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Tyler Jorgensson

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UrbanMech LAM (Design Challenge? Theory?)
« on: 25 May 2024, 16:01:09 »
So it’s out in Plastic. We know the stats for AS (the UM-A07 and the S-UM-1XLA) BUT we don’t have the actual TW stats.

So whatcha got?

Dakkath

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Re: UrbanMech LAM (Design Challenge? Theory?)
« Reply #1 on: 25 May 2024, 20:35:37 »
Converted an UM-R80 and a R90 by increasing the mass by 5 tons, as LAMs tend to do

Urbanmech LAM UM-LA80
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Mass: 35 tons
Chassis: Standard LAM
Power Plant: 70 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 21.6 kph
Maximum Speed: 32.4 kph
Jump Jets: Improved
     Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     1 Small Pulse Laser
     1 Small Laser
     1 TAG
     1 Snub-Nose PPC
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3123
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-F-F
Cost: 3,769,903 C-bills

Type: Urbanmech LAM
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Tonnage: 35
Battle Value: 983

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  3.5
LAM Conversion Equipment                            3.5
Engine                        70 Fusion               2
Walking MP: 2
Running MP: 3
Jumping MP: 3
AirMech Cruising MP: 9
AirMech Flanking MP: 14
Safe Thrust: 3
Max Thrust: 5
Heat Sink                     11                      1
Compact Gyro                                        1.5
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor                  96                      6

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            11        11   
     Center Torso (rear)               8     
     R/L Torso               8         8     
     R/L Torso (rear)                  4     
     R/L Arm                 6         10   
     R/L Leg                 8         12   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm

Weapons
and Ammo              Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage
2 Heat Sink              LL        2        -       2.0   
Heat Sink                CT        1        -       1.0   
Improved Jump Jet        CT        2        -       1.0   
2 Heat Sink              RT        2        -       2.0   
Improved Jump Jet        RT        2        -       1.0   
Active Probe             RT        2        -       1.5   
TAG                      LA        1        0       1.0   
Small Laser              LA        1        1       0.5   
2 Heat Sink              LT        2        -       2.0   
Improved Jump Jet        LT        2        -       1.0   
Small Pulse Laser        LT        1        2       1.0   
ECM Suite                LT        2        -       1.5   
2 Heat Sink              RL        2        -       2.0   
Snub-Nose PPC            RA        2        10      6.0

Urbanmech LAM UM-LA90
Code: [Select]
Mass: 35 tons
Chassis: Standard LAM
Power Plant: 105 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 54 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
     Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     1 PPC
     2 Medium Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3123
Tech Rating/Availability: D/X-X-F-F
Cost: 2,583,225 C-bills

Type: Urbanmech LAM
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Tonnage: 35
Battle Value: 1,089

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  3.5
LAM Conversion Equipment                            3.5
Engine                        105 Fusion            3.5
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 3
AirMech Cruising MP: 9
AirMech Flanking MP: 14
Safe Thrust: 3
Max Thrust: 5
Heat Sink                     13                      3
Gyro                                                  2
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor                  96                      6

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            11        11   
     Center Torso (rear)               8     
     R/L Torso               8         8     
     R/L Torso (rear)                  4     
     R/L Arm                 6         10   
     R/L Leg                 8         12   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm

Weapons
and Ammo              Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage
2 Heat Sink              LL        2        -       2.0   
Jump Jet                 CT        1        -       0.5   
3 Heat Sink              RT        3        -       3.0   
Jump Jet                 RT        1        -       0.5   
2 Heat Sink              LT        2        -       2.0   
2 Medium Laser           LT        2        3       2.0   
Jump Jet                 LT        1        -       0.5   
2 Heat Sink              RL        2        -       2.0   
PPC                      RA        3        10      7.0
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Re: UrbanMech LAM (Design Challenge? Theory?)
« Reply #2 on: 26 May 2024, 03:16:05 »
Will the 35 ton urbies there match the AS card?

rogueranger1993

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Re: UrbanMech LAM (Design Challenge? Theory?)
« Reply #3 on: 23 September 2024, 23:20:27 »
Right, bit of a necro-post here, but it seemed the most appropriate since this is a response to the original post.

I found the link to this post in the Upcoming Releases XXIX thread, and since I like LAMs, I figured I'd take a shot at recreating the UrbanMech LAM. Now that I've finally gotten around to it, here are my results. I was keeping in mind the need to match the Alpha Strike Cards included in the salvage box, and I think I've got it all figured out - my variants should, barring any miscalulations in MML v0.50, have the same stats as depicted on the AS cards. The one thing to note is that LAMs require all four arm actuators, so I included them to remain rules legal, even though the Urbie LAM clearly has no lower arm actuators. I figure it's easy enough to simply disregard it as a minor wrinkle caused by the construction rules - they can simply be considered placeholders for additional conversion equipment if necessary, and the hyper-extending actuators quirk can be used to make the arms function as they normally would.

To start us off, here's the UM-A07 - it's actually rules legal in the Succession Wars as well as the later eras marked on the original AS card, in case you want to include it in games from an earlier era.
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UrbanMech LAM UM-A07

Mass: 35 tons
Chassis: Standard LAM
Power Plant: 105 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 54 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
     Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     1 Small Laser
     1 Large Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2683
Tech Rating/Availability: D/D-E-F-F
Cost: 2,197,986 C-bills

Type: UrbanMech LAM
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Tonnage: 35
Battle Value: 810

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  3.5
LAM Conversion Equipment                            4.0
Engine                        105 Fusion            3.5
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 3
AirMech Cruising MP: 9
AirMech Flanking MP: 14
Safe Thrust: 3
Max Thrust: 5
Heat Sink                     15                      5
Gyro                                                  2
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor                  96                      6

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            11        11   
     Center Torso (rear)               8     
     R/L Torso               8         8     
     R/L Torso (rear)                  4     
     R/L Arm                 6         10   
     R/L Leg                 8         12   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand

Weapons
and Ammo              Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage
2 Heat Sink              LL        2        -       2.0   
Jump Jet                 CT        1        -       0.5   
4 Heat Sink              RT        4        -       4.0   
Jump Jet                 RT        1        -       0.5   
Small Laser              LA        1        1       0.5   
3 Heat Sink              LT        3        -       3.0   
Jump Jet                 LT        1        -       0.5   
Fuel Tank                LT        1        -       1.0   
2 Heat Sink              RL        2        -       2.0   
Large Laser              RA        2        8       5.0   

Features the following design quirks: Extended Torso Twist, Narrow/Low Profile, No/Minimal Arms

Next up is the S-UM-1XLA variant. Based on several factors - the use of Angel ECM and the intro period being the Jihad - this was clearly a Word of Blake variant. As such, I immediately figured out that it was going to be similar to the other Word of Blake LAMs, making use of a mixed tech base to make the platform more capable than it otherwise could be.
Code: [Select]
UrbanMech LAM S-UM-1XLA

Mass: 35 tons
Chassis: Standard LAM
Power Plant: 105 Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 54 kph
Jump Jets: Standard
     Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     1 ER PPC (Clan)
     1 Improved Heavy Medium Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3075
Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-X-F-F
Cost: 4,860,135 C-bills

Type: UrbanMech LAM
Technology Base: Mixed (Experimental)
Tonnage: 35
Battle Value: 1,714

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure                                  3.5
LAM Conversion Equipment                            4.0
Engine                        105 Fusion            3.5
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 3
AirMech Cruising MP: 9
AirMech Flanking MP: 14
Safe Thrust: 3
Max Thrust: 5
Double Heat Sink              12 [24]                 2
Gyro                                                  2
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor                  104                   6.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            11        11   
     Center Torso (rear)               8     
     R/L Torso               8         10   
     R/L Torso (rear)                  4     
     R/L Arm                 6         10   
     R/L Leg                 8         14   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand

Weapons
and Ammo                      Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage
Double Heat Sink                 LL        2        -       1.0   
Jump Jet                         CT        1        -       0.5   
Jump Jet                         RT        1        -       0.5   
3 Double Heat Sink               RT        6        -       3.0   
Improved Heavy Medium Laser      LA        2        7       1.0   
Jump Jet                         LT        1        -       0.5   
Angel ECM Suite                  LT        2        -       2.0   
3 Double Heat Sink               LT        6        -       3.0   
Double Heat Sink                 RL        2        -       1.0   
ER PPC (Clan)                    RA        2        15      6.0   

Features the following design quirks: Extended Torso Twist, Narrow/Low Profile, No/Minimal Arms


So, there you have it! Both of the Urbie LAMs in standard BattleTech format, and both of them match their AS interpretations when converted in MML, so they should be correct. I've also attached the text files to my post so you can download them for yourselves!


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