Thunder Fox TFT-L8
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 55t
- Role
- Skirmisher
- Intro
- 3082 Early Republic
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 10.66M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 152 pts
Snub-Nose PPC ×2LB 10-X AC
Technical Readout: TR:DA · Record Sheets: RS:DA
Compare this unit
Availability by era
4 eras · 4 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,495 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,056 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,542 |
| G3 | 4 | 1,997 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,513 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,301 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,165 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,029 |
| G8 | 8 | 968 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Thunder Fox TFT-L8 reworks the chassis as a 55-ton skirmisher, trading the TFT-A9's long-range sniping fit for a stand-off punch. Where the original carries an ER Large Laser, a Streak SRM 4, and an ER Small Laser in its left torso, the TFT-L8 fields two Snub-Nose PPC there instead, and an LB 10-X AC replaces the Light Gauss Rifle in the right torso, which no longer carries CASE. A 275 XL fusion engine replaces the 220 fusion unit, raising cruising speed from 43 to 54 km/h and top speed from 65 to 86 km/h, and jump range grows from 90 to 120 metres. The design remains an easily-serviced machine, built by Defiance Industries at Hesperus II.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | LT ×2 | 2 | |
| BalLB 10-X AC | RT | 1 | 20 rds · 2 t |