Overview:
As part of a program to develop the forces of AMC, President Avellar and Military Review Board initiated several programs to meet the requirements set forth by the President. Along with several Battlemech and Aerospace programs, a battle Armor program was instituted. Lacking the expertise needed for this new program, President Avellar got in touch with the ComStar Precentor on Alpheratz and asked if he could use his contacts within ComStar and see if the Star League would be able to lend them some assistance in this area. After six months of negotiations with SLDF and ComStar representatives an agreement was reached that would provide the Outworlds with necessary technological assistance in exchange for access to the design once research was completed.
Sarah Perkins, a former AFFS Captain and NAIS graduate and recent immigrant to the Alliance, who had worked on the Federated Commonwealth's early battle armor projects, was chosen to head the design team. At the insistence of the Alliance Military Review board, the suit had to be capable of flight, as it was the preferred mode of combat for their military. After six months and several failures, the design finally gave up on the flight capability and went ahead with a partial wing that, when deployed, would enhance the jumping ability of the suit.
It would be several more years, before the design team would be able to make the Kestrel as it was originally intended. The Mk 2 would become possible due to technical assistance from an unlikely source, a team from the snow Raven Clan. By 3070, the Kestrel Mk 2(or Osprey) would become the standard battle armor for the AMC, supplant the Mk 1.
The Kestrel Mk 1, as the production suit will be named, is armed with either a heavy machine gun or heavy grenade launcher as its main weapon on the right arm. On the left arm is weapon point that can carry a variety of infantry weapons. Another weapon is the mine dispenser, which is mount between the jump pack and the body of the suit. This mine dispenser can deploy up to ten mines of various types. The Kestrel Mk 2 is armed with either a Support Laser or Light Recoilless Rifle as its main weapon. It also comes equipped with a mine dispenser unit.
Kestrel Ia
Classic BattleTech Battle Armor Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Kestrel Ia
Tech/Era: Inner Sphere / 3067 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type: Humanoid
Weight Class: Light Battle Armor (401 - 750 kg)
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Ground Speed: 10.8 km/h
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor Type: Standard
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Type/Model: Kestrel Ia
Equipment: Slots Mass
Chassis Type: Light Class Humanoid 0 100
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP) 0 0
Jump Jets (3 MP) 0 75
Partial Wing (Body, +1 Jump MP) 1 200
Armor Type: 4 Points Standard 0 200
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Right Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Weapons and Equipment Loc Shots Slots Mass
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Machine Gun RA 50 1 100
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount LA 1 5
(Anti-Personnel Weapon Space) LA 0 0
Mine Dispenser Body 2 50
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TOTALS: 5 730
Slots & Mass Left: 3 20
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 476,500 C-Bills, Including Trooper
Training Costs of 150,000 C-bills
Battle Value: 25 (100 for 4) Weapon Value: 10 (Ratio=.40)
Cost per BV: 13,060.0 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 1 MRDmg = 0 LRDmg = 0
Mechanized: Can travel on OmniMechs and OmniVehicles
Attacks: Can perform Swarm and Leg attacks
BattleForce2: Class: IB MP: 4J Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
Damage PB/M/L: 4/-/- Overheat: 0
Point Value: 1 Specials: mec, car4
CBT:RPG Data: Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 6/6/6/5 Coverage: Full
IR: 0, ECM: 0, Camo: 0
Melee AP: 1, Target Size Modifier: 0
Movement Modifiers:
Walking: -1, Running: -2, Sprinting: -3
Jump: 120 m/turn
Attribute Modifiers: STR: +2, DEX: -1, RFL: -2
Equipment Rating: E/E/E
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Kestrel Ib
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Type/Model: Kestrel Ib
Tech/Era: Inner Sphere / 3067 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type: Humanoid
Weight Class: Light Battle Armor (401 - 750 kg)
Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Ground Speed: 10.8 km/h
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor Type: Standard
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Type/Model: Kestrel Ib
Equipment: Slots Mass
Chassis Type: Light Class Humanoid 0 100
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP) 0 0
Jump Jets (3 MP) 0 75
Partial Wing (Body, +1 Jump MP) 1 200
Armor Type: 4 Points Standard 0 200
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Right Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Weapons and Equipment Loc Shots Slots Mass
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Grenade Launcher RA 20 1 100
(with High-Explosive Ammo)
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount LA 1 5
(Anti-Personnel Weapon Space) LA 0 0
Mine Dispenser Body 2 50
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TOTALS: 5 730
Slots & Mass Left: 3 20
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 473,900 C-Bills, Including Trooper
Training Costs of 150,000 C-bills
Battle Value: 19 (76 for 4) Weapon Value: 8 (Ratio=.42)
Cost per BV: 17,047.37 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 0 MRDmg = 0 LRDmg = 0
Mechanized: Can travel on OmniMechs and OmniVehicles
Attacks: Can perform Swarm and Leg attacks
BattleForce2: Class: IB MP: 4J Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
Damage PB/M/L: 3/-/- Overheat: 0
Point Value: 1 Specials: mec, car4
CBT:RPG Data: Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 6/6/6/5 Coverage: Full
IR: 0, ECM: 0, Camo: 0
Melee AP: 1, Target Size Modifier: 0
Movement Modifiers:
Walking: -1, Running: -2, Sprinting: -3
Jump: 120 m/turn
Attribute Modifiers: STR: +2, DEX: -1, RFL: -2
Equipment Rating: E/E/E
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Kestrel IIa
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Type/Model: Kestrel IIa
Tech/Era: Mixed Tech / 3067 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type: Humanoid
Weight Class: Light Battle Armor (401 - 750 kg)
Rules: Level 3, Custom design
Ground Speed: 10.8 km/h
VTOL Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: Standard
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Type/Model: Kestrel IIa
Equipment: Slots Mass
Chassis Type: Light Class Humanoid 0 100
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP) (Clan) 0 0
VTOL Equipment (6 MP) 0 240
Armor Type: 4 Points Standard 0 200
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Right Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Weapons and Equipment Loc Shots Slots Mass
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Small Laser(IS) LA 30 1 200
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount RA 1 5
(Anti-Personnel Weapon Space) RA 0 0
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TOTALS: 2 745
Slots & Mass Left: 6 5
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 561,750 C-Bills, Including Trooper
Training Costs of 150,000 C-bills
Battle Value: 33 (132 for 4) Weapon Value: 10 (Ratio=.30)
Cost per BV: 12,477.27 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 1 MRDmg = 0 LRDmg = 0
Mechanized: Can travel on OmniMechs and OmniVehicles
Attacks: Can perform Swarm and Leg attacks
BattleForce2: Class: IB MP: 6V 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): 6/6/6/5 Coverage: Full
IR: 0, ECM: 0, Camo: 0
Melee AP: 1, Target Size Modifier: -1
Movement Modifiers:
Walking: 0, Running: 0, Sprinting: 0
VTOL: 300 m/turn
Attribute Modifiers: STR: +2, DEX: -1, RFL: -1
Equipment Rating: F/F/F
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Kestrel IIb
Classic BattleTech Battle Armor Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Kestrel IIb
Tech/Era: Mixed Tech / 3067 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type: Humanoid
Weight Class: Light Battle Armor (401 - 750 kg)
Rules: Level 3, Custom design
Ground Speed: 10.8 km/h
VTOL Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: Standard
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Type/Model: Kestrel IIb
Equipment: Slots Mass
Chassis Type: Light Class Humanoid 0 100
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP) (Clan) 0 0
VTOL Equipment (6 MP) 0 240
Armor Type: 4 Points Standard 0 200
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Right Arm: Basic Manipulator 0 0
Weapons and Equipment Loc Shots Slots Mass
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Light Recoilless Rifle(IS) LA 20 2 175
(with High-Explosive Ammo)
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount RA 1 5
(Anti-Personnel Weapon Space) RA 0 0
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TOTALS: 3 720
Slots & Mass Left: 5 30
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 551,900 C-Bills, Including Trooper
Training Costs of 150,000 C-bills
Battle Value: 39 (156 for 4) Weapon Value: 12 (Ratio=.31)
Cost per BV: 10,305.13 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 1 MRDmg = 0 LRDmg = 0
Mechanized: Can travel on OmniMechs and OmniVehicles
Attacks: Can perform Swarm and Leg attacks
BattleForce2: Class: IB MP: 6V Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/- Overheat: 0
Point Value: 2 Specials: mec, car4
CBT:RPG Data: Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 6/6/6/5 Coverage: Full
IR: 0, ECM: 0, Camo: 0
Melee AP: 1, Target Size Modifier: -1
Movement Modifiers:
Walking: 0, Running: 0, Sprinting: 0
VTOL: 300 m/turn
Attribute Modifiers: STR: +2, DEX: -1, RFL: -1
Equipment Rating: F/F/F
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