I was fiddling around in MegaMek trying to create a Soarece II for giggles using 3145 tech.
Type: Soarece II
Technology Base: Mixed (Advanced)
Movement Type: Tracked
Tonnage: 175
Battle Value: 3,188
Cost: 15,732,292 C-bills
Equipment Mass
Internal Structure 35
Engine 350 Fuel Cell 35.5
Cruising MP: 2
Flank MP: 3
Heat Sinks: 1 0
Control Equipment: 9.0
Power Amplifier: 0.0
Turret: 4.0
Armor Factor (Hardened) 284 35.5
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front 18 52
Front R/L Side 18/18 40/40
Rear R/L Side 18/18 40/40
Rear 18 32
Turret 18 40
Weapons
and Ammo Location Tonnage
HAG/30 Turret 13.0
HAG/20 Turret 10.0
HAG/40 Turret 16.0
Hyper-Assault Gauss Rifle/30 Ammo (12) Body 3.0
Hyper-Assault Gauss Rifle/20 Ammo (12) Body 2.0
Combat Vehicle Chassis Mod Body 7.0
Hyper-Assault Gauss Rifle/40 Ammo (15) Body 5.0
Here's the logic behind my choices:
1) Armor: I wanted to reduce the armor somewhat. 40.5 standard tons on the original Soarece was too much, I think; this is 35 tons of Hardened Armor. Somewhat fewer bubbles (even accounting for the double-damage) but -2 on crit rolls can help the Soarece II survive longer, I think. Plus, the +1 PSR to vehicles for hardened armor isn't as big a drawback as losing the Run MP for 'Mechs. (I think you could still reasonably pile on 40.5 tons here, but the weapons -well, ammo - have to be heavy in this era if you want something interesting!).
2) Weapons: I wanted to keep the "one tiny, one big, one massive" theme of the cannons from the original Soarece. I tried the following:
- Arty (Long Tom, Sniper, Thumper): Too heavy and inverted the pattern of the original Autocannons (where the tiny was useful because of its range)
- Improved Heavy Gauss, Gauss, Light Gauss: PERFECT! ... imagine my devastation when I realized the IHG couldn't be turret mounted (I cry every time).
- LBX and Ultra autocannons: BOR-RING! It's 3145, live a little!
... so the tank became mix-tech because the last surviving option was the HAG.
3) Engine: The original Soarece was the first combat vehicle with a fuel cell to appear in canon, so no reason to change a good thing!
4) Chassis: Light Amphibious chassis because bridges would be insurmountable obstacles otherwise (and because the original had it, so same theme!), and the original 175 tons to boot!
Anyways, let me know what you think - this is for fun so tell me all the horrid things I've done wrong, and if you can think of a clever way to match the 'vibe' of the original Soarece in a better way, please let me know!
