The head-mounted gun was one of my first tries. But since it makes it so much worse I scrapped the idea - negligible firepower increases for PSR penalty
and XL vulnerability? No thanks, I prefer my meme designs to be at least somewhat useful...
![tongue :tongue:](https://bg.battletech.com/forums/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
However 3150 gives us some new tech that makes the concept a bit more interesting.
![smiley :smiley:](https://bg.battletech.com/forums/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
Even if the weight goes up 10 tons:
Crusader II PlasmaStar CRD-2-PS7
Mass: 75 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-X-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 16 705 500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1 676
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 43,2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64,8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
2 Light PPC + PPC Capacitors
6 Light PPCs
1 Radical Heat Sink
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 114 points 7,50
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 300 9,50
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 19(38) 9,00
Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA
Gyro: Standard 3,00
Cockpit: Small 2,00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 224 14,00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 23 35
Center Torso (rear) 10
L/R Torso 16 24
L/R Torso (rear) 8
L/R Arm 12 24
L/R Leg 16 29
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Light PPC HD 5 2 3,00
Light PPC CT 5 2 3,00
Light PPC + PPC Capacitor RT 10 2 3,00
Light PPC + PPC Capacitor RT 5* 1 1,00
Light PPC + PPC Capacitor LT 10 2 3,00
Light PPC + PPC Capacitor LT 5* 1 1,00
Radical Heat Sink LT 0 3 4,00
Light PPC RA 5 2 3,00
Light PPC LA 5 2 3,00
Light PPC RL 5 2 3,00
Light PPC LL 5 2 3,00
Free Critical Slots: 0
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 7 Points: 17
4 3 4 4 0 3 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: ENE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
EDIT: Posted incorrect design...
![sad :sad:](https://bg.battletech.com/forums/Smileys/default/sad.gif)