Taron Storm suggested the recon camera and mast mount on a Ferret to make it an artillery observer, and it hit me that the cargo version still had 1.5 tons of cargo space available - perfectly enough to transport and deploy a squad of Motorized Infantry! So I decided to plug the equipment into MML and see how it turned out.
Ferret Light Scout VTOL (Artillery Scout)
Mass: 5 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 25 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 162 kph
Maximum Speed: 248.4 kph
Armor: Standard
Armament:
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3150
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-X-F
Cost: 114,722 C-bills
Type: Ferret Light Scout VTOL
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 5
Battle Value: 17
Equipment Mass
Internal Structure 0.5
Engine 25 Fusion 1
Cruising MP: 15
Flank MP: 23
Heat Sinks: 10 0
Control Equipment: 0.5
Lift Equipment: 0.5
Power Amplifier: 0.0
Armor Factor 0 0
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front 1 0
R/L Side 1/1 0/0
Rear 1 0
Rotor 1 0
Weapons
and Ammo Location Tonnage
Recon Camera Rotor 0.5
Mast Mount Rotor 0.5
Infantry Body 1.5
It doesn't have any armor, but you're not supposed to expose such a thing to an enemy - it hides behind hills and other terrain and spots for artillery, and deploys a motorized squad of infantry to do the same. Frankly I think it's a brilliant little machine for what it's supposed to do, and props to Taron Storm for the idea.
