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Castle Brian Reinforced Weapons Bunker
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Production information
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Use |
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Chassis Type |
Hardened
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Motive Type |
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Technology Base |
Inner Sphere
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Cost |
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Introduced |
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Technical specifications
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Size (in hexes) |
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Length (meters/Hexes) |
120m / 4 hexes
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Width (meters/Hexes) |
90m / 3 hexes
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Height (meters/Levels) |
30m / 5 levels
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Power System |
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Fuel |
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Heat Sinks (total) |
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Construction Factor |
100 (Capital)
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Armor (per Hex) |
150 (Capital)
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Total Cargo (tons) |
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Doors (total) |
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Bays |
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Escape Pods |
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Crew |
748 total
- 105 Officers
- 181 Crew
- 350 Gunners
- 112 Infantry
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Armament |
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Equipment |
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Facilities |
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BV (1.0) |
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BV (2.0) |
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Overview
A Reinforced Weapons Bunker (RWB) was one of the largest standard weapons emplacements constructed to protect a Castle Brian. RWBs were constructed to protect direct approaches to the Castle Brian or other key transit points such as bridges and mountain passes.[1]
Description
These bunkers sacrificed a measure of durability in order to ease their construction, but were nevertheless strong enough to withstand repeated hits from capital weapons. They also contained enough weaponry to hold off an entire regiment under the right circumstances, were fully self-contained with sufficient provisions to withstand long sieges, even if the main Castle Brian fell, and had no exterior entrance points, extending a further two levels below ground for storage and access tunnels to other parts of the Castle Brian. Those RWBs which were destroyed in combat were as the result of either orbital or nuclear bombardment.[1]
Armaments
The RWB was designed to face a primary direction where most of its weaponry was concentrated. Forward-facing turrets were equipped with heavy batteries of direct-fire, long-range weapons, while the interior of the building contained indirect-fire or capital-scale weapons. These were typically conventional systems like Long Toms or anti-aircraft-tasked Thumpers and Arrow IVs, although the Word of Blake would retrofit many RWBs with large Cruise Missile batteries. Two smaller turrets in the center of the RWB were dedicated to anti-aerospace defense. Small weapon blisters pockmarked the exterior of the structure, protecting it from direct assault, while targeting lasers allowed nearby RWBs to provide supporting defensive fire with Arrow IV Homing Missiles.[1]
Variants
Capital-class RWBs replaced one or more artillery turrets with a Naval Laser 55 or paired Killer Whale/Barracuda launchers and were used to defend Castles Brian within the Terran Hegemony and on Terra itself. Remote or isolated RWBs would replace one of their anti-aircraft turrets with a Helipad and remove storage and crew quarters for two interior hangers, allowing them to be more easily serviced.[1]
Layout
Reinforced Weapons Bunker (RWB)
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Hex 1
Turret 3 ER PPC, 3 LB 10-X, 3 LRM-15+Artemis Level 5 30 tons LB-10X ammo, 90 tons LRM-15 ammo Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 10 tons ammo Level 2 1 AC-20 w/ 20 tons ammo, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 1 TAG, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers Level 1 4 Machine Guns w/ 3 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 10 Officers Quarters, 30 Crew Quarters, Field Kitchen
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Hex 2
Turret 3 ER PPC, 3 LB 10-X, 3 LRM-15+Artemis Level 5 30 tons LB-10X ammo, 90 tons LRM-15 ammo Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 10 tons ammo Level 2 1 AC-20 w/ 20 tons ammo, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 1 TAG, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers Level 1 4 Machine Guns w/ 3 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 10 Officers Quarters, 30 Crew Quarters, Field Kitchen
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Hex 4
Turret 3 Long Toms, 3 Thumpers, 3 Arrow IVs Level 5 60 tons Long Tom ammo, 15 tons Thumper ammo, 18 tons Arrow IV ammo Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 30 tons ammo Level 2 3 LRM-15+Artemis w/ 60 tons ammo, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 2 ER Large Lasers, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers Level 1 4 Heavy Machine Guns w/ 6 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 10 Officer Quarters, 60 Crew Quarters, 2 Infantry Compartments, 20 tons Communication Equipment, 1 MASH w/ 10 Operating Theaters, 1 Mobile Field Base
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Hex 3
Turret 3 LB 2-X w/ 15 tons ammo, 3 LRM-15+Artemis w/ 15 tons ammo Facilities 40 Crew Quarters, 1 10-ton capacity Level 2 Industrial Elevators
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Hex 5
Turret 3 ER PPC, 3 LB 10-X, 3 LRM-15+Artemis Level 5 30 tons LB-10X ammo, 90 tons LRM-15 ammo Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 10 tons ammo Level 2 1 AC-20 w/ 20 tons ammo, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 1 TAG, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers Level 1 4 Machine Guns w/ 3 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 5 Officers Quarters, 40 Crew Quarters, Field Kitchen
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Hex 7
Turret 2 Cruise Missile 120 Level 5 2 Cruise Missiles Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 10 tons ammo Level 2 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 30 tons ammo, 2 ER Large Lasers, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 4 Heavy Machine Guns w/ 6 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 1 60-ton capacity Industrial Elevator
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Hex 6
Turret 3 LB 2-X w/ 15 tons ammo, 3 LRM-15+Artemis w/ 15 tons ammo Facilities 10 Officers Quarters, 60 Crew Quarters, 20 tons Communication Equipment, 2 Infantry Compartments,1 MASH w/ 10 Operating Theatres, 1 Mobile Field Base, 1 10-ton capacity Level 2 Industrial Elevator
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Hex 8
Turret 3 ER PPC, 3 LB 10-X, 3 LRM-15+Artemis Level 5 30 tons LB-10X ammo, 90 tons LRM-15 ammo Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 10 tons ammo Level 2 1 AC-20 w/ 20 tons ammo, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 1 TAG, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers Level 1 4 Machine Guns w/ 3 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 10 Officers Quarters, 30 Crew Quarters, Field Kitchen
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Hex 10
Turret 3 Long Toms, 3 Thumpers, 3 Arrow IVs Level 5 60 tons Long Tom ammo, 15 tons Thumper ammo, 18 tons Arrow IV ammo Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 30 tons ammo Level 2 3 LRM-15+Artemis w/ 60 tons ammo, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 2 ER Large Lasers, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers Level 1 4 Heavy Machine Guns w/ 6 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 10 Officer Quarters, 30 Crew Quarters, Field Kitchen
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Hex 9
Turret 3 ER PPC, 3 LB 10-X, 3 LRM-15+Artemis Level 5 30 tons LB-10X ammo, 90 tons LRM-15 ammo Level 3 4 Anti-Missile Systems w/ 10 tons ammo Level 2 1 AC-20 w/ 20 tons ammo, 3 SRM-6+Artemis w/ 30 tons ammo, 1 TAG, 4 Medium Pulse Lasers Level 1 4 Machine Guns w/ 3 tons ammo, 1 Flamer Facilities 40 Crew Quarters
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