Blackjack BJ-5

The BJ-5 rebuilds the Blackjack for sniping at range, where the BJ-1X fought as a close-in skirmisher with lasers and flamers. In place of the medium lasers and flamers, it fields four Light PPCs, one each in the left arm, right arm, left torso, and right torso, backed by a Light AC/2 in each arm. The lighter 180 light fusion engine drops cruising speed from 54 to 43 km/h and top speed from 86 to 65 km/h, and endo steel structure replaces the standard framing of the original. Light ferro-fibrous armor stands in for the BJ-1X's standard plating, and the BJ-5 adds a 120-metre jump capability the earlier model lacked. General Motors builds it at Talcott, rather than the original's Kathil line.