BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Searam SRE-1
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3067
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 3, Custom design

Mass:          35 tons
Chassis:       Earthwerk SRE Standard
Power Plant:   105 General Motors I.C.E.
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    StarSlab/1 Standard
Armament:      
  2 Sperry Browning Machine Guns
  1 Armstrong J11 Autocannon/5
Manufacturer:  Majesty Metals and Manufacturing
  Location:    Canopus IV
Communications System:  Duotech 65
Targeting & Tracking System:  O/P 911

==Overview:==
All nations seek to increase there strengths, either technologicly, finacialy
or militarily. This was the reason the Searam Project was created.

==Capabilities:==
Since the fall of the Star League all who saught power knew one simple fact
Battlemechs where both a means and an end. Even small nations from far off 
places have dreams, one such nation is the Magistracy of Canopus. 

With hopes of creating jobs, increasing there technology, and reinforcing there
military the government established the Searam Project. A project that would
allow them to build larger battlemechs for there forces. The project hinged
around three things. cost, constructability, and maintainability.

This why the core of the Searam is an ICE Engine. Using the few long used 
Industrial Mechs they could aquire the government retro-engineered how the 
machines where powered, opperated, and constructed. These features form the
basic concept of the Searam.

Powered by a 105 GM ICE then 35 ton Searam is capable of speeds up to 54kph
Seen by some as to slow when compared against the Searams primary mission is
adiquete. The primary armerment is a left arm mounted Class 5 Auto-Cannon, 
co-axialed by a high speed Machine Gun. The seconday armerment is the right
mounted high speed Machine Gun.

In addition to 4 tons of Starslab/1 armor, the internal temperature is 
regulated by 3 tons of cooling equipment. This has shown to be enough to handle
the heat generated by the engine and main cannon.

Overall the Searam Project is a bold move by a nation with so few battlemech
construction factories.

AFTER ACTION NOTES:

The Searam has been a definate failure. Being outmanuvered by even light 
vehicles, and with armor to thin to stop anything heavier then a large laser
the project has been written off as a minuscual failure. All mechwarriors who
pilot the machine remark that it was a nice simple machine to opperate and 
maintain. But the vehicle couldn't stop even light fire without blowing up.
This when added to sub-standard weaponry for a battlemech this size results
an out matched unit.

Even thou these deficencies have been made clear, at less then 2 million each,
production pressess forward. With it's simplicity as its remaining advantage the
government is pushing forward with production at a rate up to 3 times that 
an equaly sized battlemech. Evidently the military plans to work on upgrading
the Searam while producing large quantities planning out number any invader
willing to attack them with mass formations, where the units deficencies can be
overcome.


==Variants:==
There are several field refits known at this time. This first is the removal
the right arm mounted machine gun and ammo for a flamer and ammo. Designate
the SRE-1F.

Another removes the co-axial machine gun and ammo for armor. This one has been
well recieved, do to the increased protection. Designated the SRE-1 Plus.

Another removes a ton of Auto-Cannon ammo for armor. This one has also been
well recieved, but reduces the types of munition types the unit can wield. 
Designated the SRE-1 Plus 2.

Another field refit is very rairly used, this one removes the Class 5 AC for a 
Class 2 AC. In addition the weapons ammo load is lightened by 2 tons. Easily
doubling the armor on the unit. Designated the SRE-1 Lite.

Several factory designs are being worked on. Like a version that uses a Class
10 AC, another imploying CASE, another using imported DHS. All trying to 
reduces the deficencies and make the Searam Successful.

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Type/Model:    Searam SRE-1
Mass:          35 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  58 pts Standard               0      3.50
Engine:        105 I.C.E.                    6      7.00
   Walking MP:   3
   Running MP:   5
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:      3 Single                    3      3.00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 CT)
Gyro:                                        4      1.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA    R: Sh+UA+LA+H     15       .00
Armor Factor:   64 pts Standard              0      4.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          8      
   Center Torso:             11          8      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  2      
   L/R Side Torso:            8        8/8      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              2/2      
   L/R Arm:                   6        5/5      
   L/R Leg:                   8        8/8      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
--------------------------------------------------------
1 Machine Gun            RA      0  300      3      2.00
  (Ammo Locations: 1 LA, 1 RA)
1 Autocannon/5           LA      1   60      7     11.00
  (Ammo Locations: 3 LA)
1 Machine Gun            LA      0           1       .50
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TOTALS:                          1          44     35.00
Crits & Tons Left:                          34       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        1,348,718 C-Bills
Battle Value:      301
Cost per BV:       4,480.79
Weapon Value:      95 / 95 (Ratio = .32 / .32)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 4;  MRDmg = 3;  LRDmg = 1
BattleForce2:      MP: 3,  Armor/Structure: 2/3
                   Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/1,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: ML;  Point Value: 3