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Name/Model:         Pillager PLG-2L1
Designer:           Looter
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  D
Tonnage:            100
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Succession Wars / 2830
Rules (Current):    Introductory
Rules (Era):        Introductory
Rules (Year):       Introductory
Total Cost:         9,620,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:       2,105

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          300 Fusion
Walking Speed:        32.4 kph  
Maximum Speed:        54 kph    
Jump Jets:            Standard
    Jump Capacity:    90 meters
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    1 PPC
    2 LRM 15s
    4 Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The Original Pillager model produced during the star league was one of a group of mechs that
    were lost due to lack of production facilities for its potent Gauss rifles during the first
    and second succession wars.  The chassis and armor were standard grade materials so several
    of the mechs survived past the loss of the Star League tech.  One of the most common refits
    that were common with unfinished models from Hildco. was the replacement of the advanced
    Gauss rifles for LRM racks of similar potency and a number of single heat sinks.  This left
    the mech under tonned though till an idea to replace the Large laser  with a Ceres Metals
    PPC.  This retrofit was common until the numbers of Pillager mechs coming in for it was
    reduced to unprofitable levels.

Capabilities:
    Armed with two LRM 15 racks and one PPC this is a fearsome dueler until its ammunition would
    give out.  At which point it would often try and corner its opponent using its jump jets to
    best advantage to bring its medium lasers to bear while trusting its massively armored
    exterior to keep it alive.
    
    A tactic that was often used is to charge an enemy building little heat  while a seemingly
    unslowing barrage of missiles and PPC fire began a force of intimidation.  Then Switching
    off its LRM batteries for its med lasers it would try to close to the point it could punch
    or kick its opponent with its intimidating visage and claw like hands.
    
    Sadly this often led to pillager pilots being deep into enemy territory as is allies were
    pushed back without its presence.  These seemingly common losses may have been the primary
    reason Hildco.  never restarted the chassis for widespread production until after the end of
    Helm memory core allowed the advanced model to be produced once more.

Deployment:
    This refit was common only among the area around the Capellan confederation after the first
    and second succession war.  While at one time a fairly common mech after centuries of
    warfare it lacked the ability to replace numerous components that were no longer produced.
    So many of these mechs were held together with scavenger tactics their appearances were
    altered severly many were even thought to be heavily overhauled Atlas mechs.  Thus at the
    beginning of the fourth succession the number of Pillager battlemechs could be no more than
    a mere handful or two scattered mainly among Capellan Confederation units.

Variants:
    This Refit while popular was not the only but most if not all other standard refits were
    lost during the succession wars.

Notable MechWarriors:
    Sang-wei Randal Gibbson a lance commander of the Red Lancers during the end of the second
    succession war.  When a counter attack by a fast medium company hit his unit his first order
    was "to close and allow the enemy blood to ease their aching knee acutators."  While
    normally a good way to get his heavy and assault lance surrounded its timing was good enough
    to have each mech in the lance several full strength or in the case of Gibbson allow his
    hundred ton mech the 20 seconds he needed to blast a hole in the center of an opposing
    Wolverine with his lasers and a lucky close range shot with his PPC that knocked down his
    opponent just in time to allow the incredible force of a kick directly into the smoking
    twisted metal that had covered his opponents engine and gyro.  The devastating force covered
    the knees of his mech in the molten metal from the downed mech.  It was replayed quite often
    by his company mates as an example of what Gibbson would do to keep his Actuators properly
    greased.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                 10.00                     
Engine:                                     300 Fusion                19.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 3                                               
    Running MP:                                 5                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 3                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            22                    12.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  304                    19.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      31             50       
    Center Torso (rear):                              11       
    R/L Torso:                         21             35       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  7       
    R/L Arm:                           17             34       
    R/L Leg:                           21             41       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Medium Laser                                              H                 1          1.00             
Jump Jet                                                  CT                1          2.00             
Medium Laser                                              CT                1          1.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RT                1          2.00             
LRM 15                                                    RT                3          7.00             
LRM 15 (Ammo 16)                                          RT                2          2.00             
Jump Jet                                                  LT                1          2.00             
LRM 15                                                    LT                3          7.00             
LRM 15 (Ammo 8)                                           LT                1          1.00             
PPC                                                       RA                3          7.00             
2 Medium Lasers                                           LA                2          2.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 51
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 1,  MV: 6"j
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 4 / (L) 3,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 10,  Structure (S): 8
Specials: IF2, LRM1/1/2
 
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