TME-90 Nimrod Medium BATAV

The TME-90 Nimrod is based on a Bipedal All Terrain Armored Vehicle (BATAV) found in the Earthsiege Space/Time Sphere. It is a low-tech, low-cost BattleMech which is intended to give worlds of little means access to the tactical and psychological advantages of BattleMechs without needing the prerequisite skills in fusion technology nor myomer sciences.

A BATAV is an armless walker powered by an internal-combustion engine. Myomers operate its legs, but the turret-like torso is powered by electrical servomotors. Weapons can either be placed in the relatively empty torso or bolted to the sides, making them de facto OmniMechs. The use of energy weapons requires bulky power amplifiers, so lasers are usually attached to the hull. A low-tech BATAV is less effective than a similarly sized BattleMech: Slower, with less armor and less weapons, it is chained to a fuel supply as well as a supply for its usually ammunition-based weaponry. However, it costs far less and is simpler to repair and maintain.

The TME-90 Nimrod readily accepts six weaponry loadouts which meets its intended mission goals. The Primary loadout has a lone 10-class autocannon with enough ammunition for ten bursts. The Fire Support loadout carries twin long-range missile five-racks, a short-range missile four-rack, and a machine gun, all with reasonable supplies of ammunition. The Assault loadout carries tandem short-range missile six-racks with a respectable amount of ammunition. The Multirole loadout carries a medium autocannon and a short-range missile four-pack. The Thresher loadout carries twenty-four machine guns with an extremely large ammuniton supply. The Energy loadout carries four medium lasers with a minimal decrease in leg armor.

The TME BATAVs are finding acceptance in the Periphery, where vehicle techs who are used to IC engines acclimate quickly to the familiar technology in BATAVs.

ARMOR				EQUIPMENT
Location	Front	IS	Rear	Prime variant
Head:	9	3	NA	AC/10	R. Torso
Center Torso:	26	16	5	10 AC/10 shots	R. Torso
Left / Right Torso:	15 / 15	12 / 12	4 / 4	2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
No Arms	-	-	-	Heat Sink	Right Leg
Left / Right Leg:	17 / 17	12 / 12	NA / NA	Fire Support variant
Treat "arm" hit results as misses if attacked from the front and rear; transfer to the side torsos if attacked from the sides. Ignore all equipment placed in the arms.				LRM-5	L. Torso
				LRM-5	R. Torso
				SRM-4	C. Torso
				Machine Gun	R. Torso
				24 LRM-5 shots	L. Torso
				25 SRM-4 shots	R. Torso
				100 Machine Gun shots	R. Torso
				Heat Sink	L. Torso
				Heat Sink	C. Torso
				Heat Sink	R. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg
				Assault variant
				SRM-6	L. Torso
				SRM-6	R. Torso
				15 SRM-6 shots	L. Torso
				15 SRM-6 shots	R. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	R. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg
				Multirole Variant
				AC/5	R. Torso
				SRM-4	L. Torso
				20 AC/5 shots	R. Torso
				20 SRM-4 shots	L. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg
				Thresher variant
				11 Machine Guns	L. Torso
				11 Machine Guns	R. Torso
				2 Machine Guns	C. Torso
				200 Machine Gun shots	L. Torso
				200 Machine Gun shots	R. Torso
				200 Machine Gun shots	Left Leg
				200 Machine Gun shots	Right Leg
				Energy variant
				2 Medium Lasers	L. Torso
				2 Medium Lasers	R. Torso
				3 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				3 Heat Sinks	R. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	C. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg

DESIGNER'S NOTE: The Nimrod is based partly on a HERCULEAN (HERC) walker from the Earthsiege 2 computer game--the Tomahawk, I think.

Mass: 50 tons	Movement Type: Bipedal Walker
Power Plant: TME 200 Internal Combustion	Armor Type: TME 3000 Standard
Comm Systems: TME Vox Et Deus	Cruising Speed: 45 kph
Targeting/Tracking Systems: TME 3000 Auto Turret Tracking	Maximum Speed: 65 kph
	Chassis: RevEng ES/TDF "Tomahawk"
Armament: Variable

TME-90 Nimrod Medium BATAV
50 tons	Cruising MP: 4 (43.2 kph)	Flank MP: 6 (64.8 kph)	Jump MP: 5 (150m)
Engine: 200 ICE	Engine Mass: 15 t	Cockpit Mass: 3 t	Gyro Mass: 2 t
No Heat Sinks	Structure Mass: 5t	Armor Mass: 7 t	Armor Points: 112