Created as a follow up to the Hunchback LAM prototype during Doctor Cortland early in the area on land-air-mech designs. Intended to fix some of the flaws of his earlier design, he set out to match the performance of a current WOB design without using the high heat/high explosive pIJJ's that plagued the hunchback. A tall order since he was no longer trying to improve on a dated 3025 design.
He managed to totally match the armor, electronics, sinking, jump speedand loadout of the normal production Griffin 6CS (The clan weapons, especially the ERPPC were actually significantly more capable).
In order to protect the conversion equipment failure from ammo explosion that plagued the hunchback, the CASE was upgraded to CASE II
Going down to a smaller less bulky engine and getting jumping distance from IJJs instead, helped reduce the risk of engine criticals at the expense of walking ground speed.
The more heat efficient jets help the design run cooler in combat conditions
The downside?
With the original design relying on bulky endo steel to save weight it was deemed necessary to unfortunately continue using the fragile composite structure.
Griffin 6CS LAM
Mass: 55 tons
Tech Base: IS, with Clan weapons
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Chassis: Composite Structure
Power Plant: 165 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: Improved Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 (CL) ER PPC
1 (CL) LRM-15 w/ Artemis IV FCS
2 (CL) ER Medium Lasers
1 Improved C3 Computer
1 ECM Suite
Manufacturer: Bannock-Braigh Aerospace
Primary Factory: Terran Blacksite 51
Communications System: Prototype Master's Voice
Targeting and Tracking System: Prototype Master's Sight
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Composite Structure 91 points 3.00
Engine: Fusion Engine 165 6.00
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 5 Improved
Jump Jet Locations: 1 LT, 2 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL 5.00
Heat Sinks: (IS) Double Heat Sink 12(24) 2.00
Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 LA, 2 RA
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Conversion Equipment 6.00
Avionics Locations: 1 HD, 1 LT, 1,RT
Landing Gear: 1 CT, 1 LT, 1,RT
Cockpit: Small 2.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 160 10.00
CASE II Locations: 1 RT 1.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 18 24
Center Torso (rear) 7
L/R Torso 13 18
L/R Torso (rear) 6
L/R Arm 9 16
L/R Leg 13 20
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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ECM Suite HD 0 1 1.00
(CL) ER Medium Laser CT 5 1 1.00
(CL) LRM-15 RT 5 2 3.50
Artemis IV FCS RT - 1 1.00
Improved C3 Computer LT 0 2 2.50
(CL) ER PPC RA 15 2 6.00
(CL) ER Medium Laser LA 5 1 1.00
@LRM-15 (Artemis) (16) RT - 2 2.00
Free Critical Slots: 1
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 5 Points: 20
3/5j 4 4 3 0 2 1 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: C3I, ECM, CASEII, MHQ2, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 1