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Name/Model:         Crusader CRD-5TSM
Designer:           NHP Bellona
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            65
Role:               Striker
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3067
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         15,292,172 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,805

Chassis:              Endo Steel
Power Plant:          325 XL
Walking Speed:        54 kph    [64.8 kph]
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  [97.2 kph]
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    3 Large Lasers
    4 Medium Pulse Lasers
    4 Rocket Launcher 10s
    1 Small Pulse Laser
    1 Small Laser
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    This modification of the venerable Crusader platform, built on an Endo Steel chassis
    replaces the engine with a 325XL and the main armament for three Large Lasers, four Medium
    Pulse Lasers, and two sidearms -- a Small Laser and a Small Pulse Laser. Unusually for a
    Crusader, all of these weapons are torso-mounted, leaving the arms and legs free for melee
    attacks. Thirteen double heatsinks, all contained in the engine, give a variety of firing
    patterns while maintaining heat-neutrality at a run.
    
    The real secret sauce in this modification is the addition of Triple Strength Myomer,
    boosting the mech to 6/9 movement while active and giving it enough arm strength to tear the
    head and cockpit off an assault mech. The varied laser battery makes it easy to build and
    maintain any desired heat level. In addition, four RL-10 packs give it a powerful ranged
    punch that fits easily into the existing firing patterns, a close-range broadside that can
    easily maul a much larger mech before the Crusader closes into hand-to-hand range to finish
    the job.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 3.50                     
Engine:                                       325 XL                  12.00                     
    Walking MP:                               5 [6]                                             
    Running MP:                               8 [9]                                             
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         13 [26]                   3.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  4.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  208                    13.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      21             32       
    Center Torso (rear):                               7       
    R/L Torso:                         15             24       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  6       
    R/L Arm:                           10             20       
    R/L Leg:                           15             30       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Large Laser                                               CT                2          5.00             
Large Laser                                               RT                2          5.00             
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                                     RT                2          4.00             
2 Rocket Launcher 10s                                     RT                2          1.00             
Small Pulse Laser                                         RT                1          1.00             
Large Laser                                               LT                2          5.00             
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                                     LT                2          4.00             
2 Rocket Launcher 10s                                     LT                2          1.00             
Small Laser                                               LT                1          0.50             
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    --                6          0.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 42
TP: BM,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"
Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 4 / (L) 0*,  OV: 2
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: ENE, TSM