V5.00dLei-GongLG-7L ڝhJEJEApA@AMA 8 8 5 3 3 2 ecm" *" * .  B0McArthur) Death BlossomBMcArthur) Death BlossomxApple Churchill GuardianG Zhi-tong-yaoG Zhi-tong-yaoB McArthurBMcArthurB )))xxGGGGGGG B B ))) GGGGGGG B   3yThe Lei-Going (Thunder Dragon) appears to be a design that appeared in the Capellan military during the initial years of the Word of Blake Jihad. It is unclear as to exactly how these machines came into the Capellan arsenal, and some factors suggest that they were supplied by the Blakists prior to the outbreak of hostilities. The Lei-Gong appears to be based around a heavily redesigned Atlas chassis, using an inexpensive turbine engine rather than the common fusion plant. This factor makes the Lei-Gong something of an anachronism amongst modern military forces, but records seem to indicate the design was fairly successful.The Lei-Gong was designed in some respects to behave like a "pocket Thunder Hawk," and utilizes the popular dual Gauss Rifle configuration for its main offensive armament. A small array of Rocket Launchers are also present, but it seems that these may be intended more as a quick booster for the TSM system than a proper weapon system component. The Lei-Gong mounts a substantial defensive array, including a Guardian ECM system (it appears the design was originally intended to mount stealth armor, based on some hull geometry considerations that survived to the final design) and an unprecedented four anti-missile systems, two mounted in reversable arms and two fixed rear on ball turrets in "achilles tendon" region. Interestingly, the AMS units are old MacArthur IIs of Star League vintage. TLei-Gong pilots were trained to leave one of their torso-mounted heat sinks turned off (they were told it was intended for emergency use only), and to turn off the arm mounted sink if they were not firing the gauss cannons. This created a heat curve where the Lei-Gong could quickly activate its TSM by firing three of its rocket pods, and then retain the ideal heat level by running and using its gauss cannons at a regular firing rate. The Lei-Gong was not terribly well regarded by outside observers, but its operators (mostly low-priority garrison warriors who had previously only had tanks and armored cars in their arsenals) found it more than up to the test. More than a few Blakist 'mechs were felled by theses "inferior" ICE 'mechs, and in the years after the Jihad Lei-Gongs still occasionally participated in clashes against the Republic.Many minor variants of this design exist because few repair parts were available to the second-line commands that operated this machine; consequently, most repairs more significant than armor patching required the use of parts from other machines. It is rumored that a fusion-powered version, with a higher landspeed and stealth armor exists, but these reports have not been confirmed. Given the "budget" nature of the Lei-Gong, it seems unlikely this design would be slated for such an upgrade, but of course very little can be taken for granted with the Capellans (who are famous across the Sphere for their skill at misdirection and 'maskirovka')  for a contest on HMP [ none ] (Unknown) (Unknown)Ceres CC-Super 4 Star SlabLGAS Special-100Army Comm. Class 5Army Corporation Type 29K (Unknown)