Spider VTOLAM

Mass: 35 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-X-E
Production Year: 3153
Battle Value: 898

Chassis: Newhart 1200 VTOLAM Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Pitban 280 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 86.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 129.6 km/h
Jump Jets: Pitban LFT-10
Jump Capacity: 240 meters
Armor: Durallex Special Ballistic-Reinf. Armor
Armament:
2 ChisComp 73 Medium R-e Lasers
Manufacturer: Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited
Primary Factory: Luthien
Communications System: O/P 500A
Targeting and Tracking System: O/P TA1240

Overview:

The DCMS was originally not interested at all in the concept of VTOLAM, but Nimakachi Limited decided to drop a cool mil or two towards Interstellar Expeditions and get the plans of the Locust VTOLAM to reverse engineer it.

A year later walked out the factory floor the first generation of the Spider VTOLAM, which also copied some elements from the Hell’s Horse Icestorm VTOLAM. Meant as a fast scout with increased mobility, this new Spider probably would have been sold to mercenaries if Yori Kurita didn’t decide to just buy up the entire production run to re-arm forces lost to the Davion counter-attack on the Dragon’s Tongue.

Capabilities:

The Spider VTOLAM uses basic components for the original Spider and Venom to make a fast, fairly durable light scout ‘mech along with a cavalry support unit. The weapons mounted in each side torsoes are copies of the Davion Medium Re-Engineered Lasers, allowing the Spider VTOLAM to be deadly against speciality armor types. Speaking of speciality armor, this mech uses 6 and a half tons of Ballistic-Reinforced armor to protect against missiles and flak rounds.

====================================================================Equipment Type Rating Mass

Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 58 points 2.00
Internal Locations: 2 CT, 7 LA, 5 RA
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 280 8.00
Walking MP: 8
Running MP: 12
Jumping MP: 8 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL 4.00
Conversion Equipment: 3.5
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Ballistic-Reinf. Armor AV – 78 6.50
Armor Locations: 1 HD, 3 LT, 2 RT, 1 LA, 3 RA

                                                  Internal       Armor      
                                                  Structure      Factor     
                                            Head     3            9         
                                    Center Torso     11           11        
                             Center Torso (rear)                  2         
                                       L/R Torso     8            10        
                                L/R Torso (rear)                  2         
                                         L/R Arm     6            7         
                                         L/R Leg     8            9         

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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass

Medium R-e Laser RT 6 2 2.50
Medium R-e Laser LT 6 2 2.50
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: 1

BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 9
8j 2 2 0 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

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