Two new versions of one of my favorite vehicles, the Pike. No one ever gives AC-2's any respect til they actually have to face them en masse...
First, the new version being built by the Pike's first and biggest user, ComStar. I could have used RAC-2's in this version, but the Pike's biggest selling point has always been its incredible reach. Being able to plink a target from nearly a kilometer away is part of the Pike's personality, so I went with UAC-2's in order to preserve the traditional feel of the design.
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Pike Support Vehicle CS
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3062
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 2, Modified design
Mass: 60 tons
Power Plant: 180 GM Fusion
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
3 Ultra AC/2s
2 ER Medium Lasers
1 Improved C³ CPU
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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==Overview:==
The Pike Support Vehicle, long a favorite of the Com Guards for its defensive value, has entered a new generation. This new advanced version of the Pike promises to continue safeguarding the Inner Sphere's communications network for a long time to come.
==Capabilities:==
ComStar's new version of the Pike incorporates the C3i network, to get the most out of its guns. Three UAC-2's double the Pike's throw weight with no loss of range. Two ER medium lasers provide short range defense, while making good use of the Pike's fusion engine and heatsinks. Ferro-fibrous armor significantly increases the Pike's protection, while CASE protects the crew from possible ammo explosions. The result is a much tougher and more effective Pike, one that can serve ComStar well for yet another century.
==Deployment==
ComStar typically deploys the Pike as part of the security detachments for its HPG stations and other installations. Since the arrival of the Clans, the Pike has also seen battlefield action, in both harassment and extreme-range support roles.
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Type/Model: Pike Support Vehicle CS
Mass: 60 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 30 pts Standard 0 6.00
Engine: 180 Fusion 0 7.00
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 3.50
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 3.00
Crew: 4 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 2.50
Armor Factor: 161 pts Ferro-Fibrous 2 9.00
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 6 38
Left / Right Sides: 6 28/28
Rear: 6 28
Turret: 6 39
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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3 Ultra AC/2s Turret 0 135 4 24.00
2 ER Medium Lasers Front 10 2 2.00
1 Improved C³ CPU Body 0 1 2.50
1 C.A.S.E. Equipment Body 1 .50
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TOTALS: 10 10 60.00
Items & Tons Left: 7 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 3,720,800 C-Bills
Battle Value: 482 (+102 for C³)
Cost per BV: 7,719.5
Weapon Value: 409 / 409 (Ratio = .85 / .85)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 15; MRDmg = 10; LRDmg = 5
BattleForce2: MP: 3T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 6
Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/1, Overheat: 0
Class: GH; Point Value: 5
Specials: c3i
Next is my Pike IIC version. Yes, I know the Pike is a post-Exodus Spheroid design...read the fluff for an explanation. And yes, I also know that there is already a Clan "Pike" in HMVee. However, that design isn't really a Pike, it's more like a crappy IIC version of an AC-2 Carrier. This is what I think a REAL Pike IIC should look like.
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
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Type/Model: Pike Support Vehicle IIC
Tech: Clan / 3062
Config: Tracked Vehicle
Rules: Level 2, Modified design
Mass: 60 tons
Power Plant: 240 Fusion
Cruise Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
3 Ultra AC/2s
2 ER Medium Lasers
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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==Overview:==
The Pike IIC Support Vehicle is a Clan variation on an odd Spheroid design. Examples of the Pike were first captured by the Clans during the battle for Tukkayid. However, none of the Clans gave it much thought until the design filtered back to Clan Cloud Cobra. The Cobras have always been admirers of originality, and so they saw potential in the Pike that other Clans did not. Those other Clans have now taken due notice of the Pike IIC, but the Cobras have so far managed to defend their sole claim to the design.
==Capabilities:==
The superiority of Clan technology is shown off in the Pike IIC's design. Not only is the Pike IIC faster and more heavily armored than Spheroid versions of the Pike, it is also more effectively armed for its role. Three UAC-2's combined with a targeting computer give the Pike IIC amazing reach and accuracy. Two ER medium lasers, also linked to the targeting computer, provide close-range defense while making efficient use of the Pike IIC's fusion engine and heatsinks. The result is an excellent vehicle for defense, harassment and extreme-range support roles. This unconventional usage makes it practically ideal for the unusual defensive philosophies of the Cloud Cobra Touman.
==Battle History:==
Clan Cloud Cobra has made good use of the Pike IIC in battle, especially during the Trials to defend their claim to the design. The Cobras have taken great pleasure in beating the other Clans with the very design that they desire.
==Deployment==
The Pike IIC is used only by Clan Cloud Cobra. Several other Clans have expressed interest in the Pike IIC, but so far the Cobras have beaten all challengers for the design.
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Type/Model: Pike Support Vehicle IIC
Mass: 60 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 30 pts Standard 0 6.00
Engine: 240 Fusion 0 11.50
Shielding & Transmission Equipment: 0 6.00
Cruise MP: 4
Flank MP: 6
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 3.00
Crew: 4 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 1.50
Armor Factor: 154 pts Ferro-Fibrous 1 8.00
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 6 38
Left / Right Sides: 6 26/26
Rear: 6 26
Turret: 6 38
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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3 Ultra AC/2s Turret 0 135 4 18.00
2 ER Medium Lasers Front 10 2 2.00
1 Targeting Computer 1 4.00
1 C.A.S.E. Equipment Body 0 .00
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TOTALS: 10 8 60.00
Items & Tons Left: 9 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 2,928,800 C-Bills
Battle Value: 729
Cost per BV: 4,017.56
Weapon Value: 816 / 816 (Ratio = 1.12 / 1.12)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 21; MRDmg = 17; LRDmg = 7
BattleForce2: MP: 4T, Armor/Structure: 0 / 6
Damage PB/M/L: 2/3/1, Overheat: 0
Class: GH; Point Value: 7
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