Banshee BNC-5S (Vandergriff)
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 95t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 3062 FedCom Civil War
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 25.98M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 240 pts
ER PPC ×2Medium Laser ×2LB 10-X ACSRM 4
Technical Readout: TR:3050U · Record Sheets: RS:3050Uu-I
Compare this unit
Availability by era
1 era · 1 faction
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 4,280 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,743 |
| G2 | 3 | 3,113 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,446 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,853 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,594 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,427 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,260 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,186 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Banshee BNC-5S (Vandergriff) is a 95-ton assault that fights at stand-off range, cruising at 43 km/h and topping 65, with a single jump carrying it 120 metres — reach the 2445-vintage BNC-1E sniper never had. Where that original mounted an AC/5 and a Primitive Prototype PPC, this rebuild trades both for a pair of ER PPCs, one in the left arm and one in the right torso, and adds an LB 10-X AC in the left torso and an SRM 4 in the right arm. Its twin medium lasers move from the center torso into the left arm, and the head no longer carries a small laser. A 380 XL fusion engine and 14 double heat sinks replace the 345 fusion engine and 16 single heat sinks, and standard armor takes the place of the BNC-1E's primitive plating. It keeps the rugged, field-serviceable frame of the chassis, and it's assembled as a field refit at various sites.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | RT · LA | 2 | |
| BalLB 10-X AC | LT | 1 | 10 rds · 1 t |
| MslSRM 4 | RA | 1 | 25 rds · 1 t |
| Enr | LA ×2 | 2 |