Casperionx gets credit for this idea! :thumbsup:
So instead of Davion techs repurposing a salvaged Dragon later in the 31st century, they do it somewhere around 3015. The Thumper Artillery Cannon is new on the scene! Believe it or not, the two tons of ammunition it retains are stored in the safest possible places. Essentially, the Dragon TAC drops two tons of ammo and the rear-firing Medium Laser to upgrade the AC/5 to a Thumper Artillery Cannon, and adds a ton of armor (taking a cue from the DRG-1C). It might force a 20-point roll at six hex range... ^-^
Dragon TAC DRG-1T
Mass: 60 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/X-F-E-D
Production Year: 3025
Dry Cost: 5,013,760 C-Bills
Total Cost: 5,053,760 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,112
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
1 LRM-10
1 Medium Laser
1 Thumper Art. Cannon
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 99 points 6.00
Engine: Fusion Engine 300 19.00
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 10 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 176 11.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 8
Center Torso 20 30
Center Torso (rear) 6
L/R Torso 14 20
L/R Torso (rear) 6
L/R Arm 10 20
L/R Leg 14 20
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Thumper Art. Cannon RA 5 7 10.00
Medium Laser LA 3 1 1.00
LRM-10 CT 4 2 5.00
@Thumper Cannon (20) RA - 1 1.00
@LRM-10 (12) HD - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 35
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 6 Points: 11
5 2 2 1 0 3 0 Structure: 5
Special Abilities: ARTTC, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 1