During a recent game, I was asked to build a defensive force. Although the game is a Dark Ages Era game, I decided to make some of the vehicles at 3025 level tech, and I field a few with the rest of the force.
These Laser Carriers were originally tractors, designed to pull trailers of materials across rough terrain, or tracked mining vehicles. They are fusion powered, with standard engines, in order to provide reliable, durable, vehicles, without the need for a heavy fuel support...... The Large Lasers were found in a repair stockpile, along with spare armor, and the machine guns.... the local technicians mounted the weapons directly to the chassis, and then built armor up and over them. The whole idea was to bring the support of heavy lasers to help cover their other tanks, and also support the mechs.....
Two of these were on the table, and both not only survived to the end of the battle, but also contributed quite a bit.... supporting some medium mechs, and some armor.
I am posting them here to get additional input on what people think of them.
Large Laser Carrier
Mass: 20 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Age of War/Star League
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-E-D
Production Year: 0
Cost: 478,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 508
Power Plant: 100 Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 54.0 km/h
Flanking Speed: 86.4 km/h
Armor: Standard Armor
Armament:
1 Large Laser
1 Machine Gun
Manufacturer:
Primary Factory:
Communications System:
Targeting and Tracking System:
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 8 points 2.00
Engine: Fusion Engine 100 4.50
Cruise MP: 5
Flank MP: 8
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 10 0.00
Control Equipment: 1.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 104 6.50
Armor
Factor
Front 32
Left/Right 26/26
Rear 20
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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
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Large Laser FR 8 1 5.00
Machine Gun FR 0 1 0.50
@MG (1/2) (100) BD - 0 0.50
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 5
5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Structure: 0
Special Abilities:
Nahuris
