Just minutes ago I saw on the bg.battletech.com website a picture identical to the picture depicted on the front cover of MWRPG Companion. That got me thinking: the rules for the dual cockpit printed in that book were never published in CBTRPG. So I did some more thinking, how about modifying the dual cockpit rules only so that the dual cockpit gunner has, while dual cockpit pilot is piloting, full negation of his/her attacker movement modifiers like the additional crew option from Maximum Tech, and also have the 'MechGunner part of the dual cockpit mass only 0.25 tons instead of 1 ton (in theory, 1 ton is too much for a 'MechGunner, his/her cushioned seat, and controls; 0.15 tons should suffice - that's about the same fractional tonnage as an infantry person sitting in a conventional vehicle). Currently the dual cockpit rules just allow:
a -1 piloting modifier bonus and a +1 defensive target movement modifier bonus when 'MechPilot is piloting; and a -1 gunnery modifier bonus when 'MechGunner is shooting
What do you all think? I'd like for the dual cockpit rules to be included in MWRPG4. Who do I tell to make this occur?
The dual cockpit rules also apply a modifier based on the experienced compatability of the two 'MechWarriors using it; I don't have a problem with it.
