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Name/Model:         Ivan IVN-1A
Designer:           Vagabond
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            95
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3067
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         17,048,850 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,355

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          285 Light Fusion
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard with CASE
Armament:             
    1 Gauss Rifle
    1 Rotary AC/5
    1 LB 20-X AC
    2 ER Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    In the wake of the Federated Commonwealth Civil War, House Davion is racing to reinforce its
    embattled forces. The War taught many lessons to the Federated Sun high command among them
    the weakness of the Extra-Light Fusion engine widely used among frontline units. Under the
    request of House Reagent Herself, General Motors on Kathil was to convert its GM 285 XL
    engine line to produce Light engines based on captured technologies. Faced with a choice of
    rejecting a request from the Reagent Herself and face public scrutiny or to redesign there
    Nightstar battlemech line, GM chose to redesign the line. Thus only a year after the request
    was made, GM released the first prototype powered by the new Light Engine. It has been
    called Ivan.

Capabilities:
    Like the mechline it has replaced, the Ivan shares many features in common with another
    battlemech. GM acquired copies of Victor blueprints and engineered a heavier chassis that
    carries 15 more tons to be used on the line. At the heart of this chassis is a GM 285 Light
    fusion engine that allows for more armament like an Extra-Light but without the added
    weakness. GM decided to avoid making to many changes on the production line to reduce the
    retooling time so like the Nightstar the Ivan does not use Endo-Steel or Ferro-Fibrous in
    the chassis and armor construction. This also means that the Ivan uses DHS, a Tek Battlecom,
    and the DLK Phased Array Sensor System, which is acclaimed by many as the best targeting
    system in the Inner Sphere. Tied to this system is an array of ballistic weapon systems
    designed to both be practical and psychologically menacing.
    
    To say that there is a primary weapon on the Ivan would be to misjudge the machine.
    In the mech's bulky right arm is a new generation large bore LB 20-X AC supplied by three
    tons of ammo protected in CASE. In the mech's left arm is one of the newly developed Rotary
    Auto-Cannons Class 5 with a liberal three ton supply of ammunition in an axial mounted
    ammunition bay, which allows for an impressive minute and a half of maximum rate fire. Last
    but not least is the Gauss cannon mounted on the mech's left breast reminiscent of the
    Atlas' AC/20. The Gauss is supplied by an ample two tons of ammunition and is carefully
    incased by CASE to prevent the catastrophic destruction of the unit should the Gauss
    capacitor suffer a hit. GM, in addition, understood that most pilots are not comfortable
    with a Ballistic only layouts incorporated two Extended Range Medium Lasers as auxiliary
    weapons should the pilot need them, one in the chest and the other in the head. Satisfied
    with the models, GM pushed forward the design and is presently testing the first prototype
    as this report is typed. Rumor has it that a second prototype is being produced that
    incorporates TSM.
    
    
    
    Variants:
    
    
    
    Rumor has it that the second Prototype is in production that incorporates a TSM
    musculature and replaces both the RAC/5 and Gauss. The RAC seems to have been down graded to
    the smaller version with 1/3rd the ammo while the Gauss has been upgraded to a Heavy Gauss.
    In addition, the ER MLs have been replaced with a single head mounted MPL. Further updates
    will be sent as more data becomes available.

Deployment:
    The Prototype can be found on Kathil.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  9.50                     
Engine:                                  285 Light Fusion             12.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  272                    17.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      30             41       
    Center Torso (rear):                              12       
    R/L Torso:                         20             30       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                 10       
    R/L Arm:                           16             30       
    R/L Leg:                           20             35       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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ER Medium Laser                                           H                 1          1.00             
ER Medium Laser                                           CT                1          1.00             
CASE                                                      RT                1          0.50             
LB 20-X AC (Ammo 15)                                      RT                3          3.00             
CASE                                                      LT                1          0.50             
Gauss Rifle                                               LT                7         15.00             
Gauss Rifle (Ammo 16)                                     LT                2          2.00             
LB 20-X AC                                              RA/RT               11        14.00             
Rotary AC/5                                               LA                6         10.00             
Rotary AC/5 (Ammo 60)                                     LA                3          3.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 48
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"
Damage: (S) 6 / (M) 6 / (L) 2,  OV: 0
Armor (A): 9,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: CASE, FLK1/1/-
 
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