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16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« on: 28 January 2011, 02:34:33 »
16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
Clan Burrock Beta Galaxy "The Blood Hunters"
CO: Star Colonel Din

Abilities:  +2 Initiative against Clan Blood Spirit and Clan Fire Mandrill, -1 against all other Clans but may force the initiative

     The 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear" is a new addition to Clan Burrock's Beta Galaxy developed by Star Colonel Val Hutchinson in 3050.  The unit used to be three Binaries of OmniMechs supported by a Binary of Fighters and Elementals but it has since grown.

     Under the command of Val Hutchinson they have fought Clan Blood Spirit in full force, raiding most of their holdings and building their unit with isorla from their enemies.   Her command was criticized of being weak and unorganized.  Din, once a Star Captain in the unit, challenged Val Hutchinson for her position in an attempt to bring new blood and ruthless aggression into the spotlight.  Din barely won his place, and since then, the unit has improved far beyond the expectations of Beta Galaxy.

     "Litany Against Fear" uses caution followed by a very aggressive display of blitzkrieg tactics.  They will overheat their machines in order to achieve the maximum amount of firepower possible.  Like other Burrock units, they have a preference for Light and Medium class OmniMechs and OmniFighters.  While the roster below shows configurations, the 16th will often switch configurations to adapt to their enemy.

     "Litany Against Fear" currently operates between Albion and Dagda or wherever Beta Galaxy may require them to be.

Command Star "The Archetype"

Huntsman Prime, Executioner Prime, Mad Dog B, Crypt Keeper D, Stormcrow B

Attack Trinary "The Moment of Impact"

Crypt Keeper Prime, Stormcrow B, Mad Dog B, Battle Cobra Prime, Nova C
Hellbringer B, Nova M, Stormcrow M, Crypt Keeper A, Viper A
Adder Prime, Fire Moth D, Mist Lynx C, Viper A, Kit Fox A

Attack Trinary "The Machines of Hate"

Ebon Jaguar Prime, Crypt Keeper Prime, Stormcrow B, Nova C, Shadow Cat Prime
Mad Dog C, Viper A, Viper A, Viper B, Stormcrow B
Arctic Cheetah Prime, Fire Moth Prime, Mist Lynx C, Kit Fox A, Kit Fox A

Attack Trinary "The New Breed"

Highlander IIC, Glass Spider, Stooping Hawk B, Great Wyrm, Wyvern IIC
Grizzly, Wyvern IIC, STN-3L Sentinel, FLS-8K Flashman, Hornet IIC
LNCE25-01 Lancelot, Locust IIC 2, Hornet IIC, CRB-20 Crab, HSR-200-D Hussar

Support Trinary "Controlled Demolition"

2 Visigoth Prime, 2 Visigoth A, 2 Visigoth A, 2 Visigoth B, 2 Visigoth B
2 Turk Prime, 2 Turk A, 2 Turk A, 2 Turk B, 2 Turk B
2 Avar Prime, 2 Avar A, 2 Bashkir A, 2 Bashkir C, 2 Vandal B

Support Trinary "The Metallic Division"

Elemental (Flamer), Predator, Predator, Predator, Predator
Elemental (Flamer), Predator, Predator, Predator, Predator
Elemental (Flamer), Predator, Predator, Predator, Predator

Naval Assets

Invader "Hurt Conveyor"
Hunter "Shock"
Hunter "Burn"
Hunter "Zero"
Broadsword "Martyr"
Union C "Resurrection"
Union C "Soulwomb"
Union C "Flashpoint"
Titan C "Powershifter"
Sassanid "Descent"
« Last Edit: 29 September 2013, 19:39:02 by Fear Factory »
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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #1 on: 12 February 2011, 14:54:28 »
I like this version better than the other one. It's more robust.

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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #2 on: 12 February 2011, 15:00:20 »
Oh yeah, me too.  This one is the formation before the Absorption.  The other one is after, the unit is reassigned, and the whole process gives Clan Star Adder a good chunk of the unit's equipment which they give to their better Adder units.  The equipment left over was either left or the unit fought to keep it (Very stubborn).

I'm working on a story behind the unit.  If your interested, I made Din's Nova configuration in this thread.
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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #3 on: 12 February 2011, 17:16:43 »
Seems to me I've been interested in all your Burrock stuff. I've saved virtually all of it.

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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #4 on: 15 February 2011, 17:56:49 »
I see you have a Titan in your Naval Asset, which confiq? Star League standard or the C model?

Just wondering...

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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #5 on: 15 February 2011, 19:00:37 »
Seems to me I've been interested in all your Burrock stuff. I've saved virtually all of it.

I'm very flattered!  Glad I have interested you this much!

Just as a side note:  the 16th is not included in the Supplement because it's my personal unit and therefore "non-canon."

I see you have a Titan in your Naval Asset, which confiq? Star League standard or the C model?

Just wondering...

TT

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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #6 on: 11 March 2011, 22:13:24 »
Ah, much as I am not a Star Adder/Burrock fan (obviously), I really dig this.

FF-references especially!  [rockon]
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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #7 on: 15 March 2011, 15:50:35 »
Going over your Attack Trinary, Command Star:

Supernova, Glass Spider, Glass Spider, Wyvern IIC, Wyvern IIC

Would replacing it with the following be of intreset to you?

Highlander IIC 2, Rifleman IIC, Kit Fox S, Wyvern IIC, Wyvern IIC, everyone jumps and you have mostly energy weapons.

And on a different note, have you thought of using any of the Brain Cache mechs?

Atlas-AS7-D (C)
Battlemaster-BLR-1Gb
Black Knight-BL-6b-KNT
Chameleon-CLN-4V
Crab-CRB-27b
Crocket-CRK-5003-1 and the upgrade CRK-5003-1b
Crusader-CRD-2R
Emperor-EMP-6A
Firefly-FFL-3SLE
Griffin-GRF-2N
Hoplite-HOP-4Bb
Hussar-HSR-200Db
King Crab-KGC-000b
Marauder-MAD-1R, MAD-2R and the MAD-3R (C) versions.
Phoneix hawk-PXH-1b
Rifleman-RFL-3N (C)
Shadow Hawk-SHD-2H (C)
Stalker-STK-3Fb
Striker-STC-2D
Thug-11Eb
Thunderbolt-TDR-5S (C)
Victor-VTR-9B (C)
Warhammer-WHM-6Rb and the WHM-6R (C)

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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #8 on: 15 March 2011, 16:17:46 »
Only reason I used the Glass Spider was because of the Burrock's Gauss Rifle creation.  That's all.

However, I plan to incorporate some Great Wyrm and Highlander IIC.
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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #9 on: 15 March 2011, 16:51:12 »
How about an old Talon in place of some of those Locust IICs? The Black Knight is always good too. A personal favorite of mine.   ;)

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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #10 on: 15 March 2011, 17:15:32 »
Forgetting a moment, there is always the Sling. And its upgrade, SL-1H, the energy vampire.

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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #11 on: 25 September 2013, 00:22:01 »
Aww, I totally just noticed that you used my format for the 29th Blood Drinkers for this! Maybe we should have a MegaMek brawl of our personal Clusters one day.  :))
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Re: 16th Battle Cluster "Litany Against Fear"
« Reply #12 on: 26 September 2013, 00:57:26 »
Aww, I totally just noticed that you used my format for the 29th Blood Drinkers for this! Maybe we should have a MegaMek brawl of our personal Clusters one day.  :))

I really admired the layout of your unit at the time I created my force (and still do).  Obviously, there will be no protomechs in my formation (damn shame as well...  I really like using them, and if the Burrocks never got absorbed I'm pretty sure they would like them).

Since Alpha Strike came out, and since I recently updated my Burrock book (sig), I've been going though this unit again and messing with different designs (including the custom designs in my book).

EDIT:  Posted what I have so far above as the original post.   :)
« Last Edit: 26 September 2013, 02:16:48 by Fear Factory »
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