During the early years of the Jihad, Clan Hells Horse deployed an experimental twin-turreted hovertank against Clan Wolf with less than overwhelming success. While they elected not to follow up upon the Sagiterry, Clan Wolf was less discriminating: surrounded on all sides by hostiles, they needed to bolster their touman with whatever they could and the Sagitterry wasn't especially complicated in most respects.
Reworked by Clan Wolf's technicans and with the turrets fitted, as often as not, with whatever weapons happened to be available in a unit once they were delivered, the Beowulf saw action with many secondline Clusters during the Jihad. While not especially popular due to the thin armour relegating it to inglorious supporting roles the tank served its purpose adequately and is likely to continue to be provided until OmniMech production reaches levels that the Khans find sufficient.
If nothing else, the Beowulf has the support of the Technican Caste: not only are the internals quite conventional, the thin armour makes it relatively easy to access the inner workings in comparison to larger tanks that might need a small crane to lift away hull sections. The turrets in particular are very easy to work with and in some cases Technicans haven't even bothered to undock weapons from a turret when shifting weapons from one to the other, simply moving the entire turret assembly from one tank to another.
Beowulf
Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Motive Type: Hovercraft OmniVehicle
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 1,812,500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 238
Power Plant: 165 Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 86.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129.6 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
27.5 tons of pod space.
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 30 points 5.00
Engine: Fusion Engine 165 9.00
Cruise MP: 8
Flank MP: 12
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 10 0.00
Control Equipment: 2.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 1.00
Rear Turret: 0.00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 60 4.00
Armor
Factor
Front 12
Left/Right 12/12
Turret 12
Rear 12
Rear Turret 0
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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CASE BD - 0 0.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 2
8 0 0 0 0 2 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: OMNI, ENE
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Loadout Name: Prime Cost: 3,525,000
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X BV2: 1,520
Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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6 ATM-3s RT 12 6 9.00
6 ATM-3s T 12 6 9.00
CASE BD - 0 0.00
@ATM-3 (20) BD - 0 1.00
@ATM-3 (ER) (20) BD - 0 1.00
@ATM-3 (HE) (20) BD - 0 1.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 15
8 4 3 2 0 2 2 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE
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Loadout Name: Alpha Cost: 3,562,500
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X BV2: 1,902
Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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2 Streak LRM-5s RT 4 2 4.00
Streak LRM-10 RT 4 1 5.00
9 LRM-5s T 18 9 9.00
CASE BD - 0 0.00
@LRM-5 (24) BD - 0 1.00
@Streak LRM-5 (24) BD - 0 1.00
@Streak LRM-10 (12) BD - 0 1.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 19
8 1 1 1 0 2 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, LRM 1/1/1, IF 1
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Loadout Name: Beta Cost: 4,008,000
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X BV2: 1,631
Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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3 Streak SRM-6s RT 12 3 9.00
6 SRM-6s T 24 6 9.00
CASE BD - 0 0.00
@SRM-6 (30) BD - 0 2.00
@Streak SRM-6 (15) BD - 0 1.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 16
8 2 2 0 0 2 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRM 2/2/0
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Loadout Name: Gamma Cost: 3,321,000
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X BV2: 1,329
Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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Ultra AC/5 RT 1 1 7.00
ER Medium Laser RT 5 1 1.00
2 AP Gauss Rifles RT 2 2 1.00
Ultra AC/5 T 1 1 7.00
ER Medium Laser T 5 1 1.00
2 AP Gauss Rifles T 2 2 1.00
CASE BD - 0 0.00
@AP Gauss Rifle (40) BD - 0 1.00
@Ultra AC/5 (40) BD - 0 2.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 13
8 3 3 2 0 2 2 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE
