Combat Vehicle Technical Readout
Name/Model: Scarab 38 SRB-38A
Designer: Captain_Frosty
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: D
Tonnage: 50
Role: Sniper
Configuration: Combat Vehicle
Era/Year: Succession Wars / 3038
Rules (Current): Introductory
Rules (Era): Introductory
Rules (Year): Introductory
Total Cost: 1,524,583 C-Bills
Battle Value: 740
Movement Type: Wheeled
Power Plant: Fuse-Tec '30 230
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Armor: BSM Combat plating
Armament:
1 Saria Inc. 'Perceptor' PPC
2 Saria Inc. Model 1b 'Medium' Medium Lasers
1 Fuse-Tec 'Heatwave' Flamer Flamer
Manufacturer: Blackshield State Manufacturing
Primary Factory: Tertiaron
Communications: SamCo 'Callmaster' 3030
Targeting & Tracking: Saria Inc. 'Snipershot' v2
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Overview:
The awkward bigger brother of the Beetle and predecessor to the Paul, the SRB-38A "Scarab
38" started as an attempt to modify the Beetle to carry greater firepower at a slight cost
of speed. The resulting mess of design documents and prototypes is one of the first and best
examples of why and how the R&D department gained its modern day notoriety as the project's
scope was inflated and features kept being added, resulting in a wheeled tank twice the
weight of the original Beetle and with about as many times the firepower.
Regrettably, the 'slight' cost of speed became a significant one as the end results barely
passed the minimum requirements set for the project. This, along with its unlikely origins
and unwieldy nature compared to the Beetle earned the Scarab a negative reputation among
troops who nicknamed it the 'Slothbug' and often saw it as an inferior option to the proven
effects of the Beetle.
Where the Scarab did find success, however, was among upper staff and commanders who had
long desired a slow and steady unit with a heavy punch that could project influence over the
battlefield from a safe distance without needing a proverbial babysitter to keep it safe
from approaching hostiles. With the medium lasers mounted separate from the PPC and a fair
amount of armor on all sides, the Scarab became a hidden favorite among commanders who would
simply position a small group at a vantage point and rarely have to worry about them again,
save for target selection.
Capabilities:
The SRB-38A "Scarab 38" is a sniper with elements of a brawler. It has enough speed to get
where it needs to be and enough firepower to protect itself from harassers and other light
units. That said, it is a unit meant to provide supporting fire first and foremost and thus
should be primarily used to supplement the firepower of heavier frontline units. Similarly,
it is not able to hold a flank by itself but given a good position, it can provide fire
support on multiple fronts.
Deployment:
The SRB-38A "Scarab 38" is ideally fielded in larger conflicts with many units. Effectively
a small force multiplier, a battery of three can prove devastating against heavy targets at
a fairly cheap cost while also being able to effectively neutralize fast-movers who slip
through the gaps. Thanks to its decent armor, it is also able to survive one or two hits
from even the heaviest of enemy counter-battery fire fairly reliably, though it is not
advised to leave the Scarab exposed to such firepower for long.
Variants:
The Scarab 38 SRB-38 has two variants.
The first is the SRB-38A which is described above.
The second is the SRB-38CV which is a Command Vehicle variant, replacing the PPC with an
LRM15 that has two tons of ammo and uses the remaining space for seven tons of communication
equipment that allows for ECCM and the generation of ghost targets. This variant is still
regularly fielded despite its age thanks to availability and its simple design.
Notable MechWarriors:
None; even if a vehicle crew did attain fame, it would only be in the territories of the
Blackshield Company and thus of no significance to the major powers.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 5.00
Engine: 230 Fusion 16.00
Cruising MP: 5
Flanking MP: 8
Heat Sinks (Single): 19 9.00
Control Equipment: 2.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Power Amplifier: 0.00
Turret: 0.50
Armor Factor: 112 7.00
Type: Standard
Armor
Value
Front: 24
R/L Side: 22
Rear: 20
Turret: 24
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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Flamer Front 1.00
PPC Front 7.00
2 Medium Lasers Turret 2.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 22
TP: CV, SZ: 2, TMM: 2, MV: 10"w
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1
Armor (A): 4, Structure (S): 3
Specials: ENE, SRCH, TUR(1/1/-)
Distribution
Name/Model: Scarab 38 SRB-38A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Wheeled Combat Vehicle
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Front
1. Flamer
2. PPC
3. Empty
Left SideBodyRight SideTurret
1. Empty 1. Empty 1. Empty 1. Medium Laser
2. Medium Laser
3. Empty
Rear
1. Empty
Battle Value Breakdown
Name/Model: Scarab 38 SRB-38A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Wheeled Combat Vehicle
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Defensive Battle Rating
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Armor (Standard): 112 x 2.5 x 1 280.000
Internal Structure (Standard): 25 x 1.5 x 1 (+) 37.500 = 317.500
Unit Type Modifier: Wheeled (*) 0.80 = 254.000
Defensive Movement Factor: +3 (*) 1.30 = 330.200
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Final Defensive Battle Rating: 330.200
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Offensive Battle Rating
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Offensive Equipment:
PPC 176.000
Medium Laser (+) 46.000 = 222.000
Medium Laser (+) 46.000 = 268.000
Flamer (+) 6.000 = 274.000
Total Vehicle Tonnage: 50 / 2 (+) 25.000 = 299.000
Speed Factor: 8 (Flank) (*) 1.370 = 409.630
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Final Offensive Battle Rating: 409.630
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Combat Vehicle Battle Value
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Defensive Battle Rating: 330.200
Offensive Battle Rating: (+) 409.630 = 739.830
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Final BattleMech Battle Value: 740
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Scarab 38 SRB-38A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Wheeled Combat Vehicle
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Determine Unit Type
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Ground Units: Combat Vehicle = CV
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Final Unit Type: CV
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Determine Weight/Size Class
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Tonnage: 50 (greater than or equal to 40 and less than 60) = 2
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Final Weight/Size Class: 2
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Convert Movement and Movement Modes
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Ground Movement: 5 (Cruise) = 10"
Wheeled Motive Type = 10"w
Ground Target Movement Modifier at 10" is 2
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Final Movement and Movement Modes: 10"w
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Determine Short Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Flamer (+) 0.200 = 0.200
Medium Laser (TU) (+) 0.500 = 0.700
Medium Laser (TU) (+) 0.500 = 1.200
PPC (+) 0.750 = 1.950
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 2.0
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Final Short Range Damage Value: 2
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Determine Medium Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Medium Laser (TU) (+) 0.500 = 0.500
Medium Laser (TU) (+) 0.500 = 1.000
PPC (+) 1.000 = 2.000
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 2.0
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Final Medium Range Damage Value: 2
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Determine Long Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
PPC (+) 1.000 = 1.000
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 1.0
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Final Long Range Damage Value: 1
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Convert Armor
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Standard: 112 armor points x 1 112.000 = 112.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 3.733
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Final Armor Value: 4
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Convert Structure
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Standard: 25 structure points 25.000 = 25.000
Structure Conversion (/) 10 = 2.500
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Final Structure Value: 3
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Determine Special Abilities
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Unit contains no explosive components = ENE
Unit is a Combat Vehicle = SRCH
Unit is equipped with turret mounted weapons = TUR(1/1/-)
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Determine Point Value
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Unit's Offensive Value:
Attack Damage Factor 2 (Short) + 2 (Medium) + 2 (Medium) + 1 (Long) = 7.000
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 7.000
Defensive Interaction Rating:
Armor Factor 4 (Armor) x 1.7 (Wheeled) = 6.800
Structure Factor 3 (Structure) x 1.0 (Other Unit) (+) 3.000 = 9.800
Defense Factor 1 + {[2 (10" Move)] x 0.1} (*) 1.200 = 11.760
Final DIR Round to nearest half point = 12.000
Unit's Defensive Value:
Movement Factor 1.25 (0.25 per 2") = 1.250
Final DIR Defensive Interaction Rating (+) 12.000 = 13.250
Unit's Final Point Value:
Offensive Value = 7.000
Defensive Value (+) 13.250 = 20.250
Agile [2 (TMM) - 1] x 2 (Medium) (+) 2.000 = 22.250
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Final Point Value: 22
Cost Breakdown
Name/Model: Scarab 38 SRB-38A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Wheeled Combat Vehicle
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Structural Cost
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Armor (Standard) (112 pts) 7.0 x 10,000 70,000.00
Internal Structure (Standard) 5.0 x 10,000 (+) 50,000.00 = 120,000.00
Control Components 2.5 x 10,000 (+) 25,000.00 = 145,000.00
Engine (Fusion) (5,000 x 230 x 50) / 75 (+) 766,666.67 = 911,666.67
Heat Sinks (Single) 9 x 2,000 (+) 18,000.00 = 929,666.67
Turret 0.5 x 5,000 (+) 2,500.00 = 932,166.67
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Total Structural Cost 932,166.67
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Weapons and Equipment Cost
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Flamer 7,500 7,500.00
Medium Laser 40,000 (+) 40,000.00 = 47,500.00
Medium Laser 40,000 (+) 40,000.00 = 87,500.00
PPC 200,000 (+) 200,000.00 = 287,500.00
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Total Weapons and Equipment Cost 287,500.00
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Combat Vehicle Cost
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Structural Cost 932,166.67
Weapons and Equipment Cost (+) 287,500.00 = 1,219,666.67
Combat Vehicle Cost Multiplier 1 + (50 / 200) (*) 1.25 = 1,524,583.33
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Final Combat Vehicle Cost 1,524,583.00
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