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BATTLE ARMOR NON-GROUND MOTIVE SYSTEMS TABLE
Jump Jets (Clan / IS) VTOL System (Clan Only) UMU System (Clan Only)
Battle Armor Weight Class Max Jump MP Weight* Max VTOL MP Weight* Max UMU MP Weight*
PA(L) / Exoskeleton 3 25 7 30 5 45
Light 3 25 6 40 5 45
Medium 3 50 5 60 4 85
Heavy 2 125 NA NA 3 160
Assault 2 250 NA NA 2 250
* Weight in kilograms per MP, regardless of tech base
Sphere chassis weight), the Vertical Take-Off and Landing system
enables battle armor so equipped to move as a VTOL.
UMUs: Available to Clan battle armor of any weight class
(including Clan industrial exoskeletons with an Inner Sphere
chassis weight), Underwater Maneuvering Units enable troopers
so equipped to move underwater as submarine units (see
Submarines, p. 56, Total Warfare).
Space: Non-Ground battle armor motive systems do not
occupy equipment slots in the battle armor design.
Modular Technology: Battle armor motive systems may
never be considered modular under these construction rules,
and so cannot be varied from mission to mission.
Even though it is a humanoid design,
and so may be equipped with non-
Ground MP systems, Keith decides that
jump jets would be totally inappropriate
for his subterranean Tunnel Rat, and its
Inner Sphere Tech Base makes it incompatible
with VTOL or UMU technologies
(which he feels would also be inappropriate anyway).
Lou has decided that his Sylph will
take advantage of its Clan Technology
Base and humanoid design to make
use of the VTOL systems. As light battle
armor, the Sylph can attain a maximum
of 6 VTOL MP, at a cost of 40
kilograms per MP. Lou settles on 5 VTOL
MP, however, hoping to save some weight for armor
and other systems. He spends 200 kilograms on VTOL
equipment for his battle armor (5 VTOL MPs x 40 kg per
VTOL MP = 200 kg). This leaves the Sylph with up to
400 kg left to spend for its weight class.
As an Inner Sphere battle armor of
humanoid design, Max’s Purifi er may
only employ Jumping MP as a non-
Ground MP option. Because his
medium battle armor has only 1
Ground MP, he decides to install jump
jets, to attain the maximum of 3 Jumping
MP. The weight for such jets is 50
kilograms per MP, and so Max has to spend 150 kilos (3
Jumping MP x 50 kg per Jumping MP = 150 kg) for this
capability. This leaves the Purifi er with up to 675 kg of
unspent weight (825 kg – 150 kg = 675 kg).
Because Peter’s Fenrir is a quad
design, it may not mount non-Ground
MP systems.
SPECIAL PHYSICAL ENHANCEMENTS
(JUMP BOOSTER, AND PARTIAL WING)
A number of motive enhancements are available to battle
armor (and their kin) at this stage of design. Jump boosters
and partial wings (the latter of which is limited to Inner Sphere
factions), enhance a jump-capable battle armor’s distance in
certain circumstances. As these enhancements are considered
equipment items, they may be installed at the latter stages
of battle armor design, but because they can directly aff ect
mobility, these systems have been included here.
The Battle Armor Special Enhancements Table (see p. 166)
describes in detail the various enhancements by type, tech
base, weight and weapon slot space occupied.
Jump Booster: Available to any jump-capable Clan or Inner
Sphere battle armor design (and thus unavailable to quads),
the jump booster adds 1 Jumping MP to the battle armor’s
existing jump range, even if this additional MP exceeds
the unit’s normal Jumping MP maximum. This enhancement
requires the installation of jump jets and may not be
combined with partial wings. The jump booster weighs 125
kilograms (regardless of tech base) and occupies 2 slots in the
battle armor’s Body location.
Partial Wing: Available only to jump-capable Inner Sphere
battle armor designs (and thus unavailable to quads), the partial
wing adds 1 Jumping MP to the battle armor’s existing jump
range in atmosphere (not in vacuum), even if this additional MP
exceeds the unit’s normal Jumping MP maximum. This enhancement
requires the installation of jump jets and may not be
combined with the jump booster. The partial wing weighs 200
kilograms and occupies 1 slot in the battle armor’s Body location.
Modular Technology: Battle armor special enhancements
may never be considered modular under these construction
rules, and so cannot be varied from mission to mission.
INTRODUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
BASICS
BATTLEMECH
CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRIALMECH
CONSTRUCTION
PROTOMECH
CONSTRUCTION
COMBAT VEHICLE
CONSTRUCTION
SUPPORT VEHICLE
CONSTRUCTION
CONV. INFANTRY
CONSTRUCTION
BATTLE ARMOR
CONSTRUCTION
AEROSPACE UNIT
CONSTRUCTION
WEAPONS AND
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
INFANTRY WEAPONS
AND EQUIPMENT
COSTS AND
AVAILABILITY
BATTLE VALUE
INDEX
RECORD SHEETS
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