Valkyrie VTOLAM

Valkyrie VTOLAM

Mass: 35 tons
Tech Base: Mixed
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X-X
Production Year: 3132
Dry Cost: 5,919,930 C-Bills
Total Cost: 5,949,930 C-Bills
Battle Value: 989

Chassis: Corean Model 2AA Standard
Power Plant: Omni 175 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: Norse Industries 3S
Jump Capacity: 240 meters
Armor: Reise 490 Laser-Reflective
Armament:
1 (CL) LRM-10
1 ChisComp (IS) Medium R-e Laser
Manufacturer: Corean Enterprises
Primary Factory: New Avalon
Communications System: Lynx-shur
Targeting and Tracking System: Sync-Tracker (39-42071)

Overview:

VTOLAM technology slowly spread out throughout the Inner Sphere, with it reaching the AFFS after they captured a number of Raven VTOLAM and Spider VTOLAM from House Liao and House Kurita. Buying the Locust VTOLAM basic specification from Interstellar Expeditions to supplement their knowledge, the
newly recovered factories of Corean on New Avalon started working on a new version of the Valkyrie which could integrate this technology.

The end result was suprising to both the AFFS forces and Clan Sea Fox, which had invested a small amount in the design as well with a quarter of the first production run going for sale on their side, having provided the engine and missile launcher for the design. Very comparable to the original Valkyrie, the
massive increase in mobility granted by the Improved Jump Jets powered VTOL mode is being studied to be copied in other designs.

Capabilities:

Unlike most VTOLAM, the Valkyrie VTOLAM is much slower on the ground than in its VTOL mode, as it uses Improved Jump Jets, giving it a top speed for 85kmph on foot, but 130kmph or so in VTOL mode. Armor was replaced with Laser-reflective model to be effective in combat against many Clan forces and
House Kurita forces, with 6 tons of a modernized compound.

For weapons, the arm laser is now a re-engineered medium laser to fight against said modernized armors, along with a Clan-grade LRM 10 fed with 1 ton of ammunition.

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Equipment Type Rating Mass

Internal Structure: Standard 58 points 3.50
Engine: XL Engine 175 3.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 8 Improved
Jump Jet Locations: 4 LT, 4 RT 8.00
Heat Sinks: (IS) Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 2 LA, 1 RA
Conversion Equipment: 3.50
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Small 2.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Laser-Reflective AV – 96 6.00
Armor Locations: 1 HD, 1 RT, 2 LA, 4 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
CASE II Locations: 1 CT 0.50

                                                  Internal       Armor      
                                                  Structure      Factor     
                                            Head     3            8         
                                    Center Torso     11           14        
                             Center Torso (rear)                  4         
                                       L/R Torso     8            12        
                                L/R Torso (rear)                  2         
                                         L/R Arm     6            9         
                                         L/R Leg     8            12

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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass

(CL) LRM-10 LT 4 1 2.50
(IS) Medium R-e Laser RA 6 2 2.50
@LRM-10 (12) CT – 1 1.00
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: 1

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