Tarantula ZPH-3A
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 25t
- Role
- Striker
- Intro
- 3063 FedCom Civil War
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 3.56M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 97 pts
Medium Pulse Laser ×2
Technical Readout: TR:3055U · Record Sheets: RS:3055Uu
Compare this unit
Availability by era
6 eras · 22 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 1,622 |
| G1 | 2 | 1,418 |
| G2 | 3 | 1,179 |
| G3 | 4 | 927 |
| G4 | 5 | 702 |
| G5 | 6 | 604 |
| G6 | 7 | 541 |
| G7 | 8 | 477 |
| G8 | 8 | 449 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The ZPH-3A is a 25-ton striker built for close-in work, a role change from the reconnaissance duties of the 3054-vintage ZPH-1. Where that scout carried a medium laser in each torso and a Streak SRM 2 in the center torso, this configuration drops the missile rack entirely and replaces both medium lasers with a medium pulse laser in the left torso and a matching one in the right. Endo steel internal structure replaces the ZPH-1's standard framework, though jump range falls from 240 to 210 metres on the same 200 XL fusion engine. Cruising speed holds at 86 km/h with a top speed near 130, quick for its weight. Corean Enterprises builds it at its Stewart plant.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | LT · RT | 2 |