Rifleman (50T)

RFL-2N

RFL-2N

General Data
'Mech Type	BattleMech
Class	MEDIUM
Weight	50T
Stock Role	Anti-Aircraft & Direct-Fire Support
Stock Specifications
Hardpoints	Energy: 6 Support: 2
Speed	4/6/0
Firepower	Max Damage: 190 Max Stability: 40 Max Heat: 0
Durability	Armor: 402 Structure: 744
Heat Efficiency	Sinking: 64 Alpha: 90
Melee	Kick: 50 Punch: 25
Stock Equipment
Engine	Standard Engine
Core	200
Heat Sinks	Heat Sink Kit (SHS)
E-Cooling	None
Gyro	Standard Gyro
Structure	Standard Structure (Fixed)
Armor	Standard Armor
Head	Rifleman Anti-Air Targeting (Fixed)
Left Torso	Heat Sink Heat Sink M Laser
Right Torso	Heat Sink Heat Sink M Laser
Left Arm	M Laser PPC
Right Arm	M Laser PPC
Left Leg	Heat Sink Heat Sink
Right Leg	Heat Sink Heat Sink

Description

The Rifleman started life as a 50 ton medium mech, not the 60 ton heavy that we know and love today. While the RFL-1N was a primitive design, the later modernized RFL-2N proved quite successful for its era. Armed with two PPCs and four Medium Lasers, the -2N was a simple and effective design and excelled in both line combat and anti-aircraft operations. While the 16 standard heat sinks were insufficient for sustained fire, volly fire worked well. The -2N mostly left production after the RFL-3N's introduction though some backwater Periphery powers kept the design in service for centuries to come.