Author Topic: Longbow, Carnival edition!  (Read 1377 times)

Liam's Ghost

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Longbow, Carnival edition!
« on: 27 May 2020, 03:55:20 »
Longbow LGB-0W Carnival

Nobody knows where it came from, who sent it, or who its pilot works for. Some say its approach is heralded by bombastic music and spectacle. Others swear its pilot is an unbelievably enthusiastic young woman of apparently Combine descent. All we can say for certain is it stalks the periphery, leaves destruction in its wake, and was clearly the product of a truly deranged individual.


Mass: 85 tons
Chassis: Standard Biped
Power Plant: 340 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 kph
Maximum Speed: 64.8 kph
Jump Jets: None
     Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     14 Prototype Rocket Launcher 20
     2 Prototype Rocket Launcher 10
     1 Small Laser
     3 Prototype Rocket Launcher 15
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2529
Tech Rating/Availability: D/D-F-X-X
Cost: 8,822,496 C-bills

Type: Longbow
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 85
Battle Value: 1,457

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  8.5
Engine                        340 Fusion             27
   Walking MP: 4
   Running MP: 6
   Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sink                     13                      3
Gyro                                                  4
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor                  224                    14

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            27        31   
     Center Torso (rear)               10   
     R/L Torso               18        28   
     R/L Torso (rear)                  7     
     R/L Arm                 14        24   
     R/L Leg                 18        28   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm

Weapons
and Ammo                          Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage   
Prototype Rocket Launcher 15         LL        2        4       1.0   
Prototype Rocket Launcher 15         CT        2        4       1.0   
4 Prototype Rocket Launcher 20s      RT        12       5       6.0   
3 Prototype Rocket Launcher 20s      LA        9        5       4.5   
Prototype Rocket Launcher 10         LA        1        3       0.5   
4 Prototype Rocket Launcher 20s      LT        12       5       6.0   
Prototype Rocket Launcher 15         RL        2        4       1.0   
Small Laser                          HD        1        1       0.5   
3 Prototype Rocket Launcher 20s      RA        9        5       4.5   
Prototype Rocket Launcher 10         RA        1        3       0.5   


(yes, I know an all RL10 amament would have been more efficient. Don't spoil my silliness with your logic!)
Good news is the lab boys say the symptoms of asbestos poisoning show an immediate latency of 44.6 years. So if you're thirty or over you're laughing. Worst case scenario you miss out on a few rounds of canasta, plus you've forwarded the cause of science by three centuries. I punch those numbers into my calculator, it makes a happy face.

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Re: Longbow, Carnival edition!
« Reply #1 on: 28 May 2020, 18:10:47 »
How am I supposed to comment if you've made it already??  :D

Liam's Ghost

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Re: Longbow, Carnival edition!
« Reply #2 on: 28 May 2020, 19:23:46 »
How am I supposed to comment if you've made it already??  :D

It really bothers me how much better rocket launcher 10s are compared to the larger alternatives. What's better than 345 rockets? 500! All with uniformly long range!

I kinda had to force myself to not use them exclusively on this and other designs I've been making for a record sheet book I'm compiling. It's no fair assuming later generations were the ones that ended up dropping the ball.
Good news is the lab boys say the symptoms of asbestos poisoning show an immediate latency of 44.6 years. So if you're thirty or over you're laughing. Worst case scenario you miss out on a few rounds of canasta, plus you've forwarded the cause of science by three centuries. I punch those numbers into my calculator, it makes a happy face.

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Re: Longbow, Carnival edition!
« Reply #3 on: 28 May 2020, 19:29:31 »
I think the reasoning was fratricide for the larger racks.  But yeah, it's just weird that you can get 20 rockets with longer range for the same tonnage as 15...

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Re: Longbow, Carnival edition!
« Reply #4 on: 28 May 2020, 19:56:06 »
Well we have a carnival, now we need the disco to go with it.  Time for a Clan Assault with ALL THE LAZERS oh and laser heat sinks too.  Time for a Partay.
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Re: Longbow, Carnival edition!
« Reply #5 on: 28 May 2020, 20:20:39 »
Needs moar rockets!  I mean, it only has 345 of them!

Amusingly, I'd almost prefer to see this as a primitive LGB-0C than an LGB-0W.  You can get the same 50 criticals for rocket launchers you've got here, and carry 19.5 tons of primitive armor, giving you 209 points, and keep the small laser, with 12 single heat sinks.
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Liam's Ghost

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Re: Longbow, Carnival edition!
« Reply #6 on: 29 May 2020, 19:25:02 »
Needs moar rockets!  I mean, it only has 345 of them!

Amusingly, I'd almost prefer to see this as a primitive LGB-0C than an LGB-0W.  You can get the same 50 criticals for rocket launchers you've got here, and carry 19.5 tons of primitive armor, giving you 209 points, and keep the small laser, with 12 single heat sinks.

I now have this amusing image of the Carnival's ancestor being a primitive Longbow first seen back during the Reunification War. Or maybe Carnival herself is just that old, and has been rebuilt and upgraded over the generations.
Good news is the lab boys say the symptoms of asbestos poisoning show an immediate latency of 44.6 years. So if you're thirty or over you're laughing. Worst case scenario you miss out on a few rounds of canasta, plus you've forwarded the cause of science by three centuries. I punch those numbers into my calculator, it makes a happy face.

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