Nevlaa (Clan Mongoose battlemech)

Nevlaa


Mass: 55 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-D-A
Production Year: 2860 - 2868
Dry Cost: 5,952,517 C-Bills
Total Cost: 5,979,517 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,704

Chassis: Series V Endo-Steel
Power Plant: RFUM  275 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: Standart
    Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Compound Delta Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    1 Mk. XVII ER PPC
    4 Series 1 Mk. 3     ER Medium Lasers
    1 Clan Series 4d SRM-6
Manufacturer: Cudahy Assembly Plants Delta
    Primary Factory: Circe
Communications System: Block 7 TRACONM
Targeting and Tracking System: TRTTS-X Mk. II

Overview:
Named after the Punjabi term for the Indian gray mongoose, the Nevlaa was a 
medium-class battlemech that served in the front-line forces of the Clan 
Mongoose touman despite being a non-Omnimech design.  The Nevlaa was first 
deployed in 2860, and was notable for being the first 'mech to make use of the 
"Targeting Computer" Technology.


Capabilities:
Weighing at 55-tons, the Nevlaa stands at the top end of the medium-class 
scale.  The battlmech is fairly robust in terms of design and cost, as the only 
weight savings materials used are the Endo-Steel chassis and 9.5 tons of 
Ferro-Fibrous Armor for protection.  The 275-rated Standard Fusion Engine 
provides a top speed of 86.4 km/h, with the mobility further augmented by five 
jump jets.


Primarily inspired by the Guillotine battlemech, the Nevlaa has a Clan Mk. XVII 
ER PPC on its left arm, supported by four ER Medium Lasers, all of them Series 
1 Mk. 3 models; one is mounted in each side torso, while two of them are 
mounted on the right arm.  A Clan Series 4d SRM-6 launcher rounds out the 
armament, intended for breaching any holes created by the energy weapons.  
Fourteen double heat sinks provide respectable heat dissipation, although not 
optimal enough to allow for firing all of the weapons at once.  Finally, a 
two-ton Targeting Computer, the first of its kind, is tied to the direct-fire 
weapons, significantly increasing the accuracy, as well as lethality of all 
those weapons.


Deployment:
The Nevlaa was initially only deployed by Clan Mongoose, although it soon 
spread to other Clans.  After Clan Mongoose was absorbed by Clan Smoke Jaguar 
in 2868, production of the Nevlaa ceased.


Only the touman of Clan Mongoose utilized the Nevlaa in front-line combat; the 
other Clans only relegated the battlemech to either second-line or garrison 
forces.  After the demise of Clan Mongoose, most of the Nevlaa battlemechs 
would end up being mothballed.


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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                    91 points                3.00
    Internal Locations: 1 HD, 3 LT, 3 RT
Engine:             Fusion Engine                275                      15.50
    Walking MP: 5
    Running MP: 8
    Jumping MP: 5 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL                                   2.50
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             14(28)                    4.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 2 RT
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA    R: SH+UA+LA
Armor:              Ferro-Fibrous                AV - 182                  9.50
    Armor Locations: 4 LT, 3 RT
    CASE Locations: RT                                                     0.00

                                                      Internal       Armor      
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     18           25        
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  10        
                                           L/R Torso     13           16        
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  10        
                                             L/R Arm     9            18        
                                             L/R Leg     13           25        

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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2 ER Medium Lasers                           RA        10        2         2.00
ER PPC                                       LA        15        2         6.00
ER Medium Laser                              RT        5         1         1.00
ER Medium Laser                              LT        5         1         1.00
Targeting Computer                           LT        -         2         2.00
SRM-6                                        CT        4         1         1.50
@SRM-6 (15)                                  RT        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 14

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      6    Points: 27
5j         4       4       2       0      2     2   Structure:  5
Special Abilities: CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA