BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Eradicator ERD-1A
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3050
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Mass:          100 tons
Chassis:       Star League XT Standard
Power Plant:   300 Vlar XL XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Durallex Heavy Standard
Armament:      
  1 Norse-Storm Model 7D Gauss Rifle
  1 Victory Nickel Alloy ER Large Laser
  2 Defiance B3M Medium Lasers
  1 Holly LRM 15 w/ Artemis IV
  2 Defiance P5M Medium Pulse Lasers
  1 General Motors Nova-5 Ultra AC/5
  1 Holly SRM 4
  1 MainFire Point Defense Anti-Missile System
Manufacturer:  Norse-Storm BattleMechs Inc.
  Location:    Loxley
Communications System:  Tek BattleCom
Targeting & Tracking System:  Rander Pinpoint-HY

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==Overview:==
Norse-Storm Battlemechs, Inc. set about designing and manufacturing an assault
class battlemech once its licensing agreement to produce the Devastator had
run out. The Eradicator ERD-1A owes much of its design to  the Devastator and
Norse-Storm's other successful mech, the Thunder Hawk.

==Capabilities:==
The Eradicator is powered by a 300 Vlar XL engine, able to power the massive
machine up to 54 km/h. Its frame mounts 19 tons of armor, allowing it to
withstand massive punishment. Despite high praise from Mechwarriors who pilot
the Eradicator, a meager 12 double heatsinks are easily overwhelmed if care is
not taken to control weapons fire.

Following the philosiphy of its brothers, the Eradicator utilizes long range
weaponry to soften or cripple and destroy other units before advancing into
close range. The Eradicator's primary weapon is a Norse-Storm Model 7D Gauss
Rifle, capable of removing nearly a ton of armor and producing very little
heat. A General Motors Nova-5 Ultra AC/5, capable of increased rapid fire, is
mounted in the left torso but is only supplied with one ton of 20 rounds of
ammunition. A Holly LRM 15  equipped with Artemis IV FCS is mounted high on
the right torso to provide direct or indirect missile fire. A Holly SRM-4 is
mounted in the center torso to provide close range defense. CASE is installed
in the side torso to protect from ammo explosions and a MainFire Point Defense
Anti-Missile System mounted in the head protects against incoming missiles.

Despite requiring such  a massive, logisitical nightmare of fielding such ammo
dependent weaponry, the Eradicator is equipped with a blistering array of
energy weapon to further increase battlefield endurance. A Victory Nickel
Alloy ER Large Laser and two Defiance B3M Medium Lasers are mounted in the
left arm, while a single Defiance P5M Medium Pulse Lasers located in each of
the right and left torso provide accurate fire.

==Variants:==
Norse-Storm produces a retrograde variant of the Eradicator to increase sales
to buyers with a lower budget. The ERD-2A repaces the XL engine with a
standard 300 Vlar engine and downgrading the Gauss Rifle to a standard class
10 autocannon and Ultra-5 to a class 5. The advanced lasers are replaced with
standard variants of the same caliber and the LRM-15 is reduced to a -10
supplied with one ton of ammo. The AMS is removed. The only advanced tech
found on this variant is the CASE system and double heatsinks, which has been
increased to 14.

Despite the slightly higher sales of the ERD-1A, more units of ERD-2A are sold
and Norse-Storm is considering stopping production of the ERD-1A in favor of
the quicker production of the ERD-2A.

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Type/Model:    Eradicator ERD-1A
Mass:          100 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  152 pts Standard              0     10.00
Engine:        300 XL Fusion                12      9.50
   Walking MP:   3
   Running MP:   5
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     12 Double [24]               0      2.00
Gyro:                                        4      3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H    R: Sh+UA+LA     15       .00
Armor Factor:  304 pts Standard              0     19.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:             31         45      
   Center Torso (Rear):                 16      
   L/R Side Torso:           21      32/32      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):            10/10      
   L/R Arm:                  17      34/34      
   L/R Leg:                  21      41/41      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 Gauss Rifle            RA      1   16      9     17.00
  (Ammo Locations: 2 RA)
1 ER Large Laser         LA     12           2      5.00
2 Medium Lasers          LA      6           2      2.00
1 LRM 15 w/ Artemis IV   RT      5   16      6     10.00
  (Ammo Locations: 2 RT)
1 Medium Pulse Laser     RT      4           1      2.00
1 Ultra AC/5             LT      1   20      6     10.00
  (Ammo Locations: 1 LT)
1 Medium Pulse Laser     LT      4           1      2.00
1 SRM 4                  CT      3   25      2      3.00
  (Ammo Locations: 1 RT)
1 Anti-Missile System    HD      1   12      2      1.50
  (Ammo Locations: 1 LT)
CASE Equipment:          LT     RT           2      1.00
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TOTALS:                         38          69    100.00
Crits & Tons Left:                           9       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        23,186,000 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,689
Cost per BV:       13,727.65
Weapon Value:      2,827 / 2,750 (Ratio = 1.67 / 1.63)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 38;  MRDmg = 30;  LRDmg = 17
BattleForce2:      MP: 3,  Armor/Structure: 8/4
                   Damage PB/M/L: 6/5/3,  Overheat: 2
                   Class: MA;  Point Value: 17