If you want fast hover recovery, I might recommend the below... ^-^
Yes, four lift hoists let you carry 200% of your tonnage (Tech Manual, page 245) for a mere -1 Cruise MP (Total Warfare, page 137). Enjoy recovering your downed Atlas 'mechs at 8/12... >:D
Hover Recovery HVR
Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Hovercraft
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/X-C-C-B
Production Year: 0
Dry Cost: 1,368,333 C-Bills
Total Cost: 1,368,333 C-Bills
Battle Value: 338
Power Plant: 215 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 97.2 km/h
Flanking Speed: 151.2 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
None
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 20 points 5.00
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 215 19.00
Cruise MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0.00
Control Equipment: 2.50
Lift Equipment: 5.00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 104 6.50
Armor
Factor
Front 31
Left/Right 26/26
Rear 21
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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4 (R) Lift Hoists RR 0 4 12.00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 3
9h 0 0 0 0 2 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: ENE, EE