Technical readout 2866 Rise of the Scavengers

JVN-10Nx Javelin
History:
The 30-ton Javelin marked Stormvanger Assemblies
second successful BattleMech design. Unlike their
advanced 90-ton Cyclops, intended to serve as a
headquarters unit for Star League Defense Force field
commanders, the Javelin was designed from the
beginning with the export market in mind.
While the Cyclops carried one of most sophisticated
battle computers ever designed, the Tacticon B-2000,
and was equipped with an equally powerful
communications suite, including satellite uplink
capability, the Javelin uses all off-the-shelf components.
Its Star Guard I armor can be found on the Vulcan and
the Rawlings 95 jump jets are quite similar to the
Rawlings 52 and 55 models used by the Wasp and
Griffin respectively. The Garret T-10B communications
system can be found in the commonplace Locust and
Dynatec targeting and tracking systems can be found in
the Stinger, Quickdraw, and Awesome.
Its movement profile is on par with other reconnaissance
‘Mechs of smiliar weight and four tons of armor gives it
average protection.
Armed with two chest-mounted Arrowlite SRM-6 racks
each fed by their own ammunition bin, the Javelin can
launch an impressive volley of missiles, albeit only at
medium and close range. However, as many
MechWarriors have discovered much to their dismay,
with such a staggering number of short range missiles
coming at them, at least one is practically guaranteed to
either find a weak spot in their armor, or exploit a preexisting
breach and cause critical damage.
For just this reason, many commanders have taken to
deploying their Javelins as ambushers, a role the ‘Mech
is well known for throughout the Inner Sphere. Using its
speed and jump capacity to get into a favorable location,
a Javelin pilot will quietly lay in wait, often times even
temporarily shutting down or going into low-power
standby. There it will wait for an enemy scout to pass
by, or even have its lance mates bait an enemy unit.
Once the enemy is within range, the Javelin will
announce its presence with a blistering volley of twelve
short range missiles. This is often enough by itself to
destroy or severely cripple any ‘Mech of the same size or
lighter or even a heavier ‘Mech if it has previous battle
damage.
Always intended for export, the Javelin was never
upgraded to incorporate any of the advanced Star
League military technology, nor was the Javelin ever
integrated into the SLDF forces before the onset of the
Amaris Civil War. In fact, Stormvanger Assemblies
would only manufacture the Javelin for a scant 23 years
before the Rim Worlds Republic Military under orders
from Stephan the Usurper destroyed their factory on
Caph in 2774.
John Davion, First Prince of the Federated Suns from
2745 – 2797, bought vast numbers of Javelins from
Stormvanger to help fuel his massive expansion of the
Armed Forces Federated Suns. Consequently, the
Javelin is often considered a Federated Suns design,
although it is not an indigenous model. However, due to
their large numbers of Javelins, House Davion engineers
introduced the -10F “Fire Javelin” variant in 2819, the
only known variant of the ‘Mech. It replaces both
Arrowlite SRM-6s with four Diverse Optics Type 18
medium lasers. Two additional heat sinks are added and
the armor is upgraded to Riese-470, the same armor
used on another highly successful Davion BattleMech,
the Valkyrie.
Notable ‘Mechs and MechWarriors:
First Lieutenant Nancy Anderson
A member of the Fourth Deneb Light Calvary, known as
“Eveline's Originals,” Lieutenant Anderson has seen
extensive action along House Davion’s border with the
Capellan Confederation and her BattleMech, “Spike”
bears witness to it.
Most recently involved in heavy fighting on Axton against
Hurloc's Hussars, Anderson’s Javelin suffered heavy
damage during the initial, and ultimately successful,
planetary assault. Lucky for her, a resourceful and
skilled technician was able to patch it back together,
largely using parts from another scrapped BattleMech, a
former Lyran Commando that had somehow made its
way into the ranks of Hurloc’s Hussars, and the ample
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supply of Valkyrie parts the Deneb Light Calvary had on
hand.
The original GM 180 engine was replaced with the
scrapped Commando’s Omni 150, reducing the top
speed to just over 85 kph. Next, a spare two-ton
Valkyrie gyro was installed and the damaged jump jet
exhaust ports were replaced with Norse Industries 3S
vents, also used on the Valkyrie. Once again taking from
the Valkyrie stockpiles, the Javelin’s armor was
upgraded to the much thicker Riese-470.
For weapons, the technician then turned back to the
remains of the Commando, repairing and reusing the
chest mount Shannon Six Shooter SRM-6 and retrofitting
the entire left arm assembly of the Commando, including
the Defiance B3M medium laser, onto the Javelin.
Not willing to leave the left torso entirely empty, he then
went on to install a second medium laser there as well as
to add two more heat sinks. The resulting ‘Mech takes a
page from both the established -10N and -10F variants,
combining the best of both versions into one functional
platform.
After that, a grateful Lieutenant Anderson went to the
Major in charge of her battalion and requested the
technician be assigned directly to the company
command lance, of which she was a part, and put him in
for a Silver Sunburst. Although the tech did not receive
the commendation, ever since then Lieutenant Anderson
makes sure no one in the battalion gives even thinks
about giving him a hard time.
Alpha Strike Statistics
TP: BM SZ: 1 TMM: +2
MV: 10j” Role: Striker
Damage S: 2 M: 2 L: 0
OV: 0
Armor: O O O
Sructure: O O O
Special: SRM 1/1/-