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PostPosted: 03-Nov-2024 20:09    Post subject: Bison BSN-2 Reply to topic Reply with quote

TRO: Bison BSN-2
                 Combat Vehicle Technical Readout

Name/Model:         Bison BSN-2
Designer:           InfinityDott
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            65
Configuration:      Combat Vehicle
Era/Year:           Jihad / 3070
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         3,280,063 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,026

Movement Type:        Tracked
Power Plant:          Manga 260 
Cruising Speed:       43.2 kph  
Maximum Speed:        64.8 kph  
Armor:                Durallex Medium Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:             
    1 Imperator Code Red LB 10-X AC
    1 Delta Dart LRM 10
    1 Magna Small Laser
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       TharHes Muse 54-58K
Targeting & Tracking: TharHes Mars5

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Overview:
    After the BSN-1s adoption, it was deemed necessary to make a version capable to keeping up
    with a wider variety standard mech and vehicle battalions, something the BSN-1 could not do.
    To achieve this, Vandenburg mounted the Magna 260 fusion engine manufactured by TTI, but
    were forced to sacrifice all energy weapons save for one small laser, and some of the
    armour, to achieve this.

Capabilities:
    The BSN-2 is fairly versatile platform. Its Magna 260 engine allows it to keep up with and
    support other assets on the ground, and it capable of engaging most targets effectively. It
    does this with its turret mounted Imperator Code Red LB 10-X autocannon, supplied with 2
    tonnes solid and 1 tonne cluster ammunition. A Delta Dart LRM-10 gives it long range
    punching power and limited indirect fire capability, and is supplied with 1 tonne of
    reloads, and is also mounted in the turret. A single Magna Small Laser is mounted in the
    hull as a fallback weapon. Despite losing some armour to mount the larger engine, this model
    is still well protected by 12 tonnes of Durallex Medium Ferro-Fibrous armour.

Deployment:
    The Bison is deployed as per Taurian combined arms tactics, in standard vehicle maniple
    formations to support and supplement the advance of infantry platoons and Battlemech lances,
    made possible thanks to the larger engine over the previous model. However, given the small
     energy armament, it has much lower battlefield endurance than the previous model.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  6.50                     
Engine:                                     260 Fusion                20.50                     
    Cruising MP:                                4                                               
    Flanking MP:                                6                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Control Equipment:                                                     3.50                     
Lift Equipment:                                                        0.00                     
Power Amplifier:                                                       0.00                     
Turret:                                                                2.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  215                    12.00                     
    Type:                                 Ferro-Fibrous                                         

                                              Armor                                             
                                              Value                                             
    Front:                                      55                                              
    R/L Side:                                   43                                              
    Rear:                                       31                                              
    Turret:                                     43                                              

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Weapons and Ammo                                            Location              Tonnage       
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Small Laser                                                   Front                0.50         
LB 10-X AC                                                   Turret                11.00        
LRM 10                                                       Turret                5.00         
LB 10-X AC (Ammo 20)                                          Body                 2.00         
LB 10-X AC (Ammo 10) [Cluster]                                Body                 1.00         
LRM 10 (Ammo 12)                                              Body                 1.00         

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                                    
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Point Value (PV): 29
TP: CV,  SZ: 3,  TMM: 1,  MV: 8"t
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 2
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 4
Specials: FLK1/1/1, IF1, SRCH, TUR(1/2/2, FLK1/1/1, IF1)
		


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PostPosted: 04-Nov-2024 03:52    Post subject: Bison BSN-2 Reply to topic Reply with quote

Not sure I would only have one ton of ammo for the LRM’s. I would recommend either dropping the small laser and a half ton of armor for more missiles, switching to two LRM-5’s for the extra ton (and a half ton of armor from the lower turret mass), or switching out a ton of AC slugs for more missiles.

Edit: no matter the choice you would make, another recommendation is make would be to drop a ton of armor to make the small laser a medium laser (preferably ER), or a small (X-)pulse laser. With no large laser, and the limited range and utility of the small laser, I would go one or the other (or at least add a second and make both ER versions), depending if you want anti-‘Mech/armor or anti-personnel.
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PostPosted: 04-Nov-2024 17:05    Post subject: Bison BSN-2 Reply to topic Reply with quote

After I found myself left with 1 more tonne, I essentially rolled the dice on which weapon I wanted more ammo for and came out with the LB slugs. Could naturally switch that out for a tonne more of LRM, or drop a tonne of armour and have both.

The small laser I like on there more conceptually than practically, as a last resort holdout weapon, as this vehicle as a whole sort of more fits a conceptual take than something I'd expect to see people actually using on tabletop, as I don't recall any fully domestic Taurian tanks, and very limited amounts of armoured vehicles like the light SRM carrier or plainsman.
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