tgsofgc
07/11/06 09:03 AM
68.231.174.183
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Well its been a very long time, doubt anyone even remebers me around here. Anyhow I was board and its been at least a year since I really did anything battletechy, except playing some megamech solo from time to time. Anyhow be kind as I'm out of practice and I'm sure this is filled with annoying typos mistakes and holes. (ps yes it is 5 tons heavier than an Urbie, and yes its probally been designed countless times [in fact if i kept stuff organized I'm sure I've designed it before myself])
BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Nergal UM-NL-60
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 35 tons
Chassis: Republic-Z2 Endo Steel
Power Plant: 105 Hermes Fusion
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: 3 Pitban 6000 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor Type: Durallex Medium Standard
Armament:
1 Zeus Slingshot Gauss Rifle
Manufacturer: Corean Enterprises
Location: Stewart / FWL (CE)
Communications System: Garret T-10B
Targeting & Tracking System: Corean CalcMaster
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==Overview:==
The Nergal is the product of a long and haphazard design path in the Free
World's LEague. Originally intended as a refit kit for the FWL's aging
Urbanmechs. The goal of the kit was to modernize the aging mech's weapondry
and allow it to better serve in a variety of defensive and garrison type
roles. Unfortunately this refit kit whgich began work in 3051 was still no
closer to success by 3053, when the funding for the project was pulled.
Luckily in 3054 Corean Industries on Stewart began a massive project to
revitalize its aging mech lines and re-evaluate its efficiency and market
share. During this revitalization Corean determined that too many of its lines
were dedicated to producing the largely ineffectual and extremely common
Locust Battlemech. In an effort in innovation Corean Industry executives began
project Spring Cleaning to review designs that the line could be retooled to
produce. Among these designs were specifications for over 50 different types
of refit kit, including the unsuccessful Urbanmech Gauss Rifle project.
Corean engineers reviewing the refit kits were amazed to find a number of
viable kits, that through bureaucratic incompetence and faulty testing had
been incorrectly identified as failures. From this realization the engineers
began reworking the Urbanmech Guass Rifle project to correct the relatively
minor problems the unit faced and ready it for presentation to the FWL
military. The military presentation was aimed as a means of defining the
greatest marketability with FWL officials having final decision between the
Urbanmech project and two other designs (a FWL version of the spider, and an
updated Tarantula).
The FWL military panel decided unanimously on the Urbanmech project thoroughly
impressed by the mech's extremely small price tag and its capability to
cripple or destroy common heavier units.
Complete retolling of the Locust line on Stewart took 3 more years and the
first of the newly dubbed Nergal battlemechs began marching off the line in
fall of 3059.
==Deployment==
The Nergal has met with mixed reviews since its appearance. Proponnents of the
design compare it favorably to the urbanmech as a cheap modern replacement
that is capable of acting in a number of roles the Urbanmech never could, most
notably as a firesupport mech. Many of the components of the new design are
relatively ancient and widely available which allows the new Nergals to be
easily and inexpensively repaired even on the most backwater of planets.
Unfortunately the design's critics have attacked countless aspects of the
design, from its tracking and communication system adapted from the Locust to
its rounded shape that makes the mech appear more like a boulder or large rock
than even a Urbanmech. The largest criticism levied against the new design
however is one of politics. To keep up the hurried production of the Nergal
the FWL has entered into large scale trade agreements with House Liao as well
as a number of smaller periphery states to secure the Pitban jumpjets and
older actuators in mass. These agreements have come under pointed criticism
particular because of the FWL's agreement with House Liao to trade design
specifications on the Nergal as well as a large quantity of the popular Gauss
Rifle it mounts.
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Type/Model: Nergal UM-NL-60
Mass: 35 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 58 pts Endo Steel 14 2.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 5 LA, 4 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT, 2 LL)
Engine: 105 Fusion 6 3.50
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 3
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 6 .00
(Heat Sink Loc: 1 HD, 3 RA, 2 RL)
Gyro: 4 1.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA 14 .00
Armor Factor: 112 pts Standard 0 7.00
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 8
Center Torso: 11 16
Center Torso (Rear): 6
L/R Side Torso: 8 12/12
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 4/4
L/R Arm: 6 12/12
L/R Leg: 8 13/13
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Gauss Rifle RA 1 16 9 17.00
(Ammo Locations: 2 RT)
3 Standard Jump Jets: 3 1.50
(Jump Jet Loc: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 CT)
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TOTALS: 1 61 35.00
Crits & Tons Left: 17 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 2,025,068 C-Bills
Battle Value: 932
Cost per BV: 2,172.82
Weapon Value: 361 / 361 (Ratio = .39 / .39)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 11; MRDmg = 11; LRDmg = 7
BattleForce2: MP: 3J, Armor/Structure: 3/3
Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/2, Overheat: 0
Class: ML; Point Value: 9
I find that 'pinpoint' accuracy during a bombing run increases proportionally with the amount of munitions used.
-Commander Nathaniel Klepper,
Avanti's Angels, 3058
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coldwave
07/11/06 12:47 PM
216.67.41.78
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That's a good, solid refit. Decent mobility for what it is, good armor, big gun and enough ammo for it. Very nice!
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Venom
07/11/06 08:54 PM
205.188.117.11
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The price is definatly right. It gives new life to a design that had too specialized of a role.
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coldwave
07/11/06 11:39 PM
66.230.87.134
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Oh yeah! I have to agree with you there! Just over 2 million C-Bills a pop? Sold!!! I'll take 6!
- coldwave
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Karagin
07/12/06 02:11 PM
214.13.130.100
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Interesting take on the Hollander style mech which has a similar weapons mounting. I think yours is even with that mech if not better in some areas. I do like the fluff and mechs like this really are interesting because it forces a player to think before he or she acts.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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