BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model:    Zhulong ZHLG-2W
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3060
Config:        Tracked Vehicle
Rules:         Level 1, Standard design

Mass:          45 tons
Power Plant:   180 GM Fusion
Cruise Speed:  43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type:    Star Slab/3 Standard
Armament:      
  1 Ceres Arms Smasher PPC 
  1 Sian/Ceres Cougar SRM 6 
  2 Sperry Browning Machine Guns
Manufacturer:  Ceres Metals Industries
  Location:    Sian
Communications System:  CeresCom Recon Model 21-RS
Targeting & Tracking System:  Ceres/Maladev 3

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==Overview:==
     A tank in the Capellan armed forces, Zhulong means "Torch Dragon" or
"illuminating darkness" in ancent Chinese;  was commissioned to fill the gaps
left in the armed forces following the Fourth Succession War.  Having lost
half of its star systems and most of the industrial base, the Capellan mlitary
was left in desperation for war material to rebuilt its conventional forces. 
     As Candace Liao had taken a sizable portion of both state and family
funds when she defected, the tank had to be inexpensive and built using parts
manufactured in the Confederation.  The Zhulong has lost the initial bid as it
took nearly a year and a half to get it to production from the drawing board,
losing out by only 4 months to the Po Heavy tank and costing nearly 50% more
expensive as well as lacking a shortage of fusion engines and PPC's the
Zhulong shared with the Vindicator to keep the production line going.  The
project was cancelled after the Po became the de facto tank of the Cappellan
conventional forces.

==Capabilities:==
     The Zhulong is capable of reaching over 60 KPH an hour at max speed
powered by a GM 180 Fusion engine, same as used in the Vindicator.  Its
protected by 12.5 tons of StarSlab/3 armor, comparable to a heavy mech in the
weight category of a medium mech.  The primary gun is the Ceres Arms Smasher
PPC fit into the turrent, a reliable weapon as demonstrated by the Vindicator
that was equipped with it.  Backing up the PPC is a Sian/Ceres Cougar 6 SRM
launcher should any enemy attempt to get under the minimum range of the
particle cannon.  For defense against infantry, a SperryBrowning machine gun
is equipped in both the turret and the front of the tank.

==Variants:==
Several different variations where built.

-3W replaces the SRM and PPC in the turret with 2 LRM-5 with 2 tons of ammo, 1
SRM-4 with one ton of ammo, and 3 medium lasers + 1 small laser.  Machinge
guns remains as is.

-4W down grades the PPC to a large laser and fits a secondary SRM-2 with one
ton of ammo on the opposite side of the SRM-6.  Machine guns remains as is.

-5W is fitted to the turrent with 3 medium lasers, 2 small lasers, and an
additional SRM-6 sharing one ton of ammunition.  Machine guns remain as is.

-6W was a local variant, after receiving their tanks they were quickly
attacked and heavily damaged while driving off the raiders.  Lacking
replacement parts, the turrent was removed and an AC/10 was mounted in the
front of the tank with two tons of ammunition.  The former turrent mounted
SperryBrowning machine gun was moved to the rear.

==Deployment==
     A few hundred chassis where produced, before the line was discontinued in
favor of the Po.  These tanks where shipped to bolster the militias along the
Federated Commonwealth border.  Only half had been fully fitted in the -2W
variant, the rest where quickly adapted into several makeshift variations with
available weapons.

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Type/Model:    Zhulong ZHLG-2W
Mass:          45 tons

Equipment:                                 Items    Mass
Int. Struct.:  25 pts Standard               0      4.50
Engine:        180 Fusion                    0      7.00
Shielding & Transmission Equipment:          0      3.50
    Cruise MP:   4
     Flank MP:   6
Heat Sinks:     10 Single                    0       .00
Cockpit & Controls:                          0      2.50
Crew: 3 Members                              0       .00
Turret Equipment:                            0      1.50
Armor Factor:  200 pts Standard              0     12.50

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Front:                     5         46 
   Left / Right Sides:        5      38/38 
   Rear:                      5         32 
   Turret:                    5         46 

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Items    Mass
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1 PPC                    Turret  10          1      7.00
1 SRM 6                  Turret   0   30     2      5.00
1 Machine Gun            Turret   0  100     2      1.00
1 Machine Gun            Front    0          1       .50
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TOTALS:                          10          6     45.00
Items & Tons Left:                           8       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        1,576,150 C-Bills
Battle Value 2:    896 (old BV = 495)
Cost per BV:       1,759.1
Weapon Value:      611 / 611 (Ratio = .68 / .68)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 15;  MRDmg = 7;  LRDmg = 2
BattleForce2:      MP: 4T,  Armor/Structure: 0 / 8
                   Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/1,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: GM;  Point Value: 9