Flea VTOLAM

Flea VTOLAM

Mass: 25 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-E-E
Production Year: 3071
Dry Cost: 2,862,500 C-Bills
Total Cost: 2,862,500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 592

Chassis: Earthwerk Trooper III Endo-Steel
Power Plant: GM 150 Light Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 64.8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 97.2 km/h
Jump Jets: Chilton 360
Jump Capacity: 180 meters
Armor: Livingston Light Ceramics Light Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Martell Medium X-Pulse Lasers
2 Zippo Longtorch ER Flamers
Manufacturer: Earthwerks
Primary Factory: Bernardo
Communications System: Neil 2000
Targeting and Tracking System: Dalban Hirez-B

Overview:

Earthwerks negotiated first with Defiance to buy off the plans of the Locust VTOLAM before they realized Interstellar Expeditions actually were peddling them “on the cheap” and jumping on the opportunity. So started the design phase of the Flea VTOLAM, which was simpler than expected.

First, jump jets from the Stinger were integrated in the design, with a proven GM 150 Light engine and a reinforced 25 tons endo-steel chassis (which was already posited for a future evolution of the Flea). While the armor protection remained light, Earthwerks went and loaded the machine with as heavy weapons as
they could to make the Flea VTOLAM a combination of an incendiary mech and cavalry hunter.

Capabilities:

Even with a top speed of only 96kmph, the Flea VTOLAM believes that “being ignored” is the best protection. People generally don’t think a Flea is going to cause a lot of trouble, but with a pair of Medium X-Pulse Lasers and ER Flamers, this model can deal some significant damage before setting things on fire and running away in “flying box” mode. With only two and a half tons of light ferro-fibrous armor, this might be asking a bit much of the design…

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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 43 points 1.50
Internal Locations: 1 HD, 2 LT, 3 RT, 4 LA, 4 RA
Engine: Light Fusion Engine 150 4.50
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 6 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 2 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL 3.00
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Conversion Equipment: 2.50
Actuators: L: SH+UA R: SH+UA
Armor: Light Ferro-Fibrous AV – 42 2.50
Armor Locations: 2 LT, 1 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA

Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 7
Center Torso 8 6
Center Torso (rear) 1
L/R Torso 6 5
L/R Torso (rear) 1
L/R Arm 4 3
L/R Leg 6 5

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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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ER Flamer RT 4 1 1.00
ER Flamer LT 4 1 1.00
Medium X-Pulse Laser RA 6 1 2.00
Medium X-Pulse Laser LA 6 1 2.00
Rotor Equipment LT – 1 0.00
Rotor Equipment RT – 1 0.00
Conversion Equipment RL – 1 0.00
Conversion Equipment LL – 1 0.00
Free Critical Slots: 4