Maurer
06/13/13 08:00 PM
142.11.67.185
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout VALIDATED
Type/Model: Cyclone Infantry Fighting Vehicle CYC-IFV-01 Tech: Inner Sphere / 3060 Config: Hovercraft Rules: Level 1, Standard design
Mass: 35 tons Power Plant: 105 I.C.E. Cruise Speed: 86.4 km/h Maximum Speed: 129.6 km/h Armor Type: Standard Armament: 8 Machine Guns 1 SRM 4 Manufacturer: (Unknown) Location: (Unknown) Communications System: (Unknown) Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==Overview:== The Cyclone Infantry Fighting Vehicle harkens back to the days of Terran Hegemony before long before the concept of a two legged walking tank was put to paper. Designed to carry and support a squad of infantry into battle, the combination of its impressive speed, armament, and fire power coupled with its cost and ease of maintance has allowed it to maintain far longer then the initinal expected combat service of just a few decades.
==Capabilities:== The Cyclone IFV is capable of speed of upto 129.6 km/h, allowing it to quickly deploy its squad of infantry on the battlefield. Seven and a half tons of armor provide fair protection for its crew and undismounted soldiers.
Its armament is quite impressive; while not strong enough to penetrate most armor, it is very effective in an anti-infantry role. Eight machine guns, four turret mounted and one mounted on each side of the hull allow the Cyclone to bring a minimum of 5 guns against any infantry threats that come into range. This has earned the vehicle the nickname "Whirl Wind of Death", as often overzealous Cyclone crews have been known to simply speed around an enemy infantry unit and gunn it down to the last man. This terrible act has also been known to draw friendly against the Cyclone from more sympathetic allies to stop the carnage. For anti-vehicle firepower, a single SRM-4 is mounted on the roof of the turret.
==Variants:== There are a number of variants of the basic Cyclone IFV. The four most common are modifications to fit the various roles. The -02 model removes the infantry bay, upgrading the SRM to a -6 rack and adding two more of armor, mostly to the turret, sides and front.
The -03 model, more commonly seen as the "Whirl Wind of Death", also removes infantry bay and SRM to further enchance its anti-infantry role with 2 more additional turret mounted and 1 more front mounted machine guns. The ammo is increased to 400 rounds and armor beefed up to 11 tons. It is commonly used on worlds that do not often see enemy units bigger then a tank (Battlemechs are rarely seen and almost considered a myth.)
The -04 model is a direvitive of the -03, replacing 2 of the turret mounted guns with vehicle flamers supplied by 2 tons of ammo. The machine gun ammo compliment is only 300 rounds and the armor protection is 10 tons.
The -05 model is an upgrade utilizing newer technology resurfacing in the Inner Sphere. Much of the old stigma is gone from the new version in part with the removal of the machine gun system. Instead, it is designed with the focus as an infantry carrier and incorporates new features to enhance crew and cargo survivalbility. The armor has been upgraded to ferro-fiberous armor. Two turret AMS systems, supplied by two tons of ammo, provide a means of missile protection and CASE protects against ammo explosions. A single SRM-6 enchanced with Artemis IV provides some fire power.
The -07 model, redesignated as the Cyclone Infantry Transport, removes the SRM-6 of the -05. Instead, a Guardian ECM is installed and another ton of AMS ammo is added, along with .15 tons of cargo bay storage. The armor is upgraded to 10 tons of ferro-fiberous. This variant has gotten high remarks from the soldiers its carried for its excellent protection value and is often used as mobile HQ for commanding officers.
-------------------------------------------------------- Type/Model: Cyclone Infantry Fighting Vehicle CYC-IFV-01 Mass: 35 tons
Equipment: Items Mass Int. Struct.: 20 pts Standard 0 3.50 Engine: 105 I.C.E. 0 7.00 Cruise MP: 8 Flank MP: 12 Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00 Cockpit & Controls: 0 2.00 Crew: 3 Members 0 .00 Lift Equipment: 0 3.50 Turret Equipment: 0 .50 Armor Factor: 120 pts Standard 0 7.50
Internal Armor Structure Value Front: 4 28 Left / Right Sides: 4 25/25 Rear: 4 18 Turret: 4 24
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass -------------------------------------------------------- 4 Machine Guns Turret 0 200 5 3.00 1 Machine Gun Front 0 1 .50 1 Machine Gun Left 0 1 .50 1 Machine Gun Right 0 1 .50 1 Machine Gun Rear 0 1 .50 1 SRM 4 Turret 0 25 2 3.00 Infantry Bay Body 1 3.00 -------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS: 0 12 35.00 Items & Tons Left: 0 .00
Calculated Factors: Total Cost: 665,975 C-Bills Battle Value: 265 Cost per BV: 2,513.11 Weapon Value: 150 / 150 (Ratio = .57 / .57) Damage Factors: SRDmg = 9; MRDmg = 1; LRDmg = 0 BattleForce2: MP: 8H, Armor/Structure: 0 / 5 Damage PB/M/L: 2/1/-, Overheat: 0 Class: GL; Point Value: 3 Specials: tran3
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Karagin
06/13/13 08:45 PM
72.178.85.122
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Excellent fluff. Gives the vehicle a lot of character and color.
Karagin
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