Yellow Jacket Prototype
Level:Custom Level 1 / 3055
Technology:Inner Sphere VTOL
Tonnage:30 Tons
Designer:Breetai
Armory:Black Hawk Mechworks
Type/Model: Yellow Jacket Prototype
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3055
Config: V.T.O.L.
Rules: Level 1, Standard design
Mass: 30 tons
Power Plant: 70 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
1 Autocannon/10
Manufacturer: Black Hawk Mechworks
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
Overview:
The Yellow Jacket Prototype was the outcome of a rare instance of co-operation between Black Hawk Mechworks and Michaelson Heavy Industries. When designing the Yellow Jacket VTOL as part of their remit to develop weaponry to counter the Clans, Michaelson Heavy Industries contracted Black Hawk Mechworks to work on aspects of the design's aerodynamic profile and to engage in joint production of the VTOL's frame. In exchange for that assistance, Black Hawk Mechworks was allowed a license to manufacture and sell a low-tech 'prototype' version of the Yellow Jacket that used standard armour and the 'old-fashioned' weaponry available during the later succession wars.
Capabilities:
Black Hawk Mechworks' approach to the manufacturing license they were granted adhered closely to the letter of the law, though not necessarily to the spirit of it. By mounting a slightly larger engine, it outpaces the 'final' design, providing a valuable point of difference for prospective buyers. Weapons-wise, the Yellow Jacket Prototype does not quite have the stopping power of of the Michaelson Heavy Industries' Gauss Rifle-equipped version, however its class-10 Autocannon has been mounted with a surplus of ammunition that lends itself to the effective use of specialised ammunition. When packing precision rounds, the Yellow Jacket Prototype is an excellent Light Mech hunter, capable of doing highly penetrating damage to designs that otherwise would be able to use their speed as armour. Its effectiveness in this respect is such that the Yellow Jacket Prototype is currently marketed as a cheap scout killer, whose 926,000 C-Bill price tag makes it a cost-effective means of taking out Battlemech assets.
Type/Model: Yellow Jacket Prototype
Mass: 30 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Internal Structure: 15 pts Standard 0 3.00
Engine: 70 I.C.E. 0 4.00
Cruise MP: 7
Flank MP: 11
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 1.50
Crew: 2 Members 0 .00
Rotor Equipment: Main/Tail Rotors 0 3.00
Armor Factor: 56 pts Standard 0 3.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 3 20
Sides: 3 13/13
Rear: 3 8
Rotor: 3 2
Weapons & Equipment: Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
1 Autocannon/10 Front 0 30 2 15.00
Items & Tons Left: 9 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 926,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 493
Cost per BV: 1,878.29
Weapon Value: 105 / 105 (Ratio = .18 / .18)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 9; MRDmg = 5; LRDmg = 1
BattleForce2: MP: 7V, Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: VA, Point Value: 6
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