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BattleTech Player Boards => Fan Designs and Rules => Battle Armor => Topic started by: ringringlingling on 07 March 2021, 21:15:24

Title: Can Opener
Post by: ringringlingling on 07 March 2021, 21:15:24

This is a suit of BA designed around maximizing Swarm Attack damage.  It does 8 points per unit, all to the same location, and has enough armor to stand up to standard clan medium lasers.

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Can Opener BattleArmor
Type: Can Opener
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown

Tech Base: Clan (Standard)
Chassis Type:  Biped
Weight Class: Medium
Maximum Weight: 1,000 kg
Battle Value: 438
Swarm/Leg Attack/Mechanized/AP: Yes/Yes/Yes/No
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Equipment                                     Slots      Mass
Chassis:                                               250 kg
Motive System:                                               
     Ground MP:          1                               0 kg
     Jump MP:            3                             150 kg
Manipulators:                                                 
    Left Arm:            Vibro-Claw                     50 kg
    Right Arm:           Vibro-Claw                     50 kg
Armor:                   Standard (Basic)       0      175 kg
    Armor Value:         8 (Trooper)                         

                                         Slots           
Weapons and Equipment         Location (Capacity)   Mass 
Micro Pulse Laser             Left Arm     1       160 kg
Micro Pulse Laser             Right Arm     1       160 kg
Searchlight                     Body       1        5 kg 


Title: Re: Can Opener
Post by: PuppyLikesLaserPointers on 07 March 2021, 21:50:12

Looks interesting. Although swarm attack is unlikely happen in the Battletech games, but it would be the deadly leg attacker.

What about Inner Sphere version, with fewer weapons but better armored? Can it run with Stealth Armor as well?