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Name/Model:         Argent Mongoose Mk XXX Mod GS
Designer:           master arminas
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Clan
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            30
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Clan Invasion / 3050
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         6,035,640 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,248

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          330 XL
Walking Speed:        118.8 kph 
Maximum Speed:        183.6 kph 
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 ER Large Laser
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown with Advanced Targeting Computer

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Overview:
    Originally developed by Clan Mongoose, the Argent Mongoose was based on the SLDF Hussar.
    Intended to be the fastest strike BattleMech in known space, it was fairly successful in
    that regard. Other than incorporating new Clan technology for XL engines, ferro-fibrous,
    endo-steel, and weapons, the current production model is basically the same as the Mod M
    being produced today, only using lighter weapons, and less bulky internal components.  This
    decrease in the weight of the equipment has allowed the two producers of the Argent Mongoose
    to add an additional piece of equipment that the original Mod M lacked--either a targeting
    computer or MASC.  When the Smoke Jaguars absorbed Clan Mongoose, they gained the factory
    that manufactured these BattleMechs, but promptly mothballed it. The leaders of the Clan
    declared that the Jaguars would never use such a dezgra machine of a dead Clan. The Goliath
    Scorpions and Ice Hellions each issued a batchall for the rights to produce the BattleMech,
    and in a show of their disdain, the Jaguars only bid one unaugmented Solahma Warrior to
    defend their rights. Needless to say, the Hellions and Scorpions won their trials. The
    original factory on Marshall was later dismantled by the Jaguars

Capabilities:
    Built on a 30-ton frame, the Argent Mongoose uses a powerful 330-rate extra-light fusion
    engine to achieve a walking speed of 118.8 kilometers per hour and a running speed of 183.6
    kph. The sheer mass of this engine--even the XL engine--forced Mongoose designers to use
    both endo-steel internal structure and ferro-fibrous armor plating (four tons--although the
    original had just three) to have an acceptable payload of weaponry. Hewing to the intent of
    the original design, Clan Mongoose installed an ER Large Laser in the center torso and a
    prototype targeting computer to assist in long-range combat. The design included
    double-strength heat sinks, making the Argent Mongoose a cool-running machine that literally
    cannot overheat unless it suffers multiple damaging hits to the engine.
    Advancements in Clan baseline technology freed up internal volume and also reduced the
    tonnage of the weapon, allowing Scorpion and Hellion users of this BattleMech to increase
    the armor tonnage, alleviating one of the few flaws of this old war machine.

Deployment:
    Rarely seen in any Clan but the Hellions and the Scorpions, the Argent Mongoose is still
    prized for its speed and ability to engage targets accurately at extreme range. The only
    Clan that does not field at least one Argent Mongoose is Clan Smoke Jaguar--whose warriors
    refuse to accept this Mech even as isorla, destroying it instead. While the Hellions do not
    trade this BattleMech with the other Clans, the Scorpions do, and are the primary source of
    the Argent Mongoose among the remaining Clans of Kerensky.

Variants:
    The Hellions Argent Mongoose Mk XXX Mod IH removes the targeting computer and installs
    instead MASC. This system makes the Argent Mongoose even faster for limited periods of time,
    increasing maximum ground speed to 237.6 kilometers per hour.
    While the Wolves do not produce the Argent Mongoose, the Scorpions do make a handful of Mod
    W variants for their allied Clan each year.  These units remove the ER Large Laser and
    targeting computer to instead mount four ER Medium Lasers (2 x center torso; right arm; and
    left arm) and an ECM suite (head).

Notable MechWarriors:
    Unknown.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 1.50                     
Engine:                                       330 XL                  12.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 11                                              
    Running MP:                                 17                                              
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  4.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   77                     4.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      10             10       
    Center Torso (rear):                               4       
    R/L Torso:                          7              7       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  3       
    R/L Arm:                            5              7       
    R/L Leg:                            7             10       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Targeting Computer                                        H                 1          1.00             
ER Large Laser                                            CT                1          4.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 33
TP: BM,  SZ: 1,  TMM: 4,  MV: 22"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 3,  Structure (S): 2
Specials: ENE
 
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