Dropship Mech Bays by MWO

[Colt Ward]

I was wondering what folks think about Dropship Mechbays as represented by the MWO animation and the art showing the lay out?  Is it like you always pictured?

[Lorcan Nagle]

For ships like a Union, I imagine a circular room with the mech bays themselves recessed into the walls.  For a Leopard I envisioned the mechs being in more open gantries with access to the front and back, with a small cruciform open area in the middle of the 4 bays. 

In each case the open areas would have O-rings mounted on the floor to secure gear, as well as mouting points for complex equipment where necesary.

[ColonelCody]

Where are the Pics can you get me a link?

[YingJanshi]

http://mwomercs.com/media/artwork/3-others/21-mech-hanger-concept

Here ya go

[wantec]

I think this is the pic: http://mwomercs.com/media/artwork/3-others/21-mech-hanger-concept

[evilauthor]

For ships like a Union, I imagine a circular room with the mech bays themselves recessed into the walls.  For a Leopard I envisioned the mechs being in more open gantries with access to the front and back, with a small cruciform open area in the middle of the 4 bays. 

For the Leopard, I always assumed the mech bays were right behind the roll up doors in its sides. No centralized bay, no airlock. Each mech is literally carried just in transit with only a single large door holding the air in.

[SteelRaven]

Little different for every type of drop-ship but for the most part, yes.

[Fat Guy]

For the Leopard, I always assumed the mech bays were right behind the roll up doors in its sides. No centralized bay, no airlock. Each mech is literally carried just in transit with only a single large door holding the air in.

This.

[GBscientist]

I'm also in agreement with evilauthor on my percieved layout of the Leopard's 'mech bays.  Having a big open space in the middle of the dropship weakens the structure, so the keel/spine needs to go straight down the middle.

[Colt Ward]

Nothing says the spine does not go down the middle . . . its just the top and not the bottom like a blue water vessel.

I was more talking about the open spaces, gantries and operations.  For instance, the Atlas does not walk around the bay, the 'rack' in the cubicle moves it then ejects it.

[Lorcan Nagle]

For the Leopard, I always assumed the mech bays were right behind the roll up doors in its sides. No centralized bay, no airlock. Each mech is literally carried just in transit with only a single large door holding the air in.

That's sorta what I was trying to describe, but instead of the bay being walled at that back, like, say the MWDA Aurora DropShip's mini, that side opens up into a very small common area.