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General BattleTech => General Discussion => Vehicle Factory => Topic started by: drakensis on July 25, 2013, 01:24:07 AM
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Mass: 95 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Motive Type: Hovercraft
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X
Production Year: 0
Cost: 22,958,333 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,394
Power Plant: 245 Fusion XL Engine
Cruise Speed: 64.8 km/h
Flanking Speed: 97.2 km/h
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 ER PPC
2 Gauss Rifles
1 Unknown CASE
Manufacturer: New Earth Trading Corporation
Primary Factory: New Earth
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
Overview:
In response to requests from LCAF for a more durable scout tank (with more
firepower). New Earth Trading Corporation developed a new variant of the
classic Alacorn assault tank, replacing the tracks with hover-fans. LCAF was
reportedly quite happy with the design and had paid for a shipment of 400 when
Exarch Levin ordered the Fortress Republic policy. Lawsuits for a refund or
delivery (with punitive charges for the delay) are pending the availability of
someone to sue.
LCAF regulations have been put in place to stop the dangerous practise of
Commando pilots attempting to 'surf' on top of a Mk X Alacorn.
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 50 points 9.50
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 245 9.00
Cruise MP: 6
Flank MP: 9
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 15 5.00
Control Equipment: 5.00
Lift Equipment: 9.50
Turret: 3.00
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 192 10.00
Armor
Factor
Front 46
Left/Right 36/36
Turret 46
Rear 28
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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2 Gauss Rifles T 2 2 24.00
ER PPC T 15 1 6.00
CASE BD - 0 0.00
@Gauss Rifle (32) BD - 0 4.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 6 Points: 24
6 4 5 5 0 4 0 Structure: 5
Special Abilities: CASE
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95 tons is a scout tank?
this is hilarious and yet... interesting.
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95 tons is a scout tank?
this is hilarious and yet... interesting.
Hogarth-school of thinking as applied to tanks.
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I love it when Hovertanks remind me of Renegade Legion Grav Tanks. ;D
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Hogarth-school of thinking AWESOME as applied to tanks.
Fixed your error there.
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You forgot that Lyrans always think oversized . It has to do with their egos
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Hard to call it an Alacorn with the ER PPC in there. They're traditionally ballistic-only.
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That's why it is not called an Alacorn, it is called Super-EXperimental Ultra-heavy ALacorn
(I looked at 3 Gauss Rifles but decided that the 2 saved tons and not totally -wasting- the heatsinks was worth the innovation)
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Well, there is also another problem there. Hovercraft don't go to 95 tons under Total Warfare rules. Their maximum tonnage is 50.
One way around this would be to create it as a Support Vehicle, which does have a maximum weight of 100 tons for hovercraft, or as a Combat Vehicle WiGE (80 tons). You may have to lower the BAR of your armor to get the desired coverage, but it will be legal and a bit cheaper in BV overall.
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or like with Helicopers in the TRO 3145 books you use the Super Heavy Combat Vehicle rules.
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Well, there is also another problem there. Hovercraft don't go to 95 tons under Total Warfare rules. Their maximum tonnage is 50.
One way around this would be to create it as a Support Vehicle, which does have a maximum weight of 100 tons for hovercraft, or as a Combat Vehicle WiGE (80 tons). You may have to lower the BAR of your armor to get the desired coverage, but it will be legal and a bit cheaper in BV overall.
There are expanded rules for larger hovercraft it seems.