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Name/Model:         Longshot Hovertank LGT-1S
Designer:           Kirbanzo
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            50
Role:               Sniper
Configuration:      Combat Vehicle
Era/Year:           Star League / 2682
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         7,095,833 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,223

Movement Type:        Hover
Power Plant:          GM 215 XL
Cruising Speed:       97.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        151.2 kph 
Armor:                StarGuard Ferro-Fibrous with CASE
Armament:             
    1 SLDF Model 22-99-b Gauss Rifle
    1 Holly Mark II Streak SRM 2
    1 Diverse Optics Type 10 Small Laser
Manufacturer:         Ford Military Limited, General Motors, Star League Defense Industries
    Primary Factory:  Terra (FML), Terra (GM), El Dorado (GM), Mars (SLDI)
Communications:       Ford Watchdog
Targeting & Tracking: GME HiTrak-2

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Overview:
    Meant to be complementary to the much more massive (and vulnerable) Hardshot Supertank, the
    Longshot Hovertank was developed for the SLDF Royals in 2682 by the same joint GM/Ford
    partnership that created the original Hardshot. The Longshot ended up being preferred over
    the Hardshot because of the latter's major flaw of its massive ammunition stores; while
    originally intended to allow it to go multiple operations without restock, the ammo often
    wound up being replaced wholesale after missions, resulting in waste - to say nothing of how
    such a large store of ammunition was an Achilles' heel. It also implemented hover technology
    to give it additional maneuverability on top of that affored by the halving of weight.
    However, the design's extinction during the ensuing Succession Wars (a combination of the
    destruction of factories and much of its components becoming LosTech)  meant many had to
    fall back on the bulkier and more dangerous to operate Hardshot.
    
    With the recovery of the Helm Memory Core, the Federated Suns would be the ones to revive
    the design in 3041 using GM's factories on El Dorado, resulting in the Longshot becoming a
    symbol of the Davions. Due to being part of the Federated Commonwealth, this meant it could
    be paired up with Hardshots again thanks to the Lyrans who had kept the older tank design
    during the Succession Wars.

Capabilities:
    The 50-ton Longshot, as the name suggests, is a sniper first and foremost. All of its
    weapons are located on the turret: its primary is a SLDF Model 22-99-b Gauss Rifle
    (typically substituted with a Poland Main Model A for Federated Suns-built units), which is
    supported by a Holy Mark II Streak SRM 2 and a Diverse Optics Type 10 Small Laser. The Gauss
    Rifle and SRM both have a single ton of ammo.
    
    As for the platform itself, it is powered by a GM 215 XL engine, protected by 6 tons of
    StarGuard Ferro-Fibrous armor, and cooled by 10 standard heat sinks. Its electronics are the
    same as the Hardshot: A Forge Watchdog comms system and a GME HiTrak-2 TTS. Four Ford
    Strongman units provide the repulsion for the hovertank.
    
    DESIGN QUIRKS: Narrow/Low Profile

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  5.00                     
Engine:                                       215 XL                  10.00                     
    Cruising MP:                                9                                               
    Flanking MP:                                14                                              
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Control Equipment:                                                     2.50                     
Lift Equipment:                                                        5.00                     
Power Amplifier:                                                       0.00                     
Turret:                                                                2.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  107                     6.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                              Armor                                             
                                              Value                                             
    Front:                                      28                                              
    R/L Side:                                   21                                              
    Rear:                                       16                                              
    Turret:                                     21                                              

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Weapons and Ammo                                            Location              Tonnage       
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Gauss Rifle                                                  Turret                15.00        
Small Laser                                                  Turret                0.50         
Streak SRM 2                                                 Turret                1.50         
CASE                                                          Body                 0.50         
Gauss Rifle (Ammo 8)                                          Body                 1.00         
Streak SRM 2 (Ammo 50)                                        Body                 1.00         

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                                    
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Point Value (PV): 31
TP: CV,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 3,  MV: 18"h
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2
Armor (A): 4,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: CASE, SRCH, TUR(2/2/2)
 
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