Recoil Compensator

[(SMD)MadCow]

Attachment to UAC and RAC,  1 ton/crit. Grants a +1 to cluster roll and reduces jamming chance by 1 step (ie: UACs wont jam on double tap).

Good, bad, indifferent?

[Empyrus]

I like the idea of Artemis-like modules for ACs.

But the Ultra jamming doesn't result from recoil but rather the feed system issue, so i'd modify the module somehow.
Probably +2 to cluster hit (effectively guarantees double-tap double-shot) and either reduce minimum range or adjust range brackets by +1 without adjusting maximum range (ie basically long range bracket becomes smaller while short and medium get longer). This could be very powerful though, perhaps too much so, for 1 ton 1 crit.

Note that i'm biased toward Ultras as they are, i find the jamming effect funny in its stupidity.

[Daryk]

For 1 ton/1 crit, I think +1 on the cluster roll is more than enough.  Nice idea overall.

[CrazyGrasshopper]

I'd say it's too light and small, hence unbalanced. Because for larger ACs it becomes too beneficial. True, Artemis IV is only 1 ton and gives a +2 bonus, but missiles always hit in clusters not larger than 5. On the other hand, you have only +1 bonus... Still, seems too unfair. I suggest scaling with the mass of the cannon. From the description, it actually should do this anyway. And I agree with Empyrus that that it should not affect jamming. (Though, I think that UACs should be allowed to unjam anyway.)

[Kidd]

Good idea!

I think it should weigh 10% of AC tonnage rounded UP to nearest half ton, and take up 1 crit (most ACs are relatively big as it is).

Benefits should differ by AC class. Standard/Light ACs receive +1 damage (below class 10) and +2 damage (class 10 and above), LBXs receive +2 to cluster, UACs receive +3 to cluster, RACs receive +1 to cluster and -1 to unjam.

Howzat?

[CrazyGrasshopper]

Good idea!

I think it should weigh 10% of AC tonnage rounded UP to nearest half ton, and take up 1 crit (most ACs are relatively big as it is).

Benefits should differ by AC class. Standard/Light ACs receive +1 damage (below class 10) and +2 damage (class 10 and above), LBXs receive +2 to cluster, UACs receive +3 to cluster, RACs receive +1 to cluster and -1 to unjam.

Howzat?

I'd say it should affect only UACs, because otherwise it becomes hard to justify its effects fluff-wise. And I'd suggest it to be 0.5,/1/1.5/2 ton for UACs 2/5/10/20 respectively, take one crit slot for each ton or a fraction of the mass of the device and giving a +2 cluster hit bonus. Since UAC/20 takes 10 slots there can be problems with mounting a compensator of any size on it.

[Dragon Cat]

Or different equipment for different ACs

Recoil Compansator for UAC -1 for targeting weight of AC Divide by 5 equals weight one crit

Rangefinder maybe for LBX additional +1 to clusters -1 to hit size of AC divide by 2 weight, 2 crits

Expanded AC Ammo Bin for standard AC for 1.5 ton you do can fit more of the special ammo in a single crit space

[CrazyGrasshopper]

Recoil Compansator for UAC -1 for targeting weight of AC Divide by 5 equals weight one crit

Would it be up to me, I would  not mess with to-hit modifiers, there are Targeting Computers and AES for this. Moreover, for 1 crit, they are a bit too cheesy. And from the name "Recoil Compensator" I would expect cluster hit modifiers.

Expanded AC Ammo Bin for standard AC for 1.5 ton you do can fit more of the special ammo in a single crit space

I would make it take up 2 crit slots.

[Dragon Cat]

Would it be up to me, I would  not mess with to-hit modifiers, there are Targeting Computers and AES for this. Moreover, for 1 crit, they are a bit too cheesy. And from the name "Recoil Compensator" I would expect cluster hit modifiers.

I would make it take up 2 crit slots.

Yeah the -1 to hit was a bit iffy with me too

2 crits could work essentially you get a full ammo bin instead of the halves that you get from special ammo

[(SMD)MadCow]

I was really wanting something that would help UACs see more use. Lots of people deride the jamming and the cluster 2 table is kind of a bitch most times.