So so cool. Star Train Beta sounds like he annoyed. I do find myself wondering why he doesn't have any remote Battle Armor drones he could attack the Autobops.
Nope. Beta's basically a DropShip with a brain and a giant, thousand-ton cargo bay to play taxi with. It has a partner unit--Star Train Alpha--but the two can operate independently and often do. We'll be seeing another "triple-changer-partners" group in the next chapter, as well as a mini drone.
Wasn't Magnum Ultra a Leader Class AutoMech? I was having trouble telling if he was or wasn't.
Yes, Magnum Ultra is a Leader class. A slight problem with the classes and their names is that the ones we've been using are names the IE teams gave to the various chassis types as they identified them. Rather than introduce a clump of alternate names in this series, though, I have been using more generic type names or career names for the various Mechs (e.g. AerofighterMech/FighterMech for those that transform into aerospace fighters; WheelMechs for anything that becomes a vehicle Mech; TrackMech for tread-driven alt moders; TankMech for those that become dedicated tanks of any type; MaintenanceMech/DoctorMech for units specialized in repairs, and so on.) Magnum, in this case, would end up being called a WheelMech, a CommandMech, or just an AssaultMech.
Also, Magnum Ultra uses a different weapon payload from Primus Optimal. Where Optimal has a Gauss Rifle, LPL, and Hatchet, Magnum carries an Ultra AC/5, an ERLL, and two Streak-6s. When Magnum Alpha-Striked Swindle, everything hit, since they were basically 1 hex apart and Magnum has an effective Gunnery Skill of 1.
- Herb