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Name/Model:         Hoplite HOP-4DA
Designer:           mud
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  D
Tonnage:            55
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Succession Wars / 3034
Rules (Current):    Introductory
Rules (Era):        Introductory
Rules (Year):       Introductory
Total Cost:         4,223,698 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,099

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          220 Fusion
Walking Speed:        43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    1 Autocannon/10
    1 LRM 10
    1 Medium Laser
    1 Flamer
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    On Misery, Wolf's Dragoons lost nearly a battalion's worth of Hoplite's when their
    ammunition reserves ran dry, leaving them defenseless against the Ryuken.  After the Fourth
    Succession War, the Dragoons commissioned the HOP-4D design from Blackwell Industries, with
    the intent of improving the design's survivibility in protracted campaigns.

Capabilities:
    One of the first things Blackwell's engineers noticed about the Hoplite was the large number
    of extranous heat sinks the 'mech carries.  Removing the extra heat sinks freed up six tons
    for weapons improvements.  The autocannon's ammunition bays were the first priority, and the
    Blackwell engineers used the remaining tonnage to upgrade the LRM rack and mount a flamer
    and medium laser for point defense and to enhance the 'mech's anti-personnel capabilities.

Deployment:
    The HOP-4D was never produced in large numbers;  soon after the design was approved for
    large scale production, the Dragoons made the decision to begin upgrading their forces,
    rendering the 4D obsolete.  Only ten were incorporated into Dragoon's forces, which
    performed yeoman service in Beta regiment for several years before being relegated to the
    Home Guard.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  5.50                     
Engine:                                     220 Fusion                10.00                     
    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:                                  184                    11.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             26       
    Center Torso (rear):                               9       
    R/L Torso:                         13             18       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  8       
    R/L Arm:                            9             18       
    R/L Leg:                           13             26       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Flamer                                                    H                 1          1.00             
Autocannon/10 (Ammo 20)                                   CT                2          2.00             
Autocannon/10                                             RT                7         12.00             
LRM 10                                                    LT                2          5.00             
LRM 10 (Ammo 12)                                          LT                1          1.00             
Medium Laser                                              LT                1          1.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 30
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: AC1/1/-, IF1