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  BMR-99 Boomer

Chassis: Star League XT
Power Plant: Pitban 285
Cruising Speed: 32.25
Maximum Speed: 53.75
Jump Jets: none
   Jump Capacity: none
Armor: Durallex Heavy Special 
Armament:
   1 FarFire LRM 15
   2 FarFire LRM 20s
   1 Shannon SRM 4
   1 ChrisComp 32 Small Laser
Manufacturer: Technicron Manufacturing
Communications System: TransComm Alpha
Targeting and Tracking System: RCA Instatrac Mark XII

Overview:
 Few know of the history of the BMR-99 Boomer.  It was concieved 
   in 2665 by Technicron Manufacturing along with the AWS-8Q Awesome and 
   both designs were summited to the Star league which favorer more 
   insterest in the AWS-8Q.  The BMR-99 plans were shelved for nearly 
   two decades when Techricron revived the design and began a limited 
   production run, with sources indicating between 200 and 350 units 
   constructed.  Production ended in 2693 for unknown reasons, possibly 
   the Boomer line was decomissioned and retooled for Awesome production 
   when demand increased.

Capabilities:
       The Boomer is a moble missle support platform, capable of 
   launching up to 55 missles at long range.  Like the Awesome, it's 
   designed for long range combat against opposing mechs.  One salvo can 
   heavy damage an enemy before they can bring their weapons to 
   bear.
 Two LRM-20 racks situatied in the torso and and one LRM-15 
   rack located on the right shoulder provide long range punch.  Each is 
   supplired two tons of ammuntion.  For close in work, a small laser in 
   the head and SRM-4 on the opposing limb round out it's short range 
   weaponry.  Additionally, it's large fists and heavy legs, the bigest 
   every constructed on the a mech at the time, can turn most light and 
   medium mechs to scrap.
 The Boomer does have a few flaws.  Like it's 
   younger brother, it's slow speed hampers its ability to in a running 
   battle, most other unit's can run outside the unit's missle range 
   before it can bring them to bear.  The biggest problem was it's 
   limited ammo supply.  The enemy most often ignored a Boomer when it 
   ran out of ammo.  And because of it's slow speed, it was offten 
   ignored by the enemy while it's lancemates were targeted for 
   destruction first.

Deployment:
 Very few BMR-99's exist today, perhaps less then 2 or 3 dozen 
   left.  The few know to exist are either in the hands of minor lords 
   or Periphery Bandit Kingdoms.  Comstar has 7 units in mothball on 
   storage and it suspected that 2 of the Five Great Houses have Boomers 
   stationed on secondary garrison worlds.

Battle History:
 One actual battle of a Boomer is of an insignificant pirate raid 
   on an insignificant backwater world.  The pirates mechs consiisted 
   mostly of Stingers and Locusts, and a few other fast light and medium 
   mechs.  The two lances of mechs were ambushed as them attempted to 
   loot the warehouses of the local star port, if you could call it 
   that.  The planet's militia simply isolated and pinned down each mech 
   while the Boomer blasted it from long range.  The fight lasted less 
   then half an hour, with the bandit mechs mostly destroyed or 
   crippled.  Two managed to retreat to their dropship and excape off 
   plant.

Known Variants:
       There are several variants, mostly down downgrading an LRM or two 
   for more ammo.  Some simply remove the SRM.  Others down grade all 
   the -20 racks to -15 for an additional SRM and more ammo.  The 
   BRM-101 down grades all the LRM-s to 10 racks, supplised with 5 tons 
   of ammo, and three SRM-6 with 15 reloads each.  Four heatsinks are 
   added to dissiipate the extra heat. This design is an excellant 
   short- to mid-range fighter. (BV: 1,531 Cost: $8,725,178)


 BMR-99 Boomer

Technology Base: - Inner Sphere - Level 1
Equipment                                                Mass
Internal Structure:                                      9.5
Engine:                285                              16.5
    Walking MP:         3
    Running MP:         5 
    Jumping MP:         0 
Heat Sinks:            18                                  8
Gyro:                                                      3
Cockpit:                                                   3
Armor Factor:          293                              18.5

                     Internal          Armor
                    Structure          Value
Head                    3                9
Center Torso           30               45
Center Torso(rear)                      15
R/L Torso              20               30
R/L Torso(rear)                         10
R/L Arm                16               32
R/L Leg                20               40

Weapons and Ammo                     Location   Critical  Tonnage
SRM 4                                   LA          1        2
LRM 20                                  LT          5       10
LRM 20 Ammo                             LT          3        3
LRM 15 Ammo                             RT          2        2
LRM 20                                  RT          5       10
LRM 20 Ammo                             RT          1        1
LRM 15                                  RA          3        7
SRM 4 Ammo                              CT          1        1
Small Laser                              H          1      0.5

BV: 1,848 Cost: $9,043,028