Author Topic: Osticemia, when the society starts to care about cost efficiency.  (Read 802 times)

Cyk0

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So you want loads of iATM9 launchers with good staying power.
the Osteon with its 4 launchers and plenty reinforced chassis clad in ferro lamellor is certainly the goto idea.

What if I told you could get an entire star of mechs with the same movement profile quad launchers on each giving you 5 times more missile output and instead of being limited to 13 tones of ammo you have 35. Prototype AES is used for accuracy instead of the expensive nova CEWS (equipping the star with those costs as much as another mech). And survivability wise, the redundancy clad in a combined 45 tonnes of ferro fibrous armor gives the enemy a bit to work through.

Then go for these stripped down, low tonnage standard engine equipped, chopped arm, non omni, Septicemias

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Osticemia

Mass: 55 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-F-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 6,065,925 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,487

Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: 165 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    4  (CL) iATM-9s

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                    91 points                3.00
    Internal Locations: 7 RT
Engine:             Fusion Engine                165                       6.00
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         (CL) Double Heat Sink        11(22)                    1.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 CT, 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL
Gyro:               Standard                                               2.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA
Armor:              Ferro-Fibrous                AV - 172                  9.00
    Armor Locations: 7 LT

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     18           26       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  7         
                                           L/R Torso     13           19       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  7         
                                             L/R Arm     9            17       
                                             L/R Leg     13           22       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 (CL) iATM-9s                               RA        12        8        10.00
A.E.S.                                       RA        -         2         2.00
2 (CL) iATM-9s                               LA        12        8        10.00
A.E.S.                                       LA        -         2         2.00
@iATM-9 (7)                                  HD        -         1         1.00
@IMP-9 (7)                                   RT        -         1         1.00
@iATM-9 (ER) (7)                             RT        -         1         1.00
@iATM-9 (HE) (7)                             RT        -         1         1.00
@iATM-9 (ER) (7)                             LT        -         1         1.00
@iATM-9 (HE) (7)                             LT        -         1         1.00
@IIW-9 (7)                                   LT        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 0

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      6    Points: 25
3         12       8       4       0      2     0   Structure:  5
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

« Last Edit: 12 December 2019, 04:33:42 by Cyk0 »

Tyler Jorgensson

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Re: Osticemia, when the society starts to care about cost efficiency.
« Reply #1 on: 11 December 2019, 18:42:17 »
Not bad for Society tech, but Nova CEWS is kinda their thing. I agree with your reasoning NT though and would prefer your way over canon.

Cyk0

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Re: Osticemia, when the society starts to care about cost efficiency.
« Reply #2 on: 12 December 2019, 04:27:44 »
Not bad for Society tech, but Nova CEWS is kinda their thing. I agree with your reasoning NT though and would prefer your way over canon.
Agreed, I tried to fit it in, but that would mean I loose the "one star vs one mech" due to its price... And at least they are swimming in iATMs which is a very society thing as well.