Part 50: BattleMech Kit Fox / Uller
MechCommander Gold: BattleMech Update 4 – Uller / Kit Fox
Mech Name: Tons Speed Armor Space Loadout Uller-A 30 27m/s 112 21 cStreak SRM, 2 cER Lasers, cLight Ultra AC, cSensor-Basic Uller-J 30 27m/s 64 21 cStreak SRM, 2 cER Lasers, cLight Ultra AC, cSensor-Basic, 100m Jumpjets Uller-W 30 27m/s 64 25 2 cStreak SRM, 2 cER Lasers, cLight Ultra AC, cSensor-Basic
The Uller is the lightest clan Mech in MechCommander, tied with the IS Firestarter and outweighing the Commando by 5t. As such it is a common encounter in the first operation, and remains in later operations as a harassing or scouting Mech, instead of being a line combatant.
In BattleTech, the Kit Fox is intended as a long range fighter, with an ER Large Laser and an LBX-5 AC, in addition to a couple shorter range weapons. MechCommander's version of it correlates to no known primary configuration, and instead seems to focus on short to medium range combat. The Light Ultra AC allows for this Mech to harass its chosen target at long range before committing to the brawl at short range, where the Clan Streak missiles and ER lasers finish the fight.
It's primary use, once in the player's hands, will be to replace the Commandos and Firestarters. While this 'Mech carrys the same armor across all variants as the Firestarter, it comes with 2/3 more points of internal volume to carry the smaller Clan weapons, giving it the usual disproportionate Clan firepower.
The -A version comes in 2.5 underweight by the base setup, so I upgraded the Streak SRM to a 6-shot from a 4-shot, and added in an AMS with a ton of ammo. Like all Clan Mechs, this one comes with free CASE.
There was a suggestion in the thread that this Mech was actually equipped with a Clan Ultra AC-5 in place of the UAC-2. I fiddled with the numbers, stripping out the UAC-2, the AMS and their ammo, installing the UAC-5 and a single ton of ammo in its place. However, that design would up 0.5t short, and I didn't feel like installing a Small Laser or a Flamer in that last little bit of tonnage. Reducing the Streak SRM6 to a -4 does free up the weight for a second ton of UAC-5 ammo, but still has that little bit left over. Therefore I have decided to keep the design as you see below.
Kit Fox-A
Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-D
Production Year: 3059
Cost: 4,235,400 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,191
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 180 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 64.8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 97.2 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 Streak SRM-6
2 ER Medium Lasers
1 Ultra AC/2
1 Anti-Missile System
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 51 points 1.50
Internal Locations: 1 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 180 3.50
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 3 LT
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 105 5.50
Armor Locations: 1 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
CASE Locations: RT, RA 0.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 10 16
Center Torso (rear) 4
L/R Torso 7 12
L/R Torso (rear) 2
L/R Arm 5 10
L/R Leg 7 14
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Anti-Missile System HD 1 1 0.50
Streak SRM-6 RT 4 2 3.00
Ultra AC/2 RA 1 2 5.00
2 ER Medium Lasers LA 10 2 2.00
@Streak SRM-6 (15) RT - 1 1.00
@Anti-Missile System (24) RT - 1 1.00
@Ultra AC/2 (90) RA - 2 2.00
Free Critical Slots: 14
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 4 Points: 12
6 3 3 1 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: AMS, CASE, SRCH, ES, SOAKit Fox-J
Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-D
Production Year: 3059
Cost: 4,425,200 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,163
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 180 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 64.8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 97.2 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
Jump Capacity: 180 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 ER Medium Lasers
1 Streak SRM-4
1 Ultra AC/2
1 Anti-Missile System
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 51 points 1.50
Internal Locations: 1 CT, 1 RT, 2 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 180 3.50
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 6 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT 3.00
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 3 LT
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 67 3.50
Armor Locations: 1 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
CASE Locations: RT, RA 0.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 7
Center Torso 10 10
Center Torso (rear) 2
L/R Torso 7 9
L/R Torso (rear) 2
L/R Arm 5 6
L/R Leg 7 7
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Anti-Missile System HD 1 1 0.50
Streak SRM-4 RT 3 1 2.00
Ultra AC/2 RA 1 2 5.00
2 ER Medium Lasers LA 10 2 2.00
@Anti-Missile System (24) RT - 1 1.00
@Streak SRM-4 (25) RT - 1 1.00
@Ultra AC/2 (90) RA - 2 2.00
Free Critical Slots: 9
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 12
6j 3 3 1 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: AMS, CASE, SRCH, ES, SOAKit Fox-W
Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-D
Production Year: 3059
Cost: 4,261,400 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,135
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 180 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 64.8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 97.2 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 ER Medium Lasers
2 Streak SRM-4s
1 Ultra AC/2
1 Anti-Missile System
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 51 points 1.50
Internal Locations: 1 CT, 1 RT, 2 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 180 3.50
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 3 LT
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA+LA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 67 3.50
Armor Locations: 1 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
CASE Locations: RT, RA 0.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 7
Center Torso 10 10
Center Torso (rear) 2
L/R Torso 7 9
L/R Torso (rear) 2
L/R Arm 5 6
L/R Leg 7 7
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Anti-Missile System HD 1 1 0.50
2 Streak SRM-4s RT 6 2 4.00
Ultra AC/2 RA 1 2 5.00
2 ER Medium Lasers LA 10 2 2.00
@Anti-Missile System (24) RT - 1 1.00
@Streak SRM-4 (50) RT - 2 2.00
@Ultra AC/2 (90) RA - 2 2.00
Free Critical Slots: 13
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 2 Points: 11
6 4 4 1 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: AMS, CASE, SRCH, ES, SOA