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The Inner Sphere / Re: Professional Soldiery Liaisons and their BattleMechs
« Last post by Stormlion1 on Today at 06:06:25 »
Most likely camouflage with the Combine Symbol in place. If the Liason position has a symbol that would be on there as well.
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BattleTech Miniatures / Re: Weird question about miniatures
« Last post by worktroll on Today at 04:33:18 »
The only ones not based I have are unassembled - which makes estimating height tricky.

Plus there's little consistency between IWM's minis over the years, and even within the new Classic plastics (Mad Dog and Awesome are decidedly oversized, but look so good it doesn't trigger my grumpy side ;) )

BTW, vehicles operate on a completely separate scale again. I did work out some equivalencies so I could scale some 3D prints of tanks I was having made. But vehicles work out at around 1:200, except significantly wider than real-world armour.

Mechs are supposedly 1:285, but one only has to compare to GHQ's accurate 1:285 vehicles to realise that's a little ambitious. The Classics may be somewhere like 1:200. Must do some measuring this weekend ...
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Off Topic / Re: Deep Space and Interplanetary Exploration - Houston, we are go for launch!
« Last post by worktroll on Today at 04:28:10 »
Quote from: Daryk on 05 May 2024, 19:16:35
Nice!  All the more reason to figure out how to shield Mars with a magnetic field...

Have you considered the sheer amount of energy in a planetary magnetic field? Currently something like 3x1016 joules. Which is about 10 megatons per second. Magnetic fields aren't strong, but they are expansive. If we could generate those sorts of energy, it would be easy to remove the Jovian atmosphere & expose the rocky (diamond?) core beneath.

Ganymede probably has the same mechanism producing a magnetic field as Earth - an electrically conductive outer core in circulation over a solid inner core. Except it would be salty water and rock for Ganymede, not liquid iron & solid (super-compressed) iron as with Earth. Decaying radioactive heat is Earth's power source, gravitational squeezing by Jupiter in Ganymede's.

(Counterpoint - Io has a magnetic field also. But it's coupled with and generated by Jupiter's magnetic field directly. Not safe for children, folks!)
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Fan Fiction / Re: Regulations and Regrets
« Last post by Daryk on Today at 03:37:55 »
Since you're equipping your infantry with SLDF gear, some food for thought:

Mauser Shenanigans

Proposed Fix to the OG SLDF Armor Kit
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Fan Designs and Rules / Re: Record Sheets: Beyond the Frontier!
« Last post by Daryk on Today at 03:31:29 »
Nice! :)
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Off Topic / Re: Deep Space and Interplanetary Exploration - Houston, we are go for launch!
« Last post by Daryk on Today at 03:30:18 »
That too! :)
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BattleTech Miniatures / Re: The Royal Dick: Journey to ReaperCon
« Last post by Daryk on Today at 03:29:16 »
Looking good! :)
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Non-Canon Units / Re: Armored Regimental Combat Team structure (adapted TI Halo ARCT)
« Last post by Daryk on Today at 03:19:28 »
Quote from: Ramblefire on 06 May 2024, 21:03:39
On the teeth side there isn't. On the fluff side, those three extra transports might be carrying more gear, supplies, and specialist equipment which allows the Cavalry troops to range out really far at full speed relatively unsupported. Doing things like long range scouting, raiding, and "deep" exploitation.

In a pinch, they can do the Mechanized Infantry job, but that's not really what you train them for.
That makes sense, thanks! :)
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BattleMechs / Re: Rover Labormech: He doin' his best!
« Last post by Daryk on Today at 03:17:43 »
An IS Medium Laser (or even ERML) wouldn't be a bad choice either... ;)
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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: Does CGL store purchase receive updates
« Last post by sneo on Today at 03:12:51 »
Thanks all for confirming store content is updated to latest. Contacted CGL and I’m happy to say they responded very quickly to sort things out.
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