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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:         XM-81
Designer:           Warhammer: 3025
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            80
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Star League / 2750
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         20,140,620 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,827

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          400 XL
Walking Speed:        54 kph    
Maximum Speed:        86.4 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    1 PPC
    1 Large Laser
    5 Medium Lasers
    2 Small Lasers
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The XM-81 was a unique specimen among battlemechs, in that it was the testbed for the first
    production model Extra-Light fusion engine. The final phase of Project Troy, the research
    initiative that resulted in Extra-Light technology, the XM-81 shocked onlookers during its'
    field trials, where it not only savaged an old Stalker, it was pitted in a race against (and
    narrowly won against) a new, top-of-the-line Ostroc. This new 'mech had firepower nearly
    unequaled in close quarters (met only by the Battlemaster, introduced over a century later),
    and speed that was completely unprescedented for a vehicle of its' size.

Capabilities:
    By the time the XM-81 was built there had already been five prototype battlemechs
    constructed with experimental XL engines, the XM-76,- 77, -78, -79, and -80, each testing XL
    engines in various stages of development. Thusly, most of the technological hurdles had
    already been conquered. The 76 and 77 had tested the new engine's ability to generate power
    compared to standard engines of similar size. The 78 tested integral heat-dissipation
    capacity, while the 79 and 80 focused on robustness of design and ease-of-maintenance,
    respectively. The XM-81 was the successful blend of all those functions, created to showcase
    the technology. It carried only energy weapons to prove that the engine could generate
    enough power for consistent use of high-drain devices, its' internal heat sinks were some of
    the best ever developed, and the entire engine could be overhauled in just a few days, on
    par with the less-sophisticated standard fusion engines.

Deployment:
    As a prototype 'mech, the XM-81 was never deployed into active service. The only example
    ever produced was dissasembled in 2710.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                  8.00                     
Engine:                                       400 XL                  26.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 5                                               
    Running MP:                                 8                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         15 [30]                   5.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  4.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  247                    15.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      25             35       
    Center Torso (rear):                              15       
    R/L Torso:                         17             24       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                 10       
    R/L Arm:                           13             26       
    R/L Leg:                           17             34       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Medium Laser                                              CT                1          1.00             
3 Medium Lasers                                           RT                3          3.00             
Large Laser                                               LT                2          5.00             
Medium Laser                                              LT                1          1.00             
PPC                                                       RA                3          7.00             
2 Small Lasers                                            LA                2          1.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 46
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 2,  MV: 10"
Damage: (S) 5 / (M) 4 / (L) 1,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 8,  Structure (S): 4
Specials: ENE