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Line 2: | image = J27 transport.jpg | image = J27 transport.jpg | name = J-27 Ordnance Transport | name = J-27 Ordnance Transport − | manufacturer = [[Acme Widgets]], Various + | manufacturer = [[Destroyed Manufacturing Centers#Acme Widgets|Acme Widgets]], Various − | production year=2650 − | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1645/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Mission = Logistics | Mission = Logistics − | introduced = [[2650]]<ref name=MUL>''Master Unit List'', "J-27 Ordnance Transport"</ref> | Type = Tracked | Type = Tracked | mass = 10 | mass = 10 − | armor = [[StarSlab/1]] + | armor = StarSlab/1 − | heat sinks = 0+ | engine = 50 ICE (various) − | engine = [[50 ICE]] (various) − | comsys = [[Tandy A-100]] − | T&T = None | speed = 86 | speed = 86 − | Crew = 3 + | Crew = 1+ − | armament = 1x [[machine gun]] + | armament = 1 x [[SperryBrowning]] [[Machine Gun]] | BV (1.0) = | BV (1.0) = − | BV (2.0) = 47<ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 18-19, "J-27 Ordnance Transport Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 27</ref> + | BV (2.0) = }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The '''J-27 Ordnance Transport''' was the backbone of the [[Star League Defense Force]] and remains a common sight in [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]] armies. Consisting of a tracked cab and wheeled trailer unit driven by two crewmen, each J-27 can carry eleven tons of ammo in total, enough for a single [[BattleMech]] [[lance]]. The tractor can hold three tons of ammunition (typically missile reloads for [[LRM]] launchers) while the trailer carries the remainder. A half-ton of armor protects the vehicle, though the supplies are transported in the open, and the trailer can only be detached from the cab manually, usually the job of the third crewman.<ref name=TRO3039/>+ '''J-27''' is common Inner Sphere and [[Periphery]] states ammunition transport unit made of tractor and a trailer. Each J-27 can carry enough ammo for a single Mech Lance, that is 11 tons. Trailer can carry up 8 tons of cargo with additional 1 ton of armor while tractor can carry up to 3 tons of cargo with only half ton of armor. It's enough to withstand infantry attacks and weakest battlefield weapons, but nothing more, therefore crews of J-27s are collected from punished soldiers or even criminals with death sentence. Turret-mount [[Machine Gun]] can defend vehicle from small-arms attacks for long enough to allow it's escape. − − Though critical to the resupply of military units in the field, the J-27 makes for a very explosive target. For some [[Great House]] armies, especially those of [[House Kurita]], J-27s are operated by penal units, though [[House Steiner]] and [[House Davion]] do not follow this policy. Most military convicts, when given the choice between the firing squad or service with a J-27 unit, choose the former.<ref name=TRO3039/> − − ==Weapons and Equipment== − The J-27 is armed by a single [[Sperry Browning]] [[Machine Gun]], manned by the third crewman, which is useful for self-defense purposes only. The gun is mounted such that it cannot be depressed low enough to fire into the ammunition on either the trailer or stored on the cab.<ref name=TRO3039/> ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;Fusion : Primarily used by the [[SLDF]], this original version of the J-27 entered service in [[2578]]<ref name=MUL/> and is identical to the standard J-27 but uses a Fusion Engine. Performance, protection, and equipment remain the same as the standard J-27. BV (2.0) = 47<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 30</ref> + * K-27 "Killjoy" [[Federated Suns]] combat variant designed to look exactly as regular J-27 while mounting Missile Launcher and an additional armor. − − *;Armor : This [[2833]] variant of the J-27 reduces the Machine Gun ammunition to a half ton and uses the freed weight to add more armor. Though this modification offers twice the protection of the standard J-27, this variant can still be destroyed by a single [[medium laser]] shot. BV (2.0) = 70<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 29</ref> − − *;K-27 "Killjoy" : Introduced in [[2847]]<ref name=MUL/>, this is a combat variant designed to look like a regular J-27 while mounting an [[SRM-4]] missile launcher and additional armor. BV (2.0)= 170<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 32</ref> − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − Image:J27 transport.jpg|Original J-27 ''Ordnance Transport'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3025|TRO:3025]]'' − </gallery> − − ==Notes== − * Author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] stated in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20221102192457/https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2018/08/16/out-of-the-archives-the-battlemechs-i-wrote-about-or-designed/ blog entry] that, according to his memory which he admitted could be wrong, the J-27 Ordnance Transport was among the vehicles for which he invented the name and wrote the original background as initially published in TRO:3025, after being given only its art and game stats to work with for the TRO entry. ==References== ==References== − <references />+ *[[Technical Readout: 3039]] − − ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]'' − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' − [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Light Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:10 ton Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Tracked Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Tracked Support Vehicles]] − [[Category:SLDF Combat Vehicles]] − [[Category:Support Vehicles]]
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| image = J27 transport.jpg | | image = J27 transport.jpg | ||
| name = J-27 Ordnance Transport | | name = J-27 Ordnance Transport | ||
| − | | manufacturer = [[Acme Widgets]], Various | + | | manufacturer = [[Destroyed Manufacturing Centers#Acme Widgets|Acme Widgets]], Various |
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| Mission = Logistics | | Mission = Logistics | ||
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| Type = Tracked | | Type = Tracked | ||
| mass = 10 | | mass = 10 | ||
| − | | armor = | + | | armor = StarSlab/1 |
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| speed = 86 | | speed = 86 | ||
| − | | Crew = | + | | Crew = 1+ |
| − | | armament = | + | | armament = 1 x [[SperryBrowning]] [[Machine Gun]] |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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