STATISTICS
| Mass: 555 tons | Movement Type: Fusion-Jet Submersible |
| Power Plant: TME 500 2eXtraLight | Armor Type: TME 3050 FerroFibrous |
| Comm Systems: TME Vox Et Deus | Cruising Speed: 11 kph |
| Targeting/Tracking Systems:
TME 3050 Point-And-Shoot |
Maximum Speed: 22 kph |
| Chassis: TME UnterTrans | |
| Armament: 2 TME/BTSTS-HSRT:3000 "Roundhouse Tides" Short Range Torpedo 6-Racks |
|
OVERVIEW
The TME-123 Tortoise (often called "The Bloated One" by TME engineers) is a massive underwater transport capable of carrying a lance of medium tanks or a half-lance of BattleMechs. Concieved as an "underwater dropship," the TME-123 Tortoise can be used for surprise attacks against coastal installations or to move about on water-rich worlds much more safely than by surface transport (or, in some cases, aerial DropShip). This behemoth is propelled by four powerful multi-turbine engines powered by the two-hundred-plus-ton fusion reactor in the Tortoise's rear. It is defensively armed with twin short-range torpedo four-racks on side sponson. Thin-skinned, it depends on an escort of TME-122 Spitting Fish, TME-127 Narwhals, or TME-128 Swordfish as it ponderously crosses the sea at 21.6 kilometers per hour.
DEPLOYMENT
The TME-123 is so rare it is often considered a custom craft. Entire Houses buy only a few to use in special operations.
TME-123 Tortoise SSCT Nuclear Underwater Transport |
|||
| 555 tons | Submarine | Cruising MP: 1 (10.8 kph) | Flank MP: 2 (21.6 kph) |
| Engine: 500 XXL Fusion | Engine Mass: 231.25 t | Control Mass: 27.75 t | Dive Equipment: 55.5 tons |
| No Power Amplifier | 10 Heat Sinks | Internal Structure: 55.5 t | No Turret |
| Armor Mass: 6.35 | Armor Points: 102 | Crew: 5 | Sponson Mass: .4 t |
ARMOR |
EQUIPMENT |
||
| Front: | 17 |
SRT-4 | L. Sponson |
| Fore Left/Right Side: | 17 / 17 |
SRT-4 | R. Sponson |
| Aft Left/Right Side: | 17 / 17 |
25 SRT-4 shots | Body |
| Rear: | 17 |
172.25 tons cargo space | Body |
| Front Turret: | not applicable |
Cargo Door | Front |
| Rear Turret: | not applicable |
||