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SPT-NX Spartan
Class:            Experimental
Mass:                   80 tons
Chassis:                Chariot Type IV Endo Steel
Power Plant:           Dantrus 400 Extra-Light
   Walking Speed:    54 kph, 69 kph w/TSM
   Maximum Speed:    86 kph,  97 kph w/TSM
Jump Jets:              0
   Jump Capacity:       0
Armour Type:          Strasbourg Armaments 206 Diamond Weave + CASE + Large Shield
Weapons:
   1 Sword
        1 Large Varible Speed Pulse Laser
   2 Holly Short Range Missile four-tube Streak Racks
Manufacturer:                         Unknown
Communications System:     Blow 300 SNA Net
Targeting & Tracking System:    Scope 40 RNDST with Target Accusation Laser

Overview
   Where this Mech originated it unknown.  The original Spartan was created for the Original Star League Defence Force s a fast assault Mech capable of supporting any other unit during the heavy fighting of the Reunification War against the Periphery states.  The original Spartan gave the SLDF its technological advantage back and helped end the conflict however the Martinson Armaments plant was destroyed early in the Succession Wars and very little new Spartans have been found during the centuries since, with those ‘new’ Spartans normally attributed to former Clan forces brining them back to the Inner Sphere or SLDF supply depots being discovered in the deep periphery.  (The only mysterious source of the Spartan is the single example of the design serving with the Knights of the St. Cameron however this Mech and every other piece of Star League tech with that unit is attributed to a hidden SLDF depot the mercenaries found somewhere in the Periphery during their year missing from the Inner Sphere.)
   The new Spartan is not a variant of any known design of the class and uses brand-new technologies making many experts wonder exactly who is building the Mech and where this factory is because the modifications are too extensive and too numerous for field refits. Whatever its origin the new Spartan’s combat prowess, and the mysterious pilots of this design, shows it is a design to be respected.

Capabilities
   The new Spartan is built around the Chariot Type V Endo Steel frame similar to that used by Defiance Industries of Hesperus II on the Salamander BattleMech but reinforced to cater for the Spartan’s superior speed.  Many have said that because the frame is of a Lyran design that the factory must be in the Lyran Commonwealth somewhere however no-one has any evidence of this despite extensive searches by both the SLIC (Star League Intelligence Corps) and the LIC (Lyran Intelligence Corps).
   The SPT-NX Spartan uses the same massive Dantrus 400 Extra-Light engine used in the original SPT-N2 design giving it the same performance of a top speed of eighty-six kilometres per hour under normal operation standards a massive advantage over most Mechs of this size.   The NX Spartan however has Triple Strength Myomer fibres that allows the Mech to exceed this while the Mech is running hot and reach a top speed of ninety-seven kilometres per hour for brief spells an unprecedented speed for any assault Mech.  The Strasbourg Armaments 206 Diamond Weave Armour is exactly the same armour as the original Mech’s making the Mech’s look physically similar in shape and size, the armour’s tonnage has been slightly increased around the legs of the design shoring up one of the few weaknesses of the original Spartan.  Finally ten Double Heat Sinks are built into the fusion engine to help cope with heat build up.  One visible new feature of the NX Spartan is the head design it is shaped like the flanged helmet of the Spartan warrior of Ancient Terra and appears to be fully detachable like many newly developed BattleMechs.
   For armaments the Spartan’s weapons array seems to have been the ancient Sparta mythology of Terra.  The Mech carries a Solaris VII style Large Shield in its right arm which is shaped in a circle just like a traditional Sparta shield.  In the left arm a Draconis Combine built Mech sized Sword is held this blade a strangely shaped blade that historians have noted is exactly the same design as those used by the ancient Sparta warrior on Terra.  When the Mech is running hot and the Triple Strength Myomer are active this sword is one of the most devastating physical weapons known to date, another direct homage to the ancient Spartan warrior ethic of a strong thrusting blade to cut down enemies.
       In the right Torso the Mech has a highly advanced Varible Speed Large Pulse Laser, this heavy bulky weapon has far more applications than a standard Large Pulse Laser able to change lenses to fit the target's range.  Two four-tube Holly Streak Short Range Missile Launchers dominate the centre torso providing the Mech with close in firepower.

Deployment
   Because of the similarities to the original designs of the new Spartan many have said this is simply someone’s efforts to salvage a Mech from the abyss by melding two designs together however the quantities of this Mech that have been seen has swayed many people into believing that once more Spartans are being built in the Inner Sphere or beyond at a factory yet to be discovered.
   The first appearance of this new variant of the Spartan was seen in 3070 when Clan Jade Falcon was invading the Lyran Alliance driving towards Terra.  As First Lord Archon Peter Steiner-Davion stood with his First Royal Guards RCT of the LAAF and the Royal Black Watch Regiment of the reborn Star League Defence Force a company of twelve of these SPT-NX Spartans was observed charging into the flank of the attacking Clan force before disappearing into the battle.  The appearance of these Mechs threw the Clan force into disarray allowing Peter’s forces to mop up the Jade Falcon forces however no evidence the Spartans had ever been these existed, with not a single Mech falling, only the gun camera footage of the allied forces proves they faced a Clan front-line force took no casualties and caused unprecedented damage to the elite clansmen.  Some have said that these Mechs were a secret Lyran project, which has been denied to the highest level, while others have said it is the ancient spirits of the 300 Spartans from the Battle of Thermopolis on Ancient Terra still fighting the Immortal Ghosts of the Million strong Persian Army arrayed against them during that epic three day battle.
   The paint scheme of the Spartan’s and insignia seen at the battle are completely unknown, just like the Mechs, amongst Inner Sphere analysts.  The front of the Mechs were a beige colour while the backs were pure crimson red and the weapon ports were all painted black.  The head armour of the Mechs appears to have been stylised into a traditional (Ancient Terra) Spartan helmet design and painted gold.
   The first of these Mechs to fall in battle was on Sarna in the Capellan Confederation to the Bounty Hunter and his team, this Mech was given to House Davion on New Avalon in 3075, the pilot’s was also delivered.

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                   122 points                4.00
    Internal Locations: 4 LT, 3 RT, 1 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             400                      26.50
    Walking MP: 5 (6)
    Running MP: 8 (9)
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             10(20)                    0.00
Gyro:               Standard                                               4.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
    TSM Locations: 1 HD, 3 LT, 2 RT
Armour:             Standard Armor               AV - 247                 15.50
    CASE II Locations: 1 LT                                                1.00

                                                      Internal       Armour     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     25           38       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  12       
                                           L/R Torso     17           26       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  8         
                                             L/R Arm     13           26       
                                             L/R Leg     17           34       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
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2 Streak SRM-4s                              CT        6         2         6.00
Large VSPL                                   RT        10        4         9.00
Sword                                        RA        -         6         4.00
Large Shield                                 LA        -         7         6.00
@Streak SRM-4 (25)                           LT        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 0

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      8    Points: 19
5          3       3       0       0      4     0   Structure:  4
Special Abilities: TSM, MEL, SHLD, CASEII, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA