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Name/Model:         Jorōgumo (Black Arachne) 1
Designer:           Kirbanzo
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Clan
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            40
Role:               Sniper
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Succession Wars / 2832
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         6,028,727 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,860

Chassis:              QP M4a Endo Steel
Power Plant:          SMMW-2X Fusion 200 XL
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            SMMW-3 "Torrent" 
    Jump Capacity:    150 meters
Armor:                Spiderweave Exo Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 QP M8g Gauss Rifle
    2 Spinneret T2 Medium Pulse Lasers
    2 Roche L1 ER Small Lasers
Manufacturer:         Clan Wolf Site #2, Roche QuadPex Beta, Strana Mechty MechWorks
    Primary Factory:  Strana Mechty (WCS#2) (CWS#2), Roche (RQPB), Strana Mechty (SMMW)
Communications:       QP M1c with ECM Suite
Targeting & Tracking: Eightsight MK2

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Overview:
    The Jorōgumo (known as the Black Arachne to the Clans) was originally designed as a Totem
    'Mech for Clan Widowmaker in 2832, just two years before the fateful incident that would
    cause their destruction. While this purpose as an icon of the Widowmakers was lost with
    them, the design would be picked up by Clan Wolf for second-line and solahma forces due to
    its sniper capabilities. It would be first encountered by the Inner Sphere with the onset of
    the Clan Invasion, being given its codename by the Draconis Combine as they faced Clan
    Wolf's touman.
    
    Some rebellious Clan Warriors are known to paint their Black Arachnes in Widowmaker colors
    as to identify themselves as dissidents, though such disrespect is often harshly punished.

Capabilities:
    The Jorōgumo was built with top-of-the-line equipment available to the Widowmakers at the
    time of its initial production, several of its components having been considered
    experimental just a year prior. An Endo-Steel chassis supports a powerful extralight engine
    and five Jump Jets for great mobility, as well as five tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor. Its ten
    double heat sinks included with the fusion engine are more than enough for its loadout. An
    ECM Suite is also included to jam attempts to target the sniper.
    
    The primary weapon for the Black Arachne 1 is a mighty Gauss Rifle protected by CASE in the
    right arm, supplied by 3 tons of ammunition in the right torso. For closer ranges, it is not
    found lacking with two Medium Pulse Lasers and two ER Small Lasers, which also serve as
    emergency weapons should the Gauss Rifle run out of ammunition. With this loadout the 'Mech
    is a versaitle marksman with, like the spider it emulates, a dangerous bite that can be
    fatal to 'Mechs bigger than itself.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 2.00                     
Engine:                                       200 XL                   4.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 5                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  2.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   96                     5.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      12             12       
    Center Torso (rear):                               3       
    R/L Torso:                         10             12       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  2       
    R/L Arm:                            6             11       
    R/L Leg:                           10             11       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Jump Jet                                                  CT                1          0.50             
ECM Suite                                                 RT                1          1.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RT                1          0.50             
Gauss Rifle (Ammo 24)                                     LT                3          3.00             
Jump Jet                                                  LT                1          0.50             
2 ER Small Lasers                                         RA                2          1.00             
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                                     RA                2          4.00             
Gauss Rifle                                               LA                6         12.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RL                1          0.50             
Jump Jet                                                  LL                1          0.50             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 35
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"j
Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 5 / (L) 2,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 3,  Structure (S): 2
Specials: CASE, ECM