Despite being so new to the SLDF the panther was already back on the drawing board for an SLDF Royal upgrade. Regular army and territorial state powers all stated the same thing, that on an individual basis the Panther was too slow for a machine it's size. while nominally not an issue for the SLDF and it's mass deployment stratagem, the point was conceded enough that a 175 XL engine was installed in new model panthers (Complete with a Double Heat Sink upgrade) the weight savings brought about by the engine and Ferro Fibrous armor were used to increase the Panthers Utility as a fire support platform for reconnisance regiments, rather then firepower.
the Royal Panther sadly never made it into production, with only a handful upgraded by hand, and those upgrades falling to the RWA rather then the SLDF. like many upgrades they know how to produce the mech was lost with the collapse of the Star league.
Panther PNT-9Rb
Mass: 35 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/E-F-E
Production Year: 2759
Cost: 4,931,460 C-Bills
Battle Value: 998
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 175 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 PPC
1 SRM-4
1 Guardian ECM Suite
1 TAG
1 Anti-Missile System
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: Standard 58 points 3.50
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 175 3.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL 2.50
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 RA
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 115 6.50
Armor Locations: 2 LT, 6 RT, 4 LA, 2 RA
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 11 15
Center Torso (rear) 7
L/R Torso 8 10
L/R Torso (rear) 6
L/R Arm 6 12
L/R Leg 8 14
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Anti-Missile System HD 1 1 0.50
SRM-4 CT 3 1 2.00
Guardian ECM Suite LT 0 2 1.50
PPC RA 10 3 7.00
TAG LA 0 1 1.00
@SRM-4 (25) LT - 1 1.00
@Anti-Missile System (12) LT - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 3
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 4 Points: 10
5j 2 2 1 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: ECM, TAG, AMS, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
