Karagin
01/05/19 06:32 PM
72.176.187.91
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Code: BattleMech Technical Readout
Custom* Weapons
Type/Model: Mastiff MTF-3N
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3132
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 3, Standard design
Mass: 10 tons
Chassis: Krauss-Liemann Endo Steel
Power Plant: 40 Strand Light Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type: Achillies Shield Light Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 Flame Tech Flamer
1 Exostar ER Small Laser
1 Imperator Light Magshot*
Manufacturer: Neptune Mechwerks Orbital Facility Rhu
Location: Neptune
Communications System: K9 Comms System
Targeting & Tracking System: K9 Tracker
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==Overview:==
The ultra light mech that came to be known as the MTF-3N Mastiff is a rarity
in the Inner Sphere, first seen during the later part of the fighitng against
the Word Of Blake and the rebellion in the Terran System.
Footage captured from downed mechs during salvage operations show images of a
mech that prowled the battlefields darting in as other mechs pummeled their
oppeants in order to bring them down quicker, always these Mastiffs worked in
groups of 3 to 6. Other footage show them rampaging through infantry and light
armor formations, like a pack of rabid dogs.
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Type/Model: Mastiff MTF-3N
Mass: 10 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 19 pts Endo Steel 14 .50
(Endo Steel Loc: 2 HD, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Engine: 40 Light Fusion 10 1.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 10 Single 9 .00
(Heat Sink Loc: 2 LA, 2 RA, 3 LT, 2 RT)
XL Gyro: 6 .50
Small Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 4 2.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA+H 16 .00
Armor Factor: 41 pts Light Ferro-Fibrous 7 2.50
(Armor Crit Loc: 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LT, 1 RT)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 4 6
Center Torso (Rear): 2
L/R Side Torso: 3 4/4
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 2/2
L/R Arm: 1 2/2
L/R Leg: 2 4/4
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Flamer LA 3 1 1.00
1 ER Small Laser RT 2 1 .50
1 Magshot* LT 1 50 3 1.50
(Ammo Locations: 1 LT)
1 Sword RH 1 .50
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TOTALS: 6 72 10.00
Crits & Tons Left: 6 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 900,185 C-Bills
Battle Value 2: 202 (old BV = 153)
Cost per BV2: 4,456.36
Weapon Value: 37 / 37 (Ratio = .18 / .18)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 4; MRDmg = 0; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 4, Armor/Structure: 1/1
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: ML; Point Value: 2
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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ghostrider
01/06/19 02:06 AM
66.74.60.165
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Do they allow quad this light?
For some stupid reason, I see this as a quad mech.
A little slow for a 'darting' mech.
The sword looks nice, but the weight of the mech seems like it wouldn't be that effective. Granted any physical attack would be light for the most part.
I know it is difficult to get things they way you would like it, but the speed verses the armor, makes me thing without a distraction, this would die quickly to even a 20 ton mech. And that isn't talking range.
Most anywhere on the mech, and ML would penetrate.
But it is an ultra light mech, so there isn't much you can really do to armor it.
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happyguy49
01/15/19 03:26 PM
194.59.251.80
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I think ultra-lights are just too fragile. A good protomech is better than an ultralight because their armor is more concentrated I suppose? A mech has many more hit locations to spread armor on. Especially a slow ultralight like this one would die quickly in a fight against 90% of protomech designs.
Now, crazy-fast ultralights can be interesting, they can get to speeds protos can't match. Indeed only like a VTOL with both a supercharger and a jet-booster could match a crazy fast ultralight with a supercharger and MASC.
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Karagin
01/15/19 11:59 PM
72.176.187.91
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And I think Protomechs are really nothing more then Bryan Nystul's slam on the older fan base of the game, since it seemed he had dislike of anything that came before his tenure as Line Developer.
Protos are not well thought out nor do they work well in the game, the idea of heavier power armor is great but not how it was done. And I think your idea of this dying against Protos 90% of the time to be a pipe dream.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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