Tarantula ZPH-5A
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 25t
- Role
- Scout
- Intro
- 3111 Late Republic
- Rules
- Advanced
- Cost
- 4.21M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 80 pts
ER Large Laser
Availability by era
3 eras · 2 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 1,862 |
| G1 | 2 | 1,628 |
| G2 | 3 | 1,354 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,064 |
| G4 | 5 | 806 |
| G5 | 6 | 693 |
| G6 | 7 | 621 |
| G7 | 8 | 548 |
| G8 | 8 | 516 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The ZPH-5A is a 3111 field refit of the 3054 Tarantula scout, rebuilding the base ZPH-1's close-range battery into a single stand-off weapon. Where the original carried a Medium Laser in each torso and a Streak SRM 2 in the center torso, this configuration mounts one ER Large Laser in the left torso and drops the short-range missile rack entirely. Endo steel internal structure replaces the standard structure of the ZPH-1, and a boosted C3 slave unit sits in the right torso. MASC in the center torso lets the machine sprint to 173 km/h above its 86 km/h cruising speed, in place of the base model's jump capability, and the type is assembled at various sites as a field refit rather than a factory production run.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | LT | 1 | |
| mobilityMASCIS | CT | ||
| electronicsC3 Boosted SlaveIS | RT |