What if, a "Great Turtle", but less overkill on defense?

[HeavyArmorMecha]

I always thought, what if, a "Great Turtle", but less overkill on defense, and more offensive orientated?

So, Hollis Incorporated saw the designs for the Great Turtle, utilized their prior experience in building Xanthos, and created the "Xuan Wu", or "Black Tortoise" in ancient Chinese mythology...

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Xuan Wu X-1A-W

Mass: 95 tons
Tech Base: Mixed
Chassis Config: Quad
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-F-F
Production Year: 3156
Dry Cost: 12,739,350 C-Bills
Total Cost: 12,739,350 C-Bills
Battle Value: 3,073

Chassis: Hollis XW Mk IV Reinforced
Power Plant: Pitban 285 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Durallex Heavy Standard Armor
Armament:
    3 Series 7NC (CL) ER Large Lasers
    3 Series 7Ja (CL) ER Medium Lasers
    1 CherrySeed Angel ECM
Manufacturer: Hollis Incorporated
    Primary Factory: Corey, Tsinghai
Communications System: HartfordCo Com 3550
Targeting and Tracking System: HartfordCo XTT 20

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Reinforced                   153 points               19.00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                285                      16.50
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         (CL) Double Heat Sink        22(44)                   12.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 HD, 4 LT, 2 RT, 1 FLL, 1 FRL, 1 RLL, 1 RRL
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Torso-Mounted                                          4.00
    Actuators:      L: H+UL+LL+F    R: H+UL+LL+F
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 304                 19.00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     30           45       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  10       
                                           L/R Torso     20           30       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  10       
                                       L/R Front Leg     20           40       
                                        L/R Rear Leg     20           40       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Angel ECM                                    HD        0         2         2.00
3 (T) (CL) ER Large Lasers                   RT        36        3        12.00
3 (T) (CL) ER Medium Lasers                  RT        15        3         3.00
(CL) Targeting Computer                      LT        -         3         3.00
Quad Mech Turret                             RT        -         1         1.50
                                            Free Critical Slots: 0

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 31
3          6       6       3       0      4     0   Structure: 16
Special Abilities: AECM, ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

After slimming the original design down, the Xuan Wu weights in at 95 tons compared to the Great Turtle's 100 tons. This allowed the powerplant to change into a very common Pitban 285 Standard Fusion Engine.

The designers at Hollis maintained the Torso Cockpit design, but the Endo Steel structure were replaced by a Reinforced Structure, and the signature Harden Armor were replaced by Standard Armor.

For offensive purposes, Hollis imported 3 Clan-tech ER Large Lasers and 3 Clan-tech ER Medium Lasers from Clan Sea Fox merchants, along with a packaged Targeting Computer, and placed them on a 360° Turret structure. A whooping 22 Clan-tech Double Heat Sinks also had to be bartered from the Sea Foxes to fit inside the confined interior.

[Daryk]

When I first saw the Angel, I was thinking Stealth Armor... ;)

[HeavyArmorMecha]

When I first saw the Angel, I was thinking Stealth Armor... ;)

I wished, but too much heat, not enough crits.

[Daryk]

Sad but true!

[Lagrange]

I'd be inclined to shift from reinforced structure to hardened armor.  These give similar effective damage absorption/ton, but given a choice I'd rather take damage on the armor.

Swapping 3x ERLL -> 2x ERPPCs also seems plausibly reasonable since it lowers overheat and adds hreadcapping potential.   You do lose 2 from max range.  Alternatively, 2 ERML-> MPL also saves 6 heat.

Of course you'll have more crits and space at 100 tons.

[Der Kommissar]

Leaning Lagrange's way.  If you're buying premium goods from Clanners, you want all the love letters the enemy sends your way to be spent on the armor, not what's underneath.  All the same, this is a much more serious threat to enemy mechs than the original Great Turtle.