Ti Ts'ang

Ti Ts'ang
Production information
Manufacturer	Ceres Metals Industries
Model	TSG-9H
Class	Heavy
Cost	15,361,280 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	60 tons
Chassis	SL Special Endo Steel
Armor	Durallex Heavy
Engine	Hermes 360 XL
Speed	97.2 km/h (118.8 km/h with TSM)
Jump Jets	Chevron I
Armament	5x ER Medium Lasers 4x ER Small Lasers 1x TAG 1x Hatchet
BV (1.0)	1,462

Description

Commissioned as part of the Xin Sheng revitalization effort by Sun Tzu Liao, the Ti Ts'ang is a heavy 'Mech that is designed with a clearly Chinese-influenced aesthetic. The 'Mech also incorporates a great deal of advanced technologies, both to save weight and make the Ti Ts'ang as deadly as possible. The 'Mech is powered by a lightweight Hermes 360 XL Engine which provides a maximum speed of 97.2 km/h. The Ti Ts'ang augments this speed with with triple strength myomer which allows the 'Mech to move at speeds of up to 118.8 km/h under the correct conditions. The Ti Ts'ang saves weight for a heavier weapons payload through the use of a SL Special Endo Steel chassis that weighs half as much as a standard internal structure. For protection from enemy fire, the Ti Ts'ang has twelve and a half tons of Durallex Heavy armor giving it almost the maximum amount of armor protection a 'Mech of its size can carry.

Armament

Built exclusively for medium to short range combat, the Ti Ts'ang carries a devastating array of five Diverse Optics Type ER Medium Lasers backed up by four Diverse Optics Type ER Small Lasers as its only ranged weapons. The 'Mechs most fearsome weapon is its Hatchet, which is capable of cleaving into an enemy's 'Mech and when the triple strength myomer is active it is capable of slicing through armor like a hot knife through butter. Additionally, the Ti Ts'ang has an Apple Churchill 442x TAG laser designator that allows the 'Mech to call in highly accurate missile or artillery strikes.

Variants

• TSG-9J - The 9J variant of the Ti Ts'ang is built with long range combat in mind. In order to allow the 'Mech to defend itself, the TAG laser as well as two ER Medium Lasers, two ER Small Lasers, and a double heat sink have been removed to make room for an ER Large Laser, allowing the Ti Ts'ang to defend itself at long ranges. BV (1.0) = 1,464

References

• Record Sheets: 3060
• Technical Readout: 3060
• Evan Kurst's Dossier from MechWarrior:Dark Age - Counter Assault release
• Chee Yun's Dossier from MechWarrior:Dark Age - Counter Assault release