TME-91 Samson Heavy BATAV

The TME-91 Samson is the heavy chassis of TME Industries' line of Bipedal All Terrain Armored Vehicles. Massing 50% more than the TME-90 Nimrod, the Samson carries heavier armor and better weaponry at the cost of maneuverability. While the internal combustion engine-powered Samson is still less effective than fusion-powered BattleMechs of similar tonnage, it can successfully engage, with a good chance of victory, lighter units as well as armor and infantry.

The Samson chassis can carry 31.5 tons of weaponry and equipment. The primary configuration mounts a heavy autocannon, a long-range missile five-rack, and a short-range missile two-rack. The fire support variant carries twin long-range missile fifteen-racks and a single short-range missile two-rack. The assault variant carries three short-range missile six-racks, a long-range missile five-rack, and a machine gun. The multirole version of the Samson carries a 10-class autocannon with a long-range missile ten rack and a short-range missile four-rack. The energy weapon version carries a large laser and four medium lasers.

ARMOR				EQUIPMENT
Location	Front	IS	Rear	Prime variant
Head:	9	3	NA	AC/20	R. Torso
Center Torso:	39	23	6	10 AC/20 shots	R. Torso
Left / Right Torso:	25 / 25	16 / 16	5 / 5	LRM-5	L. Torso
No Arms	-	-	-	24 LRM-5 shots	L. Torso
Left / Right Leg:	23 / 23	16 / 16	NA / NA	SRM-2	C. Torso
Treat "arm" hit results as misses if attacked from the front and rear; transfer to the side torsos if attacked from the sides. Ignore all equipment placed in the arms.				50 SRM-2 shots	L. Torso
				5 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				Heat Sink	C. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg
				Fire Support Variant
				LRM-15	L. Torso
				24 LRM-15 shots	L. Torso
				LRM-15	R. Torso
				24 LRM-15 shots	R. Torso
				SRM-2	C. Torso
				50 SRM-2 shots	C. Torso
				3 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				4 Heat Sinks	R. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg
				Assault Variant
				SRM-6	L. Torso
				SRM-6	R. Torso
				SRM-6	C. Torso
				30 SRM-6 shots	L. Torso
				15 SRM-6 shots	R. Torso
				LRM-5	L. Torso
				24 LRM-5 shots	L. Torso
				2 Machine Guns	L. Torso
				2 Machine Guns	R. Torso
				100 Machine Gun shots	Head
				4 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				6 Heat Sinks	R. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg
				Multirole Variant
				AC/10	R. Torso
				10 AC/10 shots	R. Torso
				LRM-10	L. Torso
				12 LRM-10 shots	L. Torso
				SRM-4	C. Torso
				12 SRM-4 shots	C. Torso
				3 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				3 Heat Sinks	R. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg
				Energy Variant
				Large Laser	C. Torso
				2 Medium Lasers	L. Torso
				2 Medium Lasers	R. Torso
				8 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				8 Heat Sinks	L. Torso
				2 Heat Sinks	Left Leg
				2 Heat Sinks	Right Leg

DESIGNER'S NOTE: The Samson is based partly on a HERCULEAN (HERC) walker from the Earthsiege 2 computer game--the Samson, I think.

Mass: 75 tons	Movement Type: Bipedal Walker
Power Plant: TME 225 Internal Combustion	Armor Type: TME 3000 Standard
Comm Systems: TME Vox Et Deus	Cruising Speed: 32 kph
Targeting/Tracking Systems: TME 3000 Auto Turret Tracking	Maximum Speed: 54 kph
	Chassis: RevEng ES/TDF "Samson"
Armament: Variable

TME-91 Samson Heavy BATAV
75 tons	Cruising MP: 3 (32.4 kph)	Flank MP: 5 (54.0 kph)	Jump MP: 0
Engine: 225 ICE	Engine Mass: 20 t	Cockpit Mass: 3 t	Gyro Mass: 3 t
No Heat Sinks	Structure Mass: 7.5t	Armor Mass: 10 t	Armor Points: 160