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Name/Model: Quickcell Model A QM-1A
Designer: Erenon
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: D
Tonnage: 20
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
Era/Year: Civil War / 3067
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 1,579,200 C-Bills
Battle Value: 375
Chassis: Standard
Power Plant: 120 Fusion
Walking Speed: 64.8 kph
Maximum Speed: 97.2 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
2 Rocket Launcher 15s
1 Machine Gun
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown
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Overview:
The Quickcell company, infamous producer of the Hetzer tank, decided to make a cut rate mech
with the same level of simplicity as its most (in)famous product.
Never ones to worry about little things like copyright or trademarks, the Quickcell Model A
is based on the design of the original Flea and cuts down fom the use of myomer bundles to
the point that they can only be found in the legs. Simple acuators are all that allow the
simple arm racks to pivot to the rear.
To make their product a little more attractive, Quickcell designers added jumpjets to the
QM-1A, giving it a tactical advantage... on paper.
Capabilities:
The QM-1A carries a single machinegun for anti-infantry work and two cheap RL/15s for
anti-armour and anti-Mech use (dubious..).
The QM-1A was targeted at militia units, especially those involved in light
counter-insurgency or police work. This was done while keeping the weapons at as low a cost
as possible.
Deployment:
Quickcell has just placed the QM-1A into production after receiving orders from the
Chaosmarch worlds.
Many of the pilots assigned these are just workmech pilots given quick briefings and some
basic training before being pressed into service.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 2.00
Engine: 120 Fusion 4.00
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks (Single): 10 0.00
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 56 3.50
Type: Standard
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 8
Center Torso: 6 10
Center Torso (rear): 2
R/L Torso: 5 8
R/L Torso (rear): 2
R/L Arm: 3 1
R/L Leg: 4 7
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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Machine Gun H 1 0.50
Jump Jet CT 1 0.50
Machine Gun (Ammo 100) CT 1 0.50
Rocket Launcher 15 RA 2 1.00
Rocket Launcher 15 LA 2 1.00
2 Jump Jets RL 2 1.00
2 Jump Jets LL 2 1.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 12
TP: BM, SZ: 1, TMM: 2, MV: 12"/10"j
Damage: (S) 0* / (M) 0* / (L) 0, OV: 0
Armor (A): 2, Structure (S): 2
Specials:
Distribution
Name/Model: Quickcell Model A QM-1A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 20
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
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Left ArmHeadRight Arm
1. Shoulder 1. Life Support 1. Shoulder
2. Upper Arm Actuator 2. Sensors 2. Upper Arm Actuator
3.Rocket Launcher 15 3. Cockpit 3.Rocket Launcher 15
4.Rocket Launcher 15 4. Machine Gun 4.Rocket Launcher 15
5. Roll Again 5. Sensors 5. Roll Again
6. Roll Again 6. Life Support 6. Roll Again
1. Roll Again 1. Roll Again
2. Roll Again 2. Roll Again
3. Roll Again 3. Roll Again
4. Roll Again 4. Roll Again
5. Roll Again 5. Roll Again
6. Roll Again 6. Roll Again
Left TorsoCenter TorsoRight Torso
1. Heat Sink 1. Fusion Engine 1. Heat Sink
2. Heat Sink 2. Fusion Engine 2. Heat Sink
3. Heat Sink 3. Fusion Engine 3. Heat Sink
4. Roll Again 4. Gyro 4. Roll Again
5. Roll Again 5. Gyro 5. Roll Again
6. Roll Again 6. Gyro 6. Roll Again
1. Roll Again 1. Gyro 1. Roll Again
2. Roll Again 2. Fusion Engine 2. Roll Again
3. Roll Again 3. Fusion Engine 3. Roll Again
4. Roll Again 4. Fusion Engine 4. Roll Again
5. Roll Again 5. Machine Gun (Ammo 100) 5. Roll Again
6. Roll Again 6. Jump Jet 6. Roll Again
Left LegRight Leg
1. Hip 1. Hip
2. Upper Leg Actuator 2. Upper Leg Actuator
3. Lower Leg Actuator 3. Lower Leg Actuator
4. Foot Actuator 4. Foot Actuator
5. Jump Jet 5. Jump Jet
6. Jump Jet 6. Jump Jet
Battle Value Breakdown
Name/Model: Quickcell Model A QM-1A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 20
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
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Defensive Battle Rating
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Armor (Standard): 56 x 2.5 x 1 140.000
Internal Structure (Standard w/ Fusion Engine): 33 x 1.5 x 1 x 1 (+) 49.500 = 189.500
Gyro (Standard): 20 x 0.5 (+) 10.000 = 199.500
Explosive Ammunition: 1 Critical Space (-) 15.000 = 184.500
Defensive Movement Factor: +3 (*) 1.30 = 239.850
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Final Defensive Battle Rating: 239.850
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Offensive Battle Rating
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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
6 (Base) + 10 (Heat Sinks) - 5 (Movement) - 2 (Weapons) = 9
Offensive Equipment:
Rocket Launcher 15 23.000
Rocket Launcher 15 (+) 23.000 = 46.000
Machine Gun (+) 5.000 = 51.000
Machine Gun (Ammo 100) (+) 0.500 = 51.500
Total 'Mech Tonnage: (+) 20.000 = 71.500
Speed Factor: 9 (Run) + 3 (Jump) (*) 1.890 = 135.135
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Final Offensive Battle Rating: 135.135
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BattleMech Battle Value
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Defensive Battle Rating: 239.850
Offensive Battle Rating: (+) 135.135 = 374.985
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Final BattleMech Battle Value: 375
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Quickcell Model A QM-1A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 20
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
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Determine Unit Type
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Ground Units: BattleMech = BM
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Final Unit Type: BM
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Determine Weight/Size Class
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Tonnage: 20 (less than 40) = 1
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Final Weight/Size Class: 1
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Convert Movement and Movement Modes
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Ground Movement: 6 (Walk) = 12"
Ground Target Movement Modifier at 12" is 2
Jumping Movement: 5 (Jump) = 10"j
Jumping Target Movement Modifier at 10" is 2
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Final Movement and Movement Modes: 12"/10"j
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Determine Short Range Damage Value
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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
10 (Heat Sinks) = 10
5 (Movement) - 4 (Base) (-) 1 = 9
Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Rocket Launcher 15 (+) 0.090 = 0.090
Rocket Launcher 15 (+) 0.090 = 0.180
Machine Gun (+) 0.200 = 0.380
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.4
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Final Short Range Damage Value: 0*
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Determine Medium Range Damage Value
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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
10 (Heat Sinks) = 10
5 (Movement) - 4 (Base) (-) 1 = 9
Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Rocket Launcher 15 (+) 0.090 = 0.090
Rocket Launcher 15 (+) 0.090 = 0.180
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.2
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Final Medium Range Damage Value: 0*
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Determine Long Range Damage Value
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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
10 (Heat Sinks) = 10
5 (Movement) - 4 (Base) (-) 1 = 9
Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Long Range Damage Value: 0
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Convert Armor
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Standard: 56 armor points x 1 56.000 = 56.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 1.867
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Final Armor Value: 2
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Convert Structure
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Engine: Inner Sphere Fusion on a 20 ton BattleMech = 2.0
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Final Structure Value: 2
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Determine Special Abilities
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No special abilities identified for this unit
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Determine Point Value
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Unit's Offensive Value:
Attack Damage Factor 0.5 (Short) + 0.5 (Medium) + 0.5 (Medium) + 0 (Long) = 1.500
Unit Size Factor 1 (Weight/Size Class) / 2 (+) 0.500 = 2.000
Overheat Factor 0 (Overheat) (+) 0.000 = 2.000
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 2.000
Defensive Interaction Rating:
Armor Factor 2 (Armor) x 2.0 (Non-Vehicle Unit) = 4.000
Structure Factor 2 (Structure) x 1.0 (Other Unit) (+) 2.000 = 6.000
Defense Factor 1 + {[2 (12" Move)] x 0.1} (*) 1.200 = 7.200
Final DIR Round to nearest half point = 7.000
Unit's Defensive Value:
Movement Factor 1.5 (0.25 per 2") + 0.5 (Jump-capable) = 2.000
Final DIR Defensive Interaction Rating (+) 7.000 = 9.000
Unit's Final Point Value:
Offensive Value = 2.000
Defensive Value (+) 9.000 = 11.000
Agile [2 (TMM) - 1] x 0.5 (Medium) (+) 0.500 = 11.500
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Final Point Value: 12
Cost Breakdown
Name/Model: Quickcell Model A QM-1A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 20
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
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Structural Cost
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Armor (Standard): (56 pts) 3.5 x 10,000 35,000.00
Internal Structure (Standard): 20 x 400 x 1 (+) 8,000.00 = 43,000.00
Myomer (Standard): 20 x 2,000 (+) 40,000.00 = 83,000.00
Engine (Fusion): (5,000 x 120 x 20) / 75 (+) 160,000.00 = 243,000.00
Gyro (Standard): 2.0 x 300,000 (+) 600,000.00 = 843,000.00
Cockpit (Standard): 200,000 (+) 200,000.00 = 1,043,000.00
Life Support: 50,000 (+) 50,000.00 = 1,093,000.00
Sensors: 20 x 2,000 (+) 40,000.00 = 1,133,000.00
Arm Actuators: 20 x ((100 x 2) + (50 x 0) + (80 x 0)) (+) 4,000.00 = 1,137,000.00
Leg Actuators: 20 x ((150 x 2) + (80 x 2) + (120 x 2)) (+) 14,000.00 = 1,151,000.00
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Total Structural Cost: 1,151,000.00
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Weapons and Equipment Cost
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Jump Jets 20 x (5 x 5) x 200 100,000.00
Machine Gun 5,000 (+) 5,000.00 = 105,000.00
Machine Gun (Ammo 100) [Empty Bin] 0 (+) 0.00 = 105,000.00
Rocket Launcher 15 30,000 (+) 30,000.00 = 135,000.00
Rocket Launcher 15 30,000 (+) 30,000.00 = 165,000.00
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Total Weapons and Equipment Cost 165,000.00
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BattleMech Cost
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Structural Cost: 1,151,000.00
Weapons and Equipment Cost: (+) 165,000.00 = 1,316,000.00
BattleMech Cost Multiplier: 1 + (20 / 100) (*) 1.20 = 1,579,200.00
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Final BattleMech Cost 1,579,200.00
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Rating:
1.50
Comment:
This has cannon fodder plastered all over it. If your pilot actually manages to kill another light with this big paper weight, consider giving him another mech. The pilot is too good for this. :) If he dies, well, that's war !
Certainly ok against lesser Chaos March powers where a cheap mech might even scare entire companies of infantry. However when faced against Mech toting greater Chaos March powers, this is good for spare parts.
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Member Review - Sleeping Dragon : 14-Apr-2005 00:00
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Rating:
1.50
Comment:
Well ... , what about transformation to vehicle? Speed just enough for city-fighter, poor armor, almost no guns. Unarmored infantry can be beaten, but be careful not to go near to anything else. JJs can save it from death more than once.
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Member Review - Gunslinger Patch : 20-Mar-2005 00:00
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Rating:
4.00
Comment:
I like it.
I would never use one, but I like it.
There are already el cheapo tanks and APCs, rolling cannon fodder. There should be a mech out there that fits the same bill, and this is it.
Though, perhaps the design should be redone as a 25 tonner, and stick some more MGs on it. Perhaps heavy MGs?
I could see someone in a short story having no choice but to use one of these (1 25 ton one with more MGs) way out on some periphery dump to take out a scorpion tank lance or defeat the local warlords Locust or something.
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Member Review - jymset : 03-Mar-2005 00:00
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Rating:
0.00
Comment:
Well, Erenon asked for a low mark, so there you are!
Had it not been for him asking, I would've marked this one higher! I love the fluff! The tie-in of the Quickcell company instantly gave this one a sympathy bonus.
Though realistically, on a board this would be a useless piece of junk. Hence my rating is quite correct!
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Member Review - cain : 06-Sep-2004 00:00
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Rating:
1.00
Comment:
this mech does live up to excpectations these are nil but still if u have no choice but buy it ur oppoent is propley inthe same boat
but still never get into a mech whose main weapons must be reloaded by hand
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