Damascene Scimitar

[Daryk]

So this occurred to me today (for less than 60K C-Bills over a stock Scimitar):

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Damascene Scimitar

Mass: 35 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Hovercraft
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/X-F-E-D
Production Year: 3018
Dry Cost: 877,625 C-Bills
Total Cost: 888,125 C-Bills
Battle Value: 395

Power Plant:  105 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 86.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129.6 km/h
Armor:  Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Thumper Art. Cannon
    1  Machine Gun
Manufacturer:
    Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Standard                      20 points                3.50
Engine:             I.C.E. Engine                105                       7.00
    Cruise MP:  8
    Flank MP:   12
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             0                         0.00
Control Equipment:                                                         2.00
Lift Equipment:                                                            3.50
Turret:                                                                    1.00
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV -  96                  6.00

                                                      Armor     
                                                      Factor     
                                               Front     24       
                                          Left/Right   20/20       
                                              Turret     20       
                                                Rear     12       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat     Spaces     Mass 
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Machine Gun                                  FR        0         1         0.50
Thumper Art. Cannon                          T         5         1        10.00
@Thumper Cannon (20)                         BD        -         0         1.00
@MG (1/2) (100)                              BD        -         0         0.50

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 4
8h         1       1       0       0      1     0   Structure:  2
Special Abilities: ARTTC, EE, TUR(1/1/0)

[David CGB]

Very sneaky, would give any pirates a whopping..

[Hellraiser]

Wow, that is..... yeah, that's something I had never thought of a dang if I don't like the heck out of it!!
  And I say that as someone who doesn't like making the game any more complex w/ things like "Arti-Cannons" from Max Tech, but I can't help it, I like that.

Its like a wee little SW version of the Regulator-Arrow.  >:D

[DevianID]

Thats a really good use for an artillery cannon.  The Scimitar already was looking to do poke or infantry damage with the ac5 and paired srm2s, so the thumper and mgun fill roughly the same mission while letting the Scimitar now fire indirect, which I think suits hovercraft perfectly.

[Daryk]

Thank you all!  This one is definitely going in my sig block!  :thumbsup:

[DOC_Agren]

 :thumbsup:

[acksed]

Very sneaky, would give any pirates a whooping...

The pirates:

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Gladius "Cutlass"

Mass: 40 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Hovercraft
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-D
Production Year: 3070
Dry Cost: 1,461,000 C-Bills
Total Cost: 1,476,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 419

Power Plant:  145 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 86.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 129.6 km/h
Armor:  Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    1  Sniper Art. Cannon
Manufacturer:
    Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Standard                      16 points                4.00
Engine:             I.C.E. Engine                145                      10.00
    Cruise MP:  8
    Flank MP:   12
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             0                         0.00
Control Equipment:                                                         2.00
Lift Equipment:                                                            4.00
Armor:              Heavy Ferro-Fibrous          AV -  79                  4.00

                                                      Armor     
                                                      Factor     
                                               Front     23       
                                          Left/Right   20/20       
                                                Rear     16       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat     Spaces     Mass 
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Sniper Art. Cannon                           FR        10        1        15.00
@Sniper Cannon (10)                          BD        -         0         1.00

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 4
8h         1       1       0       0      2     0   Structure:  2
Special Abilities: ARTSC, EE

[Daryk]

Nice, though I'm not sure about the SnAC vs. AC/20 trade off on a hover.  With that speed, a Saladin is probably a bit more dangerous (at least to 'mechs slower than it; the SnAC is a nice scout hunter).  :)

[PuppyLikesLaserPointers]

An artillery cannon on such a light flatform? At least it is clear that you won't be a friend of an infantrymen.... Else you are a good friend as long as you are their allies.