Okay so I had this idea, what if the ICE powered vehicles actually had better engines...so I went with fusion ones.
Here are a couple takes on the Ontos, it now has some bite...
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Ontos Heavy Tank Mk1
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 1-FA, Standard design
Mass: 95 tons
Power Plant: 285 GM HeavyLoad w. PowerBoost Fusion
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor Type: SimplePlate Manufacturers Standard
Armament:
8 Martell Model 5 Medium Lasers
2 LongFire LRM 5s
1 Autocannon/20
2 Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Grumman Amalgamated
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: EasyTalk-2
Targeting & Tracking System: GuideRite with Laser Coordination Link
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Type/Model: Ontos Heavy Tank Mk1
Mass: 95 tons
Construction Options: Fractional Accounting
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 50 pts Standard 0 9.50
Engine: 285 Fusion 0 16.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 8.25
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 24 Single 0 14.00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 4.75
Crew: 7 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 2.60
Armor Factor: 136 pts Standard 0 8.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 10 30
Left / Right Sides: 10 25/25
Rear: 10 26
Turret: 10 30
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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8 Medium Lasers Turret 24 8 8.00
2 LRM 5s Turret 0 33 3 5.38
1 Autocannon/20 Turret 0 10 2 16.00
2 Machine Guns Front 0 105 3 1.53
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TOTALS: 24 16 95.00
Items & Tons Left: 8 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 5,509,286 C-Bills
Battle Value: 849
Cost per BV: 6,489.15
Weapon Value: 1,048 / 1,048 (Ratio = 1.23 / 1.23)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 50; MRDmg = 12; LRDmg = 3
BattleForce2: MP: 3T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 6
Damage PB/M/L: 7/7/1, Overheat: 0
Class: GA; Point Value: 9
Specials: if
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Ontos Heavy Tank Mk2
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 1-FA, Standard design
Mass: 95 tons
Power Plant: 285 GM HeavyLoad w. PowerBoost Fusion
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor Type: SimplePlate Manufacturers Standard
Armament:
8 Martell Model 5 Medium Lasers
2 LongFire LRM 5s
4 Machine Guns
1 Autocannon/10
Manufacturer: Grumman Amalgamated
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: EasyTalk-2
Targeting & Tracking System: GuideRite with Laser Coordination Link
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Type/Model: Ontos Heavy Tank Mk2
Mass: 95 tons
Construction Options: Fractional Accounting
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 50 pts Standard 0 9.50
Engine: 285 Fusion 0 16.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 8.25
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 24 Single 0 14.00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 4.75
Crew: 7 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 2.50
Armor Factor: 144 pts Standard 0 9.00
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 10 30
Left / Right Sides: 10 30/30
Rear: 10 24
Turret: 10 30
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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8 Medium Lasers Turret 24 8 8.00
2 LRM 5s Turret 0 35 3 5.46
2 Machine Guns Front 0 108 3 1.54
1 Autocannon/10 Turret 0 20 2 14.00
2 Machine Guns Turret 0 100 2 1.50
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TOTALS: 24 18 95.00
Items & Tons Left: 6 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 5,332,841 C-Bills
Battle Value: 804
Cost per BV: 6,632.89
Weapon Value: 1,070 / 1,070 (Ratio = 1.33 / 1.33)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 45; MRDmg = 15; LRDmg = 3
BattleForce2: MP: 3T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 6
Damage PB/M/L: 6/6/1, Overheat: 0
Class: GA; Point Value: 8
Specials: if
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Ontos MLRS
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 2-FA, Standard design
Mass: 95 tons
Power Plant: 285 GM HeavyLoad w. PowerBoost Fusion
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor Type: Ryerson 150 Standard
Armament:
2 General Dynamincs Arrow IV Systems
2 Browning Machine Gun Machine Guns
1 Large Laser
2 Small Lasers
Manufacturer: Grumman Amalgamated
Location: Various
Communications System: Endicott Type 2 Maser
Targeting & Tracking System: GuideRite with Laser Coordination Link
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Type/Model: Ontos MLRS
Mass: 95 tons
Construction Options: Fractional Accounting
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 50 pts Standard 0 9.50
Engine: 285 Fusion 0 16.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 8.25
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 4.75
Crew: 7 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 3.00
Armor Factor: 168 pts Standard 0 10.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 10 34
Left / Right Sides: 10 34/34
Rear: 10 32
Turret: 10 34
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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2 Arrow IV Systems Turret 0 25 3 35.00
2 Machine Guns Front 0 100 3 1.50
1 Large Laser Front 8 1 5.00
2 Small Lasers Front 2 2 1.00
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TOTALS: 10 9 95.00
Items & Tons Left: 15 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 6,143,475 C-Bills
Battle Value: 735
Cost per BV: 8,358.47
Weapon Value: 1,013 / 1,013 (Ratio = 1.38 / 1.38)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 33; MRDmg = 28; LRDmg = 24
BattleForce2: MP: 3T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 7
Damage PB/M/L: 4/3/4, Overheat: 0
Class: GA; Point Value: 7
Specials: artA