Karagin
02/27/02 12:31 PM
63.173.170.118
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Type/Model: Dragoon IFV
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3060
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 40 tons
Power Plant: 240 Pitban Fusion
Cruise Speed: 64.8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 97.2 km/h
Armor Type: Valiant Scutum Standard
Armament:
2 Falcon Lasers Medium Lasers
1 Deathblossom Long Range Missile 5 LRM 5 w/ Artemis IV
Manufacturer: Kassahlava Defense Systems
Location: Friesland
Communications System: Krupp-COMM 500
Targeting & Tracking System: Marconi Digital Fire Control System
==Overview:==
The idea behind the Dragoon IFV was a simple one, make an APC that can transport and support infantry while on the battlefield but be flexiable enough to be able to withdraw both the infantry and it's self if needed.
==Capabilities:==
The Dragoon has decent fire support for engaging the enemy from afar at the request of the infantry commander who can call in indirect fire from the platoons Dragoons in the form of the LRM5 racks.
The medium lasers come in handy for the suppressing fire during deploying and redeploying of the infantry in battle.
==Deployment==
In service all over the Inner Sphere and the Periphery.
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Type/Model: Dragoon IFV
Mass: 40 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 20 pts Standard 0 4.00
Engine: 240 Fusion 0 11.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 6.00
Cruise MP: 6
Flank MP: 9
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 2.00
Crew: 3 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 .50
Armor Factor: 112 pts Standard 0 7.00
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 4 28
Left / Right Sides: 4 20/20
Rear: 4 20
Turret: 4 24
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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1 Medium Laser Turret 3 1 1.00
1 LRM 5 w/ Artemis IV Turret 0 24 2 4.00
1 Medium Laser Turret 3 1 1.00
Infantry Bay Body 1 3.00
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TOTALS: 6 5 40.00
Items & Tons Left: 8 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 1,459,500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 355
Cost per BV: 4,111.27
Weapon Value: 269 / 254 (Ratio = .76 / .72)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 10; MRDmg = 4; LRDmg = 2
BattleForce2: MP: 6T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 4
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: GM; Point Value: 4
Specials: tran3, if
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Cray
02/27/02 12:40 PM
204.245.128.3
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It's more like a super-heavy APC than an IFV - the weapons don't have a lot of bite, about proportional to a scaled-up APC.
That terminology quibble aside, it looks like a good battle taxi. I tend to go slower so I can fit on bigger guns and only carry 1 squad (to avoid losing 28 guys to a shrieking inferno when someone pops the IFV with an Inferno), but 40 tons is at a sweet spot of vehicle designs. Light enough to be fast, inexpensive, yet capable.
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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Karagin
02/27/02 12:52 PM
63.173.170.118
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I was thinking of calling it an Infantry Support Vehicle, but felt that it was better off as an IFV.
Either way it get's the job done.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Karagin
01/27/07 01:19 AM
70.123.166.36
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Well it was a good one.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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