Lift Hoist
| Lift Hoist / Arresting Hoist | |
| Production information | |
| Type | Equipment |
| Tech Base | Clan / Inner Sphere (IS) |
| Year Availability | Pre-spaceflight |
| Technical specifications | |
| Heat | 0 |
| Tons | Lift Hoist = 3 Arresting Hoist = 3 |
| Critical Slots | 'Mechs = 3
Support Vehicle = 1 Combat Vehicle = 1 |
| Cost (unloaded) | 5,000 |
| BV (2.0) | 5 |
Contents |
[edit] Description
[edit] Lift Hoists
This piece of equipment allows 'Mechs, Support Vehicles, and other vehicle types to handle cargo via a lifting mechanism. This piece of equipment usually increases the speed of moving the cargo.
Typically style for this piece equipment varies. Examples such as; chain and pully method, high-tension cables or myomer powered claw-like specialty lifters.
[edit] Arresting Hoist
Arresting Hoists are typical variant of the lift hoist, which are used to reel aircraft in atmosphere to a AirShip or a DropShip reeling in small spacecraft/other vehcles into it's fighter or small craft bays. However, it is noted that this method is considered hazardous at times.
[edit] Specifics
- Unit Restrictions:
- Lift Hoist: All units may use it except: ProtoMechs, fighters (conventional and Aerospace), Small Craft and DropShips
- Arresting Hoists: Are restricted to only Airship Support Ships, Fixed-Wing Air Support Ships, VTOLs (Combat & Support VTOLs) & DropShips.
[edit] Notes
Critcal slots of arresting hoists for anything equiped with a fight/small craft bay are part of the bay itself.[1]
[edit] Rules
[edit] Game Rules
- Life Hoists: Lift Hoist maybe used by only if the unit is active & if pilot is able to act.
- Arresting Hoists: This equipment allows Fixed-Wing Air Support Vehicles, DropShips, VTOL (Combat & Support VTOLs), and Airship Support Ships to retrieve fighters. This is action is allowed as long the unit remains in play and the pilot/crew is able to act.
[edit] Construction Rules
[edit] Lift Hoists
'Mechs (Industrial or BattleMech) may mount up to two Lift Hoists in either arms or their Torsos. Combat & Support Vehicles can mount up four standard lifts which are restricted to body of vehicle. VTOLs may mount them anywhere but the mainbody.
[edit] Arresting Hoists
These devices may only equip one per the Airship Support Vehicle's vehicle cubicle that is designated as a dock for airborne craft.
[edit] References
- ↑ Tech Manual, p. 239 - "Transportation Bay description/rules".
- Tech Manual, p. 246, 344-345
