Veritas Assault BattleMech (BotH)

==Description==
The Veritas Assault BattleMech is a periphery built BattleMech, at first glace by a casual observer it appears to be mix of a Warhammer upper portion with a Marauder's lower half. However, with further inspection the design is in fact a fusion of the long-lost Talos and Toro Class BattleMechs. A mixture of two would give birth to a entirely new class of assault 'Mech. A rare new design during time period of the Inner Sphere, when technology development new designs are scant and rare.
The genesis of the design is owed company The Marksman mercenary company, whose escort mission of explorers in the periphery uncovers a lost Taurian Concordat colony which had gone dark during the Reunification War. The merc had uncovered forgotten designs BattleMech designs and means to manufacture them. By using this discovery, the engineers of TaurianWar Works would regain techniques and the means give life to a lost design.
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The Veritas was designed by MarkWarrior for his fan story, Blood on the Horizon.
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==Armament and Equipment==
Possibly the toughest of BattleMechs to be fielded in early 3000s, the Veritas is protected by 18 tons of standard armor which is nearly evenly placed across the 'Mech components. The design maintains a modest speed, with a 285-rated fusion engine.
The Veritas is armed like a Brawler, armed for long range and short range combat, leveraging it's armor protection so can employ it range of weapons. The design's long range weapon comes in the form of a pair arm mounted PPCs and should mounted ten-tubed long-range missile launchers with three tons of ammunition. It's intermediate and short range weapons include a trio of Medium Lasers and single six-tube short-range missile launcher. The launcher's single ton ammunition with the 'Mech LRM ammo are housed the right torso. The two of the Medium Lasers fitted in the left torso and remaining laser is co- axed in barrel-shaped lower arm actuator.
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==Variant==
*;VER-1TS (Marksman) : Custom variant developed by the Marksman mercenary company approximately 3013, would field it's own custom variant of the design. Gone is the standard LRM & SRM launchers, these missile weapons are replaced with newly developed Multi-Missile Launcher. Five MML-5 Launchers are positioned 3 right torso, two in the left. Two tons ammunition are placed in the right torso with typical a ton dedicate for LRM ammo and ton to SRM ammo. To make room for these launchers, armor protection is reduced to 17 tons shaving 2-3 point armor platting from arms, legs and from all three forward facing torsos each. BV2: 1,785, Cost: 8,993,400 C-bills
==Technical Notes==
Total Cost: 6,132,782 C-Bills
Tech Rating: D/X-E-D-D
Battle Value: 1,876
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==Download Links==
Downloadable PDF Record Sheet for the Veritas Mech - Standard Variant
Downloadable MegaMek File for the Veritas Mech - Standard Variant
Downloadable PDF Record Sheet for the Veritas Mech - Marksman Variant
Downloadable MegaMek File for the Veritas Mech - Marksman Variant
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==Notes==
*The Veritas conceived by MarkWarrior
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==References==
Veritas, VER-1TS
Veritas, VER-1TS
Veritas, VER-1TS