Editing JES III Missile Carrier

{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = JES III.jpg
| name = JES III Missile Carrier
| manufacturer = [[Joint Equipment Systems]]
| production year=3133
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6669/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mission = Fire Support
| Type = Wheeled
| mass = 60 tons
| armor = [[Starshield III]]
| engine = [[LTV 160 XL]] [[fusion engine]]
| comsys = [[Communicator]]
| T&T = [[FireScan w/IndirecTrack]]
| heat sinks = 10
| speed = 54 
| Crew = 3
| armament = 
* 4x [[LRM 15]]
* 2x [[Machine Gun]]
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 1,037<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 23</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 353</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''JES III Missile Carrier''' was originally built in the 3130s prior to the fall of the [[HPG]] Communication grid. The JES III was designed to be faster and better armored than its two predecessors. Originally slated for the [[Republic of the Sphere]] armed forces, only a handful of the vehicles had been delivered before the Blackout occurred in [[3132]]. Many of these vehicles fell into the hands of rebellious factions. Joint Equipment began production on the world of [[Zebebelgenubi]], but quickly expanded to their plants on [[Alula Australis]] and [[Panpour]]. The JES III became one of the most popular missile carriers in the [[Dark Age]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 22</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The vehicle's main armaments consist of four ExoStar B-series LRM-15 Launchers mounted in the turret.  For self-defense against regular infantry the vehicle also mounts two [[GM]] MiniGun Machine Guns. The machine guns share a half ton of ammunition, while the LRM-15s can draw from a six-ton ammunition bay.

==Variants==
*; C3 : This version of the JES III reduces the LRM ammunition to five tons, and adds a [[C3 slave]] unit. BV (2.0) = 1,020<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 84</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 354</ref>

*;MML : This variants removes the LRM launchers and replaces them with four [[MML-9]] missile launchers and a pair of [[ER Medium Laser]]s. The missile magazine is reduced to four tons. BV (2.0) = 947<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 85</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 355</ref>

*;Speed : This variant removes the machine guns and ammunition of the standard JES III and fits a larger engine in their place. This larger engine allows the tank to reach a top speed of 64 km/h. BV (2.0) = 1,108<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 86</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 356</ref>

*;Thunderbolt : This variant replaces the LRM-15s with a quartet of [[Thunderbolt 10]] missile launchers. BV (2.0) = 995<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 87</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 357</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The JES III Missile Carrier has the following [[Design Quirks]]:
* [[Easy to Maintain]]
* [[Improved Targeting|Improved Targeting (Long Range)]]

==Related Vehicles==
*[[JES I Tactical Missile Carrier]]
*[[JES II Strategic Missile Carrier]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:JES III Missile Carrier.jpg|Dark Age JES III Missile Carrier
File:MWDA-AN047-JES III Missile Carrier.jpg|JES III Missile Carrier miniature from [[Miniatures - MechWarrior#MechWarrior: Annihilation|MechWarrior: Annihilation set]]
[[File:JES III MWDA.jpg|thumb|''JES III'' Missile Carrier in [[Federated Suns|Davion]] livery]]
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* [http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/fire_for_effect_22.pdf MWDA Steel Wolves' dossier of Broll Wolf]
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]''


[[Category:Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Wheeled Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Republic of the Sphere Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:60 ton Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles]]