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Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-15I
Designer: Kalyxa-5
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: D
Tonnage: 15
Role: Ambusher
Configuration: Combat Vehicle
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Standard
Rules (Era): Standard
Rules (Year): Standard
Total Cost: 145,619 C-Bills
Battle Value: 258
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: 60 Internal Combustion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Armor: Standard
Armament:
2 Small Lasers
Manufacturer: The State, Kalyxa-5
Primary Factory: State Production Plant
Communications: ST Comms-Array
Targeting & Tracking: ST Battle-Comp
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Overview:
The PCM-15I Personal Combat Mobile is an individually operated, armed casemate tankette. No
larger than a commercial truck, it boasts an unusually spacious interior compared to the
cramped interior of conventional tanks. The vehicle was originally conceived as a pension
reward for retired veterans choosing a quiet life on the Periphery frontier. While slow by
modern combat standards, the tankette is exceptionally well protected, dedicating one third
of its total mass to standard grade armor. Its role is that of an ambusher rather than a
brawler. Rather than give chase, the PCM-15I is built to sit still, hull down at the edge of
a homestead, and commit its two forward mounted small lasers only once a threat has closed
to killing range. Despite its tracked drivetrain, the vehicle rides on rubber shod track
shoes. Paired with its modest fifteen ton weight, this spares civilian roads the wear that
military tracks typically inflict, so a veteran can run into town for supplies without
chewing up the pavement.
At the heart of the vehicle is a rugged, 60 rated internal combustion engine that gives the
PCM-15I a modest top speed of 64.8 km/h. It runs on diesel rather than a more volatile fuel,
a deliberate choice that keeps the vehicle safe to store and operate through the long,
uneventful stretches between the rare moments it sees combat. An extended fuel tank
stretches its range well beyond a standard tankette's, suited to the wide distances between
depots on most Periphery worlds. The hull is finished in a distinctive silvery grey
photovoltaic coating that trickle charges the vehicle's life support amenities independently
of the main powerplant, letting the operator shut the notoriously noisy engine down entirely
during passive downtime and keep the interior quiet and livable while saving fuel. Those
amenities, a reclining operator's seat that doubles as a bunk, a small atmospheric condenser
that converts ambient humidity into drinkable water, and a specialized suction commode that
flash dries waste into compact cartridges for safe disposal, are held within an insulated
cargo compartment alongside survival rations and personal stowage.
The PCM-15I is issued as part of a broader State pension package. Every unit carries a
lifetime entitlement to three free repairs and half price diesel refueling at any municipal
depot owned by the State, provided the vehicle is signed in by its rightful owner. This
entitlement passes down with the vehicle itself, inherited in turn by the veteran's spouse,
child, or nominated benefactor.
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Equipment Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 1.50
Engine: 60 Internal Combustion 3.00
Cruising MP: 4
Flanking MP: 6
Heat Sinks (Single): 2 2.00
Control Equipment: 1.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Power Amplifier: 0.50
Turret: 0.00
Armor Factor: 80 5.00
Type: Standard
Armor
Value
Front: 32
R/L Side: 18
Rear: 12
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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2 Small Lasers Front 1.00
Cargo, Insulated (0.5 tons) Body 0.50
Extended Fuel Tank Body 0.50
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 7
TP: CV, SZ: 1, TMM: 1, MV: 8"t
Damage: (S) 1 / (M) 0 / (L) 0
Armor (A): 3, Structure (S): 1
Specials: CT0.5, EE, SRCH
Distribution
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-15I
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Front
1. Small Laser
2. Small Laser
3. Empty
Left SideBodyRight Side
1. Empty 1. Cargo, Insulated (0.5 ton) 1. Empty
2. Extended Fuel Tank
3. Empty
Rear
1. Empty
Battle Value Breakdown
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-15I
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Defensive Battle Rating
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Armor (Standard): 80 x 2.5 x 1 200.000
Internal Structure (Standard): 8 x 1.5 x 1 (+) 12.000 = 212.000
Unit Type Modifier: Tracked (*) 0.90 = 190.800
Defensive Movement Factor: +2 (*) 1.20 = 228.960
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Final Defensive Battle Rating: 228.960
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Offensive Battle Rating
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Offensive Equipment:
Small Laser 9.000
Small Laser (+) 9.000 = 18.000
Total Vehicle Tonnage: 15 / 2 (+) 7.500 = 25.500
Speed Factor: 6 (Flank) (*) 1.120 = 28.560
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Final Offensive Battle Rating: 28.560
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Combat Vehicle Battle Value
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Defensive Battle Rating: 228.960
Offensive Battle Rating: (+) 28.560 = 257.520
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Final BattleMech Battle Value: 258
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-15I
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Determine Unit Type
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Ground Units: Combat Vehicle = CV
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Final Unit Type: CV
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Determine Weight/Size Class
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Tonnage: 15 (less than 40) = 1
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Final Weight/Size Class: 1
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Convert Movement and Movement Modes
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Ground Movement: 4 (Cruise) = 8"
Tracked Motive Type = 8"t
Ground Target Movement Modifier at 8" is 1
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Final Movement and Movement Modes: 8"t
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Determine Short Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
Small Laser (+) 0.300 = 0.300
Small Laser (+) 0.300 = 0.600
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.6
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Final Short Range Damage Value: 1
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Determine Medium Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Medium Range Damage Value: 0
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Determine Long Range Damage Value
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Offensive Equipment: = 0.000
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Final Long Range Damage Value: 0
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Convert Armor
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Standard: 80 armor points x 1 80.000 = 80.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 2.667
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Final Armor Value: 3
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Convert Structure
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Standard: 8 structure points 8.000 = 8.000
Structure Conversion (/) 10 = 0.800
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Final Structure Value: 1
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Determine Special Abilities
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Unit is equipped with 0.5 tons of Cargo = CT0.5
Unit is equipped with an Internal Combustion engine = EE
Unit contains no explosive components = ENE
Unit is a Combat Vehicle = SRCH
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Determine Point Value
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Unit's Offensive Value:
Attack Damage Factor 1 (Short) + 0 (Medium) + 0 (Medium) + 0 (Long) = 1.000
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 1.000
Defensive Interaction Rating:
Armor Factor 3 (Armor) x 1.8 (Tracked) = 5.400
Structure Factor 1 (Structure) x 1.0 (Other Unit) (+) 1.000 = 6.400
Defense Factor 1 + {[1 (8" Move)] x 0.1} (*) 1.100 = 7.040
Final DIR Round to nearest half point = 7.000
Unit's Defensive Value:
Movement Factor 1 (0.25 per 2") = 1.000
Final DIR Defensive Interaction Rating (+) 7.000 = 8.000
Unit's Final Point Value:
Offensive Value = 1.000
Defensive Value (+) 8.000 = 9.000
Brawler 9 (Subtotal) * 0.25 (6 to 10" Move; Short-only) (-) 2.500 = 6.500
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Final Point Value: 7
Cost Breakdown
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-15I
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 15
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Structural Cost
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Armor (Standard) (80 pts) 5.0 x 10,000 50,000.00
Internal Structure (Standard) 1.5 x 10,000 (+) 15,000.00 = 65,000.00
Control Components 1 x 10,000 (+) 10,000.00 = 75,000.00
Engine (Internal Combustion) (1,250 x 60 x 15) / 75 (+) 15,000.00 = 90,000.00
Heat Sinks (Single) 2 x 2,000 (+) 4,000.00 = 94,000.00
Power Amplifiers 0.5 x 20,000 (+) 10,000.00 = 104,000.00
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Total Structural Cost 104,000.00
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Weapons and Equipment Cost
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Cargo, Insulated (0.5 ton) 1 x 125 125.00
Extended Fuel Tank 0 (+) 0.00 = 125.00
Small Laser 11,250 (+) 11,250.00 = 11,375.00
Small Laser 11,250 (+) 11,250.00 = 22,625.00
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Total Weapons and Equipment Cost 22,625.00
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Combat Vehicle Cost
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Structural Cost 104,000.00
Weapons and Equipment Cost (+) 22,625.00 = 126,625.00
Combat Vehicle Cost Multiplier 1 + (15 / 100) (*) 1.15 = 145,618.75
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Final Combat Vehicle Cost 145,619.00
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