Tracked Heavy 'Mech Recovery Vehicle

[ANS Kamas P81]

Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle (Tracked)

Mass: 70 tons
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: 280 ICE
Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Armor: Standard
Armament:
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2500
Tech Rating/Availability: E/C-C-C-C
Cost: 778,033 C-bills

Type: Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Introductory)
Movement Type: Tracked
Tonnage: 70
Battle Value: 193

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                    7
Engine                        280 ICE                32
   Cruising MP: 4
   Flank MP: 6
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  3.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor                  40                    2.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   7         10   
     R/L Side               7/7      10/10   
     Rear                    7         10   


Weapons
and Ammo              Location    Tonnage      
Cargo                   Body        25.0   

It loses five tons of cargo space, so it can only haul a 'Mech up to the size of a Banshee - no more Atlas or Dire Wolf salvage, sadly.  The reason for going with a tracked unit is so that it can reach through terrain obstacles that Wheeled vehicles can't get to, namely rough and light woods hexes.  You never know where you'll need to pull something salvageable out of.

[Daryk]

Lift Hoists are the answer!  Come to the light! 

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Goblin Recovery Vehicle

Mass: 45 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/X-E-D-D
Production Year: 3025
Dry Cost: 1,254,250 C-Bills
Total Cost: 1,254,250 C-Bills
Battle Value: 295

Power Plant:  180 Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 43.2 km/h
Flanking Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor:  Standard Armor
Armament:
    None
Manufacturer:
    Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                      20 points                4.50
Engine:             Fusion Engine                180                      10.50
    Cruise MP:  4
    Flank MP:   6
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             10                        0.00
Control Equipment:                                                         2.50
Lift Equipment:                                                            0.00
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV -  88                  5.50

                                                      Armor     
                                                      Factor     
                                               Front     26       
                                          Left/Right   21/21       
                                                Rear     20       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat     Spaces     Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 (R) Lift Hoists                            RR        0         4        12.00
Cargo, Standard (10.0 tons)                  BD        0         1        10.00

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 3
4t         0       0       0       0      2     0   Structure:  2
Special Abilities: ENE

[ANS Kamas P81]

What's one more Goblin in Kampfgruppe Wieczorek, really?  I like it, I do.  Only change I'd make is to keep the FF armor of the Goblin ISV, and lay it out 32/22/22/22.  BV and cost rise to 322 and 1,335,450 C-bills.

[Daryk]

Cool... though I'd go 35/21/21/21... 

[acksed]

I like it. If only winches were more canon than a mention in MechForce Quarterly: turret-mounted, mass 1 ton for every twenty tons they can pull.

[Daryk]

What do you mean?   

Lift Hoists are completely legal...

[acksed]

Oh of course. But I want Lift Hoists *and* winches on the same vehicle: one is essentially a robot arm, the other a coil of cable around a motorised drum, but both are useful on a recovery vehicle. Especially if the recovery vehicle is stuck itself.

[Daryk]

Ah, I see what you mean... 

[boilerman]

I like it. If only winches were more canon than a mention in MechForce Quarterly: turret-mounted, mass 1 ton for every twenty tons they can pull.

Winches are freebies. See recovery vehicles in TRO3060.