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BattleTech Player Boards => Fan Designs and Rules => Topic started by: Robroy on 07 July 2019, 12:15:03
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So before I ask in the Tech Manual section I figured I would ask here first.
For the this example let's say I want to take my Shadow Hawk 2H and drop two heatsinks for two more tons of ammo, one for the AC, and one for the LRM. This lets me load a ton of alternative ammo in addition to a standard load for each.
Now the rules say each ammo using weapon needs to have one ton of ammo (with some exceptions like machine guns). But can I switch an extra ammo bin between two weapons? Say, one mission I load thunders for the LRM in that second bin, then later in another mission I load it with infernos for the SRM. Can you do that?
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No. Ammo bins have to be configured for a single weapon type. Changing from LRM to SRM ammo would constitute another modification to the chassis.
For the same reason, you can't feed an SRM-6 and an SRM-4 from the same bin.
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well, imho the rule is primary for simplicity. if you like to say that (example) the JM6-S has 300 rounds for his Mydrons (C consumes 5, D consumes 2) you could have combined ammo slots.
same for LRM, SRM or AC5 ammo. you cold have 7rds AC, 7 for LRM and 9 for SRM2.
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Just use Fractional Accounting, and divide up one of the bins into two half-ton ones.
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Is there an actual rule that prevents it?
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Uh, yes? It's how ammo bins work. As far as explicit mentions in the rules, the closest I can find at the moment is the customization rules in StratOps (page 188). As the various refit levels explicitly mention "(and ammunition)" every time they mention ammunition dependent weapons, this would mean an ammo bin is being replaced when the weapon is.
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Ah, did not look in StratOps. Remember, I am talking about a second ton of ammo. I know omnis ammo is pod mounted and is easily switched around, yes I know that is omni pods and not standard mechs.
I was just curious if it ever cane up before. Just seemed to me a way to make a support mech more versatile.
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Omni-ammo bins would certainly do that, but the loading mechanisms would be different between weapons, and those at a minimum would need to be switched. That said, it would totally be a Class A refit, and not take that long to do (base time of 100 minutes, with a -3 (easier) modifier that means you could probably rush the job without penalty).
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Omni-ammo bins would certainly do that, but the loading mechanisms would be different between weapons, and those at a minimum would need to be switched. That said, it would totally be a Class A refit, and not take that long to do (base time of 100 minutes, with a -3 (easier) modifier that means you could probably rush the job without penalty).
Just switching the ammo feed between SRM and LRM is pretty much what I was thinking. Thanks for bringing up the StartOps refit thing, did not even consider that.
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Glad I could help! :thumbsup:
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Can you apply the "modular weapon" quirk to an ammo bin? That'd further cut the base "refit" time in half.
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Good question! Probably one for the rules forum, though... :)