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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Harness HRN-A1
Designer:           Geenbone
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  D
Tonnage:            55
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Star League / 2780
Rules (Current):    Introductory
Rules (Era):        Introductory
Rules (Year):       Introductory
Total Cost:         4,652,299 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,330

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          CoreTek 275 275 
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            Standard
    Jump Capacity:    90 meters
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    1 PPC
    1 Medium Laser
    1 SRM 4
    1 Small Laser
    1 Flamer
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    Created for the SLDF's procurement efforts in the days shortly before the Reunification War,
    hindsight would see the Harness as a crude expression of the same concept that led to the
    Omni-Mech centuries later. Dedication National Arms Group submitted a design for trials that
    was in reality more a unique chassis than an entire 'Mech. While it performed adequately,
    the real selling point was its logistics, sharing parts with some of the most common 'Mechs
    of the day, to the point that it is capable of mounting unmodified parts from the
    Thunderbolt and Shadow Hawk down to entire armor slabs. Those two 'Mechs in particular
    formed the core of the design in a prelude to the standardized frankenmech approach later
    seen with the Cataphract.
    
    Unfortunately, the use of so many parts shared with their own staple 'Mechs led to
    suspicions of corporate espionage not helped by several of the senior design team being
    disgruntled former employees of Earthwerks. Earthwerks pursued legal action that bled into
    the chaos of the Reunification Wars, and DNAG was cowed into submission. Furthermore, the
    Reunification wars ensured that Dedication's nature as a tiny Periphery nation spoiled any
    chance of collaboration with the SLDF, but Dedication commissioned a modest production run
    nearing a hundred units. The design remained largely unseen outside of Dedication's stellar
    cluster, though those who got ahold of them found a very rugged, easy to maintain chassis
    that could be repaired with scraps and keep going without complaints.
    
    Design Quirk: Rugged 2, Easy to Maintain, Ubiquitous

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  5.50                     
Engine:                                     275 Fusion                15.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 3                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            12                     2.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  185                    12.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             29       
    Center Torso (rear):                               7       
    R/L Torso:                         13             21       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  5       
    R/L Arm:                            9             18       
    R/L Leg:                           13             26       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Small Laser                                               H                 1          0.50             
Jump Jet                                                  CT                1          0.50             
Medium Laser                                              CT                1          1.00             
Jump Jet                                                  RT                1          0.50             
PPC                                                       RT                3          7.00             
Jump Jet                                                  LT                1          0.50             
SRM 4                                                     LT                1          2.00             
SRM 4 (Ammo 25)                                           LT                1          1.00             
Flamer                                                    LA                1          1.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 33
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"/6"j
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 5
Specials: JMPW1