MercTech: Vindicator

History
The Capellan Confederation's premier workhorse battlemech, the 45 ton Vindicator is designed to be as versatile as possible, capable of performing any role it needs, although not to any decent level. Well armored and packing a decent long-ranged punch with its PPC and small LRM system, the Vindicator is slower than most other mechs of its weight, although this is somewhat mitigated by the inclusion of Jump Jets. Overall, despite its lack of a defined role, the Vindicator is a cheap and rugged mech that is suitable to a large range of mission tasks.

Designed to use exclusively locally-produced parts, the Vindicator has been mass produced in the Capellan Confederation since its introduction, becoming an extremely common sight within the realm, while making it difficult for examples used by other Houses to find replacement parts. The Confederation would continue to improve the design with new technologies up until the end of the Jihad, when newer designs would eventually replace it afterwards.

VND-1X:
Structure: Standard

Armor: Standard 9 tons

Engine: Standard 180

Top Speed: 65 kph

Gyro: Standard

Heat Sinks: 15 Single Heat Sinks

Cockpit: Standard

Equipment: 1x PPC, 1x LRM-5 w/ 1t ammo, 1x Medium Laser, 2x Machine Guns w/ 0.5t ammo, 4x Jump Jets

VND-1R:
Structure: Standard

Armor: Standard 9 tons

Engine: Standard 180

Top Speed: 65 kph

Gyro: Standard

Heat Sinks: 16 Single Heat Sinks

Cockpit: Standard

Equipment: 1x PPC, 1x LRM-5 w/ 1t ammo, 1x Medium Laser, 1x Small Laser, 4x Jump Jets

VND-1AA:
Structure: Standard

Armor: Standard 4.5 tons

Engine: Standard 225

Top Speed: 81 kph

Gyro: Standard

Heat Sinks: 16 Single Heat Sinks

Cockpit: Standard

Equipment: 1x PPC, 1x LRM-5 w/ 1t ammo, 1x Medium Laser, 1x Small Laser, 5x Jump Jets