Viper (Black Python)

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Type: BattleMech
Tech: Clan
Mass: 75t
Role: Skirmisher
Intro: 3051 Clan Invasion
Rules: Standard
Cost: 18.83M C-bills
Move
Armor: 211 pts

Small Pulse Laser ×4Large Pulse Laser ×2Medium Pulse Laser ×2Machine Gun ×2

Battle Value

2,813by skill

Point Value

Viper (Black Python) line art — Art © The Topps Company · Catalyst Game Labs

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Technical Readout: RGv1 · Record Sheets: RG12

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Viper (Black Python)

PV46

TP: BMSZ: 3TMM: 0MV: 10"j

ROLE: SkirmisherSKILL:

Damage

S (+0)

M (+2)

L (+4)

OV: 2Heat 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

SkillPV827364554641363126

Availability by era

7 eras · 21 factions

Clan Burrock Clan Cloud Cobra Clan Ice Hellion Clan Snow Raven Clan Star Adder Clan Steel Viper

Gun	Pilot	Adj BV
G0	1	6,498
G1	2	5,682
G2	3	4,726
G3	4	3,713
G4	5	2,813
G5	6	2,419
G6	7	2,166
G7	8	1,913
G8	8	1,800

Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.

G\P	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
0	6,807	6,498	6,217	5,907	5,429	4,923	4,726	4,473	4,220
1	6,217	5,935	5,682	5,401	4,951	4,501	4,332	4,107	3,882
2	5,429	5,204	4,951	4,726	4,332	3,938	3,798	3,601	3,404
3	4,670	4,445	4,248	4,051	3,713	3,376	3,263	3,094	2,926
4	3,882	3,713	3,544	3,376	3,094	2,813	2,672	2,532	2,391
5	3,685	3,347	3,179	3,038	2,785	2,532	2,419	2,279	2,166
6	3,488	3,151	3,010	2,869	2,644	2,391	2,279	2,166	2,025
7	3,291	2,982	2,841	2,700	2,475	2,250	2,138	2,025	1,913
8	3,094	2,785	2,672	2,532	2,335	2,110	1,997	1,913	1,800

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Recognition notes

The Viper (Black Python) is a 75-ton heavy that fights close in, cruising at 54 km/h and topping out near 86, with a jump range of 150 metres. It carries a pair of machine guns in the left arm, and both torsos mirror each other with a Large Pulse Laser, a Medium Pulse Laser, and two Small Pulse Lasers apiece. A targeting computer sits in the right arm, and the design runs on endo steel structure under ferro-fibrous armor with 13 double heat sinks. New Kent Armorworks builds it at Celebes, with additional production at Albion's New Bergan complex.

Armor & loadout

Mech rightFrontMech left

VIPER (BLACK PYTHON)

EnergyBallistic

Weapon / Equipment	Loc	Qty	Ammo
Enr	RT · LT	2
Enr	RT · LT	2
Enr	RT ×2 · LT ×2	4
Bal	LA ×2	2	200 rds · 1 t
electronicsTargeting ComputerClan	RA

Systems & manufacturers

a.k.a. Black Python

Chassis: Viper Endo Steel BP2
Engine: New Kent Model VII 375 XL
Armor: Armorweave NK 62 Ferro-Fibrous
Comms: Mercer 974
Targeting: GEG Pattern 491/8
Jump Jets: Pryzhok Pryzhok
Built by: New Kent Armorworks @ New Kent (Celebes) · Albion MMA Complex @ Albion (New Bergan)

375 XL (Clan) · Clan Endo Steel · Ferro-Fibrous armor · 13 Clan Double heat sinks · 86 km/h · 150 m jump

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Viper (Black Python) variants (5)

Viper (Black Python)SkirmisherClanStandardCASE30512,81346

2SkirmisherClanStandardCASE, ECM30522,52044 5SkirmisherClanStandardCASE, OVL30552,92546 3SkirmisherClanStandardCASE, JMPW130662,42149 4SkirmisherClanStandardENE, JMPW130672,59447

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