From: edmonds@cs.ubc.ca (Brian Edmonds)
Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
Subject: MunchkinMech: AS7-J Atlas
Date: 21 Jan 1993 16:07:15 -0800
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Keywords: battletech muchkinism

Having followed the discussion here for a while, and been interested in 
battletech ever since I first played Crescent Hawks Inception years 
ago, I finally purchased the BT compendium and the TR3025.  Being a raw 
newbie at mech design, I decided last night to get some serious 
munchkinism out of my system, and take a shot at redesigning a new 
Atlas. 

I decided to go crazy and try out the dual engine scheme, but try to 
maintain as much physical resemblance to the original Atlas as 
possible.  I likely made some mistakes somewhere, and would appreciate 
any comments (by email for picky details) those more experience mech 
engineers might have.  Note I also used lots of Clantech.

                                  Tons        Base Cost
Internal Structure:                 5           160,000 (endo-steel)
  Musculature:                                  200,000
Engine:  200 Nissan                 8.5       1,333,000
	 200 Nissan                 8.5       1,333,000
  Walk MPs:  4
  Run MPs:   6
Heat Sinks (DS):  25               15           150,000
Gyro:                               4         1,200,000
Cockpit:                            3           200,000
  Life Support:                                  50,000
  Sensors:                                      200,000
Armour Factor:      307            18.5         370,000 (ferro-fibre)
  Head:               3
  Centre torso:      47/15
  Right/left torso:  32/10
  Right/left arm:    34
  Right/left leg:    42

Gauss Rifle             RT(6)      12           300,000
Ammo (Gauss) 16         CT(2)       2            40,000
LRM-20                  LT(4)       5           250,000
Ammo (LRM) 12           CT(2)       2            60,000
ER PPC                  RA(2)       6           300,000
ER PPC                  LA(2)       6           300,000
Medium ER Laser         CTR(1)      1            80,000
Medium ER Laser         CTR(1)      1            80,000
SRM-6                   LT(1)       1.5          80,000
Ammo (SRM) 15           LT(1)       1            27,000
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                                  100         6,713,000

So the final cost is 2 times the base cost --> 13,426,000 c-bills.

The criticals layout I used is:

Left Arm                                        Right Arm
1.  Shoulder                                    1.  Shoulder
2.  Upper Arm                                   2.  Upper Arm
3.  Lower Arm                                   3.  Lower Arm
4.  Hand                                        4.  Hand
5.  ER PPC              Head                    5.  ER PPC
6.  ER PPC              1.  Life Support        6.  ER PPC
7.  Endo Steel          2.  Sensors             7.  Endo Steel
8.  Endo Steel          3.  Cockpit             8.  Endo Steel
9.  Endo Steel          4.                      9.  Endo Steel
10. Ferro-Fibre         5.  Sensors             10. Ferro-Fibre
11. Ferro-Fibre         6.  Life Support        11. Ferro-Fibre
12. Ferro-Fibre                                 12. Ferro-Fibre
                        Centre Torso
Left Torso              1.  Gyro                Left Torso
1.  Engine              2.  Gyro                1.  Engine
2.  Engine              3.  Gyro                2.  Engine
3.  Engine              4.  Gyro                3.  Engine
4.  Engine              5.  Medium ER Laser (R) 4.  Engine
5.  Engine              6.  Medium ER Laser (R) 5.  Engine
6.  Engine              7.  Ammo (LRM)          6.  Engine
7.  LRM-20              8.  Ammo (LRM)          7.  Gauss Rifle
8.  LRM-20              9.  Ammo (Gauss)        8.  Gauss Rifle
9.  LRM-20              10. Ammo (Gauss)        9.  Gauss Rifle
10. LRM-20              11.                     10. Gauss Rifle
11. SRM-6               12.                     11. Gauss Rifle
12. Ammo (SRM)                                  12. Gauss Rifle

Left Leg                                        Left Leg
1.  Hip                                         1.  Hip
2.  Upper Leg                                   2.  Upper Leg
3.  Lower Leg                                   3.  Lower Leg
4.  Foot                                        4.  Foot
5.  Ferro-Fibre                                 5.  Endo Steel
6.                                              6.

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