lusty talon
due to the resource starvation of the succession wars, many people would use and modify existing battlemechs not meant for the role to which they were deployed for to better work in this role. with the rifleman's relative low cost, and high availability for a heavy, often times it would see modifications to better suit the needs of end users. here's just a couple of which you might find interesting
Base Tech Level: Introductory (IS)
Level Era
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Experimental 2463+ (Age of War -)
Advanced -
Standard 3010+ (Late Succession Wars - LosTech -)
Tech Rating: D/X-E-D-D
Weight: 60 tons
BV: 1,023
Cost: 4,707,200 C-bills
Source: TRO: 3039
Role: Sniper
Movement: 4/6
Engine: 240 Fusion
Heat Sinks: 14
Cockpit: Standard Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 99
Armor: 120/201 (Standard)
Internal Armor
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Head 3 9
Center Torso 20 18
Center Torso (rear) 5
Right Torso 14 13
Right Torso (rear) 4
Left Torso 14 13
Left Torso (rear) 4
Right Arm 10 11
Left Arm 10 11
Right Leg 14 16
Left Leg 14 16
Weapons Loc Heat
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Large Laser LA 8
AC/2 LA 1
Large Laser RA 8
AC/2 RA 1
Medium Laser LT 3
Medium Laser RT 3
Ammo Loc Shots
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AC/2 Ammo RT 45
Quirks
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Searchlight
Ubiquitous (Clans)
Anti-Aircraft Targeting
Ubiquitous (Inner Sphere)
Improved Communications```the rifleman 3N "shuttlecock" was an attempt by the "Marchand Security company" to design a "improved rifleman that better fit's it's roles, both real and forced into" in 3010, doing so by dropping down the firepower of the autocannons, to better allow installation of heatsinks and armor. this variant gained the nickname in the forces using it, after the mech's offensive capacity to send aerotech assets back around in combat compared to the original's rather restrictive capacity of ammunition
Base Tech Level: Introductory (IS)
Level Era
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Experimental 2463+ (Age of War -)
Advanced -
Standard 3022+ (Late Succession Wars - Renaissance -)
Tech Rating: D/X-E-D-D
Weight: 60 tons
BV: 1,287
Cost: 4,984,400 C-bills
Source: TRO: 3039
Role: Sniper
Movement: 4/6
Engine: 240 Fusion
Heat Sinks: 18
Cockpit: Standard Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 99
Armor: 160/201 (Standard)
Internal Armor
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Head 3 9
Center Torso 20 24
Center Torso (rear) 7
Right Torso 14 18
Right Torso (rear) 5
Left Torso 14 18
Left Torso (rear) 5
Right Arm 10 15
Left Arm 10 15
Right Leg 14 22
Left Leg 14 22
Weapons Loc Heat
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PPC LA 10
Medium Laser LA 3
PPC RA 10
Medium Laser RA 3
Medium Laser LT 3
Medium Laser RT 3
Small Laser (R) CT 1
Quirks
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Searchlight
Ubiquitous (Clans)
Anti-Aircraft Targeting
Ubiquitous (Inner Sphere)
Improved Communications```as for a second variant, made in 3022, the shuttlecock II is a offensively focused compromise built to specifically compromise between the 3C and 4D in such a way to keep the mech a long ranged terror, while significantly increasing the mech's durability. in attempting to achieve this goal the refit attempted to become something of a "pocket warhammer" to which this gained relatively promising results, dropping the large lasers of the the 4D model's rather heat intensive loadout to better allow the addition of a brace of 4 medium lasers, a small laser, and 3 more heatsinks in a attempt to better compensate with this increased heat profile. while the goal was achieved, the Marchand security company would be wiped to a man during the 4th succession war.
lusty talon
Base Tech Level: Standard (IS)
Level Era
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Experimental 2595-3053 (Star League to Clan Invasion)
Advanced 3054 (Clan Invasion)
Standard 3055+ (Clan Invasion -)
Tech Rating: E/X-X-E-D
Weight: 60 tons
BV: 1,258
Cost: 10,662,400 C-bills
Source: (Unknown)
Role: Brawler
Movement: 4/6
Engine: 240 XL
Double Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Cockpit: Standard Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 99
Armor: 197/201 (Ferro-Fibrous)
Internal Armor
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Head 3 9
Center Torso 20 31
Center Torso (rear) 9
Right Torso 14 22
Right Torso (rear) 6
Left Torso 14 22
Left Torso (rear) 6
Right Arm 10 19
Left Arm 10 19
Right Leg 14 27
Left Leg 14 27
Weapons Loc Heat
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LB 10-X AC RA 2
LB 10-X AC LA 2
Small Pulse Laser LT 2
Small Pulse Laser RT 2
Medium Laser CT 3
Medium Laser CT 3
Ammo Loc Shots
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LB 10-X AC Ammo LT 10
LB 10-X AC Ammo RT 10
LB 10-X Cluster Ammo RT 10
LB 10-X Cluster Ammo LT 10
Equipment Loc
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CASE RT
CASE LT
Quirks
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Searchlight
Ubiquitous (Clans)
Anti-Aircraft Targeting
Ubiquitous (Inner Sphere)
Improved Communications```"built by Red eagle security from a rifleman 5D, the rifleman 5D "claysmasher" attempts to modernize the previous 3C rifleman to the post clan invasion standard. this has had somewhat mixed, if positive results. while it's user, Anthony Luchessi, complains often about the percieved lack of durability the 240 XL engine provides, he has yet to have been shot out from under him, a fact that soon shall be tested, as the company has recently accepted a contract with the draconis combine to guard the world of kilmarnock, a world likely to see invasion if smoke jaguar or the nova cats were to go on the offensive in the post truce of tukkayid landscape, and one relatively close to luthien."
lusty talon
Base Tech Level: Standard (IS)
Level Era
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Experimental 2605-3048 (Star League to Late Succession Wars - Renaissance)
Advanced 3049-3064 (Late Succession Wars - Renaissance to Civil War)
Standard 3065+ (Civil War -)
Tech Rating: E/X-F-F-E
Weight: 60 tons
BV: 1,283
Cost: 9,911,200 C-bills
Source: (Unknown)
Role: Brawler
Movement: 4/6
Engine: 240 XL
Double Heat Sinks: 15 [30]
Cockpit: Standard Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 99
Armor: 184/201 (Standard)
Internal Armor
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Head 3 9
Center Torso 20 28
Center Torso (rear) 9
Right Torso 14 20
Right Torso (rear) 6
Left Torso 14 20
Left Torso (rear) 6
Right Arm 10 18
Left Arm 10 18
Right Leg 14 25
Left Leg 14 25
Weapons Loc Heat
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Medium Laser LT 3
Medium Laser RT 3
ER Large Laser LA 12
ER Large Laser RA 12
AC/2 LA 1
AC/2 RA 1
Ammo Loc Shots
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Flak AC/2 Ammo RT 45
Equipment Loc
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CASE RT
Quirks
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Searchlight
Ubiquitous (Clans)
Anti-Aircraft Targeting
Ubiquitous (Inner Sphere)
Improved Communications```built in the early 3050's, the rifleman 5M birdstrike was built by "John Giskra's armored corp" as a refit built to improve the rifleman 5M's somewhat lacking autocannon ammunition and the increased range profile clans were precieved to have. it's increased armor often threw off flankers, whom would often mistake the mech for something of a easy mark. it would see use in operation guerrero, being part of the second line, often killing aerospace assets long before the units expected to be in danger of being shot.
errant star