Our Experimentation on the entirety of the Inner Sphere proceeds unabated, but some factors have spun completly out of our control. despite Dr Klein's objections that non of the events either in the Clan Home Worlds, or in the Inner Sphere itself is relevant to our eventual goals, I have taken the liberty of planning for a time in which the Big-Mt reasearch center's most powerful technologies wil have to be unleashed.
the X-42 Giant Robo Scorpion is based on an existing and oftentimes disregarded Battlemech Chassis. Future incarnations of the X 42 will incorporate our new Octopedal battlemech legs, but for now this will suffice. the X-42 is a drone operated Battlemech based on the Mk LIX Software we leaked to the word of Blake in 3068. it's sole weapon is an Extended Range PPC of Clan Manufacturing standards. Future Iterations will incorporate our Fusion Cannon designs, though Dr Borous insists the Thermal and Radioactive side effects would be more harmful then the benfits. and do not get me started on Dalah's cost over runs! THIS IS SCIENCE FOR THE LOVE OF OPPENHEIMER! WE HAVE NO TIME OR ENERGY TO WASTE ON OTHER PEOPLE!
*editors note* for the next 357 pages Dr Mobius rants about his co workers and thier ideas not being sufficient for the imminent emergencies he predicts. I have edited these out for space concerns, full text can be accessed on the servernet.
Giant Robo Scorpion X-42
Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Mixed
Chassis Config: Quad
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: All Eras (non-canon)
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X-A
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 29,612,500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,759
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 250 XXL Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h (64.8 km/h)
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Hardened
Armament:
1 (CL) ER PPC
1 Talons
1 Drone Operating System
1 Light Active Probe
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 91 points 5.00
Engine: XXL Engine 250 4.50
Walking MP: 5 (6)
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: (IS) Single Heat Sink 10 0.00
Gyro: XL 1.50
Cockpit: Small 2.00
Actuators: L: H+UL+LL+F R: H+UL+LL+F
TSM Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT
Armor: Hardened AV - 160 20.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 8
Center Torso 16 20
Center Torso (rear) 4
L/R Torso 12 20
L/R Torso (rear) 4
L/R Front Leg 12 20
L/R Rear Leg 12 20
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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(T) (CL) ER PPC RT 15 2 6.00
Drone Operating System HD 0 1 5.50
Light Active Probe HD 0 1 0.50
Talons RLL - 2 4.00
Quad Mech Turret RT - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 7
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 11 Points: 18
5 2 2 2 0 2 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: TSM, MEL, LPRB, RCN, ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA