Okay this is something that I have been mulling over for the past few months, mortars are normally an infantrymans first heavy support weapon that can be brought to bare on an enemy quickly that will do area damage.
It has always been missing from battletech game for some reason, mortars can keep and enemy pinned down and do massive damage.
As a base for the mortar I used the Thunderbolt 15, changed the damage aspect to 12 (1 point for every 10mm) and made the minimum range 3, if you want to know more about the mortar just look at the US Armies Stryker Mortar Carrier.
BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
* CUSTOM WEAPONS
Type/Model: Cloud Leopard Mortar Carrier
Tech: Mixed Tech / 2750
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 3, Standard design
Mass: 45 tons
Power Plant: 180 XL Fusion (C)
Cruise Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: Hvy Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 AP Gauss*(C)
1 120mm Mortar*(C)
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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Type/Model: Cloud Leopard Mortar Carrier
Mass: 45 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 25 pts Standard 0 4.50
Engine: 180 XL Fusion 1 3.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 2.00
Cruise MP: 4
Flank MP: 6
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 2.50
Crew: 3 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 .50
Armor Factor: 143 pts Hvy Ferro-Fibrous (I 3 7.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 5 36
Left / Right Sides: 5 36/36
Rear: 5 35
Turret: 5 0
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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1 AP Gauss* (C) Turret 0 120 2 3.50
1 120mm Mortar* (C) Body 0 72 2 20.00
1 C.A.S.E. Equipment Body 0 .00
Mortar Crew Bay Body 1 1.00
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TOTALS: 0 9 45.00
Items & Tons Left: 5 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 4,145,550 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 998 (old BV = 829)
Cost per BV: 4,153.86
Weapon Value: 391 / 391 (Ratio = .39 / .39)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 12; MRDmg = 8; LRDmg = 3
BattleForce2: MP: 4T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 6
Damage PB/M/L: 1/2/1, Overheat: 0
Class: GM; Point Value: 10
