Technical readout 2866 Rise of the Scavengers

VTR-9C Victor
History:
In 2508, HildCo Interplanetary delivered the first VTR-9A
Victor to the Terran Hegemony, tweaking the design just
two years later with the familiar VTR-9B. Initially
designed as a jump capable support ‘Mech, the Victor
approaches it support role in a rather unique way. While
most support units mount an array of long range
missiles, low caliber autocannons or PPCs, the Victor
carries exclusively short range weapons.
When a Victor moves in to support another unit, it often
literally leaps into the fray using its powerful HildCo
Model 12 jump jets. Capable of jumping 120 meters, the
Victor often interposes itself directly between the enemy
and friendly unit once the friendly unit has reeled its
target into short range.
Then the Victor brings its primary weapon into play, a
massive Pontiac 100 Class 20 autocannon, the largest
autocannon ever made. One of only a few ‘Mechs
mounting such a devastating weapon, it is capable of
destroying a light ‘Mech with a single shot, blowing limbs
off medium class machines, and crippling anything
heavier. Add to this a pair of Sorenstein V medium
lasers and a Holly SRM-4, and you have the most
effective close support platform ever built.
Given its mobility and 11.5 tons of Durallex Heavy armor,
the Victor can be a difficult target, especially when
jumping, for such a large ‘Mech. It also features an
unusually large magazine for its ammunition hungry
Pontiac 100. A full three tons of space is dedicated to
carrying the punishing rounds for the Class 20
autocannon, allowing it 15 shots before needing to
rearm.
The Victor also makes a fine urban combat unit where
most fighting tends to occur at shorter ranges. The
Pontiac 100 is an ideal ambush weapon, able to inflict
massive damage with just a single shot. Equipped with
jump jets, the Victor can also easily get away by leaping
behind a nearby building and disappearing into the
streets and alleyways.
The same is largely true of alpine, and other difficult to
navigate environments. The Victor can go were other
assault class ‘Mechs cannot, making it an especially
nasty surprise for units operating in such areas.
After serving the Terran Hegemony for over 50 years,
the Victor was adopted by the Star League Defense
Force line regiments where it served well during the
Reunification Wars. Afterwards, the Victor was offered
to the Member States as well who were all to happy to
purchase the potent, battle-tested BattleMech.
The downside of this is that the Victor was never outfitted
with any of the advanced technology the Star League so
zealously guarded. This would prove to be fortuitous,
however, in the aftermath of the League’s disintegration.
The First Succession War saw the destruction of all three
of HildCo Interplanetary’s Victor assembly lines,
including their headquarters on St. Ives. That would
have doomed the ‘Mech if it had not been for a Star
League era Regular Army licensing agreement with
Independence Weaponry on Quentin which allowed
production of the Victor to continue. Independence
Weaponry had also negotiated agreements with the
SLDF Regular Army to produce two other well-respected
designs in the Steel Valley, General Motor’s MAD-3R
Marauder and the iconic 100-ton AS7-D Atlas, which
carries the massive Pontiac 100 Class 20 autocannon as
well.
Capabilities:
The VTR-9C replaces the cumbersome Pontiac 100
autocannon, along with its three tons of explosive
ammunition, with a powerful Kreuss particle beam
weapon. This gives the -9C sorely needed long range
support capability, albeit at the cost of hitting power.
The other flaw of the Pontiac 100, aside from its short
range, is its incredible weight. The Kreuss PPC weighs
only half that of the autocannon. With the weight
savings, a second Holly SRM-4 has been installed
immediately below the original to help offset the loss of
short range firepower. Both missile launchers utilize the
same ammunition bin. Another five heat sinks have
been added as well bringing it up to a total of 20, giving
the -9C an excellent rate of fire.
Most importantly, the armor has been completely
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overhauled. The original 11.5 tons of Durallex Heavy
have been replaced with 14.5 tons of the much thicker
Star Guard IV, making the –9C among the most heavily
armored machines in existence, carrying armor
equivalent to the vaunted BattleMaster.
Between the heavy armor, and largely energy based
weaponry, the VTR-9C can stay on the battlefield
significantly longer than its predecessor.
Variants:
The original VTR-9A carried only 8.5 tons of armor. This
allowed the -9A to carry a full complement of anti-infantry
weapons consisting of a machine gun and two flamers.
The -9A1 utilized ten tons of Durallex Heavy armor and
carried two SperryBrowning machine guns for antiinfantry
use.
Current Manufacturers:
Independence Weaponry
Quentin – Federated Suns
Model Cost BV PV
VTR-9B 7,941,720 1378 37
VTR-9A 7,923,720 1236 33
VTR-9A1 7,932,720 1302 35
VTR-9D 7,941,720 1536 ???
Alpha Strike Statistics
TP: BM SZ: 4 TMM: +1
MV: 8j” Role: Skirmisher
Damage S: 3 M: 4 L: 1
OV: 0
Armor: O O O O O O O O
Sructure: O O O O O O
Special: SRM 1/1