From: edmonds@cs.ubc.ca (Brian Edmonds)
Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
Subject: HPC-A1 Hopscotch
Date: 24 Jan 1993 21:29:25 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: world
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Here's another mech I put together while playing with my spreadsheet.  
If you can afford it, it sure makes a nice upgrade to the Locust. :) 
A good history is always appreciated...

Name:     HPC-A1 Hopscotch                  CLAN 1      Tons   Cost(kC)
Tonnage:          45                (0.0)         
Internal Structure:                                      2.5
  Musculature:            TS 0                                     90.0
  Skeleton:               ES 1                                     72.0
  Arm Actuators:       Upper 2   Lower 2    Hand 2                 20.7
  Leg Actuators:       Upper 2   Lower 2    Foot 2                 31.5
Engine:          360 Hermes         XL 1     DBL 0      16.5     4320.0
  Walking MPs:               8
  Running MPs:              12
  Jumping MPs:               8                           4.0       72.0
Heat Sinks        10      DS 1 Crits   0                 0.0       60.0
Gyro:                                                    4.0     1200.0
Cockpit:                                                 3.0      340.0
Armour Factor:            FF 1       154        (1)      8.0      160.0
  Head:            3        (0)        9
  CT:             14        (0)       18        10
  R/LT:           11        (0)       14         8
  R/LA:            7        (0)       14
  R/LL:           11        (0)       22

Weapons and Ammo:          Loc      Crit      Heat
Medium ER Laser             CT         1         5       1.0       80.0
Streak SRM-4                RT         1         3       2.0       90.0
Ammo (25)                   RT         1                 1.0       54.0
Streak SRM-4                LT         1         3       2.0       90.0
Ammo (25)                   LT         1                 1.0       54.0
Jump Jets                   RT         3
Jump Jets                   LT         3
Jump Jets                   RL         1
Jump Jets                   LL         1

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TOTAL                                           11      45.0     6734.2

PRICE         $9,765kC        

Left Arm                                Right Arm 
1.  Shoulder                            1.  Shoulder        
2.  Upper Arm                           2.  Upper Arm       
3.  Lower Arm                           3.  Lower Arm       
4.  Hand            Head                4.  Hand  
5.  Endo Steel      1.  Life Support    5.  Endo Steel      
6.  Endo Steel      2.  Sensors         6.  Endo Steel      
7.  Endo Steel      3.  Cockpit         7.  Endo Steel      
8.  Ferro-Fibre     4.                  8.  Ferro-Fibre     
9.  Ferro-Fibre     5.  Sensors         9.  Ferro-Fibre     
10. Ferro-Fibre     6.  Life Support    10. Ferro-Fibre     
11.                                     11.       
12.                 Centre Torso        12.       
                    1.  Engine
Left Torso          2.  Engine          Right Torso         
1.  Engine          3.  Engine          1.  Engine
2.  Engine          4.  Gyro            2.  Engine
3.  Streak SRM-4    5.  Gyro            3.  Streak SRM-4    
4.  Ammo (SRM)      6.  Gyro            4.  Ammo (SRM)      
5.  Jump Jet        7.  Gyro            5.  Jump Jet        
6.  Jump Jet        8.  Engine          6.  Jump Jet        
7.  Jump Jet        9.  Engine          7.  Jump Jet        
8.  Endo Steel      10. Engine          8.  Ferro-Fibre     
9.                  11. Med ER Laser    9.        
10.                 12.                 10.       
11.                                     11.       
12.                                     12.       

Left Leg                                Right Leg 
1.  Hip                                 1.  Hip   
2.  Upper Leg                           2.  Upper Leg       
3.  Lower Leg                           3.  Lower Leg       
4.  Foot                                4.  Foot  
5.  Jump Jet                            5.  Jump Jet        
6.                                      6.        

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Brian Edmonds (MSc CompSci)                            edmonds@cs.ubc.ca