Kestrel VTOL (Clan)
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- Type
- Combat Vehicle
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 25t
- Role
- Scout
- Intro
- 2880 Early Succession War
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 544.8K C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 28 pts
Machine Gun ×2
Battle Value
166by skill
Point Value
13
Technical Readout: TR:3058U · Record Sheets: RS:3058Uu-I
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Kestrel VTOL
PV13
TP: CVSZ: 1TMM: 0MV: 24"v
ROLE: Scout
Damage
S (+0)
0*
M (+2)
0
L (+4)
0
Heat not tracked
Special , , EE, ,
Critical hits
ENGINE½ MV and Damage
FIRE CONTROL+2 To-Hit Each
WEAPONS-1 Damage Each
MOTIVE-2 MV½ MV0 MV
Alpha Strike Stats
SkillPVSkill 0 25Skill 1 22Skill 2 19Skill 3 16Skill 4 13Skill 5 12Skill 6 11Skill 7 10Skill 8 9
Availability by era
10 eras · 28 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 383 |
| G1 | 2 | 335 |
| G2 | 3 | 279 |
| G3 | 4 | 219 |
| G4 | 5 | 166 |
| G5 | 6 | 143 |
| G6 | 7 | 128 |
| G7 | 8 | 113 |
| G8 | 8 | 106 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Kestrel VTOL (Clan) is a 25-ton VTOL combat vehicle fielded as a scout, built for close-in work with a pair of machine guns mounted front. It cruises at 130 km/h and can push to 194, quick going even among light rotor craft, and its crew compartment holds a 4-ton infantry compartment. The airframe carries ferro-fibrous armor plate. Blackwell Corporation builds it at Outreach.
Armor & loadout
KESTREL VTOL (CLAN)
Ballistic
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bal | F ×2 | 2 | 0.5 t ammo in B |
Systems & manufacturers
Kestrel VTOL variants (7)
(Clan) current variant Role Scout Tech base Clan Rules Standard Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, CASE, EE, IT4, SRCH Introduced 2880 Battle value 166 Point value 13
Kestrel VTOL Role Scout Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, EE, IT3.5, SRCH Introduced 3007 Battle value 155 Point value 13(SL) Role Scout Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, EE, ENE, IT1.5, SRCH Introduced 3017 Battle value 175 Point value 14(MedEvac) Role — Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Standard Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, EE, ENE, IT3.5, MASH2, SRCH Introduced 3022 Battle value 126 Point value 11(ML) Role Scout Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, CT1, EE, ENE, SRCH Introduced 3030 Battle value 252 Point value 17(Scout) Role Scout Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Experimental Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, EE, MHQ1, RCN, RSD1, SRCH Introduced 3030 Battle value 175 Point value 16(SRM) Role Scout Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, EE, IT3, SRCH Introduced 3042 Battle value 192 Point value 14