Mechwarrior Train Stats

[tbrminsanity]

I was thinking of designing a Train scenario and I wanted to make the train "targetable".  What do people thing of the following stats for a military train:

Clix	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Speed	18	18	18	17	17	17	15	14	12
Attack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defence	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	12

The train would only be allowed to follow the track, Train Cars could have turrets (I'd use the same stats as the Dropship turrets), and the train must be given a move order each turn.

[Greywind]

I think your formatting broke.

[tbrminsanity]

I think your formatting broke.

Fixed

[truetanker]

You taking about the Nolan MagLev train?

TT

[tbrminsanity]

Right now I was just thinking train.  Military.

[guppylips]

seems like a neat idea. Does the train make a full move every turn, or can you decide how much  it moves? Seems like it might be too much mobility for the turrets, which have pretty hefty dials. Seems like whatever takes out the train is gonna get walloped by the turrets. I do like the idea, itls something new and fun.

[truetanker]

Nolans are military trains.

I know, cause I run them in my games for my AU Clan, Iron Dolphin. We use all the MagLev cars and the Mobile Long Tom railcair, Mob-50-LT. I even have a track repaircar, a VTOL transport and a Proto / BA transport as well.

TT

[tbrminsanity]

So I gave it more thought and I was think that I would have the following rules:

• The train doesn't count towards the controlling player's battle points and is a "free" unit.
• The train has two train cars that can carry 1 vehicle, or 3 infantry units.
• If the train is not moving, it can be repaired, boarded, or disembarked.
• The controlling player may choose to put a move token on the train during their turn, or remove a move token from the train.  This costs one order.
• At the beginning of each turn, the train moves it's speed value (I'll be reducing the speed value in the stats above) per move token.
• If the train moves into base contact with an opposing unit, perform an immediate ramming manoeuvre for each move token on the train.
• If the train is destroyed, it derails and the train cars are destroyed as well (opposing player wins).
• The goal is to have the train stop at the opposing players DV in order to win.