Maverick
Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: VTOL
Rules Level: Advanced Rules
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 0
Cost: 1,528,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 980
Power Plant: 130 Fuel Cell Engine
Cruise Speed: 97.2 km/h
Flanking Speed: 151.2 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Rotary AC/5
4 Rocket Launcher 10s
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
Overview:
Aimed at the mercenary market, Mitchell Vehicles built the Maverick from 3067
to 3079 although after 3070 virtually all their output went to the Word of
Blake Militia.
Capabilities:
Built around the realtively new (for military service) fuel cell engine, the
Maverick has a maximum speed of around 150kph and four tons of armour are
wrapped around it.
The armament is laid out for short, sharp engagements - once ammunition is
expended - probably in less than an minute - crews are advised to withdraw and
reload, which usually does more for their survival abilities than the armour.
Carrying a nose-mounted rotary autocannon, the Maverick supplements this with
four rocket launchers, mounted on stubby wings either side of the fuselage.
Battle History:
Deployed on Outreach, a pair of Mavericks provide extremely problematic for AMC
recon efforts since they were able to work together to wipe out scout lances
covering the approaches to Harlech.
A much less successful deployment was on Keid when four Mavericks employed by
the Coalition were blown out of the sky by a LCAF anti-air battery which
mistook them for an incoming WOBM airstrike.
Deployment:
Mavericks were commonly seen in the WOBM and associated mercenary units all
through the Jihad. Some coalition mercenary units also employed them although
friendly fire incidents winnowed down their numbers quickly.
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 15 points 3.00
Engine: Fuel-Cell Engine 130 5.50
Cruise MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 1 0.00
Control Equipment: 1.50
Lift Equipment: 3.00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 64 4.00
Armor
Factor
Front 20
Left/Right 16/16
Rear 10
Rotor 2
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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Rotary AC/5 FR 1 1 10.00
4 Rocket Launcher 10s FR 12 4 2.00
@Rotary AC/5 (20) BD - 0 1.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 10
9v 3 3 1 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: EE
