Omega
07/11/04 02:59 AM
207.69.137.40
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Name/Weight:
Name:Trilobite
Mass:25
I.S. Weight: 2.5
Crew: 2
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Classification Data:
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Tech Level: 1
Vehicle Type: Hover
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Speed/Engine:
Cruising:10
MAX:15
Engine Mass:6
Engine Type: Fusion
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Controls Data:
Controls:1.5
Power Amps:0
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Heat Data:
Total Heat Sinks:10
Tonnage:0
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Armor Data:
Armor Tonnage:4.5
Total armor points:72
Armor type:Std
Loc:
Front:18
L/R:18
Turret:10
2ndary Turret:-
Back:8
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Weapons Data:
Type: #: LOC: Mass: Ammo:
PPC 1 T 7 -
Turret 1 Body 1 -
Over View:
The Verry first Light Tank Ever built By FOIS in 2705 using one of the most powerful Weapon in the Inner Sphere the PPC mounted on Hover Tank and protected by 4.5 tons of Armor this Tank is a cheaper way to place a PPC in the Field and buying three of these Vees are cheaper then buying a Schrek PPC Carrier they are also much Faster and that Lets the Commander to Split them up to fire on one Target from three differnt locs.
Capabiltys:
A Fast Scout or a fire suport unit.
Deployment:
This Tank has seen Wide spread use where mechs are less in Balk like many where befor the SWs.
and even now in 3100s this Tank as seen more use then Ever befor and as more request have been placed for it by every house lord and even the ROTs has ordered over 36 of these units as well as meny worlds with in the ROTS.
Battle History:
it has over 400 years worth of battles under their belts as it has been very relayable and has never changed over it's 400+ Years of Life making it one of the oldest yet unchanged Hover Tanks built with in the Inner Sphere.
known Variants:
there is one other one.
The Tri-Lu-4 that house's one Lg Laser and ups the speed and armor
Cost:795,000
"There are two Main enemys of a Merc.
Heat & the most deadly of Foes our Financing".
(Drawing done by LawGiver)
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is Finished When he quits"-President R. M. Nixon
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Cray
07/11/04 09:41 AM
68.200.106.55
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A PPC, 10/15 movement, and a low price tag: good stuff.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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marlin
07/11/04 02:04 PM
62.104.208.81
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Nice. I like the PPC in Vehicles. Made some of them on my own.
For example a 50t hover with 2 PPCs in a Turret an a speed of 7/11. (I know, yours is more flexible)
Frederic Walden
driver of "Sir Scan-a-L.o.T." (A Savannah Master, for neven <img src="http://www.sarna.net/w3t/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )
with the "Lords of Thunder"
and proud of it.
watch out for www.clanwatch.com |
Greyslayer
07/12/04 07:46 PM
216.14.192.234
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I've yet to check out the original unit in this thread via a vehicle program but without even running yours through I know it is in violation of the construction rules.
a hovercraft in battletech (in particular fusion-powered 50 tonners) cannot travel 7/11 as a base design. The engine MUST weigh at least 20% of the unit's overall tonnage, so the engine must be 10 ton or greater. That being said, it costs you 7tons (plus turret mass) for one PPC and 17 tons (plus turret mass) for the second PPC. Quite a waste for a hovercraft really.
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Omega
07/13/04 01:28 AM
207.69.137.37
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mine is BT rules sound or else I would have heard about it a long time ago
"There are two Main enemys of a Merc.
Heat & the most deadly of Foes our Financing".
(Drawing done by LawGiver)
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is Finished When he quits"-President R. M. Nixon
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Gnome76
07/13/04 03:09 PM
68.12.242.212
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Minimum speeds for a 50 ton hovercraft:
Code:
165 ICE Engine -- 8/12 -- 12.0 tons
215 Fusion Eng -- 9/13 -- 13.5 tons
215 Light Eng -- 9/13 -- 11.5 tons
265 XL Engine -- 10/15 -- 10.5 tons
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marlin
07/14/04 09:16 AM
141.20.80.158
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 I used the Vehicle factory.
And there is a Hover- Tank (same name) with a movement of 6/9
So wher does this rule come from?
The Tank is from the Record sheets: vehicles.
Frederic Walden
driver of "Sir Scan-a-L.o.T." (A Savannah Master, for neven <img src="http://www.sarna.net/w3t/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )
with the "Lords of Thunder"
and proud of it.
watch out for www.clanwatch.com |
Greyslayer
07/14/04 04:44 PM
216.14.192.234
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One of many of FASA's 'lets ignore our own rules', kinda like 100% of the writers for their fiction really.
You will notice none of those stuffed up units exist in their previous forms in the 3025/26, 3050, 3055/58 etc sheetbooks. The Drillson I believe was one of those 6/9 stuffups and is now a fusion tank that travels 9/14.
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marlin
07/15/04 07:35 AM
141.20.149.32
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Yes. The Drillson had only 6/9
But I think I´ll keep even those machines, which don´t fit for your reaons and rules. Okay? 
it´s not really a problem.
Frederic Walden
driver of "Sir Scan-a-L.o.T." (A Savannah Master, for neven <img src="http://www.sarna.net/w3t/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> )
with the "Lords of Thunder"
and proud of it.
watch out for www.clanwatch.com
Edited by marlin (07/15/04 07:38 AM)
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Greyslayer
07/15/04 07:36 PM
216.14.192.233
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It has nothing to do with 'my reasons' the units are illegal. Unfortunate but true. Anyway I think you will find the fusion engined Drillson a far superior unit to the ICE version which is illegal anyway.
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Gnome76
07/16/04 09:25 AM
68.12.242.212
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Quote:
But I think I´ll keep even those machines, which don´t fit for your reaons and rules. Okay?
Hovercraft minimum engine weights have been around for at least a decade (CityTech 2nd is the earliest in my personal collection with vehicle rules). Anyone care to go further back?
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