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Mass: 80 tons Chassis: Wells 990 Power Plant: Pitban 320 Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph Jump Jets: HildCo Model 12 Jump Capacity: 120 meters Armor: Valiant Lamellor Armament: 3 x Magna Mk. III Large Laser Original Manufacturer: Wells Technologies (2665) Communications System: Tek BattleCom Targeting and Tracking System: Dalban Hirez Type: CGR-2B5 Tons Tonnage: 80 tons Internal Structure: 8.0 Engine: Pitban 320 22.5 Walking MPs: 4 Running MPs: 6 Jumping MPs: 4 Heat Sinks: 22 12.0 Gyro: 4.0 Cockpit: 3.0 Armor Factor: 184 11.5 Structure Armor Head: 3 9 Center Torso: 25 27/8 Rt./Lt. Torso 17 24/6 Rt./Lt. Arm 13 18 Rt./Lt. Leg 17 22 Weapons and Ammo: Type Loc. Critical Tons Large Laser RT 2 5.0 Large Laser LT 2 5.0 Large Laser LA 2 5.0 Jump Jets CT 2 2.0 Jump Jets RL 1 1.0 Jump Jets LL 1 1.0 88
THG-11K Thug History: Designed by Maltex Corporation as a direct competitor to StarCorp’s hugely successful 70-ton Warhammer, the engineers at Maltex had the benefit of 57 years of battlefield reports about the Warhammer to help identify each of the ‘Mechs shortcomings before introducing their own. One thing quickly became clear. The Warhammer’s ten tons of Leviathan Plus armor was woefully inadequate for the roles it found itself in on the battlefield. This was especially true of the legs, which each carry less than a single ton of armor, leaving them extremely vulnerable to kicks. In fact, the loss of a leg was the leading cause of the ‘Mech becoming disabled during combat. The second major shortcoming was the eighteen heatsinks. Armed with dual Donal particle cannons supported with medium and small lasers, the heat sinks were quickly overwhelmed in combat, impairing the combat efficiency of the ‘Mech. In addition the Warhammer carried two tons of ammunition, one for the Holly SRM-6 and one for two SperryBrowning machine guns. The machine gun ammunition, in particular, is stored in the center torso, directly above the engine compartment. While rare, there were numerous credible reports of the ammunition exploding due to serious overheating and destroying the entire BattleMech. A few were also destroyed when their opponent got a lucky shot in, hitting one of the two ammunition bins. The final often cited criticism of the Warhammer is the design’s lack of hand actuators. Not only does this limit the Warhammer’s effectiveness in physical combat, but also limits its utility as a raider, making it extraordinarily difficult for the ‘Mech to pick anything up. In 2572, Maltex Corporation announced the 80-ton THG- 11E Thug. Built at their headquarters on Errai, a former Terran Hegemony world now in Federated Sun space, it marked the company’s entrance into the lucrative and booming BattleMech business. Built on an Endo-Steel II chassis, it systematically addresses each of the Warhammer’s most prominent flaws. Protected by 15.5 tons of Mitchell Argon, the Thug carries 50% more armor than the Warhammer, and more than both the Awesome and Battlamaster, making it one of most durable designs ever built. Particular attention was paid to the legs as well, with each leg sheathed in more than two tons of armor each, the maximum the chassis could accommodate. While the Thug retains the same physical number of heatsinks as the ‘Mech it intended to replace, they are each dual heatsinks, giving the Thug fully twice the heat dissipation of its older brother. To backup it primary weapons, two massive armmounted Tiegart particle cannons, the engineers at Maltex choose a pair of Bical-6 SRM Launchers. Battlefield analysis of the Warhammer clearly revealed the effectiveness of the SRM-6 in exploiting the holes created by the powerful particle cannons. Sensitive to the issue of storing volatile ammunition, Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment (CASE) was integrated into both torsos sections to prevent the loss of the entire machine from an ammunition explosion. The Maltex engineers also choose to include hand actuators on the Thug by mounting the particle cannons to the outside of the lower arm assemblies. This allowed the 80-ton ‘Mech to engage in hand-to-hand combat, wield clubs as well as pick up and manipulate other objects, and to assist in the recovery of damaged ‘Mechs or help carry off supplies. The design would go on to become successful enough that Maltex Corporation sought the help of Earthwerks Incorporated to keep up with demand. Earthwerks opened a production line for the Thug at their sprawling industrial complex on Keystone, a move that would prove quite fortuitous for the design. In the chaotic aftermath of the fall of the Star League, Maltex Corporation’s plant on Errai was wiped out, but Earthwerk’s line continued producing the Thug, although by 2835 they were forced to switch over to the less advanced THG-10E model. Ironically, lacking advanced technology, the Warhammer was considerably less susceptible to the loss of technology that accompanied the fall of the Star League and continues to be produced a numerous sites throughout the Inner Sphere. 89 Capabilities The THG-11K was created more out of necessity than as an attempt to improve on the downgraded -10E model. Critically short of particle projection cannons, the engineers at Earthwerks determined they could replace the original Tiegart PPCs with Imperator-B Class 10 autocannons. In another twist of irony, the PPCs originally intended for the -10E Thug were sent to Ronin Incorporated for use on the Warhammer, which lacked sufficient space to accommodate the bulky and heavy autocannons. To help offset the loss in effective range, a pair of LRM- 5s are installed in the chest. For close range work, two SRM-2s and matched medium lasers give the -11K Thug frightening short-range firepower. The -11K is powered by the common Pitban 240 fusion engine, giving it a top speed of 54.0 kph, on par with the Awesome, but significantly slower than the original. Like the -10E, it also carries one less ton of armor. Variants The -10E variant lacks the Endo Steel, double heatsinks, and CASE of the original. Consequently, the SRMs are downgraded to SRM-4s and one ton of ammunition has been eliminated. In addition, one ton of armor has been removed in favor of adding an additional heat sink. The electronics have also been exchanged for more primitive versions as well Current Manufacturers Earthwerks Incorporated Keystone – Free Worlds League Model Cost BV PV THG-10E 7,712,040 1501 39 THG-11K 6,450,840 1562 ??? Alpha Strike Statistics TP: BM SZ: 4 TMM: +1 MV: 6” Role: Brawler Damage S: 3 M: 3 L: 1 OV: 1 Armor: O O O O O O O O Sructure: O O O O O O Special: AC 2/2/-, LRM 0*/1/1
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Contents Introduction…………
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This development can be traced dire
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First Generation BattleMechs Outsid
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Second Generation BattleMechs Predi
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Model Ton BV PV Year Rifleman RFL-3
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potential. Nine years later it woul
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with the cluster rounds introduced
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The State of BattleMech Technology
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technology will decline beyond its
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Atlas of BattleMech Production Comp
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Brigadier Corporation SCP-1N Scopri
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Independence Weaponry MAD-3R Maraud
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Pitban LFT-10 - Spider Pitban Model
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