From: rfvhout@cs.vu.nl (Houten van RF)
Subject: BTECH: Two Mech designs with great back protection
Organization: Fac. Wiskunde & Informatica, VU, Amsterdam
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 10:25:58 GMT

The Mechs which follow were designed with two thoughts in mind:
first, heavy Mechs carry more weapons than they have heatsinks
to disperse the created heat, and
two, with the advent of smaller headhunter-Mechs, back protection
becomes a problem for even Assault Mechs.
So the design principle was for a Mech with roughly the same
amount of back as front protection, and roughly the same firepower
front and back. They are not battle-tested, so I don't know how
well they'll stand up in a fight.

				With Regards,

				RFVHOUT
<rfvhout@cs.vu.nl>

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Type:PLC-CP  Cyclops-G                              Tons   Crits
Tonnage:                 90 tons                     90      51
Internal Structure:      (Endo Steel)          9.0->  4.5    14
Engine:                  XL 360                      16.5     6
  walking MP:            4
  running MP:            6
  jumping MP:            0

Total Heat Sinks:        12 (double)                  2       0
Gyro:                                                 4       0
Cockpit:                                              3       0
Armor Factor             262                         16.5     0
                    Internal             Armor
                    Structure            Value
Head:                  3                   9
Center Torso:         29               29/28
Rt/Lt Torso:          19               20/18
Rt/Lt Arm:            15                  30
Rt/Lt Leg             19                  30

Triple Strength Myomer                                0       6

Weapons and Ammo    Location            Critical

Gauss Rifle           RA                   7         15       7
ammo * 24             RT                              4       4
SRM-4               CT, CT(R)              1          4       2
ammo * 25             RA                              1       1
CASE                  RA                              0.5     1
med laser           LA, RA                 1          2       2
LRM-10              LT, RT(R)              2         10       4
ammo * 24           LL, RL                            2       2
ER l laser            LA                   2          5       2 
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Type:PLC-ZEU  Zeus-G                                Tons   Crits
Tonnage:                 80 tons                     80      51
Internal Structure:      (Endo Steel)          8.0->  4      14
Engine:                  XL 320                      11.5     6
  walking MP:            4
  running MP:            6
  jumping MP:            0

Total Heat Sinks:        12 (double)                  2       0
Gyro:                                                 4       0
Cockpit:                                              3       0
Armor Factor             231                         14.5     0
                    Internal             Armor
                    Structure            Value
Head:                  3                   9
Center Torso:         25               26/24
Rt/Lt Torso:          17               18/16
Rt/Lt Arm:            13                  26
Rt/Lt Leg             17                  26

Triple Strength Myomer                                0       6

Weapons and Ammo    Location            Critical

ER l laser          LT, RT(R)               2        10       4
Ultra AC-5            LA                    5         9       5
ammo * 40             LA                              2       2
CASE                  LA                              0.5     1
LRM-20                RA                    5        10       5
ammo * 18             RA                              3       3
CASE                  RA                              0.5     1
med laser           RT, LT(R)               1         2       2
med p laser         CT, CT(R)               1         4       2
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