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Sharpnel

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Hastati Battle Armor
« on: 24 December 2016, 13:42:29 »
Overview:

After ascending to power Caesar Julius O'Reilley implemented a Battle Armor program to be developed by the Engineering Department at the Collegium Bellorum under the watchful eyes of State Security Forces. The research team was having very limited success until help was received from an unexpected source. Dr. Grieg Grossman received the design specification for the standard Inner Sphere Chassis and the myomer configurations from an unidentified source in his inter-departmental mail.

To date, Hegemony State Security has been unable to determine the source of the information. However, our operatives on Alphard have traced the source to a suspected Word of Blake operative - J.C.

With this newfound information, Dr. Grossman and his team were able to make great strides in their development program and within two months had fabricated their first three prototypes.

Equipped with a standard infantry support laser on the right arm as its only weapon, the Hastati is not a very powerful battlefield weapon, though it is a step up from the common infantry soldier. Due to the lack of OmniMechs in the Periphery, a new system for transporting the suits into combat had to be developed. These magnetic claws allow the suits to be transported via BattleMech, APC or VTOL. The magnetic claws are also useful in combat, allowing the suits to swarm Battlemechs and vehicles..

Hastati [MG]
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        Classic BattleTech Battle Armor Technical Readout
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Type/Model:    Hastati MG
Tech/Era:      Inner Sphere / 3067 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Medium Battle Armor (751 - 1,000 kg)
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Ground Speed:  10.8 km/h
Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor Type:    Standard

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Type/Model:    Hastati MG
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Medium Class Humanoid                  0       175
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP)                 0         0
               Jump Jets       (3 MP)                 0       150
Armor Type:    8 Points Standard                      0       400

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    Battle Claw (Magnets)                  0        35
  Right Arm:   Battle Claw (Magnets)                  0        35

Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
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Detachable Missile Pack              Body             0        10
 Rocket Launcher 3 (OS)              Body             3        75
Machine Gun                          RA       100     2       105
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          LA               1         5
 Rifle, Automatic                    LA        60     0         0
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TOTALS:                                               6       990
Slots & Mass Left:                                    4        10

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:     602,084 C-Bills, Including Trooper
                Training Costs of 150,000 C-bills
Battle Value:   35 (140 for 4)  Weapon Value: 18 (Ratio=.51)
Cost per BV:    12,916.69 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 2   MRDmg = 0   LRDmg = 0
Mechanized:     Can travel on OmniMechs and OmniVehicles
Attacks:        Can perform Swarm and Leg attacks
BattleForce2:   Class: IB   MP: 3J   Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
                Damage PB/M/L: 1/-/-   Overheat: 0
                Point Value: 1    Specials: mec, car4

CBT:RPG Data:   Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 9/7/7/7    Coverage: Full
                IR: 0,  ECM: 0,  Camo: 0
                Melee AP: 3,  Target Size Modifier: -1
                Movement Modifiers:
                  Walking: -2,  Running: -4,  Sprinting: -6
                Jump:  90 m/turn (After dropping missile pack)
                Attribute Modifiers:  STR: +3,  DEX: -3,  RFL: -1
                Equipment Rating:  E/E/E

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Hastati [Grenadier]
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Type/Model:    Hastati Grenadier
Tech/Era:      Inner Sphere / 3067 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Medium Battle Armor (751 - 1,000 kg)
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Ground Speed:  10.8 km/h
Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor Type:    Standard

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Type/Model:    Hastati Grenadier
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Medium Class Humanoid                  0       175
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP)                 0         0
               Jump Jets       (3 MP)                 0       150
Armor Type:    8 Points Standard                      0       400

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    Battle Claw (Magnets)                  0        35
  Right Arm:   Battle Claw (Magnets)                  0        35

Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
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Detachable Missile Pack              Body             0        10
 Rocket Launcher 3 (OS)              Body             3        75
Grenade Launcher                     RA        40     2       115
  (with High-Explosive Ammo)
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          LA               1         5
 Rifle, Automatic                    LA        60     0         0
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TOTALS:                                               6     1,000
Slots & Mass Left:                                    4         0

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:     598,884 C-Bills, Including Trooper
                Training Costs of 150,000 C-bills
Battle Value:   30 (120 for 4)  Weapon Value: 15 (Ratio=.50)
Cost per BV:    14,962.8 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 2   MRDmg = 0   LRDmg = 0
Mechanized:     Can travel on OmniMechs and OmniVehicles
Attacks:        Can perform Swarm and Leg attacks
BattleForce2:   Class: IB   MP: 3J   Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
                Damage PB/M/L: -/-/-   Overheat: 0
                Point Value: 1    Specials: mec, car4

CBT:RPG Data:   Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 9/7/7/7    Coverage: Full
                IR: 0,  ECM: 0,  Camo: 0
                Melee AP: 3,  Target Size Modifier: -1
                Movement Modifiers:
                  Walking: -2,  Running: -4,  Sprinting: -6
                Jump:  90 m/turn (After dropping missile pack)
                Attribute Modifiers:  STR: +3,  DEX: -3,  RFL: -1
                Equipment Rating:  E/E/E

                Created by HeavyMetal Battle Armor

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Re: Hastati Battle Armor
« Reply #1 on: 30 December 2016, 15:16:10 »
I like the concept, I suspect these would be murder in the periphery.

Just something regarding the fluff, I'd disagree with the statement that this isn't a very powerful battlefield weapon. The MG version is probably superior to the Inner Sphere Standard suit in terms of firepower.

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Re: Hastati Battle Armor
« Reply #2 on: 30 December 2016, 20:09:09 »
From the description, shouldn't those have Magnetic Clamps?

 

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