (Era):        Advanced
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         10,000,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:       823

Chassis:              Endo-Composite
Power Plant:          250 XL
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Lamellor
Armament:             
    22.5 tons of pod space available
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Mad Cat IV.  A Timberwolf that managed to fit on ferro lamellor armor.  Vulture IV.  Same
    concept.  Ryoken III... there are sone other issues to sort out there.   That being said,
    updating older workhorse chassis to modern standards seems a completely reasonable thing to
    do.

Capabilities:
    The trade off for mounting ferro-lamellor armor on a Nova was the loss of large portions of
    pod mounting capacity.  However,  270 years of experience with the chassis and its omni
    technology allow for some enhancements to the flexibility remaining,  namely the fixed heat
    sinks and jump jets on the original are now optional as add on pods.
    
    The goal of allowing a nearly straight conversion of configurations was largely achieved.
    Some configurations were lost such as the H.  It turns out that Heavy Medium Lasers are
    extremly bulky.  This is not deemed too much of a loss as that configuration was widely
    considered to be overly redundant in its weapons profile.
    
    One consistent change in configuration standards is the use of a radical heat sink in place
    of excess additional heat sinks.  For the configurations that need those heat sinks this has
    tended to have a greater improvement on maximum firepower capacity.

Deployment:
    Sales of the Nova II is predictably going through the Sea Foxes.  The actual manufacturer is
    unkown,  though suspected to be the Snow Raven Alliance.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                       Endo-Composite               4.00                     
Engine:                                       250 XL                   6.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  154                    11.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Lamellor                                        

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              8       
    Center Torso:                      16             25       
    Center Torso (rear):                               5       
    R/L Torso:                         12             20       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  4       
    R/L Arm:                            8             16       
    R/L Leg:                           12             18       

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Location                                     Fixed                            Spaces Remaining  
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Head                                    1 Ferro-Lamellor                             0          
Center Torso                            1 Ferro-Lamellor                             1          
Right Torso                               2 XL Engine                                4          
                                        6 Ferro-Lamellor                                        
Left Torso                                2 XL Engine                                2          
                                        4 Ferro-Lamellor                                        
                                        4 Endo-Composite                                        
Right Arm                                     None                                   10         
Left Arm                                      None                                   10         
Right Leg                                     None                                   2          
Left Leg                                      None                                   2          

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Fixed Equipment                                        Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 21
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"
Damage: (S) 0 / (M) 0 / (L) 0,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: CR, ENE, OMNI