Before Alsadian Industries began making its own customized units such as the
Chevalier, it first got involved with Mech construction by creating variations of existing Mech designs to make use of its skill with advanced electronic systems. The most popular of these variations was the Stealth line, which incorporated cutting-edge concealment technologies to better protect units that routinely stayed behind the front lines in combat.
The Alsadian refit of the
Longbow was the first of these, requiring relatively little change to the original Succession War-era LGB-7Q model. Alsadian Industries did not wish to modify the engine and or skeleton of the Mech for their first upgrade, nor did they wish to make substantial changes to the armament. Instead, the weaponry has been lightly modified through advanced fire control systems for the LRM-20 launchers, improved ammunition handling for the LRM-5 systems to allow short-range missiles to be used as well, and incorporation of pulse technology in the laser systems. The centrepiece of the upgrade, however, was the addition of one of the first stealth armour systems to see use on Inner Sphere battlefields since the Star League, and the first to use the upgraded Angel ECM in place of the Guardian ECM system as the electronic support for the stealth system. The necessary space and weight savings were achieved through the incorporation of improved heat sinking technologies, to replace the extremely heavy first-generation technology used by the 7Q model. Unfortunately the additional heat needs of the new armour and weapon systems mean that even with a somewhat improved total dissipation rate, the Mech still runs hotter than its predecessor, and pilots will no longer be able to "alpha strike" as freely as they previously could.
Longbow (Stealth) LGB-12S
Mass: 85 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 10,872,450 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,968
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 255 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Stealth Armor
Armament:
2 LRM-20s w/ Artemis IV FCS
2 Medium Pulse Lasers
2 MML-5s
1 Angel ECM
Manufacturer: Alsadian Insustries
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 130 points 8.50
Engine: Fusion Engine 255 13.00
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 13(26) 3.00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 RT
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Stealth Armor AV - 228 14.50
Armor Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 27 35
Center Torso (rear) 10
L/R Torso 18 24
L/R Torso (rear) 8
L/R Arm 14 24
L/R Leg 18 31
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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LRM-20 RT 6 5 10.00
Artemis IV FCS RT - 1 1.00
LRM-20 LT 6 5 10.00
Artemis IV FCS LT - 1 1.00
MML-5 RA 3 3 3.00
Medium Pulse Laser RA 4 1 2.00
MML-5 LA 3 3 3.00
Medium Pulse Laser LA 4 1 2.00
Angel ECM LT 0 2 2.00
@MML-5 (SRM) (20) CT - 1 1.00
@MML-5 (LRM) (24) CT - 1 1.00
@LRM-20 (12) LT - 2 2.00
@LRM-20 (6) RT - 1 1.00
@LRM-20 (6) HD - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 0
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 8 Points: 19
3 4 4 3 0 4 2 Structure: 7
Special Abilities: ECM, STL, AECM, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 3
(Note: Because SSW doesn't allow me to add Artemis IV to the LRMs without also adding it to the MMLs, the BV/cost stats here had to be reconstructed by use of the Mech Factory cellphone app and then copied in, along with hand-editing the TRO. The Battleforce stats, in particular, are probably slightly wrong, since MF doesn't calculate those.) Much like the
Longbow upgrade, the Alsadian upgrade to the
Archer was a fairly subtle affair on the surface. An outsourcing arrangement with Bowie Industries(who were concurrently developing the ARC-6S model) for their new 280 Light engine allowed for a small weight savings, and that weight was entirely devoted to new electronics systems - advanced fire control for the missile launchers, and another cutting-edge Angel ECM for integration with the stealth armour. The lasers were replaced with ER models, to better defend against the possibility of short-range engagements, and they were reconfigured slightly to make room for the ECM to be integrated with other electronics systems in the core of the Mech. This model retains the heat problems of the original
Archer, but many existing
Archer pilots were willing to continue dealing with those in exchange for improved protection, particularly among mercenary groups.
Archer (Stealth) ARC-12S
Mass: 70 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 13,496,640 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,843
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 280 Light Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Stealth Armor
Armament:
2 LRM-20s w/ Artemis IV FCS
4 ER Medium Lasers
1 Angel ECM
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 107 points 7.00
Engine: Light Fusion Engine 280 12.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Stealth Armor AV - 208 13.00
Armor Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 22 32
Center Torso (rear) 9
L/R Torso 15 22
L/R Torso (rear) 8
L/R Arm 11 22
L/R Leg 15 27
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Angel ECM CT 0 2 2.00
LRM-20 RT 6 5 10.00
Artemis IV FCS RT - 1 1.00
LRM-20 LT 6 5 10.00
Artemis IV FCS LT - 1 1.00
2 ER Medium Lasers RA 10 2 2.00
2 ER Medium Lasers LA 10 2 2.00
@LRM-20 (12) RT - 2 2.00
@LRM-20 (12) LT - 2 2.00
Free Critical Slots: 9
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 7 Points: 18
4 2 3 2 0 3 3 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: ECM, STL, AECM, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 2The stealth upgrade to the
Awesome was, much like the upgrade to the
Longbow, primarily made possible by the incredible weight of the original model's heat sinking systems. However, due to the equally incredible heat output of the three Kreuss PPC systems, Alsadian engineers did not feel that they could accommodate the additional heat load of the stealth armour system with any combination of traditional or advanced heat dissipation technologies. To reduce the heat load, they replaced the arm-mounted PPC with a Gauss rifle at the same time as they incorporated the same Angel ECM-equipped stealth armour system that had been successfully used by the
Longbow and
Archer. The
Awesome upgrade also began the Alsadian trend towards incorporating Command, Control, and Communications systems into their mech designs, as these "C3" networks had by this point become sufficiently common to allow for proper integration of suitably equipped Mechs by almost all military forces.
Awesome (Stealth) AWS-12S
Mass: 80 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 9,748,170 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,123
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 240 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Stealth Armor
Armament:
1 Gauss Rifle
2 PPCs
1 Small Laser
1 Angel ECM
1 C3 Computer (Slave)
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 122 points 8.00
Engine: Fusion Engine 240 11.50
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 15(30) 5.00
Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA
Armor: Stealth Armor AV - 240 15.00
Armor Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 25 39
Center Torso (rear) 10
L/R Torso 17 25
L/R Torso (rear) 9
L/R Arm 13 25
L/R Leg 17 32
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Small Laser HD 1 1 0.50
Angel ECM CT 0 2 2.00
PPC RT 10 3 7.00
PPC LT 10 3 7.00
C3 Computer (Slave) LT 0 1 1.00
Gauss Rifle RA 1 7 15.00
@Gauss Rifle (8) RT - 1 1.00
@Gauss Rifle (8) RA - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 0
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 8 Points: 21
3 4 4 4 0 4 0 Structure: 6
Special Abilities: ECM, STL, AECM, C3S, MHQ1, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
