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Karagin
Imperial Karagin Army
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 Posted: 27-Jun-2010 06:10 Post subject: AV9 VTOL |
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| Code: | BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model: AV9
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3132
Config: V.T.O.L.
Rules: Level 2-FA, Custom design
Mass: 15 tons
Power Plant: 130 Vlar Fusion
Cruise Speed: 162.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 248.4 km/h
Armor Type: ArmorAlpha Compound Plate Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
3 Northstar Small ER Small Lasers
Manufacturer: Alexandria Armories
Location: Alexandria
Communications System: Emees 100
Targeting & Tracking System: Ferdinand-a
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==Overview:==
The AV9 came about after a series of design changed to the older AV5. The AV5
was in use for well over 60 years before anyone really saw a need to retire it
from serivice. It was one of those military vehicles that simply worked and
worked well and just became part of the background. In the course of time
things change and what was once perfect is now considered old and obsolete.
Hence this happen to the AV5.
The Rim Collective was engaged in a running border war with pirates and rebels
who seemed to think that the plantes and other bodies that made up the
Collective were their own personal safer heaven and staging points for their
operations. After having the Lyrans and other attack them over the years for
harboring these groups, which the Collective deined repeatedly, the government
had had enough. They ordered a full scale attack on the different bases and
other holdings of these groups.
The military moved quickly and the end results was a total disaster. While
they could defeat these groups, the Collective military lacked fast moving
aircraft, dropships and jumpships to move their forces around and they lacked
the vehicles to protect these once they were in the areas of fighting. The
operations lasted for the better part of two years, without any noticeable
gains. The old AV5 showed that while it was a decent VTOL craft it was just
that old, and lacking in speed and firepower. As it's weaknesses came to be
shown, the military quickly demanded that Alexandria Armories, the primary
maker of the AV5 fix the defects and upgrade the VTOL. Welcoming the change to
improve on the design the engineers at Alexandria Armories discoveried that
there were better and more modern VTOLs on the market and while their cost
could supply two or more regiements of mechs for the collective, the chance to
have a home grown high tech VTOL was shown and one that could enter the market
and be usable by more then the Collective.
As the fighting ended AA worked hard to make changes the military wanted. They
upgraded teh engine adding another 20kph to the speed, they revamped the armor
lay out. Improved the flight controls and avionics. Then they dropped the
older machine guns in favor of three Northstar small long ranged lasers. Each
of these fixes came with a price, the AV6 was not able to handle the stress of
the extra speed, the frame would crumple and break when the craft made tight
turns or was forces to evade return fire. The AV7 had issues with the lasers
and the older fire control computer, leading to it being scraped in favor of
Ferdinand Targeting and Tracking System. the AV8 had issues with both the new
avonics and the Ferdinand TTS, which lead to the Ferdinand being dropped in
favor or a more up to date version the A series. The avonics were overhauled
once more and this time the issues were fixed. The AV9 soon entered service
with the Rim Collective military and has shown that even a small nation can
build a fighting vehicle that is up to par with their bigger cousins.
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Type/Model: AV9
Mass: 15 tons
Construction Options: Fractional Accounting
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 10 pts Standard 0 1.50
Engine: 130 Fusion 0 4.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 2.25
Cruise MP: 15
Flank MP: 23
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 .75
Crew: 1 Members 0 .00
Rotor Equipment: Main/Tail Rotors 0 1.50
Armor Factor: 53 pts Ferro-Fibrous 2 3.00
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 2 17
Left / Right Sides: 2 12/12
Rear: 2 10
Rotor: 2 2
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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3 ER Small Lasers Front 6 3 1.50
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TOTALS: 6 5 15.00
Items & Tons Left: 3 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 459,375 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 366 (old BV = 395)
Cost per BV: 1,255.12
Weapon Value: 47 / 47 (Ratio = .13 / .13)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 5; MRDmg = 0; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 15V, Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: VA; Point Value: 4
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Karagin
Only the dead have seen the end of war. - Plato
"Wasted trip Man. Nobody said nuthin' about lockin' horns with no tigers." Oddball
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