AU EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW
- Trimmed Fusion Engine:
Halfway between a Standard and a Light Engine, for all intents and purposes. 1/8 lighter,
but adds one engine critical to each side torso.
- Light Gyro:
Halfway between a Standard Gyro and an XL Gyro. One extra crit, but is 25% lighter.
- Semi-Ferro Armor:
A partially-successful attempt to work towards Ferro-Fibrous armor without the benefit
of Star League metallurgy data. 14 crits, multiplies armor value by 1.06.
- Mixed Heat Sinks
Vindicator VND-1C
Mass: 45 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: All Eras (non-canon)
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3035A
Cost: 5,325,995
Battle Value: 1,212
Chassis: Ceresplex IV
Power Plant: Nissan 225 Trimmed
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: Anderson Propulsion 30
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Ceres Semi-Ferro w/ CASE
Armament:
1 PPC (usually CeresArms Smasher or Donal)
1 CeresArms Medium Laser
1 Sian/Ceres Jaguar LRM-5
Manufacturer: Ceres Metals Industries, Shengli Arms
Primary Factory: Capella, St.Ives, Saunemin (Ceres), Victoria (Shengli)
Communications System: CeresCom Model 21-Rs
Targeting and Tracking System: C-Apple Churchill
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 75 points 4.50
Engine: Trimmed Fusion Engine 225 9.00
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL 2.50
Heat Sinks: Single HS w/ 2 Freezers 13 [15] 3.00
Heat Sink Locations: [1] LT, [1] RT, 1 LL, 1 RL
Gyro: Light 2.50
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Semi-Ferro AV - 152 9.00
Armor Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT, 4 LA, 4 RA
CASE Locations: 1 LT 0.50
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 14 18
Center Torso (rear) 9
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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Medium Laser HD 3 1 1.00
LRM-5 LT 2 1 2.00
PPC RA 10 3 7.00
@LRM-5 (24) LT - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 11
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 5 Points: 12
5j 2 2 2 0 2 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
Vindicator VND-1C: Persuading Ceres Metals Industries to relax its death grip on the Vindicator blueprints was no small feat, and required considerable arm-twisting by Chancellor Candace Liao. That Hanse Davion gave them permission to set up a factory complex on Saunemin (completed by 3046 despite ComStar's attempts at sabotage) was a consolation prize at best. Nonetheless, the upgraded Vindicator-1C is a common sight in CSAF formations. A trimmed engine allows it greater speed, the gyro and armor have been lightened, and a pair of the improved 'freezers' developed from the Hoff prototypes have been installed and tied into the cooling system. The addition of CASE makes the 'Mech far more survivable, and the only loss in capability was the removal of the small laser.
BV2 calculations
Armor 380.0
Internals 99.0
Gyro 22.5
Ammo (CASEd) 0.0
Def Factor x 1.3
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Def BV2 651.95
Heat efficiency 16
Gun heat value 15
Efficiency achieved -- Mech runs cool
Weapon BV
PPC 176.0
MLAS 46.0
LRM-5 45.0
1T LRM5 ammo 6.0
Tonnage 45.0
Speed factor x 1.76
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Off BV2 559.68
Total BV2 1211.63 -> (1212)
Cost calculations
Item Cost
Internal Structure - Standard 18,000.00
Engine - Trimmed Fusion Engine 1,350,000.00
Gyro - Light Gyro 1,125,000.00
Cockpit - Standard 340,000.00
Heat Sinks - Single Heat Sink 2,000.00
Heat Sinks - Freezers 12,000.00
Musculature - Standard 90,000.00
Actuators 48,600.00
Jump Jets - Standard Jump Jet 225,000.00
Armor - Semi-Ferro 112,500.00
Medium Laser 40,000.00
PPC 200,000.00
LRM-5 30,000.00
@ LRM-5 30,000.00
CASE 50,000.00
Cost Multiplier 1.45
Dry Cost 5,325,995
Total Cost 5,325,995