AC/20 Carrier

[Hazard Pay]

When you have plenty of LRM/SRM Carrier chassis and AC/20s on hand but Aldis is too rich for your blood.

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AC20  Carrier

Mass: 60 tons
Movement Type: Tracked
Power Plant: InterComBust 180 ICE
Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 54 kph
Armor: Simple Armor Plate Standard
Armament:
     2 AC/20
Manufacturer: Joint Equipment Systems,Quikscell Company,Quikscell Company,King Dumount Defense Facility,Quikscell Company,Quikscell Company,Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium,Quikscell Company,Quikscell Company,Aldis Industries,Amaris Armored Vehicles
     Primary Factory: Alshain,Ares,Broken Wheel,Castile,Kalidasa,Layover,Maxwell,Oliver,Pandora,Terra,Timbuktu
Communication System: Communicator
Targeting & Tracking System: FireScan with IndirecTrack
Introduction Year: 2970
Tech Rating/Availability: D/X-E-D-D
Cost: 1,536,000 C-bills

Type: AC20  Carrier
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Introductory)
Movement Type: Tracked
Tonnage: 60
Battle Value: 729

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                    6
Engine                        180 ICE                14
Cruising MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Control Equipment:                                  3.0
Power Amplifier:                                    0.0
Armor Factor                  80                      5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Front                   6         25   
     R/L Side               6/6      20/20   
     Rear                    6         15   


Weapons
and Ammo              Location    Tonnage   
2 AC/20                Front               28.0   
AC/20 Ammo (20)         Body        4.0     




[idea weenie]

Definitely a city-fighter, as only 25 pts of armor on the front means it can be taken out relatively easily.  No turret means it can only engage opponents in its front arc, so it has to fight from ambush as well.

Hope the commanders of these vehicles are trained to hide and snipe, rather than trying to actually engage an opponent.  Not sure if a front-mounted Autocannon can serve as anti-air setup though.


The other idea would be using longer-range autocannons.  You might be able to get 4 AC/2 or 3 AC/5 in the front arc instead, giving your vehicle the chance to stay at range.

[Hazard Pay]

Well yes, it's really a desperation vehicle when you have nothing else on hand.

And the idea of longer-ranged guns is just a Pike without a turret.

[Daryk]

Last I checked, there's a canon AC/2 carrier already.

[Luciora]

I can totally see rows of popped SRM and LRM carriers in a lot waiting for replacement weapons and some supply officer slapping AC/20s on them just to have something out on defense.

[Dave Talley]

I can totally see rows of popped SRM and LRM carriers in a lot waiting for replacement weapons and some supply officer slapping AC/20s on them just to have something out on defense.

Or a new assembly of a turret and twin AC10s

[PeripheryExplorer]

I like it. Stuff like this I'm sure is the backbone of many planetary defenses. You throw four of these at an assault and you're going to cause some pain. Deployed correctly this could be the lynch pin that turns an attack, and allows the defenders to regain the initiative. 

[AlphaMirage]

I mean the problem is that it's so slow and poorly armored with short range weapons. I'd actually rather have two Hetzers IMO if you can't afford a Demolisher.