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HeavyArmorMecha

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Quickdraw IIC: The biggest bully in the grade school.
« on: 24 January 2025, 06:18:34 »
So, another one of my home-made IIC projects, this time, it's the very mobile, over armored, questionably armed, Quickdraw IIC.

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Quickdraw IIC

Mass: 65 tons
Chassis: CCC Series VI-V Endo Steel
Power Plant: CCC Meteor 390 XL
Cruising Speed: 64.8 kph
Maximum Speed: 97.2 kph
Jump Jets: CCC BM series 46 mod 0
     Jump Capacity: 180 meters
Armor: CCC Compound 475 Ferro Fibrous
Armament:
     1 Streak SRM 4
     1 LRM 10
     4 Medium Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Assembly Complex CC-Delta
     Primary Factory: Homer
Communication System: CCC Series 12 Mod 5
Targeting & Tracking System: CCC Series 2180
Introduction Year: 2822
Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-F-D-D
Cost: 16,436,310 C-bills

Type: Quickdraw
Technology Base: Clan (Standard)
Tonnage: 65
Battle Value: 2,168

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure            Endo Steel            3.5
Engine                        390 XL                 23
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 6
Double Heat Sink              10 [20]                 0
Gyro                                                  4
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor (Ferro)          211                    11

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            21        33   
     Center Torso (rear)               9     
     R/L Torso               15        21   
     R/L Torso (rear)                  9     
     R/L Arm                 10        20   
     R/L Leg                 15        30   


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
2 Jump Jet                  LL        2        -       2.0   
2 Jump Jet                  CT        2        -       2.0   
2 Medium Pulse Laser        RT        2        4       4.0   
Medium Pulse Laser          LA        1        4       2.0   
CASE                        LT        0        -       0.0   
Streak SRM 4                LT        1        3       2.0   
LRM 10 Ammo (12)            LT        1        -       1.0   
LRM 10                      LT        1        4       2.5   
Streak SRM 4 Ammo (25)      LT        1        -       1.0   
2 Jump Jet                  RL        2        -       2.0   
Medium Pulse Laser          RA        1        4       2.0   

Features the following design quirks: Nimble Jumper, Exposed Actuators, Unbalanced

Compared to the original SLDF-era Quickdraw, this IIC gained 5 tons of weight, and invested over 35% of it's weight into a 390-rated eXtra Light Fusion Engine, propelling the 'Mech to an admirable 97kph, while 6 Jump Jets let it leap 180 meters over difficult terrain.

The Endo-Steel skeleton was clad in 11 tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor, the maximum amount it can take.

The four Medium Lasers of the original was upgraded to four Medium Pulse Lasers, and since it runs against Clan dueling honors, the rear torso Lasers are reallocated to the front. Also gone was the Hyper-Extending Actuators of the original, replaced by standard actuators with a frontal focus.

Backing up the Lasers were a LRM-10 rack and a Streak SRM-4 rack on the left torso.

With just 10 Double Heat Sinks, MechWarriors need to manage the heat generation with care, but most consider this acceptable.

Although the Quickdraw IIC is generally considered a nimble jumping 'Mech, the inclusion of the 390XL Engine located high up in the torso causes somewhat a minor balancing issue. And the Actuator parts are noted by Veteran MechWarriors to be a weak point susceptible to infantry or Battle Armor attacks.

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Re: Quickdraw IIC: The biggest bully in the grade school.
« Reply #1 on: 24 January 2025, 18:46:51 »
It's almost as questionably armed as the original! :D

Luciora

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Re: Quickdraw IIC: The biggest bully in the grade school.
« Reply #2 on: 25 January 2025, 10:18:54 »
Eh...it's still better armed than it's predecessor and a majority of the late 3025 and most 3050 designs.    Even if it used clan ER Meds, those things are still hitting almost as hard as a standard large laser.   And you would be firing 2 of them for that 1 large laser shot in return. 

4 clan medium pulses plus the streak and lrm 10 are still very hard hitting in close as clantech