Rotwang
07/31/14 05:01 PM
94.226.248.136
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Black Talon
Mass: 80 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-D-D-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 18.800.400 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2.817
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 320 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 43,2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64,8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 ER PPCs
2 Gauss Rifles
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
Overview:
requested by Khan Malvina Hazen, the Black Talon originally was slower, mounted
jump jets and used a targeting computer, but Hazen had these removed and the
original speed upped, claiming that the TC would only distract a good mechwarrior from the real business of slaughter.
Meant for use by Jade Falcon ristars and an honourable way for older warriors
to bow out with a final bang, the Black Talon made a huge impact during the
Clan's invasion of the Lyran Alliance.
Capabilities:
The mech's overwhelmingly simple design harkens back to the Stone Rhino,
sharing a similar siilhouette, but sleeker and made to look even more menacing
by careful design, adding bird of prey elements to the mech.
Armed with a pair of PPC's and twin gauss rifles the Black Talon lacks
secondary weapons, but it is meant to be used in a very aggressive manner,
ignoring secondary targets and going for enemy mechs first, leaving other units
to be dealt with by elementals or fellow star members.
Piloted mostly by brash young pilots on their way up or older warriors who seek
one last chance at glory, the Black Talon is perfectly suited to their needs,
the lack of more modern technology is offset by aggression and the will to
fight against even impossible odds.
The Black Talon has two weaknesses, it lacks the ammo to keep up sustained
engagements and lacks weaponry to deal with anything other than Mechs.
Battle History:
The sight of Black Talons unleashed terrifies even the most hardened
mechwarrior. Tough and well-armed the Black Talon can take on almost any
target short of the most powerful Assault and Colossal mechs and even they have
to watch their step.
Perfectly suited to Hazen's Mongol Doctrine, the Black Talon is expected to
pick out the mainstay mechs of the enemy force and aggressively take them in
combat, switching to the next target as soon as they are downed. This form of
combat is highly suitable to young talented Falcon mechwarriors looking for
glory as well as giving elder pilots a chance to unleash their skills and
accumulated experience in one last blaze of destruction and mayhem.
Survival rates are very low, but kill lists and tallies are often off the
chart.
Black Talons are either brought down by superior firepower or by combined arms,
where infantry, vehicles and mechs operate together, exploiting the Black
Talon's one-sided armament, but often at a high cost.
Deployment:
Assigned to spearhead assaults, Black Talons are found in most Falcon first
line Galaxies. Under Khan Hazen's orders the Falcons have begun to experiment
with binaries of Black Talons and Falcon battle armour. While the Black Talons
charge headlong into the enemy the Battle Armour covers their rear, ready to
violently counter-attack flanking moves by enemy infantry or tanks. So for
this tactic has proven quite effective.
Variants:
No official version exists yet. The older original pre-production mechs with
jump jets have been issued to combat units and are thought to have been "used
up" in combat.
Notable 'Mechs & MechWarriors:
"Isegrim", Zorana a Clan Wolf bondswoman is a self-described "late-bloomer",
something of a liability within the Clans's unsual social structure. She
narrowly failed her Trial of Position when her autocannons jammed at the wrong
moment. She made up for it by becoming a skilled communications expert and
tactical officer, she did gain a reputation for being a fearless mechwarrior,
bordering on the reckless. Capture by the Falcons she was given a Black Talon
she named Isegrim and launched herself into battle with a ferocity that
surprised even the Falcons. Expecting her to be killed in her first engagement
she has triumphed against the odds, briging both glory to the Falcons and
created resentment because of her background as a Clan Wolf "failure".
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 122 points 4,00
Internal Locations: 1 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 320 11,50
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 15(30) 5,00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 LL, 1 RL
Gyro: Standard 4,00
Cockpit: Standard 3,00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 232 12,50
Armor Locations: 1 HD, 1 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 2 LA, 1 RA
CASE Locations: LA, RA 0,00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 25 36
Center Torso (rear) 9
L/R Torso 17 25
L/R Torso (rear) 9
L/R Arm 13 24
L/R Leg 17 31
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Gauss Rifle RA 1 6 12,00
Gauss Rifle LA 1 6 12,00
ER PPC RT 15 2 6,00
ER PPC LT 15 2 6,00
@Gauss Rifle (16) RT - 2 2,00
@Gauss Rifle (16) LT - 2 2,00
Free Critical Slots: 5
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 8 Points: 28
4 6 6 6 0 4 0 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
Edited by Rotwang (07/31/14 05:02 PM)
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Maurer
07/31/14 08:59 PM
98.154.219.23
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Impressive. Like it. It looks like you have 8 armor points allocated for the tonnage/assigned points you have listed. Wanted to see what it might look like with Ultra-10s and plugging in the information into HWP shows extra points versus what you have listed.
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