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Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« on: December 05, 2012, 02:59:16 PM »
I was thinking of building a new Periphery 'Mech around the Amaris' Coup with a few variants to give it the needed flexibility.

I still don't know if it should be Taurian or Canopian and it has no name for now.

So feel free to comment on my ideas (don't bother with the name, I will find one when I write the fluff).

Basic design:
40 tons
6/9/5
10 Heat Sinks
7 tons of armour

3 variants:
- the flexible:
* 2 Medium Lasers,
* 2 LRM-5 with 1 ton of ammo,
* 1 Flamer,
* 1 Heat Sink.

- the close combat specialist:
* 2 Flamers,
* 2 Medium Lasers,
* 1 SRM-6 with 1 ton of ammo,
* 1 Heat Sink.

- the hunter:
* 1 Large Laser,
* 1 SRM-6 with 1 ton of ammo.
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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2012, 04:08:39 PM »
My preference would be to drop 0.5 ton of armor for an extra jump jet, making the movement profile 6/9/6.
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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2012, 04:19:27 PM »
Same here drop half a ton for full movement
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Quote from: ColBosch on March 15, 2015, 05:35:30 PM

Really, as long as there is an unbroken line of people calling themselves "Clan Nova Cat," it doesn't really matter to me if they're still using Iron Wombs or not. They may be dead as a faction, but as a people they still exist. It's not uncommon in the real world, after all.

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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2012, 04:44:54 PM »
I wished to retain the protection but needed to free some weight, hence my choice.
But if you all think that lowering the armour and increasing the mobility is better...
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Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2012, 06:24:22 PM »
Pre-modern era weapons (ie Pulse) I still consider speed to be far more useful than armour unless you have an urban fighter then its armour
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Quote from: ColBosch on March 15, 2015, 05:35:30 PM

Really, as long as there is an unbroken line of people calling themselves "Clan Nova Cat," it doesn't really matter to me if they're still using Iron Wombs or not. They may be dead as a faction, but as a people they still exist. It's not uncommon in the real world, after all.

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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2012, 07:59:48 PM »
Quote from: Ice Hellion on December 05, 2012, 04:44:54 PM
I wished to retain the protection but needed to free some weight, hence my choice.
But if you all think that lowering the armour and increasing the mobility is better...

Like I said, it's a personal preference. It's been many years since I've last played, but if I remember correctly, at 6 hexes jump there is an extra -1 to target the moving unit. Or something like that. Moving 6 hexes versus 5 makes you harder to be hit.
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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2012, 09:38:20 AM »
my thought make it a 4/6/4 to cram more guns and heat sinks in, make it a bruiser rather then a sneak and run.
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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2012, 01:36:53 PM »
Quote from: MechRat on December 05, 2012, 07:59:48 PM
Like I said, it's a personal preference. It's been many years since I've last played, but if I remember correctly, at 6 hexes jump there is an extra -1 to target the moving unit. Or something like that. Moving 6 hexes versus 5 makes you harder to be hit.

I checked and 5 or 6 makes no differences in the to hit number (or did I misread the rules?).

Quote from: JPArbiter on December 06, 2012, 09:38:20 AM
my thought make it a 4/6/4 to cram more guns and heat sinks in, make it a bruiser rather then a sneak and run.

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Quote from: Dragon Cat on December 05, 2012, 06:24:22 PM
I still consider speed

Mobility and not speed  :P
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Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5

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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2012, 01:53:59 PM »
Quote from: Ice Hellion on December 06, 2012, 01:36:53 PM
Quote from: MechRat on December 05, 2012, 07:59:48 PM
Like I said, it's a personal preference. It's been many years since I've last played, but if I remember correctly, at 6 hexes jump there is an extra -1 to target the moving unit. Or something like that. Moving 6 hexes versus 5 makes you harder to be hit.

I checked and 5 or 6 makes no differences in the to hit number (or did I misread the rules?).


I'd go with your answer since you read the rules. I was trying to recall from memory which hasn't been all the great lately.  :-\

Considering that finding, increasing the jump movement from 5 to 6 is simply personal preference. On lighter 'Mechs (45 tons and under) I tend to prefer mobility over armor.
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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2012, 06:52:41 PM »
Movement Modifiers
0-2 +0
3-4 +1
5-6 +2
7-9 +3
10+ +4

Jump adds a +1 to the modifier of hexes moved.  So, yes, jumping 5 or 6 would get the same modifier.

I like the flexible and the hunter.  For the close combat model, I would prefer no ammo on something that light.  Maybe dump the SRM-6 and ammo and maybe go with another medium laser and 6 small lasers.  It would get a little warm but would cut into a lot of things.  Light them up and then jump away to cool off.  If you use it in pairs, you could have one jump close and attack while the other is cooling off every turn.
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Re: Periphery 'Mech during the Amaris' Coup
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2012, 01:40:13 PM »
Quote from: Taron Storm on December 07, 2012, 06:52:41 PM
I like the flexible and the hunter.  For the close combat model, I would prefer no ammo on something that light.  Maybe dump the SRM-6 and ammo and maybe go with another medium laser and 6 small lasers.  It would get a little warm but would cut into a lot of things.  Light them up and then jump away to cool off.  If you use it in pairs, you could have one jump close and attack while the other is cooling off every turn.

I like it.
I will see how the Heat goes.
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"In turn they tested each Clan namesake
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Each chased the Ice Hellion, hunting it down.
All failed to match the predator's speed and grace.
Khan Cage smiled and said, "And that is how we shall be."

The Remembrance (Clan Ice Hellion) Passage 5, Verse 3, Lines 1 - 5
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