Today's entry is my most ridiculous design since I started designing units for battletech in the 90s. Like the bike, this unit is in a grey area, only quasi legal. This is because it uses the external cargo rules to carry half the unit on it's back, and the way I am intending it, that externally carried portion is still active, fighting from the shoulders of the base unit. Why I did this might make more sense when you see the picture of this monstrosity, so without further ado, I present:
The Emperor Class Titan
Emperor Class Titan
200 tons
BV: 4,674
Cost: 81,061,000 C-bills
Movement: 2/2
Engine: 400 XL
Heat Sinks: 16 [32]
Cockpit: Superheavy Cockpit
Gyro: Superheavy Gyro
Internal: 298 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 600/600 (Hardened)
Internal Armor
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Center Torso 60 90
Center Torso (rear) 30
Right Torso 42 60
Right Torso (rear) 24
Left Torso 42 60
Left Torso (rear) 24
Right Arm 33 66
Left Arm 33 66
Right Leg 42 84
Left Leg 42 84
Weapon Loc Heat
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'Mech Mortar 8 RA 10
HAG/40 (Clan) RA 8
Arrow IV (Clan) LA 10
RISC Advanced PDS RT 2
RISC Advanced PDS LT 2
Light TAG (Clan) CT 0
Ammo Loc Shots
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Airburst Mortar 8 Ammo None 4
Airburst Mortar 8 Ammo None 4
Airburst Mortar 8 Ammo None 4
Airburst Mortar 8 Ammo None 4
Fuel Air Arrow IV Ammo None 5
Fuel Air Arrow IV Ammo None 5
HAG/40 Ammo None 3
HAG/40 Ammo None 3
HAG/40 Ammo None 3
HAG/40 Ammo None 3
APDS Ammo None 12
APDS Ammo None 12
Equipment Loc
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Lift Hoist LT
Lift Hoist RT
Blue Shield Particle Field Damper All
This is the base unit, a 200 ton monstrosity, with the capacity to carry unprotected, 200 more tons. The warhammer 40k version has multiple 'void shields' and with battletech lacking energy shields, I decided to use a combination of Anti-missile, Hardened Armor, and Blue Shield Particle Field Dampener to simulate them. For the Anti-missile capacity, I choose to use the RISC APDS because this 'unit' is technically 2 separate units, and that way the APDS can protect both from incoming attacks.
Sitting squarely on the base unit's shoulders is the Hardened Gun Emplacement:
Hardened Gunemplacement Structure
1 Hex
CF: 150
Armor: 150
Generator: 3.5 tons
Turret: 5 tons
Heat Sinks: Double 48(96)
Weapon Loc Heat
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4 RISC Hyper Lasers TR 24
1 Arrow IV TR 10
Ammo Loc Shots
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Nuclear Type Ib Arrow IV None 5
Nuclear Type Ib Arrow IV None 5
Nuclear Type Ib Arrow IV None 5
Nuclear Type Ib Arrow IV None 5
Equipment Loc
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4 Steerage Quarters 20 tons BD
18 ton infantry compartment BD
The combined crew of the two units is 12, this has enough quarters (not-required) for the crew to sleep in three shifts, and if more sleep is needed, the infantry compartment can be used to (just kick out the infantry).
The 40k version has troop capacity in it's legs. That is not legal in battletech, so I put the troop capacity in this section instead. I recommend using infantry that doesn't have to climb up and down...
One last note before a bit of fluff: If you are using the rules for fully destructible terrain and terrain displacement, be very, very careful with stacking rules around this guy. Get much more weight in one hex and he will start cratering the landscape. Further be very careful in terrain softer than clear ground, as he may just start sinking into it.
Among the Largest Mechanical Monstrosities to ever stride across a planetary field of battle, the Imperium's Emperor Class 'Titans' are immensely tough units, carries their own arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, troops, and standard scale weaponry. When they are deployed, it is not because the Imperium wants to conquer anything. It is because they want a population to know that their horrific demise is not only to be delivered in person, but it is inevitable, and all consuming.