Yes I should be writing up the LCAF for Threat Assements 2785 but I had to get this out of my system first...
SCP-2C Scorpion
Mass: 55 tons
Chassis: Brigadier 800F
Power Plant: Core Tek 275
Crusing Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86 kph
Jump Jets: None
Armor: StarSlab/4
Armament:
1 Parti-Kill Heavy Cannon PPC
2 Martell Model 5 Medium Lasers
4 Marklin Mini Missile Pack
1 SperryBrowning Machine Gun
Manufacturer: Brigadier Corporation
Primary Factories: Marantha (Destroyed 2802)
Communications System: Garret 500A
Targeting and Tracking System: Garret GRNDTRK 9
Type: SCP-2C Scorpion
Technology Base: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 55 tons
Equipment: Mass
Internal Structure 5.5
Engine 275 15.5
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 0
Heatsinks 13 3
Gyro 3
Cockpit 3
Armor Factor 160 10
IS Armor
Head 3 8
CT 18 24/8
R/L Torso 13 19/7
R/L F Leg 13 17
R/L R Leg 13 17
Weapons & Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
PPC RT 3 7
4 SRM 2 RT 4 4
Ammo (SRM) 50 LT 1 1
MG LT 1 0.5
Ammo (MG) 100 LT 1 0.5
Medium Laser CT 2 2
Overview
The SCP-2C is a rare variant of the Scorpion that was developed by the Brigadier Corporation factory on Marantha in the Magistracy of Canopus. In 2782, the Magistracy of Canopus found itself facing a serious problem, when the Free Worlds League halted the sale of military supplies to other nations, citing the need to build up their defense forces in the face of the increased tension in the Inner Sphere. Among these items that were no longer available was the VOX 330 engine which powered the Scorpion. Unable to develop their own replacement engine for the VOX 330, Brigadier engineers began to look at other options, including replacing the engine with a smaller one. The obvious choice was the Core Tek 275, which was produced in the Magistracy for use in the Shadow Hawk. The new motor would require a new Gyroscope for the mech but fortunately the engineers had a solution in hand. Brigadier had been developing a new lighter Gyro for the Scorpion when the Star League fell, several copies of which were at the Marantha factory for testing. While the Gyro did not match up well with the VOX 330, it worked almost perfectly with the lower power Core Tek 275 engine. The lighter weight engine allowed the design team to make several improvements to the design, which entered production in 2784 and continued to be produced until the factory was destroyed during a pirate raid in 2802.
Capabilities:
The SCP-2C is a very similar to it’s predecessor. While the replacement of the original VOX engine with the Core Tek has reduced the maximum speed of the design, the designers were able to make numerous improvements to the design, more the offsetting the lower speed. One of the biggest improvements was the addition of 3 tons of armor plating to the torso and legs of the Scorpion. This armor plating better protects the mech against losing a leg, a serious issue for the design, and better protects the ammo bay for the Short Range Missile Launchers.
The Marvel SRM launcher has been replace by 4 Marklin Mini Missile Packs. While this provides the mech with 2 additional tubes, the main reason for the change was due to the fact that the Marklin launchers are built in the Magistracy and the Marvel launchers were imported from the Lyran Commonwealth. With the disruption of interstellar travel, the Brigadier factory was having a difficult time acquiring an adequate supply of the Marvel SRM launchers.
Other changes to the weapons system include the addition of 2 Martell Model 5 Medium Lasers in the center torso and single SperryBrowning Machine Gun in the Left Torso. The machine gun was added to deal with one of the biggest threats to the Scorpion, conventional infantry who are able to get underneath the mech where it’s armor is weakest. With the additional of all these extra weapons, the designers added 3 additional heat sinks.
Deployment:
The majority of the SCP-2C have been deployed with Magistracy Royal Guards, where they serve as both scouts and scout killers. A few of the mechs have been assigned to the Canopian Fusiliers, where the fulfill similar roles. The Taurian Concordat was interested in acquiring the design, but with the destruction of the factory on Marantha those plans never came to fruition.
Variants:
There is only a single variant of the SCP-2C. The SCP-3C is designed as a fire support unit for the MAF. The PPC, SRMs and 2 heatsinks are removed and replaced with 2 Holly LRM 10s, each with 2 tons of ammo. The LRMs are mounted on the torso and set so that they can provide indirect fire while the Scorpion takes advantage of it’s low height to hide behind hills, walls and buildings. The design retains both Medium Lasers and the Machine Gun, but relocates one of the lasers to cover the mechs rear.
