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Name/Model:         Nike
Designer:           09-Tyba
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Clan
Technology Rating:  F
Tonnage:            50
Role:               Sniper
Configuration:      Combat Vehicle
Era/Year:           Clan Invasion / 3061
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         6,331,250 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,078

Movement Type:        Tracked
Power Plant:          'Solaris' Series 9 250 XL
Cruising Speed:       54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Armor:                Compound VH33c Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 Type XV "Crossbow" LRM 15
    1 Type KOV Mod 2 LB 10-X AC
    2 RM-200 Light Machine Guns
Manufacturer:         Niles Industriplex Beta
    Primary Factory:  Niles
Communications:       Unit 2R ?Anzac? Tacticomm
Targeting & Tracking: HH-04 Niles Pattern TTS

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Overview:
    Imported from TRO project Zhukov by steve cross.
    
    With fewer Mechs there was fewer ways of moving Elementals quickly
    around the battlefield and Mechs were the only method that front-line forces
    carried Elementals into battle, outside of the Hells Horses. The Horses made
    extensive use of the Svantovit IFV but its fragility under fire and the need to
    come to a complete halt during troop deployment less there be a serious risk of
    a crash was a major drawback.
    What was needed was a vehicle that could safely transport Elementals
    whilst under fire and be able to engage targets with its own weapons if needed
    that didn?t suffer from the worrying fragility of the Svantovit. What was needed
    was a tracked vehicle that could keep up with friendly Mech forces and be able
    to engage targets whilst supporting its Elementals and not be as fragile as most
    transports.

Capabilities:
    Protected initially by 10 tons of standard plate armour the design was
    heavily protected and would rival larger and heavier tanks like the Oro and
    Ishtar for protection. The choice was also made to mount the turret on the
    forwards part of the hull, this did limit its arc of fire somewhat but with no
    penetration of the main hull the infantry compartment was quite spacious, a
    drastic improvement over the Svantovit where Elementals had to enter the tank
    side on. On the new design they would enter and exit through a large door in
    the rear.
    
    Initially the design came in at 55 tons and would be armed with a
    heavy bore autocannon and supporting weapons for long range
    engagements but this had to change due to a requirement for the IFV to
    be able to fit into a light vehicle bay which were only capable of holding
    and servicing a vehicle of up to 50 tons. This had to be done whilst
    retaining the speed, firepower and protection levels already on the
    design.
    Whilst still being able to carry 5 Elementals at 86kph the redesigned
    version was armed with an KOV Pattern 3 LB autocannon as well as an
    LRM-15 for long range engagements. Two light machine guns were also
    fitted in the commander?s cupola whilst firing ports were also fitted to
    allow two Elementals to fire their guns forwards from the troop
    compartment.
    The armour was also replaced with 8.5 tons of Ferro-Fibrous plate
    armour and the hull was shortened and roadwheels and tracks altered in
    an effort to save weight.

Deployment:
    Whilst lacking the electronics installed in the prototype the lighter
    vehicle still performed well but there were other drawbacks. The 55-ton
    version was far roomier and whilst the placement of the turret forwards of
    the troop compartment instead of atop it reduced the vehicles height and
    lowered its center of gravity, it was also quite cramped. The smaller
    50-ton version whilst still filling the criteria for firepower, speed, protection
    and carrying capacity was now a veritable sardine can for its crew and
    the Elementals in the back could no longer dismount from their
    suits. This changed the role of the vehicle from moving troops long
    distances to simply transporting them on the battlefield.
    Other changes saw the crew cut down from four to three with a driver,
    gunner/loader and commander but this barely increased room in the
    cramped fighting compartment.
    Despite this discomfort that Inner Sphere crews would regard as
    positively claustrophobic the design still showed a great deal of
    promise. Named the Nike after the Greek Goddess of Victory the new
    IFV was deployed for testing and familiarization and took part in several
    Trials against Clan Ice Hellion and Clan Goliath Scorpion where the
    durability and firepower of the Nike as well as it being able to deploy a
    Point of Elementals at speed without relying on fragile hovercraft or
    valuable Mechs came as an unpleasant surprise.
    The weight saving allowed the Nike to be carried on smaller
    DropShips and larger craft could carry two of them in a large vehicle
    bay. The newly developed Pallas shuttle could carry two Nike?s
    underneath in an atmosphere or from space to ground in special drop
    cocoons allowing for rapid redeployment of forces. This combination of
    orbital mobility combined with the Halcyon class cruisers vehicle capacity
    added a significant amount of strategic mobility to the Horses
    Touman. Although this capacity was rarely used in the Homeworlds,
    during Operation REVIVAL once the Wolves activated the Horses as their
    Reserve Clan it was used against Rasalhague and FedCom forces on the
    defensive and attack. The Nike was rarely seen outside of the Horses Touman as most Clans
    preferred to use BattleMechs as their main transport and delivery method for
    Elemental Points in battle. Still some were taken as salvage and Isorla and
    were pressed into combat whilst Clan Snow Raven used them as a lighter
    adjunct to the common Oro with it actually replacing the older tank as a gun
    tank, its carrying capacity rarely used.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  5.00                     
Engine:                                       250 XL                  10.00                     
    Cruising MP:                                5                                               
    Flanking MP:                                8                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Control Equipment:                                                     2.50                     
Lift Equipment:                                                        0.00                     
Power Amplifier:                                                       0.00                     
Turret:                                                                1.50                     
Armor Factor:                                  163                     8.50                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                              Armor                                             
                                              Value                                             
    Front:                                      40                                              
    R/L Side:                                   32                                              
    Rear:                                       27                                              
    Turret:                                     32                                              

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Weapons and Ammo                                            Location              Tonnage       
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LB 10-X AC                                                   Turret                10.00        
LRM 15                                                       Turret                3.50         
2 Light Machine Guns                                         Turret                0.50         
Compartment, Battle Armor (5 tons)                            Body                 5.00         
LB 10-X AC (Ammo 10)                                          Body                 1.00         
LB 10-X AC (Ammo 10) [Cluster]                                Body                 1.00         
LRM 15 (Ammo 8)                                               Body                 1.00         
Light Machine Gun (Ammo 100)                                  Body                 0.50         

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                                    
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Point Value (PV): 27
TP: CV,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"t
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2
Armor (A): 5,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: CASE, FLK1/1/1, IF1, IT5, SRCH, TUR(2/2/2, FLK1/1/1, IF1)
 
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