Sniper Artillery Carrier

[Psyckosama]

Take your average LRM/SRM carrier, strip off the missile launchers and bolt on a support piece. Gives you a reasonably priced, highly mobile support gun that in lance formations can keep raining hell all day long.

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          BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
                      VALIDATED

Type/Model:    Sniper Artillery Carrier
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3025
Config:        Tracked Vehicle
Rules:         Level 3, Standard design

Mass:          60 tons
Power Plant:   180 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed:  32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:     
  1 Sniper Artillery
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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Type/Model:    Sniper Artillery Carrier
Mass:          60 tons

Equipment:                                 Items    Mass
Int. Struct.:  24 pts Standard               0      6.00
Engine:        180 I.C.E.                    0     14.00
    Cruise MP:   3
     Flank MP:   5
Heat Sinks:      0 Single                    0       .00
Cockpit & Controls:                          0      3.00
Crew: 4 Members                              0       .00
Armor Factor:   48 pts Standard              0      3.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Front:                     6         12
   Left / Right Sides:        6      12/12
   Rear:                      6         12

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Items    Mass
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1 Sniper Artillery       Front    0  140     2     34.00
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TOTALS:                           0          2     60.00
Items & Tons Left:                          15       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        1,094,400 C-Bills
Battle Value 2:    368 (old BV = 297)
Cost per BV:       2,973.91
Weapon Value:      108 / 108 (Ratio = .29 / .29)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 12;  MRDmg = 12;  LRDmg = 12
BattleForce2:      MP: 3T,  Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
                   Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/2,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: GH;  Point Value: 4
                   Specials: artS


[TigerShark]

This already exists as the Self-Propelled Sniper, from Battletechnology Magazine. It's a semi-canon unit that's classified under the Unofficial ruleset.

[Liam's Ghost]

Nothing solely from battletechnology is canon, semi- or otherwise.

[TigerShark]

You mean like the Rampage? :)

[Liam's Ghost]

You mean like the Rampage? :)

Are you referring to the Rim Worlds mech that appears in a canon source or the battletechnology mech that has no resemblance to it in fluff or game stats?

Either way, that's a very good example how battletechnology isn't canon, so yeah.

It's official policy of those who get paid for this stuff that nothing in battletechnology is canon unless it appears somewhere other than battletechnology.

[TigerShark]

"Unofficial" is a rules classification. Units from published sources such as Battletechnology and MechForceUK fit in there. Any Mods want to chime in? Pretty sure this is still the case.

[Liam's Ghost]

"Unofficial" is a rules classification. Units from published sources such as Battletechnology and MechForceUK fit in there. Any Mods want to chime in? Pretty sure this is still the case.

No such beast anymore, though I did post a request to confirm this on the Ask the Lead Developers board.