BL-6-KNT - IIC Black Knight
 
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BL-6-KNT Black Knight
75 Tons
Chassis: Technicron 1L
Power Plant: Vlar 300
Cruising Speed: 43
Maximum Speed: 64.5
Jump Jets: none
   Jump Capacity: none
Armor: Numell DuraBond Ferro-Fibrous 
Armament:
   1 ER PPC
   4 ER Medium Lasers
   2 ER Large Lasers
   1 Small Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Kong Interstellar Corporation
   Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: TransComm Alpha
Targeting and Tracking System: Beagle Active Probe with Beagle Active Probe
 
Overview:
       Introduced in 2578 by the Star League Defense Forces, the Black 
   Knight’s heavy armor and offensive power make it the ideal command 
   'Mech for front-line units. At the same time, its impressive arsenal 
   allows the 'Mech to operate effectively on its own.
       The Black Knight’s endo steel II frame provides all the support of a 
   standard skeleton twice its weight. The resulting lighter frame 
   allows the 'Mech to mount a heavier weapons mix and an ample fifteen 
   tons of ferro-fibrous armor, for a total mass of seventy-five tons. A 
   maximum speed of 65 kph, ample firepower and a Beagle active probe 
   designed to pick up a wide range of information and relay it 
   instantly to the pilot add to this 'Mech's excellent performance in 
   the field.
        The 'Mech's main weapon is the Magna Hellstar II 
   particle projection cannon, which provides quick and deadly fire. 
   Twin McCorkel large lasers and Maxell medium lasers provide 
   additional firepower. A head-mounted Magna small laser rounds out the 
   weapons system. The Beagle active probe, tied directly to the weapons 
   system, provides an additional advantage. In addition to its ability 
   to pierce standard ECM devices at short range and instantly catalog 
   all military machines, the weapons tie-in allows the Beagle's scanner 
   to ride a low-power laser pulse through any interfering objects. The 
   laser's limited range, however, makes this strategy effective only 
   for analyzing the details of nearby objects.
        Heat buildup is the most noticeable problem connected with the Black Knight. Even 
   with twenty heat sinks, the 'Mech can still overheat quickly if the 
   pilot is not careful when selecting which weapons to fire.
 
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Known Variants:
       Clan Cloud Cobra chose several BL-6-KNT Black Knights, previously 
   mothballed in a  Brian Cache, to bolster the Clan's line units.  
   Minimizing cost and meeting a short deadline, technicians only 
   upgraded weapons and major components along with the appropriate 
   power couplings.  This left the Black Knights' aged and extra-bulky 
   first generation endosteel frames and standard engines intact.  An 
   ancient metadata file found in the 'Mechs' ROMs indicated that Kong 
   Interstellar Corporation had boasted 15 tons of ferro-fiber armor.  
   However, the 'Mechs in the Brian Cache had standard armor, and indeed 
   did not have the critical capacity to carry early ferro-fiber armor 
   and endosteel.  Though and intriguing mystery and a discrepancy 
   easily remedied with Clan armor, the standard was left on in favor of 
   adding Clan double heat sinks to compensate for the heat produced by 
   the Clan's long-range weapons.
       The final upgraded variant is a simple component for component 
   upgrade of the original with three extra double heatsinks.
 
 
BL-6-KNT - IIC Black Knight
 
Technology Base: - Mixed (IS Chassis) - Level 2
Equipment                                                Mass
Internal Structure: - EndoSteel                      4
Engine:                300                                 19
    Walking MP:         4
    Running MP:         6 
    Jumping MP:         0 
Heat Sinks:            23(46) - (C) Double         13
Gyro:                                                           3
Cockpit:                                                       3
Armor Factor:          208                                13
 
                            Internal          Armor
                           Structure          Value
Head                         3                  9
Center Torso             23                29
Center Torso(rear)                        10
R/L Torso                  16                24
R/L Torso(rear)                             8
R/L Arm                    12                24
R/L Leg                     16                24
 
Weapons and Ammo                     Location   Critical  Tonnage
(C) ER Medium Laser                         LA          1           1
(C) ER Large Laser                            LT           1           4
(C) ER Medium Laser                         LT           1           1
(C) ER Large Laser                            RT           1          4
(C) ER Medium Laser                         RT           1          1
(C) ER Medium Laser                         RA           1          1
(C) ER PPC                                       RA           2          6
(C) Active Probe                               CT           1          1
(C) Small Pulse Laser                         H            1          1