MotW: Centurion

[DarkSpade]

Essentially, Danai's version of the Yen-Lo-Wang Dark Age era machine wasn't stated out officially, though canon.   It was to have Clan Heavy Medium Laser, Shield, Hatchet, LRM and the Hatchet.  It was depicted twice in the Novels, with backstory of Danai Liao-Centrella being gifted the wreck of the 'Mech after Kai's death. She rebuilt it.

Iirc, Kai had declared she would inherit the mech after meeting her as a child.

[Arkansas Warrior]

I thought the laser on Danai’s version was a Heavy Large.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

That was my recollection as well.

[Colt Ward]

That was my recollection as well.

It was, the LRM rack was Clan as well which is prob where extra weight comes from.

[Wrangler]

I thought the laser on Danai’s version was a Heavy Large.

Correct. It was, that's why i said her version wasn't stated out in Record Sheet verse, Kai's which was.   Her's slightly different and using Clan tech just like his version.

[Alex Keller]

Wow, so Kai's last ride had three (3) headcapping weapons including a Clan Gauss (15 points), Clan Heavy Large Laser (16 Points), and a Hatchet with TSM (20 points) in addition to a Clan LRM-20? That's insane when I think about his Special Pilot Abilities!

[Empyrus]

YLW3 doesn't have heavy laser, only Clan ER Medium. Two headcappers, the Gauss and TSM-d hatchet.
Danai's YLW trades the Gauss for a shield (implicitly, as we have no official record sheet) and the laser for the heavy large.

[MarauderD]

Wow, so Kai's last ride had three (3) headcapping weapons including a Clan Gauss (15 points), Clan Heavy Large Laser (16 Points), and a Hatchet with TSM (20 points) in addition to a Clan LRM-20? That's insane when I think about his Special Pilot Abilities!

How does all this goodness fit on a 50 ton Centurion?

[glitterboy2098]

How does all this goodness fit on a 50 ton Centurion?

as mentioned, it doesn't.. kai only had the CLRM20, Cgauss, and a CERML. plus a switch to light ferro. given it is also said to have DHS it is actually oversinked, producing 14 and sinking 20.

when i rebuild it in MML, it actualyl comes in a ton under, so i'd guessing some armor got added.


when i try to build Danai's version, i have trouble fitting everything. if you use IS tech you can fit it all crits wise (though its close) but you end up 3.5 tons overweight.. if you switch to a clan LRM rack you can do it 1 crit and 1.5 tons under max. (and i couldn't figure out what "experimental clan tech" she might be using.. especially given that mixed tech and IS built clan weapons aren't experimental anymore.)

[Wrangler]

There must be other things done to it. Endo-Composite may work.  The MWDA novels, at least first one that introduced her was vague on what it was armed with other than it had shield and hatchet. It only said Clan LRMs and a "Heavy laser", but not which one. Its been while since I read the novels, I do know later she had Heavy Larger Laser.

I'm curious if the authors have access to functional version of Danai's machine.

[Kit deSummersville]

I'm curious if the authors have access to functional version of Danai's machine.

Nope. It would really help with clearing out my neighbor's dead trees if we were allowed to use it.