BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Great Bull GRB-11L
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3067
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 1, Standard design

Mass:          100 tons
Chassis:       TTI-GRB Standard
Power Plant:   300 Vlar Fusion
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Durallex Standard
Armament:      
  1 ChisComp 43 Special Large Laser
  3 ChisComp 39 Medium Lasers
  2 Pontiac 50 Autocannon/10s
Manufacturer:  Taurus Territorial Industries
  Location:    Taurus
Communications System:  Magestrix Alpha
Targeting & Tracking System:  Magestrix Gamma

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==Overview:==
The Great Bull was designed towards the end of the 3060's in the Concordant to
be their flagship design, and also to be a show of what the Taurians could do
without any help from their so called allies in the Magistracy or the
Confederation. 

Coming as something of a shock to the Inner Sphere when Taurian forces invaded
the Federated Suns in 3073, largely due to the fact that no outsiders had
suspected the existence of the design, which had been designed entirely within
the Concordant, without any outside assistance.

However once the Davion mechwarriors overcame their surprise, it turned out
that the design, while formidable, lacks modern technology, and therefore
suffers badly against virtually all modern designs of a similar tonnage.

==Capabilities:==
Slow, underarmed (compared with modern mech's, ed), but tough as old boots,
the Great Bull fits the Taurian design philosophy to a T.

More reliable than spectacular, it can, however, cause a unwary opponent a
considerable amount of hurt, especially at medium range or closer, and with a
full nineteen tons of armor, and no vunerable extra light engine behind it,
there is no doubt about it, this mech can take damage at least as well as it
can dish it out.

The primary capability to dish it out comes from two torso mounted Pontiac
50's, known Sphere wide as some of the most reliable autocannon around, while
four lasers, one large and three mediums, with one of the latter facing to the
rear, give some ammunition free back up, although seeing as each autocannon
has two tons of ammunition to go through, a fight would have to be long
lasting indeed for this to happen. As a final line of defense, both hand
actuators were kept, and certainly no foe would consider a punch from a
hundred ton assault mech something to take lightly.

Seeing as all of the equipment used in the design was produced, either by
having it's original producer inside the Concordant, or through license
production, the  Taurians were most successful in keeping outsiders from
having any idea of the design's existence till it was revealed to the rest of
the Houses in combat.

==Deployment==
Two companies worth of this design spearheaded the Taurian invasion of the
Federated Suns during the Liao Civil War. While the design came, at least
initially, as a rude surprise to the Davion mechwarriors, they soon learned
the do's and don'ts of fighting the design.

Still in full production, and frontline service, it is extremely unlikely that
the Great Bull will be sidelined due to being considered such a prestige
ride.

Although peace has been restored on the Fed Suns/Concordant border, tensions
remain high, and even higher on the Canopian border, since the fall of the
Trinity alliance has seen the two Periphery nations at loggerheads.

The world of Detroit is a particular sore spot for the Concordant, but seeing
as it is now defended by a battalion of the Eridani Light Horse, and a trinary
from Clan Nova Cat's Tau galaxy, as Star Leage peacekeepers (jointly asked to
police the world by the Magistracy and chancellor Allard Liao), there is
little that they can do about it, unless they wish the full weight of the Star
League turned against them.

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Type/Model:    Great Bull GRB-11L
Mass:          100 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  152 pts Standard              0     10.00
Engine:        300 Fusion                    6     19.00
   Walking MP:   3
   Running MP:   5
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     20 Single                    8     10.00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Gyro:                                        4      3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H    R: Sh+UA+LA+H   16       .00
Armor Factor:  304 pts Standard              0     19.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:             31         44      
   Center Torso (Rear):                 15      
   L/R Side Torso:           21      32/32      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):            10/10      
   L/R Arm:                  17      34/34      
   L/R Leg:                  21      42/42      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 Large Laser            RA      8           2      5.00
1 Medium Laser           LA      3           1      1.00
1 Autocannon/10          RT      3   40     11     16.00
  (Ammo Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT)
1 Autocannon/10          LT      3           7     12.00
1 Medium Laser           CT(R)   3           1      1.00
1 Medium Laser           HD      3           1      1.00
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TOTALS:                         23          62    100.00
Crits & Tons Left:                          16       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        9,120,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,537
Cost per BV:       5,933.64
Weapon Value:      2,426 / 2,426 (Ratio = 1.58 / 1.58)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 32;  MRDmg = 16;  LRDmg = 2
BattleForce2:      MP: 3,  Armor/Structure: 8/8
                   Damage PB/M/L: 6/4/-,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: MA;  Point Value: 15
  

               BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Great Bull GRB-11R
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3067
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Mass:          100 tons
Chassis:       TTI-GRB Standard
Power Plant:   300 Vlar Fusion
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Durallex Standard
Armament:      
  1 Johnston Parti-Cannon PPC
  1 Federated 10-shot LRM 10
  2 Mydron Excel LB 10-X ACs
  4 ChisComp 39 Medium Lasers
Manufacturer:  Taurus Territorial Industries
  Location:    Taurus
Communications System:  Magestrix Alpha
Targeting & Tracking System:  Magestrix Gamma

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==Overview:==
See the GBR-11L, which this is a variant of

==Capabilities:==
A factory variant exists of the 11L, the 11R, which uses some advanced
technology to improve the design.

Both autocannon are replaced with lbx models, presumably captured models from
the Federated Suns, while the large laser is replaced by a PPC, also
presumably from the same source.

Supplanting the left arm medium laser is a ten shot long range missile
launcher, giving the mech some extra long range capability, but with only ten
reloads, this capability is very limited.

The supplanted medium laser is now mounted in the left torso, with a fourth
one added in the right torso, adding even more short ranged firepower to the
design.

To be able to mount this new equipment, the refit sports thirteen double heat
sinks in place of the original's twenty standard ones. While a definitive
improvement in some areas, the use of captured equipment, not all of which the
Taurians have the capability to reverse engineer, means that the design is
unlikely to see action unless Taurus itself is attacked.

==Deployment==
Limited to units deployed on Taurus itself, the refitted version has seen no
action yet.

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Type/Model:    Great Bull GRB-11R
Mass:          100 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  152 pts Standard              0     10.00
Engine:        300 Fusion                    6     19.00
   Walking MP:   3
   Running MP:   5
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     13 Double [26]               3      3.00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 RT)
Gyro:                                        4      3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H    R: Sh+UA+LA+H   16       .00
Armor Factor:  304 pts Standard              0     19.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:             31         44      
   Center Torso (Rear):                 15      
   L/R Side Torso:           21      32/32      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):            10/10      
   L/R Arm:                  17      34/34      
   L/R Leg:                  21      42/42      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 PPC                    RA     10           3      7.00
1 LRM 10                 LA      4   12      3      6.00
  (Ammo Locations: 1 LT)
1 LB 10-X AC             RT      2   40     10     15.00
  (Ammo Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT)
1 Medium Laser           RT      3           1      1.00
1 LB 10-X AC             LT      2           6     11.00
1 Medium Laser           LT      3           1      1.00
1 Medium Laser           CT(R)   3           1      1.00
1 Medium Laser           HD      3           1      1.00
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TOTALS:                         30          60    100.00
Crits & Tons Left:                          18       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        10,624,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,753
Cost per BV:       6,060.47
Weapon Value:      3,375 / 3,375 (Ratio = 1.93 / 1.93)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 41;  MRDmg = 25;  LRDmg = 10
BattleForce2:      MP: 3,  Armor/Structure: 8/8
                   Damage PB/M/L: 7/5/4,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: MA;  Point Value: 18