Dung Beetle Salvage Bed

[hpackrat]

In the tradition of the Paramour, Jiffy, Oppie & Mech Recovery Vehicle, I give you the Dung Beetle. Make of it what you will.

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          BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
                      VALIDATED

Type/Model:    Dung Beetle
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3060
Config:        Hovercraft
Rules:         Level 3, Standard design

Mass:          50 tons
Power Plant:   115 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed:  75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:     
  4 Cargo Lift Hoists
  1 Machine Gun
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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Type/Model:    Dung Beetle
Mass:          50 tons

Equipment:                                 Items    Mass
Int. Struct.:  25 pts Standard               0      5.00
Engine:        115 I.C.E.                    0     10.00
    Cruise MP:   7
     Flank MP:  11
Heat Sinks:      0 Single                    0       .00
Cockpit & Controls:                          0      2.50
Crew: 4 Members                              0       .00
Lift Equipment:                              0      5.00
Turret Equipment:                            0      1.50
Armor Factor:   48 pts Standard              0      3.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Front:                     5         10
   Left / Right Sides:        5      10/10
   Rear:                      5         10
   Turret:                    5          8

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Items    Mass
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4 Cargo Lift Hoists      Turret   0          4     12.00
1 Machine Gun            Turret   0  100     2      1.00
Cargo Bay Capacity       Body                1     10.00
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TOTALS:                           0          7     50.00
Items & Tons Left:                           8       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        1,027,667 C-Bills
Battle Value:      61
Cost per BV:       16,846.99
Weapon Value:      4 / 4 (Ratio = .07 / .07)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 1;  MRDmg = 0;  LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2:      MP: 7H,  Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
                   Damage PB/M/L: -/-/-,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: GM;  Point Value: 1
                   Specials: tran10

Edit: Hmm, more expensive than I expected...

[Psyckosama]

Try building it as a Support Vee.

EDIT: Never mind... just did. Comes in way overweight and not much cheaper

[hpackrat]

HeavyMetal doesn't do Support Vehicles & I suck at doing it by hand. Besides, this seems to work fine aside for its price.

[Psyckosama]

HeavyMetal doesn't do Support Vehicles & I suck at doing it by hand. Besides, this seems to work fine aside for its price.

I have a spread sheet.

[Trenchknife]

I have a spread sheet.

Anything you're willing to share?  I also suck/don't-have-the-patience for constructing support vehicles.

[hpackrat]

Hmm, it seems my design doesn't work as a support vehicle but does work as a combat vehicle. As a support vehicle, it would be over-weight.