VotW: Scorpion

[Sabelkatten]

This works with an LB-X if you drop the MG and a ton of armor in order in addition to the turret.  Of course, you only get one ton of ammo.

Don't go high-tech! :D

[JadeHellbringer]

Why do a 10X? An LB-5X would easily work, not require a lot of extra monkeying with the chassis, and while it's less pellets per turn it's also longer range, more ammo per ton, and same AA bonuses.

[glitterboy2098]

What about a MPL?

Or even a mix tech cMPL?

TT

by the time you adding in all the other changes you need to support it (fusion or power converters) you've pretty much abandoned the budget vehicle niche and are most of the way to a whole new design. better to stick to ballistics and missiles

[mbear]

On the other hand, a Scorpion IIC with modern chemlights sounds like the perfect thing for the Horses to assign to their bottom-tier units that still merit actual vehicles.

The Horses could also sell them to their former holdings in the Periphery. ISP3's New Oberon Confederation, etc. Provides the Horses with an early warning system from an attack along that route, plus ties the nations to the Horses.

Or maybe they'd be found in the Escorpion Imperio?

[mbear]

Any plans to add the "Desert Scorpion" variant from TTS: Stotzing to this article?

[Fear Factory]

Anything made by Quickscell is the best.


 ;)

[tomaddamz]

Anything made by Quickscell is the best.


 ;)

You're a loony....But back to the topic at at hand.

Anyone thought about enLRM and LMGs'?  would seem to be a cheap upgrade to the tank and give it the ability to fire indirectly enhancing it's survivability.  Ammo costs is much higher than AC-5 but comparable to standard LRM versions.

[SCC]

Any plans to add the "Desert Scorpion" variant from TTS: Stotzing to this article?

So Sarna has this to say about the Desert Scorpion:

A variant produced for the Stotzing militia, which is essentially a complete rebuild of the design. The local refit yard stripped out the engine of the standard Scorpion and replaced it with a 125-rated fusion engine. This increased the ground speed to a maximum of 84 km/h. The weaponry was also modified, with the autocannon being replaced by a large laser. An extra machine gun was added to the turret. For protection, the Desert Scorpion carries seven tons of armor and CASE around the machine gun ammo.

So getting bargain militia tanks away from ICE is something I've long wanted, and the increase in speed isn't terrible. The switch to an energy weapon makes sense for something that's supposed to be cheap, no munitions. Armor is frankly absurd, relatively it's carrying more then an Atlas, so maybe it could be reduced to carry a better weapon? FF armor would also work, as armor is basically expendable it should be in better supply then anything else. Keeping the machine gun, and even doubling it, is frankly not the best idea, even if the CASE prevents this from being a total disaster.

What we're really missing here are the FCE-powered SRM and LRM variants to go along side it.

[Wrangler]

Rereading the old post, I have to laugh a little bit. Looking at that tank. I keep thinking the cheap skates who built the scorpion said you know what I wonder if we could put legs on this thing? This mech same name was indirectly created. ;D

[DOC_Agren]

I love the Scorpion, it is a great garrison/militia force tank where you are not planning them as your front line forces but might have to put down local rebels.

Some where I have a whole family of designs based on it.