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and Chollima is Korean

Still my point stands.  Mythical cretures and characters whose names are anglicanized ARE Standard English according to any academic on the planet.

And you are correct sir. I was just stating my preference not that it was illegal. Thought somebody would do a Quad called the Nightmare (mythical Hell Horse from D7D) or the Black Charger (appropriate as an old SL Terran unit and the Charger = War Horse). Then there are different kinds of war horses and horses of famous Generals and on that theme you could probably look for a famous Quad Mech name if one existed or create one as such.

 

Wow, ok.

I am sorry you feel that way. These contests are truly diminished when designers like yourself, masterarminas, shadow wraith, smegish, fitzgerald, lordgrayson, and countless others do not participate. The shallower the talent pool the less ideas filter around and the end results are not as good as they could have been. That being said I would like to thank drakensis and abele for participating in every (or almost every) Quicksilver contest. Their constant input has been a great boon to this endeavor and I appreciate that very much.

In my second to last post I stated you were correct Chollima was an eligible name however I went on to suggest other possibilities. What I held back was Chollima felt more to me as a more appropriate vehicle name. Yeah it is not a God of War but such a mythical creature could qualify. This could be an addition to your of why the Mech was named Chollima. Perhaps the Horses are floating a uniform designation for quads as mythical beasts. 

My comments I feel have been misconstrued. Offensive? 

Avenger

Mass: 95 tons
Tech Base: Clan
Chassis Config: Biped Omnimech
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3052
Cost: 9,307,594 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,277

Chassis: Type BIES-70 Assault Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Pitban 285 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Forging XK9 Ceramic Standard Standard Armor
Armament:
    48.5 tons of pod space.
Manufacturer: Complex H-4
    Primary Factory: Homer
Communications System: Dash-2 Optima
Targeting and Tracking System: Hakkon-Morris LAP

Overview:
Clan Burrock have been working on the design that would become the Avenger for
several decades - an unusually long design cycle resulting from losing their
original work in a Trial of Possession to Clan Ghost Bear - their designwork
would eventually form the basis of the Executioner.

Stymied by a lack of resources, the Burrocks had never been able to put the
Avenger into production, although this let the design undergo a long series of
tweaks and adjustments. The Quicksilver Program looked like the ideal solution
- until the quick approval of the Nightcrawler, Gremlin and Iron Spider made it
clear the Burrocks would be fully engaged in building those designs and
wouldn't have the capacity to add an assault 'Mech to their production lines.

Enter the Cloud Cobras - the Burrock's long-time ally had had only a single
'Mech design in production and desperately wanted to one-up their rivals the
Snow Ravens who were in a similar position. For this purpose they agreed to
transfer all their enclaves on the Tanite world of Stacha to Clan Burrock in
return for the prototypes, all design data and a supply of components until
they support a production line internally.


Capabilities:
The Avenger's structure is one of the few EndoSteel frames for Assault 'Mechs
in use by the Clans, something that took several years to develop, fortunately
making it ready by 3052. The Cloud Cobras, familiar with lighter endo-steel
structures don't expect to have difficulty building these in quantity. The
engines - PItban 285 fusion reactors from cached Puma tanks - are also readily
available.

The configurations of the Avenger have obvious parallels to another Clan
OmniMech: all are slightly modified from configurations seen on the Smoke
Jaguar's famous Dire Wolf, allowing for the slightly reduced pod-space. They
hope this will allow Mechwarriors to adjust to the Avenger easily if they have
prior experience with the Dire Wolf. Some testing has suggested this is
actually a dis-advantage: the Avenger often has slightly fewer heatsinks in
order to make up for the lack of pod-space and Mechwarriors familiar with the
Dire Wolf can make critical mid-judgements in their heat management as a result.


================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel                   145 points                5.00
    Internal Locations: 1 HD, 2 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT
Engine:             Fusion Engine                285                      16.50
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             11(22)                    1.00
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 288                 18.00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     30           46       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  9         
                                           L/R Torso     20           30       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  10       
                                             L/R Arm     16           32       
                                             L/R Leg     20           40       



================================================================================
Loadout Name: Prime                                          Cost: 12,461,719
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 2,648

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             20(40)                    9.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 4 LT, 3 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL
    CASE Locations: RT, LA, RA                                             0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LRM-10                                       RT        4         1         2.50
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                        RA        8         2         4.00
Ultra AC/5                                   RA        1         3         7.00
Large Pulse Laser                            RA        10        2         6.00
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                        LA        8         2         4.00
Ultra AC/5                                   LA        1         3         7.00
Large Pulse Laser                            LA        10        2         6.00
@LRM-10 (12)                                 RT        -         1         1.00
@Ultra AC/5 (20)                             RA        -         1         1.00
@Ultra AC/5 (20)                             LA        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 8

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 26
3          8       8       5       0      4     0   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 1


================================================================================
Loadout Name: A                                              Cost: 12,659,156
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 2,836

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             16(32)                    5.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 RA
    CASE Locations: LT, RT, LA                                             0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anti-Missile System                          RT        1         1         0.50
3 Streak SRM-4s                              LT        9         3         6.00
3 Large Pulse Lasers                         RA        30        6        18.00
Gauss Rifle                                  LA        1         6        12.00
@Anti-Missile System (72)                    RT        -         3         3.00
@Streak SRM-4 (25)                           LT        -         1         1.00
@Gauss Rifle (24)                            LA        -         3         3.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 11

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 28
3          6       6       5       0      4     1   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: OMNI, AMS, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA


================================================================================
Loadout Name: B                                              Cost: 13,035,141
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 2,486

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             19(38)                    8.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
    CASE Locations: LT, RT, RA                                             0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ultra AC/5                                   RT        1         3         7.00
ER Small Laser                               LT        2         1         0.50
Ultra AC/5                                   LT        1         3         7.00
LB 10-X AC                                   RA        2         5        10.00
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                        LA        8         2         4.00
2 ER Large Lasers                            LA        24        2         8.00
@Ultra AC/5 (20)                             RT        -         1         1.00
@Ultra AC/5 (20)                             LT        -         1         1.00
@LB 10-X (Cluster) (10)                      RA        -         1         1.00
@LB 10-X (Slug) (10)                         RA        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 8

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 25
3          7       7       5       0      4     0   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, FLK 1/1/1


================================================================================
Loadout Name: W                                              Cost: 12,883,406
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 2,772

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             18(36)                    7.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 3 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
    CASE Locations: LT, RT, LA                                             0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ultra AC/20                                  RT        7         8        12.00
LRM-15                                       LT        5         2         3.50
2 Medium Pulse Lasers                        LT        8         2         4.00
ER Large Laser                               RA        12        1         4.00
Gauss Rifle                                  LA        1         6        12.00
@Ultra AC/20 (10)                            RT        -         2         2.00
@LRM-15 (16)                                 LT        -         2         2.00
@Gauss Rifle (16)                            LA        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 5

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 28
3          8       8       4       0      4     0   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, IF 1


================================================================================
Loadout Name: P                                              Cost: 13,821,844
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 2,732

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             23(46)                   12.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 4 RT, 3 LA, 3 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
    CASE Locations: RT, LA                                                 0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SRM-6                                        RT        4         1         1.50
LB 20-X AC                                   LT        6         9        12.00
3 ER Large Lasers                            RA        36        3        12.00
2 ER Large Lasers                            LA        24        2         8.00
@SRM-6 (15)                                  RT        -         1         1.00
@LB 20-X (Cluster) (5)                       LA        -         1         1.00
@LB 20-X (Slug) (5)                          LA        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 2

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 27
3          5       5       4       0      4     2   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, FLK 1/1/0


================================================================================
Loadout Name: H                                              Cost: 12,391,031
Tech Rating/Era Availability: F/X-X-E-A                       BV2: 2,786

Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             21(42)                   10.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 3 RT, 1 LA, 2 RA, 1 LL, 1 RL
    CASE Locations: RT, RA                                                 0.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA    R: SH+UA

Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SRM-6                                        RT        4         1         1.50
3 Large Pulse Lasers                         LT        30        6        18.00
Gauss Rifle                                  RA        1         6        12.00
ER Large Laser                               LA        12        1         4.00
@Gauss Rifle (16)                            RT        -         2         2.00
@SRM-6 (15)                                  RT        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 7

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:     10    Points: 28
3          6       7       6       0      4     0   Structure:  8
Special Abilities: OMNI, CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA

I'll see if I can crank another one out by Friday. If for no other reason it will be there as cannon fodder for you to critique

Got a mech design more or less completed, just trying to figure out good fluff for it is doing me in.