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Name/Model: Gladius Jiàn GDJ-39A
Designer: Captain_Frosty
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: D
Tonnage: 50
Role: Brawler
Configuration: Combat Vehicle
Era/Year: Succession Wars / 3039
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Experimental
Rules (Year): Experimental (Extinct)
Total Cost: 658,250 C-Bills
Battle Value: 492
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: Méiguī Mechanica T-37v2 250 Internal Combustion
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Armor: KSM Combat plating
Armament:
1 Legio Heavy Engineering "Demo II" Medium Rifle
1 Dominus Amrs "Pugio" Machine Gun
1 Legio Heavy Engineering "Pillum" Machine Gun
Manufacturer: Kothnorea State Manufacturing
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Xiānzhī Telecoms "Xìnshǐ v4"
Targeting & Tracking: Xiānzhī Telecoms "Jìngpiàn v2"
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Overview:
The first true Kothnorean main battle tank, the Gladius Jiàn GDJ-39A was less a result of
genius engineering and more of the Kothnorean state's acceptance that they cannot have their
cake and eat it too. Determined to do their best regardless of circumstances, the designers
of the GDJ-39A made sure that it could still be an effective enough unit to justify
producing and achieved what no one truly believed possible; they created an inferior version
of the Capellan Po tank.
With at best decent speed, relatively little armor and a gun that could only really threaten
light vehicles, the Gladius Jiàn entered productions as yet another fire support vehicle to
help the increasingly infantry-centric Kothnorean military with their operations. usually
acting as little more than escorts to other units, the Gladius Jiàn GDJ-39A was doomed to
obsolescence from the moment it first left the factories. A fact that its operators and
designers are both well aware of.
Nevertheless, in the times that it has seen use in combat, the extra firepower provided by
its weapons has proven sufficient to justify its existence. While nowhere near enough to be
impressive, its main weapon is still a cannon and can effectively soften up heavier enemies
when multiple units focus on one target, allowing better equipped allies to conserve
ammunition and avoid unnecessary risks.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 5.00
Engine: 250 Internal Combustion 25.00
Cruising MP: 5
Flanking MP: 8
Heat Sinks (Single): 0 0.00
Control Equipment: 2.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Power Amplifier: 0.00
Turret: 1.00
Armor Factor: 104 6.50
Type: Standard
Armor
Value
Front: 22
R/L Side: 20
Rear: 20
Turret: 22
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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Machine Gun Front 0.50
Machine Gun Turret 0.50
Medium Rifle Turret 5.00
Machine Gun (Ammo 200) Body 1.00
Medium Rifle (Ammo 27) Body 3.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 15
TP: CV, SZ: 2, TMM: 2, MV: 10"t
Damage: (S) 1 / (M) 1 / (L) 0
Armor (A): 3, Structure (S): 3
Specials: EE, SRCH, TUR(1/1/-)
Distribution
Name/Model: Gladius Jiàn GDJ-39A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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FrontTurret
1. Machine Gun 1. Machine Gun
2. Empty 2. Medium Rifle
3. Empty
Left SideBodyRight Side
1. Empty 1. Medium Rifle (Ammo 9) 1. Empty
2. Medium Rifle (Ammo 9)
3. Medium Rifle (Ammo 9)
4. Machine Gun (Ammo 200)
5. Empty
Rear
1. Empty
Battle Value Breakdown
Name/Model: Gladius Jiàn GDJ-39A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Defensive Battle Rating
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Armor (Standard): 104 x 2.5 x 1 260.000
Internal Structure (Standard): 25 x 1.5 x 1 (+) 37.500 = 297.500
Unit Type Modifier: Tracked (*) 0.90 = 267.750
Defensive Movement Factor: +3 (*) 1.30 = 348.075
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Final Defensive Battle Rating: 348.075
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Offensive Battle Rating
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Offensive Equipment:
Medium Rifle 51.000
Medium Rifle (Ammo 9) (+) 6.000 = 57.000
Medium Rifle (Ammo 9) (+) 6.000 = 63.000
Medium Rifle (Ammo 9) (+) 6.000 = 69.000
Machine Gun (+) 5.000 = 74.000
Machine Gun (+) 5.000 = 79.000
Machine Gun (Ammo 200) (+) 1.000 = 80.000
Total Vehicle Tonnage: 50 / 2 (+) 25.000 = 105.000
Speed Factor: 8 (Flank) (*) 1.370 = 143.850
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Final Offensive Battle Rating: 143.850
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Combat Vehicle Battle Value
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Defensive Battle Rating: 348.075
Offensive Battle Rating: (+) 143.850 = 491.925
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Final BattleMech Battle Value: 492
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Gladius Jiàn GDJ-39A
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 50
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Determine Unit Type
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Ground Units: Combat Vehicle = CV
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Final Unit Type: CV
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Determine Weight/Size Class
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Tonnage: 50 (greater than or equal to 40 and less than 60) = 2
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Final Weight/Size Class: 2
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Convert Movement and Movement Modes
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Ground Movement: 5 (Cruise) = 10"
Tracked Motive Type = 10"t
Ground Target Movement Modifier at 10" is 2
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Final Movement and Movement Modes: 10"t
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Determine Short Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Machine Gun (+) 0.200 = 0.200
Machine Gun (TU) (+) 0.200 = 0.400
Medium Rifle (TU) (+) 0.552 = 0.952
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 1.0
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Final Short Range Damage Value: 1
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Determine Medium Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Medium Rifle (TU) (+) 0.600 = 0.600
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.6
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Final Medium Range Damage Value: 1
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Determine Long Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Long Range Damage Value: 0
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Convert Armor
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Standard: 104 armor points x 1 104.000 = 104.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 3.467
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Final Armor Value: 3
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Convert Structure
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Standard: 25 structure points 25.000 = 25.000
Structure Conversion (/) 10 = 2.500
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Final Structure Value: 3
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Determine Special Abilities
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Unit is equipped with an Internal Combustion engine = EE
Unit is a Combat Vehicle = SRCH
Unit is equipped with turret mounted weapons = TUR(1/1/-)
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Determine Point Value
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Unit's Offensive Value:
Attack Damage Factor 1 (Short) + 1 (Medium) + 1 (Medium) + 0 (Long) = 3.000
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 3.000
Defensive Interaction Rating:
Armor Factor 3 (Armor) x 1.8 (Tracked) = 5.400
Structure Factor 3 (Structure) x 1.0 (Other Unit) (+) 3.000 = 8.400
Defense Factor 1 + {[2 (10" Move)] x 0.1} (*) 1.200 = 10.080
Final DIR Round to nearest half point = 10.000
Unit's Defensive Value:
Movement Factor 1.25 (0.25 per 2") = 1.250
Final DIR Defensive Interaction Rating (+) 10.000 = 11.250
Unit's Final Point Value:
Offensive Value = 3.000
Defensive Value (+) 11.250 = 14.250
Agile [2 (TMM) - 1] x 1 (Medium) (+) 1.000 = 15.250
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Final Point Value: 15
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Comment:
Despite their weapons tech being way behind the curve, the Kothnoreans do get some things right. Their armor and engine tech, while nowhere near state of the art, are at least within reach of modern tech used just about everywhere else. For example, the Gladius Jian has less firepower then a pre-space flight Tiger I tank. But is 150% faster and has armor tough enough it would partially bounce the Tiger's main gun.
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