Scarabus SCB-9S

[Kojak]

Most attempts to mod the Scarabus seem to revolve around making TSM work on it (difficult given how hard it is to generate that heat with a that small of a warload without resorting to single heat sinks); I decided to go a different direction with it.

Scarabus SCB-9S

Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 3085
Cost: 9,779,770 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,056

Chassis: Small Bug-B Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Vlar 300 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 108.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 162.0 km/h (216.0 km/h)
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Valiant Gauntlet Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    2 Defiance Model XII ER Medium Lasers
    2 Diverse Optics ER Small Lasers
Manufacturer: Coventry Metal Works
    Primary Factory: Coventry
Communications System: Wilson Silicon Siren
Targeting and Tracking System: Winston Coral Snake

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                    51 points                1.50
    Internal Locations: 4 LT, 6 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             300                       9.50
    Walking MP: 10
    Running MP: 15 (20)
    Jumping MP: 0 
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             10(20)                    0.00
Gyro:               XL                                                     1.50
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Ferro-Fibrous                AV -  98                  5.50
    Armor Locations: 3 LT, 2 RT, 3 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL

                                                      Internal       Armor      
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     10           15        
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  4         
                                           L/R Torso     7            10        
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  3         
                                             L/R Arm     5            10        
                                             L/R Leg     7            12        

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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Mace                                         RA        -         3         3.00
A.E.S.                                       RA        -         1         1.00
2 ER Medium Lasers                           LA        10        2         2.00
2 ER Small Lasers                            LA        4         2         1.00
Supercharger                                 LT        -         1         1.00
TAG                                          HD        0         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 2

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 11
13         2       2       0       0      1     0   Structure:  1
Special Abilities: MEL, TAG, ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

[Cryhavok101]

making TSM work on it (difficult given how hard it is to generate that heat with a that small of a warload without resorting to single heat sinks)

I wouldn't call it difficult, since you can turn heat sinks off. A 'Mech with no weapons just movement generated heat, could activate TSM after a few turns, and keep it active, by only having the necessary heat sinks turned on.

I decided to go a different direction with it.

Interesting. With how fast you go, would you consider dropping the mace in favor of numerous spikes, putting the AES in the legs (need to drop something for a second AES for the other leg), and just charging people?

[Kojak]

The spike notion is an interesting concept, but I feel like that would stray too far from the true spirit of the Scarabus. Now, a battlefield-viable rework of the Porcupine...