Challenge: 300 XL

[bluedragon7]

Due to popular demand:
Say you are a planet with production facilities for almost everything (Mechs, Tanks, Aero, components, all in old SL tech) but you can only turn out 300 rated engines, what would you build to maximise diversity across your troops to cover all eventualities?
Money is not an issue but all Mechs of the same tonnage need to have the same structure and armor, so be careful where you choose Endo and/or Ferro.
Please try to come up with a Mech for every role on the battlefield you can think off.
Extra points for Combat Vehicles and Aero.
If you think XL is too cheesy for all units, you can use normal 300 reactors as well. In that case for each tonnage you need to choose the reactor type.

[Daryk]

Once I get through helping Herb, I'll take a whack at:

10/15/10 at 30 tons

6/9/6 at 50 tons

4/6/4 at 75 tons

and

3/5/3 at 100 tons

Why, yes... I do have a thing for jump jets...  :D

[LastChanceCav]

Ah, the 300XL, the only motor an army needs. I have a 300 series of omnimechs that probably predate this version of the boards. I'll see if i can hop in the way back machine dig them out of my archives.

Cheers,
LCC

[Alsadius]

I've done things like this before:

Mechs
Vizier Assault Mech: 100 tons, 3/5 movement, XL engine, XL gyro, 304 points standard armour, 12 double heat sinks. Remaining space: 55 tons, 39 crits.
- Command: 3 LRM-15(6t ammo), ER Large Laser, LB-10X(2t ammo), 3 Medium Laser, C3 Master, 2 double heat sink
- Combat: 2 LB-10X(4t), 2 MML-7(4t), ER Large Laser, Plasma Rifle(2t), TAG, C3 Slave, double heat sink

Bey Heavy Mech: 75 tons, 4/6 movement, XL engine, Endo Steel, 224 points standard armour, 12 double heat sinks. Remaining space: 39.5 tons, 27 crits.
- Command: ER Large Laser, 2 LRM-15(4t ammo), Plasma Rifle(2t ammo), 2 Medium Laser, ECM, C3 Master
- Combat: ER Large Laser, LB-10X(2t ammo), 2 Plasma Rifle(3t ammo), 2 Medium Laser, TAG, ECM, C3 Slave, double heat sink

Pasha Medium Mech: 50 tons, 6/9 movement, XL engine, XL gyro, Endo Steel, 168 points standard armour, 10 double heat sinks. Remaining space: 23 tons, 25 crits.
- Command: LRM-15(2t ammo), ER Large Laser, Medium Laser, 6 Jump Jets, C3 Master
- Combat: 2 MML-7(2t ammo), Plasma Rifle(2t ammo), 6 Jump Jets, C3 Slave

Sipahi Light Mech: 30 tons, 10/15[20] movement w/MASC, XL engine, XL gyro, Endo Steel, 88 points standard armour, 10 double heat sinks. Remaining space: 7 tons, 23 crits.
- Combat: 6 Medium Laser, C3 Slave
- Scout: 10 Jump Jets, TAG, C3 Slave

I really like the 10/20/10 scout build, in particular.

(Note that TAG is super-abundant because this was a force designed to use it well - lots of semi-guided LRMs, Copperhead arty rounds, and laser-guided bombs)

[Daryk]

Ok, here's my take on a Scout 'mech at 30 tons with a 300 XL, and it costs less than 6M C-Bills!

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Scout

Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 5,996,640 C-Bills
Battle Value: 702

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 108.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 162.0 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
    Jump Capacity: 300 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    1  Medium Laser
    1  Remote Sensor Dispenser
    1  Recon Camera
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                    51 points                1.50
    Internal Locations: 3 LT, 2 RT, 3 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             300                       9.50
    Walking MP: 10
    Running MP: 15
    Jumping MP: 10 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 5 LT, 5 RT                                         5.00
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             10(20)                    0.00
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Ferro-Fibrous                AV - 105                  6.00
    Armor Locations: 1 LT, 2 RT, 5 LA, 6 RA

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     10           15       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  5         
                                           L/R Torso     7            11       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  3         
                                             L/R Arm     5            10       
                                             L/R Leg     7            14       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recon Camera                                 HD        0         1         0.50
Medium Laser                                 CT        3         1         1.00
Remote Sensor Dispenser                      CT        0         1         0.50
                                            Free Critical Slots: 0

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      4    Points: 7
10j        1       1       0       0      1     0   Structure:  1
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

[Daryk]

And a Scout Hunter at 6/9/6 for less than 10M... It can even hunt infantry scouts!

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Scout Hunter

Mass: 50 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 9,804,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,554

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 64.8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 97.2 km/h
Jump Jets: Unknown
    Jump Capacity: 180 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  ER PPC
    4  Medium Lasers
    2  Small Pulse Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                    83 points                2.50
    Internal Locations: 2 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 4 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine:             XL Fusion Engine             300                       9.50
    Walking MP: 6
    Running MP: 9
    Jumping MP: 6 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT                                         3.00
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             16(32)                    6.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 160                 10.00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            8         
                                        Center Torso     16           25       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  5         
                                           L/R Torso     12           20       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  4         
                                             L/R Arm     8            16       
                                             L/R Leg     12           21       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Small Pulse Laser                            HD        2         1         1.00
2 Medium Lasers                              RT        6         2         2.00
2 Medium Lasers                              LT        6         2         2.00
ER PPC                                       RA        15        3         7.00
Small Pulse Laser                            LA        2         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 0

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      5    Points: 16
6j         4       3       1       0      2     0   Structure:  2
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

[Ruger]

Ok, General cavalry 'Mech...60 tons, endo-steel, the 300XL for 5/8 speed, 5 jump jets, 3 ton gyro and standard cockpit, 11.5 tons of standard armor (184 points), and armed like a Warhammer (2 PPC's, 2 medium lasers, SRM-6 and 1 ton ammo, 2 MG's and a half ton of ammo, and a CT-mounted flamed. Both ammo crits in one side torso with CASE).

[Frabby]

Funny - this is essentially the ComStar "Clanbuster" setup: Make the best possible quick-refit use of a bunch of 300 XL engines...

[Tymers Realm]

For the sake of simplicity, I'm just gonna reference my post from a challenge thread from over a year ago.
The thread in question allowed generally any level construction tech, but limited it to 3025 era weapons, sans the Blazer.

I'll give a quick overview, the actual thread post can do the rest...

Cheetah - 30t 10/15/4 Quad with 3 Med Lasers on a Turret
Genpac - 50t 6/9/6 trooper style with a PPC, LRM-10, and 4 Med Lasers
Tackoma - 75t 4/6/4 Heavy with a AC/10, 2 Lg and 2 Med Lasers, along with a SRM-4 and a Guardiam ECM
Vincent - 60T 5/8/5 with a Hatchet, AC/10, and 5 Med Lasers
Bombast - 100t 3/5/3 with 2 AC/20s, 2 Lg Lasers, a LRM-10 and a Sm Laser.

Enjoy...

[LastChanceCav]

Don't  forget about the 15/20 20 tonner or the 12/18 25 tonner  :thumbsup:

Cheers,
LCC

[Cyk0]

Cheetah - 30t 10/15/4 Quad with 3 Med Lasers on a Turret

I Always like quads, and regular medium lasers to, I approve

[bluedragon7]

Though I like C3, that would not be exactly Star League. Otherwise some nice ideas.
When i did this back in the 90ies, I was trying to fit all the specialised Mechs in as well. Anti Aircraft like Jagermech or Rifleman, Artillery with Arrow IV and so on.
In later times i would relegate those jobs to vehicles instead.

[LastChanceCav]

Here's one version of the 300XL series I posted that sticks with standard components for the chassis and armor:
Seriehttps://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=8086.msg185598s Omnimechs, Mark II

Cheers,
LCC

[Hellraiser]

Mechs:

Recon - Electronics + Short Range - 30 Tons - 10-15(20)-0   (MLs + Flamer)
Striker - Short/Mid Range - 50 Tons - 6-9-6    (1 PPC/LL + ML Spam)
Cavalry - Mid/Long Range - 60 Tons - 5-8-0   (LL + LRM + ML)
Brawler - Mid/Short Range - 75 Tons - 4-6-4   (PPCs + ML/SRMs + MGs)
Fire/Monster - Long/Short Range - 100 Tons - 3-5-0   (Gauss, PPC, LRM, MLs)

If those 5 can't get it done, nothing can.


Aero
Insert Fighters of the same sizes w/ +2 MP.


Insert Vehicles:
100T Tracked  (Fire)
80T Wheeled  (Artillery)
75T Tracked  (MBT)
60T Tracked  (Cavalry)
50T Tracked  (IFV/Electronics)
40T Wheeled  (Urban APC)
30T Tracked  (Scout)