So I was thinking of the Vedette the "Generic/Budget" tank and how I would have done it differently and I came up with this.....
The Sherman Medium Tank, focused for low budget militias and planetary guards.
BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
VALIDATED
Type/Model: Sherman Medium Tank
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 1, Custom design
Mass: 45 tons
Power Plant: 180 InterComBust I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: ProTech 6 Standard
Armament:
2 Zippo Vehicular Flamer (Vehicle)s
4 Hovertec SRM 2s
1 FarFire LRM 15
Manufacturer: New Earth Trading Company
Location: New Earth
Communications System: O/P R Janxiir
Targeting & Tracking System: TargiTrack 717
--------------------------------------------------------
Type/Model: Sherman Medium Tank
Mass: 45 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 25 pts Standard 0 4.50
Engine: 180 I.C.E. 0 14.00
Cruise MP: 4
Flank MP: 6
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 2.50
Crew: 3 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 .50
Armor Factor: 120 pts Standard 0 7.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 5 31
Left / Right Sides: 5 21/21
Rear: 5 21
Turret: 5 26
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
--------------------------------------------------------
2 Flamer (Vehicle)s Turret 0 20 3 2.00
4 SRM 2s Turret 0 50 5 5.00
1 LRM 15 Front 0 16 2 9.00
--------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS: 0 10 45.00
Items & Tons Left: 4 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 870,725 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 690 (old BV = 427)
Cost per BV: 1,261.92
Weapon Value: 313 / 313 (Ratio = .45 / .45)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 15; MRDmg = 8; LRDmg = 4
BattleForce2: MP: 4T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 5
Damage PB/M/L: 2/3/1, Overheat: 0
Class: GM; Point Value: 7
Specials: if