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Nightshade

Armament:

1 Randall Medium Laser

1 Guardian ECM

Manufacturer:    Yelm Weapons

   Location:    (Unknown)

Communications System:    Johnston VRR

Targeting & Tracking System: NIRAD 210

Overview:

         Though it is classified as a combat scout VTOL craft, the Nightshade's main function is to carry the Guardian ECM Suite into combat.
         The Guardian emits a broad-band signal that interferes with all sonar, radar, UV, IR, and magscan sensors. This signal projects a "cloak" to a radius of 180 meters, protecting all units within the circle.
         Enemy long-range sensors can find vehicles and 'Mechs within the curtain, but the Guardian obscures the reading, preventing identification. By the time the enemy gets within visual range, sensors can sometimes override the jamming, but most pilots rely on their own eyes.
         The Nightshade, designed in 2597, was the first craft to carry the Guardian system.

Capabilities:

       As a combat chopper, the Nightshade is mediocre. The massive engine gives the Nightshade excellent acceleration, but at a cost of cargo space.
         The only weapon on the Nightshade is a medium laser mounted in the nose of the craft. The laser has an excellent service record and is hooked to the pilot's helmet. When the pilot turns his head, the gun swivels with him. It is a good system, but the Nightshade carries only two tons of standard armor plating, and so it is vulnerable even to light ground fire. As with any VTOL, the pilot's main concern is the vulnerable rotor assembly, which cannot be effectively armored for aerodynamic reasons.

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Type/Model:	Nightshade
Mass:	25 tons

Equipment:		Items	Mass
Internal Structure:	15 pts Standard	0	2.50
Engine:	160 Fusion	0	6.00
Shielding & Trans Equip:		0	3.00
Cruise MP:	12
Flank MP:	18
Heat Sinks:	10 Single	0	.00
Cockpit & Controls:		0	1.50
Crew:	2 Members	0	.00
Rotor Equipment:		0	2.50
Armor Factor:	30 pts Standard	0	2.00

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		Internal	Armor
		Structure	Value
	Front:	3	10
	Left / Right Sides:	3	5/5
	Rear:	3	8
	Rotor:	3	2

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Weapons & Equipment:	Loc	Heat	Ammo	Items	Mass
1 Medium Laser	Front	3		1	1.00
1 Guardian ECM	Body	0		1	1.50
TOTALS:		3		2	20.00
Items & Tons Left:				8	5.00

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Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:	1,222,222 C-Bills
Battle Value:	309
Cost per BV:	3,955.41
Weapon Value:	32 / 32 (Ratio = .10 / .10)
Damage Factors:	SRDmg = 4; MRDmg = 1; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2:	MP: 12,   Armor/Structure: 0 / 2
	Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-,   Overheat: 0
	Class: VA,   Point Value: 3
	Specials: ecm