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Heracles HRC-1G
Mass: 65 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 9.708.050 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1.416
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 260 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43,2 km/h (54,0 km/h)
Maximum Speed: 64,8 km/h (86,4 km/h)
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
1 PPC
3 Medium Lasers
1 Small Pulse Laser
1 Backhoe
1 Rock Cutter
2 Flamers
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
Overview:
Randam Mechwerks' Heracles passed mostly unnoticed when it was first unveiled
in 3062, almost at the same time as the FedCom Civil War broke out.
An innovative new design, the Heracles offered practical battlefield support
where other engineering vehicles could not come.
Capabilities:
The Heracles was equipped with a mix of energy weapons and engineering
equipment that allowed it to function as an engineering mech, demolitions or
even as a combat mech should the need arise.
Randam's earlier prototype mounted an SRM2 and LRM5 launcher, but they were
considered ineffective at using special ammo and were replaced by energy
weapons that could be use both to clear battlefield obstacles and debris as
well as provide some firepower in times of need.
Battle History:
The Heracles was well-received but sales remained slow. A major purchase from
unknown parties lead to an investigation which revealed that the customer was
the Word of Blake. Randam was given an offer to produce mechs and equipment
for the WOB.
Randam's leadership was reticent to cooperate on such a scale with the WOB,
fearing the order might try to take control of Randam. These fears soon became
a reality as several incidents prompted Randam to break off negociations with
the WOB.
Randam operatives came across leaked information that WOB was not only planning
to take over the company but launch a full blown assault on the Inner Sphere.
Attempts were made to warn the leaders of the Inner Sphere, but they came too
late and Randam was singled out by the WOB.
During one attack the factory producing the Heracles was attacked by commandos
supported by Battle Armour and light vehicles. The factory guards manned as
many Heracles as available and dug defences that held the enemy at bay until
security forces arrived to help defend the factory. Blakist reinforcements
struck hard at the defences, break through but at a heavy loss before the
defending mechs were finally overwhelmed and the factory was taken over by
Blakist troops.
The factory was destroyed when Devlin Stone's forces threatened to invade. The
remaining stock of Heracles was sent to various Word of Blake Militia units,
but a few captured models ended up in the hands of Stone's men and proved
invaluable in the later assault on Terra, helping clear landing areas and
opening up minefields. The design features were copied and improved upon in
the Republic's Percheron CEM.
Deployment:
The Heracles was rare outside Word of Blake and Stone's forces. The majority
of remaining units ended up in the Republic.
Variants:
Later models dropped some equipment in favour of an MML launcher that could
fire a broad range of special ammo types more effectively than a pair of
standard launchers.
Notable 'Mechs & MechWarriors:
"Percheron" piloted by Xian Stone (no relationship) was instrumental in saving
troops landing near Cairo on Terra. She used her mech to clear exit paths out
of the landing zones under heavy fire, fearlessly opening up lanes in the dense
minefields to allow troops to move out of the killing zone and engage the
enemy. Her mech was badly mauled and she was eventually killed when Blakist
Powered Armour troops ambushed and overwhelmed her failing machine.
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 104 points 6,50
Engine: Fusion Engine 260 13,50
Walking MP: 4 (5)
Running MP: 6 (8)
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 15 5,00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 HD, 2 LL, 2 RL
Gyro: Standard 3,00
Cockpit: Standard w/ Full Head Ejection System 3,00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA
TSM Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 176 11,00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 21 26
Center Torso (rear) 7
L/R Torso 15 23
L/R Torso (rear) 6
L/R Arm 10 16
L/R Leg 15 22
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Rock Cutter RA - 5 5,00
Backhoe LA - 6 5,00
PPC RT 10 3 7,00
Medium Laser RT 3 1 1,00
Flamer RT 3 1 1,00
Medium Laser LT 3 1 1,00
Flamer LT 3 1 1,00
Medium Laser CT 3 1 1,00
Small Pulse Laser CT 2 1 1,00
Free Critical Slots: 18
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 6 Points: 14
4 2 2 1 0 3 1 Structure: 5
Special Abilities: TSM, MEL, ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
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