There never was much possibility to downgrade the Vedette light tank. But that didn't stop people from trying! The armored car version is the result of one such attempt, an attempt that many regard as more of an upgrade than a downgrade despite the reduced cost. Thought its wheeled suspension limits off-road capability the added weapons and armor more than makes up for it according to many crews.
The only downside is that NETC has been very heavy-handed when it comes to handling other manufacturers that tries to build and sell the armored car variant - for this reason it usually shows up in places where ComStar (and thus NETC) for the moment has limited influence.
Vedette Armored Car
Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Wheeled
Rules Level: Introductory
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-C-D
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 668 333 C-Bills
Battle Value: 557
Power Plant: 230 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 54,0 km/h
Flanking Speed: 86,4 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Autocannon/5
1 LRM-5
2 Machine Guns
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 25 points 5,00
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 230 21,00
Cruise MP: 5
Flank MP: 8
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0,00
Control Equipment: 2,50
Lift Equipment: 0,00
Turret: 1,00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 112 7,00
Armor
Factor
Front 30
Left/Right 24/24
Turret 17
Rear 17
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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2 Machine Guns FR 0 2 1,00
Autocannon/5 T 1 1 8,00
LRM-5 T 2 1 2,00
@AC/5 (20) BD - 0 1,00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0,50
@LRM-5 (24) BD - 0 1,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 4 Points: 6
5 1 1 1 0 2 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: EE
The Von Luckner was a prime candidate for both engine salvage and conversion to ICE power due to being armed almost exclusively with ballistic weapons. In fact, by the time of the 4th SW the majority of Von Luckner tanks outside of the LC were some variant of newly produced ICE versions.
Von Luckner VNL-K66N
Mass: 75 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Introductory
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/D-E-D
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 1 974 063 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1 031
Power Plant: 225 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 32,4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54,0 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Autocannon/20
2 SRM-6s
1 LRM-10
1 Machine Gun
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Internal Structure: Standard 40 points 7,50
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 225 20,00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0,00
Control Equipment: 4,00
Lift Equipment: 0,00
Turret: 2,50
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 176 11,00
Armor
Factor
Front 41
Left/Right 30/30
Turret 45
Rear 30
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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(R) LRM-10 RR 4 1 5,00
Autocannon/20 T 7 1 14,00
2 SRM-6s T 8 2 6,00
Machine Gun T 0 1 0,50
@AC/20 (10) BD - 0 2,00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0,50
@LRM-10 (12) BD - 0 1,00
@SRM-6 (15) BD - 0 1,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 6 Points: 10
3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: EE
Von Luckner VNL-K66C
Mass: 75 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Introductory
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/D-E-D
Production Year: 0
Cost: 2 127 938 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1 038
Power Plant: 225 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 32,4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54,0 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Autocannon/20
2 SRM-6s
2 LRM-5s
2 Machine Guns
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 40 points 7,50
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 225 20,00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0,00
Control Equipment: 4,00
Lift Equipment: 0,00
Turret: 2,00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 176 11,00
Armor
Factor
Front 45
Left/Right 38/38
Turret 30
Rear 25
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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2 LRM-5s FR 4 2 4,00
Machine Gun LS 0 1 0,50
Machine Gun RS 0 1 0,50
Autocannon/20 T 7 1 14,00
2 SRM-6s T 8 2 6,00
@AC/20 (10) BD - 0 2,00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0,50
@SRM-6 (30) BD - 0 2,00
@LRM-5 (24) BD - 0 1,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 6 Points: 10
3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: EE
Von Luckner VNL-K66E
Mass: 75 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Introductory
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/D-E-D
Production Year: 0
Cost: 1 982 188 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1 050
Power Plant: 225 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 32,4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54,0 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Autocannon/20
3 LRM-5s
3 SRM-2s
3 Machine Guns
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 40 points 7,50
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 225 20,00
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0,00
Control Equipment: 4,00
Lift Equipment: 0,00
Turret: 2,00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 184 11,50
Armor
Factor
Front 50
Left/Right 38/38
Turret 30
Rear 28
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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3 LRM-5s FR 6 3 6,00
Machine Gun LS 0 1 0,50
Machine Gun RS 0 1 0,50
Autocannon/20 T 7 1 14,00
3 SRM-2s T 6 3 3,00
Machine Gun T 0 1 0,50
@AC/20 (10) BD - 0 2,00
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0,50
@LRM-5 (48) BD - 0 2,00
@SRM-2 (50) BD - 0 1,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 6 Points: 11
3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Structure: 4
Special Abilities: EE
The Hunter was another vehicle that was prime materiel when it came to engine downgrades. Especially since a reworking of its missile system saved almost all the weight needed for the new engine, allowing it to keep its high original speed.
A common variant removes the flamer for more ammo and a slight armor increase.
Hunter support tank ICE
Mass: 34 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Introductory
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-C-C
Production Year: 2750
Cost: 501 637 C-Bills
Battle Value: 553
Power Plant: 170 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 54,0 km/h
Flanking Speed: 86,4 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
4 LRM-5s
1 Vehicle Flamer
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Internal Structure: Standard 16 points 3,50
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 170 12,00
Cruise MP: 5
Flank MP: 8
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 0 0,00
Control Equipment: 2,00
Lift Equipment: 0,00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 80 5,00
Armor
Factor
Front 25
Left/Right 20/20
Rear 15
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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4 LRM-5s FR 8 4 8,00
(R) Vehicle Flamer RR 3 1 0,50
@Vehicle Flamer (20) BD - 0 1,00
@LRM-5 (48) BD - 0 2,00
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 6
5 0 0 0 0 1 2 Structure: 1
Special Abilities: EE