[TDR-KF-5A Killing Fury]
Mass: 65 tons
Chassis: Elisist/Titan Fireframe Model Z-X9F
Power Plant: Magna 260 XL
Cruising Speed: 43 kph
Maximum Speed: 65 kph
Jump Jets: None
     Jump Capacity: None
Armor: Titan Heavy Duty Plating A-Class
Armament:
     1 Warlord Hi-Cruise LRM 15-Missile Rack
     1 Warlord Executioner PPC
     3 Warlord Amputator Medium Lasers
     1 Warlord Hi-Impact SRM 2-Missile Rack
     1 Warlord Mk.1 Small Pulse Laser
     5 Titan Scatter Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Elisist Industries Inc.
     Primary Factor: Terra
Communications System: Elisist/Warlord E-class Comm Suite
Targeting and Tracking System: Warlord Killer Crosshair System

(Inspired by Battletechnology Issue #10)

OVERVIEW
	The Killing Fury began its life as an attempt to rework the 
venerable TDR-5S Thunderbolt.  During the design process, 
somebody noticed the actual amount of damage that a TDR-5S 
could discharge, and the entire engineering staff at Elisist got to 
thinking about how much damage individual 'Mechs could deal.  
When they compared that to the amount of armor most 'Mechs 
boasted, it seemed unusual that anything but the heaviest armor 
could stand up to a 'Mech's firepower.  After a bit of studying, 
they realized that the main rreason for this was damage spread.  
Targeting computers have a hard time calculating dozens of 
different trajectories for weapons placed all over the body of the 
'Mech.  So, the engineers drew the logical conclusion - if all the 
weapons are grouped together in one spot, then the computer 
can more easily make its calculations, and place more firepower 
on more concentrated areas of enemy 'Mechs.
	After retrofitting the TDR-5S with an XL engine and 
double heat sinks, the work began on the improved grouping.  
The large laser on the right arm was replaced with a PPC, and 
since the right side of the 'Mech already housed most of the 
weaponry, it seemed the perfect place to keep stocking.  The 
three medium lasers from the left torso were moved to the right 
torso.  The left arm's machine guns were moved to the right arm, 
as well as adding one more.  Another machine gun was added to 
the right torso, and a small pulse laser was put on the right arm.  
The 'Mech was not designed to handle all of this weight, however, 
and listed noticably to the right, beginning to wear down the 
actuators it was built with.  To compensate, the right side of the 
body was retooled for more reinforcement.  In addition, all of the 
heat sinks had to be located in the left side of the body, so a 
great deal of heat-flow systems had to be added to prevent the 
right side from overheating completely and malfunctioning.  But 
in the end, a working design was produced, and was dubbed the 
Killing Fury.

CAPABILITIES
	Testing proved the theory of damage spread - the right-
side grouping of weapons could be fired in tandem and wound up 
placing much more accurate and focused firepower.  However, 
the heat flow systems still did not quite handle all the excess 
heat, and the Killing Fury was hampered by this problem.  
(GAME EFFECT: You may lump the targeting roll for all weapons 
fired on the right torso or arm of the 'Mech into one roll.  If 
successful, roll only one hit location for the weapons on the right 
torso or the right arm.  All damage from the weapons are applied 
to that section.  You do not need to fire all of the weapons at 
once, and you may not fire a weapon a target beyond its 
maximum range.  If the roll fails, all the weapons miss their 
target.  Each time this tactic is used, each weapon generates 1 
extra heat point.  Therefore, if firing the right arm in this manner, 
it would generate 18 points of heat (12 normal weapon heat + 6 
weapons = 18).)
	Overall, the Killing Fury is a general improvement on the 
Thunderbolt's design.  The armor remains the same, as does the 
speed, but its overall weapons load is drastically increased.  In 
addition, its heat-dispersing capabilites are improved (although 
they are stretched a bit when it fires its full mass of weapons).  It 
remains an effective long-range 'Mech, made only more deadly 
by its lumped weapons.

DEPLOYMENT
	As it is possible (for a fee) to refit existing Thunderbolts 
as Killing Furies, several units have already begun fielding the 
Killing Fury where it previously placed the Thunderbolt.  The 
Lyran Alliance has also begun field-testing the Killing Fury 
extensively.

Type: Killing Fury
Technology Base: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 65

EQUIPMENT                            MASS
Internal Structure:                  6.5
Engine:                 260 XL       6.75
     Walking MP:           4
     Running MP:           6
     Jumping MP:           0
Heat Sinks:             15 (30)      5.0
Gyro:                                3.0
Cockpit:                             3.0
Armor Factor:             208        13.0

     Head:             3    9
     Center Torso:     21   30
     Center Torso (R):      11
     R/L Torso:        15   24
     R/L Torso (R):         6
     R/L Arm:          10   20
     R/L Leg:          15   29

WEAPONS/AMMO            AREA  CRIT  TONS
LRM 15                   RT    3     7
PPC                      RA    3     7
Medium Laser (3)         RT    3     3
SRM 2                    RT    1     1
Small Pulse Laser        RA    1     1
Machine Gun (4)          RA    4     2
Machine Gun              RT    1     .5
LRM 15 Ammo (16)         CT    2     2
Machine Gun Ammo (400)   LA    2     2
SRM-2 Ammo (50)          RT    1     1