Irian Battlemechs had a problem in the 32nd century, and that problem was the Hellstar. despite the Awesome being the leader in siege platformassault mechs since the days of the Star League, the AWS could only compete with the Horses monstrosity in terms of overall cost efficiency. Irian's last great gamble before being shuttered by the Republic of the Sphere's Senate was the AWS-11M, and even that machine had to rely on clan made heat sinks to work properly. after that point the Horses and Sea Foxes were willing to sell the Hellstar to whomever could pay.
upon being reactivated in 3138, Irian Battlemechs Unlimited began rexamining the Awesome platform for sale to the Free Worlds League. the end result for thier KM2 was a bizarre amalgamation of the classic 9M engine, and the 10KM's Gyro and weapons. by sacrificing some heat sinks, they were able to add a Radical heat sink system, boosting cooling efficiency over the short term. this allowed the dream of three heavy PPCs to be mounted on the AWS frame to finally be realized...
response from the field has been extremely positive, though many suspect that may be more due to the lack of Hellstars among FWLM forces, as well as the depletion of Clan Wolf's own stockpiles. many suspect as the War Time economy continues to rev up from it's half century slumber that the 10KM 2 will become a flash in the pan as clan technology continues to become cheaper and cheaper.
Awesome AWS-10KM2
Mass: 80 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-X-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 20,271,720 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,079
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 320 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
3 Heavy PPCs
1 Radical Heat Sink
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 122 points 4.00
Internal Locations: 1 HD, 1 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 320 11.50
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 16(32) 6.00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 CT, 1 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
Gyro: Compact 6.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 247 15.50
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 25 30
Center Torso (rear) 20
L/R Torso 17 24
L/R Torso (rear) 10
L/R Arm 13 26
L/R Leg 17 34
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Heavy PPC RA 15 4 10.00
Heavy PPC RT 15 4 10.00
Heavy PPC LT 15 4 10.00
Radical Heat Sink LT 0 3 4.00
Free Critical Slots: 3
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 8 Points: 21
4 3 4 4 0 4 1 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
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