Another nasty dark age upgrade of the GLT-6WB2

[Isokrates]

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Guillotine GLT-6WB8X

Mass: 70 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 14.506.383 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1.989

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 280 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 43,2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64,8 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
    Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Gauss Rifle
    1  Snub-Nose PPC + PPC Capacitor
    1  Snub-Nose PPC
    1  Rocket Launcher 15
    2  Small Pulse Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

Additional:


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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                   107 points                3,50
    Internal Locations: 5 LT, 4 RT, 2 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             280                       8,00
    Walking MP: 4
    Running MP: 6
    Jumping MP: 4 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL                             4,00
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             12(24)                    2,00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 RA
Gyro:               Standard                                               3,00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3,00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA+LA
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 184                 11,50
    CASE II Locations: 1 LA                                                1,00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     22           27       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  12       
                                           L/R Torso     15           20       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  8         
                                             L/R Arm     11           20       
                                             L/R Leg     15           20       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
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Snub-Nose PPC                                RA        10        2         6,00
Snub-Nose PPC + PPC Capacitor                RA        15        2         6,00
    Snub-Nose PPC + PPC Capacitor            RA        5*        1         1,00
Gauss Rifle                                  LA        1         7        15,00
Small Pulse Laser                            RT        2         1         1,00
Small Pulse Laser                            LT        2         1         1,00
Rocket Launcher 15                           CT        4         2         1,00
@Gauss Rifle (8)                             RT        -         1         1,00
@Gauss Rifle (8)                             LT        -         1         1,00
@Gauss Rifle (8)                             HD        -         1         1,00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 3

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      6    Points: 20
4j         3       3       2       0      3     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: CASEII, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA



[Firesprocket]

To much stuff for me that could go boom along with an XL engine on a 4/6/4 Chassis.  The W2's benefits really come from the IJJs.  While this certainly has better firepower than the W2, the fact that you have those 2 SnPPCs on there without them really doesn't mix well with the Gauss. 

[Liam's Ghost]

To much stuff for me that could go boom along with an XL engine on a 4/6/4 Chassis.  The W2's benefits really come from the IJJs.  While this certainly has better firepower than the W2, the fact that you have those 2 SnPPCs on there without them really doesn't mix well with the Gauss. 

What exactly could go boom enough to compromise the engine? The only potentially explosive elements are the gauss rifle (mounted in the arm behind CASE II) and the capacitor modded ppc (also in an arm).

[Col Toda]

So many Dark Age designs do not take advantage of the ERA's strengths . The inclination to install one primary or 2 secondary Clan spec weapon systems for instance . What to do with this design is not so clear cut . Replacing either Snub Nosed PPC for a Clan ER works or instead replacing the Gauss Rifle for a Clan spec and reducing the XL engine to a light fusion engine also works . Massive play testing ought to give an answer but as the Gauss Rifle and XL engine replacement option would reduce the cost by about 2 million C Bills and engine vulnerability , I personally would lean that way . I would also replace the small pulse lasers with X-PULSE. Doing the Clan ER works well with the Gauss Rifle so it is a tough call .

[Firesprocket]

What exactly could go boom enough to compromise the engine? The only potentially explosive elements are the gauss rifle (mounted in the arm behind CASE II) and the capacitor modded ppc (also in an arm).

I should have probably cleaned up that statement a little.  The underlying issue for me is you have both an XL engine and exploding bits in the arms.  CASE II will protect the Gauss from ripping off the arm however it won't mitigate the damage the pilot.  With the capacitor, it could get crit and explode and take off the other arm before it gets into range.  If both go you have an overweight paperweight with 2 Small Pulse lasers.  While it would possibly qualify as heavy cav during the succession wars it is nearly fast enough to advance and survive to get good use out of the SnPPCs.