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Sharpnel

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Sultan Command Vehicle
« on: 23 March 2017, 10:44:29 »
The Sultan is a Kuritan design based on the Maxim Hover Transport. There are two versions, a low tech version and ne for the post-clans battlefield.

Basic Communications Vehicle
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Sultan Command Vehicle

Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Hovercraft
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-D-C-A
Production Year: 2689
Cost: 1,265,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 688

Power Plant: PowerTech Highlift 165 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 86.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129.6 km/h
Armor: ArcShield V Standard Armor
Armament:
    2  LRM-5s
    2  SRM-4s
    3  Machine Guns
    1  Communications Equipment (1.0 tons) (6.0 tons)
Manufacturer: Scarborough Manufacturers
Communications System: Maxim New Standard I/O
Targeting and Tracking System: Maxm New Standard TargetTrack

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Standard                      25 points                5.00
Engine:             I.C.E. Engine                165                      12.00
    Cruise MP:  8
    Flank MP:   12
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             0                         0.00
Control Equipment:                                                         2.50
Lift Equipment:                                                            5.00
Turret:                                                                    1.00
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV -  96                  6.00

                                                      Armor     
                                                      Factor     
                                               Front     24       
                                          Left/Right   20/20       
                                              Turret     18       
                                                Rear     14       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat     Spaces     Mass 
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Machine Gun                                  FR        0         1         0.50
Machine Gun                                  LS        0         1         0.50
Machine Gun                                  RS        0         1         0.50
2 LRM-5s                                     T         4         2         4.00
2 SRM-4s                                     T         6         2         4.00
Communications Equipment (1.0 tons) (6.0 tons) BD        0         1         6.00
@MG (200)                                    BD        -         0         1.00
@LRM-5 (24)                                  BD        -         0         1.00
@SRM-4 (25)                                  BD        -         0         1.00

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 7
8h         3       2       1       0      2     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: EE, TUR(2/2/1, SRM 1/1/0), SRM 1/1/0, IF 1


C3M Variant
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Sultan Command Vehicle (C3M)

Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Hovercraft
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 0
Cost: 4,565,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 660

Power Plant: PowerTech Highlift 165 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 86.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129.6 km/h
Armor: ArcShield V Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    2  MML-7s
    3  Machine Guns
    1  C3 Computer (Master)
Manufacturer: Scarborough Manufacturers
Communications System: Maxim New Standard I/O
Targeting and Tracking System: Maxm New Standard TargetTrack

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Standard                      25 points                5.00
Engine:             I.C.E. Engine                165                      12.00
    Cruise MP:  8
    Flank MP:   12
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             0                         0.00
Control Equipment:                                                         2.50
Lift Equipment:                                                            5.00
Turret:                                                                    1.00
Armor:              Ferro-Fibrous                AV - 107                  6.00

                                                      Armor     
                                                      Factor     
                                               Front     27       
                                          Left/Right   20/20       
                                              Turret     22       
                                                Rear     18       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat     Spaces     Mass 
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Machine Gun                                  FR        0         1         0.50
Machine Gun                                  LS        0         1         0.50
Machine Gun                                  RS        0         1         0.50
2 MML-7s                                     T         8         2         9.00
C3 Computer (Master)                         BD        0         1         5.00
@MG (200)                                    BD        -         0         1.00
@MML-7 (LRM) (17)                            BD        -         0         1.00
@MML-7 (SRM) (14)                            BD        -         0         1.00

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      4    Points: 7
8h         3       2       1       0      2     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: C3M, TAG, MHQ5, EE, TUR(2/2/1, SRM 2/1/1, LRM 2/1/1, IF 2/1/1), IF 1

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Sabelkatten

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Re: Sultan Command Vehicle
« Reply #1 on: 23 March 2017, 17:26:21 »
I'd really like more armor on them, and AMS+ECM on the hightech variant.

Siegfried Marcus

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Re: Sultan Command Vehicle
« Reply #2 on: 24 April 2017, 22:20:11 »
I've learned that you get a free ton of comm. equipment, so you only need five tons to get the six ton bonus.  I agree with adding armor, especially to the rear.  The CV is going to run if things get hot, and that means exposing the rear armor.  You could also drop a MG and half a ton of ammo to get another ton of armor. 
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Ice Hellion

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Re: Sultan Command Vehicle
« Reply #3 on: 24 April 2017, 23:58:01 »
I've learned that you get a free ton of comm. equipment, so you only need five tons to get the six ton bonus.

Where did you learn that?
In turn they tested each Clan namesake
In trial against the ice hellion's mettle.
Each chased the ice hellion, hunting it down.
All faild to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said. "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance, Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1-5

Siegfried Marcus

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Re: Sultan Command Vehicle
« Reply #4 on: 25 April 2017, 07:29:48 »
Someone on the forums told me, and I "confirmed" it on Sarna.net.

"BattleMechs, combat vehicles, aerospace and conventional fighters automatically posses a basic amount of communication equipment as part of their cockpit and control systems equivalent to 1 ton."

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Communications_Equipment
citing TechManual, p. 212, "Communications Equipment"
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Daryk

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Re: Sultan Command Vehicle
« Reply #5 on: 25 April 2017, 18:03:29 »
Might have been me... I use that trick on my Goblins to get the four-ton bonus (satellite downlinks).

Siegfried Marcus

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Re: Sultan Command Vehicle
« Reply #6 on: 25 April 2017, 22:07:41 »
I checked, and it was Daryk who told me (thanks).  I'm just helping to pass on some useful but counter-intuitive info.
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