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Marauder MAD-4D
Mass: 75 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-F-D-A
Production Year: 3047
Cost: 7,211,750 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,726
Chassis: GM Marauder Standard
Power Plant: GM 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Valiant Scutum Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Magna Hellstar PPCs
1 Donal PPC
3 Magna Mk II Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: Sarao Steelworks
Primary Factory: Franklin
Communications System: Dalban Micronics
Targeting and Tracking System: Dalban HiRez
Overview:
With the rediscovery of the Helm Memory Core, the ensuing technological
renaissance led to the improvents in military equipment, medical treatments,
and purification equipment for water, atmospheres, and whole planetary
environments, despite ComStar's futile clandestine interference attempts. A
small company known as Sarao Steelworks, based on the Davion-aligned planet of
Franklin, was one of the companies that benefited from the renaissance, and
soon grew to be a leader in successfully mass-producing double heat sinks (also
known as "Freezers") for the AFFS (and later on, the AFFC). The company would
later branch out into battlemech-refitting as well, primarily the replacement
of heat sinks with Freezers, though the company does weapon and armor
replacements as well, resulting in new variants of certain battlemechs; one of
these new variants was the Marauder MAD-4D.
Capabilities:
The Marauder MAD-4D is a modest upgrade of the MAD-3D model used by the AFFS.
The chassis was mainly the same, but the 20 heat sinks were replaced with 16
double-strength versions, significantly improving the cooling capacity.
Protection was also upgraded, as Sarao Steelworks replaced the original armor
with 12.5 tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor.
In terms of weaponry, the MAD-4D retains the originial's arm-mounted weapons.
However, Sarao Steelworks replaced the Large Laser on the right torso was
replaced with a Donal PPC, and also improved the mounting of the weapon; due to
the Donal's distinct 'long-barrel' design, the MAD-4D appears to have a similar
silhouette as the MAD-3R Marauder. Close-range firepower was slightly
improved, by adding another Magna Mk II Medium Laser in the center torso.
Deployment:
The Marauder MAD-4D variants were mainly deployed by AFFC forces currently
stationed in the Draconis and Capellan Marches, although this variant has been
used for AFFC pirate-hunting operations as well.
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 114 points 7.50
Engine: Fusion Engine 300 19.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 16(32) 6.00
Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 224 12.50
Armor Locations: 1 CT, 6 LT, 3 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 23 30
Center Torso (rear) 15
L/R Torso 16 22
L/R Torso (rear) 10
L/R Arm 12 23
L/R Leg 16 30
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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PPC RA 10 3 7.00
Medium Laser RA 3 1 1.00
PPC LA 10 3 7.00
Medium Laser LA 3 1 1.00
PPC RT 10 3 7.00
Medium Laser CT 3 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 11
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 7 Points: 17
4 4 4 3 0 3 1 Structure: 6
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
