Chassis
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[edit] Description
The Chassis of a Support Vehicle, Combat Vehicle or BattleMech is what the rest of it is built around or inside. Similar to the Human Skeleton a units chassis has a major influence on the shape, structure and form that a unit will take.
[edit] Internal Structure
High Technology - Age of War and Succession Wars Technology
Generally, Standard Type Chassis consisted of a foamed aluminum core covered with various composite materials, wrapped in silicon-carbide fibers, and clad in Titanium-Alloyed Steel [1]. Standard Internal Structure can be formed on a planets surface without requiring (expensive and vulnerable) orbital facilities.
[edit] Endo-Steel
Advanced Technology - Star League and post-3050 Inner Sphere Technology
Hyper-Advanced Technology - Clan and post-3065 Inner Sphere Technology
Endomorphic-Steel Chassis are formed in orbital facilities. The Alluminum Core is foamed in Zero-G and is bulkier than that of Standard Internal Structure, covered with various composite materiels that are mixed and hardened in zero-G, and clad in a Titanium-Steel Alloy formed in Zero-G. [2].
[edit] Manufacturing
- Note the added Chassis models are produced in Clan space.
Chassis are manufactured on the following planets:
[edit] Inner Sphere
| Type | Used by | Manufacturer | Planet | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthwerk Trooper II Endo Steel | FLE-17 Flea | Earthwerks Incorporated | Asuncion Bernardo |
[3] |
| Corean Model KL77 Endo Steel | HNT-171 Hornet | Kallon Weapon Industries | Talon (Wernke System) | [4] |
[edit] References
- ↑ Tech Manual, p.32, "The Frame"
- ↑ Tech Manual, p.31 - "3rd Paragraph"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp.50-51
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp.52-53
