BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Ampous AMP-2E
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3057
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Mass:          50 tons
Chassis:       Bison Model R Endo Steel
Power Plant:   250 Leenex XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Type M Standard
Armament:      
  2 Falcon Larges Large Lasers
  5 Falcon Mediums Medium Lasers
  1 Naram Shockwaves LRM 5
  1 Falcon Smalls Small Laser
Manufacturer:  Sharpe Military Industries
  Location:    Yenne, LP (CA)
Communications System:  PanZone 500
Targeting & Tracking System:  Warden 900

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==Overview:==
The Ampous was Sharpe Military Industries answer to several competiators
designs and joint project with Falcon Armaments AG. The two companies needed a
new test vehicle for their wares and the chance to out do their rivials also
came into play.

The Ampous is a very impressive fighting machine. It has well ranged weapons,
very impressive medium range aresenal and can take a lot of damage given that
it mounts nearly perfect armor. The main draw backs being the cost and the
choice of engines.

Cashing in on several of the more advanced technologies that are aviable to
the Landorf Protectorate, SMI saw that they had the chance to gain a lot by
bringing in Falcon Armaments AG to use their new laser technology. This
combined with the use of a very tried and true Naram Shockwaves LRM system
give this mech a healthy punch. 

While the original specs called for a faster ground speed for the Ampous, the
top speed of 86.4 km/h comes very close to the orignial specs which called for
96.6 km/h. Meeting this would have cost the Ampous either in armor or weapons
and the designers didn't want to cut either of those areas out.

The selling of this mech to both the LPAF and the CAAF wasn't very hard, a few
bribes and a lot of press and media coverage of how well the mech preformed in
the hands of a couple border raids near Zokar space and Karagin space soon had
the CAAF Procurement Section requesting a companies worth of the mech, with
the LPAF soon following suite as well as several merc units and minor allied
systems with in the Co-Alliance.

Currently both companies are reaping huge profits from this joint venture and
are considering more in the future.

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Type/Model:    Ampous AMP-2E
Mass:          50 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  83 pts Endo Steel            14      2.50
 (Endo Steel Loc: 4 LA, 4 RA, 2 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Engine:        250 XL Fusion                12      6.50
   Walking MP:   5
   Running MP:   8
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     16 Double [32]              18      6.00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT)
Gyro:                                        4      3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA    R: Sh+UA             12       .00
Armor Factor:  168 pts Standard              0     10.50

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:             16         23      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  8      
   L/R Side Torso:           12      18/18      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              6/6      
   L/R Arm:                   8      16/16      
   L/R Leg:                  12      24/24      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 Large Laser            RA      8           2      5.00
1 Large Laser            LA      8           2      5.00
1 Medium Laser           LA      3           1      1.00
1 Medium Laser           RT      3           1      1.00
1 LRM 5                  LT      2   24      2      3.00
  (Ammo Locations: 1 LT)
1 Medium Laser           LT      3           1      1.00
2 Medium Lasers          CT      6           2      2.00
1 Small Laser            HD      1           1       .50
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TOTALS:                         34          77     50.00
Crits & Tons Left:                           1       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        8,220,874 C-Bills
Battle Value:      1,227
Cost per BV:       6,699.98
Weapon Value:      1,833 / 1,833 (Ratio = 1.49 / 1.49)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 33;  MRDmg = 14;  LRDmg = 2
BattleForce2:      MP: 5,  Armor/Structure: 4/2
                   Damage PB/M/L: 6/4/-,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: MM;  Point Value: 12