Name:  ProtoMech Heat Sink
Type (Category):  Heat Sink (Core)
Reference:  TechManual (p. 221)

Description:
The heat sinks used by Clan ProtoMechs, weighing in at a mere 250 kilograms apiece, might seem like an improvement of heat sink efficiency, but the plain fact is that their decreased weight comes from the smaller-sized structures they are designed to keep cool. Much as a smaller animal bleeds heat faster than a human being, the ProtoMech’s compact form allows its waste heat to vent faster, with less powerful sinks. It would therefore take four or more ProtoMech heat sinks to accomplish for a vehicle-sized unit what a single standard BattleMech heat sink can do in the same time span.

Game Rules:
ProtoMechs vent heat the same way conventional vehicles do, and so do not require heat sinks for movement or the use of non-energy weapons. Any ProtoMech that mounts energy weapons, however, must install enough sinks to dissipate the heat generated by all such weapons. A ProtoMech that carries an ER medium laser, for example, must also carry 5 heat sinks to handle the heat.

ProtoMechs

Prototype Date:	~3055
Production Date:	3060
Extinction Date:	—
Recovery Date:	—

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