BattleMech Technical Readout
Name/Model: Thunderbolt II TDRII-1SE
Designer: ArcticDesigns53
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere (Mixed)
Technology Rating: F
Tonnage: 80
Role: Juggernaut
Configuration: Biped BattleMech
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 16,586,640 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,245
Chassis: Endo-Composite
Power Plant: Hermes 320 Light Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: Standard with CASE II
Armament:
1 ER PPC
1 LRM 20 w/ Artemis IV FCS (C)
3 Medium X-Pulse Lasers
1 ER Medium Laser
1 Anti-Missile System
Manufacturer: Earthwerks-FWL, Inc
Primary Factory: Calloway VI
Communications: Irian Orator-5K
Targeting & Tracking: RCA Instatrac Mark X
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Overview:
I made this variant for Toxic_Toast's Thunderbolt II because it's a great design, and I like
me a flying brick... I also wanted to add one more ton of LRM ammo. Anyway, here's the lore
write up, written with help from Mr. Toast:
With the TDRII deciminating out into the market, customers would begin to test the
flexibility of the the chassis. A popular choice first seen utilized by mercenary companies
was to increase the mobility of the mech. This would be done by removing the three VSPs
freeing up enough tonnage add 4 jump jets to the mech. Additionally, a fourth ton of ammo
would be added for the LRM launcher, while 3 medium x-pulse lasers would be fitted to
replace the uninstalled VSPs. Finally the er-small laser would be replaced with an er-medium
laser, and an additional half ton of armor would be added to the design. While Earthwerks
didn't have the resources to begin producing another member of the TDRII line they would
give it an official designation and begin providing refit kits to customers who desired the
greater mobility enjoyed by the 1SE variant.
Capabilities:
Design Quirks:
Multi-trac
Rugged (2)
Easy to Maintain
Variants:
Two additional variants also exist of the TDRII-
TDRII-1S: The standard production model
TDRII-1S2: A simplified version of the 1S
TDRII-1SC: A C3 and Command variant
Notable MechWarriors:
Alfred Winfrey the Third was one of the first to sport this configuration. A disgraced
nobleman turned mercenary, he specialized in ambush tactic. His most notable accomplishment
was when his mercenary company, the Winfrey Weights, was contracted to kill a minor Lyran
Baron who was leading raids on the FWL. So, they set up a target - a power plant that
powered a large city on a border world - to look vulnerable and paid off some people to tip
the noble off. Then, laying mines in the only entrance into the facility - a canyon - they
waited for the noble to arrive. When he showed up a few rotations later, he stumbled right
into their trap, his raiding lance being severely damaged by the minefield. Jumping into the
canyon, the wights engaged in a battle against the numerically superior Lyran Raiders. The
centerpiece of the Wight's formation was Winfrey's TDRII-1SE. It tanked many rounds of
incoming fire, and squared off with Baron's Zeus. The two 80 ton assault mechs duked it out
in the canyon, with Winfrey coming out in top when he unexpectedly performed a death from
above maneuver, crushing the Baron's cockpit.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Composite 6.00
Engine: 320 Light Fusion 17.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 4
Heat Sinks (Double): 15 [30] 5.00
Gyro: Standard 4.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Armor Factor: 232 14.50
Type: Standard
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 25 33
Center Torso (rear): 10
R/L Torso: 17 26
R/L Torso (rear): 8
R/L Arm: 13 26
R/L Leg: 17 30
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Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
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ER Medium Laser H 1 1.00
Medium X-Pulse Laser CT 1 2.00
Anti-Missile System RT 1 0.50
2 Medium X-Pulse Lasers RT 2 4.00
Anti-Missile System (Ammo 12) LT 1 1.00
CASE II LT 1 1.00
LRM 20 w/ Artemis IV FCS (C) LT 4 5.00
LRM 20 (Ammo 18) [Artemis IV] (C) LT 3 3.00
ER PPC w/ Capacitor RA 4 8.00
2 Jump Jets RL 2 2.00
2 Jump Jets LL 2 2.00
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 44
TP: BM, SZ: 4, TMM: 1, MV: 8"j
Damage: (S) 4 / (M) 4 / (L) 3, OV: 1
Armor (A): 8, Structure (S): 4
Specials: AMS, CASEII, IF1
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