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Name/Model:         Rifleboy RBY-3N
Designer:           jymset
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            25
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Clan Invasion / 3050
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         2,213,542 C-Bills
Battle Value:       844

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          125 Fusion
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    2 ER Large Lasers
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The aptly-named Rifleboy was presented as a new design by Blackwell industry at the time of
    the strategic gathering of House Lords on Outreach. The first step in a series of Dragoons
    measures against the Clans, this small design introduced several technologies then unheard
    of in the Inner Sphere. The usage of endo-steel made it clear in retrospect that Blackwell
    must have built an orbital facility in the 3040s, an investment that fully came into its own
    in 3054, with the introduction of the Gallowglas.

Capabilities:
    Though weighing in at only 25 tons, this design is not a conventional light 'mech. Much
    rather, it was designed as a supplement, if not replacement to the Rifleman: at less than
    half the weight it carries 2/3rds of the armour and the same primary weaponry. Like the
    Rifleman, the Rifleboy is to stand back behind the frontlines and carry out sniper duties.
    Since it carries the same Garret D2j targeting system as its parent design, the Rifleboy can
    also be used as an anti-aircraft platform.

Deployment:
    Introduced during the summit at Outreach, the Rifleboy was immediately made available to
    Draconis Combine and Federated Commonwealth forces fighting the Clans. Since then,
    proliferation has become widespread, as it is a fairly cheap and ammunition-independent
    design.
    
    As with the Gallowglas, the Rifleboys ordered by Wolf's Dragoons (RBY-WD) are refitted with
    even more advanced equipment by that unit.
    
    Another possible variation which Blackwell offers are different weapons packages: a
    replacement of the ER large lasers with standard ones (RBY-2N) would neutralise any heat
    problems, but would force the 'mech into a combat role for which it simply was not designed.
    A replacement with only one of the two ER large lasers (RBY-3Na) would be a compromise that
    could be extremely effective, though it would tax the pilot's ability considerable to
    combine the different ranges.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 1.50                     
Engine:                                     125 Fusion                 4.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  2.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   81                     4.50                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              8       
    Center Torso:                       8             13       
    Center Torso (rear):                               2       
    R/L Torso:                          6             10       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  2       
    R/L Arm:                            4              7       
    R/L Leg:                            6             10       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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ER Large Laser                                            RA                2          5.00             
ER Large Laser                                            LA                2          5.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 21
TP: BM,  SZ: 1,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 3,  Structure (S): 2
Specials: ENE
 
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