BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Knightmare Alt Config U
Designer: Ruger
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Clan
Technology Rating: F
Tonnage: 50
Role: Missile Boat
Configuration: Biped OmniMech
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 14,690,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,042
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 350 XL
Walking Speed: 75.6 kph
Maximum Speed: 118.8 kph
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous with CASE II
Armament:
2 ER Medium Lasers
2 SRT 6s
4 LRT 5s
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown
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Overview:
By 3145, the Touman of Clan Hell?s Horses had become decidedly heavyweight, as the clan was
producing a large assortment of heavy and assault-weight ?Mechs. They still made several
light and medium weight designs as well, but a large number of the latter were more on the
low side of ground speed and mobility. While their forces did contain several good high end,
highly mobile medium-weight designs, several of these had to be purchased for the likes of
Clan Sea Fox or won through Trials of Possession. Wanting a high-end rugged, yet versatile,
medium OmniMech to call their own, the project that would eventually culminate in the
Knightmare was begun.
Capabilities:
Wanting a design that was similar to, if not a virtual cross-design of the Clan Sea Fox
Mongrel (Grendel) and Clan Fire Mandrill?s Crimson Langur, a conscious decision was made to
base the design more on the latter, but with some design elements of the former included.
The result was a rugged machine that is easy to maintain, and whose excellent communications
package allows it to excel as a command machine in a battle line outfit or as a heavy recon
unit, plus multiple roles in between. It also didn?t hurt in the minds of many that the
general appearance of the unit hints to the ?knight? piece in the millennia old game of
chess.
Starting out with a base endo-steel framework, and wrapping it in 8.5 tons of ferro-fibrous
armor saves as much weight as possible while also providing nearly maximum protection to the
50 ton machine. While some armor was removed from the legs in comparison to its parent
design, the loss was deemed acceptable to gain extra pod space. The Crimson Langur?s type
350 extra-light engine was also retained, giving the design ground speed in excess of most
machines above its mass, and even overmatching many below.
17 tons of pod space allows for a varied payload when using clan tech, and most of the
designed configurations reflect this. Most tend to rely on a heavy selection of energy-based
weapons, supported by missile launchers, but there are a few models that make use of
autocannons as well, and some even use the best weapons and equipment available from the
Inner Sphere as the clans have learned that some advancements made by the spheroids rival,
if not exceed their own.
Deployment:
Beginning deployment just before Clan Hell?s Horses learned of Clan Wolf?s successful
challenge for the title of IlClan, the Knightmare (named after both the chess piece it
resembles and the mythological flaming equine from hell) has begun to be sent to worthy
ristars in many units, and it seems that clan leadership intends for the design to see
widespread deployment once more of the OmniMech is available.
Variants:
A relatively rare configuration, Alternate Configuration U is made for underwater
operations, equipped with 6 underwater maneuvering units, and a large assortment of torpedo
launchers, both long and short range models, supported by a pair of extended range medium
lasers. Although of extremely narrow role, it has performed extremely well in those
instances in which it had to be used.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo Steel 2.50
Engine: 350 XL 15.00
Walking MP: 7
Running MP: 11
Underwater MP: 6
Heat Sinks (Double): 10 [20] 0.00
Gyro: Standard 4.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 163 8.50
Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 16 24
Center Torso (rear): 8
R/L Torso: 12 18
R/L Torso (rear): 6
R/L Arm: 8 16
R/L Leg: 12 21
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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2 UMUs CT 2 1.00
CASE II RT 1 0.50
LRT 5 (Ammo 24) RT 1 1.00
SRT 6 (Ammo 15) RT 1 1.00
2 UMUs RT 2 1.00
CASE II LT 1 0.50
LRT 5 (Ammo 24) LT 1 1.00
SRT 6 (Ammo 15) LT 1 1.00
2 UMUs LT 2 1.00
ER Medium Laser RA 1 1.00
2 LRT 5s RA 2 2.00
SRT 6 RA 1 1.50
ER Medium Laser LA 1 1.00
2 LRT 5s LA 2 2.00
SRT 6 LA 1 1.50
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 43
TP: BM, SZ: 2, TMM: 3, MV: 14"/12"s
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 0, OV: 0
Armor (A): 5, Structure (S): 3
Specials: CASEII, OMNI, SUBW1, TOR2/2/1, UMU
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