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so you took a Mars, gave it a bigger engine and less firepower?

  I guess you could take the Mars platform and make a Chronos out of it although you'd have to swap out the engine among other things. The primary version of the Mars and the Chronos really don't have much in common though except for mounting a ER Large Laser and a Gauss Rifle.

so the Primary weapons?

  The primary weapons of the Mars are 1 ER Large Laser, 1 Gauss Rifle, 1 LB 10-X AC and 3 LRM-15 with Artemis IV. The primary weapons of the Chronos are 1 ER Large Laser, 1 Gauss Rifle and 1 ATM-12. The secondary characteristics of both vehicles are pretty different and so is the top speed. Besides the ER Large Laser, Gauss Rifle and ECM, the two vehicles really don't have much in common.

I agree with removing the TAG. This thing is waaaaay too slow to use it effectively. Might as well drop the TAG for another B Pod. Nice armor belt though..

have you investigating armoring the motive system?

  That would be a great feature for this tank but it weighs 10 percent of the tonnage of the vehicle. An XL Engine would solve the tonnage problem but would cost more.

  O.K. I tried to squeeze in an Armored Motive System to the Chronos. I thought it was a good idea and tried one of several ways to do it. I could have gone with an XL but I was trying to keep down the cost.

  BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
                   * CUSTOM WEAPONS

Type/Model:    Chronos II
Tech:          Clan / 3072
Config:        Tracked Vehicle
Rules:         Level 3, Custom design

Mass:          100 tons
Power Plant:   300 Fusion
Cruise Speed:  32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor Type:    Ferro-Fibrous

Armament:     
  1 ER Large Laser
  1 Adv. Tact. Msl. 12
  1 LRM 20
  1 Anti-Missile System
  4 Light Machine Guns
  2 Anti-Personnel Pods
  2 B-Pods*
  1 ECM Suite

Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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Type/Model:    Chronos II
Mass:          100 tons

Equipment:                                 Items    Mass
Int. Struct.:  50 pts Standard               0     10.00
Engine:        300 Fusion                    0     19.00
Shielding & Transmission Equipment:          0      9.50
    Cruise MP:   3
     Flank MP:   5
Heat Sinks:     12 Single                    0      2.00
Cockpit & Controls:                          0      5.00
Crew: 7 Members                              0       .00
Turret Equipment:                            0      2.00
Armor Factor:  240 pts Ferro-Fibrous         1     12.50

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Front:                    10         60
   Left / Right Sides:       10      45/45
   Rear:                     10         40
   Turret:                   10         50

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Items    Mass
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1 ER Large Laser         Turret  12          1      4.00
1 Adv. Tact. Msl. 12     Turret   0   20     2     11.00
1 LRM 20                 Turret   0   18     2      8.00
1 Anti-Missile System    Turret   0   24     2      1.50
1 Light Machine Gun      Front    0          1       .25
1 Light Machine Gun      Left     0          1       .25
1 Anti-Personnel Pod     Left     0          1       .50
1 B-Pod*                 Left     0          1      1.00
1 Light Machine Gun      Right    0          1       .25
1 Anti-Personnel Pod     Right    0          1       .50
1 B-Pod*                 Right    0          1      1.00
1 Light Machine Gun      Rear     0  100     2       .75
1 ECM Suite              Body     0          1      1.00
1 C.A.S.E. Equipment     Body                0       .00
Armored Motive System    Body                1     10.00
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TOTALS:                          12         19    100.00
Items & Tons Left:                           6       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        8,970,500 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,398
Cost per BV:       5,701.36
Weapon Value:      1,562 / 1,562 (Ratio = 1.12 / 1.12)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 35;  MRDmg = 26;  LRDmg = 11
BattleForce2:      MP: 3,  Armor/Structure: 0 / 10
                   Damage PB/M/L: 5/4/2,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: GA;  Point Value: 14
                   Specials: if, ecm