Thursday, February 27, 2014

DBK-2A Diamondback

Sorry for the delay! I know I'm a bit behind, but I was working on a non-Battletech project and forgot all about the blog!

Anyway, I was digging through some old papers and I found a few of my old 'Mech designs, so I'd thought I post a couple now and then. There are mostly old designs, but I have updated them to the modern battlefield, so there should be two or three variants per design

So, the first -- the Diamondback.

I built this as a compliment to the Rattlesnake 'Mech (As see in Battletechnology issue #21). Having a lance of three Rattlesnakes and one Diamondback would be a fast-attack lance, designed to hit one or two enemy units hard and fast. Ideally, this design would hang back as the other three lance members would dart in, laying down long-range covering fire. It's a little heavier than the Rattlesnake, but it matches its lighter cousin in speed and mobility. The -2A is a hammer with an ERPPC and four medium lasers. The -4A carries two Light PPCs and an extra heat sink. Otherwise they're pretty similar.

               BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model: Diamondback DBK-2A
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3050
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2, Standard design

Mass: 40 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 280 VOX XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 7 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 210 meters
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:    
  4 Medium Lasers
  1 ER PPC
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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Type/Model: Diamondback DBK-2A
Mass: 40 tons

Equipment:                                   Crits   Mass
Int. Struct.:  67 pts Endo Steel        14      2.00
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 3 LA, 3 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Engine: 280 XL Fusion                    12      8.00
   Walking MP: 7
   Running MP: 11
   Jumping MP: 7
Heat Sinks: 12 Double [24]              3      2.00
 (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:  134 pts (FF)           14      7.50
 (Armor Crit Loc: 6 LA, 6 RA, 1 LT, 1 RT)

                                Internal    Armor
                                Structure  Value
   Head:                          3           9    
   Center Torso:            12          16    
   Center Torso (Rear):                5    
   L/R Side Torso:         10        15/15    
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):           5/5    
   L/R Arm:                     6        12/12    
   L/R Leg:                    10        20/20    

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 Medium Laser                     RA    3                      1      1.00
1 Medium Laser                     LA     3                      1      1.00
1 Medium Laser                     RT     3                      1      1.00
1 ER PPC                              LT    15                     3      7.00
1 Medium Laser                     LT      3                      1      1.00
7 Standard Jump Jets:                                             7      3.50
 (Jump Jet Loc: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
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TOTALS:                                        27                    78     40.00
Crits & Tons Left:                                                    0         .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 7,658,934 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 1,556 (old BV = 1,390)
Cost per BV2: 4,922.19
Weapon Value: 971 / 971 (Ratio = .62 / .62)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 22;  MRDmg = 9;  LRDmg = 4
BattleForce2: MP: 7J,  Armor/Structure: 3/2
                   Damage PB/M/L: 3/2/1,  Overheat: 1
                   Class: MM;  Point Value: 16

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               BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model: Diamondback DBK-4A
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3132
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 3, Standard design

Mass: 40 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 280 VOX XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 7 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 210 meters
Armor Type: Light Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:    
  2 Light PPCs
  4 Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
  Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)

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Type/Model:    Diamondback DBK-4A
Mass:          40 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.: 67 pts Endo Steel       14      2.00
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 3 LA, 3 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Engine: 280 XL Fusion                  12      8.00
   Walking MP: 7
   Running MP: 11
   Jumping MP: 7
Heat Sinks: 13 Double [26]             6      3.00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 LT, 1 RT)
Gyro:                                             4      3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:        5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA    R: Sh+UA 12       .00
Armor Factor:  127 pts (LFF)         7      7.50
 (Armor Crit Loc: 4 LA, 3 RA)

                              Internal    Armor
                              Structure  Value
   Head:                          3          9    
   Center Torso:             12         15    
   Center Torso (Rear):                 5    
   L/R Side Torso:          10       14/14    
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):            5/5    
   L/R Arm:                     6       11/11    
   L/R Leg:                    10       19/19    

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 Light PPC                           RA     5                      2       3.00
1 Light PPC                           LA     5                      2       3.00
2 Medium Lasers                   RT      6                      2       2.00
2 Medium Lasers                   LT      6                      2       2.00
7 Standard Jump Jets:                                              7       3.50
 (Jump Jet Loc: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
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TOTALS:                                      22                     75     40.00
Crits & Tons Left:                                                   3         .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 7,614,834 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 1,463 (old BV = 1,390)
Cost per BV2: 5,204.94
Weapon Value: 1,156 / 1,156 (Ratio = .79 / .79)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 23;  MRDmg = 9;  LRDmg = 2
BattleForce2: MP: 7J,  Armor/Structure: 3/2
                   Damage PB/M/L: 4/3/1,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: MM;  Point Value: 15
*****

I'll get something up tomorrow too!

Craig

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