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Huitzilopochtli

Armament:

2 Kolibri Omega Series Medium Pulse Lasers

1 Series 1 ER Small Laser

1 Type 31 Ultra AC/5

2 Series IX Machine Guns

2 Arrow IV Systems

1 ECM Suite

Manufacturer:    Various

   Location:    (Unknown)

Communications System:    TJ6 "Bell" Integrated

Targeting & Tracking System: Series VI TTS

Overview:

         Designed to meet the Clans' need for mobile artillery, the Huitzilopochtli (better known as the "Huey") is a descendent of the Padilla artillery tank. The Star League Defense Forces who joined Kerensky in the Exodus included few artillery pieces in their armament, and most of those were destroyed in the Civil War, leaving the Clans woefully lacking in support weapons. Equipping 'Mechs with Arrow IV launchers proved moderately effective but was considered a misuse of 'Mechs, and assignment to such hybrid machines was not highly regarded. As a result, Nicholas Kerensky was forced to concede the need for a new tank-based artillery platform, and thus was born the Huitzilopochtli.

Capabilities:

         The Huitzilopochtli carries an internal combustion engine rather than the extra-light fusion engine used in the Star League Padilla. making it considerably slower than the Padilla. The Clans accept this disadvantage, however, because they are loath to waste such technology on a vehicle. At a flanking speed of 32 kph, the Huitzilopochtli is considered too slow to cross long distances under its own power, and so Hueys are usually transported by DropShip to their general area of operations.
         Twin Arrow IV box-launchers dominate the forward section of the tank, each capable of hitting a target more than three kilometers away. The Huey carries 10 rounds for each launcher, usually evenly divided between TAG-homing missiles (with a focused warhead that allows precision strikes) and area-effect impact fused rounds. A third type of warhead developed by the Clans allows the Arrow system to cover an area with field artillery scatterable mine (FASCAM) submunitions.
         While the Arrow IV provides the Huey with a devastating weapon system, it is unsuited to defense, and so the tank carries several layers of secondary weapons. Mounted in the compact turret are a pair of Kolibri medium pulse lasers, designed to saturate an area with fire and so increase the probability of a successful attack. Their primary role is anti-infantry defense, and they have proved effective against both armored and unarmored troops. The turret also contains an ER small laser that provides additional firepower against targets within 180 meters. A nose-mounted fast-load 40mm autocannon can be used against both armored infantry and vehicles, but is of minimal use against regular infantry. Rounding out the Huey's armaments are side-mounted machine guns that can deliver a devastating barrage of fire against unarmored troops.
         The tank's defensive systems center on a sophisticated broad-band ECM unit that jams enemy sensor and targeting systems. Though it fails to completely hide the vehicle, it successfully degrades the performance of enemy systems, making it harder to engage the Huey. Its armor is considerably lower-tech; because the tank is regarded as a rear-echelon unit, it carries standard forged armor rather than ferro-fibrous compounds.

Deployment

         One of the few vehicles used by Clan Jade Falcon in a non-training role (the Falcons classify them as support units rather than combatants), several Huitzilopochtli were deployed to Coventry in the campaign of 3058. As Clan Jade Falcon sought to prove its honor and prowess against the combined might of the Great Houses, they also proved the effectiveness of the Huitzilopochtli.

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Type/Model:	Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank
Mass:	85 tons

Equipment:		Items	Mass
Internal Structure:	45 pts Standard	0	8.50
Engine:	170 I.C.E.	0	12.00
Power Amplifiers:	Body	0	.50
Cruise MP:	2
Flank MP:	3
Heat Sinks:	10 Single	0	10.00
Cockpit & Controls:		0	4.50
Crew:	6 Members	0	.00
Turret Equipment:		0	.50
Armor Factor:	88 pts Standard	0	5.50

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		Internal	Armor
		Structure	Value
	Front:	9	20
	Left / Right Sides:	9	18/18
	Rear:	9	16
	Turret:	9	16

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Weapons & Equipment:	Loc	Heat	Ammo	Items	Mass
2 Medium Pulse Lasers	Turret	8		2	4.00
1 ER Small Laser	Turret	2		1	.50
1 Ultra AC/5	Front	0	40	2	9.00
1 Machine Gun	Left	0	100	2	.75
1 Machine Gun	Right	0		1	.25
2 Arrow IV Systems	Front	0	20	3	28.00
1 ECM Suite	Body	0		1	1.00
CASE Equipment:	Body			0	.00
TOTALS:		10		12	85.00
Items & Tons Left:				10	.00

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Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:	3,714,954 C-Bills
Battle Value:	769
Cost per BV:	4,830.89
Weapon Value:	655 / 655 (Ratio = .85 / .85)
Damage Factors:	SRDmg = 47; MRDmg = 36; LRDmg = 26
BattleForce2:	MP: 2,   Armor/Structure: 0 / 4
	Damage PB/M/L: 5/7/5,   Overheat: 0
	Class: GA,   Point Value: 8
	Specials: ecm, artA