These are based on the AC/2 Carriers and would likely be used on backwater Inner Sphere planets or in the periphery.
Rifle Carrier (Light) is used as an infantry escort vehicle or, in very rare cases, crowd suppression.
Rifle Carrier (Light)
Mass: 60 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/D-F-X-A
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 856,400 C-Bills
Battle Value: 474
Power Plant: InterComBust 180 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor: Simple Armor Plate Industrial
Armament:
5 Light Rifles
2 Mech Mortar 1s
2 Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Various
Communications System: Communicator
Targeting and Tracking System: FireScan with IndirecTrack
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 30 points 6.00
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 180 14.00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0.00
Control Equipment: 3.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 2.00
Armor: Industrial AV - 91 8.50
Armor
Factor
Front 26
Left/Right 16/16
Turret 18
Rear 15
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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2 Machine Guns FR 0 2 1.00
5 Light Rifles T 5 5 15.00
2 Mech Mortar 1s T 2 2 4.00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0.50
@Light Rifle (72) BD - 0 4.00
@Mortar 1 (Anti-Personnel) (24) BD - 0 1.00
@Mortar 1 (Armor Piercing) (24) BD - 0 1.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 5
3t 3 2 1 0 3 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: EE, TUR(2/2/1)
Rifle Carrier (Medium) is used in the same role as the previous version, though never in crowd suppress (except by the most ruthless ruler)
Rifle Carrier (Medium)
Mass: 60 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/E-F-X-A
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 942,400 C-Bills
Battle Value: 581
Power Plant: InterComBust 180 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor: Simple Armor Plate Industrial
Armament:
3 Medium Rifles
1 LRM-5
2 Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Various
Communications System: Communicator
Targeting and Tracking System: FireScan with IndirecTrack
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 30 points 6.00
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 180 14.00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0.00
Control Equipment: 3.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 2.00
Armor: Industrial AV - 91 8.50
Armor
Factor
Front 26
Left/Right 16/16
Turret 18
Rear 15
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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2 Machine Guns FR 0 2 1.00
3 Medium Rifles T 6 3 15.00
LRM-5 T 2 1 2.00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0.50
@LRM-5 (24) BD - 0 1.00
@LRM-5 (Thunder) (12) BD - 0 1.00
@Medium Rifle (54) BD - 0 6.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 6
3t 3 3 1 0 3 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: EE, TUR(2/3/1)
Rifle Carrier (Heavy) are the only true combat vehicles with Standard armor as opposed to the Industrial armor on the previous two carriers
Rifle Carrier (Heavy)
Mass: 60 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/D-F-X-A
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 876,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 592
Power Plant: InterComBust 180 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor: Simple Armor Plate Standard Armor
Armament:
2 Heavy Rifles
1 Mech Mortar 2
2 Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Various
Communications System: Communicator
Targeting and Tracking System: FireScan with IndirecTrack
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 30 points 6.00
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 180 14.00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0.00
Control Equipment: 3.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 2.50
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 96 6.00
Armor
Factor
Front 25
Left/Right 18/18
Turret 20
Rear 15
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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2 Machine Guns FR 0 2 1.00
2 Heavy Rifles T 8 2 16.00
Mech Mortar 2 T 2 1 5.00
@Heavy Rifle (24) BD - 0 4.00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0.50
@Mortar 2 (Anti-Personnel) (12) BD - 0 1.00
@Mortar 2 (Armor Piercing) (12) BD - 0 1.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 6
3t 2 2 2 0 3 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: EE, TUR(2/2/2)