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Title: Firebug Hover Tank
Post by: Black_Knyght on 25 September 2018, 22:29:01: A 3075 era fast hover tank for thoughts, opinions, and constructive input.

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Firebug Hover Tank

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Firebug Hover Tank ------------------- Base Tech Level: Standard (IS) Level: 2 Era: Succession Wars ------------------- Experimentalxperimental - Advanced 3075-3080 Standard 3081+ Tech Rating: E/X-X-E-D Weight: 40 tons BV: 980 Cost: 1,920,000 C-bills Source: TRO - Black Knights Movement: 8/12 (Hover) Engine: 145 Internal: 20 Armor: 158 (Heavy Ferro-Fibrous) Internal Armor --------------------------- Front 4 40 Right 4 32 Left 4 32 Rear 4 21 Turret 4 33 Weapons Loc Heat ------------------------- Plasma Rifle TU 10 ER Flamer FR 4 Ammo Loc Shots ------------------------------- Plasma Rifle Ammo BD 10 Plasma Rifle Ammo BD 10
Title: Re: Firebug Hover Tank
Post by: maxcarrion on 26 September 2018, 08:24:19: As a concept this is much more my bag as a PR platform, good speed, fits in a light vehicle bay, enough armour that it'll almost certainly be immobilised before it's destroyed.

My only real problem with it is the ER flamer, which for a fixed forward decidedly secondary weapon weighs in at a whopping 5 tons. There's just much more that could be done with that weight - I appreciate that fire is something of the theme but how about

4 vehicle flamers + 1 ton of ammo (2 front, 1 left, 1 right maybe)
An SRM 6 with 2 tons of ammo (inferno and regular)
An MML 5 (or 2 MML 3) with 2 tons of ammo (inferno and LRM)
An SRM 6 with 1 ton of ammo (inferno) and increased turret gear <-- this would be my choice I think
7 LMG + turret gear and 1/2 ton of ammo
Title: Re: Firebug Hover Tank
Post by: KaiserDunk on 07 October 2018, 18:02:08: How are you mounting the armor listed in addition to the heat sinks for both the ER flamer and the plasma rifle?