ARC-2D (ALL the Small Lasers)

[Daryk]

Sartris mentioned this idea somewhere in the "Never Seen" thread, and I just kind of ran with it:

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Archer (Small Laser Battery) ARC-2D

Mass: 70 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/X-E-D-D
Production Year: 3025
Dry Cost: 5,723,673 C-Bills
Total Cost: 5,723,673 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,291

Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 280 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    2  Medium Lasers
    24  Small Lasers
    1  Recon Camera
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                     107 points                7.00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                280                      16.00
    Walking MP: 4
    Running MP: 6
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             23                       13.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 CT, 3 LA, 3 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 216                 13.50

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     22           35       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  8         
                                           L/R Torso     15           22       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  8         
                                             L/R Arm     11           22       
                                             L/R Leg     15           30       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Medium Laser                                 RA        3         1         1.00
Medium Laser                                 LA        3         1         1.00
12 Small Lasers                              RT        12        12        6.00
12 Small Lasers                              LT        12        12        6.00
Recon Camera                                 HD        0         1         0.50
                                            Free Critical Slots: 8

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      7    Points: 13
4          7       1       0       0      3     0   Structure:  6
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOAI had a half ton left over, and stuffed a Recon Camera in there so it could spot for its friends while mugging someone with 24 Small Lasers and two punches (or Alpha Strike and a kick).

[Giovanni Blasini]

I didn’t know how much I needed this in my life.  That’s gonna be quite the heat burden, though.

[Daryk]

When I went to stuff heat sinks in, I realized it almost has enough!  Heck even a running Alpha Strike only builds 9.  For a 3025 'mech, that's par for the course... 

[ThePW]

when i see designs like this, i speculate that, IG, someone actually WOULD make this. Hear me out... lets say this machine is a militia unit that got wrecked AF and the parts just wasn't gonna come. But you had this crate filled with Small Lasers. Now you had heatsinks, since the local HS plant makes them so you convinced the CO to OK it since you are normally assigned to the metroplex anyway where LOS and range is always a issue to anyone fighting in a city... now you have the most ridiculous Charger ever...

[Daryk]

Totally!  I've mentioned elsewhere that I've used Griffins and Eridani Thunderbolts with the LRM-10s replaced with 10 Small Lasers.  Those were FUN rides! 

[Liam's Ghost]

Ooh! A bandwagon!

Archer ARC-2LS

Mass: 70 tons
Chassis: Earthwerks Archer
Power Plant: VOX 280
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: None
     Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Maximillian 100
Armament:
     18 Small Laser
     4 Medium Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Neil 9000
Targeting & Tracking System: RCA Instatrac Mark XII
Introduction Year: 3025
Tech Rating/Availability: D/X-E-D-D
Cost: 6,735,457 C-bills

Type: Archer
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Introductory) 
Tonnage: 70
Battle Value: 1,382

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                    7
Engine                        350 Fusion           29.5
   Walking MP: 5
   Running MP: 8
   Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sink                     11                      1
Gyro                                                  4
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor                  200                  12.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            22        33    
     Center Torso (rear)               10    
     R/L Torso               15        24    
     R/L Torso (rear)                  6     
     R/L Arm                 11        22    
     R/L Leg                 15        22    


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand

Weapons
and Ammo              Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage   
9 Small Laser            RT        9        1       4.5   
2 Medium Laser           LA        2        3       2.0   
9 Small Laser            LT        9        1       4.5   
2 Medium Laser           RA        2        3       2.0   

In addition to the tricky heat curve, I also threw in the problem of using a powerplant that nobody produces. 

[Daryk]

That's hilarious!  The Charger is SOOO jealous! 

[Snimm]

No, no, no.  That recon camera isn't for spotting; it's for creating YouTube holovids for bragging later!  It's all about the self-aggrandizement!

Oh, and this all was done first by the Commando in Crescent Hawks' Inception.

[Giovanni Blasini]

The recon camera is for recording the Pink Floyd laserium shows

[idea weenie]

Add custom paint for the armor colors, and you have a larger version of the Partyback

[Daryk]

That was amusing!