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MechWarrior and BattleTech Computer | Console Games / Re: MWO Black Hawk-KU

« Last post by martian on Today at 02:19:14 »

Results inconclusive. There were often other teammates to account for.

I'd love to see what happens in a one-on-one duel, though. lol

Nobody honors the sacred ritual of zellbrigen these days. 

I suspect the Black Hawk-KU will win more often than not in that setting, if for no other reason than the Inner Sphere tech base has better dueling tools at its disposal these days (ironically enough) but I might be surprised that the matchup is more even than it looks. Despite the side torso quirks, an Inner Sphere XL is still an Inner Sphere XL, so that vulnerability might be an equalizer here.

Well, the Black Hawk-KU is 60-tonner, and that means more armor and more internal structure. On the other hand, the Clan Omni runs Clan XLE and that is a serious advantage, even if the 'Mech itself sports less armor.

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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: Upcoming Releases XXIX: First Annual 29th Birthday

« Last post by Aresneo on Today at 02:13:22 »

Did they ever correct the scaling / size issues with the Premium Phoenix Hawk and Rifleman?

They corrected the Premium Rifleman before they posted on the webstore, the currently available version is the same size as the BattleTech Essentials Rifleman. They said they fixed some of the problems with the Phoenix Hawk before the webstore release but I don't know the specifics.

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Off Topic / Re: What movies/tv are we watching part XXX, Back into the fray!

« Last post by Lorcan Nagle on Today at 01:40:21 »

Welp… a little over a month later, I’ve finished with the final season of The Expanse. My only regret is that I didn’t find the show sooner. I’m clearly going to have to track down the books to take care of the dangling plots, but it sounds like most fans of the series suggest starting from the first books

You can just jump from the show to book 7, they worked pretty hard to get the changes and plotlines original to the show to a point where there's minimal disruption.  Like, you should read all the books because they're great but you don't have to.

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Off Topic / Re: Eminence in Anime - The M@ster Anime Thread Beyond Viewing's End

« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 01:32:38 »

you kidding? even today i get case of giggles when i see those stereo types...one would think one would grow out of those but character and story wise i still like wb cartoons 1930 circa 1970 and btw disney was no better either or mgm ...then it is history we may not like it but have to accept it.

Accepting that something exists isn't the same as wanting to watch it.

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Ground Combat / Re: Elemental (Fire) or Elemental III?

« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 01:30:25 »

Long Toms too ;)

Those are good for squishing battle armor, but they don't have the effect of "you are automatically dead, regardless of how much armor you have."

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Off Topic / Re: Eminence in Anime - The M@ster Anime Thread Beyond Viewing's End

« Last post by MadCapellan on Today at 01:26:16 »

Don't be talking smack about our national hero, Texas Mack! He's the rootingest, tootingest Mechasaurus puncher West of the Pecos!

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Ground Combat / Re: Elemental (Fire) or Elemental III?

« Last post by Scotty on Today at 01:15:03 »

Fire-Resistant Armor shouldn't exist and stealth armor is much more interesting on top of being more fun.  Elemental IIIs 100%.

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BattleMechs / Re: Shadow Knight: It's cool because it sounds edgy

« Last post by Giovanni Blasini on Today at 01:11:39 »

From the stats it looks like the ML/SRM are untouched & the AC v/s LL "could be" minimal.  Not sure if we ever saw a Shadow-2K in art w/ the PPC.

The LA ML is probably same as the RA one.  The LRM to SRM however could be different a lot.
The OG Hawk w/ its Drum launcher would be very changed.  Probably like the Head Launcher but turned sideways so its a Side-By-Side instead of Over/Under.
The new Hawk Art has it in the chest IIRC, so would likely just be reduced tubes.

Yeah, but the weapons are mostly concealed, and the armor's been revamped to look like a knight's suit of armor.

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BattleMechs / Re: Can a Harvester Ant make a good AmbulanceMech?

« Last post by Giovanni Blasini on Today at 01:10:08 »

Bumped up to a 100-rating fusion engine, same as a Hornet, Gùn, or Crow scout helo.  Set it with four ambulance bays, each with one set of paramedic equipment assigned.  Figure you can use it to evac four patients with four separate paramedic crews.  Each bay not in use for medical relief can carry six passengers.

If you're sending this out to something like a rescue site, you're going to need to pair it with something that can handle moving wreckage around.  I figure that's something the Chaffee would shine at.

Rescue Ant KIC-4B

Mass: 20 tons
Chassis: Industrial Industrial Quad
Power Plant: 100 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: None
     Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Commercial
Armament:
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3145
Tech Rating/Availability: D/X-X-X-D
Cost: 774,725 C-bills

Type: Rescue Ant
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard) 
Tonnage: 20
Battle Value: 150

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure            Industrial              4
Engine                        100 Fusion              3
   Walking MP: 5
   Running MP: 8
   Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sink                     10                      0
Gyro                                                  1
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor (Commercial)     48                      2

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         8     
     Center Torso            6         8     
     Center Torso (rear)               2     
     R/L Torso               5         7     
     R/L Torso (rear)                  2     
     FR/L Leg                4         3     
     RR/L Leg                4         3     

Weapons
and Ammo                Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage   
Heat Sink                 FRL        1        -       1.0   
Heat Sink                  RT        1        -       1.0   
2 Paramedic Equipment      RT        2        -       0.5   
2 Cargo (1 ton)            RT        4        -       2.0   
Heat Sink                 RLL        1        -       1.0   
Heat Sink                 FLL        1        -       1.0   
Heat Sink                  LT        1        -       1.0   
2 Paramedic Equipment      LT        2        -       0.5   
2 Cargo (1 ton)            LT        4        -       2.0   
Environmental Sealing HD/CT/RT/LT/FRL/FLL/RRL/RLL1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1    -       2.0   
Heat Sink                 RRL        1        -       1.0   
   
Features the following design quirks: Easy to Maintain, Easy to Pilot, Searchlight, Stable, Poor Performance

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The Periphery / Re: The Scorpion Empire: All your Warhawks are belong to us

« Last post by Weirdo on Today at 01:09:16 »

All of the small support vees in TRO Irregulars got full stats and record sheets.