happyguy49
08/27/16 09:24 AM
98.30.242.159
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Hetzer Gauss (Fission)
Mass: 45 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Wheeled
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 1,750,219 C-Bills
Battle Value: 744
Power Plant: 115 Fission Engine
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor: Hardened
Armament:
1 Imp. Heavy Gauss Rifle
2 ER Small Lasers
1 Small Laser
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 20 points 4.50
Engine: Fission Engine 115 7.00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 5 0.00
Control Equipment: 2.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Armor: Hardened AV - 52 6.50
Armor
Factor
Front 16
Left/Right 13/13
Rear 10
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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Imp. Heavy Gauss Rifle Front 2 1 20.00
ER Small Laser Left Side 2 1 0.50
(R) Small Laser Rear 1 1 0.50
ER Small Laser Right Side 2 1 0.50
@iHGR (12) BD - 0 3.00
Cheap but devastating unit for lower-tech Inner Sphere or Periphery worlds that lack the technological sophistication needed to build or maintain Fusion engines. 22 points of damage out to 19 hexes, over twice the range of the original Hetzer's AC-20. A pittance of lasers to use the 5 free fission engine heat sinks and to soak crits. 6.5 tons of Hardened armor; this design is much better protected than the original Hetzer, but is a bit slower.
This unit would provide garrison or militia units with a surprising punch for little cost, and is no longer rather confined to ambush duty like the original Hetzer because of the Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle's decent range.. but is still best paired with a crit finder, for instance a lance of three Hetzer Gauss (Fission) with one "Po LB10-X" variant.
Edited by happyguy49 (08/27/16 09:25 AM)
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Cray
08/27/16 07:23 PM
67.8.237.126
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Interesting design. I like the combination of technologies.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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