Tarantula ZPH-4A
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 25t
- Role
- Striker
- Intro
- 3066 FedCom Civil War
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 4.02M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 80 pts
ER PPC
Technical Readout: TR:3055U · Record Sheets: RS:3055Uu
Compare this unit
Availability by era
6 eras · 22 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 2,234 |
| G1 | 2 | 1,953 |
| G2 | 3 | 1,625 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,276 |
| G4 | 5 | 967 |
| G5 | 6 | 832 |
| G6 | 7 | 745 |
| G7 | 8 | 658 |
| G8 | 8 | 619 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Tarantula ZPH-4A is a 25-ton striker, a 3066 rework of the 3054 ZPH-1 scout that trades its jump jets and short-range battery for a single ER PPC in the left torso. Endo steel structure replaces the standard framing of the original, and a MASC unit in the center torso lets it sprint to 173 km/h on top of its 86 km/h cruising speed and 130 km/h top speed. A C3 slave unit shares the center torso with the MASC, tying the machine into a broader targeting network. The medium lasers and Streak SRM 2 of the ZPH-1 are gone, leaving the ER PPC as its sole weapon. Corean Enterprises builds it at its MacAdams-Suharno plant on Stewart.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | LT | 1 | |
| electronicsC3 SlaveIS | CT | ||
| mobilityMASCIS | CT |