BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Buchanan THR-BUC-1
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3075
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Mass:          70 tons
Chassis:       Endo Steel
Power Plant:   350 Magna XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets:     5 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:      
  1 ER PPC
  1 Autocannon/5
  3 ER Medium Lasers
  1 SRM 6
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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==Overview:==
With Terra liberated and their efforts elsewhere slowly beginning to crumble,
the Word of Blake found itself in a bind. Not only were they losing machines
at an alarming rate, any and all tactical advantage they had received from
deploying their brand-new machines during the Jihad was evaporating as units
were felled and captured in battle, allowing the New Terran Hegemony and
others the opportunity to study them (or, at least, their remains). 

In this light, the Blakist military needed not only more machines to stem the
losses but also new machines that might give them a tactical advantage. It was
in this light that the Word of Blake produced the Buchanan. Named for an
infamous American President from the days of Ancient Terra, the moniker was
chosen in the hopes that it would offend and distract the core of the NTH
forces from Caph. 

==Capabilities:==
The Blakists decided to visually model their machine after the Clan Thor, in
the hopes of making it appear that they had a source of these Clan mechs.
While they were able to keep the tonnage, movement, and PPC, other sacrifices
had to be made elsewhere. The LB-10X was downgraded to a standard AC/5, but an
additional ton of ammunition was added for the sake of battlefield
longetivity. The LRM 15 rack, meanwhile, was reduced in size to an SRM 6. And
while three ER Medium Lasers were added for the sake of close-range defensive
firepower, this came at the cost of some of the mech's heat sinks; pilots are
cautioned to maintain firing discipline. 

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Type/Model:    Buchanan THR-BUC-1
Mass:          70 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  107 pts Endo Steel           14      3.50
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 4 LA, 4 RA, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Engine:        350 XL Fusion                12     15.00
   Walking MP:   5
   Running MP:   8
   Jumping MP:   5
Heat Sinks:     12 Double [24]               0      2.00
Gyro:                                        4      4.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H    R: Sh+UA+LA+H   16       .00
Armor Factor:  192 pts Standard              0     12.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:             22         28      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  9      
   L/R Side Torso:           15      20/20      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              7/7      
   L/R Arm:                  11      19/19      
   L/R Leg:                  15      27/27      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 ER PPC                 RA     15           3      7.00
1 Autocannon/5           LA      1   40      6     10.00
  (Ammo Locations: 2 LT)
3 ER Medium Lasers       RT     15           3      3.00
1 SRM 6                  LT      4   30      4      5.00
  (Ammo Locations: 2 LT)
CASE Equipment:          LT                  1       .50
5 Standard Jump Jets:                        5      5.00
 (Jump Jet Loc: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
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TOTALS:                         35          73     70.00
Crits & Tons Left:                           5       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        16,756,106 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,417
Cost per BV:       11,825.06
Weapon Value:      1,399 / 1,399 (Ratio = .99 / .99)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 24;  MRDmg = 13;  LRDmg = 5
BattleForce2:      MP: 5J,  Armor/Structure: 5/3
                   Damage PB/M/L: 3/3/1,  Overheat: 2
                   Class: MH;  Point Value: 14

               BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Johnston LOK-ASJ-1
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3075
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Mass:          65 tons
Chassis:       Endo Steel
Power Plant:   325 VOX XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:      
  2 PPCs
  1 Guardian ECM
  1 Beagle Active Probe
  3 ER Medium Lasers
  1 Streak SRM 6
  2 Machine Guns
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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==Overview:==
Similar to the Buchanan, the Johnston was created in an effort to both bolster
the Blakist forces and enrage the New Terran Hegemony. Named for controversial
Ancient Terran military commander General Albert Sydney Johnston, the mech is
based on - and physically resembles - the Clan Loki mech. 

==Capabilities:==
On one hand, the Blakist designers were able to maintain the core elements of
the mech: the electronics, the twin PPCs, the machine guns, the lasers, and
the SRM rack were all retained. 

On the other hand, the A-pods and anti-missile system all had to be sacrificed
in order to provide for additional tonnage, even with the inclusion of endo
steel structure. Similarly, the PPCs had to be downgraded to standard models
in order to work with the existing heat sinks. 

While the machine guns were located to the legs in order to permit
anti-infantry capability, the reduced range and lack of missile defenses
should be taken into consideration by pilots. 

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Type/Model:    Johnston LOK-ASJ-1
Mass:          65 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  104 pts Endo Steel           14      3.50
 (Endo Steel Loc: 5 LA, 5 RA, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Engine:        325 XL Fusion                12     12.00
   Walking MP:   5
   Running MP:   8
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     11 Double [22]               0      1.00
Gyro:                                        4      4.00
Cockpit, Life Supt.:                         5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H    R: Sh+UA+LA+H   16       .00
Armor Factor:  136 pts Standard              0      8.50

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:             21         19      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  6      
   L/R Side Torso:           15      14/14      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              5/5      
   L/R Arm:                  10      13/13      
   L/R Leg:                  15      19/19      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 PPC                    RA     10           3      7.00
1 PPC                    LA     10           3      7.00
1 Guardian ECM           LT      0           2      1.50
1 Beagle Active Probe    LT      0           2      1.50
3 ER Medium Lasers       LT     15           3      3.00
1 Streak SRM 6           CT      4   15      3      5.50
  (Ammo Locations: 1 RT)
1 Machine Gun            LL      0  200      2      1.50
  (Ammo Locations: 1 RT)
1 Machine Gun            RL      0           1       .50
1 Targeting Computer     RT                  5      5.00
CASE Equipment:          RT                  1       .50
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TOTALS:                         39          76     65.00
Crits & Tons Left:                           2       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        14,847,909 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,278
Cost per BV:       11,618.08
Weapon Value:      1,387 / 1,321 (Ratio = 1.09 / 1.03)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 26;  MRDmg = 15;  LRDmg = 7
BattleForce2:      MP: 5,  Armor/Structure: 3/3
                   Damage PB/M/L: 4/3/1,  Overheat: 2
                   Class: MH;  Point Value: 13
                   Specials: ecm, prb