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Off Topic / Re: What tv provider do you use?
« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 14:49:29 »
There are people who still have them, but the percentage of TV owners who still use antennas is a shrinking demographic.
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Fan Fiction / Re: How lawyers started the 5th Succession War
« Last post by J-H on Today at 14:48:56 »
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"You see, the prosecutor has sent a message to ask if we are at war with the FWL. If we are and/or you have a letter of marque, you will return to the FWL - after the fines have been taken. If we are not at war and/or you have no letter of marque then the prosecutor will asks what you are doing on the wrong side of the border. And then she will prosecute you as pirates. And then you can throw all those fines etc into the dustbin, because pirates are punished in only one way- execution." 
... and so everybody went to war, because otherwise raiding was too expensive.
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Fan Articles / Re: MotW: Javelin
« Last post by Fat Guy on Today at 14:47:57 »
I'm rather disappointed I didn't pull a Javelin (or two) from my salvage boxes. Gotta have more than one.
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BattleMechs / WidowMaker-LRM
« Last post by Hellraiser on Today at 14:45:01 »
So over in another thread they were talking about custom mechs & MUL entries & someone pointed out that WidowMaker is there but not WidowMaker-LRM from Natasha's ToP.

I'm re-reading the Trilogy right now & I noticed that the stats on Sarna are totally wrong from what is in the book.


Sarna has the following..
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Widowmaker LRM
The configuration of Dire Wolf piloted by Natasha Kerensky at her Trial of Position to test out as a MechWarrior. For long range combat, the ER PPCs are replaced by shoulder-mounted twin LRM-20 launchers with 24 racks, first half being Swarm LRMs and backed up by a Large Pulse Laser mounted in each arm. For close combat, the left torso carries three ER Medium Lasers in triangular configuration in the chest and the stubby LB 20-X AC with 10 cluster rounds underslung on the right torso. For when things gets dicey, a "fire and forget" SRM-6 one-shot launcher above cockpit, just aft of the hatch and only 20 double strength heat sinks. This configuration was just for her Trial of Position and not used again.[30] No record sheet or statistics have been provided for this configuration.




However, from the actual novel this is what we know.

1.  "Some" LRMs in both Shoulders. 
Nowhere does it say they are 20 Racks - And the Notation about Swarm is PHELAN'S mech, not Natasha's.

2.  No where does it say the ERPPCs are removed. 
Actually, it specifically points out double over/under barrels on each arm but does NOT mention what type they are.
So they could have been PPCs, Larges, or Mediums,  we don't know.

3.  The Trio of Laser ports just says Torso, so we don't know that it is Left v/s the canon Windowmaker version of 2CT/1HD.

4.  The Autocannon is not specified by Caliber, and we don't know its LBX at all, since again the "CLUSTER" notation was Phelan asking about his mech, the LoneWolf.

5.  The "Fire & Forget, Missile Pack in the Head, was ALSO Phelan's mech & is not Natasha's.


I really don't know where the stats on Sarna are from.

I feel like that might be someone's "Fan" stats, since it specifically says no RS has ever been provided.


So I've made the following up as what I "think" might be the actual stats.

I started w/ the canon Widowmaker model & altered it just enough to fit in those LRMs.



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Daishi (Dire Wolf)   WidowMaker-LRM

Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped Omnimech
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-E-E-D
Production Year: 3010
Dry Cost: 24,900,000 C-Bills
Total Cost: 24,900,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,277

Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    50.5 tons of pod space.
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                     152 points               10.00
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             300                       9.50
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             15(30)                    5.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LL
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 304                 19.00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     31           47       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  14       
                                           L/R Torso     21           32       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  10       
                                             L/R Arm     17           34       
                                             L/R Leg     21           41       



================================================================================
Loadout Name: WidowMaker-LRM (Hellraiser)                     Cost: 29,122,125
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-E-E-D                       BV2: 2,880

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             24(48)                    9.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 4 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
    CASE Locations: RT, LA, RA                                             0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA    R: SH+UA+LA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ER Small Laser                               HD        2         1         0.50
2 ER Medium Lasers                           CT        10        2         2.00
Ultra AC/10                                  RT        3         4        10.00
Large Pulse Laser                            RA        10        2         6.00
ER Large Laser                               RA        12        1         4.00
LRM-10                                       RA        4         1         2.50
Large Pulse Laser                            LA        10        2         6.00
ER Large Laser                               LA        12        1         4.00
LRM-10                                       LA        4         1         2.50
@Ultra AC/10 (20)                            RT        -         2         2.00
@LRM-10 (12)                                 RA        -         1         1.00
@LRM-10 (12)                                 LA        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 2

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 29
3          7       7       5       0      4     2   Structure:  5
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 1


Let me know what you think, and let me know if you know where those Stats are Sarna are from since they don't match the text from the hanger bay.

Has there been a RS somewhere?  Sarna says No.

Some Fan Stats just input into Sarna incorrectly?    Maybe Mechforce?
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BattleTech Game Errata / Re: Force Manual: Kurita
« Last post by ShroudedSciuridae on Today at 14:41:19 »
pp 59-60
Issue: Text for "Other Arkab Legion Sub-Commands" is missing, with "Night Stalkers" text beginning in its place.
Correction: Add missing Arkab Legion text, move Night Stalker text to the following page (60). This will likely require removing the sepuku illustration to accommodate the shifted text.

[NCKestrel] Note there is no missing text. Push the text under Other Arkab Legion Sub-commands to be on the next page (Night Stalkers page).  Other Arkab Legion Sub-commands should only have the two Arkab Legion boxes under neath.
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Off Topic / Re: Naval Pictures X: Underway on Nuclear Power
« Last post by chanman on Today at 14:36:26 »
Question is keeping that institutional knowledge as well as facilities for Allied use worth the expense?

I don't think USN SSNs are going to fit our drydocks for 2400 ton SSKs. As for institutional knowledge... maybe it's different for the Aussies for supporting operations in their neighbourhood, but the Canadian navy's submarine arm has always been an afterthought (only 3 Oberons were operated post-WW2 and which preceded the Upholders).
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And the Lone Wolf configuration is listed on the MUL, so disregard my previous musings. The Widowmaker LRM is canon and should be added to the MUL.

Sooo, interestingly enough, as I mentioned, I just read this book in the last week, and I noticed that the Sarna description does not at all match what is in the book.

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Widowmaker LRM
The configuration of Dire Wolf piloted by Natasha Kerensky at her Trial of Position to test out as a MechWarrior. For long range combat, the ER PPCs are replaced by shoulder-mounted twin LRM-20 launchers with 24 racks, first half being Swarm LRMs and backed up by a Large Pulse Laser mounted in each arm. For close combat, the left torso carries three ER Medium Lasers in triangular configuration in the chest and the stubby LB 20-X AC with 10 cluster rounds underslung on the right torso. For when things gets dicey, a "fire and forget" SRM-6 one-shot launcher above cockpit, just aft of the hatch and only 20 double strength heat sinks. This configuration was just for her Trial of Position and not used again.[30] No record sheet or statistics have been provided for this configuration.

The above is from Sarna.

However, from the actual novel this is what we know.

1.  "Some" LRMs in both Shoulders. 
Nowhere does it say they are 20 Racks - And the Notation about Swarm is PHELAN'S mech, not Natasha's.

2.  No where does it say the ERPPCs are removed.  It specifically points out double over/under barrels on each arm but does NOT mention what type they are.
So they could have been PPCs, Larges, or Mediums,  we don't know.

3.  The Trio of Laser ports just says Torso, so we don't know that it is Left v/s the canon Windowmaker version of 2CT/1HD.

4.  The AutoCannon is not specified by Caliber, and we don't know its LBX at all since again the "CLUSTER" notation was Phelan asking about his mech, LoneWolf.

5.  The "Fire & Forget, Missile Pack in the Head, was ALSO Phelan's mech & is not Natashas.


I really don't know where the stats on Sarna are from.
I feel like that might be someone's "Fan" stats, since it specifically says no RS has ever been provided.

I'm going to try to make it match what data we get from the book & see what it comes out as.

I'll post over in the designs thread.
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Off Topic / Re: Naval Pictures X: Underway on Nuclear Power
« Last post by Colt Ward on Today at 14:28:54 »
Question is keeping that institutional knowledge as well as facilities for Allied use worth the expense?
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Fan Fiction / Re: Against the Innersphere
« Last post by DOC_Agren on Today at 14:23:40 »
I will await more
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Off Topic / Re: Naval Pictures X: Underway on Nuclear Power
« Last post by chanman on Today at 14:17:00 »
So only one of Australia's Collins-class submarines is currently operational.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/one-australian-submarine-is-fully-operational-aging-fleet/104551528

The Collins-class have always been problems. They're a cautionary tale about submarine tendering in the paperwork sense. In the mid-80s the RAN wanted US nuclear boats, so pitched them, along with a German design - high quality conventional, but without the range for Pacific operations. But they got told "Never pitch 2 designs, always 3. So add one so bad no-one would pick it." That was a bloated upscale of the Swedish Västergötland class. Guess which one got picked ...

So noisy when moving, they couldn't hear a supertanker cruising overhead as they came up to surface. I talked to a mathematician who'd been involved in the project. He said they only ever modelled hydrodynamic flow with the boat stationary, never moving.

(And let's steer clear of the political shoals of the current replacement process, thanks!)

That's 1 more operational submarine than the German navy had back in 2017: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2017/10/20/all-of-germanys-submarines-are-currently-down/

More to the point, it's not that unexpected. Generally you need 4 of a ship to guarantee that one is available (1 in workup/workdown, 1 in maintenance, 1 spare). Start extending maintenance periods because of how much work is needed due to being old vessels, throw in low availability of facilities/parts and it only takes one or two things going wrong until 6 becomes 1.

I think a better question is at which point it becomes worthwhile to just drop a vestigial capability entirely to concentrate on other specialties or core functions. For example, given both budget, and especially personnel constraints, I'm not sure the Canadian navy's 4 submarines justify all the time and expense of having service facilities on east and west coasts and crews all to sometimes be able to put out one sub to cover a ludicrous amount of coastline instead of say, improving the operational readiness of our surface fleet (which also lacks for sailors).
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