BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Yao Lien YOL-5L
Designer: correia3
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: F
Tonnage: 55
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Advanced
Rules (Era): Advanced
Rules (Year): Advanced
Total Cost: 11,060,387 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,509
Structure: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 275 Fusion
Walking Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph [108 kph]
Jump Jets: Unknown
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Large Pulse Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown
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Overview:
Originally it was thought the appearance of Eidolon medium BattleMechs in the CCAF was a
result of late-Jihad battlefield salvage. While numbers appeared disproportionately high for
a design that did not appear until late into Operation SCOUR, this was attributed to the
constant shell game the Confederation has been playing with their forces. Recent
intelligence has uncovered that the Confederation is producing the Eidolon, now renamed the
Yao Lien, at Ceres Metals Industries on Capella. The source of this new manufacturing can be
traced back to April of 3078 and the conflict on the world of Liberty.
When Free Worlds Task Force II landed on Liberty, its greatest military threat was not the
Word of Blake but the CCAF. Having had their Protectorate militia pulled off to help defend
Dieron, Liberty itself could put up little resistance ? not that the residents were much
interested in standing up for their Blakist overlords. Initially, however, Warrior House
Imarra and its supporting forces clashed violently with the Free World?s Home Guard. Only
after the unusual move of taking control of the island outpost of Quantico, in a daring hot
drop, did the Capellan forces agree to a ceasefire and later mediation of the planet?s
ownership.
It was not until after House Imarra withdrew from the world that the importance of Quantico
was discovered. The dismantled remains of a Martinson Armaments facility and obvious
BattleMech production lines were discovered among the ancient ruins of Quantico?s former
SLDF Marine base. Firm intelligence has linked the Martinson factory with producing the
Eidolon, and thus was the source of the renamed Capellan ?Mech.
Capabilities:
The Word of Blake?s Eidolon was one of Cameron St. Jamais? many late-Jihad efforts to
bolster the crumbling Protectorate. Examinations of battlefield salvage, coupled with recent
intelligence out of the Confederation, shows that it was not so much that it was designed as
it was the product of ?leftovers.? Production of Celestials and other dedicated Manei Domini
units had long outstripped the ability for Apollyon to crew them. While Apollyon continued
to block St. Jamais? efforts to acquire these cutting edge units, for non Shadow Division
units, St. Jamais was not without recourse. In the case of the Eidolon nearly of all its
components came by diverting excess parts for Celestial OmniMechs to Liberty and the
Martinson Armaments facility.
At some point during the Jihad, the Capellans discovered the existence of the small factory
on Liberty. Later, during the extended cease fire with Coalition forces, they successfully
dismantled the facility. With full plans, critical construction equipment, and enough parts
to begin production, the Confederation was turning out Yao Liens in limited numbers within
months of the surrender at Terra. It was bringing online their own internal supply chain and
moving to full production that finally tipped off our intelligence forces that the
Confederation was building the former Word ?Mech and not just leveraging battlefield
salvage.
Slightly slower than the classic fifty-five ton designs, the Eidolon was intended for broken
terrain and urban combat with an additional sixty meters jump range due to its improved jump
jets. Its weapon load out is the most obvious indicator of its ?use what we can get? design
philosophy. Two Donal Snub-Nose PPCs made up the sole armament of the original design, which
the Confederation has continued with weapons of local manufacture. Originally intended to be
a spotter for a Word C3 Level II, the Confederation removed the C3i system, replacing it
with the relatively common conversion of an ECM suite and standard C3 slave. The Yao Lien
continues the Eidolon?s intended role as spotter and backstabber, using jump mobility in
broken terrain to great effect.
Deployment:
The Word?s Eidolon was first seen in December of 3077, though never more than a single
example at a time. Salvaged models are extremely rare, with most outside the Confederation
dismantled for parts. Even before starting production the CCAF had the largest number of
salvaged units, but it was still considered a very unusual design. With Ceres Arms beginning
full production, it is expected this unit will see moderate deployment. The Warrior Houses
in particular have expressed an interest, with at least two future production models
earmarked for each of the surviving Houses.
Variants:
Yao Lien Project Leader, Sheng DiDi, and his team have been tinkering extensively to try to
modify the limited weapons loadout. So far all their attempts have been failures, as the
chassis and electronics designs of the Yao Lien have led to fire control or frame stress
issues with any other weapon systems.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo Steel 3.00
Engine: 275 Fusion 15.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8 [10]
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks (Double): 10 [20] 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Small 2.00
Armor Factor: 179 10.00
Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 18 28
Center Torso (rear): 8
R/L Torso: 13 20
R/L Torso (rear): 6
R/L Arm: 9 18
R/L Leg: 13 23
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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Angel ECM Suite H 2 2.00
Jump Jet CT 1 0.50
Supercharger CT 1 2.00
C3 Slave RT 1 1.00
2 Jump Jets RT 2 1.00
2 Jump Jets LT 2 1.00
2 Large Pulse Lasers RA 4 14.00
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