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Breathtaker BT-1Ab
80-ton Assault-Class BattleMech
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BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Breathtaker BT-1Ab
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3085
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 80 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 240 Pitban Fusion
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
4 Medium Lasers
1 SRM 6
1 PPC
1 Large Laser
1 LRM 10
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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Type/Model: Breathtaker BT-1Ab
Mass: 80 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 122 pts Endo Steel 14 4.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 3 LA, 3 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Engine: 240 Fusion 6 11.50
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 27 Single 18 17.00
(Heat Sink Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 8 LT, 8 RT)
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA R: Sh+UA+LA 14 .00
Armor Factor: 247 pts Standard 0 15.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 25 38
Center Torso (Rear): 12
L/R Side Torso: 17 26/26
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 8/8
L/R Arm: 13 26/26
L/R Leg: 17 34/34
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Medium Laser RA 3 1 1.00
1 SRM 6 RA 4 15 3 4.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 RA)
1 Medium Laser LA 3 1 1.00
1 PPC LA 10 3 7.00
1 Large Laser RT 8 2 5.00
2 Medium Lasers LT 6 2 2.00
1 LRM 10 CT 4 12 3 6.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 HD)
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TOTALS: 38 76 80.00
Crits & Tons Left: 2 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 6,919,200 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 1,657 (old BV = 1,327)
Cost per BV2: 4,175.74
Weapon Value: 1,964 / 1,964 (Ratio = 1.19 / 1.19)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 30; MRDmg = 16; LRDmg = 5
BattleForce2: MP: 3, Armor/Structure: 6/6
Damage PB/M/L: 5/4/1, Overheat: 1
Class: MA; Point Value: 17
--- --Variant Notes:
--- --- A variant of the Breathtaker that was conceived in the Republic of the Sphere in the midst of a time of blossoming relations, the BT-1Ab variant of the Breathtaker was created as an export variant to help bolster both the Republic's forces and those of it's burgeoning allies. Created alongside the now re-instated full-scale production of original Civil War-Spec BT-1A models, the BT1Ab would serve to further strengthen the Republic's coffers, while her more formidable (and famous) sister would serve to strengthen their military arm. At less than half the price of a proper 1A model, the 1Ab or sometimes known as the '1B', 'Beta 1' or 'Able' mounts a nonetheless fearsome short-range arsenal. The most noticeable difference between the two is their engines and the 1Ab models' use of significantly lower tech weapons and equipment. Built on the exact same Endo-Steel chassis as the 1A it was spawned from, the 1Ab uses a standard 240 Fusion Engine in place of the more advanced (and pricier) 320 Light Fusion Engine. The fifteen Double Heat Stinks of the original 1A model have also been swapped for a whopping twenty seven Single Heat Stinks. The 1Ab's armament is a further downgrade on the 1A, mounting standard lasers in place of the pulse varieties while the Extended Range Small Lasers and the ER PPC are replaced by a pair of Medium Lasers and a standard PPC. The ammo for both the long and short range missile launchers has been cut in half, and the 1Ab no longer mounts CASE to protect the ammo that occupied the 1A's Left Torso.
--- --- Overall, the 1Ab's biggest drawback comes from it's decreased speed and more limited armament. However, it's medium range performance is greatly enhanced, and despite the loss of it's Double Heat Stinks, the 1Ab retains it's parent design's ease of manageability. The 1Ab, while not quite the work of art of it's progenitor, is still nevertheless a formidable adversary in it's own right. And with a manageable price tag hovering just under 7 Million C-Bills, combined with an off-the-shelf arsenal and it's easy to find components this variant should not be underestimated. It would eventually become commonplace for mercenary units to buy these as 'fixer-uppers': gradually re-integrating the advanced tech back into the 'Mech until it effectively becomes a 1A. This is thanks to the 1Ab being built on the exact same chassis as the 'Mech that it is derived from. This fact also had the helpful side-effect of making replacement components for the chassis of BOTH the 1A AND the 1Ab quite ubiquitous comparatively. These factors combined to not only give the Breathtaker a second lease on life, but to ensure it's legacy would survive on well into the future of the Inner Sphere.
--- --Designer's Notes:
--- --- Designed in the Lyran Commonwealth shortly after the outbreak of the FedComm Civil War and put into production only a short time before the beginning of the Jihad, the Breathtaker was to be the Commonwealth's answer to fast Davion Assault 'Mechs like the Victor and the Templar. In typical Lyran fashion, the Breathtaker mounts a lethal array of weapons. A Ten-Tubed Long-Range Missile Launcher pads out the Breathtaker's main long range armament, which consists of a single ER PPC. Two tons of ammo keep the launcher well stocked through extended engagements while a single Large Pulse Laser provides accurate supplemental firepower at medium range to compliment the rather spartan long range weaponry. However, the true power of the Breathtaker comes from it's blistering short-range arsenal. A pair of Medium Pulse Lasers mounted in the the BattleMech's Right Torso are augmented by a Six-Tubed Short-Range Missile Launcher. The ever-accurate Large Pulse Laser in the Left Torso and an additional two tons of ammo allocated to the short range launcher make the Breathtaker a mean close range brawler. Rounding out the entourage is a pair of Extended-Range Small Lasers to make up for the lack of hand actuators should the brawl devolve into an all-out melee.
--- --- Utilizing the Center Torso of a salvaged Dragon in the design process, Lyran engineers developed the chassis around it's 320 Light Fusion Engine. Drawing heavily from the Zeus, Lyran engineers also incorporated design features from Victors salvaged throughout the war. Ultimately, this led to a BattleMech with a torso resembling a cross between a flat-chested Dragon and a short-shouldered Victor with arms and legs not unlike a much smaller Zeus. The cockpit and head areas were the most engineered out of everything on the Breathtaker... and it shows. A far recessed design that is set down into the torso with a nonetheless impressive (and deceiving) field of view for the pilot, the Breathtaker was in fact named not for the death it would deal nor the fear it would inspire, but rather the view it afforded the pilot of the battlefield around them. The advertising slogan would read, "Nothing beats seeing the quiet after the battle from the seat of a Breathtaker."
--- --- Built upon an Endo-Steel Chassis and mounting Fifteen and a Half tons of Standard-Grade BattleMech Armor, the Breathtaker would become much beloved by pilots during it's short life. Although it could run hot on rare occasion, the 'Mechs' Fifteen Double Heat Stinks generally kept it's lucky MechWarrior quite cool. Unfortunately during the Jihad, production of this 'Mech would dwindle, ensuring it's rarity throughout the Inner Sphere. Spare parts would fetch a high price, and what few new models were built during the limited production runs were covetously snapped up by anyone fortunate enough to be on the rather exclusive waiting list. Altogether the Breathtaker would become a breathtaking experience for anyone lucky enough to pilot one, and an equally breathtaking sight for anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves on the business end of one.
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