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Rudel Gurken
Allisters Light Thunder
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Joined: 15-Jun-2005 00:00
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Location: Germany
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 Posted: 07-Aug-2005 14:23 Post subject: FE-1MM Ferret |
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A Mech a friend and I had constructed some 15 years ago! I´ve submitted it but it hasn´t come through yet!
Type/Model: Ferret FE-1MM
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3051
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 30 tons
Chassis: Irian Chassis Class 30 Standard
Power Plant: 300 Hermes 300 XL XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 108,0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 162,0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type: Riese-456 FF Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
6 Hellion-V Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: Irian BattleMechs Unlimited
Location: Irian
Communications System: Irian TelStar
Targeting & Tracking System: Irian 511
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==Overview:==
As new technologies spread over the Inner Sphere following the discovery of
the Gray Death Memory Core Irian BattleMechs Unlimited soon dicided not only
to upgrade older models but to construct a new one!
The task was given to C. Hrovat, a new but promising Mechdesigner.
He was enthusiastic about the idea to construkt a light Mech with the newly
available Hermes 300 XL fusion engine to give it incredible speed:
The FE-1MM Ferret was born!
==Capabilities:==
The Ferret was based on a standard-version of the HER-1 30t chassis. The
Hermes 300 XL also produced for the OTL-5M Ostsol gave it a speed of above 160
kph and the ability to outrun every other design of it´s time and even most
hovers and some VTOL´s!
To protect this speed-demon the designers decided to put 5,5 tons of the new
FF-armor on the frame. Because the fusion reactor came (as standard) with 10
integral double heat sinks and Irian wanted a deep-penetration ability only
energy-weapons were intended. First plans called for 3 medium pulse lasers but
Hrovat didn´t like the short range and heavy tonnage of them. He decided to
mount 6 standard medium lasers instead that gave the Ferret very heavy
firepower with a standard range and no heat problems!
The Mech was sold as a deep penetration striker and light Mech hunter.
==Variants:==
As soon as new ER-technology was available the Ferret was equipped with ER
medium lasers.
But the FE-1ER had serious problems with overheating because the pilots tried
to alphastrike two or three times like they were able to in the original
FE-1MM. So only a few field upgrade kits were produced.
A later series was equipped with Endo Steel Structure. The saved weight was
used to mount a Beagle Active Probe (FE-2R) or 5 ER medium laser instead of
the standards plus 2 DHS and 0,5 tons of armor (FE-2ER) or 4 ER medium laser
instead of the standards plus a DHS, a Beagle Active Probe and a targeting
computer purchased on the black market!
This FE-2T Prototyp has been proven very effectiv but production will be
deleted until House Davion is willing to sell their TC´s or House Marik gets a
reengeniering done!
==Deployment==
The design was spread throughout Marik-space but selling-numbers soon stay
behind expectations. Most buyers refused to spend almost 5,5 mio C-bills for
"only a light Mech"!
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Type/Model: Ferret FE-1MM
Mass: 30 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 51 pts Standard 0 3,00
Engine: 300 XL Fusion 12 9,50
Walking MP: 10
Running MP: 15
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 10 Double [20] 0 ,00
Gyro: 4 3,00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3,00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA+H 16 ,00
Armor Factor: 99 pts Ferro-Fibrous 14 5,50
(Armor Crit Loc: 5 LT, 5 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 10 15
Center Torso (Rear): 5
L/R Side Torso: 7 10/10
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 4/4
L/R Arm: 5 10/10
L/R Leg: 7 11/11
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Medium Laser RA 3 1 1,00
1 Medium Laser LA 3 1 1,00
1 Medium Laser RT 3 1 1,00
1 Medium Laser LT 3 1 1,00
1 Medium Laser CT 3 1 1,00
1 Medium Laser HD 3 1 1,00
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TOTALS: 18 57 30,00
Crits & Tons Left: 21 ,00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 5.364.840 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1.008
Cost per BV: 5.322,26
Weapon Value: 837 / 837 (Ratio = ,83 / ,83)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 23; MRDmg = 4; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 10, Armor/Structure: 2/1
Damage PB/M/L: 4/3/-, Overheat: 0
Class: ML; Point Value: 10
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Sleeping Dragon
Draconis Combine
Tai-i
Joined: 06-Apr-2005 00:00
Posts: 4820
Location: Czech Republic
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| Posted: 07-Aug-2005 15:05 Post subject: RE: FE-1MM Ferret |
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Fast, but expensive laser boat, not much to say.
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Delta
Lyran Alliance
Leutnant
Joined: 11-Dec-2004 00:00
Posts: 635
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| Posted: 07-Aug-2005 17:55 Post subject: RE: FE-1MM Ferret |
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I'd remove the Medium from the head so the pilot doesn't die of heat and use the free tonnage to knock off the ferros fiberous. Might make it cheaper.
The speed saves it, due to the medium's short range.
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Rudel Gurken
Allisters Light Thunder
Major
Joined: 15-Jun-2005 00:00
Posts: 1456
Location: Germany
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| Posted: 08-Aug-2005 05:26 Post subject: RE: FE-1MM Ferret |
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It has no faulty cooling-jacket for the headmounted Medium! 
If every Mech with a Medium Laser in it´s head will kill his pilot a lot of Mechs will never be used!
I´ve used this for about 15 years and the firepower of 6 Mediums without heat-buildup had saved my day multiple times!
Ok, it´s about 110.000 cheaper but with a cost of around 5.5 mio it wouldn´t be much better!
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