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Name/Model:         Mauler MAL-2K
Designer:           Alisa Wolfstein
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            90
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3099
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         9,739,400 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,346

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          270 Fusion
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous with CASE II
Armament:             
    2 Gauss Rifles (C)
    2 LRM 15s
    4 ER Small Lasers (C)
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The Mauler is one of the best fire support 'Mechs money can buy, chipping away at an enemy's
    armour from a safe distance, outside the range of even LRMs with its quad AC/2 loadout.
    However, Arctic Silence prefers short and swift engagements, so when 10 Mauler MAL-1K
    Battlemechs were captured during a warehouse raid inside the borders of the Draconis Combine
    in late 3090, the chief engineers were tasked with upgrading the 'Mechs to be able to match
    the needs of the missions they would be deployed on. What they decided on was quite a
    radical shift from what the Mauler is typically considered to be.
    
    Wanting to make use of the trade agreement established with Clan Sea Fox that same year, the
    bright minds of Arctic Silence's research facilities on Págos decided to purchase Clan-Tech
    equipment to fit out these ten Maulers - it would be a good test run of working out how to
    make the two technologies work together. Unfortunately, they encountered a fundamental issue
    with the Maulers that made it extremely difficult to successfully integrate the clan
    technology without glitches occurring (making the Clan weapons compatible was
    straightforward enough). After over 8 years of constant work and being threatened with
    losing their funding for the project twice, they barely managed to iron out the last few
    bugs in the systems of the 'Mechs before the final deadline for the research passed: the
    turn of the 32nd century.
    
    As part of the New Year celebrations, a mock combat test using a lance of the upgraded
    Maulers against a lance of Sting Jets saw the new technology perform admirably against a
    well-matched opponent. Of course, betting was part of the fun and surprisingly, Alisa
    Wolfstein herself - the relatively secretive founder of Arctic Silence - joined in the
    festivities. Just two weeks later, several Maulers would be fighting in a battle very much
    more real than this benign scenario.

Capabilities:
    The Mauler MAL-2K is an upgrade of the Mauler MAL-1K and is one of Arctic Silence's first
    forays into the world of mixed-technology 'Mechs. They decided to keep the reliable LRM-15
    racks but stripped everything else. Since this was designed to be a high DPS ranged combat
    Battlemech, the Light AC/5s were replaced with two Clan-Tech Gauss Rifles - each able to
    fire 16 shots before their ammo supply dries up - and the Snub-Nose PPCs were swapped out
    for four Clan-Tech ER Small Lasers (for self-defense if enemies close inside of the LRMs'
    minimum range). To avoid having to redesign the 'Mech entirely, the Gauss Rifles were placed
    in the arms instead of the PPCs and the ER Small Lasers in the torsos instead of the
    Autocannons. This has the added bonus of making the MAL-2K indistinguishable from the MAL-1K
    - it is even possible to fire the -2K's LRMs freely without the enemy being any the wiser as
    to it's upgraded weapons configuration.
    
    The Arctic Silence scientists did not like the lack of durability caused by the XL engine of
    the MAL-1K, and so removed it in favour of an XL Gyro. This also frees up enough space for
    the inclusion of CASE II in the torsos - greatly improving 'Mech and Pilot survivability. To
    allow for these changes, Clan grade ferro-fibrous was used. This means that the MAL-2K has
    slightly higher protection than the MAL-1K, despite the weight of the -2K's armour being
    half a ton lighter.

Deployment:
    The success of the MAL-2K over the next ten years would lead to Arctic Silence purchasing 20
    more MAL-1K's to be upgraded to -2K's in 3112, which funnily enough arrived on the same ship
    as the 10 "Vulture Mk III E"s (a custom Omnimech configuration designed by Arctic Silence,
    which was commissioned from Alshain Weapons for an extraordinarily high cost) did. After
    3114 when the Maulers' upgrades had been completed the MAL-2K became a fairly consistent
    sight as part of the fire-support lances which form the core of most of Arctic Silence's
    assault companies. The MAL-2K has not been seen fighting in battle for anyone but Arctic
    Silence.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  9.00                     
Engine:                                     270 Fusion                14.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                           XL                     1.50                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  230                    12.00                     
    Type:                               Ferro-Fibrous (C)                                       

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      29             33       
    Center Torso (rear):                              10       
    R/L Torso:                         19             28       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  9       
    R/L Arm:                           15             28       
    R/L Leg:                           19             24       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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CASE II                                                   RT                1          1.00             
2 ER Small Lasers (C)                                     RT                2          1.00             
LRM 15                                                    RT                3          7.00             
LRM 15 (Ammo 16)                                          RT                2          2.00             
CASE II                                                   LT                1          1.00             
2 ER Small Lasers (C)                                     LT                2          1.00             
LRM 15                                                    LT                3          7.00             
LRM 15 (Ammo 16)                                          LT                2          2.00             
Gauss Rifle (C)                                           RA                6         12.00             
Gauss Rifle (C)                                           LA                6         12.00             
Gauss Rifle (Ammo 16) (C)                                 RL                2          2.00             
Gauss Rifle (Ammo 16) (C)                                 LL                2          2.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 55
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 6 / (M) 7 / (L) 5,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 8,  Structure (S): 7
Specials: CASEII, IF2, LRM1/2/2
 
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