Recognition Guide: ilClan Discussion

[Scotty]

Seen the Royal?

The Royal has an extra laser and only four missile tubes instead of seven.  Don't get me wrong it's better in every way, but it very much doesn't match the 2H.

I'm going to guess... Gauss, MML-5, iOS SRM-2, and... iHML, for giggles.

[MarauderD]

The Royal has an extra laser and only four missile tubes instead of seven.  Don't get me wrong it's better in every way, but it very much doesn't match the 2H.

I'm going to guess... Gauss, MML-5, iOS SRM-2, and... iHML, for giggles.

That would give it nice punch, for sure.  Which has always been the Shad's achilles heel in most early configurations.

[Colt Ward]

Color me uninformed.  What sneak preview?  What "all-ppc machine?"   :drool: :drool: :drool:

Look back a few pages but . . . HPPC, 4 LPPC, 2 Small XP, SSRM6 & 2 ERSL rear is what we have seen for the -6G.



But to Scotty . . . Yeah, the Royal is not gun port matching, but he did ask for a good Hawk.  Lol, not sure its fair for you to guess- you played with some!  So you might either know and tell or know & mislead . . . like a mini-Kit.

[Scotty]

I have seen absolutely nothing of new Shadow Hawk variants.

[Cubby]

Huzzah! And I assume Golden Century is still waiting on POD right?

Yes. Close-ish there, I think? Like I said in the Upcoming Releases thread just now, waiting on POD proofs to get to Ray for approval.

[bobthecoward]

I looked at the previews on drive thru. I'm waiting to purchase one until the Warhammer issue.

Does it include production year for these variants? I didn't see it in the file and wondering if I will have to wait for the MUL.

[Colt Ward]

I did not see any, but you can pick up some time frame info from the DA blurb.  FREX, the Sojourner's introduction is linked the retreat from Arc Royal and the Ostscout 12R is at least after the Clan Protectorate and the 1st Protectorate Guardians in particular, and at least 3149 specifically.

[Sartris]

could fall anywhere between 3086 (beginning of the Republic / Dark Age eras - the icon on the sheets) to november of 3150 (date in the intro). clues in the text seem to indicate many are fewer than ten years old

[Wolf72]

I did not see any, but you can pick up some time frame info from the DA blurb.  FREX, the Sojourner's introduction is linked the retreat from Arc Royal and the Ostscout 12R is at least after the Clan Protectorate and the 1st Protectorate Guardians in particular, and at least 3149 specifically.

Colt, it is soooo hard to teach myself to say/think "For Example" when I see FREX, but I am trying.  It's 1 million % better than someone using "prolly" or combining 'a lot' to "alot" (ok, that one is an easier typo/mistake) ... I am trying, and it at least makes sense, but the 21st century lingo is hurtin' me!

Back to ilCan, ya'll!

[wantec]

Speaking of a WYSIWYG Gargoyle--wouldn't an Twin ERPPC with underslung Twin ATM 6 work for the Prime?  It would finally make use of the heat sinks....

>:( Don't get me started on a WYSIWYG Gargoyle.

[Colt Ward]

>:( Don't get me started on a WYSIWYG Gargoyle.

Imp HLL, ERLL, 2 ATM6 w/2t ammo, Light Tag and Supercharger +1 DHS . . . w/o the Supercharger you can do 3t more stuff, but exploiting the Garg's already above average speed is a must.  Running really cool until 15 hexes (realistically 10?) and then you just get into slamming damage on Falcon mechs- 16+10+36 possible from missiles . . . oh yeah, and TAG so friends can send the love.

I like that, have to set it up as a custom character ride- I thought about dual HLL, but the heat load with ATMs was a bit high . . . then again, if you drop the Supercharger and use RHS, then 2 iHLL and 2 ATM6 is workable.

[Lorcan Nagle]

Guys, we're straying into custom layout territory here, might be better to move that side of the discussion to the Custom BattleMechs forum?

[Wrangler]

Color me uninformed.  What sneak preview?  What "all-ppc machine?"   :drool: :drool: :drool:

Here, Hammers apparently is using Crazy Hits Threat as way to sneak peep them in action.
Here here the post.

[MarauderD]

Woot!  Game day for the new Recognition Guide!  Excited for the new Beemers. 

[Fat Guy]

Soon.

[MarauderD]

But....how soon?   :drool:

[Diplominator]

Insufficiently soon for my own selfish desires.

[Cubby]

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Amazing  :D
Hierofalcon is such a qt, loved it!

Now, with Shadow Cat III, the only missing mech sculpture from MWDA is Cyclops, right?

[Karasu]

Has someone somewhere decided to mock movement profiles this year?  With the 2/2/3 last time and now a 6/9/10, I'm beginning to have serious concerns.  I mean it looks more like a date than a movement profile.

[Jaim Magnus]

Has someone somewhere decided to mock movement profiles this year?  With the 2/2/3 last time and now a 6/9/10, I'm beginning to have serious concerns.  I mean it looks more like a date than a movement profile.

Improved Jump Jets and/or partial wings will do that.

[God and Davion]

Good homage to Jim Holloway. Class.  :thumbsup:

[LastChanceCav]

Has someone somewhere decided to mock movement profiles this year?  With the 2/2/3 last time and now a 6/9/10, I'm beginning to have serious concerns.  I mean it looks more like a date than a movement profile.

We the Khan says "jump", the wise Falcon scientist  says "how high?"

Cheers,
LCC

[Fat Guy]

The Puma illustration in the rulebook from the Solaris 7 map pack is now a canon configuration!

[Decoy]

Heirofalcon B: We can do missile spam too!

[Weirdo]

Wait, someone finally remembered the Puma Solaris?

WOOHOO!!

[Scotty]

Someone also remembered the cover of Rolling THunder. :D

[ravensword]

I assume the Puma Solaris is the one with all the MGs (which is now the highest number on a canon 'Mech)?

[marauder648]

I assume the Puma Solaris is the one with all the MGs (which is now the highest number on a canon 'Mech)?

Tis a walking warcrime, and if you got it close enough, you could really caramalise a Mech!

[Fat Guy]

Not sure if this is errata, so I'll ask here. On past record sheets for 'Mechs with partial wings, the extra dissipation is noted in the heat data block. For example, with 10 double heat sinks the dissipation would be listed as 10 (23). The Heirofalcon's sheets don't add the extra 3 to the dissipation. Does this qualify as errata?

Also, I'm surprised it doesn't use laser heat sinks like the rest of the totem 'Mechs.