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Maingunnery

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Omni Battle Armor
« on: 09 February 2018, 17:49:00 »

I have been thinking about fluffing some BA designs as using Omni-technology. Fluffed as made possible by improvements in endosteel processing and connector design.
The key difference will be that all the current modular mounts (with exception to turrets and squad mounts) are integrated into the chassis weight.


I think that the limits of omnitechnology with BA should be about the same as with 'Mechs:
Armor: fixed
Ground MP: fixed
Weapons & equipment: Omni
Manipulators: Omni (slotless)
Additional Movement System (Jump/UMU/VTOL): Omni (slotless)


Pro: Weight savings & repair time
Con: Increased costs


Thoughts?

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Re: Omni Battle Armor
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2018, 02:24:35 »
Pro: Weight savings & repair time
Con: Increased costs
cost would not count to the Clans, but Weight savings and faster repair would have alot of fans out there...
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Re: Omni Battle Armor
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2018, 09:49:37 »
Isn't this already how Battle Armor works when equipped with the Modular Weapon Mount?

Maingunnery

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Re: Omni Battle Armor
« Reply #3 on: 10 February 2018, 18:44:34 »
Isn't this already how Battle Armor works when equipped with the Modular Weapon Mount?
There are some big differences. The weapon mounts cost weight and slots, also they don't allow for the movement system to be switched.
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Re: Omni Battle Armor
« Reply #4 on: 14 February 2018, 19:34:41 »
In my AU I made a Toad with 2 JJ and 1 UMU just had to make use of " Cargo " to represent the UMU as a boogie-board.

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Re: Omni Battle Armor
« Reply #5 on: 15 February 2018, 14:49:28 »
Here is an example of my current idea, based upon the Elemental.




Type/Model:    Elemental-O
Tech/Era:      Clan / 3132 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Medium Battle Armor (751 - 1.000 kg)
Rules:         Level 2, Standard design
Ground Speed:  10,8 km/h
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Standard

------------------------------------------------------------------
Code: [Select]
Type/Model:    Elemental-O  (Base)
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Medium Class Humanoid with HarJel      0       250
Motive System: Ground Movement (1 MP)                 0         0
Armor Type:    10 Points Standard                     0       250

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    None                                   0         0
  Right Arm:   None                                   0         0
------------------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS:                                               0       500
Slots & Mass Left:                                   10       500




Loadout: Prime
Battle Value:   51
---
Code: [Select]
Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic Manipulator                    RA               0         0
Basic Manipulator                    LA               0         0
BA Fusillade (OS)*                   Body             2       180
ECM Suite                            Body             1        75
AP Gauss Rifle*                      RA        20     2       200
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          RA               1         5
Light TAG*                           LA        60     1        35
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          LA               1         5
------------------------------------------------------------------




Loadout: Alt-A
Battle Value:   68
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Code: [Select]
Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------
Jump Jets (3 MP)                                      0       150
Battle Claw                          RA               0        15
Micro Pulse Laser                    RA        51     2       170
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          LA               1         5
Detachable Missile Pack              Body             0        10
 Advanced SRM 2                      Body       3     3       150
------------------------------------------------------------------



Loadout: Alt-B
Battle Value:   70
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Code: [Select]
Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------
VTOL Equipment  (5 MP)                                0       300
Basic Manipulator                    RA               0         0
Basic Manipulator                    LA               0         0
AP Gauss Rifle*                      RA        20     2       200
------------------------------------------------------------------



Loadout:  Alt-C
Battle Value:   41
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Code: [Select]
Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------
UMU Equipment   (3 MP)                                0       255
Battle Claw                          LA               0        15
Battle Claw                          RA               0        15
LRM 2                                Body       8     4       203
Searchlight                          LA               1         5
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          RA               1         5
------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Loadout:  Alt-D
Battle Value:   34
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Code: [Select]
Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------
Jump Jets (3 MP)                                      0       150
Battle Claw (Magnets)                LA               0        35
Battle Claw (Magnets)                RA               0        35
Space Ops Adaptation                 Body             1       100
Extended Life Support                Body             1        25
Cutting Torch                        LA               1         5
Bearhunter Superheavy AC             Body             20     2       150
------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Loadout:  Alt-E
Battle Value:   44
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Code: [Select]
Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
------------------------------------------------------------------
Jump Jets (3 MP)                                      0       150
Battle Claw Vibro-Claw               LA               0        50
Battle Claw Vibro-Claw               RA               0        50
Machine Gun                          LA        50     1       100
Machine Gun                          RA        50     1       100
Improved Sensors                     Body             1        45
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          Body             1         5
------------------------------------------------------------------


« Last Edit: 19 March 2018, 18:15:30 by Maingunnery »
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