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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Reefback RFB-4K
Designer:           Krulla_Chief
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            50
Role:               Brawler
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         4,863,875 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,417

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          250 Fusion
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            Standard
    Jump Capacity:    150 meters
Armor:                Light Ferro-Fibrous with CASE
Armament:             
    1 Binary Laser Cannon
    1 ER Medium Laser
    1 Anti-Missile System
    1 ER Small Laser
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    When D&K Creation Studios erroneously received a shipment containing many Binary Laser
    Cannons that was routed to their main manufacturing facility, they knew they had to leap to
    the drawing boards to make certain they did not waste the opportunity afforded by this boon
    of lousy bureaucracy.
    
    The platform they envisioned to use the Blazer was to be an efficient, well protected
    trooper mech that could easily brawl should it need to. Furthermore it needed to be
    relatively cheap, which is still a rarity in their line up. Thus, the Reefback RFB-4K was
    born.

Capabilities:
    Built upon an endo-steel chassis and armored with 10 tons of Light Ferro Fibrous armor, it
    is notable that the Reefback's 250 rated Standard Fusion Engine allows it to keep up to the
    standard of movement comparable to other 'Mechs of its chassis tonnage Moving on, the five
    standard jump jets allows the 'Mech to easily move around the battlefield with its 150 meter
    jump distance.
    
    For weaponry, it was decided to keep it simple. The Blazer is its main armament located in
    the left arm. Its right arm contains an ER Medium and ER Small laser to help with the damage
    curve as the mech closes in on the opposition.
    
    For further protection it was decided that a standard ballistic AMS system was the best
    option with the other heat intensive weaponry involved in the chassis. Its singular ton of
    ammunition, protected by C.A.S.E, is located in the same torso as the system itself to allow
    for easy ammunition feed.
    
    To keep the mech running cool, 14 double heat sinks were decided upon as to keep the balance
    between keeping it cold, but also not taking room needed elsewhere.

Variants:
    One possible variant coming up for production should the Reefback prove popular, or
    vehemently unpopular, is a rather radical refit proposed by one of the original designers of
    the 'Mech.
    
    The proposed RFB-4C is to instead have an ER PPC in place of the Blazer, Guardian ECM in
    place of the AMS system, and a Streak SRM 4 with a single ton of ammunition in place of the
    ER Medium and Small laser.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 2.50                     
Engine:                                     250 Fusion                12.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 5                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         14 [28]                   4.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  169                    10.00                     
    Type:                              Light Ferro-Fibrous                                      

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      16             24       
    Center Torso (rear):                               8       
    R/L Torso:                         12             18       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  6       
    R/L Arm:                            8             16       
    R/L Leg:                           12             24       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Jump Jet                                                  CT                1          0.50             
Anti-Missile System                                       RT                1          0.50             
Anti-Missile System (Ammo 12)                             RT                1          1.00             
CASE                                                      RT                1          0.50             
Jump Jet                                                  RT                1          0.50             
Jump Jet                                                  LT                1          0.50             
ER Medium Laser                                           RA                1          1.00             
ER Small Laser                                            RA                1          0.50             
Binary Laser Cannon                                       LA                4          9.00             
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): 31
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"j
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 0,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 4
Specials: AMS, CASE