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Name/Model:         Ravager 64 RVGR-64A
Designer:           Captain_Frosty
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            60
Role:               Juggernaut
Configuration:      Combat Vehicle
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3064
Rules (Current):    Experimental (Extinct)
Rules (Era):        Experimental (Extinct)
Rules (Year):       Experimental (Extinct)
Total Cost:         2,310,400 C-Bills
Battle Value:       941

Movement Type:        Tracked
Power Plant:          Fuse-Tec '77 240 
Cruising Speed:       43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  
Armor:                BSM Combat plating
Armament:             
    1 Saria Inc. Model 1d 'Mega-flash' Binary Laser Cannon
    1 Cascade Arms 'Longarm' Light LRM 5
    1 Saria Inc. Model 1b 'L-Pulse' Small Pulse Laser
Manufacturer:         Blackshield State Manufacturing
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       SamCo 'Callmaster' 3075
Targeting & Tracking: Saria Inc. 'Snipershot' v3

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Overview:
    One of the few dedicated heavies of the Blackshield Company, the RVGR-64A 'Ravager 64' was
    created as a response to the increasing need for a dedicated frontline unit that could
    consistently soak up damage and hit back just as hard. A need that went against the military
    branch's preferred modem operandi but existed nonetheless and was thus thrown into the lap
    of the R&D department like an annoying chore that nobody wants to think about.
    
    Ironically and in contrast to almost everyone's expectation, however, this project proved to
    be the single most easy job that could have ever been handed to R&D. Without the need to
    endlessly compromise around an increasingly bigger engine, nor the demand for an absurdly
    light chassis, the various designers and engineers set out to abuse this rare opportunity as
    much and for as long as possible as it slowly became their darling project. For two years
    the project remained forgotten by all except the people working on it, to the point that
    funding was almost cut off when a clerical error had the project marked for investigation as
    money laundering. Nevertheless, development quietly moved on until finally, out of nowhere,
    the first three prototypes were presented to the leader of the Blackshield Company himself,
    much to the man's confusion.
    
    With a hull mounted small pulse laser and an LRM5 to support it, the centerpiece of the
    resultant RVGR-64A was a turret mounted binary laser. A weapon whose excessive heat demands
    only made it viable for naval vessels and heavy bunkers, now equipped with a specialty made
    heat insulator and made truly mobile for the first time. Heavy armor, heavy firepower and no
    slower than the already existing CRSH-44 'Crusher II', it was immediately approved for
    production with a shrug by the leader and a confused reaction by the military forces that
    now used it. Despite the lukewarm reception, the RVGR-64A 'Ravager' has proven effective on
    the field in the few times it is deployed, providing a reliable source of impressive
    firepower on a durable platform.

Capabilities:
    The RVGR-64A 'Ravager 64' is a simple and uncomplicated heavy tank. Essentially the
    juggernaut equivalent of the BTL-35A 'Beetle 35', it is a surprisingly affordable heavy tank
    that can pose a threat to even the heaviest of opponents. The small pulse laser acts as
    infantry deterrent while the LRM5 allows for a small degree of truly long range
    effectiveness. Finally, the binary laser allows for a 1-in-11 chance to instantly drop even
    assault 'mechs through a lucky headshot. A possibility that, when paired with numbers
    through cheap cost, becomes far more notable than one might first assume.

Deployment:
    The RVGR-64A 'Ravager 64' is a dedicated frontliner. Able to soak up plenty of damage and
    hit back just as hard, it can prove deceptively unassuming to an opponent until it is too
    late. Uncomplicated by design, it shines when simply placed on a path and sent forth to
    shoot, soak and squish whatever is in front of it without much more thought put into it.

Variants:
    The RVGR-64 'Ravager 64' has no variants; while an effective design, the Blackshield
    Company's doctrine saw insufficient use of it to justify the creation of variants.

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                  6.00                     
Engine:                                     240 Fusion                17.50                     
    Cruising MP:                                4                                               
    Flanking MP:                                6                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            16                     6.00                     
Control Equipment:                                                     3.00                     
Lift Equipment:                                                        0.00                     
Power Amplifier:                                                       0.00                     
Turret:                                                                1.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  200                    12.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                              Armor                                             
                                              Value                                             
    Front:                                      44                                              
    R/L Side:                                   42                                              
    Rear:                                       28                                              
    Turret:                                     44                                              

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Weapons and Ammo                                            Location              Tonnage       
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LRM 5                                                         Front                2.00         
Small Pulse Laser w/ Insulator                                Front                1.50         
Binary Laser Cannon w/ Insulator                             Turret                9.50         
LRM 5 (Ammo 24)                                               Body                 1.00         

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                                    
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Point Value (PV): 25
TP: CV,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"t
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 0*
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: IF0*, SRCH, TUR(2/2/-)
 
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