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Giovanni Blasini

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GAL-150 Galleon Amphibious Light Tank
« on: 31 January 2024, 17:48:04 »
Just an attempt at turning the Galleon into a more well-rounded light tank.  Slowed it down a bit to do so, but picked up armor, weaponry and amphibious capability.

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Galleon Light Tank GAL-150

Mass: 30 tons
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: Omni 150
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Armor: 3/StarSlab 6
Armament:
     1 Light PPC
     2 Small Pulse Laser
     1 TAG
Manufacturer: Amity,Andurien,Holt,Indicass,Irian,Kendall
     Primary Factory: Brooks Incorporated,Brooks Incorporated,Brooks Incorporated,Ceres Metals Industries,Brooks Incorporated,Brooks Incorporated
Communication System: Maxell 500
Targeting & Tracking System: Maxell TA50
Introduction Year: 3150
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-X-D
Cost: 885,950 C-bills

Type: Galleon Light Tank
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Movement Type: Tracked
Tonnage: 30
Battle Value: 607

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                    3
Engine                        150 Fusion            8.5
Cruising MP: 5
Flank MP: 8
Heat Sinks:                   10                      0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Turret:                                             0.5
Armor Factor                  112                     7

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         25   
     R/L Side               3/3      21/21   
     Rear                    3         21   
     Turret                  3         24   


Weapons
and Ammo                     Location    Tonnage   
Vehicular Sponson Turret       Left        0.25   
2 Small Pulse Laser          Sponson       2.0     
Vehicular Sponson Turret      Right        0.25   
TAG                           Turret       1.0     
Light PPC                     Turret       3.0     
Combat Vehicle Chassis Mod     Body        3.0     

Features the following design quirks: Ubiquitous (Inner Sphere)
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Re: GAL-150 Galleon Amphibious Light Tank
« Reply #1 on: 31 January 2024, 20:37:38 »
Not bad, but I'd question "Ubiquitous" for such a specialized design... ;)

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Re: GAL-150 Galleon Amphibious Light Tank
« Reply #2 on: 31 January 2024, 21:32:43 »
Not bad, but I'd question "Ubiquitous" for such a specialized design... ;)

That's a holdover from the GAL-100 quirks in MegaMekLab.
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Re: GAL-150 Galleon Amphibious Light Tank
« Reply #3 on: 01 February 2024, 04:18:46 »
Ah, MML strikes again! ;D

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Re: GAL-150 Galleon Amphibious Light Tank
« Reply #4 on: 26 February 2024, 15:42:04 »
I have a couple of old Galleon designs that are somewhat similar, even down to the model number  :grin:

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Galleon Light Tank GAL-151
Base Tech Level: Standard (IS)
Level                Era                 
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Experimental         -                   
Advanced             2721+ (Star League -)
Standard             -                   
Extinct              2865-3037           
Tech Rating: E/F-F(F*)-F-D

Weight: 30 tons
BV: 446
Cost: 2,133,950 C-bills
Source: Star League

Movement: 6/9 (Tracked)
Engine: 180 XL

Internal: 15
Armor: 80 (Standard)
        Internal  Armor   
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Front       3       20     
Right       3       15     
Left        3       15     
Rear        3       15     
Turret      3       15     

Weapons                   Loc      Heat   
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Small Pulse Laser (ST)     RS        2     
Small Pulse Laser (ST)     LS        2     
Medium Laser               TU        3     

Equipment                                      Loc 
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Trailer Hitch                                   RR 
Vehicular Sponson Turret                        BD 
Combat Vehicle Chassis Mod [Fully Amphibious]   BD 

Carrying Capacity
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Troops - 8.0 tons



My GAL-150 is the same as the above but lacking the XL engine and amphibious capability.

 

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