Type/Model:    Afreet Medium Armor 
Tech/Era:      Clan / 3067 / CBT:RPG Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Medium Battle Armor (751 - 1,000 kg)
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Ground Speed:  10.8 km/h
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor Type:    Standard
R&D Start Date:  March, 3051
Prototype Design and Production:  December, 3054
Standard Production:  January, 3055

==Overview:==
     The Afreet battle-armor design is newly created and fielded
solely by Clan Ice Hellion.
     As part of her campaign to rebuild the Ice Hellion's morale,
which had been broken by former Khan Taney's reign, Raina Montose
commissioned several projects aimed at increasing both the
strength of the Clan's Touman and the pride of her warriors at the
same time. Few showed promise, and to save resources, lagging
projects were folded into more promising endeavors. The end result
of some of these endeavors was the Afreet. 
     The Afreet is the combination of two suits that each showed
some promise, but not enough for them to be fully developed
separately. One suit was equipped with ample ground speed and VTOL
jump capability meant for reconnaissance, but its lack of primary
weapons and credible armor made it ineffective in combat. The
other was an anti-infantry suit, designed to take on Inner Sphere
combined-arms forces. However, with the Hellions remaining a home
clan for the foreseeable future, the suit was too narrow in its
focus to be used often. Montose combined the two projects,
charging engineers to produce a design that, in her words,
"embodies the beliefs and traits of our totem." The staff of the
two projects deliberated and debated, and in some instances, the
test pilots engaged in a Circle of Equals when an agreement could
not be reached. Finally, an acceptable prototype was delivered on
schedule.
     The Afreet maintains one of the highest speeds for a Home
Clan suit to date, second only to the Sylph. With jump boosters
obtained through Trials of Possession, Ice Hellion engineers
managed to improve the Afreet's movement greatly, enabling it to
keep up with most heavy and assault 'Mechs, though it still needs
to hitch a ride in faster-paced battles. 
     While lighter than typical Clan Battle-armor, the Afreet's
weapons are respectable. A light recoilless rifle gives it the
ability to fire repeatedly out to 180 meters. Many have complained
about using such an uncommon and archaic weapon, but the
combination of cost, capability, and ease of maintenance makes it
a perfect match for the suit. Instead of anti-personnel weaponry,
the Afreet has two retractable Vibroblades. In close quarters, the
weapons not only give the Afreet an advantage in hand to hand
combat, but can deal more damage to a BattleMech as the point
swarms over it. Finally, to take advantage of the suit's speed, a
portable radar array was attached, allowing troopers to detect
possible ambushes and mount counter-assaults. 
     Though Trials have been issued and suits destroyed, Clan Ice
Hellion has been able to remain the exclusive user of the Afreet
suit. The morale boost these events have provided to Hellion
forces is immense, and Khan Montose has more battle armor in full
production, planning to deploy them to every Galaxy, if not every
Cluster. 

==Capabilities:==
CBT: RPG RULES
     Afreet battle armor mounts a 40-shot light recoilless rifle
(see p. 169, CBTComp). The suit uses standard manipulators with
vibro-claw adaptors, and so may not employ conventional infantry
weapons. In addition, each Afreet features integral jump jets and
a jump booster for a maximum leaps of 120 meters per turn, plus an
improved sensor array that functions as a portable radar sensor
(see p. 107, LT).
     As a Clan design, the Afreet also features a HarJel
auto-repair system (see pp. 58-59, LT).

BATTLETECH RULES
     The Afreet deploys in Points of 5, has 1 MP of ground
movement (4 MP jumping movement), may travel aboard OmniMechs per
the Mechanized Battle Armor rules, and may make anti-BattleMech
leg and swarm attacks (note that the vibroclaws enable Afreet
Points to deliver 2 extra points of damage during anti-'Mech
attacks per trooper). Each suit has an Armor Value of 5, plus 1
additional point representing the trooper inside.
     Each Afreet carries one Clan light recoilless rifle (see p.
192, CBTComp), which is resolved as per standard battle armor
direct fire attacks, and Afreet Points may also make vibroclaw
attacks against any units in the same hex as they occupy,
resolving hits as a missile attack by the appropriate number of
surviving Afreets, inflicting 2-point hits per trooper (delivered
in 2-point damage groupings). Finally, the Afreet's improved
sensors mimic an active probe with a 3-hex range.

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Type/Model:    Afreet Medium Armor 
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Medium Class Humanoid with HarJel      0       250
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP)                 0         0
               Jump Jets       (3 MP)                 0       150
               Jump Booster (Body, +1 Jump MP)        2       125
Armor Type:    5 Points Standard                      0       125

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    Battle Vibro-Claw                      0        50
  Right Arm:   Battle Vibro-Claw                      0        50

Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
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Improved Sensors                     Body             1        45
Light Recoilless Rifle               RA        40     3       195
  (with High-Explosive Ammo)
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TOTALS:                                               6       990
Slots & Mass Left:                                    4        10

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:     557,300 C-Bills
Battle Value:   35 (175 for 5)  Weapon Value: 13 (Ratio=.37)
Cost per BV:    15,922.86
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 1   MRDmg = 0   LRDmg = 0
Mechanized:     Travels on OmniMechs
Attacks:        Can perform Swarm and Leg attacks
BattleForce2:   Class: IB   MP: 4J   Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
                Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-   Overheat: 0
                Point Value: 2    Specials: mec, srs, car5

CBT:RPG Data:   Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 7/7/6/6    Coverage: Full
                IR: 0,  ECM: 0,  Camo: 0
                Melee AP: 2,  Target Size Modifier: -1
                Movement Modifiers:
                  Walking: 0,  Running: 0,  Sprinting: 0
                Jump:  120 m/turn
                Attribute Modifiers:  STR: +4,  DEX: -1,  RFL: -1
                Equipment Rating:  F/D/F














Type/Model:    Corona Heavy Battle Armor 
Tech/Era:      Clan / 3060 / CBT:RPG Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Heavy Battle Armor (1,001 - 1,500 kg)
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Ground Speed:  21.6 km/h
Armor Type:    Standard
R&D Start Date:  March, 3051
Prototype Design and Production:  December, 3054
Standard Production:  January, 3055

==Overview:==
     By all accounts, Clan Star Adder is one of the most
progressive Clans. After the combat trials that decided which
Clans would invade the Inner Sphere, Khan Cassius N'Buta knew that
some of the paradigms that had come to define the Clan way of life
would change considerably once mixed into the cauldron that is the
Inner Sphere, so he charged a select group of warriors to develop
new concepts while he likewise charged his senior Scientists with
designing new technologies that would help the Star Adders retain
their superiority. One of the products of this think-tank would
eventually be the heavy laser. Another was the Corona battle
armor.
     The Corona represents a departure from the well-defined
battlefield tactics and customs of the Clans that, while not
significant, was still radical enough to keep this battle armor
from wide production for several years. The Adders had long-ago
defined their need for mechanized battle armor cavalry, but what
they did not have was a heavy cavalry-heavily armed ground troops
able to seriously threaten even assault-class BattleMechs from a
range. That was the problem with the standard Clan Battle
Armor-once its missiles were expended, it had an extremely limited
range. The Corona is not so limited.
     The Corona's firepower is centered on a heavy support pulse
laser, allowing it to reach ranges that no other Clan battle armor
could, and with greater punch. Of course, there was a price for
this significant increase in firepower. The Corona's designers had
to drop the jump pack, significantly limiting its maneuverability.
This was considered a secondary concern, however, as Corona points
could still be delivered to a battlefield by OmniMechs. Once on
the ground, they pack a greater punch at a longer range than their
cousins. Their limited maneuverability and unique characteristics
require new tactical thinking, which is why deployment was put off
for so long.
     After the Burrock Absorption, however, the Corona was put
into production. It didn't make its first true appearance in Clan
Space for several years; apparently Clan Star Adder's leadership
didn't want knowledge of their new battle armor leaking out until
it could field it in great numbers. Surprisingly, Xi, Rho, and Tau
Provisional Galaxies were the first to be assigned full binaries
and trinaries of Coronas, followed by Beta and Alpha Galaxies,
where they are concentrated in the Assault and Armored Cavalry
clusters. Clan Cloud Cobra also fields some Coronas, mostly within
their Beta and Epsilon Galaxies.

==Capabilities:==
CBT: RPG RULES
     Corona battle armor mounts a 12-shot heavy support pulse
laser in the torso (see p. 169, CBTComp), and an anti-personnel
weapon mount in the right arm. The suit uses a battle claw on the
left arm and a basic manipulator in the right, and so may not
employ conventional infantry weapons. 
     As a Clan design, the Corona also features a HarJel
auto-repair system (see pp. 58-59, LT).

BATTLETECH RULES
     The Corona deploys in Points of 5, has 2 MP of ground
movement (no jumping movement), may travel aboard OmniMechs per
the Mechanized Battle Armor rules, but may not make
anti-BattleMech leg and swarm attacks. Each suit has an Armor
Value of 8, plus 1 additional point representing the trooper
inside.
     Each Corona carries one Clan medium pulse laser, which is
resolved as per standard battle armor direct fire attacks, with
the usual -2 to-hit bonus for pulse lasers.

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Type/Model:    Corona Heavy Battle Armor 
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Heavy Class Humanoid with HarJel       0       400
Motive System: Ground Movement (2 MP)                 0        80
Armor Type:    8 Points Standard                      0       200

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    Battle Claw                            0        15
  Right Arm:   Basic Manipulator                      0         0

Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
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Heavy Support Pulse Laser            Body      12     3       800
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          RA               1         5
 (Anti-Personnel Weapon Space)       RA               0         0
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TOTALS:                                               4     1,500
Slots & Mass Left:                                    8         0

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:     412,500 C-Bills
Battle Value:   90 (450 for 5)  Weapon Value: 105 (Ratio=1.17)
Cost per BV:    4,583.33
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 7   MRDmg = 4   LRDmg = 0
Mechanized:     Travels on OmniMechs
Attacks:        Can not perform Swarm or Leg attacks
BattleForce2:   Class: IB   MP: 2   Armor/Structure: 3 / 0
                Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/-   Overheat: 0
                Point Value: 5    Specials: mec, car5

CBT:RPG Data:   Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 9/7/7/7    Coverage: Full
                IR: 0,  ECM: 0,  Camo: 0
                Melee AP: 2,  Target Size Modifier: -2
                Movement Modifiers:
                  Walking: 0,  Running: 0,  Sprinting: 0
                Attribute Modifiers:  STR: +4,  DEX: -1,  RFL: -3
                Equipment Rating:  F/D/F