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Name/Model:         Flying Serpent (Rattlesnake) C
Designer:           Techpriest
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Clan
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            65
Role:               Missile Boat
Configuration:      Biped OmniMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3062
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         18,617,844 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,423

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          325 XL
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            Standard
    Jump Capacity:    150 meters
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    2 LRM 15s
    2 Streak SRM 6s
    2 Heavy Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:         New Kent Armorworks
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    A new omnimech intended by the Steel Vipers to counter the wide amount of Summoners in Jade
    Falcon service, and the slow introduction of new mechs into the toumans of the Invading
    Clans along with Inner Sphere improvements. The Flying Serpent acquired the nickname
    'Rattlesnake' from its early combat tests in 3059. These early models had a notable noise
    made by the integrated jump jets, a strange rattle that resulted from a major design issue
    with the thrust vectoring nozzles. While mostly solved in the final production models, there
    is still an audible and distinctive noise made whenever it jumps. Featuring an 86 kilometer
    top speed courtesy of the New Kent Type 325 XL Fusion Engine it shares with the Crossbow,
    and a jump range of 150 meters, the Flying Serpent has a pod space of 24 tons, ten and a
    half tons of ferro-fibrous armor, and an endo steel frame. While certainly an improvement on
    the venerable Summoner, the Flying Serpent shares design elements with earlier Steel Viper
    omnimechs and previous generation designs, such as a focus on arm mounted weaponry, cramped
    torso space, and difficulties in integrating advanced electronics even with pods.

Capabilities:
    The C variant incorporates heavy laser technology. Mounting twin LRM 15's, two Streak
    SRM-6's and a pair of heavy medium lasers, all in the arms. Four tons of LRM and two tons of
    Streak SRM ammunition feed the launchers. Three additional heat sinks help manage the heat
    load.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 3.50                     
Engine:                                       325 XL                  12.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 5                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         16 [32]                   6.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  4.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  201                    10.50                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      21             32       
    Center Torso (rear):                              10       
    R/L Torso:                         15             22       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  7       
    R/L Arm:                           10             20       
    R/L Leg:                           15             26       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Jump Jet                                                  CT                1          1.00             
Heavy Medium Laser                                        RA                2          1.00             
LRM 15                                                    RA                2          3.50             
LRM 15 (Ammo 16)                                          RA                2          2.00             
Streak SRM 6                                              RA                2          3.00             
Streak SRM 6 (Ammo 15)                                    RA                1          1.00             
Heavy Medium Laser                                        LA                2          1.00             
LRM 15                                                    LA                2          3.50             
LRM 15 (Ammo 16)                                          LA                2          2.00             
Streak SRM 6                                              LA                2          3.00             
Streak SRM 6 (Ammo 15)                                    LA                1          1.00             
2 Jump Jets                                               RL                2          2.00             
2 Jump Jets                                               LL                2          2.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 54
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"j
Damage: (S) 6 / (M) 6 / (L) 2,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 4
Specials: CASE, IF2, LRM2/2/2, OMNI