AZ-4A Amazon

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Rotwang
04/15/03 07:28 PM
213.224.83.150

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AZ-4A Amazon

Chassis: Unknown
Power Plant: Unknown 300 XL
Cruising Speed: 43
Maximum Speed: 64,5
Jump Jets: none
Jump Capacity: none
Armor: Unknown
Armament:
2 ER Large Lasers
1 Large Pulse Laser
3 Medium Pulse Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown with Guardian ECM Suite
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown with TAG

Overview:
Design work on the Leonidas started in 3060. The original
specifications called for a heavy energy-weapons mech with good close
range firepower. The use of an XL engine to free up enough space to
fit double strength heat sinks cause a major design problem. The two
ER Large Lasers, prone to overheating, generated far too much
residual heat, resulting in major head buildup in the chest area.
The only solution was to mount the lasers into thermally insulated
baffles connected directly to the chest's heat exchangers. It was
not until the first prototype was shown to various military officials
that the humanoid Leonidas, designed to be reminiscent of a Greek
hoplite warrior drew comments that it had "boobs". The baffles
clearly looking like a woman's breasts, designers rushed to fix it,
but the mech was already into serious financial overdraw and the
design company, Randam Mechwerks was looking to put it into service
as soon as possible. Faced with a deadline, the designers made a
number of cosmetic changes to the design making it look even more
feminine. One designer, Dr. Shirow rationalized it as follows : "We
chose a female form since a woman, be she 11 meters tall and made of
metal will make a male enemy hesitate long before shooting, buying
that invaluable split-second." The Leonidas, named after the Spatan
king who held back the Persian army at the battle of Thermopylae pass
was soon renamed Amazon in honor of the legendary female warriors of
Greek myth.
The cosmetic changes proved to be an extra unforseen advantage as
the broader legs and hips have lowered the Mech's center of gravity
and made it a very stable firing platform. And pilots have commented
favorably of the smooth handling.

Capabilities:
Aside from it's unusual appearance, the Amazon is a potent
fighter, equipped with a heavy energy weapons array and a sword for
close combat. Originally mounting paired Large Lasers, range
considerations forced a change for the more effective ER Large
Lasers, which resulted in the heat problems that resulted in the
Amazon's dramatic look.
At short and medium ranges the Amazon carries Pulse Lasers for
accurate fire combined with a two meter long duranium-edged sword,
selected over the hatchet for it's ease of use. An ECM suite and a
TAG complete the mechs's arsenal.

Deployment:
The first production batch of the Amazon has been delivered to
the open market in late 3065. The machine sold quite well with units
in the Clan border areas, but the obviously feminine appearance of
the machine has resulted in many male mechwarriors objecting to
piloting the machine. The reluctance has been greatest with Kuritan
pilots. Surprisingly the machine is favored by female mechwarriors
who enjoy the look and feeling of the machine. Even more
surprisingly, some pilots have taken to decorate and beautify their
Mechs, one was even carefully painted to ressemble a naked woman,
further adding to the surprise of enemy pilots. Other pilots paint
their machine to look like some kind of armoured warrior woman,
baptizing their machines Joan of Arc, Natasha Kerensky or Xena.

Battle History:
The Shirow principle seems to have worked at least once, when
Judy LeClerc's Amazon, the Hyppolita, carefully painted so as to
ressemble a totally naked woman engaged a Taurian Concordat Griffin
during a raid and managed to fire three salvoes of laser fire beofre
the enemy returned fire. The pilot, who bailed after his machine was
destroyed, commented that he thought something was wrong with his HUD
zoom and desperately tried to fix it before he realized the brutal
truth.

Known Variants:
Two variants of the Amazon are currently in service. The first
drops the sword in favor of jump jets and extra heat sinks, while the
second replaces the Large Pulse laser with an ER PPC, dropping the
TAG. This version runs quite hot and is designed to provide better
ranged firepower against Clan machines.


AZ-4A Amazon

Technology Base: - Inner Sphere - Level 2
Equipment Mass
Internal Structure: 7,5
Engine: 300 XL 9,5
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 18(36) - Double 8
Gyro: 3
Cockpit: 3
Armor Factor: 231 14,5

Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head 3 9
Center Torso 23 35
Center Torso(rear) 11
R/L Torso 16 24
R/L Torso(rear) 8
R/L Arm 12 24
R/L Leg 16 32

Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
Medium Pulse Laser LA 1 2
Medium Pulse Laser LA 1 2
ER Large Laser LT 2 5
Guardian ECM Suite LT 2 1,5
ER Large Laser RT 2 5
TAG RT 1 1
Sword RA 5 4
Large Pulse Laser CT 2 7
Medium Pulse Laser H 1 2
Optimus_Prime
04/17/03 04:10 AM
207.14.78.148

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Hmmm.. Very different. i can tell you this one i would think that somthing was wrong with my hud if i saw a 11 meter tall naked women

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Alemnyr
04/17/03 06:27 AM
142.179.143.141

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Personally I'd be cursing William Gates the 132nd for Windows3050.

---Error #18718270 (An 11 foot tall woman) has occured. Please press ctrl-alt-del to restart your HUD or start praying it clears up before you get blown up---
Karagin
09/20/09 06:56 PM
72.178.75.99

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I wonder if stealth armor would work on this one?
Karagin

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LAMdriver
09/23/09 04:00 AM
68.118.31.98

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Or you could drape it with see-through material...i know that it would throw me for a loop!...lol


Edited by LAMdriver (09/23/09 04:12 AM)
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