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Name/Model:         Xerxes ((Perrin42's Mech)) XRX-1SW
Designer:           The Grand Poobah
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            65
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3062
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         5,944,400 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,644

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          Daewoo 260 
Walking Speed:        43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 Mydron Tornado Rotary AC/5
    2 Johnston Parti-Cannon PPCs
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Achernar Electronics HID-8.7
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Bomis Innovations has a considerably growing reputation as an up and coming enterprise in
    the Federated Suns. A huge distributor of media software and hardware they have earned great
    distinction for creating technology that is on par or rivals that of the Star League era
    tech without the aid of ComStar.
    
    This home grown company exploded on the market with everything from cost effective
    holo-projectors, to sonic to light wave conversion equipment, and to self evolving AI
    help-masters.
    
    Their first logical step in expanding beyond their current market was to form Bomis Light
    and Magic. Desiring to fill the need of a select group of moviegoers displeased at the
    deterioration and lack of responsibility of the movie and music industry has created
    supposedly not for profit movies that push at the creative boundaries of today or supplement
    style with substance instead of just using style while adding little in the way of
    substance.
    
    Director Steven Sodenburgh and writers Jerry Sholack and Namia Loren earned critical praise
    and backlash for B.L.M with the hit blockbuster ?Blood Brothers.? A story on a Lyran officer
    who is captured by the hated Jade Falcons and becomes a bondsman of a warrior who is related
    directly by blood to him. The backlash given by came in how the story depicted the clanner?s
    way of life and philosophy as something positive and insinuated that the clan invasion may
    have been a good thing for the Innersphere. Thinkers and the common man among the Fedcom had
    strong opinions on this movie. No word yet has been acquired on how any, of the hard to
    contact, clanners feel about their portrayal in the movie or how the movie in turn presents
    the point that while the invasion may have created some good the clans actions were
    ultimately foolhardy and somewhat unwarranted.
    
    Their second and latest subsidiary branches out into the weapons arms market. Bomis
    Industrial Path is hoped to become a leading arms contributor to the Federated Commonwealth
    by providing easy to make and repair machines to help boost the second string forces of the
    FedCom who have less of chance of getting the more expensive grade of war machines.
    
    Their first foray was the ACM-L1 Roadrunner, a highly durable light mech with exceptional
    quick strike capabilities.
    
    Their second mech was the medium GLN-5-DF Gremlin. This mech follows in the footsteps of the
    venerable Wolf Dragoon?s Yoruba in being a heavy mech that fills the roll of an assault mech
    by being a medium that fills the role of being a heavy mech.
    
    Their latest design, the Xerxes, is a remarkable piece of hardware designed as a mid range
    brawler. To be a mid ranged fighter it has to bring to bear a blistering barrage of short
    ranged specialists with a range profile that can compete variably with long ranged fighters.

Capabilities:
    Weighing in at 65 tons the Xerxes is a very simplistic design that avoids the usage of an
    endosteel frame because B.I.P. doesn?t have the facilities to make endosteel. It uses a 240
    Daewoo engine, which is pretty cheap in comparison to most 240 grade engines but maintains a
    level of integrity that meets battle standards. To also help save on costs the Xerxes
    utilizes gear and components that are compatible with a lot of mechs dating back 2950.
    
    Its weapons array consists of twin Johnston Parti Cannons and a Mydron Tornado Rotary AC 5.
    
    While the most sophisticated piece of new hardware usually comes from the Rotary AC BIP has
    created limited edition variants for company commanders and greater. This Xerxes is encased
    a ferro fibrous frame and uses the saved tonnage to mount their proven variable range
    targeting computer. With it the commander can offset the range issues that come into play
    with his weapons systems to be a more effective combatant with all types of opponents.

Deployment:
    The Xerxes was completed within weeks of the start of the Fedcom civil war. Xerxes are being
    sold to unit like the 1st Araon Borders, 1st Capellan Dragoons, 1st Argyle Lancers, and the
    7th and 8th Fedcom RCT.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  6.50                     
Engine:                                     260 Fusion                13.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 4                                               
    Running MP:                                 6                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  208                    12.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      21             27       
    Center Torso (rear):                              12       
    R/L Torso:                         15             21       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  9       
    R/L Arm:                           10             20       
    R/L Leg:                           15             30       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Rotary AC/5                                               RA                6         10.00             
Rotary AC/5 (Ammo 60)                                     RA                3          3.00             
2 PPCs                                                    LA                6         14.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 37
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 4 / (L) 2,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 5
Specials:
 
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