Mechs/ST-8A

Shootist ST-8A
Signature	ST-8A
Class	HEAVY
Tags	SLDF Royal
Tonnage	70
Base Move	4
HardPoints	3B 4E 1S 20JJ
Total Health	A=1164/1345 S=501
RT Module	Eras-ClanInvasion3061-Base
Compatible Variants
ST-8A ST-8A2 ST-8C ST-9C ST-ALNAPOLLYON
Factions
Clans Faction Group Amaris Empire Clan Mongoose Clan Sea Fox Clan Stone Lion Clan Widowmaker Clan Wolverine ComStar Finmark Free Republic Green Ghosts Republic of Sphere Rim Worlds Republic SLDF in Exile Society Star League Defense Force Terran Hegemony The Dark Caste Umayyad Caliphate Word of Blake

Description

The Shootist first saw service in 2621 as a heavily armored, electronic warfare-capable command 'Mech for SLDF Royal BattleMech Regiments. However, the Shootist's upgraded electronic suites proved no match for the cutting edge of electronic warfare of its own time. When the BattleMaster eclipsed the Shootist in its intended role as a command vehicle merely ten years after its introduction, the SLDF changed the Shootist's mission parameters. The Shootist's balanced mix of weapons and speed, and its heavy armor allowed it a new role: juggernaut for close-combat heavy lances, and later, a bodyguard unit for command lances. This role never proved favorable to the longevity of the Shootist; since the Succession Wars, this BattleMech is rarely seen outside of the ComGuards, Word of Blake Militia, and ancient Clan Brian Caches.

Drop Cost Multiplier: 1.1

Mech Bay

Missions	Source	Affinity
5	Generic	Warrior: +1 Piloting Boost
10	Generic	Veteran: +1 Guts Boost
20	Chassis	Gunboat: +1 Evasion Ignore & +1 Gunnery
40	Command Mech (Quirk)	High Command: Company Coordinator: -10% Company Ability Resolve Cost (Stacks up to 3 times)
60	Generic	Master: +1 Tactics Boost
100	Generic	Elite: +1 Gunnery Boost

		Right	Center	Left
Arms/Head	Health	A=110/110 S=55	A=45/45 S=16	A=110/110 S=55
	HardPoints	[ 1B 1E ]	[ 1E ]	[ 2B ]
	Fixed	Hand Lower Arm Shoulder Upper Arm HandHeld Slot	Life Support - A Life Support - B Cockpit SLDF (1) FCS Standard SLDF (1) Sensors SLDF (1)	Shoulder Upper Arm HandHeld Slot
	Dynamic	Medium Pulse Laser Magna	Small Laser Magna	AC20 Mydron
Torso	Health	FA=142/150 RA=50/75 S=75	FA=170/220 RA=55/110 S=75	FA=142/150 RA=50/75 S=75
	HardPoints	[ 1E 1S ]	[ 1E ]
	Fixed	Specialist Slot	Armor (1) Engine HS Gyro Structure (1) Engine Royal Sink Kit (D)	Specialist Slot
	Dynamic	ER L Laser Blankenburg	Ferro-Fibrous (1) Engine HS +1 Engine Core 280 Medium Pulse Laser Magna	2x Ammo AC20 C.A.S.E. (1) 2x Heat Sink Double
Legs	Health	A=145/150 S=75		A=145/150 S=75
	HardPoints
	Fixed	Foot Hip Lower Leg Upper Leg		Foot Hip Lower Leg Upper Leg
	Dynamic

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