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Combat Vehicles / Re: Omni Warrior Helicopter Challenge

« Last post by PuppyLikesLaserPointers on Today at 10:39:34 »

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Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7OX Primary

Mass: 21 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 50 ICE
Cruising Speed: 97.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 151.2 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     7.5 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3100
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-F-E
Cost: 932,450 C-bills

Type: Warrior Attack Helicopter
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 21
Battle Value: 319

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  2.5
Engine                        50 ICE                  3
Cruising MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Lift Equipment:                                     2.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor (Ferro)          62                    3.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         20   
     R/L Side               3/3      15/15   
     Rear                    3         10   
     Rotor                   3         2     

Fixed Equipment
Location                      Fixed               Tonnage
Body                          CASE                  0.5

Weapons
and Ammo                   Location    Tonnage   
SRM 2(I-OS)                Front        0.5 
LB 2-X AC                   Front        6.0     
LB 2-X Cluster Ammo (45)     Body        1.0     


My one would be somewhat odd. I think that since it lacks a turret(because warrior didn't had one at the first place) all it could would be something like yellow jacket - a casemate design that shoots the enemy and keep the distance with the enemy through the engagement. Since in this case the most threatening weapons they will face is gauss rifle, that surely have some chance to hit those, so I changed the armor points and make sure that it hits one gauss rifle shot and survives without any internal damage.

I don't think that its LB2X would cause noticeable damage but that's the only LB-X weapon on my reduced spare tonnage for the increased armor point.

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Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7OX A

Mass: 21 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 50 ICE
Cruising Speed: 97.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 151.2 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     7.5 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3100
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-F-E
Cost: 925,438 C-bills

Type: Warrior Attack Helicopter
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 21
Battle Value: 511

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  2.5
Engine                        50 ICE                  3
Cruising MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Lift Equipment:                                     2.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor (Ferro)          62                    3.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         20   
     R/L Side               3/3      15/15   
     Rear                    3         10   
     Rotor                   3         2     

Fixed Equipment
Location                      Fixed               Tonnage
Body                          CASE                  0.5

Weapons
and Ammo                  Location    Tonnage   
SRM 2(I-OS)                Front        0.5     
2 Thunderbolt 5            Front        6.0     
Thunderbolt 5 Ammo (12)     Body        1.0     


It is intended to make the support fire from distance or harrass the enemy then retreat backwards, although short on ammunition. I did think that it should be used en masse so can only fire for six rounds shouldn't be much a problem, though, but it is indeed a problem.

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Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7OX B

Mass: 21 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 50 ICE
Cruising Speed: 97.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 151.2 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     7.5 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3100
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-E-E
Cost: 1,358,938 C-bills

Type: Warrior Attack Helicopter
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 21
Battle Value: 443

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  2.5
Engine                        50 ICE                  3
Cruising MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Lift Equipment:                                     2.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor (Ferro)          62                    3.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         20   
     R/L Side               3/3      15/15   
     Rear                    3         10   
     Rotor                   3         2     

Fixed Equipment
Location                      Fixed               Tonnage
Body                          CASE                  0.5

Weapons
and Ammo                            Location    Tonnage   
3 MML 3                              Front        4.5     
MML 3 SRM Tandem-Charge Ammo (16)     Body        1.0     
MML 3 LRM Semi-guided Ammo (40)       Body        1.0     
Chaff Pod                             Body        1.0     

Features the following design quirks: VTOL Rotor Arrangement (Co-Axial)

A variant that uses MML instead of the other missiles, and also take a chaff pod for the last resort when it have to close the distance with the opponent and attemp to use a SRM.

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Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7OX C

Mass: 21 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 50 ICE
Cruising Speed: 97.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 151.2 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     3.5 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3100
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-F-E
Cost: 649,188 C-bills

Type: Warrior Attack Helicopter
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 21
Battle Value: 275

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  2.5
Engine                        50 ICE                  3
Cruising MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Lift Equipment:                                     2.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor (Ferro)          62                    3.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         20   
     R/L Side               3/3      15/15   
     Rear                    3         10   
     Rotor                   3         2     

Fixed Equipment
Location                      Fixed               Tonnage
Body                          CASE                  0.5

Weapons
and Ammo              Location    Tonnage   
3 SRM 2(I-OS)          Front        1.5     
2 Chaff Pod             Body        2.0     
Infantry                Body        4.0     


This is the infantry transport variant, and only have limited weapons for self defense and clear the landing zone.

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Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7OX D

Mass: 21 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 50 ICE
Cruising Speed: 86.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 129.6 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     7.5 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3100
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-F-E
Cost: 1,705,313 C-bills

Type: Warrior Attack Helicopter
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 21
Battle Value: 445

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  2.5
Engine                        50 ICE                  3
Cruising MP: 8
Flank MP: 12
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Lift Equipment:                                     2.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor (Ferro)          62                    3.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         20   
     R/L Side               3/3      15/15   
     Rear                    3         10   
     Rotor                   3         2     

Fixed Equipment
Location                      Fixed               Tonnage
Body                          CASE                  0.5

Weapons
and Ammo                       Location    Tonnage   
Modular Armor                    Left        1.0     
Recon Camera                    Front        0.5     
SRM 6                           Front        3.0     
Modular Armor                   Front        1.0     
Modular Armor                   Right        1.0     
SRM 6 Tandem-Charge Ammo (7)     Body        1.0     


This is indeed the most weird one, for I want to make an experiment design that uses modular armor. It is the only design on my suggestions that is expected to close the distance with the opponent willingly, and for the reason it gets more armors on its front and sides. With 30 points on its front and 25 points on each of its sides, it could soak several gunfires before perished and buy some time, or hold the line until the reinforces are arrives.

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Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7OX E

Mass: 21 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 50 ICE
Cruising Speed: 97.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 151.2 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     7.5 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3100
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-F-E
Cost: 989,188 C-bills

Type: Warrior Attack Helicopter
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 21
Battle Value: 522

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  2.5
Engine                        50 ICE                  3
Cruising MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Lift Equipment:                                     2.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor (Ferro)          62                    3.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         20   
     R/L Side               3/3      15/15   
     Rear                    3         10   
     Rotor                   3         2     

Fixed Equipment
Location                      Fixed               Tonnage
Body                          CASE                  0.5

Weapons
and Ammo                      Location    Tonnage   
SRM 2(I-OS)                Front        0.5       
3 LRM 5                        Front        6.0     
LRM 5 Semi-guided Ammo (24)     Body        1.0     

A variant of A config that take the LRM instead of thunderbolt.

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Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7OX F

Mass: 21 tons
Movement Type: VTOL
Power Plant: 50 ICE
Cruising Speed: 97.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 151.2 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     7.5 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3140
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-X-E
Cost: 1,346,188 C-bills

Type: Warrior Attack Helicopter
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Movement Type: VTOL
Tonnage: 21
Battle Value: 364

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  2.5
Engine                        50 ICE                  3
Cruising MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  1.5
Lift Equipment:                                     2.5
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor (Ferro)          62                    3.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   3         20   
     R/L Side               3/3      15/15   
     Rear                    3         10   
     Rotor                   3         2     

Fixed Equipment
Location                      Fixed               Tonnage
Body                          CASE                  0.5

Weapons
and Ammo                                       Location    Tonnage   
RISC Advanced Point Defense System              Front        3.0     
TAG                                             Front        1.0     
Anti-Missile System                             Front        0.5     
RISC Advanced Point Defense System Ammo (12)     Body        1.0     
Anti-Missile System Ammo (12)                    Body        1.0     
Chaff Pod                                        Body        1.0     


This is not a combat variant, but for protect the others from the missiles. The only 'weapon' it has is a TAG to aim down the enemy.

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Fan Fiction / Re: Opalescent Reflections

« Last post by Cannonshop on Today at 10:38:29 »

Canon clanners are different from Ngoverse clanners.

And they had no reason to NOT want very good evidence before they believed a disgraced former warrior.

Yah, Canon are worse.  that doesn't apply here, these are Drakensis Clanners, as in, 'not Ngoverse' , so the comparison really doesn't matter between how I write the Clans, vs. how the Canon writes them.

What matters, is how Drakensis writes them.  however, the lack of 'conclusive proof' is actually Canon with the Clans, whose justice system really does boil down, not to 'find the guilty' but instead, 'find someone to punish so the civilians know we're serious'.

It's open to further discovery how Drakensis views that, and whether it's a quirk of SOME clans and not others, or if it's universal, and if so, how bad is it?  but given how many generations since the Amaris War, and they're still punishing people?  or how far afield Breen's little murder mission has to go to find what she's after?  Or, that they're even still looking?

That's what the man would call an 'indicator'.  we're talking more than ten generations, even the historical Mongols stopped at three, even the third reich stopped before then with their 'blood purity' laws.

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Combat Vehicles / Re: Weight Budget Challenge

« Last post by Ramblefire on Today at 10:38:27 »

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Mayfly Swarm Tank

Mass: 15 tons
Movement Type: Wheeled
Power Plant: 100 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 86.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 129.6 kph
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
     2 Machine Gun
     1 Medium Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3000
Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-E-D-D
Cost: 363,350 C-bills

Type: Mayfly
Technology Base: Clan (Standard)
Movement Type: Wheeled
Tonnage: 15
Battle Value: 501

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  1.5
Engine                        100 Fusion            4.5
Cruising MP: 8
Flank MP: 12
Heat Sinks:                   10                      0
Control Equipment:                                  1.0
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Turret:                                             0.5
Armor Factor (Ferro)          86                    4.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   2         20   
     R/L Side               2/2      16/16   
     Rear                    2         14   
     Turret                  2         20   


Weapons
and Ammo                      Location    Tonnage   
Medium Pulse Laser             Turret       2.0     
2 Machine Gun                  Turret       0.5     
Half Machine Gun Ammo (100)     Body        0.5     
This is a clan version.
I said it was "Essentially a machine that gives those who fail their trial of position one last chance before they wash out permanently. They can either die with glory, or prove that they deserve to at least be placed in a solhama unit." in my original post, it's no less true for this one.

Original one had a fuel cell engine, which is also good, but this one has a fusion engine to mount the Medium Pulse Laser. The clans basically don't have any problems with fusion engine production so skimping on a fusion engine is mostly pointless penny pinching.

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Ground Combat / Re: Help/Recommendations Requested - Main Battle Tank (50T or less)

« Last post by AlphaMirage on Today at 10:27:54 »

I think you have a strange strain of logic if you think an MBT is NOT a Sniper. Vehicles shouldn't be brawling, their sides a to vulnerable for that and they don't have jump mobility. You could have say skirmishers but those are hovercraft and the OP very clearly said they didn't want hovers.

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Ground Combat / Re: Favorite hauler for assault BA (Inner Sphere, Clan, and Comstar/WoB)?

« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 10:27:42 »

Moves 7/11 and carries a pair of small VSPLs.

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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: Mercenaries Kickstarter Discussion 6: the 1st 3rd Star League conversation

« Last post by DarkISI on Today at 10:26:40 »

I think the plan was to have the shipping costs up by the weekend, but if that doesn't happen you might want to check on it a couple of times over those 3 weeks, as I could see the shipping window being less than 3 weeks given how close to the hopeful shipping date we are.

It will take Backerkit some time to get the data in. They might have send final numbers to them on Friday, doesn't mean they will show up before Wednesday.

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Ground Combat / Re: Help/Recommendations Requested - Main Battle Tank (50T or less)

« Last post by Charistoph on Today at 10:19:18 »

The fuel cell model Vedette’s tend to carry type 10 autocannons of some flavor or bombast lasers, so don’t see them as snipers myself.

Some even have Gauss rifles.

Ruger

Notice I said "base consideration", meaning its main initial entry in the TRO, and what first comes up on Sarna.

Gauss Rifles are also sniper weapons, too, by the way.

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Ground Combat / Re: Favorite hauler for assault BA (Inner Sphere, Clan, and Comstar/WoB)?

« Last post by Daryk on Today at 10:16:13 »

Is there something different about the WoB Heavy APC?

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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: In a tech raid against the Clans in the early 3050s . . .

« Last post by idea weenie on Today at 10:14:13 »

Sneak people in to see if there are any senior Technicians or Scientist caste that want to leave, and try to get them on board the Dropship.  If they can bring technical files with them that explain the weapons and other tech advancements that is a bonus.

Imagine if you got even part of the Clan equivalent of the Helm Memory Core, the Graus Core, the Luzerne core, or the Hegemoney Memory Core.

Even if the weapon manufacturer has no use for advanced Clan farming technology, they can still sell the data to someone else that wants it.

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Challenges and Gatherings / Any presence at Origins 2024?

« Last post by eMouse on Today at 10:11:25 »

Looking at the current posted schedule, there are lots of Shadowrun events, but nothing listed as being Battletech events. It looks like the demo team might just be focused on running Shadowrun events this year? Is that correct?

Or have the events just not been added yet?