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Mech Commander

by berryjon

Part 65: BattleMech Atlas

MechCommander Gold: BattleMech Update 18 – Atlas



Mech Name: Tons  Speed  Armor  Space  Loadout
Atlas-A     100  15m/s   288   66.5    2 Pulse Lasers, 2 ER Large Lasers, 4 LRM Racks, Gauss Rifle, Sensor-Basic
Atlas-J     100  15m/s   192   66.5    2 Pulse Lasers, 2 ER Large Lasers, 4 LRM Racks, Gauss Rifle, Sensor-Basic,
                                       50m Jumpjets
Atlas-W     100  15m/s   192   73.5    1 Pulse Laser, 1 Laser, 4 LRM Racks, Gauss Rifle, 2 ER PPCs, Sensor-Basic
A walking testament to devastation and firepower, the Atlas is a Star Leage mech designed from the ground up to be better at everything. Well, not really. Alexander Kerensky wanted a BattleMech that could wade into the thickest of battles, shrug off the greatest of blows, and destroy anything in its path.

As the slowest of all BattleMechs in MechCommander, the Atlas falls short. Unable to keep up with the 24 m/s (5/7) Mechs that are the standard Clan Mechs all the way up to the Timber Wolf, the Atlas struggles to find a use in the offensive missions late in the campaign. As you'll see in Operation 5, Mission 5, the Atlas is an excellent 'Mech for attacking fixed positions, but if you're on a clock, bring every Masakari you can instead. The only way in which the Atlas is better is by having more armor on the -A variant.

I couldn't fit everything into the -A. What follows is my 'best guess' at fitting everything in using the SSW.


Atlas-A 

Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-D
Production Year: 3059
Cost: 9,576,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,128

Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Gauss Rifle
    1  ER Large Laser
    3  Medium Pulse Lasers
    4  LRM-5s
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: Standard                     152 points               10.00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                300                      19.00
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0 
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             17(34)                    7.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 LA
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 288                 18.00

                                                      Internal       Armor      
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     31           45        
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  12        
                                           L/R Torso     21           31        
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  11        
                                             L/R Arm     17           30        
                                             L/R Leg     21           39        

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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LRM-5                                        HD        2         1         2.00
Medium Pulse Laser                           RT        4         1         2.00
3 LRM-5s                                     LT        6         3         6.00
Gauss Rifle                                  RA        1         7        15.00
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                        LA        8         2         4.00
ER Large Laser                               LA        12        2         5.00
@LRM-5 (48)                                  CT        -         2         2.00
@Gauss Rifle (16)                            RT        -         2         2.00
@LRM-5 (48)                                  LT        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 10

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 21
3          5       5       3       0      4     0   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SOA, LRM 1/1/1, IF 1
With only 12t of armor, the -J is forced to utilize the 2t version of the Jumpjets to improve mobility. Not that it will help, this is still an Atlas with a Gauss Rifle, and no CASE.

Atlas-J 

Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-D
Production Year: 3059
Cost: 9,816,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,083

Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
    Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Gauss Rifle
    1  ER Large Laser
    3  Medium Pulse Lasers
    4  LRM-5s
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: Standard                     152 points               10.00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                300                      19.00
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 3 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL                                   6.00
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             17(34)                    7.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 LA
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 192                 12.00

                                                      Internal       Armor      
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     31           29        
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  8         
                                           L/R Torso     21           25        
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  6         
                                             L/R Arm     17           18        
                                             L/R Leg     21           24        

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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LRM-5                                        HD        2         1         2.00
Medium Pulse Laser                           RT        4         1         2.00
3 LRM-5s                                     LT        6         3         6.00
Gauss Rifle                                  RA        1         7        15.00
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                        LA        8         2         4.00
ER Large Laser                               LA        12        2         5.00
@LRM-5 (24)                                  CT        -         1         1.00
@Gauss Rifle (16)                            RT        -         2         2.00
@LRM-5 (72)                                  LT        -         3         3.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 7

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      6    Points: 21
3j         5       5       3       0      4     0   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SOA, LRM 1/1/1, IF 1
The last TRO I present to you from the basic Campaign is the Atlas-W. Replacing the energy weapons with two ER PPCs makes for a Mech that operates much like the Warhawk in it's desire to smash the enemy at range. The brace of LRMs, Gauss and ER PPCS makes this a BattleMech to be feared, if it didn't have paper-thin armor for its weight class.

Atlas-W 

Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-D
Production Year: 3059
Cost: 10,096,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,995

Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Gauss Rifle
    2  ER PPCs
    1  Medium Pulse Laser
    1  Medium Laser
    4  LRM-5s
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: Standard                     152 points               10.00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                300                      19.00
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0 
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             17(34)                    7.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 3 RT
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 192                 12.00

                                                      Internal       Armor      
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     31           29        
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  8         
                                           L/R Torso     21           25        
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  6         
                                             L/R Arm     17           18        
                                             L/R Leg     21           24        

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
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Medium Laser                                 RT        3         1         1.00
4 LRM-5s                                     LT        8         4         8.00
Gauss Rifle                                  RA        1         7        15.00
Medium Pulse Laser                           LA        4         1         2.00
2 ER PPCs                                    LA        30        6        14.00
@LRM-5 (24)                                  HD        -         1         1.00
@LRM-5 (24)                                  CT        -         1         1.00
@Gauss Rifle (16)                            RT        -         2         2.00
@LRM-5 (48)                                  LT        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 7

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      6    Points: 20
3          4       4       3       0      4     1   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SOA, LRM 0/1/1, IF 1