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Name/Model:         Salamander PPR-7Sc
Designer:           StarRaven
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            80
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3062
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         7,760,520 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,918

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          240 Fusion
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard with CASE
Armament:             
    1 ER PPC
    6 Streak SRM 6s
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The PPR-7S Salamander is one of many unique BattleMechs to come out of the FedCom Civil War,
    created by a need to salvage a 'Mech without the parts it was designed for. This particular
    Salamander was originally piloted by Leutnant Luther Fisk, of the Fifteenth Arcturan Guards.
    During the final battle between the Thorin Militia (also known as Archer's Avengers) and the
    Fifteenth, Leutnant Fisk's Salamander was simultaneously engaged by nearly a company's worth
    of Militia 'Mechs and tanks. Leutnant Fisk survived his 'Mech's destruction, less an arm and
    an eye. The Salamander was essentially destroyed, but the Avengers' need for 'Mechs to
    continue their operations on other worlds was sufficient justification for the salvage
    attempt. The Salamander had lost its fusion engine and all of its weapons, but the Avenger
    techs managed to cobble together a working machine with parts captured from the Guards.

Capabilities:
    The PPR-7S completely changes the Salamander's combat profile. The destruction of its XL
    fusion engine led to its replacement with a lower rated standard engine of the same tonnage.
    Its destroyed LRM launchers were replaced with six Streak SRM 6 launchers, while the paired
    medium lasers were replaced with a single ER PPC. Where the original Salamander was designed
    as a fire support 'Mech, the 7S is intended for close assaults, especially in urban
    environments, where it can bring its impressive missile load to bear. The single ER PPC
    gives the 7S a weapon which is not dependent on ammunition, as well as a weapon which can
    strike at long range. The primary weakness of the 7S is its low speed; while the standard
    engine increases survivability, the 7S has much more difficulty bringing its weapons to bear
    than a standard Salamander.

Deployment:
    The PPR-7S served the Avengers well throughout the Civil War. It and its pilots were
    responsible for twenty-one BattleMech kills, four of them Clan. Over the course of its
    existence, it was disabled and re-salvaged no less than four times; three of those times the
    MechWarrior did not survive, while the fourth MechWarrior was rendered permanently incapable
    of piloting a BattleMech. The PPR-7S (along with its fifth MechWarrior) was finally
    destroyed by the Jade Falcons on Blackjack, during Operation Audacity.
    
    
    
    Defiance Industries recently came across the conversion plans of the PPR-7S, and is
    considering whether or not to put it into production. No decision has yet been reached.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 4.00                     
Engine:                                     240 Fusion                11.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         12 [24]                   2.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  247                    15.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      25             38       
    Center Torso (rear):                              12       
    R/L Torso:                         17             26       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  8       
    R/L Arm:                           13             26       
    R/L Leg:                           17             34       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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CASE                                                      RT                1          0.50             
2 Streak SRM 6s                                           RT                4          9.00             
Streak SRM 6 (Ammo 45)                                    RT                3          3.00             
CASE                                                      LT                1          0.50             
2 Streak SRM 6s                                           LT                4          9.00             
Streak SRM 6 (Ammo 45)                                    LT                3          3.00             
ER PPC                                                    RA                3          7.00             
2 Streak SRM 6s                                           LA                4          9.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 48
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 6 / (M) 6 / (L) 1,  OV: 3
Armor (A): 8,  Structure (S): 6
Specials: CASE
 
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