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Fury

Armament:

1 M-9 Gauss Rifle

1 Medium Laser

Manufacturer:    Jolassa Armored Vehicles

   Location:    Tybalt

Communications System:    HIV-13

Targeting & Tracking System: Quadrant XD

Overview:

       Jolassa Armored Vehicles designed the Fury in 2637 as a command vehicle for armor and infantry units.   Commanders greeted the Fury with enthusiasm, largely because of its protection and weapon.   The Quartermaster Command approved Jolassa's contract for sale of the Fury to League member-states, but without the advanced Nirasaki-400C Command Computer.
       Despite the vehicle's high cost, orders for the Fury poured into Jolassa's headquarters on Tybalt.   Thousands of computer-equipped models went out to SLDF commanders, and thousands of "dumb" versions went to the militaries of the Member States.   [EDITOR'S NOTE: Only a handful of Furies survived the First Succession War.   The opening months of the Second Succession War destroyed those that remained.]

Capabilities:

       The Fury packs 15 tons of standard slab armor on a tracked chassis.   Well-armored and solidly built, the Fury can withstand considerable abuse, from either the driver or the enemy.   It also has excellent speed for its size.
       The Fury's only weapon is the 1 M-9 Gauss Rifle in the turret.   The rifle gives the vehicle excellent range and firepower, but the Fury lacks the ability to stop a close-assault attack.   Original designs called for the addition of a medium laser on a second turret, but procurement officers considered the additional weapon unnecessary for a command vehicle.

       Though the Gauss Rifle is a powerful weapon, the system requires large amounts of shielding to protect the surrounding electronic components from the intense magnetic field.
The Nirasaki-400X Command Computer is the fastest battlefield computer in the Inner Sphere.   Packed with six parallel processors, the 400X can easily monitor the battlefield operations of a battalion.   When tied to the communications system of the Fury, the 400X tracks enemy troop movements, identifies suspected positions, and analyzes enemy goals.   The system was very well received in prototype testing, but its complexity requires the assignment of an extra computer specialist to the battalion command staff. [Editor's Note: The only variant of the Fury, the Fury II, removed the Narasaki Command Computer and one ton of Gauss ammunition.   In the extra space, designers packed a forward-firing medium laser and half a ton of additional side armor.   Usually deployed as a 'Mech hunter, the Fury II became increasingly popular with armor crews.]

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Type/Model:	Fury
Mass:	80 tons
Const. Options:	Fractional Accounting

Equipment:		Items	Mass
Internal Structure:	48 pts Standard	0	8.00
Engine:	320 Fusion	0	22.50
Shielding & Trans Equip:		0	11.25
Cruise MP:	4
Flank MP:	6
Heat Sinks:	10 Single	0	.00
Cockpit & Controls:		0	4.00
Crew:	6 Members	0	.00
Turret Equipment:		0	1.60
Armor Factor:	234 pts Standard	0	14.63

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		Internal	Armor
		Structure	Value
	Front:	8	70
	Left / Right Sides:	8	47/47
	Rear:	8	31
	Turret:	8	39
	Turret #2:	8	0

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Weapons & Equipment:	Loc	Heat	Ammo	Items	Mass
1 Gauss Rifle	Turret	0	16	2	17.00
1 Medium Laser	Turret2	3		1	1.00
TOTALS:		3		3	79.98
Items & Tons Left:				18	.02

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Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:	4,249,740 C-Bills
Battle Value:	742
Cost per BV:	5,727.41
Weapon Value:	755 / 755 (Ratio = 1.02 / 1.02)
Damage Factors:	SRDmg = 17; MRDmg = 11; LRDmg = 7
BattleForce2:	MP: 4,   Armor/Structure: 0 / 9
	Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/2,   Overheat: 0
	Class: GA,   Point Value: 7