Thanatos Omnimech (Apocryphal / AU)

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Questia posted this 23 October 2017

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Thanatos artwork, by Franz Vohwinkel, from TRO 3067.

Death comes in many ways. More often than not, it's in the form of manmade lightning.

Good day, fellow Solaris 7 BT-nuts! You may have wondered what the Thanatos could have been as an OmniMech. Wasted opportunity, too: the Inner Sphere might have had an opportunity to field their own heavy cavalry Omni to counter the hordes of Clanners and their beloved 5/8/x movement profile.

Well, here's a personal interpretation of the big guy. The fluff isn't quiiiite there yet, but the stats are well and ready!

Thanatos TNS-O

Mass: 75 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped Omnimech
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3058
Cost: 21,110,469 C-Bills
Battle Value: 965

Chassis: StarFrame Heavy Endo-Steel
Power Plant: PlasmaStar 375 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: Audi-Fokker Mark IV
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Durallex Heavy Standard Armor
Armament:
    28.0 tons of pod space.
Manufacturer: StarCorps Industries
    Primary Factory: Crofton
Communications System: Garret T-60 FastScan
Targeting and Tracking System: Garret F22C

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                   114 points                4.00
    Internal Locations: 1 HD, 1 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             375                      19.50
    Walking MP: 5
    Running MP: 8
    Jumping MP: 0 
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             13(26)                    3.00
Gyro:               Standard                                               4.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 216                 13.50

                                                      Internal       Armor      
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     23           35        
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  10        
                                           L/R Torso     16           22        
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  8         
                                             L/R Arm     12           21        
                                             L/R Leg     16           30        

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Loadout Name: Prime                                          Cost: 24,545,391
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 1,990

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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    Jumping MP: 5  (Standard)
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT                                   5.00
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             17(34)                    4.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 LA, 2 RA
    CASE Locations: 1 RT                                                   0.50
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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Streak SRM-6                                 RA        4         2         4.50
ER PPC                                       LA        15        3         7.00
ER Medium Laser                              LA        5         1         1.00
ER Small Laser                               LA        2         1         0.50
ER Medium Laser                              RT        5         1         1.00
Guardian ECM Suite                           RT        0         2         1.50
ER Medium Laser                              LT        5         1         1.00
C3 Computer (Slave)                          LT        0         1         1.00
@Streak SRM-6 (15)                           RT        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 0

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      7    Points: 20
5j         4       4       1       0      3     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: OMNI, ECM, C3S, CASE, MHQ1, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA


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Loadout Name: Alpha                                          Cost: 23,771,016
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 1,877

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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    Jumping MP: 5  (Standard)
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT                                   5.00
    CASE Locations: 1 RT                                                   0.50
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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LB 10-X AC                                   RA        2         6        11.00
ER PPC                                       LA        15        3         7.00
ER Small Laser                               LA        2         1         0.50
Medium Laser                                 RT        3         1         1.00
Medium Laser                                 LT        3         1         1.00
@LB 10-X (Slug) (10)                         RT        -         1         1.00
@LB 10-X (Cluster) (10)                      RT        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 11

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      7    Points: 19
5j         3       3       2       0      3     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, FLK 1/1/1


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Loadout Name: Bravo                                          Cost: 23,319,844
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 2,042

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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Gauss Rifle                                  RA        1         7        15.00
ER PPC                                       LA        15        3         7.00
ER Medium Laser                              RT        5         1         1.00
ER Medium Laser                              LT        5         1         1.00
C3 Computer (Slave)                          CT        0         1         1.00
@Gauss Rifle (8)                             RA        -         1         1.00
@Gauss Rifle (16)                            RT        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 15

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      7    Points: 20
5          4       4       3       0      3     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: OMNI, C3S, MHQ1, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
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Loadout Name: Charlie                                        Cost: 24,281,250
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 1,819

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             14(28)                    1.00
    CASE Locations: 1 LT                                                   0.50
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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Small Pulse Laser                            LA        2         1         1.00
2 ER Medium Lasers                           LA        10        2         2.00
LB 20-X AC                                   RT/RA     6         3/8      14.00
ER Medium Laser                              RT        5         1         1.00
Guardian ECM Suite                           RT        0         2         1.50
ER Medium Laser                              LT        5         1         1.00
Flamer                                       LT        3         1         1.00
C3 Computer (Slave)                          CT        0         1         1.00
@LB 20-X (Slug) (10)                         LT        -         2         2.00
@LB 20-X (Cluster) (10)                      LT        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 3

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      7    Points: 18
5          4       4       0       0      3     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: OMNI, C3S, ECM, CASE, MHQ1, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, FLK 1/1/0


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Loadout Name: Delta                                          Cost: 23,731,094
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 1,899

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
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Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             16(32)                    3.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 LA, 1 RA
    CASE Locations: 1 RT                                                   0.50
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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ER PPC                                       RA        15        3         7.00
Medium Laser                                 RA        3         1         1.00
ER PPC                                       LA        15        3         7.00
Medium Laser                                 LA        3         1         1.00
Streak SRM-6                                 RT        4         2         4.50
2 Medium Lasers                              LT        6         2         2.00
C3 Computer (Slave)                          CT        0         1         1.00
@Streak SRM-6 (15)                           RT        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 7

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      7    Points: 19
5          4       4       2       0      3     2   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: OMNI, C3S, CASE, MHQ1, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

Questia posted this 23 October 2017

Overview:

"Carmen, final check - the pod is secured, yes?"

"Aye, sir Julian; pod's all good."

"Copy that. Carmen. Alright, lift her up and install her so that we can all go home."

The whine of a loader crane echoed throughout the bay, almost deafening in its singular determination to raise the pod. That pod looked... utilitarian, to say the least - little more than a barely-decorated rectangular prism, with six missile tubes arranged horizontally three-by-two.

Carmen stared at it, hiding her distaste with a stoic face. Why was it that the design had to be so nondescript? Even the salvaged Thor, blocky as it may have been, had a bit of asymmetrical charm resembling a good old Thunderbolt. This new design had none of that; it may as well have been a block of steel on a gargantuan rabbit's legs.

Still, it was what it was. In times like this, she reminded herself that the 'Mech would eventually earn its own beauty - covered in Clan rubble, smoldering, riddled with holes... but utterly victorious.

Maybe. There were still many tests left, after all - that day was still months away at the least. 

StarCorps Industries was no stranger to the OmniMech market, having produced the Black Hawk-KUAvatar, and Sunder OmniMechs under license from Luthien Armor Works. Three years spent on producing both 'Mech and 'Pod parts became learning experiences with the technology - and with the occasional salvaged Clan 'mech under examination, it was only a matter of time before StarCorps decided to create their own OmniMech.

While the licensed OmniMechs were all good in their own right, they sought to make theirs unique - and, perhaps, unmatched in the Sphere. The path to that came from the OmniMechs' progenitors: the Clans. In a stroke of luck and good deals, a near-pristine Thor came into the Crofton facility's possession. The design had already earned the respect of military analysts all over the Inner Sphere, so it was a no-brainer to base their design off of it.

The end product took nearly two years from primary concept to final product, even with things moving smoother than expected. The wait was well worth it, however - the design, christened Thanatos from a company-wide poll, rapidly became a favorite.

(... it's a little tiring to write fluff, actually. I'll get back to this in due time!)

Questia posted this 23 October 2017

(reserved!)

Thunder posted this 26 October 2017

Solid Design.  Slight tendency for ERPPC's to be included on any given configuration.  Good job.

Nightstalker666 posted this 12 July 2018

I want to take one, exchange all ERPPC's with Large Pulse Lasers, fit a targeting computer into it (may require just switching the PPC for the TC in case's like the Bravo) and probly see how many MPL's I can fit in place of the medium-range direct-fire weaponry such as the ERML's of course again in the Bravo pack.

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