Mobile Field Base
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The Mobile Field Base vehicle (MFB) is featured prominently in the Mechwarrior 3 Computer game, as well as its novelization, Trial Under Fire. It is a massive tracked vehicle, capable of repairing and refitting mechs, salvaging equipment from the battlefield, and serving as a mobile command center behind the enemy lines. 3 such vehicles were assigned to each lance of the Damocles Commando during the operation on Tranquil
Characteristics
The vehicle is massive, capable of storing large amounts of any equipment required for prolonged operations (in game statistics are 300 tons of equipment, as well as 2 stripped down Battlemech chassis of any weight class). Maximum speed is given by the Mechwarrior 3 tech manual as 64 kph, cruising speed is 43 kph. When the vehicles deploy, their upper portions unfold, forming a complete mechbay. When three vehicles work together, they are capable of enclosing a Mech completely, but even one vehicle is capable of providing efficient (if slower) repairs.
Mobile Field Base vehicles are completely unarmed.