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This is an old design of mine, so I thought I would improve it a little and provide an illustration. Don't quite have fluff yet...

 BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Karyudo K-405
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3058
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design

Mass:          35 tons
Chassis:       Luthien DAI Endo Steel
Power Plant:   245 Magna XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 75.6 km/h
Maximum Speed: 118.8 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:      
  2 Lord's Light PPCs
Manufacturer:  Luthien Armor Works
  Location:    Luthien
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

==Overview:==
   The Karyudo started as an experimental design idea by Lutien armor works, looking for a light 'mech capable of carrying relatively immense firepower while maintaining the speed of its weight class. The 'mech stayed in development hell for years, due to a lack of lightweight building materials or a significant way to make space more readily available for such a mech. After the renaissance of technology the Clan invasion engendered, however, the Karyudo seemed more and more attainable. By 3055 its first test models were being fielded on Luthien, and it reached full deployment in the Draconis Combine two years later.

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Type/Model:    Karyudo K-405
Mass:          35 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  58 pts Endo Steel            14      2.00
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Engine:        245 XL                       12      6.00
   Walking MP:   7
   Running MP:  11
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     11 Double [22]               6      1.00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 LT, 1 RT)
Gyro:                                        4      3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H    R: Sh+UA+LA+H   16       .00
Armor Factor:   96 pts Standard              0      6.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:             11         11      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  4      
   L/R Side Torso:            8      10/10      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              3/3      
   L/R Arm:                   6      10/10      
   L/R Leg:                   8      13/13      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 PPC                    RT     10           3      7.00
1 PPC                    LT     10           3      7.00
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TOTALS:                         20          63     35.00
Crits & Tons Left:                          15       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        5,669,010 C-Bills
Battle Value:      998
Cost per BV:       5,680.37
Weapon Value:      760 / 760 (Ratio = .76 / .76)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 12;  MRDmg = 13;  LRDmg = 5
BattleForce2:      MP: 7,  Armor/Structure: 2/1
                   Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/2,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: ML;  Point Value: 10

Love the artwork; did you do that yourself? I've lost my old drawing skills through lack of use...

The design is interesting. It has a minimum range on the PPC's, but it also has plenty of speed to help dictate the range, so that isn't really a problem. It looks very canon. I like it, and I would use it in a game. Well done.

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Be careful what you wish for. I might let you have it.

Other thought: imagine a modernized version of this Mech with two SNPPC's, C3 slave and another ton of armor...vicious.

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Be careful what you wish for. I might let you have it.

No one would ever drive a Panther again.

Twin LPLs would also be fun with that speed. This is basically what I want the Clan Puma to do...

Quad Light PPCs backed with 4 ERSLs, or 2 ERML

4 LPPC and 4 ERSL could be interesting. I kinda like the "two big guns" arrangement though.

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Be careful what you wish for. I might let you have it.

Light PPCs could make this an interesting harasser, but you end up doing about the same, just fewer big holes in things.

Bump because I remembered this design, tried it in a game and have copied it into my files. Nasty little bugger it is...