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Banshee BNC-6E (All because of a Vision)
« on: 11 January 2025, 01:16:10 »
Banshee BNC-6E



Mass: 95 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-D
Production Year: 3061
Dry Cost: 10,072,920 C-Bills
Total Cost: 10,159,920 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,244

Chassis: Star League XT Standard
Power Plant: Pitban 285 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Starshield Standard Armor w/ CASE
Armament:
    1 Defiance Hammerfist Heavy Gauss Rifle
    2 Defiance 1001 ER PPCs
    2 Defiance Model XII ER Medium Lasers
    1 Tharhes Maxi SRM-6
Manufacturer: Defiance Industries
    Primary Factory: Hesperus II
Communications System: Dalban Comline
Targeting and Tracking System: Dalban HiRez-B


For the All because of a Vision AU (see link below):

https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=82655.0


Source of Picture


https://cfw.sarna.net/wiki/images/4/44/MWO_Banshee.png?timestamp=20180125143605


Overview:
Prior to the creation of the Fafnir, Defiance Industries and TharHes sought to
test their newly developed weapon of Lyran innovation, the Heavy Gauss Rifle. 
They chose a Hollander II, a Hunchback, a Marauder, and a Banshee, as the test
platforms.  Out of the four battlemechs, only the Banshee was found to be
sturdy enough to handle the Heavy Gauss Rifle.  The other test battlemechs had
the following results; the Hollander was able to remain standing despite the
weapon's recoil, but its pilot was badly disoriented after multiple shots, the
Hunchback kept falling down on its back everytime the big gun was fired, and
the Marauder's Heavy Gauss Rifle was ripped off its mounting and sent flying
backwards after firing its only test shot.

Eager to further test out the Heavy Gauss Rifle on a chassis, Defiance
Industries decided to create a new variant for the Banshee battlemech that
showcases the company's latest pride and joy, besides working on the
development of the Fafnir.  The end result was the Banshee BNC-6E.


Capabilities:
The Banshee BNC-6E was primarily based on the BNC-3S version; as such, the
weapons placement of the BNC-6E mostly mirrors that of the older model.  Its
feature weapon, the Defiance Hammerfist Heavy Gauss Rifle, was mounted on the
left side torso, supplied with three tons of ammo.  This is supported by a pair
of Defiance 1001 ER PPCs, with one on the left arm and one in the right side
torso, an Defiance Model XII ER Medium Laser on the head and another one in the
center torso, and a Tharhes Maxi SRM-6 launcher on the right side torso.  The
fifteen double heat sinks installed provide respectable heat dissipation.


Besides reinforcing the armor to sixteen tons, CASE was also installed in the
side torsos, in case of either the Heavy Gauss Rifle or the SRM-6 ammo
explosion.


Deployment:
The Banshee BNC-6E is primarily deployed by the LAAF.

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                     145 points                9.50
Engine:             Fusion Engine                285                      16.50
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             15(30)                    5.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 RT, 2 LA, 1 RA
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 256                 16.00
    CASE Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT                                             1.00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     30           47       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  12       
                                           L/R Torso     20           30       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  10       
                                             L/R Arm     16           28       
                                             L/R Leg     20           26       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ER PPC                                       LA        15        3         7.00
ER PPC                                       RT        15        3         7.00
SRM-6                                        RT        4         2         3.00
Heavy Gauss Rifle                            LT        2         11       18.00
ER Medium Laser                              CT        5         1         1.00
ER Medium Laser                              HD        5         1         1.00
@SRM-6 (15)                                  RT        -         1         1.00
@Heavy Gauss Rifle (4)                       CT        -         1         1.00
@Heavy Gauss Rifle (8)                       LL        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 9

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      9    Points: 22
3          4       4       3       0      4     2   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
What if the Nova Cats chose not to join the second Star League?  What's the resulting butterfly effect?  See link below:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,82655.msg1962764.html#msg1962764