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BattleTech: Experimental Technical Readout: Marik
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INTRODUCTION
In the past generation mankind has seen a revolution in technology. Many expensive necessities like water and food have
become considerably cheaper as new technologies—new, at least, to this century—have entered production at large scales. Water
ilters, JumpShips, and genetically modiied crops derived from the Helm Memory Core have greatly eased life in the Inner Sphere
since 3030. One of the greatest impacts of the Helm Core, though, is a subtle one: education.
In the irst quarter of this century, even the elite technicians of the Great Houses’ armies were next to witchdoctors when it
came to maintaining the most advanced technology of the day. The most advanced items were “black boxes” or “lostech.” Now,
though, their children and grandchildren not only have a fair grasp of the equipment delivered to them, but also can improve upon
it. This generation has seen innovation surpassing the military technologies of the irst Star League, with more powerful weapons,
more capable electronics, and more advanced structures being ielded.
The region some still call the Free Worlds League is not an exception. Indeed, since 3051, it has produced many of the most
advanced military technologies. Serving as the “arsenal of the Inner Sphere” against the Clans, the Free Worlds League developed a
military-industrial complex that eventually even outshone the Lyran Commonwealth/Alliance. Unfortunately, that uniied market
and industrial market is in the process of collapsing. Whereas the other major Inner Sphere powers can aford to develop and ield
battalions of cutting-edge units, the splinter states emerging from the Free Worlds League are mostly producing limited quantities
of prototypes and reits to demonstrate those new technologies.
This situation, though, is an opportunity for Irian Technologies. Respect for patents and trade secrets is waning as Free
Worlds League member-states seek to replace “foreign”-built units with domestically built units “during the current emergency.”
These under-funded eforts seem unlikely to progress far but, in the attempt, will spread the technology to vendors vulnerable to
acquisition.
Some notable “squibs” of new technology implementation are presented in this document. A few of them are useful as
designed for immediate production and sale, while others are more suited to be “milked” for their technologies, which may be
then implemented in Irian products. Minor outlays in our legal department should protect any lawsuit objecting to this technology
acquisition.
—Brooke Lassinger, Irian Technologies, 15 November 3080
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INTRODUCTION
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The ’Mechs, combat vehicles, and i ghters described in Experimental Technical Readout: Marik provide players with a sampling of the various
custom designs that have arisen in the technical divisions of the military manufacturers of the Free Worlds League. The designs featured in this book
rel ect limited-run prototypes and “one-of s” that have yet to reach full factory production—and most likely never will.
The rules for using ’Mechs, vehicles and i ghters in BattleTech game play can be found in Total Warfare , while the rules for their construction
can be found in TechManual . However, the experimental nature of these designs also draws upon the Experimental-level rules presented in Tactical
Operations . Thus, none of the units featured in this volume are considered tournament legal, and their use in introductory games is discouraged.
Furthermore, the extreme rarity of these machines is such that none of them should occur in a BattleTech campaign as a chance encounter, but the
capture or destruction of any one of these prototypes could be potential objective for BattleTech scenarios, tracks and role-playing adventures.
Project Development: Herbert A. Beas II
Development Assistance: Randall N. Bills
BattleTech Line Developer: Herbert A. Beas II
Assistant Line Developer: Ben H. Rome
Primary Writing: Michael Miller
Writing Assistance: Herbert A. Beas II
Production Sta
Record Sheets :
Joel Bancroft-Connors
“BV Smasha!” Sebastian Brocks
Christopher “Chunga” Smith
“Techno Wizard” Jason Tighe
Factchecking/Playtesting : Joel Bancroft-Connors, Roland
“ColBosch” Boshnack, Joshua “NCKestrel” Franklin, William “Mad Capellan”
Gauthier, Keith “Xotl” Hann, Johannes “jymset” Heidler, Daniel “DarkISI”
Isberner, Chris “Alexander Knight” Marti, Luke “Jellico” Robertson, Chris
“Chunga” Smith, Peter Smith, Chris Wheeler, Patrick Wynne.
Special Thanks : Michael Miller would like to thank Chris Wheeler
— for the last minute fact checking and reviewing.
Cover Design and Layout : Matt Heerdt
Original Illustrations :
Doug Chaf ee
David R. Deitrick
Duane Loose
Matt Plog
Anthony Scroggins
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JA-KL-1579 JACKAL
Field Testing Summation: Custom JA-KL-1579 Rei t
Producer/Site: Earthwerks, Keystone
Supervising Technician: Various
Project Start Date: 3077
Non-Production Equipment Analysis:
Type: Jackal
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Tonnage: 30
Battle Value: 1,273
PPC Capacitor
Equipment
Mass
Angel ECM Suite
Internal Structure:
Endo Steel
1.5
Engine:
210 XL
4.5
Overview
This prototype Jackal —irst sighted near Earthwerks’
Keystone facility—was not fully detailed until a couple reports
of its use against pirates surfaced in the media, and Earthwerks
i nally hosted a media conference to explaining their new model.
Earthwerks planned to initially of er the JA-KL-1579 as a
i eld-rei t kit for owners of the older JA-KL-1532 model. This kit
corrected the 1532’s dei ciencies, supplying a much-needed
upgrade to its heat sink system, a few appliqué armor panels, a
capacitor system to enhance the output of the Aberdovey PPC by
i fty percent, and an advanced ECM suite in place of the Streak
launcher many pilots claimed to be “nigh-useless”.
Reception from JA-KL-1532 operators was fairly warm. In
addition to addressing the original model’s faults, the 1579 also
addressed many of the experiences mercenary users gleaned in
the conl ict against the Word of Blake: advanced electronics and
new, more potent weaponry make the battlei eld more dangerous
than ever. With a powerful ECM suite shrouding the Jackal and its
lancemates from Word of Blake C 3 systems and other electronic
threats, the 1579 is free to bring to bear a PPC as powerful as the
relatively new heavy PPC but at only four-i fths of the weight and
with greater ef ective range.
Criticism of the 1579 primarily came from military personnel
who do not operate Jackals and amateur industry observers. Most
of this is directed toward the fact that the 1579 only mounts a
single weapon, while astute observers note that Earthwerks is
quietly of ering a cut-price “JA-KL-1578” kit (which trades the
Angel for a Guardian ECM Suite and ER small laser).
Interestingly, Earthwerks was emphasizing its own
engineering and industrial ef ort put into the JA-KL-1579 with no
mention of VEST. Though VEST had resumed limited production
in 3074, Earthwerks indicated that disrupted communications
(Solaris VII’s HPG was only replaced in 3080) and shipping ended
the company’s long cooperation with VEST. However, subsequent
cessation of all Jackal production in 3079 appears to have killed
the 1579 as well.
Walking MP:
7
Running MP:
11
Jumping MP:
0
Heat Sinks:
10 [20]
0
Gyro:
3
Cockpit:
3
Armor Factor (Ferro):
104
6.5
Internal
Armor
Structure
Value
Head
3
9
Center Torso
10
16
Center Torso (rear)
5
R/L Torso
7
12
R/L Torso (rear)
5
R/L Arm
4
11
R/L Leg
7
15
Weapons and Ammo
Location
Critical
Tonnage
ER PPC
RT
3
7
PPC Capacitor
RT
1
1
Anti-Missile System
H
1
.5
Angel ECM Suite
CT
2
2
Ammo (AMS) 12
LT
1
1
3
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HER-7S HERMES II
Field Testing Summation: Custom HER-7S Hybrid Prototype
Producer/Site: Irian BattleMechs Unlimited, Shiro III
Supervising Technician: Baron Roderick Axel
Project Start Date: 3077
Non-Production Equipment Analysis:
Type: Hermes II
Technology Base: Mixed (Experimental)
Tonnage: 40
Battle Value: 1,578
XXL Fusion Engine
Equipment
Mass
Composite Internal Structure
Internal Structure:
Composite
2
Clan Large Pulse Laser
Engine:
320 XXL
7.5
ER Flamer
Walking MP:
8
Clan Targeting Computer
Running MP:
12
Jumping MP:
8
Overview
More than a few amateur military observers amuse
themselves with homemade designs of The Ultimate BattleMech,
often aided by the endless variety of military computer games.
This entertainment is normally harmless, at least until the
nonprofessional individual manages to catch the ear of an
inluential person and ends up burdening a military with a lawed,
often-expensive design.
Baron Roderick Axel of Lopez is one such individual. Wealthy
beyond imagining thanks to family investments in the Andurien
civilian computer industry (which boomed with the recovery of
the Helm Memory Core) and trained as a MechWarrior to operate
the family ‘Mech, Baron Axel possessed the self-conidence one
can only ind in a noble isolated from reality, and convinced
himself that he could, in fact, design a better BattleMech. Once
he became the head of the family business portfolio, he set out to
turn the workhorse Marik ‘Mech—the Hermes II— into “a ’Mech for
the thirty-second century”.
It appears that Irian BattleMechs Unlimited of Shiro III
was more than willing to indulge the Baron’s wish fulillment,
dedicating some spare technical staf and issuing contracts for
prototypes of the highly advanced hardware that Baron Axel
hoped to see itted to his HER-7S Hermes II .
At irst glance, the HER-7S is a high performance machine. It
has a top speed of over 120 kph, a 240-meter jump capacity, and
upgrades the traditional irepower of the Hermes II to larger, more
efective weaponry. This mobility and mix of Clan-grade and Inner
Sphere weaponry does make the HER-7S an efective combatant,
but the compromises made to achieve this performance were
costly—beyond the sheer “sticker shock” of the price tag. The XXL
engine and composite structure make this BattleMech extremely
vulnerable to penetrating damage, which the moderate armor
protection is hard-pressed to handle by today’s standards.
Though Irian cited component production problems as
the reason for not pursuing Axel’s 7S beyond several prototypes,
annual budget information provided to investors indicates Irian
did not even make preliminary outlays to modify its Shiro III
Hermes II assembly line (and may, in fact, never have intended
to manufacture more than the three prototypes they’ve already
unveiled). Meanwhile, however, Irian continues to be most
solicitous to Baron Axel, who seems to be handling the news that
his dream ’Mech is “ahead of its time” quite well.
Heat Sinks:
10 [20]
0
Gyro:
4
Cockpit:
3
Armor Factor (Ferro):
120
7.5
Internal
Armor
Structure
Value
Head
3
9
Center Torso
12
17
Center Torso (rear)
6
R/L Torso
10
14
R/L Torso (rear)
5
R/L Arm
6
11
R/L Leg
10
14
Weapons and Ammo
Location
Critical
Tonnage
Light PPC
RA
2
3
Large Pulse Laser (C)
RT
2
6
Targeting Computer (C)
CT
2
2
ER Flamer
LA
1
1
Jump Jets
RT
4
2
Jump Jets
LT
4
2
4
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