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Name/Model: Juggernaut Light Combat Vehicle JLCV-35
Designer: Kalyxa-5
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: D
Tonnage: 35
Role: Juggernaut
Configuration: Combat Vehicle
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 582,188 C-Bills
Battle Value: 622
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: 105 Internal Combustion
Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 54 kph
Armor: Standard with CASE
Armament:
1 LRM 10
1 SRM 4
1 Machine Gun
Manufacturer: The State (Kalyxa-5)
Primary Factory: State Production Plant
Communications: ST Comms-Array
Targeting & Tracking: ST Battle-Comp
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Overview:
Conceived by a regime known simply as the State on the resource-rich Deep Periphery world of
Kalyxa-5, the Juggernaut Light Combat Vehicle JLCV-35 is a 35-ton tracked combat vehicle
built entirely using standard Inner Sphere technology. Because it used standard Inner Sphere
technology, the vehicle was easier to maintain and repair in systems with lower
technological sophistication. Its entire weapons package is mounted in a fully rotating
turret. An LRM-10 provides long-range firepower and serves as a deterrent against VTOLs. An
SRM-4 gives the vehicle respectable close-range punch, while a Machine Gun provides reliable
infantry suppression.
Power comes from a rugged 105-rated internal combustion engine, limiting the vehicle to a
maximum speed of 54 km/h. Speed was accepted as the design’s principal weakness. In
exchange, the JLCV-35 carries 9.5 tons of standard armor. The inclusion of CASE was
considered a necessary expense by the State, whose design doctrine treated vehicle crews as
assets worth preserving. This emphasis on armor and survivability, combined with the
vehicle’s slow speed, led crews to adopt the nickname “Pocket-Assault,” reflecting the
vehicle’s reputation for being tougher than its weight class suggested.
A small half-ton internal cargo allowance is fitted with reclining crew seats, limited
personal stowage, and a compact shared commode. This permits the three-person crew to remain
deployed on high alert for extended periods, sleeping in shifts while ensuring that one
operator keeps the weapon systems and communications active at all times.
Deployment:
The JLCV-35 was supplied to budget-conscious planetary governments, frontier militias, and
cash-strapped mercenary commands that valued its affordable price, common technology, and
ease of repair. It is too slow for rapid maneuver warfare, but performs well as a defensive
anchor and as a means of establishing a visible military presence.
The Pocket-Assault became one of Kalyxa-5’s better-known export models. Crews praised its
reliability and protection, while commanders regarded it as a dependable workhorse: tough,
adequate, and wholly unremarkable.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 3.50
Engine: 105 Internal Combustion 7.00
Cruising MP: 3
Flanking MP: 5
Heat Sinks (Single): 0 0.00
Control Equipment: 2.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Power Amplifier: 0.00
Turret: 1.00
Armor Factor: 152 9.50
Type: Standard
Armor
Value
Front: 44
R/L Side: 26
Rear: 16
Turret: 40
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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LRM 10 Turret 5.00
Machine Gun Turret 0.50
SRM 4 Turret 2.00
CASE Body 0.50
Cargo, Standard (0.5 tons) Body 0.50
LRM 10 (Ammo 24) Body 2.00
Machine Gun (Ammo 100) Body 0.50
SRM 4 (Ammo 25) Body 1.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 21
TP: CV, SZ: 1, TMM: 1, MV: 6"t
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1
Armor (A): 5, Structure (S): 2
Specials: CASE, CT0.5, EE, IF1, SRCH, TUR(2/2/1, IF1)
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Juggernaut Light Combat Vehicle JLCV-35
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 35
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Determine Unit Type
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Ground Units: Combat Vehicle = CV
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Final Unit Type: CV
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Determine Weight/Size Class
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Tonnage: 35 (less than 40) = 1
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Final Weight/Size Class: 1
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Convert Movement and Movement Modes
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Ground Movement: 3 (Cruise) = 6"
Tracked Motive Type = 6"t
Ground Target Movement Modifier at 6" is 1
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Final Movement and Movement Modes: 6"t
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Determine Short Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Machine Gun (TU) (+) 0.200 = 0.200
LRM 10 (TU) (+) 0.300 = 0.500
SRM 4 (TU) (+) 0.600 = 1.100
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 1.1
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Final Short Range Damage Value: 2
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Determine Medium Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
LRM 10 (TU) (+) 0.600 = 0.600
SRM 4 (TU) (+) 0.600 = 1.200
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 1.2
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Final Medium Range Damage Value: 2
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Determine Long Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
LRM 10 (TU) (+) 0.600 = 0.600
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.6
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Final Long Range Damage Value: 1
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Convert Armor
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Standard: 152 armor points x 1 152.000 = 152.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 5.067
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Final Armor Value: 5
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Convert Structure
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Standard: 20 structure points 20.000 = 20.000
Structure Conversion (/) 10 = 2.000
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Final Structure Value: 2
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Determine Special Abilities
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Unit is equipped with CASE = CASE
Unit is equipped with 0.5 tons of Cargo = CT0.5
Unit is equipped with an Internal Combustion engine = EE
Unit is equipped with forward facing weapons capable of firing indirectly = IF1
Unit is a Combat Vehicle = SRCH
Unit is equipped with turret mounted weapons = TUR(2/2/1)
Unit is equipped with turret mounted weapons capable of firing indirectly = TUR(IF1)
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Determine Point Value
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Unit's Offensive Value:
Attack Damage Factor 2 (Short) + 2 (Medium) + 2 (Medium) + 1 (Long) = 7.000
Special Ability Factor [IF1] 1 (Ability Rating) (+) 1.000 = 8.000
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 8.000
Defensive Interaction Rating:
Armor Factor 5 (Armor) x 1.8 (Tracked) = 9.000
Structure Factor 2 (Structure) x 1.0 (Other Unit) (+) 2.000 = 11.000
Defense Factor 1 + {[1 (6" Move)] x 0.1} (*) 1.100 = 12.100
Final DIR Round to nearest half point = 12.000
Unit's Defensive Value:
Movement Factor 0.75 (0.25 per 2") = 0.750
Final DIR Defensive Interaction Rating (+) 12.000 = 12.750
Unit's Final Point Value:
Offensive Value = 8.000
Defensive Value (+) 12.750 = 20.750
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Final Point Value: 21
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