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Off Topic / Re: What are we Reading Now: Conan the Librarian
« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 09:14:58 »It and Prince of Havoc were both pretty bad in that regard.
This has me curious: the MUL has all three of these go extinct after the Late Republic era, presumably because Nimakachi of Lesnovo gears up to produce something else when the Blackout hits, but I'm not able to find out what. It's possible they went back to IndustrialMechs, since that's what was originally built there, but I don't know that that's likely, given the wider series of events at the time.
I suppose it's possible they upgraded the lines to standard Battlemechs, at which point the Wasp line is an easy conversion, at the same tonnage and engine rating. The Wolverine, though, uses a different size engine between its standard and primitive versions, and the primitive SHD-1R Shadow Hawk is only 50 tons, so it's even less of a direct conversion of the line.
Challenge Bushwacker
Mass: 55 tons
Chassis: Endo-Composite Biped
Power Plant: 275 XL
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Light Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Medium Laser
1 AC/5
2 LRM 5
1 ER Large Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3145
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-X-E
Cost: 10,439,767 C-bills
Type: Challenge Bushwacker
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Tonnage: 55
Battle Value: 1,487
Equipment Mass
Internal Structure Endo-Composite 4.5
Engine 275 XL 8
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 0
Double Heat Sink 10 [20] 0
Gyro 3
Cockpit 3
Armor Factor (Light Ferro) 178 10.5
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head 3 9
Center Torso 18 27
Center Torso (rear) 8
R/L Torso 13 20
R/L Torso (rear) 6
R/L Arm 9 18
R/L Leg 13 23
Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm
Weapons
and Ammo Location Critical Heat Tonnage
ER Large Laser CT 2 12 5.0
Medium Laser RT 1 3 1.0
CASE II RT 1 - 1.0
Armor-Piercing AC/5 Ammo (20) RT 2 - 2.0
LRM 5 LA 1 2 2.0
Medium Laser LT 1 3 1.0
LRM 5 Thunder Ammo (24) LT 1 - 1.0
LRM 5 LT 1 2 2.0
LRM 5 Smoke Ammo (24) LT 1 - 1.0
Actuator Enhancement System RA 2 - 2.0
AC/5 RA 4 1 8.0
This has me curious: the MUL has all three of these go extinct after the Late Republic era, presumably because Nimakachi of Lesnovo gears up to produce something else when the Blackout hits, but I'm not able to find out what. It's possible they went back to IndustrialMechs, since that's what was originally built there, but I don't know that that's likely, given the wider series of events at the time.
I suppose it's possible they upgraded the lines to standard Battlemechs, at which point the Wasp line is an easy conversion, at the same tonnage and engine rating. The Wolverine, though, uses a different size engine between its standard and primitive versions, and the primitive SHD-1R Shadow Hawk is only 50 tons, so it's even less of a direct conversion of the line.
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