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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Black Stone BST-427
Designer:           RavenOfWar
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            85
Role:               Sniper
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Jihad / 3080
Rules (Current):    Advanced
Rules (Era):        Advanced
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         7,426,918 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,553

Chassis:              Tuchuk 01s "Hard Head" 
Power Plant:          Kiba Runabout 255 
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Achilles Combi-Plate with CASE II
Armament:             
    2 Krupp Model 32 Large Lasers
    1 Harpoon-6S Streak SRM 6
    1 Kawabata Modified Cold Artillery Thumper
    1 Lantern Power I Small Laser
    2 Wolf Trap Anti-Battle Armor Pods
Manufacturer:         Sovereign Military Acquisitions
    Primary Factory:  "Crystal Keep" Lunar Production Line #3
Communications:       RCS-301e "Dial Tone"
Targeting & Tracking: Phoenix 5.0 "Hard Stare"

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Overview:
    In an effort to entice the client who ordered the Long Range Support Platform Model No. 427
    "Cole" for more business, SMA sent over the design requests to the "Crystal Keep" production
    line. Their iteration on the Cole was more in line with the strengths of the production
    facility, and final design and development ended with the BST-427 "Black Stone." While more
    expensive than the Cole, the Black Stone has a few advantages over the vehicle. Firstly, the
    Black Stone is faster, has slightly better armor, and has a fusion reactor. It's use of a
    reactor over the "Iron Palace's" usual Khalon line of fuel cells makes it less dependent on
    logistical support. Something of a sidegrade, the Black Stone takes a Thumper over a Long
    Tom. While not having the same range or damage capability, it houses significantly more
    ammunition per ton, allowing for even greater longevity in the field. The cost for these
    changes has resulted in the loss of the impressive targeting suite and EWAR capabilities of
    the Cole, however the Black Stone holds its own as a midline Battlemech, more than able to
    provide more direct support to friendly assets in the field.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  8.50                     
Engine:                                     255 Fusion                13.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         15 [30]                   5.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  263                    16.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      27             44       
    Center Torso (rear):                              10       
    R/L Torso:                         18             32       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  4       
    R/L Arm:                           14             28       
    R/L Leg:                           18             36       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Small Laser                                               H                 1          0.50             
Large Laser                                               CT                2          5.00             
CASE II                                                   LT                1          1.00             
Thumper (Ammo 20) [Copperhead]                            LT                1          1.00             
Thumper (Ammo 20) [Fuel-Air]                              LT                1          1.00             
Streak SRM 6                                              RA                2          4.50             
Streak SRM 6 (Ammo 15)                                    RA                1          1.00             
Thumper                                                 RA/RT               15        15.00             
Large Laser                                               LA                2          5.00             
Anti-Battle Armor Pod                                     RL                1          1.00             
Anti-Battle Armor Pod                                     LL                1          1.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 46
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 3 / (L) 0,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 9,  Structure (S): 7
Specials: ARTT-1, CASEII