Author Topic: Mars Rising: Marian Hegemony IV (Read 168671 times)

ArkRoyalRavager · « **Reply #30 on:** 29 February 2016, 04:49:17 »

Or GM just quietly built a plant to manufacture those ACs for them under license...

worktroll · « **Reply #31 on:** 31 March 2016, 21:42:19 »

Question - building a couple of centuries of I Legio for one of my combined arms mini builds. Question - what transport would be suitably Marian to support a maniple of Ravager squads?

I was considering the Support Prowlers, but they're CT not IT - means I could carry the Ravagers into combat, but they couldn't deploy :(

Also, side question - do the Hegemony use 4-suit or 5-suit squads?

Thanks,

W.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #32 on:** 31 March 2016, 23:03:03 »

CT? IT? Alpha Strike thing?

I think they use 5 man squads.

Also, when? I say that because Kendall is a independent world after the Jihad and IIRC they sold some stuff to the Marians . . . Main Gauche IFV?

worktroll · « **Reply #33 on:** 31 March 2016, 23:19:58 »

Sorry, yes Alpha Strike.

A 5-suit BA squad is CAR5 - which needs a vehicle with IT (Infantry Transport) 5 or better to carry.

A vehicle with CT5 or better can carry the suits as cargo, but they can't unload during a game.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #34 on:** 31 March 2016, 23:27:27 »

This go back to some list cargo bay and others list infantry bays on the record sheets?

Another to consider IMO would be the Saxon which sold widely . . . the Giggins also springs to mind, if you would consider it selling outside the Republic.

Weirdo · « **Reply #35 on:** 01 April 2016, 00:34:03 »

CT can be freely converted to IT at the beginning of a game. I forget if that's in Companion, or errata.

The Hegemony uses 5-man BA squads.

Baron RedSkull · « **Reply #36 on:** 01 April 2016, 01:20:30 »

Depending on era, you could justify the Marian's purchasing some Cardinals from the Sea Foxes. IT10 means 2 squads per Cardinal.

Saint · « **Reply #37 on:** 01 April 2016, 06:26:18 »

There is also the Goblin Medium Tank (MG). It's slow for my taste but it should be pretty common.

Personally I use Saxsons, or Cardinals both have good TMM and can take a hit.

Weirdo · « **Reply #38 on:** 01 April 2016, 07:47:56 »

My preference is the classic Heavy APC, usually hover. Solid and cheap. :)

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #39 on:** 01 April 2016, 10:57:14 »

My go-to has always been karnovs.

Martius · « **Reply #40 on:** 07 April 2016, 15:52:05 »

We recently got the Crane, too. 8t is not enough for our Ravagers but plenty for our medium suits

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #41 on:** 08 April 2016, 22:57:24 »

BA squads are 1 ton per trooper, no matter what they actually weigh.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #42 on:** 09 April 2016, 00:11:19 »

Unless you use the TacOps rule for real weight on transport. I will be honest, I do not since finding transport with the proper size is difficult when things are not built for that rule in BTU. Then again, I prefer Medium BA which means I generally do not run into the problem on the suits, but my mercs do on organization.

truetanker · « **Reply #43 on:** 13 April 2016, 20:59:44 »

* TT is ordering from Little Cesar's, since Maneri Domino won't delivery to his planet...

WT : I suggest the Sherpa from TRO:VAr. It has BAR-10 and 7 tons.

TT

Weirdo · « **Reply #44 on:** 13 April 2016, 21:11:56 »

Sherpas are pretty good. If you're not too worried about your APCs being fragile as hell, you have a LOT of options in VAr. O0

worktroll · « **Reply #45 on:** 13 April 2016, 23:10:08 »

Yup, I'd love Sherpas. Remember, I only build mini-based units. What'd I base them off? Unless IWM slipped some in ...

Heck, I'm even looking at the Dreadnought Land Train, if I'm going to bash something.

Adacas · « **Reply #46 on:** 14 April 2016, 07:58:24 »

The Land Train Marian .., did not use the model to test BAR, MML and other modern weapons systems?

Weirdo · « **Reply #47 on:** 14 April 2016, 09:00:04 »

Quote from: worktroll on 13 April 2016, 23:10:08

Yup, I'd love Sherpas. Remember, I only build mini-based units. What'd I base them off? Unless IWM slipped some in ...

I use these. Perfect size alongside most IWM stuff(it's about the same size as a Striker), and even though it's wheeled, simply wrapping a strip of paper around the rear wheels turns it into a halftrack easily.

And if you pull off a Dreadnought that looks good on a hex map, lemme know how you did it!

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #48 on:** 03 July 2016, 18:08:42 »

I'm looking the gladiator Mech ( not the omni ). It seems odd that we get the 5R. C3i, ecm mml... did we get these from the WoB?

It seems we have access to the 1R and are possibly making them in jihad era but by early jihad they're periphery general.

The 3R is available to mercs in the Jihad era but early republic extinct. Same with the 4R.

Anyone have a guess what's going on with this fun Mech?

Colt Ward · « **Reply #49 on:** 04 July 2016, 01:56:09 »

Could either be producing the primitive version along with the hybrid Centurion or buying them from the Periphery general source since it should give numbers but ease the logistical strain.

Others I would just assume to be salvage or salvage grade buys.

Adacas · « **Reply #50 on:** 04 July 2016, 11:55:47 »

It is also possible that some version of Gladiator, from the most modern in the same factories of the MH is built.
I do not think the C3i, but may with other hardware that replace

ArkRoyalRavager · « **Reply #51 on:** 04 July 2016, 21:45:14 »

I think they retconned the -5R into dropping the C3i.

A real shame, as C3i would tie into Roman military culture perfectly.

worktroll · « **Reply #52 on:** 04 July 2016, 22:37:22 »

The C3/ECM switch for C3I really should be the sort of thing universally available by that time.

Having a mad idea here ... Cranes with Stronghold trailers! With bees in their - well, maybe not that.

Except darn, the Strongholds only have 4 ton infantry compartments :(

Unless I house rule it, and either drop a ton of armour off the trailer, or put the 5th Ravager in the Crane's 1 ton IT ...

W.

ArkRoyalRavager · « **Reply #53 on:** 05 July 2016, 01:51:07 »

Yeah...but C3i is far more flexible than C3.

Weirdo · « **Reply #54 on:** 05 July 2016, 07:59:23 »

A lot more hazardous, though. People tend to adopt a "shoot first, questions are for forensics" policy towards groups fielding gear associated with the Word that aren't big enough to deter such attacks. Clan Ghost Bear, we ain't.

Adacas · « **Reply #55 on:** 05 July 2016, 08:41:07 »

I would like us to build the GLD-5R or own version, as it would without the C3I, except as Worktroll the C3I is Common says in 3145, going I'm not saying that the MH build mechs with Null Signature System.

ArkRoyalRavager · « **Reply #56 on:** 05 July 2016, 09:59:08 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 05 July 2016, 07:59:23

A lot more hazardous, though. People tend to adopt a "shoot first, questions are for forensics" policy towards groups fielding gear associated with the Word that aren't big enough to deter such attacks. Clan Ghost Bear, we ain't.

Yeah, but who cares about the Marians doing it? In their corner of space, and during the post-Jihad period, their neighbours don't care if they field C3i. They could just pass it off as a healthy amount of repurposed salvage. Heck the Bears were equipping their second-line formations with Blakist salvage too, same with FedSuns units that fought a lot against Blakists.

jackson123 · « **Reply #57 on:** 05 July 2016, 10:18:44 »

Ok so the marians picked clean wobbie sal from the Cricus fed. Makes sense.

Col.Hengist · « **Reply #58 on:** 05 July 2016, 10:41:39 »

C3i would work better for us than C3 because of the 4 to C3. You can still make a network of 5 with c3i. You get someone left out in a c3 century.

Weirdo · « **Reply #59 on:** 05 July 2016, 11:01:52 »

Quote from: ArkRoyalRavager on 05 July 2016, 09:59:08

Yeah, but who cares about the Marians doing it

All of their neighbors. You know, the folks who've had to deal with aggressive Marians for decades, and wouldn't shed a single tear if some leaked battleROMs led to something...Regulan...happening to them.