Vindicator VND-2SIC
Mass: 45 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-D
Production Year: 3060
Dry Cost: 4,513,270 C-Bills
Total Cost: 4,543,270 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,442
Chassis: Ceresplex V Endo-Steel
Power Plant: VOX 225 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: Anderson Propulsion 30
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Durallex Super Medium Ferro-Fibrous w/ CASE
Armament:
1 Martell ER Large Laser
1 Far Fire LRM-10
2 Martell ER Medium Lasers
1 Martell Small Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Ceres Metals Industries
Primary Factory: Indicass, St. Ives
Communications System: CeresCom Model 21-Rs
Targeting and Tracking System: C-Apple Churchill
For the All because of a Vision AU (see link below):
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=82655.0Source of Picture:
https://cfw.sarna.net/wiki/images/9/96/MWO_Vindicator.png?timestamp=20180122144154Overview:
With a military that utilized expensive assault 'Mechs like the Emperor,
Pillager, and Victor in large numbers, the St. Ives Compact had a distinct need
to protect those investments. The St. Ives Compact took several steps to
address this issue; one of the more notables steps was working with engineers
at Ceres Metals Industries to design a 'Mech that could both protect and
support its heavier charges, resulting in the creation of the Helios in 3058.
A year later, St. Ives Compact would work with Ceres Metals Industries again,
this time creating an improved version of the Vindicator, known by the model#
VND-2SIC.
Capabilities:
The Vindicator VND-2SIC was based on the VND-1AA concept and VND-1SIC versions
of the Vindicator design. During the initial stages of design, an XL engine
was considered as part of the Vindicator upgrades, but was dropped due to
expense. Instead, the designers opted to utilize Endo-Steel for its chassis
and 8.5 tons of Ferro-Fibrous to save weight, allowing the designers to replace
the original's GM 180 engine with a bigger VOX 225 fusion engine, increasing
the top speed to 86.4 km/h, and also allowing for an additional jump jet to be
installed, increasing the jump capability to 150 meters.
In terms of weaponry, the VND-2SIC has an ER Large Laser on the right arm and
an LRM-10 launcher on the left side torso as its long-range weapons, with the
launcher supplied with one ton of CASE-protected ammunition. For close-range,
this Vindicator variant has an ER Medium Laser on the head and on the left arm,
while a Small Pulse Laser on the left arm provides a weapon against enemy
infantry/battlearmor. Eleven double heat sinks provide respectable heat
dissipation.
Battle History:
The VND-2SIC Vindicators would see action during the first Capellan-St. Ives
conflict in late 3060-3061, where they proved instrumental in helping keep the
CCAP at bay, until the newly reconstituted AFFS was able to come to the aid of
St. Ives, and put a halt on the Capellan agression.
Deployment:
Only the SIMC primarily deployed this variant of the Vindicator.
Variants:
VND-2SIC2 - this subvariant of the VND-2SIC replaces the ER Large Laser with an
ER PPC; in order to accomodate this change, the Small Pulse Laser and one
double heat sink were removed.
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 75 points 2.50
Internal Locations: 3 RT, 5 LA, 6 RA
Engine: Fusion Engine 225 10.00
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL 2.50
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 11(22) 1.00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 152 8.50
Armor Locations: 1 CT, 5 LT, 6 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
CASE Locations: 1 LT 0.50
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 14 21
Center Torso (rear) 6
L/R Torso 11 16
L/R Torso (rear) 6
L/R Arm 7 14
L/R Leg 11 22
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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ER Large Laser RA 12 2 5.00
ER Medium Laser LA 5 1 1.00
Small Pulse Laser LA 2 1 1.00
LRM-10 LT 4 2 5.00
ER Medium Laser HD 5 1 1.00
@LRM-10 (12) LT - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 0
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 5 Points: 14
5j 2 2 2 0 2 1 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 1