the Bulldog Medium Tank despite it's lackluster performance, has been a maintstay for Mercenary and Militia units for centuries. this trend was even more prevelant during the clan invasion as prestigous and elite front line units with large bank rolls were trading in the reliable albeit inefficent Bulldogs for designs like Challengers, Brutus, Typhoons and Schilitrons.
for the Lioness Combat Team, the Bulldog Medium tnak has been a mainstay of thier forces, owning as many as 18, and never fewer then 6. after Their 3072 rearming thanks to Hachiman Taro, LCT Engineers did the one thing that according to military critics made the most sense. they replaced the Turbine engine with a fusion power plant of the same size. this simple upgrade permitted the doubling of the bulldogs armor protection, and replacing the main gun from a large laser, to an extended range PPC (Courtesy of Panther re-downgrades).
The Lioness Combat Team uses six Bulldogs as part of their Third Battalion's Heavy armor Company. one of those vehicles "Lucy" is one of the original Tanks in the LCT inventory, and the last remaining piece of equipment from the units origins. the tank has proven unpopular compared to the Manticore Plasma Upgrade developed by their sister Peacemakers regiment. the EDF has declined to lisence the bulldog tank, leaving this upgrade rare and scattered throughout the inner sphere.
Bulldog LCT Update
Mass: 60 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/E-F-D
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 2,650,500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,005
Power Plant: 240 Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 43.2 km/h
Flanking Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 ER PPC
2 SRM-4s
1 Machine Gun
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 6.00
Engine: Fusion Engine 240 17.50
Cruise MP: 4
Flank MP: 6
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 15 5.00
Control Equipment: 3.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 1.50
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 208 13.00
Armor
Factor
Front 48
Left/Right 40/40
Turret 40
Rear 40
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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Machine Gun FR 0 1 0.50
2 SRM-4s T 6 2 4.00
ER PPC T 15 1 7.00
@SRM-4 (50) BD - 0 2.00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0.50
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 7 Points: 10
4 2 1 1 0 3 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: SRM 1/1/0
