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Name/Model:         Champion II CHM-3W
Designer:           09-Tyba
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            70
Role:               Skirmisher
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3067
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Experimental
Rules (Year):       Experimental
Total Cost:         16,611,607 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,930

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          350 XL
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard with CASE
Armament:             
    1 ER PPC
    3 Streak SRM 6s
    3 ER Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Imported from fan-made TRO:3063, organized and directed by Steve Satak. Which of the writing
    team created this mech is unknown.
    
    The CHP-1N Champion has seen service for centuries, first with the Star League regular army
    and then with various Houses through the Succession Wars. Most recently it was refitted to
    serve in campaigns against the Clans. Our Blessed Order has further revised the Champion,
    producing the CHP-4C and 3Q3 models.
    
    In the years since the Word of Blake took Terra in Operation Odysseus, our wayward brethren
    have not been idle. Where Our Blessed Order relies on the open market and a partnership with
    House Kurita to provide war materiel, the Word of Blake has re-ignited the engines of the
    Terran war machine. The new Initiate and Vanquisher are noteworthy, but it is the appearance
    of an upgrade, the ?Champion II?, that most concerns our ROM analysts.

Capabilities:
    The CHM-3W uses a Magna 350 extra light fusion engine to keep up with swiftly moving columns
    of Militia forces, matching the speed of the original.
    
    Word of Blake engineers used endo steel to add ten tons to its frame, and this measure
    allows the Champion II to carry a formidable warload. The heart of the machine?s armament is
    an extended range particle projection cannon augmented by an ER PPC capacitor, one of
    several such designs making a tentative appearance on the battlefield. This potent pair
    matches the power of our own Champion?s Gauss rifle out to 690 meters and while the
    combination generates massive heat spikes, these are easily dissipated by the Champion II?s
    fifteen double heat sinks.
    
    Opponents fare no better at close quarters. A trio of Diplan extended range medium lasers
    backs the main gun out to 360 meters, while three Triple-Fire Streak six-racks provide a
    barrage of deadly fire starting at 270 meters which can deliver the coup-de-grace to a
    battered enemy. Two tons of missile reloads are protected by Cellular Ammunition Storage
    Equipment (CASE).
    The Champion II has the advantage of strong armor plating that devotes extra coverage to the
    back armor. It can sustain a direct hit from a PPC to any of its rear locations without
    suffering loss of structural integrity.
    
    This design was originally intended to incorporate Triple Strength Myomer, using the
    tremendous heat generated by its advanced weaponry to enhance mobility and physical attacks.
    However, the lock/no-lock nature of the Streak launchers made it difficult to maintain
    myomer temperatures in the narrow range required and the idea was discarded at an early
    stage.

Deployment:
    The CHM-3W has been sighted only twice in Word of Blake Militia forces since its
    introduction in 3061. Despite the limited availability of the experimental main gun, two
    examples of the new Champion II have also appeared with the Hsien Hotheads on Gibson. The
    reappearance of the Hotheads in 3061 after many years? absence lends credence to our ROM
    analyst?s belief that these mercenaries have been training Militia forces.
    
    Ostmann Industries? production does not seem to match the numbers observed with Word of
    Blake Militia Forces. It may be that a small initial factory run has been slotted for
    distribution to Blakist mercenaries rather than Militia forces

Variants:
    The CHM-3WAP was created to provide greater anti- personnel capabilities. It carries
    standard missiles, pulse lasers and another ton and a half of armor.

Notable MechWarriors:
    Acolyte Epsilon IX Siegel Jurgens
    
    Jurgens is an enigma to our ROM agents. He was not on the active roster of the Hsien
    Hotheads prior to their disappearance, but appeared among their Third Battalion on Gibson.
    His accent is distinct, yet hard to place and linguistic analysis suggests he hails from the
    deep Periphery.
    
    Inquisitor of Blake
    
    The identity of the Third Division Acolyte who pilots this fearsome CHM-4WAP is unknown. The
    Inquisitor of Blake has earned a fearful reputation with its performance at the head of the
    Third?s counter-insurgency operations. Countless numbers of Our Blessed Order?s valiant
    African operatives and freedom fighters have fallen to this ?Mech?s ruthless tactics.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 3.50                     
Engine:                                       350 XL                  15.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         15 [30]                   5.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  4.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  200                    12.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      22             27       
    Center Torso (rear):                               6       
    R/L Torso:                         15             24       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  6       
    R/L Arm:                           11             22       
    R/L Leg:                           15             27       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Streak SRM 6                                              CT                2          4.50             
CASE                                                      RT                1          0.50             
Streak SRM 6                                              RT                2          4.50             
Streak SRM 6 (Ammo 30)                                    RT                2          2.00             
Streak SRM 6                                              LT                2          4.50             
ER PPC w/ Capacitor                                       RA                4          8.00             
3 ER Medium Lasers                                        LA                3          3.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 45
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"
Damage: (S) 5 / (M) 5 / (L) 1,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: CASE
 
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