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Name/Model:         King Crab KGC-004
Designer:           Alisa Wolfstein
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            100
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3084
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         21,922,500 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,300

Chassis:              Corean Model 000 Endo-Composite
Power Plant:          Defiance 300 Light Fusion
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Durallex Heavy with CASE II
Armament:             
    1 Defiance Disintegrator LB 20-X AC
    1 Large X-Pulse Laser
    2 Hound's-tooth Snub-Nose PPCs
    1 Defiance B3S Small Laser
Manufacturer:         Defiance Industries
    Primary Factory:  Hesperus II
Communications:       Angst Discom
Targeting & Tracking: TharHes Targitrack with Advanced Targeting Computer

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Overview:
    In the wake of the destruction wrought by the Jihad, Archon Adam Steiner set about
    stimulating economic growth, especially on Hesperus II, as the Lyran Alliance began to
    rebuild itself after 14 years of conflict. Therefore, his government contracted Defiance
    Industries to create a modern King Crab model featuring new equipment, yet remaining true to
    the original purpose of the 'Mech: to deal massive bursts of (close-range) damage; the Lyran
    designers of the KGC-004 had plenty of ideas. The brief they came up with was to produce a
    'Mech that could deal as much pinpoint damage as the original KGC-000 could with its two
    AC/20s, but that these weapons should be linked to a Targeting Computer.
    Knowing that the design would require a large weapons payload, they started out by selecting
    a Defiance 300 Light Fusion Engine and an Endo-Composite skeleton to save weight, while a
    compact gyro freed up space and was less susceptible to damage. Realising that the targeting
    computer would be too bulky if two Autocannon 20 were used, the engineers selected a
    Defiance Disintegrator LB 20-X AC, which they split between the Right Arm and Right Torso,
    and paired Hound's-tooth Snub-Nose PPCs, which were placed in the Left Arm. To fend off
    enemies that try to engage the 'Mech at range, the engineers mounted a highly accurate Large
    X-Pulse Laser, while a Defiance B3S Small Laser deters attacks against the KGC-004 from
    behind. Both are located in the Center Torso, while the hefty 7-ton Targeting Computer is
    placed in the Left Torso. Three tons of CASE II protected LB 20-X AC Ammo in the Right Torso
    supplies the mammoth autocannon, while fourteen Double Heat Sinks keep the weapons' heat
    buildup well under control, aided by a Coolant Pod in particularly intense combat
    situations. Rounding off the design, a full 19 tons of armor was fitted to the KGC-004 to
    enable the 'Mech to weather a significant amount of damage before finally succumbing to its
    wounds.
    The design took Defiance Industries 5 years to bring to fruition, partly due to the effects
    of the Jihad but also due to them not having used an endo-composite structure before on any
    design. The first battle-ready KGC-004s came off the production line in mid 3084 and went
    straight into the newly renamed LCAF. By 3086, production had increased enough that Defiance
    could fulfil its contract to the LCAF and have extra -004s to sell to the open market.
    However, it did not find its way into the hands of the other great houses until shortly
    before the turn of the century.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                       Endo-Composite               7.50                     
Engine:                                  300 Light Fusion             14.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         14 [28]                   4.00                     
Gyro:                                        Compact                   4.50                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  304                    19.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      31             48       
    Center Torso (rear):                              11       
    R/L Torso:                         21             34       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  8       
    R/L Arm:                           17             34       
    R/L Leg:                           21             42       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Large X-Pulse Laser                                       CT                2          7.00             
Small Laser                                             CT (R)              1          0.50             
CASE II                                                   RT                1          1.00             
LB 20-X AC (Ammo 10)                                      RT                2          2.00             
LB 20-X AC (Ammo 5) [Cluster]                             RT                1          1.00             
Coolant Pod                                               LT                1          1.00             
Targeting Computer                                        LT                9          9.00             
LB 20-X AC                                              RA/RT               11        14.00             
2 Snub-Nose PPCs                                          LA                4         12.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 41
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 3 / (L) 0,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 10,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: CASEII, FLK1/1/-, REAR0*/-/-
 
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