Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 16:34:36 -0600 From: Jack McCrary To: GURPSnet-L@IO.COM Subject: The "Molly Brown" Mech I'd like to dedicate this post to the memory of my friend Jeremy Darrass. While I never got the chance to play an RPG with him, I think he'd have liked this design for two reasons: 1.The sheer absurdity of a 100 foot tall Roller-skating "Tank O' Death". 2.The designs potential for pure mayhem. You went too soon buddy. Team Jet-Stream and the "Molly Brown" Jet-Stream Interstellar is proud to present Team Jet-Stream, the hottest entry in the "Welter- Weight" circuit. Team Jet-Stream has crewed the "Molly Brown" to seven straight victories in the Congressional Arena. Like its name sake the "Molly Brown" has fought back from the brink of defeat on numerous occasions. After nearly being destroyed by Team GM and "Bad Vlad" in the ‘77 Galaxy Finals, the indomitable "Molly" has been rebuilt and enters the ‘78 season as the most cutting edge Mech on the circuit. Team Jet-Stream is brought to you by the generous help of sponsors GAMA and Jet-Stream Interstellar. General Atomic Munitions & Aerospace -"We're putting the bang back in the buck" Jet-Stream Interstellar-"Jet-Stream PVC pipe, plumbing the galaxy one toilet at a time" The "Molly Brown" TL 9 Welter-Weight (550 tons and under) Congressional Gladiatorial mech. The "Molly Brown" is a gladiatorial mech which has been optimized for close-in combat. "Molly" carries limpet mines on the feet and knees to increase damage from kicks. It also carries 20 limpet mines dispensers in the chest to accomplish its famed "Hug O' Death" maneuver. It also mounts an highly-experimental neural interface system. Subassemblies: Two arms, Two legs, body, full-rotation turret Drivetrain: 6,400 KW Leg Drivetrain Arm Motors: ST 50,000 motor in each arm Cockpits: 10. 5 in torso, 1 in each limb and turret. All have genius computers and ejection seats Built in Weapons: 2 Hvy. Limpet Mine Dispensers in each foot, 2 Hvy. Limpet Mine Dispensers in each knee, 20 Hvy. Limpet Mine Dispensers in body facing forward, Med. Power 100 Plasma Wave Cannon in body facing forward, 2 Med. rainbow lasers in body facing forward, dual 1524 mm muzzle-loading missile launcher in body facing forward, 4 Mega Particle Cannons in each arm, 2 200 mm Gauss Cannon in each arm with 15 shots each, 2 plasma fausts in each arm, 1 plasma blade in each arm, retractable molly wire talons in each arm, 10 assault rainbow lasers in turret, 4 Hvy Particle Cannons in turret, 2 100 mm gauss cannons in turret w/ 40 shots each, 100 reconfigurable weapons links. Sensors: Front and Rear facing 100 mile PESA suites in body, Front and Rear facing 30 mile AESA suites in body, Emergency forward facing 30 mile PESA. Commsuite: 2 advanced commsuites in body ECM: Jam 16 Deceptive Jammer, 10 decoy dischargers in each limb and turret, 50 decoy dischargers in body, all dischargers have nine mixed reloads. Power Plant: 15,000 KW Fission Plant Powers everything but weapons Energy Bank: 1.401 Billion KWS worth of Rechargeable Power Cells Volumes: Each Arm 3075 cf, each Leg 2104 cf, Body 4675 cf, Turret 1120 cf Structure and Hit Points: Advanced Extra Heavy Frame. Foot Rollers. Each Arm 18,000 HP, Each Leg 6,000 HP, Body 12,000 HP, Turret 4,800 HP Surface Features: Self-Sealing, Radical Stealth and IR Cloaking, Instant Chameleon Surface, 2 10,000 pd shoulder hardpoints, 2 30,000 pd back hardpoints. Armor: Laminate DR 100 layered over Fire-Proof Ablative Armor DR 807 in all locations. All locations PD 4. Statistics: Loaded Weight 999,908 pounds. Loaded Mass 500 tons. Mecha Volume 16,155 cf. Size Modifier +7, arms +5, legs +4, body +5, turret +2. HT 7 Price: $179 Million ST and Reach: Body ST 24,000, Arm ST 50,000. Reach 19 T/S Damage 5dx1,000 @ Dimensions: 100 foot tall (fudged from 91 feet), 35 foot long, 36 feet wide Ground Performance(number after "/" is performance with rollers): speed 30 mph/50 mph, gMR 1.5, gSR 2/1 Move 15/25 Crew: 10. 1 Mission Commander, Pilot, Co-Pilot, Engineer, Damage Control, Turret gunner, 2 arm gunners, sensor operator, network commentator "Glowing Mist" 1524 mm SATNUC Area Removal Weapon Burst radius: 98,000 yds (56 miles) Submuntions: 40 Basic Stealth WPS: 75,825 pds VPS: 1516.5 cf CPS: $117 Million Malf: Crit. Guid: Brilliant, PEH, MU Type: SATNUC Speed: 5,000 Skill: 21 End: 160 seconds Max: 809,600 (460 miles) Indirect Max: 4,048,000 (2,300 miles) Notes: All weapons(except actual missiles) and the missile launcher were rebuilt using the "Lighter" option from David Pulver's additional weapons construction rules. Energy bank has enough power to fire all on board gauss ammo, the assault rainbow lasers(used as CIWS) for 120 shots, and the rest of the energy weapons 30 times each. There is a small surplus built into the energy bank to handle battle damage. this design was just me having fun. It is of limited use in a military role, so don't try to view it as a military vehicle. As always, I welcome comments, questions, and suggestions -Jack