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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Gauntlet II Beta
Designer:           Mechworks
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            55
Role:               Brawler
Configuration:      Biped OmniMech
Era/Year:           Dark Age / 3128
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Advanced
Total Cost:         24,161,594 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,707

Chassis:              Coventry GTL-Flex-Beta Endo Steel
Power Plant:          Defiance 330 XL
Walking Speed:        64.8 kph  
Maximum Speed:        97.2 kph  [129.6 kph]
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Lexington Limited Light Ferro-Fibrous with CASE II
Armament:             
    1 Defiance Novashot Model 2 Plasma Rifle
    3 Defiance Masterbolt-A Thunderbolt 5s
    2 Sunglow Type 2 ER Small Lasers
Manufacturer:         Coventry Metal Works
    Primary Factory:  Coventry
Communications:       Cyclops 24XS Adaptable
Targeting & Tracking: Cyclops Special Limited

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Overview:
    Designed as a rebuilt successor to the original Gauntlet, the Gauntlet II
    features a slightly rebuilt frame to accommodate a number of internal design changes.
    Primarily, the original 275 rated light Fusion Engine is replaced with a more powerful 330
    rated extra light engine, and rather than a bulky, heavy MASC system it instead makes use of
    a Supercharger for brief bursts of speed comparable to many light mechs. The cockpit
    assembly is also heavily rebuilt into an ultra-compact form that functions as a fully sealed
    escape pod, though some of the blow-away panels suffer from persistent failures under
    battlefield conditions, complicating ejection.
    
    All told, the Gauntlet II possesses significantly superior speed to its predecessor
    while actually increasing pod space by one ton.
    
    
    All variants of the Gauntlet II possess the Narrow/Low Profile, Easy to Pilot and
    Difficult Ejection Design Quirks.

Capabilities:
    The Beta configuration is designed as a close range brawler rather than flexible skirmisher.
    The right arm carries three Defiance Industries Masterbolt-A heavy missile launchers fed by
    a CASE II protected three ton ammunition bin in the right torso. The left arm meanwhile
    carries a Defiance Novashot Model 2 Plasma Rifle supplied by two tons of ammunition. A pair
    of reliable Sunglow Type 2 Extended Range Small Lasers are mounted in the center torso ad
    backup weapons.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 3.00                     
Engine:                                       330 XL                  12.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 6                                               
    Running MP:                               9 [12]                                            
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  4.00                     
Cockpit:                                      Small                    2.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  169                    10.00                     
    Type:                              Light Ferro-Fibrous                                      

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             24       
    Center Torso (rear):                              10       
    R/L Torso:                         13             20       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  5       
    R/L Arm:                            9             18       
    R/L Leg:                           13             20       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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2 ER Small Lasers                                         CT                2          1.00             
CASE II                                                   RT                1          1.00             
Supercharger                                              RT                1          1.50             
Thunderbolt 5 (Ammo 36)                                   RT                3          3.00             
3 Thunderbolt 5s                                          RA                3          9.00             
Plasma Rifle                                              LA                2          6.00             
Plasma Rifle (Ammo 20)                                    LA                2          2.00             

Note: Equipped with Full-Head Ejection System

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 50
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 3,  MV: 16"
Damage: (S) 3 / (M) 3 / (L) 2,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 6,  Structure (S): 3
Specials: CASEII, IF2, OMNI