BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model:    Scythian 
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3025
Config:        Hovercraft
Rules:         Level 1, Standard design

Mass:          35 tons
Power Plant:   105 ConLee I.C.E.
Cruise Speed:  86.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 129.6 km/h
Armor Type:    ProTech 4 Standard
Armament:      
  1 SarLon MaxiCannon Autocannon/10 
Manufacturer:  Scarborough Ltd.
  Location:    Al Na'ir
Communications System:  Scarborough Talky-2
Targeting & Tracking System:  Scarborough Assault-1

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==Overview:==
Often billed as the fourth member of the Saladin/Saracen/Scimitar trio, the
Scythian was thought to be all but lost to history until Scarborough recently
re introduced the vehicle to it's line up.

Starting it's life as a field modification of the Saladin, which it shares
many components with, the Scythian never really caught on, and Scarborough
discontinued it's production for several years, only bringing it out in the
face of the clan threat when it became only too apparent that the Saladin was
simply too short ranged to stand a chance against these new foes, despite the
power of it's fearsome main gun.

==Capabilities:==
Sharing virtually all it's components with it's better known half sibling, the
Scythian looks identical to the Saladin, and is indeed often mistaken for it,
until you take a closer look at the main gun, which is also it's only
weaponry.

This is not the Saladin's Scarborough autocannon, but a Sarlon Maxicannon,
which while it lacks the larger cannon's brutal hitting power, greatly
improves the range of the tank, which often proved a life saver to it's
crews.

The three tons of much needed armor added certainly didn't hurt matters any
either.


==Variants:==
The only variant that ever existed was a attempt in 3052 to improve the
Scythian by replacing it's autocannon with a lbx model. 

While this did go some way to make the vehicle more usefull in modern combat,
eventually the DCMS chose not to proceed with the refit, nor with procurement
of additional vehicles to this new design.

==Deployment==
Always rarer than it's half siblings, the Scythian has now all but disappeared
again from the battlefield, as the march of technology means that it is no
longer considered a front line combat vehicle.

It is however robust, and extremely reliable, just as all the Scarborough
Industries designs are, and is unlikely to disapear completely from service,
albeit second line, any time soon.

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Type/Model:    Scythian 
Mass:          35 tons

Equipment:                                 Items    Mass
Int. Struct.:  16 pts Standard               0      3.50
Engine:        105 I.C.E.                    0      7.00
    Cruise MP:   8
     Flank MP:  12
Heat Sinks:      0 Single                    0       .00
Cockpit & Controls:                          0      2.00
Crew: 3 Members                              0       .00
Lift Equipment:                              0      3.50
Armor Factor:   80 pts Standard              0      5.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Front:                     4         29 
   Left / Right Sides:        4      19/19 
   Rear:                      4         13 

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Items    Mass
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1 Autocannon/10          Front    0   20     2     14.00
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TOTALS:                           0          2     35.00
Items & Tons Left:                          10       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        762,025 C-Bills
Battle Value:      365
Cost per BV:       2,087.74
Weapon Value:      157 / 157 (Ratio = .43 / .43)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 9;  MRDmg = 5;  LRDmg = 1
BattleForce2:      MP: 8H,  Armor/Structure: 0 / 3
                   Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: GL;  Point Value: 4