Combat Vehicle Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Mule Transport Helicopter
Designer:           Rudel Gurken
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  D
Tonnage:            25
Configuration:      Combat Vehicle
Era/Year:           Star League / 2611
Rules (Current):    Introductory
Rules (Era):        Introductory
Rules (Year):       Introductory
Total Cost:         775,970 C-Bills
Battle Value:       348

Movement Type:        VTOL
Power Plant:          Nissan 110 
Cruising Speed:       108 kph   
Maximum Speed:        162 kph   
Armor:                Starshield A
Armament:             
    2 Maxell DT Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:         Lockheed/CBM Corporation
    Primary Factory:  Gibbs
Communications:       Lockheed/CBM Comset 100
Targeting & Tracking: Lockheed/CBM TRACK-1V

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Overview:
    First flown in 2611 during the age of the Star League the Mule was designed as a fast high
    capacity infantry transport with the ability to support its infantry with considerable
    firepower.

Capabilities:
    The Mule lives up to its name by being able to haul up to three platoons of foot infantry
    with up to 162 km/h close to the ground. Its compartment can be reconfigured to hold nine
    tons of standard cargo in almost no time. Two medium lasers deliver a hefty punch for a
    heavy transport; A Lance of them could easily chase away or even destroy light armor and
    light mechs.
    But after some time the Mule was found lacking in armor and any substantial anti-infantry
    capacity.

Deployment:
    The venerable Lockheed/CBM Corporation delivered the Mule to the SLDF in large quantities.
    But over the years of the Succession Wars their numbers declined sharply. Especially in the
    later years many of them were squandered by using them as makeshift gunboats or by removing
    the now valuable fusion engines.

Variants:
    After the first combat missions many were equipped in the field with additional
    anti-infantry weaponry like two sidemounted machineguns and a front mounted vehicular
    grenade launcher. This reduced the cargo capacity to seven tons.
    In the later days of the Succession Wars some were used with internal combustion engines,
    swapping the lasers to front or side mounted machineguns. These were able to carry up to
    eight tons.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  2.50                     
Engine:                                     110 Fusion                 5.50                     
    Cruising MP:                                10                                              
    Flanking MP:                                15                                              
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Control Equipment:                                                     1.50                     
Lift Equipment:                                                        2.50                     
Power Amplifier:                                                       0.00                     
Turret:                                                                0.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   32                     2.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                              Armor                                             
                                              Value                                             
    Front:                                      8                                               
    R/L Side:                                   8                                               
    Rear:                                       6                                               
    Rotor:                                      2                                               

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Weapons and Ammo                                            Location              Tonnage       
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2 Medium Lasers                                               Front                2.00         
Compartment, Infantry (9 tons)                                Body                 9.00         

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                                    
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Point Value (PV): 17
TP: CV,  SZ: 1,  TMM: 4,  MV: 20"v
Damage: (S) 1 / (M) 1 / (L) 0
Armor (A): 1,  Structure (S): 2
Specials: ATMO, ENE, IT9, SRCH