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Simon’s Simca ambulance has a combined structural and weapons cost of 35,743.75. As it is not an Omni, it does not apply an Omni Conversion cost, and applies the Final Cost Formula for a Wheeled Support Vehicle as follows: (35,743.75 [Structure + Weapons/Equipment]) x 1 (Non- Omni) x (1 + [2.5 tons ÷ 200]) = 36,190.547, rounded up to 36,191 C-bills. The structural and weapons costs for Christine’s Dixon Airship came to 786,125. As it is not an Omni, it does not apply an Omni Conversion cost, and applies the Final Cost Formula for an Airship Support Vehicle like so: (786,125 [Structure + Weapons/Equipment]) x 1 (Non- Omni) x (1 + [300 tons ÷ 10,000]) = 809,708.75, rounded up to 809,709 C-bills. The base cost for Max’s Purifi er battlesuit is a combined structural and equipment cost of 451,000 C-bills, is used by Inner Sphere troops (thus incurring Inner Sphere training costs), and is typically employed by ComStar or Word of Blake, who use 6-man squads. Its fi nal costs therefore work out like so (using the Final Cost Formula for battle armor): (426,000 [Structure + Weapons/Equipment] + 150,000 [Training]) x (6 troops per squad) = 3,456,000 C-bills. In its ER small laser confi guration, the same method is used to determine its fi nal cost: (437,250 [Structure + Weapons/Equipment] + 150,000 [Training]) x (6 troops per squad) = 3,523,500 C-bills. The structural and weapons costs for Robert’s ’Mechbuster conventional fi ghter came to 457,633.333. The Final Cost Formula for this unit is computed as follows: (457,633.333 [Structure + Weapons/ Equipment]) x (1 + [50 tons ÷ 200]) = 572,041.666, rounded up to 572,042 C-bills. The structural and weapons costs for Chris’ Nekohono’o DropShip (a Spheroid design) came to 29,234,600. The Final Cost Formula for this unit is computed as follows: (29,324,600 [Structure + Weapons/ Equipment]) x 28 = 821,088,800 C-bills. AVAILABILITY Not used in Total Warfare game play, but useful for campaign settings, role-playing or even setting a given design in an historical context, a unit’s availability (as it applies to construction) determines the earliest time period at which it can be constructed. This availability is expressed in two main ways: by a standard Availability Rating, and by years of introduction (as well as extinction and reintroduction, when applicable). These methods help designers fi nd the relative accessibility of a unit constructed using certain components throughout the major three eras of Classic BattleTech history. AVAILABILITY RATINGS Similar to the Technology Rating values used in Support Vehicle construction, Availability Ratings provide a three-letter code that loosely defi nes a given item or unit’s general availability within three major periods of Classic BattleTech history. The letter grades (A through F) refl ect the relative commonality of an item or unit in a given age, with A refl ecting a very common item, and F indicating an item nearly impossible to fi nd. A letter grade of “X” indicates an item that simply does not exist in a given era. The Availability Codes Table below provides a basic guide to what each code letter means in turn. For a unit or item’s overall Availability Rating, the designer will fi nd three letter grades, separated by hyphens, which correspond to the three main eras of Classic BattleTech history. These eras are (respectively): the Age of War through the Star League period (up to 2800), the Succession Wars period (2801 to 3050) and the Clan Invasion era (3051 to the present). Combined with the letter grades, the standard Availability Rating shows a unit or item’s availability throughout history, from the perspective of an Inner Sphere designer. For instance, an Availability Rating of “X-E-D” would describe an item that did not exist in the Age of War and Star League era, was rare in the Succession Wars, and remains somewhat hard to fi nd after the arrival of the Clans. Availability Codes are not always related to an item’s Technology Rating; even if an item could be manufactured prior to its availability, mass production of it may simply have been limited or non-existent for economic or philosophical reasons prior to its introduction. Clan Ratings The Standard Availability Ratings codes apply primarily to units and items of Inner Sphere design and production. For units constructed with a Clan Tech Base, the following guidelines apply: First, the Clans did not exist in the Age of War or Star League period, and so consider only two periods of availability: the Succession Wars era and the Clan Invasion era. Second, though the Clans did not exist during the Star League, they benefi ted from the peak of Star League engineering. Therefore, units with a Clan Technology Base use the fi rst Availability Code (for the Age of War/Star League period) in place of the middle Availability Code (for the Succession Wars period). Third, if the item is a piece of military technology or is used in the core construction of military units (BattleMechs, ProtoMechs, Combat Vehicles, battle armor or aerospace units), this code is further reduced by one level (to a minimum of A) among the Clans. Items of non-military application or that are used in the core construction of IndustrialMechs and Support Vehicles do not change their letter grade.
AVAILABILITY CODES TABLE Code Availability A Very Common B Common C Uncommon D Rare Code Availability E Very Rare F Unique Item does not X exist in this era Fourth, if a listed item has a Clan Extinction year that falls within the period referenced (such as standard autocannons, which went extinct for the Clans in the 2820s), the Availability Code instead must be increased by two letter grades (to a maximum of F), and any ratings shown for periods after that era (such as the Clan Invasion period, which follows the Succession Wars era) automatically receive a value of F. Fifth, any items introduced in an era that otherwise do not exist in the Inner Sphere (such as the Ultra AC/2, Ultra AC/10 and Ultra AC/20) receive an Availability Code of D for that era, dropping to C in the following era. Finally, any items not introduced during the Age of War/Star League era, and that have no introduction date for the Clans, may not receive a Clan Availability Rating, and so have an X for both eras. Unit Type Year of Introduction (Era)* BattleMechs 2443 (Age of War) IndustrialMechs 2300 (Pre-Age of War) ProtoMechs Vehicles (Combat and Support) 3060 Wheeled Pre-Spacefl ight Tracked Pre-Spacefl ight Hovercraft Pre-Spacefl ight Naval (Displacement Hull) Pre-Spacefl ight Naval (Hydrofoil) Pre-Spacefl ight Naval (Submarine) Pre-Spacefl ight VTOL Pre-Spacefl ight WiGE Early Spacefl ight Airship Pre-Spacefl ight Fixed-Wing Battle Armor Pre-Spacefl ight Exoskeletons Early Spacefl ight Power Armor (Light) 2710 (Star League) Light Battle Armor 2870 (Succession Wars [Early Clans]) Medium Battle Armor 2868 (Succession Wars [Early Clans]) UNIT TYPE INTRODUCTION DATES INTRODUCTION AND EXTINCTION DATES In addition to the general Availability Ratings, all items also present up to three dates (years) for the Inner Sphere and the Clans, respectively. These dates note when the items or components were fi rst introduced in a fi nal production-quality form (and which faction introduced them). Also presented is when the item went extinct for the Inner Sphere (and/or the Clans, if applicable), and when it was reintroduced (if it went extinct and was subsequently rediscovered). When constructing units for a certain time period, a designer must note whether or not the items and components that go into the unit’s design are even in production at the desired time. These dates are absolute, and take precedence even if the item is shown as being available by its Availability Rating alone. For instance, a unit being constructed before the Star League’s creation (in 2571) cannot mount an ER large laser (even though that weapon has an Age of War/Star League era Availability Rating of E), because the ER large laser wasn’t developed until 2620. It should also be noted that units of a given type (such as BattleMechs, ProtoMechs, and so on) may not be introduced before the dates given for them in the Unit Type Introduction Dates Table below. The same generally applies to items and components that have gone extinct. Though surplus parts may have lingered for decades or even centuries, units defi ned by a full-scale production year cannot be made using items that have previously gone extinct (and have yet to be reintroduced). Units Unit Type Year of Introduction (Era)* Heavy Battle Armor 2875 (Succession Wars [Early Clans]) Assault Battle Armor Conventional Infantry 2877 (Succession Wars [Early Clans]) Foot Pre-Spacefl ight Motorized Pre-Spacefl ight Jump Early Spacefl ight Mechanized (Wheeled) Pre-Spacefl ight Mechanized (Tracked) Pre-Spacefl ight Mechanized (Hover) Pre-Spacefl ight Conventional Fighter Pre-Spacefl ight Aerospace Fighter Small Craft Early Spacefl ight Aerodyne Early Spacefl ight Spheroid DropShip Early Spacefl ight Aerodyne 2480 (Age of War) Spheroid 2470 (Age of War) *Entries of “Pre-Spacefl ight” refl ect units developed in or before 1950; Entries of “Early Spacefl ight” refl ect units developed between 1950 and 2200 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 287
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CLASSIC BATTLETECH BATTLETECHTM TEC
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Choose Technology Base 46 Choose We
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Nail/Rivet Gun 246 Refueling Drogue
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To David Stansel-Garner for being t
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The one exception is the Equipment
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Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL)
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Battle Armor Aerospace Fighter Conv
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CLAN JADE FALCON OCCUPATION ZONE EC
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FREE RASALHAGUE REPUBLIC ECONOMY Ca
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BATTLE ARMOR Battle armor (battlesu
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each full four missiles (regardless
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on the ’Mech, including the rear
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BATTLE ARMOR RECORD SHEET Each Batt
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AIRSHIP DATA Type: Name: Tonnage: T
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Distinguished members of the media,
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sible. The relatively recent develo
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cancels the gyroscopic problems. On
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vert a standard into an XL—such a
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orbit. But even when working for sh
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neurohelmets typical of the Success
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on blind, crushing feet to create g
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WEIGHT BattleMechs use the tonnage
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Total ’Mech Tonnage BATTLEMECH IN
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Non-Fusion Engines Fusion Engines E
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Andrew has chosen a standard gyro f
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The placement of these critical slo
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the Base Armor Multipliers shown fo
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Chas distributes his armor points a
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ight side torso and the adjacent ce
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In light of these events, this grou
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preliminary phases, we will still n
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Light IndustrialMechs weigh 35 tons
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structure circles in that location,
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ADD GYROSCOPE Like BattleMechs, Ind
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STEP 3: ADD HEAT SINKS Though not a
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Edward sees no great need to spend
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power amplifi ers to supply the nee
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MEETING AGENDA Project Details Proj
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loads. The lower- to medium-size Pr
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Light ProtoMechs weigh 3 tons (3,00
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John’s Siren-4 weighs 3 tons (3,0
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do not record internal space the sa
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At 6 tons (6,000 kilograms), Kevin
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With only 25 kilograms left (275 kg
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derstand the technologies employed
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able, accurate weapon. Given the Ch
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terrain other than heavy woods and
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Michael wants to design a fast and
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Units built as Trailers do not requ
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DETERMINE JUMP CAPABILITY Combat Ve
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STEP 4: ADD ARMOR Armor helps prote
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STEP 5: ADD WEAPONS, AMMUNITION AND
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the 23.5 tons he had after armoring
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PTI’S HOT PRODUCTS: 3067 (SUPPORT
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HOVERCRAFT Units in this category m
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WHEELED VEHICLE The wheeled support
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VTOL: VTOLs are one of the lightest
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Motive Type design like Simon’s.
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Base Chassis/Engine Values In addit
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Choose Chassis Modifi cations For m
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MD Sheet, Simon blacks out all of t
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SUPPORT VEHICLE ENGINE TABLE SUPPOR
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half-ton (32 tons [engine weight] x
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Christine’s Dixon is a 300-ton Ai
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total crew/passenger seat weight to
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chassis modifi cation, which enable
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tion is devoted to one or more of t
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Because these minimum crew needs ar
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13 August 3068 This is my diary. I
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the forming clouds. The recruits on
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CONVENTIONAL INFANTRY FORMATIONS (B
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energy, “M” for Missile and “
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Secondary Weapon Limits The use of
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Motive Type CONVENTIONAL INFANTRY W
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ZM: Good morning, campers! They cal
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Weapons break down into your usual
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WEIGHT Battle armor, power armor an
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BATTLE ARMOR STRUCTURE WEIGHTS TABL
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BATTLE ARMOR NON-GROUND MOTIVE SYST
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must adhere to their basic rules wh
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Keith decides to provide his Tunnel
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The weight for these extra magazine
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MODULAR TECHNOLOGY When completing
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a squad of meat bags in the back, a
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laser-guided targeting system. All
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secondary control stick instead. On
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TECHNOLOGY BASE In Total Warfare st
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Unit Types The following unit types
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Base Engine Rating and Movement For
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(see p. 192). To determine the armo
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DropShip and not a fi ghter, it los
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combat. Unlike fi ghters, however,
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WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT The modern ba
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DOUBLE HEAT SINKS Introduced: 2567
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PROTOMECH STRUCTURE Introduced: 306
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STANDARD LASERS Introduced: circa 2
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and communications. This impairs th
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CLASSiC CRAFT DATA Type: Thrust: Sa
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CLASSiC DROPSHIP DATA Type: NOTES A
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Space Column Unit Type M BattleMech
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CONVENTIONAL INFANTRY WEAPONS (CONT
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