AMAU-1T Amaunet
DropShipCommand Tech Readout


DropShipCommand TRO
AMAU-1T Amaunet

AMAU-1T Amaunet
AMAU-1T Amaunet
AMAU-1T Amaunet
AMAU-1T Amaunet
AMAU-1T Amaunet

BattleMech Technical Readout

AMAU-1T Amaunet
Mass: 75 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: Vlar 300
Cruising Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Federated 10-Shot Long-Range Missile Systems
2 Magna Hellstar PPCs
4 Magna Mk II Medium Lasers
Manufacturer(s):
General Motors
Communications System: Dalban Micronics
Targeting & Tracking System: Sync Tracker with Artemis IV System


Overview:
Overview:
In the aftermath of the first Inner Sphere encounter with an 
omnimech, the obvious resemblance between the 
mysterious new machine and the ancient Marauder had 
spiked the sales of the already-popular GM battlemech. 
General Motors --hoping to capitalize to the utmost on the 
sudden boon-- began two parallel projects that attempted 
to copy the powerful enemy design, nicknamed "Mad 
Cat". Project Rakshasa operated in the clear, with the full 
support and supervision of the New Avalon Institute of 
Science. Project Amaunet (literally, "hidden one") , GM's 
own attempt at reverse-engineering the superior 
omnimech, operated in complete secrecy --after all, it 
wouldn't do to have the NAIS discover GM's duplicity and 
violation of non-disclosure agreements. 

While the Rakshasa went on to a reasonable success 
with NAIS, Project Amaunet was led by the unique Alexis 
Karisen. Erratic and sometimes unpredictable in her work, 
GM considered Karisen to be something of a wildcard 
more than an ace in the hole. Operating under the 
principle that insanity and genius are separated only by 
one's level of success --and recognizing that 
unpredictability and a fresh outlook were certainly needed 
for tackling the complex technical issues presented by 
combining Marauder with Catapult-- GM assigned Alexis to 
head the design staff.

Capabilities:
At first, Karisen set about her duties with an admirable 
attention to detail, leaping hurdle after hurdle with seeming 
effortlessness. Her attention soon became obsession, 
however, and the project ran into its first major difficulty 
when some of the design staff challenged their project 
leader on the matter of employing a standard engine. 
Several felt that duplicating the Rakshasa team's use of 
an XL engine would produce the best results, but Alexis 
was adamant. The extra vulnerability, she reasoned, was 
far too expensive a price to pay for the enhanced mobility. 
The team was deadlocked, but this situation was resolved 
when Ms. Karisen brutally assaulted one of the detractors, 
leaving him hospitalized.

Curiously, from that date onward there were no serious 
disagreements with the project leader. Karisen made all 
further design decisions almost unilaterally, but always had 
the full support of her team, even on such potentially 
divisive matters as the reuse of ancient Magna Hellstar 
PPCs and Mk II medium lasers. Indeed, even her decision 
against the use of the new CASE ammunition storage 
systems, which flew in the face of her earlier "survivability" 
arguments, went completely unchallenged by her loyal and 
supportive colleagues. 

Deployment:
As Project Amaunet reached the prototype phase, Alexis' 
eccentricity manifested itself in new forms. Security staff 
and night janitors frequently reported seeing the woman 
staying up late with her brainchild, though when queried 
she responded that she was "personally ensuring there 
would be no last-minute glitches in the test model". She 
was repeatedly caught speaking to and doting upon the 
inactive behemoth; polishing spotless launch tubes, 
refocusing perfectly calibrated laser arrays, even painting 
the beginnings of a camouflage scheme in the wee hours 
of the morning, immediately respraying the original dull 
grey.

These reports were largely dismissed as exaggerated, or 
completely fabricated as "conspiracy" against the 
company's "unique" new rising star. It was not until the 
day of the prototype's test run that the rumors of her slight 
insanity were proven to be, if anything, understated. 
Having arranged for her baby's first showing to be a 
fully-armed live-fire exercise --and with fingers broken just 
minutes before on the jaw of the would-be test pilot-- 
Project Leader Alexis Karisen personally marched her 
creation before an appreciative group of high-level GM 
executives. She immediately opened fire on the 
spectators, using the mech's public address system to 
launch into a warped but impassioned account of the 
virtues of the design.

In the chaos that followed, a hodgepodge collection of 
GM's own battlemechs scrambled to the defense. Karisen 
deliberately moved to engage a factory-new Rakshasa, 
weathering its novice mechwarrior's panicky return fire 
while extolling the superiority of her Amaunet. The 
Rakshasa was disabled with an expert PPC hit through 
the side torso --just as massed fire from a trio of Marauders 
finally silenced the berzerker Amaunet. The wreckage was 
rapidly dismantled and a very curious Federated 
Commonwealth garrison commander was sent packing 
with the nervous assertion that a GM prototype had 
suffered "a slight weapons malfunction".

Three more prototypes were produced on basis of the 
design's ghoulishly proven viability, but the design has not 
seen widespread production. Whether this is due to the 
company's embarassment over the "incident" or simple 
paranoia about the slightly illicit nature of Project 
Amaunet is uncertain. 
Type: AMAU-1T Amaunet
Technology Base: Inner Sphere Level 2 Custom
Tonnage: 75

Equipment Mass
Internal Structure:ES 4.0
Engine:300 19.0
Walking MP:4
Running MP:6
Jumping MP:0
Heat Sinks:12 [24]2.0
Gyro:3.0
Cockpit:3.0
Armor Factor:215 FF12.0
InternalArmor
StructureValue
Head:39
Center Torso:2335
Center Torso (Rear):11
R/L Torso:1624
R/L Torso (Rear):8
R/L Arm:1220
R/L Leg:1628

BV : 1336 Cost : 7821625
Weapons and AmmoLocationCriticalHeatMass
PPC RA310 7.0
PPC LA310 7.0
Medium Laser RA13 1.0
Medium Laser RA13 1.0
Medium Laser LA13 1.0
Medium Laser LA13 1.0
Artemis IV FCS LT10 1.0
Artemis IV FCS RT10 1.0
LRM-10 LT24 5.0
LRM-10 RT24 5.0
@LRM-10 (12) RT10 1.0
@LRM-10 (12) LT10 1.0