Locust LCT-5M2
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- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 20t
- Role
- Scout
- Intro
- 3087 Early Republic
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 3.33M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 53 pts
Medium Pulse Laser ×2ER Medium Laser
Battle Value
693by skill
Point Value
25
LCT-5M2
Locust
PV25
TP: BMSZ: 1TMM: 0MV: 22"
ROLE: Scout
Damage
S (+0)
2
M (+2)
2
L (+4)
0
OV: 0Heat scale123S
Special
Critical hits
ENGINE+1 Heat/Firing Weapons
FIRE CONTROL+2 To-Hit Each
MP½ MV Each
WEAPONS-1 Damage Each
Alpha Strike Stats
SkillPVSkill 0 45Skill 1 40Skill 2 35Skill 3 30Skill 4 25Skill 5 22Skill 6 19Skill 7 16Skill 8 13
Availability by era
4 eras · 5 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 1,601 |
| G1 | 2 | 1,400 |
| G2 | 3 | 1,164 |
| G3 | 4 | 915 |
| G4 | 5 | 693 |
| G5 | 6 | 596 |
| G6 | 7 | 534 |
| G7 | 8 | 471 |
| G8 | 8 | 444 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The LCT-5M2 is a 20-ton scout that fights close in, a 3087 rebuild of the 2499 LCT-1V. In place of the twin machine guns it carries a Medium Pulse Laser in each arm, and the Medium Laser in the center torso gives way to an ER Medium Laser. A 220 XL fusion engine replaces the original's 160 fusion engine, lifting cruising speed from 86 km/h to 119 km/h and top speed from 130 to 184 km/h. Endo steel structure and ferro-fibrous armor replace the standard structure and armor of the LCT-1V, and the heat sinks change from single to double. The type keeps its minimal, weapon-pod arms without hands and its low, hard-to-target silhouette, and Corean Enterprises builds it at its MacAdams-Suharno works on Stewart.
Armor & loadout
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LOCUST LCT-5M2
Energy
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | CT | 1 | |
| Enr | RA · LA | 2 |
Systems & manufacturers
Locust variants (24)
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