Technical readout 2866 Rise of the Scavengers

JM6-W JagerMech
History:
Kallon Industries debuted the iconic Rifleman in 2504
and it remains in production to this day. After over 250
years of service on the battlefields of the Inner Sphere,
Kallon Industries had a wealth of information regarding
its performance. Three issues repeatedly came up. The
Rifleman had overheating problems, rapidly exhausted
its ammunition stores, and was easily damaged due to
its relatively light armor.
Armed with this information, the engineers at Kallon
Industries took the best aspects of the Rifleman,
addressed what shortcomings they could, and designed
the JM6-S JagerMech which entered production in 2774.
They retained the incredibly powerful Garret D2j
targeting and tracking system as well as the Garret T11-
A communications suite. The Garret D2j remains the
premiere anti-aircraft targeting system and the
JagerMech is an even more potent anti-aircraft platform
than its cousin.
While the Rifleman carries a pair of Magna Mk. III heavy
lasers in addition to its autocannons, the JagerMech
replaces them with matched Mydron Model D light
autocannons, giving it a total of four arm mounted
autocannons. This change in of itself deals with the
chronic overheating problems of the Rifleman.
The JagerMech also carries two tons of ammunition for
the Mydron Model Cs and a single ton of ammunition for
the Model Ds, giving it fully twice the number of rounds
the Rifleman carried and greatly extending its useful life
on the battlefield. The autocannons are backed up by a
pair of Magna Mk. II medium lasers and it carries the
standard complement of 10 heat sinks.
The one area the engineers at Kallon Industries were not
able to address was the armor. While the Rifleman was
armored with 7.5 tons of Kallon Royalstar, the
JagerMech carries even less, a paltry six tons, making it
incredible vulnerable to return fire.
Still, the JagerMech has proven itself an excellent direct
fire support unit, a capable sniper, and an exceptional
defense against aerial attacks. A wise pilot, however,
will leverage the extraordinary range of the autocannons
and stay as far away as possible from the enemy units.
Capabilities:
First and foremost, the JM6-W address the serious lack
of armor. By swapping out the two Mydron Model C
medium autocannons for two more Mydron D light
autocannons, the –W can carry nine tons of armor
instead of only six. The armor has been switched from
the original Kallon Royalstar to the Starshield armor used
on both the Trebuchet and Enforcer.
Mounting four light autocannons also allows a
MechWarrior to fully leverage the incredible range of
Mydron D autocannons. In fact, the Mydron D is the
longest range weapon available to any BattleMech. The
aggregate damage of all four autocannons equals that of
a heavy laser but with a 60% longer range.
The JM6-W carries four Magna Mk. II medium lasers for
point defense instead of the two found on the original
JM6-S model, giving it twice the short range firepower.
This ensures that any enemy that manages to survive
the withering long range autocannon fire and close with
the JagerMech will only find themselves facing a deadly
volley of laser fire instead.
Variants:
Just four years after introducing the JM6-S, Kallon
Industries created the JM6-A variant. The –A removes
the two Mydron Model C medium autocannons in favor
of a pair of Zeus LRM-15s. Each missile launcher has
only a single ton of ammunition, limiting it to eight salvos
before the bins the run dry. The –A does carry two
additional tons of armor usually switching to the stronger
and well respected Durallex Light for this purpose.
Current Manufacturers:
Kallon Industries
Nanking – Capellan Confederation
Talon (Wernke III) – Federated Suns
Model Cost BV PV
JM6-S 5,215,925 901 26
JM6-A 5,413,925 1122 27
JM6-W 5,232,425 1037 ???
77
Alpha Strike Statistics
TP: BM SZ: 3 TMM: +1
MV: 8” Role: Sniper
Damage S: 3 M: 3 L: 1
OV: 0
Armor: O O O O O
Sructure: O O O O O
Special: AC 1/1/1