Zwischy
01/23/03 01:09 PM
165.247.250.83
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With the discovery of the Gray Death memory core, the Clan wars, and the recent breakthroughs in brand-new battlefield technology, many designs are having new life breathed into them. Solomon Kane Industries continues to experiment in the vehicle market with a new, deadly version of the Vedette medium tank.
The original Vedette's most outstanding feature, aside from its mediocrity, was its mobility. Few tracked vehicles of any size had or have the speed that the old Vedette did. However, it was sorely undergunned and short on ammo, and therefore was only considered an average tank.
With the increase in availability of fusion engines in general, and the technology of the new Light fusion engine, SKI has come up with an even faster, yet more powerful version of this venerable design.
The old AC/5 is replaced by a Lord's Light 2 ER PPC, the same popgun used on the Panther, and the tank sports a missile rack for close in defense. It also has several machine guns, giving the tank good protection against adventurous infantry.
As this tank has yet to be battle-tested, no one knows how it will perform, but simulation tests show promising results, with the Vedette able to use its speed to keep out of harm's way, while picking apart opponents at range. There is some consideration about reworking the secondary weapons package to include 2 LRM 5s and only one machine gun instead of the multiple short-ranged weapons.
Tank: Vedette 3070
Tonnage: 50
Controls: 2.5 tons
Internal Structure: 5 tons
Engine: 300 Light 22.75 tons including shielding
Cruise MP: 6
Flank MP: 9
Total Double Heat Sinks: 10 (20)
Armor: 7.25 tons (114 points)
F: 25
L: 21
R: 21
B: 20
T: 25
Weapons/Ammo:
ER PPC Turret - 7 tons
SRM 6 Turret - 3 tons
SRM ammo Body - 1 ton (15 shots)
MG F
MG L
MG R - 1.5 tons in MGs total
MG ammo (200 rounds) - 1 ton
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Cray
01/23/03 01:14 PM
147.160.125.185
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Vehicles can only use SHS. You need to spend another 5 tons on heat sinks, or switch to a standard PPC.
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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Zwischy
01/23/03 07:48 PM
165.247.251.95
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doh! standard PPC then. :P
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Karagin
12/05/09 07:22 PM
64.134.154.8
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I wish vehicles could use DHS, but alas they can't...
Overall the idea is good, just a little tweaking.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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