BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Untitled [BASE]
Designer: ZaneOlric
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating: F
Tonnage: 15
Role: Scout
Configuration: Biped OmniMech
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 4,706,231 C-Bills
Battle Value: 248
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 120 XL
Walking Speed: 86.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 129.6 kph [216 kph]
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 Flamer (C)
3.5 tons of pod space available
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown
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Overview:
Etna Industries had finally found success with their Fortalice super-heavy line of mechs,
200t behemoths that cost over 100,000,000 c-bills per unit. This price tag was putting off
many potential customers, often citing that building a Lance around the mech would be
unfeasable. To help address this, the company developed the Mandrake line of mechs,
ultralight designs capable of being carried by the Fortalice and deployed during attacks
against the mobile battlement. While extremely expensive for a traditional mech, they were
inexpensive compared to the super-heavy and thus often bundled as free equipment with the
Fortalice, meant to assist with battle armor deployment, repelling assaulting forces, and
act as an advanced scout and spotter.
Capabilities:
The base version of the Mandrake is built for a combination of speed and utility, capable
of reaching a top speed of 216 km/h or a sustained speed of 172.8 km/h by alternating its
MASC and Supercharger units. This allows the it to act as a Battle Armor transport, quickly
positioning these troops before taking on the role of a scout. To assist it in these
duties, it is equipped with a C3 Slave Computer and Light TAG system inorder to spot for
nearby forces. Lastly, it is equipped with a Flamer to allow for the creation of smoke
screens and as a potent anti-infantry option.
Inorder to have the weight for this and enough weaponry to threaten a flank, extreme weight
saving approaches were required. It was built with an Endo-Steel Structure and only 2 tons
of Ferro-Fibrous armor, able to reflect small caliber weapons but severely threatened by
even medium armarments. Additionally, it is equipped with an XL Engine and XL Gyro, making
it vulnerable to critical hits. Lastly, a small cockpit is employed to save just enough
weight to allow for a viable weapons array to be mounted.
Deployment:
The Mandrake is built for ease of transport. While supremely expensive due to expensive
weight saving technology, saving 25% off the weight of a Locust makes this a logistical ease
for commanders to redeploy. This is helped by its narrow profile and compact design taking
up minimal room compared to other battlemechs. This feature has made it a popular choice
for commanders that don't need to look at the reciepts and are trying to quickly move as
much force as possible onto a planet or location as they can.
These features were the main considerations in its design, as its intended role is to serve
as support for a Fortalice. That 200T mechs role is as a mobile fortress, carrying an
internal garrison of 12 Battle Armors and up to 100T of additional supplies. The Mandrake
is designed to minimize the reduction in carried supplies while remaining a legitimate
flanking threat. While docked within the Fortalice, the super-heavy design has three rumble
seats to allow for these mech warriors to rest and rotate with the normal crew inorder to
keep the Super-heavy moving without pause. When a Fortalice is assaulted, these can quickly
be deployed with the battle armor inorder to spot for the larger mechs impressive arsenal.
Variants:
Mandrake Prime: Designed for short range flanking attacks, its head is mounted with
two ER Small Lasers while its torso is equipped with two arrays of three light machine guns.
These weapons allowed it to just barely hit targets just outside of ECM fields, avoiding
interference with its C3 unit. BV2.0: 547. Cost: 4,785,294.
Mandrake A: This loadout was designed to give 50% increased range over the Prime
configuration. Its head is mounted with an Improved Heavy Medium Laser while its back is
loaded with three SRM-2 launchers. BV2.0: 677. Cost: 4,964,981.
Mandrake B: An itteration of the Mandrake-A configuration, it also uses an Improved
Heavy Medium Laser but this time has three AP Gauss Rifles mounted to its back, letting it
hunt infantry forces and a slightly higher damage output overall. BV2.0: 694. Cost:
4,964,981.
Notable MechWarriors:
Quirks: if using these optional rules, the folloiwng are recommended
- Narrow/Low Profile (+3 Points)
- Compact Mech (+1 point)
- Low Mounted Arms (-2 points)
- No Cooling Jacket - Flamer (-2 poitns)
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo Steel (C) 1.00
Engine: 120 XL (C) 2.00
Walking MP: 8
Running MP: 12 [20]
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks (Double): 10 [20] (C) 0.00
Gyro: XL 1.00
Cockpit: Small (C) 2.00
Armor Factor: 38 2.00
Type: Ferro-Fibrous (C)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 6
Center Torso: 5 6
Center Torso (rear): 0
R/L Torso: 4 4
R/L Torso (rear): 0
R/L Arm: 2 4
R/L Leg: 3 5
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Location Fixed Spaces Remaining
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Head None 2
Center Torso 2 XL Gyro 0
Right Torso 2 XL Engine (C) 5
1 MASC (C)
1 Endo Steel (C)
3 Ferro-Fibrous (C)
Left Torso 2 XL Engine (C) 4
1 Supercharger (C)
1 C3 Slave
2 Endo Steel (C)
2 Ferro-Fibrous (C)
Right Arm 1 Light TAG (C) 0
6 Double Heat Sink (C)
1 Endo Steel (C)
Left Arm 1 Flamer (C) 0
6 Double Heat Sink (C)
1 Endo Steel (C)
Right Leg 1 Endo Steel (C) 0
1 Ferro-Fibrous (C)
Left Leg 1 Endo Steel (C) 0
1 Ferro-Fibrous (C)
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Fixed Equipment Location Critical Tonnage
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MASC (C) RT 1 1.00
C3 Slave LT 1 1.00
Supercharger (C) LT 1 0.50
Light TAG (C) RA 1 0.50
Flamer (C) LA 1 0.50
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 13
TP: BM, SZ: 1, TMM: 4, MV: 24"
Damage: (S) 0* / (M) 0 / (L) 0, OV: 0
Armor (A): 1, Structure (S): 1
Specials: C3S, ENE, LTAG, MHQ1, OMNI
Distribution
Name/Model: Untitled [BASE]
Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Biped OmniMech
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Left ArmHeadRight Arm
1. Shoulder 1. Life Support (C) 1. Shoulder
2. Upper Arm Actuator 2. Sensors (C) 2. Upper Arm Actuator
3. Lower Arm Actuator 3. Small Cockpit (C) 3. Lower Arm Actuator
4. Hand Actuator 4. Sensors (C) 4. Hand Actuator
5. Flamer (C) 5. Roll Again 5. Light TAG (C)
6.Double Heat Sink (C) 6. Roll Again 6.Double Heat Sink (C)
1.Double Heat Sink (C) 1.Double Heat Sink (C)
2.Double Heat Sink (C) 2.Double Heat Sink (C)
3.Double Heat Sink (C) 3.Double Heat Sink (C)
4.Double Heat Sink (C) 4.Double Heat Sink (C)
5.Double Heat Sink (C) 5.Double Heat Sink (C)
6. Endo Steel (C) 6. Endo Steel (C)
Left TorsoCenter TorsoRight Torso
1. XL Engine (C) 1. XL Engine (C) 1. XL Engine (C)
2. XL Engine (C) 2. XL Engine (C) 2. XL Engine (C)
3. Supercharger (C) 3. XL Engine (C) 3. MASC (C)
4. C3 Slave 4. XL Gyro 4. Roll Again
5. Roll Again 5. XL Gyro 5. Roll Again
6. Roll Again 6. XL Gyro 6. Roll Again
1. Roll Again 1. XL Gyro 1. Roll Again
2. Roll Again 2. XL Gyro 2. Roll Again
3. Endo Steel (C) 3. XL Gyro 3. Endo Steel (C)
4. Endo Steel (C) 4. XL Engine (C) 4. Ferro-Fibrous (C)
5. Ferro-Fibrous (C) 5. XL Engine (C) 5. Ferro-Fibrous (C)
6. Ferro-Fibrous (C) 6. XL Engine (C) 6. Ferro-Fibrous (C)
Left LegRight Leg
1. Hip 1. Hip
2. Upper Leg Actuator 2. Upper Leg Actuator
3. Lower Leg Actuator 3. Lower Leg Actuator
4. Foot Actuator 4. Foot Actuator
5. Endo Steel (C) 5. Endo Steel (C)
6. Ferro-Fibrous (C) 6. Ferro-Fibrous (C)
Battle Value Breakdown
Name/Model: Untitled [BASE]
Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Biped OmniMech
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Defensive Battle Rating
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Armor (Ferro-Fibrous): 38 x 2.5 x 1 95.000
Internal Structure (Endo Steel w/ XL Engine): 26 x 1.5 x 1 x 0.75 (+) 29.250 = 124.250
Gyro (XL): 15 x 0.5 (+) 7.500 = 131.750
Defensive Movement Factor: +5 (*) 1.50 = 197.625
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Final Defensive Battle Rating: 197.625
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Offensive Battle Rating
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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
6 (Base) + 20 (Heat Sinks) - 2 (Movement) - 3 (Weapons) = 21
Offensive Equipment:
Flamer (C) 6.000
Total 'Mech Tonnage: (+) 15.000 = 21.000
Speed Factor: 20 (Run) + 0 (Jump) (*) 3.000 = 63.000
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Final Offensive Battle Rating: 63.000
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BattleMech Battle Value
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Defensive Battle Rating: 197.625
Offensive Battle Rating: (+) 63.000 = 260.625
Cockpit (Small): (*) 0.95 = 247.594
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Final BattleMech Battle Value: 248
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Untitled [BASE]
Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Biped OmniMech
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Determine Unit Type
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Ground Units: BattleMech = BM
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Final Unit Type: BM
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Determine Weight/Size Class
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Tonnage: 15 (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: 8 (Walk) = 16"
Equipped with MASC and a Supercharger (*) 1.5 = 24"
Ground Target Movement Modifier at 24" is 4
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Final Movement and Movement Modes: 24"
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Determine Short Range Damage Value
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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
20 (Heat Sinks) = 20
2 (Movement) + 3 (Weapons) - 4 (Base) (-) 1 = 19
Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Flamer (C) (+) 0.200 = 0.200
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.2
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Final Short Range Damage Value: 0*
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Determine Medium Range Damage Value
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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
20 (Heat Sinks) = 20
2 (Movement) + 3 (Weapons) - 4 (Base) (-) 1 = 19
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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Heat Efficiency: Unit is efficient
20 (Heat Sinks) = 20
2 (Movement) - 4 (Base) (-) -2 = 22
Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Long Range Damage Value: 0
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Convert Armor
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Ferro-Fibrous: 38 armor points x 1 38.000 = 38.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 1.267
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Final Armor Value: 1
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Convert Structure
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Engine: Clan XL on a 15 ton BattleMech = 1.0
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Final Structure Value: 1
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Determine Special Abilities
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Unit is equipped with C3 Slave = C3S
Unit contains no explosive components = ENE
Unit is equipped with Light TAG = LTAG
Unit is equipped as a mobile headquarters = MHQ1
Unit utilizes modular (Omni) technology = OMNI
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Determine Point Value
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Unit's Offensive Value:
Attack Damage Factor 0.5 (Short) + 0 (Medium) + 0 (Medium) + 0 (Long) = 0.500
Unit Size Factor 1 (Weight/Size Class) / 2 (+) 0.500 = 1.000
Overheat Factor 0 (Overheat) (+) 0.000 = 1.000
Special Ability Factor [LTAG] Light TAG (+) 0.250 = 1.250
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 1.250
Defensive Interaction Rating:
Armor Factor 1 (Armor) x 2.0 (Non-Vehicle Unit) = 2.000
Structure Factor 1 (Structure) x 1.0 (Other Unit) (+) 1.000 = 3.000
Defense Factor 1 + {[4 (24" Move)] x 0.25} (*) 2.000 = 6.000
Final DIR Round to nearest half point = 6.000
Unit's Defensive Value:
Movement Factor 3 (0.25 per 2") = 3.000
Final DIR Defensive Interaction Rating (+) 6.000 = 9.000
Unit's Final Point Value:
Offensive Value = 1.250
Defensive Value (+) 9.000 = 10.250
Agile [4 (TMM) - 2] x 0.5 (Short) (+) 1.000 = 11.250
C3 10.25 (Subtotal) x 0.05 (+) 0.500 = 11.750
Force Bonus [MHQ1] Mobile Headquarters (+) 1.000 = 12.750
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Final Point Value: 13
Cost Breakdown
Name/Model: Untitled [BASE]
Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Biped OmniMech
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Structural Cost
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Armor (Ferro-Fibrous): (38 pts) 2.0 x 20,000 40,000.00
Internal Structure (Endo Steel): 15 x 1,600 x 1 (+) 24,000.00 = 64,000.00
Myomer (MASC): (120 x 1 x 1,000) + (15 x 2,000) (+) 150,000.00 = 214,000.00
Engine (XL): (20,000 x 120 x 15) / 75 (+) 480,000.00 = 694,000.00
Gyro (XL): 1.0 x 750,000 (+) 750,000.00 = 1,444,000.00
Cockpit (Small): 175,000 (+) 175,000.00 = 1,619,000.00
Life Support: 50,000 (+) 50,000.00 = 1,669,000.00
Sensors: 15 x 2,000 (+) 30,000.00 = 1,699,000.00
Heat Sinks (Double): 10 x 6,000 (+) 60,000.00 = 1,759,000.00
Arm Actuators: 15 x ((100 x 2) + (50 x 2) + (80 x 2)) (+) 6,900.00 = 1,765,900.00
Leg Actuators: 15 x ((150 x 2) + (80 x 2) + (120 x 2)) (+) 10,500.00 = 1,776,400.00
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Total Structural Cost: 1,776,400.00
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Weapons and Equipment Cost
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C3 Slave 250,000 250,000.00
Flamer (C) 7,500 (+) 7,500.00 = 257,500.00
Light TAG (C) 40,000 (+) 40,000.00 = 297,500.00
Supercharger (C) 120 x 10,000 (+) 1,200,000.00 = 1,497,500.00
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Total Weapons and Equipment Cost 1,497,500.00
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BattleMech Cost
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Structural Cost: 1,776,400.00
Weapons and Equipment Cost: (+) 1,497,500.00 = 3,273,900.00
OmniMech Conversion Cost: (1,776,400.00 + 1,497,500.00) x 0.25 (+) 818,475.00 = 4,092,375.00
BattleMech Cost Multiplier: 1 + (15 / 100) (*) 1.15 = 4,706,231.25
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Final BattleMech Cost 4,706,231.00
Double Heat Sink (C) 6. Roll Again 6.
Double Heat Sink (C) 1.
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