Going through Sarna's list of VTOLs, i noticed that none of them seem to be carrying the flexible LB-10X Autocannon. There are Gauss Rifles and Heavy PPCs, and whatever else but seemingly not this relatively common weapon.
Easy enough to make one. I named it Havoc after a Soviet helicopter's reporting name, though i don't think this has any resemblance to the real Havoc (probably, i don't know anything about the real Havoc).
I think this may be a Star League era vehicle. During the Succession Wars a downgraded version was used though by the end of the Wars, it was near extinct design, while the recovery of Helm Memory Core put the original back into production around the Clan Invasion. Later on, an upgraded design was developed.
Because the weapon weights quite a lot for such a small vehicle, i used 30-ton chassis. A fusion engine keeps costs down and gives the VTOL 8/12 movement curve, a bit slow for a a VTOL perhaps. 5 tons of Ferro-Fibrous gives the helo quite sturdy armor, for its size.
The LB-10X is provided with two tons of ammo to make use of the weapon's flexibility.
Havoc
Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: VTOL
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/E-F-D-A
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 1 730 000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 637
Power Plant: 100 Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 86,4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129,6 km/h
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 LB 10-X AC
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 15 points 3,00
Engine: Fusion Engine 100 4,50
Cruise MP: 8
Flank MP: 12
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 10 0,00
Control Equipment: 1,50
Lift Equipment: 3,00
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 89 5,00
Armor
Factor
Front 30
Left/Right 21/21
Rear 15
Rotor 2
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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LB 10-X AC FR 2 1 11,00
@LB 10-X (Slug) (10) BD - 0 1,00
@LB 10-X (Cluster) (10) BD - 0 1,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 6
8v 1 1 1 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: FLK 1/1/1
This is the Succession Wars-era downgraded version.
The rare and expensive Fusion Engines were reserved for other units and so this had to do with an ICE. The LosTech LB-10X was downgraded to standard AC/10, and ammo-load was halved. To keep the 8/12 speed, armor was significantly reduced.
A very unpopular VTOL, due to the high firepower delivered with respectable speed and thin armor making the Havoc a high-priority target.
Havoc (Downgrade)
Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: VTOL
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/X-D-D-A
Production Year: 2840
Cost: 970 000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 460
Power Plant: 100 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 86,4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129,6 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Autocannon/10
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 15 points 3,00
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 100 6,00
Cruise MP: 8
Flank MP: 12
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0,00
Control Equipment: 1,50
Lift Equipment: 3,00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 56 3,50
Armor
Factor
Front 19
Left/Right 13/13
Rear 9
Rotor 2
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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Autocannon/10 FR 3 1 12,00
@AC/10 (10) BD - 0 1,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 5
8v 1 1 0 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: EE, AC 1/1/0
This upgraded Havoc has XL-Fusion Engine for faster speed, Heavy-Ferro-Fibrous for increased protection, and CASE. Not really different from its predecessor.
Becomes more common after the Jihad as XLFEs proliferate for vehicles more so than pre-Jihad.
Havoc (Upgrade)
Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: VTOL
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 3 560 000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 718
Power Plant: 130 Fusion XL Engine
Cruise Speed: 97,2 km/h
Flanking Speed: 151,2 km/h
Armor: Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 LB 10-X AC
1 Unknown CASE
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 15 points 3,00
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 130 4,00
Cruise MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 10 0,00
Control Equipment: 1,50
Lift Equipment: 3,00
Armor: Heavy Ferro-Fibrous AV - 99 5,00
Armor
Factor
Front 32
Left/Right 24/24
Rear 17
Rotor 2
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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LB 10-X AC FR 2 1 11,00
CASE BD - 1 0,50
@LB 10-X (Slug) (10) BD - 0 1,00
@LB 10-X (Cluster) (10) BD - 0 1,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 7
9v 1 1 1 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: CASE, FLK 1/1/1
Any comments?
Suggestions for changes/optimization?
Should i perhaps lower the armor and increase speed, and/or re-distribute the armor? Should i lower the armor on the original version to install CASE (that is, would the Star League have used CASE for a VTOL like this)?
Considered making a IIC version but i figure the Clans, even Hell's Horses probably wouldn't bother, more likely they'd utilize any units they might have brought with them during the Exodus, perhaps retrofitted with Clan CASE but otherwise not bothering.