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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Sniper wolf SIW-A2
Designer:           cain
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            100
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Clan Invasion / 3052
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Experimental
Total Cost:         23,362,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,294

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          300 XL
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    2 ER PPCs
    2 Light Gauss Rifles
    7 ER Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The Sniper is in fact a very old design that never reached
    
    full production till recently. Although the Mech was built
    
    around the new light gauss rifle weapon its size and cost
    
    prohibited main stream production of this Mech but 12
    
    prototypes were made and only 2 were so far lost in
    
    combat the Mech quickly proved its worth in its designed
    
    role as a fire support Mech its direct fire weapons also
    
    meant it could push forward and be quite effective in the
    
    battle line. The SIW-A2 was a introduced because many pilots complained of the mechs
    dependence on ammo. So this variant was built and tested and found to be as effective as its
    predecessor with a slight reduction in range but an increase in overall damage.
    
    The main changes were the replacement of a light Gauss rifle and ammo in each arm for a
    ERPPC the Medium pulse was removed and 3 new ER Mediums were added. the double heat sink
    compliment had to be upgraded to a total of 16 to accommodate the changes the designers were
    forced to replace the bulky endosteel chassis with a standard skeleton

Capabilities:
    the S Wolf SIW-A2 carries 2 Light Gauss rifles with 2 ERPPCs  which give it a very
    
    powerful punch at range while the 6 ER medium lasers backed by
    
    a single rear facing ER medium laser give it ample close in protection to
    
    discourage lighter mechs. Originally when a S Wolf began to run
    
    out of ammo many pilots had tendency to charge the
    
    Mech forward to bring its lasers to bear, it was during circumstances
    
    like this that the 2 of the original prototypes were lost but
    
    they were capable of taking out no less then 3 lighter
    
    machines each, after its ammo had run out, before they
    
    fell. The addition of the ERPPCs will hopefully allow the the Mech to continue to fight
    effectively at range in its specified role

Deployment:
    Because of the gap in time between the original prototype
    
    and full production the S Wolf prototypes have spread
    
    across The Free Worlds League the new mechs are being
    
    shipped to prestige units like the Knights of the Inner
    
    Sphere and units on the Lyran and Federated borders
    
    The SIW-A2 has been welcomed enthusiastically by pilots and demand for this variant has out
    stripped the original and production capabilities
    
    

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                 10.00                     
Engine:                                       300 XL                   9.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         16 [32]                   6.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  307                    19.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      31             47       
    Center Torso (rear):                              15       
    R/L Torso:                         21             32       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                 10       
    R/L Arm:                           17             34       
    R/L Leg:                           21             42       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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ER Medium Laser                                         H (R)               1          1.00             
2 ER Medium Lasers                                        CT                2          2.00             
2 ER Medium Lasers                                        RT                2          2.00             
2 ER Medium Lasers                                        LT                2          2.00             
ER PPC                                                    RA                3          7.00             
Light Gauss Rifle                                         RA                5         12.00             
Light Gauss Rifle (Ammo 32)                               RA                2          2.00             
ER PPC                                                    LA                3          7.00             
Light Gauss Rifle                                         LA                5         12.00             
Light Gauss Rifle (Ammo 32)                               LA                2          2.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 47
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 4 / (L) 4,  OV: 3
Armor (A): 10,  Structure (S): 4
Specials: REAR1/1/-