that there first generation of tactical missile carriers from Joint Equipment Systems was a Boondoggle was an understatement. While the vehicle functional and firepower was impressive the engine was so dramatically under-powered that the hovercraft could move matched at and exceeded in many cases by similar weighted battlemechs. the third block upgraded with a newer engine that weighed the same but produced significantly more power.
despite this imp[rovement the "Mk 1" tactical missile carrier never caught on in sales again, unlike the massive JESII and middle weight JESIII
When Task Force Navarre returned to the Federated Suns however,m it brought with it a handful of JES I's that were modified with LRM launchers and Anti Missile systems rather then SRMs. this gave the JES I, in Navarre Reports to the Fox's Den, unparalleled flexibility when engaging units indirectly, and allowing the rapid and wide deployment of mine fields akin to the Sling of Star League years. Joint Equipment Systems took delivery of the modifed carriers and gave some tweaks. the machine guns were removed and replaced with twin antimissile systems and the massive turret assembly was removed and replaced with a more traditional mount that necessitated moving half of the racks into the front of the tank.
JES Ib
Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Hovercraft
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3075
Cost: 2,870,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 985
Power Plant: JES 165 Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 86.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129.6 km/h
Armor: Lexington Ltd. High Grade Standard Armor
Armament:
7 LRM-5s
2 Anti-Missile Systems
1 C3 Computer (Slave)
Manufacturer: Joint Equipment Systems
Primary Factory: Panpour
Communications System: Communicator
Targeting and Tracking System: FireScan with IndirecTrack
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 25 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: 5.00
Turret: 1.00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 72 4.50
Armor
Factor
Front 22
Left/Right 14/14
Turret 12
Rear 10
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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4 LRM-5s FR 8 4 8.00
Anti-Missile System FR 1 1 0.50
3 LRM-5s T 6 3 6.00
Anti-Missile System T 1 1 0.50
C3 Computer (Slave) BD 0 1 1.00
@Anti-Missile System (24) BD - 0 2.00
@LRM-5 (96) BD - 0 4.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 10
8h 2 3 3 0 2 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: AMS, C3S, TUR(1/1/1), LRM 1/2/2, IF 2
