Cray
10/21/09 10:15 PM
173.168.115.68
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout VALIDATED
Type/Model: Eisenregen Tech: Inner Sphere / 3060 Config: Tracked Vehicle Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 40 tons Power Plant: 120 I.C.E. Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous Armament: 8 LRM 5s Manufacturer: (Unknown) Location: (Unknown) Communications System: (Unknown) Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==Overview:== The Eisenregen ("Iron Rain" in Star League English) is a simple, straightforward light LRM carrier built by a Lyran branch of General Motors.
It is relatively well protected, designed to survive several hits by Clan medium laser weapons or one BFG, and mounts its LRM racks in a turret for additional versatility and firing on the move. It is not particularly fast though, powered by only a turbocharged, two-stroke GM 120 diesel to a top speed of 54kph. This is sufficient for its support role if its commanders deploy it wisely.
Noting that Lyran commanders tend to be selected more often for their social connections than military ability, the Eisenregen has a number of crew survivability features. CASE protects its limited magazine and, in fact, pretty much isolates the center of the tank (with the turret base and magazine) from the front (which holds the engine) and the rear (which holds the 3 crew positions). The engine is front-mounted to provide that additional mass between most hostile fire and the crew. Finally, the crew is provided with top, rear, and bottom hatches for entry, escape, or simply taking a dump without leaving the tank.
The Eisenregen has a fairly limited magazine that only provides 6 volleys for all 8 launchers. This is in recognition of the Eisenregen's limited battlefield durability (typical of most LRM carriers) and its intended munition: Thunder-Augmented LRMs.
With 2 tons of Thunder-Augmented LRMs, a company of Eisenregens can blanket a 500 x 500m area (OOC: a mapboard) to double density in 1 minute. They are an ultimate in area-denial units, optimized to spread their fire over a huge area. Fire control systems and the electric turret motors can slew and elevate the turret to spray missiles in a pre-programmed pattern. The communications system is designed to coordinate the fire of even entire regiments of Eisenregens into carefully dispersed grids of mines.
At 40 tons each, Eisenregens can be accompanied in a DropShip by several full reloads and fuel for extended operations.
-------------------------------------------------------- Type/Model: Eisenregen Mass: 40 tons
Equipment: Items Mass Int. Struct.: 20 pts Standard 0 4.00 Engine: 120 I.C.E. 0 8.00 Cruise MP: 3 Flank MP: 5 Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00 Cockpit & Controls: 0 2.00 Crew: 3 Members 0 .00 Turret Equipment: 0 2.00 Armor Factor: 98 pts Ferro-Fibrous 2 5.50
Internal Armor Structure Value Front: 4 21 Left / Right Sides: 4 21/21 Rear: 4 14 Turret: 4 21
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass -------------------------------------------------------- 8 LRM 5s Turret 0 48 9 18.00 1 C.A.S.E. Equipment Body 1 .50 -------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS: 0 12 40.00 Items & Tons Left: 1 .00
Calculated Factors: Total Cost: 854,000 C-Bills Battle Value: 476 Cost per BV: 1,794.12 Weapon Value: 324 / 324 (Ratio = .68 / .68) Damage Factors: SRDmg = 14; MRDmg = 18; LRDmg = 11 BattleForce2: MP: 3T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 4 Damage PB/M/L: 1/2/2, Overheat: 0 Class: GM; Point Value: 5 Specials: if Code:
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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Karagin
10/22/09 12:32 AM
72.178.75.99
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Nice future take on the MLRS.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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