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Name/Model:         Black Knight BL-99-KNT
Designer:           Mechworks
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            75
Role:               Brawler
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3067
Rules (Current):    Advanced (Extinct)
Rules (Era):        Experimental
Rules (Year):       Experimental
Total Cost:         24,492,563 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,765

Chassis:              Reinforced
Power Plant:          Vlar 300 XL
Walking Speed:        43.2 kph  [54 kph]  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  [86.4 kph]
Jump Jets:            Standard
    Jump Capacity:    120 meters
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 Large Pulse Laser
    3 Medium X-Pulse Lasers
    3 Small Lasers
Manufacturer:         Kong Interstellar Corporation
    Primary Factory:  Connaught
Communications:       TransComm Alpha with Guardian ECM Suite
Targeting & Tracking: Dalban HiRez

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Overview:
    The BL-99-KNT is designed as a successor to the "Clanbuster" variant and reimagines the
    machine as a devastatingly brutal close-combat infighter designed to "spot" for C3-enabled
    lances.

Capabilities:
    The BL-99-KNT is a formidable machine designed to inflict maximum damage at close range. In
    one arm it carries a massive, flanged mace, which, when driven by the machine's Triple
    Strength Myomers, can smash even a medium mech to pieces in a single blow. In the other, a
    Large Pulse Laser provides a heavy punch, while a trio of Medium Pulse Lasers and Small
    Lasers rapidly flay armor from a victim. The addition of Jump Jets makes the machine even
    more dangerous in close combat due to its high mobility, as well as helping the machine
    rapidly close on difficult terrain. Like most of the immediate first wave designs created by
    the Word of Blake, the BL-99-KNT uses a modified head assembly which functions as an escape
    pod for both the pilot and the very expensive Improved C3 Computer mounted to the unit, with
    additional armored baffles around the main ejection systems due to the expected close combat
    role. Finally, a Guardian ECM system helps keep the unit's C3 link from being jammed,
    allowing it to fulfill its role more effectively.

Deployment:
    While theoretically quite capable, production of the BL-99-KNT was discontinued shortly
    after its inception, as live testing suggested that it simply would not be effective against
    the Clans anywhere except in urban or otherwise highly broken terrain, with its intended
    spotting role taken by much less expensive conventional vehicles.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Reinforced                15.00                     
Engine:                                       300 XL                   9.50                     
    Walking MP:                               4 [5]                                             
    Running MP:                               6 [8]                                             
    Jumping MP:                                 4                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Compact                   4.50                     
Cockpit:                                      Small                    2.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  231                    13.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      23             37       
    Center Torso (rear):                               9       
    R/L Torso:                         16             26       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  6       
    R/L Arm:                           12             24       
    R/L Leg:                           16             32       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Improved C3 Computer                                      H                 2          2.50             
Guardian ECM Suite                                        CT                2          1.50             
2 Jump Jets                                               CT                2          2.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RT                1          1.00             
Jump Jet                                                  LT                1          1.00             
3 Medium X-Pulse Lasers                                   LT                3          6.00             
3 Small Lasers                                            LT                3          1.50             
Mace                                                      RA                8          8.00             
Large Pulse Laser                                         LA                2          7.00             
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    --                6          0.00             

Note: Equipped with Full-Head Ejection System

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 43
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"j
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 2 / (L) 0,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 8,  Structure (S): 6
Specials: ARM, C3I, ECM, ENE, MEL, MHQ2, TSM
 
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