Schutzgeist (Sniper mech escort)

[ABADDON]

Do you also have issues protecting your proper Lyran Wall of Steel from all those annoying enemy flankers due to all those iHGRs, GRs, LRMs etc and the resulting lack of proper pulse armament?

Well, Defiance Industries of Furillo is pleased to present you with a solution to your problem:
The Schutzgeist.

Just let them hop on before you ride into battle and see them dispersing all around you as soon as you are in your preferred firing position with the perfect view over the field of battle and let your own personal Schutzgeist do its work.

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Type/Model:    Schutzgeist
Tech/Era:      Inner Sphere / 3089 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Heavy Battle Armor (1.001 - 1.500 kg)
Rules:         Level 3, Custom design

Ground Speed:  21,6 km/h (10,8 km/h)*
Armor Type:    Basic Stealth

*: Due to DWP
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Type/Model:    Schutzgeist
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Heavy Class Humanoid                   0       300
Motive System: Ground Movement (2** MP)                 0        80
Armor Type:    7 Points Basic Stealth                 3       385

**: Reduced to 1 due to DWP.

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    Basic Manipulator                      0         0
  Right Arm:   Basic Manipulator                      0         0

Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
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V-S Pulse Laser Medium DWP*           Body      13     1       675
Magnetic Clamps                      RA               2        30
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          LA               1         5
 (Anti-Personnel Weapon Space)       LA               0         0
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount          RA               1         5
 (Anti-Personnel Weapon Space)       RA               0         0
Heat Sensor                          Body             1        20
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TOTALS:                                               9     1.500
Slots & Mass Left:                                    3         0

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:     705.700 C-Bills, Including Trooper
                Training Costs of 150.000 C-bills
Battle Value:   56 (224 for 4)  Weapon Value: 48 (Ratio=,86)
Cost per BV:    9.923,21 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 8   MRDmg = 2   LRDmg = 0
Mechanized:     Can travel on all 'Mechs & Vehicles
Attacks:        Can not perform Swarm or Leg attacks
BattleForce2:   Class: IB   MP: 2   Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
                Damage PB/M/L: 3/2/-   Overheat: 0
                Point Value: 2    Specials: xmec, car4

CBT:RPG Data:   Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 8/7/6/6    Coverage: Full
                IR: +6,  ECM: +6,  Camo: 0
                Melee AP: 2,  Target Size Modifier: -2
                Movement Modifiers:
                  Walking: -1,  Running: -2,  Sprinting: -3
                Attribute Modifiers:  STR: +3,  DEX: -2,  RFL: -3
                Equipment Rating:  E/E/E



[ABADDON]

Also tired of all those annoying Clan Elementals and Inner Sphere medium suits swarming your Fafnir's legs?
Just carry a squad of Schutzgeist [Anti-BA] with you onto the battlefield and see those hostile buggers vanish in mere seconds.

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Type/Model:    Schutzgeist [Anti-BA]
Tech/Era:      Inner Sphere / 3090 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Heavy Battle Armor (1.001 - 1.500 kg)
Rules:         Level 3, Custom design

Ground Speed:  21,6 km/h (10,8 km/h)*
Armor Type:    Basic Stealth

*: Due to DWP
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Type/Model:    Schutzgeist [Anti-BA]
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Heavy Class Humanoid                   0       300
Motive System: Ground Movement (2** MP)                 0        80
Armor Type:    7 Points Basic Stealth                 3       385

**: Reduced to 1 due to DWP.

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    Basic Manipulator                      0         0
  Right Arm:   Basic Manipulator                      0         0

Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
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Magnetic Clamps                      RA               2        30
King David Lt Gauss Rifle DWP*       Body      20     1       210
King David Lt Gauss Rifle DWP*       Body      20     1       210
King David Lt Gauss Rifle DWP*       RA        20     1       210
Machine Gun DWP*                     LA        50     1        75
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TOTALS:                                               9     1.500
Slots & Mass Left:                                    3         0

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:     640.250 C-Bills, Including Trooper
                Training Costs of 150.000 C-bills
Battle Value:   36 (144 for 4)  Weapon Value: 22 (Ratio=,61)
Cost per BV:    13.618,06 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 3   MRDmg = 0   LRDmg = 0
Mechanized:     Can travel on all 'Mechs & Vehicles
Attacks:        Can not perform Swarm or Leg attacks
BattleForce2:   Class: IB   MP: 2   Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
                Damage PB/M/L: 2/1/-   Overheat: 0
                Point Value: 1    Specials: xmec, car4

CBT:RPG Data:   Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 8/7/6/6    Coverage: Full
                IR: +6,  ECM: +6,  Camo: 0
                Melee AP: 2,  Target Size Modifier: -2
                Movement Modifiers:
                  Walking: -1,  Running: -2,  Sprinting: -3
                Attribute Modifiers:  STR: +3,  DEX: -2,  RFL: -3
                Equipment Rating:  E/E/E


[UnLimiTeD]

Looks very similar to my Trailblazer design.  :P
Same weight, same weapon, same special equipment, different armor. ^^
Obviously, I commend your design.  ;D

[ABADDON]

Hm... seems like I even commented on the design back then. Must have slipped my mind. But what do they say? Brilliant minds think equal? :P

edit: The Mimetic armor approach seems actually preferable.

[ABADDON]

Here at least the adapted Anti-BA 2 variant:

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Type/Model:    Schutzgeist [Anti-BA 2] 
Tech/Era:      Inner Sphere / 3092 / CBT Rules
Chassis Type:  Humanoid
Weight Class:  Heavy Battle Armor (1.001 - 1.500 kg)
Rules:         Level 3, Standard design

Ground Speed:  21,6 km/h (10,8 km/h*)
Armor Type:    Mimetic

*: Due to DWP
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Type/Model:    Schutzgeist [Anti-BA 2]
Equipment:                                          Slots    Mass
Chassis Type:  Heavy Class Humanoid                   0       300
Motive System: Ground Movement (2** MP)                 0        80
Armor Type:    9 Points Mimetic                       7       450

**: reduced to 1 due to DWP

Manipulators:
  Left Arm:    Basic Manipulator                      0         0
  Right Arm:   Basic Manipulator                      0         0

Weapons and Equipment                Loc     Shots  Slots    Mass
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Magnetic Clamps                      RA               2        30
King David Lt Gauss Rifle DWP*       Body      20     1       210
King David Lt Gauss Rifle DWP*       Body      20     1       210
King David Lt Gauss Rifle DWP*       RA        20     1       210
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TOTALS:                                              12     1.490
Slots & Mass Left:                                    0        10

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:     667.250 C-Bills, Including Trooper
                Training Costs of 150.000 C-bills
Battle Value:   40 (160 for 4)  Weapon Value: 22 (Ratio=,55)
Cost per BV:    12.931,25 (w/o Trooper Training costs)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 2   MRDmg = 0   LRDmg = 0
Mechanized:     Can travel on all 'Mechs & Vehicles
Attacks:        Can not perform Swarm or Leg attacks
BattleForce2:   Class: IB   MP: 2   Armor/Structure: 2 / 0
                Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-   Overheat: 0
                Point Value: 2    Specials: xmec, car4

CBT:RPG Data:   Armor Value (M/B/E/X): 9/8/7/7    Coverage: Full
                IR: +6,  ECM: +6,  Camo: +4
                Melee AP: 2,  Target Size Modifier: -2
                Movement Modifiers:
                  Walking: -1,  Running: -2,  Sprinting: -3
                Attribute Modifiers:  STR: +3,  DEX: -1,  RFL: -2
                Equipment Rating:  E/E/E


[sillybrit]

Yep, Mimetic + DWPs are a perfect match. DWPs mean slow suits and have a minimal slot requirement. Mimetic requires slow movement to work well and has a high slot requirement, leaving little space for weapons.

[ABADDON]

Agreed.
Didn't "see" the mimetic option for this suit because I started with the weapons and quipment before I thought about armor. Strange, with assault suits my first thought generally is "Mimetic armor viable?"
For some weird reason that initial thought seems to be limited to assault suits. :P

[UnLimiTeD]

Well, I first thought about a 'Bazooka Design' with a single heavy weapon, or maybe it was just about packing the heaviest available weapon into the smallest suit possible.^^
Then when I actually set out to do it, clamps came next, because why a heavy if no transport?
I really like blakist equipment, so "Is Mimetic viable" is a question I ask with every possible design, including Lights.^^
Then again, setting out to build a suit that is centered around a 900 kg Blakist weapon, the armor kinda comes naturally. ;)
Btw, it also works great with the clamps, because of the movement rules.
The Anti-BA variant is also great, though overall, it's really a design to fit FWl or Republic better, what with blakist weaponry, David Gauss Rifles, and not being a Quad.