BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Sovereign class Champion
Tech: Inner Sphere / 2515
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 3, Custom design
Mass: 100 tons
Power Plant: 200 Internal Combustion
Cruise Speed: 21.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 32.4 km/h
Armor Type: Simple Armor Plate
Armament:
4 120mm Autocannons
4 Heavy Machine Guns
2 Vehicle Flamers
Manufacturer: Clan MacDonald
Location: Rockall
Communications System: Various
Targeting & Tracking System: None (manual gunners)
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==Overview:==
Centuries ago, before the coming of the Star League, the Clans of Rockall
often found themselves at war with their neighbours. Some of these conflicts
were little more than skirmishes between a few dozen men, but other's were
full blown wars that claimed hundreds if not thousands of lives. Without the
advanced technology of the Inner Sphere, the Clans were reduced to improvising
massive war-machines that became known as Champions, which would form the
centrepiece of their battle lines and often carry troops into combat and storm
fortifications.
The mainstay of Clan MacDonald's order of battle was the Sovereign class.
==Capabilities:==
The largest class of Champion ever conceived, only a handful of
Sovereign's were ever actually built, but their impact on the field of battle
was immeasurable. While not the most powerful combat unit fielded, their
immense size and steady, unstoppable pace had a major psychological impact on
the enemy; many warriors ran rather than face a Sovereign.
Twin turrets, one for and one after, house primitive autocannons that
were among the most effective weapons available at the time. Due to their
position high up on the top deck, the main guns were ineffective against
infantry, so machine guns and flamers were placed along the flanks, operated
by the infantry contingent the Sovereign carried, while the commander and
driver directed their actions from within a command cab high up on top, just
in front of the smoke stack needed to handle the exhaust from the massive
power-plant. Armour is basic but thick, even by today's standards, capable of
shrugging off most weapons of the time, allowing the Sovereign to act as a
mobile strong-point that could either anchor a defensive line or support an
infantry advance.
==Notable Vehicles & Crew:==
Robert the Bruce
==Deployment==
The size and complexity of the Sovereign class meant that only a handful
were ever built, and they were priority targets when faced in battle. Even
their thick armour couldn't hold forever, and most were lost. Only two were
known to survive to the time of the Star League's arrival in the Outer
Colonies, and one was shipped back to Terra as a curiosity. Its fate remains
unknown.
The last complete and operational Sovereign is the Robert the Bruce,
which stands guard over the MacDonald stronghold of Glenbogle, where it is
affectionately known as "The Monarch of the Glenn" by the locals.
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Type/Model: Sovereign class Champion
Mass: 100 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 60 pts Standard 0 10.00
Engine: 200 I.C.E. 0 17.00
Cruise MP: 2
Flank MP: 3
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 5.00
Crew: 7 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 4.00
Armor Factor: 200 pts Standard 0 12.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 10 52
Left / Right Sides: 10 34/34
Rear: 10 23
Turret: 10 29
Turret #2: 10 28
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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2 Autocannon/5s Turret 0 60 3 19.00
2 Autocannon/5s Turret2 0 60 2 19.00
2 Machine Guns Left 0 200 3 2.00
2 Machine Guns Right 0 200 2 2.00
1 Flamer (Vehicle) Left 0 40 2 2.50
1 Flamer (Vehicle) Right 0 40 1 2.50
Infantry Bay Body 1 4.50
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TOTALS: 0 14 100.00
Items & Tons Left: 11 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 2,392,667 C-Bills
Battle Value: 487
Cost per BV: 4,913.07
Weapon Value: 518 / 518 (Ratio = 1.06 / 1.06)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 20; MRDmg = 13; LRDmg = 5
BattleForce2: MP: 2T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 9
Damage PB/M/L: 3/2/2, Overheat: 0
Class: GA; Point Value: 5
Specials: tran4
