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Configuration Challenge: Smoke Jaguar #1 (Arctic Cheetah)
« on: March 06, 2018, 11:56:31 AM »
As Gomer Pyle always used to say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"

What I see for this OmniMech is simple.  In reaction to the introduction of the new Scorpion and Hellion OmniMechs, as well as the release of the Shadow Cat, Adder, and Dire Wolf . . . and with other Clans appearing to consider designing new OmniMechs to replace those in use, the Jaguars decided to jump onboard with all four paws!

Intent on replacing the Mist Lynx, the Arctic Cheetah comes about because of the Hellion Surge design program.  Star Captain Josh Kyle (from a minor Hellion blood-line that has not been exceptional through the years) had argued that it wasn't raw speed that the Hellions needed, but mobility.

His design (the basis of which would become the 30-ton Arctic Cheetah) was not exceptional in speed, nor did it mount MASC.  But it did mount the maximum number of fixed jump jets available to the chassis and engine.

But the design was rejected by the Khans and the Warrior Caste.  And, in a moment of rage and pique, Star Captain Kyle sought out others who might be more willing to consider his ideas.  Having already recognized the similarities between his design and the Mist Lynx, the disgruntled Warrior turned to Clan Smoke Jaguar . . . and offered both himself and the design as abtakha and isorla if they would declare a Trial of Possession.

The Jaguar Galaxy Commander he approached (Lucien Moon) was amused by this . . . and while he thought that the design would amount to nothing and that no Hellion would ever survive to become a Jaguar Warrior, he was also keenly aware of just how annoyed the Hellion leadership would be at the Jaguars "stealing" one of their designs . . . and a blood-named Warrior!

The Trial was hard-fought, one Star of light Hellion OmniMechs (older models) against a mixed force of Jaguar OmniMechs and Elementals . . . but in the end, the Jaguars won and took possession of both Bondsman Kyle and his Arctic Cheetah design.

Having amused himself, Moon turned both the Bondsman and the data over to the Khans . . . who after examining the schematics and simulations were . . . grudgingly . . . impressed.

In 3010, a Trinary of prototypes were produced and assigned to Alpha and Beta Galaxies for field testing by expert Warriors.  Less than four months later, the reports that filled the desks of the Khan and saKhan and Scientist General were overwhelmingly in favor of the new design.  Just as fast as the Mist Lynx, able to jump farther, having the same fixed Active Probe and one more ton of pod-space, as well as more than 43% greater armor protection (and more fixed internal structure) . . . the Arctic Cheetah was just what the Jaguars needed for their Light OmniMech Stars.

By 3011, the design was in full production.  And Star Captain Josh Kyle was given a Jaguar Trinary of his own to lead after being declared abtakha and restored to the Warrior caste.

Anyway.  Let's see what ya'll can do with this one!

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Arctic Cheetah

Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped Omnimech
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E
Production Year: 3011
Cost: 5,978,375 C-Bills
Battle Value: 523

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 210 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
    Jump Capacity: 210 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    8.5 tons of pod space.
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                    51 points                1.50
    Internal Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 1 RA
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             210                       4.50
    Walking MP: 7
    Running MP: 11
    Jumping MP: 7 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 3 LT, 3 RT                                   3.50
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             10(20)                    0.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 LL, 1 RL
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA
Armor:              Ferro-Fibrous                AV -  96                  5.00
    Armor Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 LA, 2 RA

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     10           12       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  5         
                                           L/R Torso     7            10       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  3         
                                             L/R Arm     5            10       
                                             L/R Leg     7            12       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Active Probe                                 HD        0         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 21

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 5
7j         0       0       0       0      1     0   Structure:  2
Special Abilities: OMNI, PRB, RCN, ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA


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Loadout Name: Prime                                          Cost: 5,978,375
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E                         BV2: 523

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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    Jumping MP: 7  (Standard)
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 3 LT, 3 RT                                   0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Active Probe                                 HD        0         1         1.00
EDIT:  I forgot to post the deadline for this one.  Tuesday, April 20th, at the stroke of midnight.  Central Time, USA.  Thanks to everyone who chooses to participate!
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Re: Configuration Challenge: Smoke Jaguar #1 (Arctic Cheetah)
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2018, 04:35:09 PM »
Ah the Mist Lynx as it should have been. ;)
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Re: Configuration Challenge: Smoke Jaguar #1 (Arctic Cheetah)
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2018, 09:19:41 AM »
I'll get to work on this one too :)
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Re: Configuration Challenge: Smoke Jaguar #1 (Arctic Cheetah)
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2018, 04:08:04 PM »
Here's me lobbing my hat in for the Arctic Cheetah :)

Prime – Designed to fit the Jaguar’s preference for close in assaults and short-range engagements the Prime is based on the Mist Lynx A and mirrors its weapon choice of a pair of SRM-6s and ER Medium lasers as its primary armament whilst an ER Small laser fills out the final tonnage available.  Whilst identical to the Mist Lynx A, the Arctic Cheetah is far more survivable.  The Mist Lynx was far too fragile and easily destroyed, this was not so with the Arctic Cheetah Prime that was massively more survivable for the kind of fighting its weapons load emphasised.

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Arctic Cheetah Prime
Clan TW
30 tons 
BV: 1,395
Cost: 6,614,156 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210 XL
Heat Sinks: 11 [22]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
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Center Torso               10       12
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 7       10
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  7       10
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   5       10
Left Arm                    5       10
Right Leg                   7       12
Left Leg                    7       12

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
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SRM 6                           LA     4
ER Medium Laser                 LA     5
SRM 6                           RA     4
ER Medium Laser                 RA     5
ER Small Laser                  CT     2

Ammo                           Loc Shots
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SRM 6 Ammo                      LA    15
SRM 6 Ammo                      RA    15

Equipment                      Loc
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Active Probe                    HD

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad


A – An exceptionally simple but dangerously effective armament of four Medium pulse lasers let the Alfa config rip through hostile Mech’s in short order.  The A quickly became a fearsome scout hunter and was a terror of Inner Sphere light and Medium Mech’s due to the combination of speed and agility.

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Arctic Cheetah A
Clan TW
30 tons 
BV: 1,616
Cost: 6,386,656 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210 XL
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
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Center Torso               10       12
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 7       10
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  7       10
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   5       10
Left Arm                    5       10
Right Leg                   7       12
Left Leg                    7       12

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
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Medium Pulse Laser              LA     4
Medium Pulse Laser              LA     4
Medium Pulse Laser              RA     4
Medium Pulse Laser              RA     4
ER Small Laser                  CT     2

Equipment                      Loc
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Active Probe                    HD

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad

B – Another close quarters brawler the Bravo initially served as a Battle Armour hunter but it was quickly adopted by Warriors who favoured the potent firepower the Bravo could bring to bear at close quarters.  In tight quarters the fast Arctic Cheetah was a fearsome backstabber and ambusher.  Built around a sextuplet of ER small lasers and a pair of ER medium lasers, all of which are tied into a targeting computer the Bravo can quickly thin out Elemental Points whilst supporting friendly Elemental forces.  Unfortunately this generates a great deal of heat and the Bravo can easily overheat if a Warrior is not careful.

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Arctic Cheetah B
Clan TW
30 tons 
BV: 1,693
Cost: 6,396,000 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210 XL
Heat Sinks: 12 [24]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
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Center Torso               10       12
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 7       10
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  7       10
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   5       10
Left Arm                    5       10
Right Leg                   7       12
Left Leg                    7       12

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
ER Small Laser                  LA     2
ER Small Laser                  RA     2
ER Small Laser                  LA     2
ER Small Laser                  RA     2
ER Small Laser                  LA     2
ER Small Laser                  RA     2
ER Medium Laser                 LA     5
ER Medium Laser                 RA     5
Flamer                          CT     3

Equipment                      Loc
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Active Probe                    HD
Targeting Computer              LT

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad

C – Filling out the role of a traditional scout the Charlie config’s electronics include a TAG and ECM whilst firepower comes from a pair of ER medium lasers and a Streak SRM-6.  This config originated outside the Jaguars as that Clan saw little use for scouting due to their preferred way of fighting Trials where they would just line up and engage.  Indeed the C config first emerged in the Horses and Falcons Tourmans before being reluctantly accepted by the Jaguars as a necessity during REVIVAL.

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Arctic Cheetah C
Clan TW
30 tons 
BV: 1,483
Cost: 6,945,656 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210 XL
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
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Center Torso               10       12
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 7       10
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  7       10
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   5       10
Left Arm                    5       10
Right Leg                   7       12
Left Leg                    7       12

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
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Streak SRM 6                    RT     4
Clan TAG                        LA     0
ER Medium Laser                 LA     5
ER Medium Laser                 RA     5
ER Small Laser                  RA     2

Ammo                           Loc Shots
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Streak SRM 6 Ammo               RT    15

Equipment                      Loc
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Active Probe                    HD
ECM Suite                       CT

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad

D – Appearing with Clan Ice Hellion first the Delta was, as to be expected built to engage at long range and was armed with an ER large laser and a LRM-10.  Although not overly hard hitting, it was a good harasser and was exceptionally difficult to pin down in battle.  During REVIVAL the firepower of a Puma and Valkyrie on a platform as fast and mobile in the jump as a Spider was a fearsome combination for Inner Sphere MechWarrior’s to face.

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Arctic Cheetah D
Clan TW
30 tons 
BV: 1,376
Cost: 6,524,375 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210 XL
Heat Sinks: 11 [22]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
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Center Torso               10       12
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 7       10
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  7       10
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   5       10
Left Arm                    5       10
Right Leg                   7       12
Left Leg                    7       12

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
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ER Large Laser                  LA    12
LRM 10                          RA     4

Ammo                           Loc Shots
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LRM 10 Ammo                     RA    12

Equipment                      Loc
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Active Probe                    HD

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad
E – Rare and unpopular due to its limited punch the Echo was a Clan Snow Raven design and was unique to them until REVIVAL when the need to counter VTOL’s was more urgently needed.  Armed with a LB-2 pattern autocannon and 2-tons of ammunition the Echo could harass and snipe at targets from extreme range whilst providing some anti-aircraft firepower.  An ER medium laser and ER small laser rounded its armament off but the weight of the cannon and its ammunition were not liked by most Warriors and its deployment was seen as an unwelcome necessity by most.

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Arctic Cheetah E
Clan TW
30 tons 
BV: 979
Cost: 6,376,906 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210 XL
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
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Center Torso               10       12
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 7       10
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  7       10
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   5       10
Left Arm                    5       10
Right Leg                   7       12
Left Leg                    7       12

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
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LB 2-X AC                       RA     1
ER Medium Laser                 LA     5
ER Small Laser                  LA     2

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
LB 2-X AC Ammo                  RA    45
LB 2-X AC Ammo                  RA    45

Equipment                      Loc
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Active Probe                    HD

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad

F – A simple weapons swap of the Echo that replaced the LB-2 autocannon with an LRM-20 and 2-tons of ammunition was far more popular despite having less battlefield endurance.  Used in large numbers by the Falcons, Wolves and Bears during REVIVAL as all three Clans valued the increased firepower it brought to a Light Star during a battle.

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Arctic Cheetah F
Clan TW
30 tons 
BV: 1,473
Cost: 6,630,406 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210 XL
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
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Center Torso               10       12
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 7       10
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  7       10
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   5       10
Left Arm                    5       10
Right Leg                   7       12
Left Leg                    7       12

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
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ER Medium Laser                 LA     5
ER Small Laser                  LA     2
LRM 20                          RA     6

Ammo                           Loc Shots
----------------------------------------
LRM 20 Ammo                     RA     6
LRM 20 Ammo                     RA     6

Equipment                      Loc
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Active Probe                    HD

!MechView.CarringCapacity!One battle armor squad
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