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BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Nekomata (Prime)
Tech: Clan / 3058
Config: Biped OmniMech
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Mass: 60 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 300 XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: 5 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament: None
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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==Overview:==
The Nekomata (Japanese, "Forked Cat") recieved its name from some obscure
intelligence officer of the Draconis Combine aboard the Kyushu class warship
assigned to Task Force Serpent. A (relatively) new heavy Omni-Mech nearing the
final steps of testing to replace the losses Smoke Jaguar suffered during its
invasion of the Inner Sphere and the constant battling with the other Clans in
Trials or Draconis Combine raids above the truce line, Khan Osis ordered the
construction of a new heavy mech using current available resources. Clan
techs responded by spliting parts from other popular second generation mechs
(hence the name, split like a fork and operated by pilots of a Cat clan) and
melding them together.
The Nekomata is constructed primarily from the same molds as that of
three Clan Omni-Mechs; the Mad Dog's legs, the Summoner's torso, and the arms
of the Hellbringer. When first encountered, the targeting computers of Task
Force Serpent mechwarriors could not properly identify the odd shape of a mech
with its reverse jointed legs and unusual torso more commonly seen on standard
bipedal mechs; it was only after reviewing the battle recordings and careful
analysis of the weapons being fired how similar the Nekomata was to standard
clan heavy mechs.
==Capabilities:==
The Nekomata is a fast calvary heavy mech built around an extra light engine,
capable exceeding 80kph to keep up with all front line clan heavy mechs and
able to leap up to 150 meters like the Summoner. Using an endo-steel chassis
and covered in 10.5 tons of ferro-fibrous armor for maximum protection (nearly
20% more than the Mad Dog, Hellbringer or Summoner), enough weight is saved to
give the mech 24 tons of pod space.
The Primary variant of the Nekomata is similar to the Vulture, pair of LRM-15
in the torso integrated with Artemis IV and two tons of ammo backed by an ER
Large Laser and ER Medium laser in each arm, , one additional heat sink is
installed giving it a total of 13. A downgrade in fire power, but the
increased accuracy of the missiles with extra ammo and greater range of its
lasers (though less accurate) make the Mad Dog-Prime a powerful long range
support mech.
The Alternate-A configuration is comparable to the Hellbringer sporting an ER
PPC in each arm backed by a trio of ER Medium Lasers in the left torso, linked
to a targeting computer. Backing up the energy weapons is a single Streak-6
with a ton of ammo and the clan ECM / Active Probe in the right torso.
Lacking the anti-infantry machine guns and A-pods, the Hellbringer variant is
a capable scout or vanguard / picket mech while being less suited to urban
brawls but excels in open or forested terrain it is capable of running away
from infantry ambushes
The Alt-B configuration is an exact clone of the Summoner, sporting an LB-10x
with two tons of ammo in the left arm and an ER PPC in the right arm supported
with the LRM/15 in the left torso with two tons of ammo, like the Summoner it
will not over heat as easily though it lacks several less heatsinks and is
still capable of doing so (caution is advised, something Smoke Jaguars tend to
lack). A single ER Small Laser rounds out the arsenal unlike the original
mech, giving the pilot a weapon to fall back on when its over heating and out
of ammo while the ER PPC is cooling down. The Thor variant doesn't specialize
like the other variations, instead it is the standard trooper mech perfect to
fit a first strike mission.
==Battle History:==
The only battles the Nekomata fought was during the assault on Huntress. A
total of 15 mechs composed of the test trinary where built and piloted by
green mechwarriors fresh out of the sibko training. They fought admirably,
but ultimately the Smoke Jaguar was defeated and after the Inner Sphere
analyzed the wreckage and captured construction plans, it was deemed a failed
but effective project by Inner Sphere techs. As the clans already possed
thousands of the same three mech chassis the Nekomata was based on and was
basicly a franken mech (something the IS had been doing for 265 years of
constant warfare and scavenging the battlefield since the Star League Defense
Force left), ultimately the only goal would of been to simplify and increase
production of one capable machine instead of three.
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Type/Model: Nekomata (Prime)
Mass: 60 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 99 pts Endo Steel 7 3.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT)
Engine: 300 XL Fusion 10 9.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 12 Double [24] 0 2.00
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA R: Sh+UA 12 .00
Armor Factor: 201 pts Ferro-Fibrous 7 10.50
(Armor Crit Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 20 30
Center Torso (Rear): 10
L/R Side Torso: 14 21/21
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 7/7
L/R Arm: 10 20/20
L/R Leg: 14 28/28
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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5 Standard Jump Jets: 5 5.00
(Jump Jet Loc: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
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TOTALS: 0 50 36.00
Crits & Tons Left: 28 24.00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 13,844,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 745
Cost per BV: 18,582.55
Weapon Value: 0 / 0 (Ratio = .00 / .00)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 0; MRDmg = 0; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 5J, Armor/Structure: 5/4
Damage PB/M/L: 1/-/-, Overheat: 0
Class: MH; Point Value: 7
Specials: omni
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BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Nekomata (Vulture)
Tech: Clan / 3050
Config: Biped OmniMech
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Mass: 60 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 300 XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: 5 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 ER Large Lasers
2 ER Medium Lasers
2 LRM 15s w/ Artemis IV
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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Type/Model: Nekomata (Vulture)
Mass: 60 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 99 pts Endo Steel 7 3.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT)
Engine: 300 XL Fusion 10 9.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 13 Double [26] 2 3.00
(Heat Sink Loc: 1 RA)
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA R: Sh+UA 12 .00
Armor Factor: 201 pts Ferro-Fibrous 7 10.50
(Armor Crit Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 20 30
Center Torso (Rear): 10
L/R Side Torso: 14 21/21
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 7/7
L/R Arm: 10 20/20
L/R Leg: 14 28/28
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 ER Large Laser RA 12 1 4.00
1 ER Medium Laser RA 5 1 1.00
1 ER Large Laser LA 12 1 4.00
1 ER Medium Laser LA 5 1 1.00
1 LRM 15 w/ Artemis IV RT 5 32 7 8.50
(Ammo Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT)
1 LRM 15 w/ Artemis IV LT 5 3 4.50
5 Standard Jump Jets: 5 5.00
(Jump Jet Loc: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
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TOTALS: 44 66 60.00
Crits & Tons Left: 12 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 16,756,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,438
Cost per BV: 6,872.85
Weapon Value: 2,420 / 2,277 (Ratio = .99 / .93)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 33; MRDmg = 23; LRDmg = 14
BattleForce2: MP: 5J, Armor/Structure: 5/4
Damage PB/M/L: 4/3/3, Overheat: 3
Class: MH; Point Value: 24
Specials: omni, if
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BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Nekomata (Loki)
Tech: Clan / 3050
Config: Biped OmniMech
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Mass: 60 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 300 XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: 5 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 ER PPCs
1 Streak SRM 6
1 ECM Suite
1 Active Probe
3 ER Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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Type/Model: Nekomata (Loki)
Mass: 60 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 99 pts Endo Steel 7 3.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT)
Engine: 300 XL Fusion 10 9.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 12 Double [24] 0 2.00
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt.: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA R: Sh+UA 12 .00
Armor Factor: 201 pts Ferro-Fibrous 7 10.50
(Armor Crit Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 20 30
Center Torso (Rear): 10
L/R Side Torso: 14 21/21
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 7/7
L/R Arm: 10 20/20
L/R Leg: 14 28/28
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 ER PPC RA 15 2 6.00
1 ER PPC LA 15 2 6.00
1 Streak SRM 6 RT 4 15 3 4.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 RT)
1 ECM Suite RT 0 1 1.00
1 Active Probe RT 0 1 1.00
3 ER Medium Lasers LT 15 3 3.00
1 Targeting Computer LT 3 3.00
5 Standard Jump Jets: 5 5.00
(Jump Jet Loc: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
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TOTALS: 49 65 60.00
Crits & Tons Left: 13 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 16,832,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,892
Cost per BV: 5,820.19
Weapon Value: 2,487 / 2,395 (Ratio = .86 / .83)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 33; MRDmg = 22; LRDmg = 14
BattleForce2: MP: 5J, Armor/Structure: 5/4
Damage PB/M/L: 4/3/2, Overheat: 4
Class: MH; Point Value: 29
Specials: omni, ecm, prb
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BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Nekomata (Thor)
Tech: Clan / 3050
Config: Biped OmniMech
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Mass: 60 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 300 XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: 5 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 ER PPC
1 LB 10-X AC
1 ER Small Laser
1 LRM 15
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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Type/Model: Nekomata (Thor)
Mass: 60 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 99 pts Endo Steel 7 3.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT)
Engine: 300 XL Fusion 10 9.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 12 Double [24] 0 2.00
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA R: Sh+UA 12 .00
Armor Factor: 201 pts Ferro-Fibrous 7 10.50
(Armor Crit Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 20 30
Center Torso (Rear): 10
L/R Side Torso: 14 21/21
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 7/7
L/R Arm: 10 20/20
L/R Leg: 14 28/28
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 ER PPC RA 15 2 6.00
1 LB 10-X AC LA 2 20 7 12.00
(Ammo Locations: 2 LA)
1 ER Small Laser RT 2 1 .50
1 LRM 15 LT 5 16 4 5.50
(Ammo Locations: 2 LT)
5 Standard Jump Jets: 5 5.00
(Jump Jet Loc: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
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TOTALS: 24 64 60.00
Crits & Tons Left: 14 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 15,984,499 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,254
Cost per BV: 7,091.61
Weapon Value: 2,314 / 2,314 (Ratio = 1.03 / 1.03)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 34; MRDmg = 24; LRDmg = 13
BattleForce2: MP: 5J, Armor/Structure: 5/4
Damage PB/M/L: 5/4/3, Overheat: 0
Class: MH; Point Value: 23
Specials: omni
blurb: Something that hit me, why make so many mechs for each weight class? For a board game purpose and as a company, it makes sense to fluff it out as much as you can. For a real life perspective, the fewer vehicles you got for your military (any branch) that share parts the easier it is to produce and maintain. Issue a dozen random assault rifles to your infantry (not different types of gun such as carbine vs assault, basicly the same type built by different companies in the same caliber, but if one firing pin breaks you cannot use a part off an AK-47 to repair an M16)
