I think all of these belong in the canon. They fill a needed role and are natural evolutions of their parent designs.
Some Cavalry variants:
Type/Model: Cavalry attack helicopter (Narc variant)
Mass: 25 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 15 pts Standard 0 2.50
Engine: 110 I.C.E. 0 7.00
Cruise MP: 10
Flank MP: 15
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 1.50
Crew: 2 Members 0 .00
Rotor Equipment: Main/Tail Rotors 0 2.50
Armor Factor: 56 pts Standard 0 3.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 3 20
Left / Right Sides: 3 13/13
Rear: 3 8
Rotor: 3 2
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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1 SRM 6 Front 0 15 2 4.00
1 Narc Missile Beacon Front 0 6 2 4.00
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TOTALS: 0 4 25.00
Items & Tons Left: 6 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 795,361 C-Bills
Battle Value: 470
Cost per BV: 1,692.26
Weapon Value: 68 / 68 (Ratio = .14 / .14)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 6; MRDmg = 1; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 10V, Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: VA; Point Value: 5
Type/Model: Cavalry Attack Helicopter LRM variant
Mass: 25 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 15 pts Standard 0 2.50
Engine: 110 I.C.E. 0 7.00
Cruise MP: 10
Flank MP: 15
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 1.50
Crew: 2 Members 0 .00
Rotor Equipment: Main/Tail Rotors 0 2.50
Armor Factor: 56 pts Standard 0 3.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 3 20
Left / Right Sides: 3 13/13
Rear: 3 8
Rotor: 3 2
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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3 LRM 5s Front 0 48 4 8.00
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TOTALS: 0 4 25.00
Items & Tons Left: 6 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 679,861 C-Bills
Battle Value: 700
Cost per BV: 971.23
Weapon Value: 127 / 127 (Ratio = .18 / .18)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 5; MRDmg = 7; LRDmg = 4
BattleForce2: MP: 10V, Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
Damage PB/M/L: -/1/1, Overheat: 0
Class: VA; Point Value: 7
Specials: if
A Hawk Moth for the wealthy mercenary:
Type/Model: Hawk Moth Gunship (XL variant)
Mass: 25 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 15 pts Standard 0 2.50
Engine: 85 XL Fusion 2 1.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 .50
Cruise MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 1.50
Crew: 2 Members 0 .00
Rotor Equipment: Main/Tail Rotors 0 2.50
Armor Factor: 44 pts Ferro-Fibrous 2 2.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 3 15
Left / Right Sides: 3 10/10
Rear: 3 7
Rotor: 3 2
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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1 Light Gauss Rifle Front 0 32 2 14.00
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TOTALS: 0 6 25.00
Items & Tons Left: 4 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 1,964,722 C-Bills
Battle Value: 865
Cost per BV: 2,271.36
Weapon Value: 81 / 81 (Ratio = .09 / .09)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 7; MRDmg = 6; LRDmg = 4
BattleForce2: MP: 9V, Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/1, Overheat: 0
Class: VA; Point Value: 9
Warrior with an LB-X:
Type/Model: Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7X
Mass: 21 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 15 pts Standard 0 2.50
Engine: 50 I.C.E. 0 3.00
Cruise MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 1.50
Crew: 2 Members 0 .00
Rotor Equipment: Main/Tail Rotors 0 2.50
Armor Factor: 24 pts Standard 0 1.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 3 6
Left / Right Sides: 3 5/5
Rear: 3 6
Rotor: 3 2
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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1 LB 2-X AC Front 0 45 2 7.00
1 SRM 4 Front 0 25 2 3.00
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TOTALS: 0 4 21.00
Items & Tons Left: 5 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 665,550 C-Bills
Battle Value: 400
Cost per BV: 1,663.88
Weapon Value: 34 / 34 (Ratio = .09 / .09)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 6; MRDmg = 2; LRDmg = 1
BattleForce2: MP: 9V, Armor/Structure: 0 / 1
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: VA; Point Value: 4
