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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Plowhorn PHN - 5D
Designer:           ZaneOlric
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            75
Role:               Striker
Configuration:      Quad BattleMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Experimental
Rules (Era):        Experimental
Rules (Year):       Experimental
Total Cost:         16,714,688 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,663

Chassis:              Reinforced
Power Plant:          300 Fusion
Walking Speed:        43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  [108 kph] 
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Lamellor
Armament:             
    5 ER Medium Lasers (C)
    2 ER Micro Lasers (C)
    1 Flamer (C)
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Etna Industries "Tunneler"
    design proved highly effective but at far too prohibitive a cost.  Seeking to create an
    affordable heavy-class version of the mech, they reduced the XL engine down to a standard
    fusion engine, more than halving the total cost of the mech.  While now only 75 tons, it
    retailed its 5 ER Medium Lasers, but swapped its pulse weaponry out for a Flamer and 2 ER
    Micro Lasers. While not quite as durable, the mech eventually gained a reputation as a
    "zombie-mech" due to being able to lose an entire side torso and barely notice, ontop of its
    16 tons of ferro-lammellor and reinforced structure.  While still more expensive than most
    mechs, the Plowhorn (PHN-5D) was over 60% cheaper than the original, now "only" costing
    16,714,688 c-bills.  Roughly 1/3 of this cost was the unforunately necessity of the

Variants:
    PHN-5G: Seeking to even further reduce the cost of the mech, the Supercharger was
    removed, dropping its top speed down to 86.4 km/h, though its charge was of similar force to
    the original Ram-Plate mech, the Rhino.  This saved enough weight to allow a variety of
    close range weaponry to be installed, including two additional ER Micro Lasers and three
    Micro Pulse Lasers.  BV2.0: 2,396.  Cost: 11,565,313

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                       Reinforced (C)              15.00                     
Engine:                                     300 Fusion                19.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 4                                               
    Running MP:                               6 [10]                                            
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                       10 [20] (C)                 0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Compact                   4.50                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  224                    16.00                     
    Type:                               Ferro-Lamellor (C)                                      

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      23             32       
    Center Torso (rear):                              11       
    R/L Torso:                         16             24       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  8       
    R/L Front Leg:                     16             27       
    R/L Rear Leg:                      16             27       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Flamer (C)                                                H                 1          0.50             
ER Medium Laser (C)                                       CT                1          1.00             
Spikes                                                    CT                1          0.50             
Supercharger (C)                                          CT                1          2.00             
2 ER Medium Lasers (C)                                    RT                2          2.00             
ER Micro Laser (C)                                        RT                1          0.25             
Spikes                                                    RT                1          0.50             
2 ER Medium Lasers (C)                                    LT                2          2.00             
ER Micro Laser (C)                                        LT                1          0.25             
Ram Plate (C)                                             *                 3          7.50             
Spikes                                                    LT                1          0.50             
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    --                6          0.00             

* Ram Plates occupy 1 critical slot in each torso location

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 54
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 0,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 9,  Structure (S): 12
Specials: CR, ENE, MEL, TSM