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Name/Model:         Jenner JR7-H
Designer:           IronRaven Special Projects Group
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  D
Tonnage:            35
Role:               Striker
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Succession Wars / 2785
Rules (Current):    Introductory
Rules (Era):        Introductory
Rules (Year):       Introductory
Total Cost:         3,092,175 C-Bills
Battle Value:       941

Chassis:              Diplan Scout-A 
Power Plant:          Magna 210 
Walking Speed:        64.8 kph  
Maximum Speed:        97.2 kph  
Jump Jets:            Smithson Lifters 
    Jump Capacity:    150 meters
Armor:                Starshield
Armament:             
    4 Argra 3L Medium Lasers
    1 Thunderstroke SRM 4
Manufacturer:         Luthien Armor Works
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Dawson III
Targeting & Tracking: Bk-309

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Overview:
    In the centuries since it was introduced, the Jenner has become ubiquitous with Draconis
    forces. And far from unknown in those of it's neighbors in the form of captured and salvaged
    machines. While Steiner and Davion forces use captured machines, they are often part of
    compensation packages with mercenaries in their employ. While the Jenner is a good mech, it
    has two issues. The first and best known is that the back armour is thin enough to be
    compromised with a fire axe; while that has lead to the -F variant, it's a known
    shortcoming. The other issue that fewer people think of is the engine. While it's mobility
    is wonderful, the 245-class engine that makes it possible is unique to the Jenner. They can
    be repaired, but short of raiding and the black market, you're never going to find a
    new-in-box one outside of the Combine. And that's a problem.
    
    Or is it? Sometimes your problems solve each other. We at This Old Mech have seen the
    solution before, more than once, with AFFS, LCAF and mercenary mechs. Oddly, the
    identification and reference guides that a quarter of teenagers have all overlook this. What
    this is has no official designation, so I get to name it. Jenner JR7-H, "H" for "Heavy".
    
    For compatible engines, the options are limited, but there is a great one in the form of the
    Omni 210. It's used in the Firestarter and manufactured in the Commonwealth, Federated Suns
    and Confederation, and is widely distributed by Star Corps. While not the most common engine
    in the Sphere, it can be found readily enough. This does reduce the performance of the
    Jenner Heavy, but a top speed of 97kmh and 150m range of the jump jets is respectable for
    it's weight class.
    
    The way this solution to a problem also solves the armour issue is simple- it's three tons
    lighter. This creates possibilities. Some users have replaced the SRM rack with an LRM-10,
    others take some of the mass to add a pair of machine guns, ammo and armor. But most,
    including those used by both the LCAF and the AFFS, upgrade the armour so it duplicates the
    JN7-F. I'd estimate that half or the Jenners with a 210-class engine are in this
    configuration. With seven tons of armour, decent mobility, four medium lasers and an SRM-4
    rack, the Jenner Heavy is as much a bruiser as any light mech is ever going to be. Along the
    way, the Arga lasers are usually replaced with more readily available but functionally
    identical models, as is the SRM rack
    
    While the -H variant is by no means universal among users of captured Jenners, it's rarity
    is decreasing as Luthien-made 245s remain hard to source. Tactically speaking, it fills the
    same roles as the Wasp but does it better, and with enough armour and firepower to add being
    an ambush hunter and a real threat to most mechs up to 40 tons if properly piloted. While it
    still has the heat issues as the parent configuration, the wisdom of the centuries is that
    heat management is the mark of a good mechwarrior. It could be argued that if you've
    captured a Jenner and survived having it damaged to the point it needs a new engine, you're
    probably a good mechwarrior. Or the new kid with the machine no one wants because to your
    own side it looks like a "shoot me" sign.
    
    But the better question is this: if ComStar has overlooked something much more common than
    LosTech downgrades of certain SLDF mechs, what else are they leaving out.
    
    [Editor's note: While Soldiers of Lost Fortunes, of which This Old Mech is a column, is
    distributed via ComStar, we are not controlled by them. The tradition of a free press
    compels me to leave this last comment intact, I disavow and disagree with the feelings of
    the author and deny any connection to him.]
    
    [Editor-in-Chief's note: Don't talk about your brother that way, Isaac. As your mother, I
    have to tell the Sphere you do have a connection with your little brother.]
    
    [Note from the ComStar Acolyte who approved the document for distribution: We also believe
    in a free press as it is part of Blake's Vision. It seems it was a just an oversight. Why
    would we censor anything. Blake's Peace be upon you, and it sounds like you folks need it.]

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  3.50                     
Engine:                                     210 Fusion                 9.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 6                                               
    Running MP:                                 9                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 5                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  112                     7.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              7       
    Center Torso:                      11             15       
    Center Torso (rear):                               6       
    R/L Torso:                          8             11       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  5       
    R/L Arm:                            6             11       
    R/L Leg:                            8             15       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Jump Jet                                                  CT                1          0.50             
SRM 4                                                     CT                1          2.00             
2 Jump Jets                                               RT                2          1.00             
SRM 4 (Ammo 25)                                           RT                1          1.00             
2 Jump Jets                                               LT                2          1.00             
2 Medium Lasers                                           RA                2          2.00             
2 Medium Lasers                                           LA                2          2.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 25
TP: BM,  SZ: 1,  TMM: 2,  MV: 12"/10"j
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 0,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 4,  Structure (S): 3
Specials:
 
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