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Situation Normal All F***ed Up. (A Battletech SI)

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The Rim Worlds Republic hid a lot of things from the SLDF and Terran Hegemony. They had to in order to build the Hidden Army and prepare for the Amaris Coup.

Some of these depots and worlds were found and shattered by an angry and bitter SLDF, leaving nothing behind but dust and ashes.

Or so they thought...
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Rampage RMP-5R New
Rampage RMP-5R
Mass: 85 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel Biped
Power Plant: 340 XL
Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Jump Booster: 0 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
1 Large Pulse Laser
1 LB 10-X AC
1 Snub-Nose PPC
3 Medium Pulse Laser
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2767
Tech Rating/Availability: E/F-X-F-D
Cost: 21,782,763 C-bills
Overview
The Rampage traces its origins to 2735 when Weigel Armory and Munitions introduced it as a standard assault 'Mech for the Rim Worlds Republic Army. For over three decades, the design served adequately as a heavy line unit, unremarkable among the Republic's military forces. Everything changed in 2767 following Stefan Amaris' coup against the Terran Hegemony. With access to Star League research facilities and advanced technology, Amaris ordered Hegemony engineers to transform the pedestrian Rampage into something far more dangerous. The resulting RMP-5G upgrade turned a forgettable assault 'Mech into a fast, hard-hitting platform that would plague Star League Defense Force units throughout the Amaris-Kerensky Civil War. The Rampage earned an infamous reputation during this conflict, becoming synonymous with the brutality of the Rim Worlds occupation.
Capabilities
The redesigned Rampage was built to be fast for its size. Though some designers pushed for a top speed in the eighty-kilometer-per-hour range, they debated whether to accomplish this by lightening the entire design or by employing an experimental extralight engine. As a more economical compromise, they opted for an XL engine augmented by a MASC system, enabling the Rampage to reach almost ninety kilometers per hour in short bursts. This unexpected mobility allows it to serve as a fast strike unit or provide heavy support for medium 'Mech formations. More than one opponent assumed they could use a heavy medium to outmaneuver the Rampage, only to find themselves facing its formidable firepower at close range.
Deployment
The upgraded Rampage was assigned to the elite Republican Guards, though some older chassis were also shipped to the rebelling Periphery realms from which Amaris sought to retain support. Rampages were assigned to units that could keep up with their speed, serving either as a fast strike element or as heavy support for medium 'Mech formations. Republican pilots quickly learned to exploit the MASC system to gain positional advantage, maintaining favorable firing positions to concentrate damage on weakened armor facings.
History
The Rampage's history is inextricably linked to the Rim Worlds Republic and its treacherous assault on the Star League. Weigel Armory and Munitions constructed the original design at a secret facility on Kwangjong-ni, built half a kilometer beneath the planet's Lost Sea to mask its heat signature and hidden from Star League oversight. The factory's tunnels connected directly to the planetary garrison in the Britton mountains, allowing newly manufactured 'Mechs to be quietly integrated into Republic units before deployment. This clandestine production supported the Republic's secret military buildup for decades before the coup.
Type: Rampage
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 85
Battle Value: 1,931

Equipment Mass
Internal Structure
Endo Steel​
4.5​
Engine
340 XL​
13.5​
Walking MP:
4​
Running MP:
6​
Jumping MP:
4​
Double Heat Sink:
14 [28]​
4​
Gyro:
4​
Cockpit:
3​
Armor Factor: 263
16.5​


Internal
Structure 		Armor
Value
Head
3​
9​
Center Torso
27​
41​
Center Torso (rear)
13​
R/L Torso
18​
27​
R/L Torso (rear)
9​
R/L Arm
14​
28​
R/L Leg
18​
36​


Weapons
and Ammo​
 Location Critical Tonnage
Jump Jet
LL​
1​
1​
Large Pulse Laser
CT​
2​
7​
Medium Pulse Laser
RT​
1​
2​
Jump Jet
RT​
1​
1​
CASE
RT​
1​
0.5​
Active Probe
RT​
2​
1.5​
LB 10-X AC Ammo (20)
RT​
2​
2​
ECM Suite
RT​
2​
1.5​
Snub-Nose PPC
LA​
2​
6​
2 Medium Pulse Laser
LT​
2​
4​
Jump Jet
LT​
1​
1​
Double Heat Sink
LT​
3​
1​
Jump Jet
RL​
1​
1​
LB 10-X AC
RA​
6​
11​

Features the following design quirks: Distracting, Vestigial Hands (Left), Vestigial Hands (Right), Bad Reputation (Clan)
 
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