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Name/Model:         Longrifle ((Perrin42's Mech)) LRF-8B
Designer:           The Grand Poobah
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            65
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3067
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         5,660,600 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,206

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          Nissan 260 
Walking Speed:        43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Starshield with CASE
Armament:             
    1 Corean Light Gauss Rifle
    1 Magna Mark III Large Laser
    2 Imperator Smoothie-2 Autocannon/2s
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Corean Transband-J9
Targeting & Tracking: Corean B-Tech

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Overview:
    Corean Enterprises executives laid out plans in early 3059 for a battlemech design to take
    advantage of their new breakthrough in weaponry, the light gauss rifle.  The Longrifle
    Project was originally intended as a line battlemech to compete with the Warhammer, however,
    
    design and procurement problems forced the initial prototypes to be scrapped in favor of a
    fire-support model.

Capabilities:
    Despite the selection of the fire-support prototype, the Longrifle still bears some
    attributes of the original plan for a line battlemech.  The reinforced skeleton for the
    chassis is bulky due to the incorporation of endo-steel construction techniques, but the
    overall profile is very small for a sixty-five ton battlemech.  Many fire-support mechs do
    not bother with maintaining a small profile, as they are rarely intended to engage in direct
    combat.  Engineers felt that the reduced profile could only benefit the Longrifle and
    therefore chose to use the XIV chassis instead of the proposed XIV-b.  The chassis is
    covered by ten tons of Starshield plate, which is more than adequate protection for a
    support mech considering contemporaries such as the Rifleman, Catapult, and Jagermech.
    Armor for the chassis was actually decided upon before the final decision for a prototype.
    Ten tons was chosen to make direct competition with the Warhammer, which also carries ten
    tons of armor plate.
    
    To ensure the Longrifle would have an advantage in range, Corean developed a weapons package
    to allow it to engage targets at very extreme distances.  Falling off at over seven-hundred
    meters, the Longrifle does not lack reach with its Corean light gauss rifle.  Intended as
    the focus of the weapons package, the light gauss rifle can deliver respectable damage well
    outside the range of many other weapons systems.  With two full tons of ammunition, the
    Longrifle has an adequate supply for sniping at targets outside of standard engagement
    envelopes.  Supporting the new light gauss rifle are a pair of Imperator Smoothie-2 light
    autocannons.  Not very common among battlemechs, the light autocannon are ideal weapons to
    support the light gauss rifle.  Boasting a maximum range just under that of the main
    armament, and with enough rounds for sustained fire for three minutes, the Smoothie-2s make
    a nice addition to the weapons
    complement on the Longrifle.
    
    A point of contention among the design team, the Magna Mk III Heavy Laser wraps up the
    weapons package. Many team members argued that the Longrifle should carry several medium
    lasers instead of the larger Magna, however, senior team members successfully argued that
    the heavy laser provided better support for a battlemech that should not stray too close to
    combat.  Citing the several battles where Whitworth pilots attempted to finish off foes
    after expending their missile stores, only to be defeated in close, they did not want the
    same temptation for pilots of the Longrifle.

Deployment:
    Currently involved in combat trials, the Longrifle is awaiting deployment with several units
    in the Free Worlds League. Some analysts predict that if the trials go well, the Longrifle
    will be sent to Free Worlds League units to replace the venerable Rifleman.  Whether being
    fielding alongside the Rifleman, or replacing it, the Longrifle is still several months away
    from deployment as designers
    continue to conduct trails on the design.  Spokesmen for Corean have stated that they plan
    for an aggressive marketing campaign within the Free Worlds League, as this newly developed
    design comes in well under the costs of newer battlemechs.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 3.50                     
Engine:                                     260 Fusion                13.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 4                                               
    Running MP:                                 6                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  160                    10.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      21             23       
    Center Torso (rear):                               8       
    R/L Torso:                         15             17       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  6       
    R/L Arm:                           10             15       
    R/L Leg:                           15             22       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Large Laser                                               CT                2          5.00             
Autocannon/2 (Ammo 45)                                    RT                1          1.00             
CASE                                                      RT                1          0.50             
CASE                                                      LT                1          0.50             
Light Gauss Rifle (Ammo 16)                               LT                1          1.00             
2 Autocannon/2s                                           RA                2         12.00             
Light Gauss Rifle                                         LA                5         12.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 27
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 5,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: CASE
 
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