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Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-10F
Designer: RagingBarBearian
Source(s): Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology: Inner Sphere
Technology Rating: D
Tonnage: 10
Role: Ambusher
Configuration: Combat Vehicle
Era/Year: Dark Age / 3150
Rules (Current): Introductory
Rules (Era): Introductory
Rules (Year): Introductory
Total Cost: 144,971 C-Bills
Battle Value: 266
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: 40 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Armor: Standard
Armament:
1 Medium Laser
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 1.00
Engine: 40 Fusion 1.50
Cruising MP: 4
Flanking MP: 6
Heat Sinks (Single): 10 0.00
Control Equipment: 0.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Power Amplifier: 0.00
Turret: 0.00
Armor Factor: 75 5.00
Type: Standard
Armor
Value
Front: 30
R/L Side: 17
Rear: 11
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Weapons and Ammo Location Tonnage
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Medium Laser Front 1.00
Cargo, Standard (0.5 tons) Rear 0.50
Cargo, Insulated (0.5 tons) Body 0.50
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Alpha Strike Statistics
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Point Value (PV): 11
TP: CV, SZ: 1, TMM: 1, MV: 8"t
Damage: (S) 1 / (M) 1 / (L) 0
Armor (A): 3, Structure (S): 1
Specials: CT1, ENE, SRCH
Distribution
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-10F
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 10
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Front
1. Medium Laser
2. Empty
Left SideBodyRight Side
1. Empty 1. Cargo, Insulated (0.5 ton) 1. Empty
2. Empty
Rear
1. Cargo, Standard (0.5 ton)
2. Empty
Battle Value Breakdown
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-10F
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 10
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Defensive Battle Rating
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Armor (Standard): 75 x 2.5 x 1 187.500
Internal Structure (Standard): 4 x 1.5 x 1 (+) 6.000 = 193.500
Unit Type Modifier: Tracked (*) 0.90 = 174.150
Defensive Movement Factor: +2 (*) 1.20 = 208.980
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Final Defensive Battle Rating: 208.980
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Offensive Battle Rating
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Offensive Equipment:
Medium Laser 46.000
Total Vehicle Tonnage: 10 / 2 (+) 5.000 = 51.000
Speed Factor: 6 (Flank) (*) 1.120 = 57.120
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Final Offensive Battle Rating: 57.120
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Combat Vehicle Battle Value
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Defensive Battle Rating: 208.980
Offensive Battle Rating: (+) 57.120 = 266.100
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Final BattleMech Battle Value: 266
Alpha Strike Conversion
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-10F
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 10
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: 10 (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
Medium Laser (+) 0.500 = 0.500
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.5
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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
Medium Laser (+) 0.500 = 0.500
Heat-modified damage value:
Damage subtotal rounded up to the nearest tenth = 0.5
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Final Medium Range Damage Value: 1
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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: 75 armor points x 1 75.000 = 75.000
Armor Factor Conversion (/) 30 = 2.500
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Final Armor Value: 3
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Convert Structure
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Standard: 4 structure points 4.000 = 4.000
Structure Conversion (/) 10 = 0.400
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Final Structure Value: 1
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Determine Special Abilities
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Unit is equipped with 1 tons of Cargo = CT1
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) + 1 (Medium) + 1 (Medium) + 0 (Long) = 3.000
Blanket Offensive Modifier 1 (Base) (*) 1.000 = 3.000
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 = 3.000
Defensive Value (+) 8.000 = 11.000
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Final Point Value: 11
Cost Breakdown
Name/Model: Personal Combat Mobile PCM-10F
Technology: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 10
Configuration: Tracked Combat Vehicle
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Structural Cost
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Armor (Standard) (75 pts) 5.0 x 10,000 50,000.00
Internal Structure (Standard) 1.0 x 10,000 (+) 10,000.00 = 60,000.00
Control Components 0.5 x 10,000 (+) 5,000.00 = 65,000.00
Engine (Fusion) (5,000 x 40 x 10) / 75 (+) 26,666.67 = 91,666.67
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Total Structural Cost 91,666.67
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Weapons and Equipment Cost
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Cargo, Insulated (0.5 ton) 1 x 125 125.00
Cargo, Standard (0.5 ton) 1 x 0 (+) 0.00 = 125.00
Medium Laser 40,000 (+) 40,000.00 = 40,125.00
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Total Weapons and Equipment Cost 40,125.00
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Combat Vehicle Cost
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Structural Cost 91,666.67
Weapons and Equipment Cost (+) 40,125.00 = 131,791.67
Combat Vehicle Cost Multiplier 1 + (10 / 100) (*) 1.1 = 144,970.83
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Final Combat Vehicle Cost 144,971.00
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