His_Most_Royal_Highass_Donkey
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Sniper
#151566 - 08/01/08 09:41 AM (68.26.156.30)
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CBills 6,173,909
Type: Sniper
Technology base: Inner Sphere L3
Configuration: Bipedal
Tonnage: 35 tons
Equipment Mass
Internal Structure Endo Steel 1.75t
Engine 245 XL 6t
Walking mp 7
Running mp 11
Jumping mp 0
Heat Sinks 10 standard 3t
Gyro XL 1.5t
Cockpit 3t
Armor 116 8.5t
Internal Armor Ferro Fibrous
Structure Value
Head 3 9
Center Torso 11/16
Center Torso (rear) -/5
R/L Torso 8/12
R/L Torso (rear) -/3
R/L Arm 6/12
R/L Leg 8/16
Weapons and ammo Location Critical Tonnage
Light Gauss Rifle LA 5 12t
LGR ammo (20) RT 2 1.25t
3 Med Lasers RT 3 3t
This mech was designed for two mission profiles. One is to maneuver behind enemy mechs and fire into there rear armor from range so return fire in unlikely. The other is operating behind enemy lines taking out key targets.
The only variant that was built replaced the medium lasers with a targeting computer. It increased the chance of a hit to the rear torso armor of mechs. But at the cost of some badly needed secondary weapons.
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Dester
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To expensive and lack of jump jets will hurt its performance. The LGR isn't enough damage to really warrent the expensive of the design. XL engine makes it more vulurable to damage also.
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Lafeel
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Re: Sniper
[Re: Dester]
#151572 - 08/01/08 01:21 PM (157.157.83.10)
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To be fair the LGR is probably the single longest ranged (short of a real artillery piece) weapon in the game, but apart from that I agree, totally.
Personally I'd slow the mech down to try to mount a real gauss rifle, and, preferably a standard engine. After all standard engines are far more durable than XL ones can be.
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His_Most_Royal_Highass_Donkey
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Re: Sniper
[Re: Lafeel]
#151582 - 08/01/08 06:54 PM (68.26.156.30)
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The idea of the LGR and the speed is not to be where one can return fire. Thats why I was willing to use FF armor
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Lafeel
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And what are you going to do if you run into say a Blitzkrieg (or a Legionaire) that's fast enough to make it impossible for you to out run it, while packing a big enough a gun to tear you apart.
119kmh isn't the defense it was any more now you have two fast fifty tonners packing two of the nastiest autocannon in the game (ultra-20 and rotary-5 with targeting computer, respectively) that are just as fast.
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Re: Sniper
[Re: Lafeel]
#151588 - 08/01/08 07:38 PM (68.26.156.30)
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And what is the likelihood that the two will happen to meet? Not very high.
The ultra 20 is not much of a worry. Its ammo will be gone fast enough. You just need to hope that your not hit until its all used up. With two mechs going at 119kmh the likely hood of it doing just that ant that high. The two mechs would have to be with in 90 meters of each other. A mech that has a LGR would never be willing to get that close. There is no need to do so. I know nothing of rotary ACs so I could not comment on it. But if it uses ammo like a ultra its ammo will be gone quickly also. My mech with 20 shots has some stying power.
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Lafeel
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Uses rounds a lot faster than a ultra (can fire up to six times in a turn), but is also far more accurate due to having a targeting computer in there to help it aim.
Actually the chances of one of your snipers running into a Blitzkrieg would be pretty high, as they were very popular with the loyalists (Katherine's faction) in the Fed Com Civil war, and I somehow doubt you're anything other than a Victor loyalist.
But my point still remains that your lack of actual hitting power is almost certain to come back to haunt you, as a lgr is not even remotely hard hitting.
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Re: Sniper
[Re: Lafeel]
#151594 - 08/01/08 07:59 PM (68.26.156.30)
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So a AC5 has 20 rounds a ton at 6 rounds a turn the ammo will be gone after the 4th turn. Just keep running untill its ammo is gone.
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Lafeel
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So a AC5 has 20 rounds a ton at 6 rounds a turn the ammo will be gone after the 4th turn. Just keep running untill its ammo is gone.
Who said I was going to give you sextuble bursts untill I got the right shot? I can still shoot it like a normal ac5, or doubles, or quad bursts.
Plus, I have 60 shots, not 20:P
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His_Most_Royal_Highass_Donkey
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Re: Sniper
[Re: Lafeel]
#151597 - 08/01/08 08:08 PM (68.26.156.30)
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And how much does this modest mech cost?
I think a lot more than my 6mil mech
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Why argue if the glass is half full or half empty, when you know someone is going to knock it over and spill it anyways.
I was a Major *pain* before
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I am now a General *pain*
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Lafeel
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Quote:
And how much does this modest mech cost?
I think a lot more than my 6mil mech
No argument there. A 350xl engine+endo steel+double heatsinks (why on earth anyone would think that a mech this heat efficient needs those is beyond me..)+the rotary ac+ the fancy, smancy, fed com targeting computer does not=a cheap 'mech
Still your mech isn't exactly cheap either for a 35 tonner.
edit: slightly off topic..the Sun Cobra is just daft..Who in heavens name uses double heat sinks when your only weapons are two gauss rifles? That's just money out the window..
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Edited by Lafeel (08/01/08 08:16 PM)
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