Discussion: Mech Chassis

What is battle fist, precious?

 

And the Rifleman finally gets some much needed improvement:



Overview:
Like the smaller Urbanmech, the Rifleman historically has been one of those highly specialized mechs that has the conflicting reputation; many belove it for being easy to maintain and many hate it for being a deathtrap. Originally intended as a mobile anti-aircraft defense platform, all too often it had the unfortunate fate of being pressed into service for roles it was never designed for. Simply put, if the term "glass cannon" is applicable, the mech had a reputation of being more "glass" than "cannon". That all changed with the advent of the Light PPC and advanced autocannons. These allowed the Rifleman to not only preserve its long reach, but efficiently freed up enough tonnage to allow for increased ammo efficiency and increased durability. Nothing like its maligned ancestors, the modern Rifleman is more than capable of engaging a variety of targets.

Quirks:
Anti-Aircraft Targeting, Easy To Maintain, Extended Torso Twist, Improved Sensors, Multi-Trac, Searchlight

 

Makes to-hit rolls for physical attacks easier.

 

Alternate variants of the Rifleman taken to its logical conclusion:



The 60B is for anti-mech action in the field away from supply lines and the 60C is intended for city fighting or defending areas near supply lines. Hilariously, both are heat-stable.

 

The Wolverine's arm mounted AC5 has never been particularly well received, but what if you swap it for a plasma rifle...



Overview:
Although past iterations were reasonably effective for their time, many pilots were quick to complain about the Wolverine's relatively weak primary gun. Without sacrificing speed or jump jets, the autocannon's significant weight precluded the mech from mounting sufficient additional weapons. Most experienced techs were quick to swap the autocannon for some form of large laser. This gave some additional firepower at decent ranges, but increased problems with heat. Solutions would continue to evade engineers until the introduction of the Plasma Rifle. Thankfully, this and other modern advancements have significantly improved the Wolverine's firepower as well as offering it additional flexibility against a wide range of targets.

Quirks:
Battle Fists, Command Battlemech, Improved Communications, Improved Sensors

 

A potential for the Jackdaw, built off the Kit Fox Alt C. Bumping up the engine to 7/11 and putting in the jump jets didn't leave much room for weaponry, but it did retain its main armament of the ER Large Laser. It's backed up by a brace of ER Small Lasers. Good to go for long slogs, since it is entirely free of the need for ammo.



Jackdaw Prime
Clan advanced
30 tons
BV: 1,241
Cost: 4,731,838 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/7
Engine: 210
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Cockpit: Small Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 86/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
Internal Armor
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Center Torso 10 13
Center Torso (rear) 4
Right Torso 7 9
Right Torso (rear) 2
Left Torso 7 9
Left Torso (rear) 2
Right Arm 5 8
Left Arm 5 8
Right Leg 7 11
Left Leg 7 11

Weapon Loc Heat
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ER Large Laser RA 12
ER Small Laser LA 2
ER Small Laser LA 2

Equipment Loc
----------------------------------
Watchdog CEWS HD


Carrying Capacity:
One battle armor squad

 

This might be an alternative 'main' or 'assault' config. More weapon and support focused rather than scouting.

Jackdaw Prime
Clan advanced
30 tons
BV: 1,347
Cost: 4,057,056 C-bills

Movement: 7/11
Engine: 210
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Cockpit: Small Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 86/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
Internal Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso 10 13
Center Torso (rear) 4
Right Torso 7 9
Right Torso (rear) 2
Left Torso 7 9
Left Torso (rear) 2
Right Arm 5 8
Left Arm 5 8
Right Leg 7 11
Left Leg 7 11

Weapon Loc Heat
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ER Large Laser RA 12
LRM 10 LT 4
ER Medium Laser LA 5
ER Small Laser LA 2

Ammo Loc Shots
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LRM 10 (Clan) Artemis-capable Ammo LT 12

Equipment Loc
----------------------------------
Artemis IV FCS LT


Carrying Capacity:
One battle armor squad

 

A brawling build. Could be some nasty on the cheap!

Jackdaw Alt A
Clan advanced
30 tons
BV: 1,139
Cost: 4,185,025 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/4
Engine: 210
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Cockpit: Small Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 105/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
Internal Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso 10 15
Center Torso (rear) 5
Right Torso 7 11
Right Torso (rear) 3
Left Torso 7 11
Left Torso (rear) 3
Right Arm 5 10
Left Arm 5 10
Right Leg 7 14
Left Leg 7 14

Weapon Loc Heat
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SRM 6 LA 4
SRM 6 RA 4
Improved Heavy Medium Laser LA 7
Improved Heavy Medium Laser RA 7

Ammo Loc Shots
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SRM 6 Ammo LA 15
SRM 6 Ammo RA 15

Carrying Capacity:
One battle armor squad

 

Because spiked pauldron = +1 level in badassery


okay going to bed now...

 

Pure scouting focused. Minimal armament, maximal movement, visibility, and sensors.

Jackdaw Alt B
Clan advanced
30 tons
BV: 1,115
Cost: 4,863,463 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/9
Engine: 210
Heat Sinks: 10 [23]
Cockpit: Small Cockpit
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 51 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 96/105 (Ferro-Fibrous)
Internal Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso 10 15
Center Torso (rear) 4
Right Torso 7 10
Right Torso (rear) 3
Left Torso 7 10
Left Torso (rear) 3
Right Arm 5 9
Left Arm 5 9
Right Leg 7 12
Left Leg 7 12

Weapon Loc Heat
----------------------------------------
ER Medium Laser RA 5
ER Medium Laser RA 5
Flamer LA 3

Equipment Loc
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Partial Wing LT
Remote Sensor Dispenser LT
Watchdog CEWS HD


Carrying Capacity:
One battle armor squad

 

Hahahaha, you finally found the damn mech! Interesting, I NEVER run a Vin Diesel, it must have a logically good fire support load out.

You're right about god blasted though. Got dagum. So much faster. Gotta love that Clan tech

 

I updated the Jack B scout to drop a half ton of armor (down to 5 tons out of a 5.5 max) to pick up a flamer. It felt naked without an anti-infantry weapon. Needs something for crowd control and I didn't want to take half of its main armament and drop an ER Medium Laser to pick up some MGs or something.

Here are my thoughts on how the Raven Alliance might operate a strictly Jackdaw light Murder of five of these things. 2 Primes for long range fire support, 2 Alt B for in close punch, 1 Alt B for sensor warfare. You have your Murder master in a Prime coordinating the fight. Alt B goes forward, pops some remote sensors out to provide visibility. Can swap sensor modes on the Watchdog as necessary. Light fires if needed to provide covering smoke. Alt As provide a screening force for the sniping of the Primes. You're looking at a 150 ton force, all going 7/11, all under 5 mil C-Bills each. Let's assume 4/5 pilots except your Murder master at a 3/4, give him a little bit of experience. You're at 6228 combined BV. Nothing to sneeze at at ALL. Total unit cost: 21,510,125. Less than an assault mech.

Files in team folder FYI Magnus.

 

Corvus (Mad Dog III) came together nicely I think.

Type:Corvus Prime
Technology Base:Clan / 3132
Ruleset:Advanced (5th edition)
Tonnage:60
Cost:7,813,760 C-bills
Battle Value:1,590
EquipmentMass
Internal Structure:Endo Steel3.0
Engine:30019.0
Type:Fusion
Walking MP:5
Running MP:8
Jumping MP:0
Heat Sinks:10 [20]0.0
Gyro:Standard3.0
Cockpit: 3.0
Armor Factor:1447.5
Internal
StructureArmor
Value
Head37
Center Torso2021
Center Torso (rear) 8
L/R Torso14/1416/16
L/R Torso (rear) 5/5
L/R Arms10/1015/15
L/R Legs14/1418/18
Weapons and AmmoLocationCritsTons
ER Laser (Medium)LA11.0
ER Laser (Medium)RA11.0
LRM 15LT23.5
LRM 15LT23.5
LRM 15RT23.5
LRM 15RT23.5
Artemis IV FCSLT11.0
Artemis IV FCSLT11.0
Artemis IV FCSRT11.0
Artemis IV FCSRT11.0
Ammo (LRM 15) 8LT11.0
Ammo (LRM 15) 8LT11.0
Ammo (LRM 15) 8RT11.0
Ammo (LRM 15) 8RT11.0

When you're on your phone with no access to MegaMechLab, this seems to do the trick: http://remlab.sourceforge.net/remlab30/mech.lab


Oh god the formating...