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With Clan Wolf's limited manufacturing capabilities in my AU's Wolf Empire.  This Shadow Wolf is designed to break all Clan dueling rules and provide long range support firepower in a variety of ways.  I tried to get as much out of the Mech as I could intentionally making it capable of a variety of support missions while running relatively cool as it is intended on being a unit that can be used as an anchor to forward units.

Shadow Wolf

Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: All Eras (non-canon)
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 0
Cost: 11,160,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,659

Chassis: Chariot Clan Grade Endo Steel Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Ford Standard 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armour: Duralex Standard Standard Armour
Armament:
    1  Gauss Rifle
    1  Arrow IV Missile
    1  LRM-15 w/ Artemis IV FCS
    1  Rotary AC/2
    2  ER Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: Clan Wolf Ford Military Limited
    Primary Factory: Ford, Wolf Empire
Communications System: Opus XI Ultrabeam (Wolf)
Targeting and Tracking System: Orion Wolf

Overview:
A new breed of Clan Wolf BattleMech intended on supporting other units at range
and combining attacks with other Mechs.  It is the first truely new design to
be built at captured Inner Sphere factories.


Capabilities:
The Shadow Wolf is a one hundred ton BattleMech using standard engine and
armour components produced at the captured Inner Sphere factory.  Clan Endo
Steel is combined with the design sacrificing internal space force additional
weapon tonnage.


The assault Mech is armed primarily with long range weapons and is intended to
be used supporting other Mechs.  A gauss rifle and long range missile system
both with sixteen rounds available to them provide this primarily long range
armament.  While a Rotary Autocannon and two Extended-Range Medium Lasers
support these weapons.


Finally a massive Arrow IV Artillery Missile System takes up the entire left
side of the Mech and is supported by three tons of ammunition allowing the Mech
to lay down truely impressive support fire.


Battle History:
The Mech debutted in Clan Wolf's offensive against Autumn Wind, Rasalas and
Bainsville in 3099 where it provided support fire to the charging Wolf units.


Deployment:
This Mech is rapidly being deployed to multiple Clan Wolf Galaxies being
assigned at least at Star in strength and spread throughout the Galaxy's
clusters.


Trueborn MechWarriors do not like this Mech's support mission so more often
than not this Mech is found in the hands of a Freeborn pilot.


Due to the lack of an OmniMech factory within the Wolf's new "Wolf Empire" the
Shadow Wolf and other standard BattleMech designs are expected to dominate the
Wolf Touman for years to come.


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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                   152 points                5.00
    Internal Locations: 2 CT, 2 RT, 3 RA
Engine:             Fusion Engine                300                      19.00
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             15(30)                    5.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA+LA
Armour:              Standard Armour             AV - 280                 17.50
    CASE Locations: RT, LA, RA                                             0.00

                                                      Internal       Armour     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     31           44       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  11       
                                           L/R Torso     21           31       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  11       
                                             L/R Arm     17           29       
                                             L/R Leg     21           37       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LRM-15                                       RT        5         2         3.50
    Artemis IV FCS                           RT        -         1         1.00
Arrow IV Missile                             LT        10        12       12.00
Rotary AC/2                                  RA        1         4         8.00
2 ER Medium Lasers                           LA        10        2         2.00
Gauss Rifle                                  LA        1         6        12.00
@Arrow IV (Cluster) (5)                      RT        -         1         1.00
@Arrow IV (FASCAM) (5)                       RT        -         1         1.00
@Arrow IV (Homing) (5)                       RT        -         1         1.00
@LRM-15 (Artemis) (16)                       RT        -         2         2.00
@Rotary AC/2 (90)                            RA        -         2         2.00
@Gauss Rifle (16)                            LA        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 1