Xanthos XNT-3O-X

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Retry
03/18/14 11:50 PM
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This Xanthos is essentially a watered down version of the standard XNT-3O Xanthos. This Capellan variant was made after raven 1X pilots complained that their weighty EW equipment made their mechs much too fragile for the front lines. For situations where EW equipment was wanted on the front, a different type of Mech was needed.

In order to fit the change, the normal AC/20 was downgraded to an AC/10 and stripped of a ton of ammo. The SRM6 was downgraded to a SRM4. The small laser was removed, and 3 heat sinks were removed, as they were now unnecessary with the lower heat of the changed weaponry. All these changes allowed 7.5 tons of EWE to be installed on the Xanthos.

Xanthos XNT-3O-X
IS experimental
100 tons
BV: 1,921
Cost: 10,148,000 C-bills
Source: Star League

Movement: 3/5
Engine: 300
Heat Sinks: 20
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 160
Armor: 323/323
Internal Armor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 31 46
Center Torso (rear) 16
Right Torso 21 32
Right Torso (rear) 10
Left Torso 21 32
Left Torso (rear) 10
Front Right Leg 21 42
Front Left Leg 21 42
Rear Right Leg 21 42
Rear Left Leg 21 42

Weapons Loc Heat
PPC LT 10
Medium Laser LT 3
Medium Laser RT 3
Medium Laser HD 3
AC/10 RT 3
SRM 4 LT 3

Ammo Loc Shots
AC/10 Ammo LT 10
AC/10 Ammo LT 10
SRM 4 Ammo LT 25

Equipment Loc
Electronic Warfare Equipment RT
Karagin
03/19/14 12:24 AM
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Could you please include a line that says if the mech is biped or a quad, would make that bit easier to figure out at a glance and that would make folks who are not familiar with the name of the original mech to know that they are look at a quad mech from the start.

The ECM that is used prior to the GECM coming back in to the picture was a rare bird so to speak, not seeing it being put on a 100 ton mech, limited mobility etc...I could see them going for something in the 70 ton or 55 ton range though, maybe a variant on the Cataphract
Karagin

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03/19/14 12:33 AM
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I did fluff that this variant was to give EWE capabilities to frontline units, as opposed to scouts, to give lasting, durable electronic capabilities to the front that would not be achieved by the Raven(or by mediums and most heavies for that matter.)

Compare the original Xanthos to this one. That 7.5 tons hit it hard in the armament department. Normal mediums and heavies would fare much worse.
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