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Name/Model: Hovermouse Light Utility Hovercraft
Designer: Rudel Gurken
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: D
Tonnage: 5
Configuration: Combat Vehicle
Era/Year: Star League / 2749
Rules (Current): Advanced
Rules (Era): Advanced
Rules (Year): Advanced
Total Cost: 61,875 C-Bills
Battle Value: 45
Movement Type: Hover
Power Plant: Nissan 60
Cruising Speed: 216 kph
Maximum Speed: 324 kph
Armor: StarSlab/1
Armament:
Manufacturer: Kressly WarWorks
Primary Factory: Epsilon Eridani
Communications: Essex 88
Targeting & Tracking: BlazeFire Sight Lock
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Overview:
The Hovermouse Light Utility Hovercraft was built back in the heydays of the Star League. It
was used as a fast liaison hover and light transport in almost all armor and infantry
regiments.
Capabilities:
The Hovermouse was fast, and almost nothing else. Its half ton of cargo space was used to
ferry small special goods and personnel between combat units. With only minimal armor the
small hover relied on speed to survive.
With its flotation hull it was able to deliver its cargo even to naval units.
An unusual feature for this weaponless vehicle was the BlazeFire Sight Lock targeting &
tracking system. Originally designed as the Hovermouse Fast Attack Hovercraft it carried a
single small laser. It was devised to use its superior speed to attack enemies from the
rear.
But combat trials soon showed that even for a 'back biter' its armor and firepower was much
too insufficient. Already produced en masse the small lasers were removed but removing the
T&T-system turned out to be overly complicated often damaging the components beyond repair.
So almost all units retained their systems.
Deployment:
Almost every regiment of the SLDF had one or two of these. After the dissolving of the Star
League they ended up almost everywhere.
At the end of the 3rd Succession War most were stripped for their fusion engines.
Variants:
Only a handfull of the original Hovermouse equipped with a small laser may still exist. Some
swapped the laser for other equipment like a recon camera or a rearfiring vehicular grenade
launcher filled with smoke grenades and 250 kg of cargo.
Most were later stripped of their fusion engines and either scrapped or equipped with a
45-rated ICE wich reduced the speed by 13% but freed up another half ton of cargo/equipment.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 0.50
Engine: 60 Fusion 2.50
Cruising MP: 20
Flanking MP: 30
Heat Sinks (Single): 10 0.00
Control Equipment: 0.50
Lift Equipment: 0.50
Power Amplifier: 0.00
Turret: 0.00
Armor Factor: 8 0.50
Type: Standard
Armor
Value
Front: 2
R/L Side: 2
Rear: 2
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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Cargo, Standard (0.5 tons) Body 0.50
Flotation Hull -- 0.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 8
TP: CV, SZ: 1, TMM: 5, MV: 40"h
Damage: (S) 0 / (M) 0 / (L) 0
Armor (A): 0, Structure (S): 1
Specials: CT0.5, ENE, SRCH
Distribution
Name/Model: Hovermouse Light Utility Hovercraft
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 5
Configuration: Hover Combat Vehicle
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Front
1. Empty
Left SideBodyRight Side
1. Empty 1. Cargo, Standard (0.5 ton) 1. Empty
2. Empty
Rear
1. Empty
Battle Value Breakdown
Name/Model: Hovermouse Light Utility Hovercraft
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 5
Configuration: Hover Combat Vehicle
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Defensive Battle Rating
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Armor (Standard): 8 x 2.5 x 1 20.000
Internal Structure (Standard): 4 x 1.5 x 1 (+) 6.000 = 26.000
Unit Type Modifier: Hover (Flotation) (*) 0.80 = 20.800
Defensive Movement Factor: +6 (*) 1.60 = 33.280
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Final Defensive Battle Rating: 33.280
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Offensive Battle Rating
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Total Vehicle Tonnage: 5 / 2 (+) 2.500 = 2.500
Speed Factor: 30 (Flank) (*) 4.500 = 11.250
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Final Offensive Battle Rating: 11.250
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Combat Vehicle Battle Value
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Defensive Battle Rating: 33.280
Offensive Battle Rating: (+) 11.250 = 44.530
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Final BattleMech Battle Value: 45
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Hovermouse Light Utility Hovercraft
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 5
Configuration: Hover 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: 5 (less than 40) = 1
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Final Weight/Size Class: 1
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Convert Movement and Movement Modes
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Ground Movement: 20 (Cruise) = 40"
Hover Motive Type = 40"h
Ground Target Movement Modifier at 40" is 5
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Final Movement and Movement Modes: 40"h
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Determine Short Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Short Range Damage Value: 0
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Determine Medium Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Medium Range Damage Value: 0
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Determine Long Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Long Range Damage Value: 0
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Convert Armor
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Standard: 8 armor points x 1 8.000 = 8.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 0.267
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Final Armor Value: 0
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Convert Structure
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Standard: 4 structure points 4.000 = 4.000
Structure Conversion (/) 10 = 0.400
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Final Structure Value: 1
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Determine Special Abilities
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Unit is equipped with 0.5 tons of Cargo = CT0.5
Unit contains no explosive components = ENE
Unit is a Combat Vehicle = SRCH
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Determine Point Value
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Unit's Offensive Value:
Attack Damage Factor 0 (Short) + 0 (Medium) + 0 (Medium) + 0 (Long) = 0.000
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 0.000
Defensive Interaction Rating:
Armor Factor 0 (Armor) x 1.7 (Hover) = 0.000
Structure Factor 1 (Structure) x 1.0 (Other Unit) (+) 1.000 = 1.000
Defense Factor 1 + {[5 (40" Move)] x 0.25} (*) 2.250 = 2.250
Final DIR Round to nearest half point = 2.500
Unit's Defensive Value:
Movement Factor 5 (0.25 per 2") = 5.000
Final DIR Defensive Interaction Rating (+) 2.500 = 7.500
Unit's Final Point Value:
Offensive Value = 0.000
Defensive Value (+) 7.500 = 7.500
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Final Point Value: 8
Cost Breakdown
Name/Model: Hovermouse Light Utility Hovercraft
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 5
Configuration: Hover Combat Vehicle
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Structural Cost
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Armor (Standard) (8 pts) 0.5 x 10,000 5,000.00
Internal Structure (Standard) 0.5 x 10,000 (+) 5,000.00 = 10,000.00
Control Components 0.5 x 10,000 (+) 5,000.00 = 15,000.00
Lift/Dive Equipment 0.5 x 20,000 (+) 10,000.00 = 25,000.00
Engine (Fusion) (5,000 x 60 x 5) / 75 (+) 20,000.00 = 45,000.00
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Total Structural Cost 45,000.00
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Weapons and Equipment Cost
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Cargo, Standard (0.5 ton) 1 x 0 0.00
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Total Weapons and Equipment Cost 0.00
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Combat Vehicle Cost
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Structural Cost 45,000.00
Weapons and Equipment Cost (+) 0.00 = 45,000.00
Combat Vehicle Cost Multiplier 1 + (5 / 50) (*) 1.1 = 49,500.00
Flotation Hull 49,500.00 x 0.25 (+) 12,375.00 = 61,875.00
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Final Combat Vehicle Cost 61,875.00
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