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Posted: 06-Mar-2005 02:42 Post subject: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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As featured in "Battlecarp Tide of Darkness" , "Hell Hath no Fury"
and "League of Goldfish
BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Jenner JR -7F mod Goldbug
Tech: Mixed Tech / 3067
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 3, Modified design
Mass: 35 tons
Chassis: Standard (IS)
Power Plant: 245 Magna Fusion (IS)
Walking Speed: 75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 5 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
4 ER Medium Lasers (C)
1 ER Small Laser (C)
1 ER Micro Laser (C)
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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==Overview:==
This much modified Jenner was the mech that the Scrapper from Motown used as
his first mech in the arenas on Solaris It started out as a standard JR-7F
Jenner It has been modified a number of times over the years, At various times
the lasers were moved around and replaced by more advanced units culminating
in the currant load out of Clan Tech ERs the armour has been replaced by Clan
Ferro-fiborous and the Heat sinks with Clan Tech DHS .After the child prodigy
known as Tunnel Rat imprtinted herself into the computer and took it out in
the middle of a battle on Hagar and got two kills and subsiquently got several
more with it before upgrading to a larger mech the cockpit was replaced by a
Compact cockpit to better fit her small stature and a Clan Targeting computer
was installed in the space freed up.
==Capabilities:==
The Goldbug carries the maximum amount of armour that can be mounted on a 35
ton chassis .The origional medium lasers have been replaced be Clan Tech ER
mediums and added an ER Small and ER Micro laser also Clan Tech considerably
increasing the throw weight .The Targeting Computer increases the accuracy of
the weapons.The Double strength heat sinks improve the heat curve though it
still runs a bit warm.
==Battle History:==
The Goldbug when piloted by the Scrapper in the arenas on Solaris aquired a
fearsome reputaion ruling the Light division and even taking on and defeating
a few mediums.
In service with the Barrel of Monkeys the Goldbug was involved in a number of
pivitol battles while piloted by small children oftain comming out in rough
shape.
==Variants:==
The Goldbug is a one-off modification of a Jenner JR-7F
==Notable 'Mechs & MechWarriors:==
The Scrapper from Motown
The origional pilot and owner of this mech used it for a number of years in
competion in the arenas on Solaris before retiring from compitition after
building a fearsome reputation.. He is a part time warrior and opperates the
largest scrap yard for old ordanace in known human space. He kept the mech as
a reserve machine when he upgraded to more advanced machines while serving
first as lance comander and XO and eventualy CO of the Barrel of Monkeys a sub
unit of the Dropship Irregulars.
Tunnel Rat
The youngest daughter of warrior-techs Discord and MercChick of Team Bonsai
she has displayed powerful psionic abilities and a VERY stubborn personality.
She first called attention to herself with a number of predictions that
alerted the Dropship Irregulars to a serious threat to humanity in the form of
Battlecarp in the proccess she ended up at the Scrap Yard on Motown when her
parents came there along with Team Bonsai to turn the massive stock piles of
old war machines into a fighting force.She stowed away in a crate of inferno
missiles on the DS Beast when it went to the Hagar system as part of a large
DI strike force. She was discovered just before the Salvage I activated its
Worm-Hole Drive to jump from the Motown System to the Hagar system. When the
Salvage I arrived in system carrying the BoM dropships there was a full blown
naval battle going on and lacking a space suit that could fit a 3 1/2 year old
the Scrapper placed her in the cockpit of the Goldbug so she would be
protected if there was a hull breach and decompression. Being lightly armed
compaired to the other combatants it was decided that the BoM dropships would
break formation and do a full burn towards Hagar in the belief that their
chances would be better on the planet than in space .Unknown to the Scrapper
Tunnel Rats parents would let the child play in a mech simulator and she had a
fair idea of how to operate a battlemech and she procceded to imprint herself
in the open control program when they landed on planet she insisted on staying
in the mechs cockpit .Not knowing that she could opperate the mech she was
allowed to remain there. Shortly after the BoM left the dropship to reconoiter
the area she started up the mech and joined them just as the LZ was attacked
startling one of the other mech pilots into firing his main gun that just
happened to core an enemy mech that was about to blindside the Scrappers
Dismantler mech. Before anybody had a chance to deal with what happened the LZ
was attacked in force and in the confused melay that followed she managed to
take out one mech when there was a slight break in the action the BoM force
organized a defence and she managed to take out a second mech before going
down with a gyro hit .The next day she participated in an attack on the main
enemy base that caused a lot of damage before the BoM was ejected she got
several more kills before the Goldbug took multiple engine hits and shut
down.She has since moved on to a larger mech.
Psycho McNasty
The nephew of Blasty McNasty ,Colonel Medron Pryde once discribed this child
as having the face of a cherub the mouth of a sailor and getting his mind in
the gutter would be an improvement. 4 1/2 going on 25 this child is foul
mouthed over-sexed and has an amazing ability to get people to like him
dispite all that. He got to pilot the Goldbug after Kali Liao had Tunnel Rat
kidnapped he managed to get himself included in the rescue force He claims
that he used a number of kicks to his uncles groin to persuade him to let him
come along .He is an agressive warrior ,in his first battle he charged point
blank into the rear of a Whitworth and fired into it at such close range that
his mech was showered with debris when the ammo bins detonated and he got his
second kill against a Wasp using the same type of agressive tacticks .In the
Battle for Geosinos when the BoM was trying to force the gates to the walled
compound he jumped the Goldbug up onto the wall to take on three other lights
quickly dispatching a Stinger and a Jenner JR-7D When he took on the third
mech; a Javelin. The Goldbug was overheating and his targeting was degrading
in desperation he performed a Death From Above manouver crushing the cockpit
of the Javelin and knocking both mechs off the wall, narrowly escaping death
when a sign penetrated the cockpit and surviving only because of his small
size as the sign post would have penetrated the chest of an adult instead it
just grazed his shoulder.After linking up with Colonel Pride he made it back
to the DI LZ .Psycho has also moved up to a larger mech.
==Deployment==
The Goldbug is now kept as a reserve mech and usualy gets piloted by children
because of the modifications to the Cockpit.
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Type/Model: Jenner JR -7F mod Goldbug
Mass: 35 tons
Construction Options: Fractional Accounting
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 58 pts Standard (IS) 0 3.50
Engine: 245 Fusion 6 12.00
Walking MP: 7
Running MP: 11
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 10 Double (C) [20] 2 .00
(Heat Sink Loc: 1 RL)
Gyro: 4 3.00
Small Cockpit, Life Supt.: 4 2.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA+H 16 .00
Armor Factor: 119 (C) 7 6.20
(Armor Crit Loc: 2 LA, 2 RA, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LL)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 11 16
Center Torso (Rear): 6
L/R Side Torso: 8 12/12
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 4/4
L/R Arm: 6 12/12
L/R Leg: 8 16/16
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 ER Medium Laser (C) RA 5 1 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser (C) LA 5 1 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser (C) RT 5 1 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser (C) LT 5 1 1.00
1 ER Small Laser (C) CT 2 1 .50
1 ER Micro Laser (C) HD 1 1 .25
1 Targeting Computer (C)HD 1 1.00
5 Standard Jump Jets: 5 2.50
(Jump Jet Loc: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT)
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TOTALS: 23 51 34.95
Crits & Tons Left: 27 .05
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 3,512,048 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,546
Cost per BV: 2,271.7
Weapon Value: 1,342 / 1,342 (Ratio = .87 / .87)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 28; MRDmg = 19; LRDmg = 2
BattleForce2: MP: 7, Armor/Structure: 3/3
Damage PB/M/L: 4/4/-, Overheat: 1
Class: ML; Point Value: 15
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Posted: 06-Mar-2005 22:32 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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nicely fluffed and a real back biter. The mech does runs warm if u keep jabbing the quad Er mediums but fire discipline can keep it down.
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Motown Scrapper Clan Ice Hellions Galaxy Commander
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Posted: 07-Mar-2005 00:18 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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Glad you like it click the links if you want to learn more about our young heros the first one is in a downloadable pdf format
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Posted: 07-Mar-2005 02:19 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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This variant is most likely the closest to what the 3062 model would be
BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Jenner JR7-Fbis
Tech: Mixed Tech / 3062
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 3, Standard design
Mass: 35 tons
Chassis: Diplan Scout-A Standard (IS)
Power Plant: 245 Magna Fusion (IS)
Walking Speed: 75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 5 Smithson Lifters Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type: Starshield Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
4 ER Medium Lasers (C)
1 ER Micro Laser (C)
Manufacturer: Diplan Mechyards
Location: Ozawa
Communications System: Dawson III
Targeting & Tracking System: Bk-309
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==Overview:==
The Goldbug was the Scrappers first Solaris mech It has been modified several
times during his carrier before being replaced by a Scaribus.Recently Tunnel Rat Imprinted
herself into the comand code and is now driving it for the BoM.
It is not known whether or not this will be a permanant assignment yet
==Capabilities:==
The armour has been replaced by ferro-fiborrous and the lasers by Clan Tech
ERs and a Clan tech ER micro has been added
==Variants:==
This Variant is unique
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Type/Model: Jenner JR7-Fbis
Mass: 35 tons
Construction Options: Fractional Accounting
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 58 pts Standard (IS) 0 3.50
Engine: 245 Fusion 6 12.00
Walking MP: 7
Running MP: 11
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 10 Double (IS) [20] 3 .00
(Heat Sink Loc: 1 RT)
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA R: Sh+UA 12 .00
Armor Factor: 119 (IS) 14 6.64
(Armor Crit Loc: 3 LA, 2 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 11 16
Center Torso (Rear): 6
L/R Side Torso: 8 12/12
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 4/4
L/R Arm: 6 12/12
L/R Leg: 8 16/16
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 ER Medium Laser (C) RA 5 1 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser (C) LA 5 1 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser (C) RT 5 1 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser (C) LT 5 1 1.00
1 ER Micro Laser (C) HD 1 1 .25
5 Standard Jump Jets: 5 2.50
(Jump Jet Loc: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT)
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TOTALS: 21 54 34.89
Crits & Tons Left: 24 .11
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 3,516,705 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,410
Cost per BV: 2,494.12
Weapon Value: 1,118 / 1,118 (Ratio = .79 / .79)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 24; MRDmg = 15; LRDmg = 2
BattleForce2: MP: 7, Armor/Structure: 3/3
Damage PB/M/L: 4/3/-, Overheat: 0
Class: ML; Point Value: 14
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Posted: 07-Mar-2005 14:41 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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I like the addition of the armor for the missing srm. Though I still like the SRM s on the original.
Really good fluff for it though.
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Motown Scrapper Clan Ice Hellions Galaxy Commander
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Posted: 07-Mar-2005 19:41 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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On 2005-03-07 14:41, Oafman wrote:
I like the addition of the armor for the missing srm. Though I still like the SRM s on the original.
Really good fluff for it though.
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Posted: 08-Mar-2005 09:18 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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It is interesting that some of the fan stories out there are better written than the canon ones.
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Motown Scrapper Clan Ice Hellions Galaxy Commander
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Posted: 08-Mar-2005 21:52 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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On 2005-03-08 09:18, Oafman wrote:
It is interesting that some of the fan stories out there are better written than the canon ones.
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Posted: 09-Mar-2005 11:45 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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for some reason the name Goldbug strikes me as being Jewish...I'm having visions of Mel Brooks' "Jews in Space" adapted to battletech.
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Posted: 09-Mar-2005 11:57 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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On 2005-03-09 11:45, mud wrote:
for some reason the name Goldbug strikes me as being Jewish...I'm having visions of Mel Brooks' "Jews in Space" adapted to battletech.
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Probably because it's similar to the surnames "Gould" and "Goldman". _________________ Evil is like a bowl of oranges. Only one, instead, is an orange of DOOM. That orange has a fate to rule over the other oranges with an iron fist. That orange is me.
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Posted: 09-Mar-2005 12:20 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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It is so named because the miniture I used for it in the Solaris laegue I was in 4 years ago I painted gold with a black cockpit.
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Posted: 09-Mar-2005 15:11 Post subject: RE: Goldbug..A much modified Jenner |
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Makes me think of Poe.
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