Probably been done, but seems the most sensible Gnome upgrade. Almost more what the Thunderbird could have been...loses some flexibility but I'll accept the APGR's limitations anyday.
Type/Model: Gnome APGR 2
Equipment: Slots Mass
Chassis Type: Heavy Class Humanoid with HarJel 0 400
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP) 0 0
Jump Jets (2 MP) 0 250
Jump Booster (Body, +1 Jump MP) 2 125
Armor Type: 14 Points Standard 0 350
Manipulators:
Left Arm: Heavy Battle Claw 0 20
Right Arm: None 0 0
Weapons and Equipment Loc Shots Slots Mass
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Advanced SRM 2 Body 3 3 150
APGR* RA 20 2 200
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount LA 1 5
(Anti-Personnel Weapon Space) LA 0 0
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TOTALS: 8 1,500
Slots & Mass Left: 4 0
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 1,050,500 C-Bills, Including Trooper
Training Costs of 200,000 C-bills
Battle Value: 69 (345 for 5) Weapon Value: 97 (Ratio=1.41)
Cost per BV: 12,326.09 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 6 MRDmg = 2 LRDmg = 0
Mechanized: Travels on OmniMechs
Attacks: Can not perform Swarm or Leg attacks
BattleForce2: Class: IB MP: 3J Armor/Structure: 4 / 0
Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/- Overheat: 0
Point Value: 3 Specials: mec, car5
Created by HeavyMetal Battle Armor