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| + | The '''BattleMech HarJel System''' is an armor enhancement for BattleMechs. | ||
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[[Image:MWS7 G-025.jpg|thumb|right|''HarJel III'' Auto-Repair System]] | [[Image:MWS7 G-025.jpg|thumb|right|''HarJel III'' Auto-Repair System]] | ||
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| − | The Diamond Sharks introduced this system in [[3059]], but by [[3067]] the [[Lyran Alliance]] had reverse-engineered the system.<ref name="TOp288">''Tactical Operations'', p. 288, "BattleMech HarJel System"</ref> The | + | The Diamond Sharks introduced this system in [[3059]], but by [[3067]] the [[Lyran Alliance]] had reverse-engineered the system.<ref name="TOp288">''Tactical Operations'', p. 288, "BattleMech HarJel System"</ref> The BattleMech HarJel System is an [[Experimental Technology|experimental]] piece of equipment that closes gaps in the armor of a BattleMech. This allows a 'Mech equipped with such a system (like the ''[[Aquagladius]]'') to operate underwater without fearing a hull breach, as long as armor is still present. (Once all armor is gone from a location, it's automatically breached.) The system's main drawbacks are its bulk and its behavior when hit by weapons fire. The bulk issue results from the need to have a HarJel system in every location that needs to be protected. If a HarJel system is destroyed by weapons fire all HarJel stored in that location will expand automatically, flooding the components and weapons with sealant and rendering them useless. Removing the hardened sealant effectively doubles repair time. Ammunition stored in a HarJel-encased location cannot be dumped.<ref name="TOp288"/> |
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The BattleMech HarJel System is an armor enhancement for BattleMechs.
Description
The Diamond Sharks introduced this system in 3059, but by 3067 the Lyran Alliance had reverse-engineered the system.[1] The BattleMech HarJel System is an experimental piece of equipment that closes gaps in the armor of a BattleMech. This allows a 'Mech equipped with such a system (like the Aquagladius) to operate underwater without fearing a hull breach, as long as armor is still present. (Once all armor is gone from a location, it's automatically breached.) The system's main drawbacks are its bulk and its behavior when hit by weapons fire. The bulk issue results from the need to have a HarJel system in every location that needs to be protected. If a HarJel system is destroyed by weapons fire all HarJel stored in that location will expand automatically, flooding the components and weapons with sealant and rendering them useless. Removing the hardened sealant effectively doubles repair time. Ammunition stored in a HarJel-encased location cannot be dumped.[1]
Game Notes
BattleMech HarJel Systems weigh one ton and take up a single critical location in a BattleMech.[2] Each location to be protected needs its own BattleMech HarJel System, so to completely protect a BattleMech would require seven systems: One for each arm, leg, and torso location. Due to the potentially crippling drawbacks, BattleMech HarJel systems cannot be installed in the location carrying the cockpit.[1] The BattleMech HarJel System costs 120,000 C-Bills per critical slot.[2]
BattleMech HarJel Systems can also be used by combat vehicles, but cannot be installed in a rotor or body location.[1]
Evolutions
HarJel II and HarJel III Auto-Repair Systems, HarJel evolutions introduced in the Dark Age, were introduced