"BT Rhino Tank to Dirtside Stats" Topic

As far as I can tell, Iron Wind Metals still makes the original Rhino for BattleTech: link

According to the fluff, the Rhino was intended as a missile carrier with some armor. Powered by a fusion engine. Extremely slow. Armed with missiles (20 'tubes' in the hull front; four more on the turret front) and lasers (three on turret).

Rhino Tank
Equipment Item                   VSP : BVP     Spaces   Cost

Vehicle, class 4                  20 :  0          20     20
Armor class 4                     20 : 36          20     36
Fusion Generation Plant           20 : 36          20     58
Slow tracked                      20 : 36          20     65
1 class 5 SLAM in Fixed mount     20 : 36          10    125
   with Basic fire control        20 : 36          10    135
3 class 1 HEL's in 
  Full traverse turret            20 : 36           4    171

I took the three lasers as three separate weapons; you could cost it as a single larger laser, and just say that the three lasers work "like that."

There's also (in the fluff) a Royal Rhino, with better ECM and anti-air systems:

Equipment Item                   VSP : BVP     Spaces   Cost

Vehicle, class 4                  20 :  0          20     20
Armor class 4                     20 : 36          20     36
Fusion Generation Plant           20 : 36          20     58
Slow tracked                      20 : 36          20     65
1 class 5 SLAM in Fixed mount     20 : 36          10    125
   with Enhanced fire control     20 : 36          10    145
3 class 1 HEL's in 
  Full traverse turret            20 : 36           4    181
1 APSW                            20 : 36           4    181
Basic ECM                         20 : 36           4    196
Local air defence                 20 : 36           2    271

I would combine the three barrells into 1 class 3. 3 class 1 shots will be slow and usually pointless, especially if the target has reactive armour.

Phil

I would combine the three barrels into 1 class 3.

Easily done…

Equipment Item                    VSP : BVP     Spaces   Cost

Vehicle, class 4                  20 :  0          20     20
Armor class 4                     20 : 36          20     36
Fusion Generation Plant           20 : 36          20     58
Slow tracked                      20 : 36          20     65
1 class 5 SLAM in Fixed mount     20 : 36          10    125
   with Basic fire control        20 : 36          10    135
1 class 3 HEL in 
  Full traverse turret            20 : 36           4    171
1 APSW                            20 : 36           4    171

Nice specifications on the model, sir :)

Tracked vehicles armed with HELs are a really good idea in DS2 as they make up for slower movement and inability to cross certain areas by having a great reach with the weapons.