KamikazeJohnson
02/21/14 10:19 PM
50.72.218.68
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Locust LCT-XX1
Mass: 20 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: All Eras (non-canon)
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-C-C-A
Production Year: 0
Cost: 916,400 C-Bills
Battle Value: 235
Chassis: Unknown Standard
Power Plant: Unknown 80 I.C.E.
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Industrial
Armament:
1 Medium Laser
2 Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 33 points 2.00
Engine: I.C.E. Engine 80 5.00
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 3 3.00
Gyro: Standard 1.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Power Amplifiers: 0.50
Actuators: L: SH+UA R: SH+UA
Armor: Industrial AV - 32 3.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 3
Center Torso 6 6
Center Torso (rear) 1
L/R Torso 5 5
L/R Torso (rear) 1
L/R Arm 3 2
L/R Leg 4 3
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Machine Gun RA 0 1 0.50
Machine Gun LA 0 1 0.50
Medium Laser CT 3 1 1.00
@MG (1/2) (100) CT - 1 0.50
Free Critical Slots: 47
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 1 Points: 2
4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Structure: 2
Special Abilities: SRCH, EE, ES, SEAL, SOA
Peace is that glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.
--Thomas Jefferson
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Karagin
02/21/14 10:21 PM
70.118.139.48
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Really how can a program claim a mech is non-canon if you allow it for all eras? I will stick with Heavy Metal Pro.
Anyways nice simple upgrade.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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KamikazeJohnson
02/21/14 10:25 PM
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Really how can a program claim a mech is non-canon if you allow it for all eras? I will stick with Heavy Metal Pro.
Anyways nice simple upgrade.
I think by "Non-Canon" it simply means it has no specified place in the canon historical timeline. Specifically, it allows you to mix technologies that may not have co-existed at any point in the established history.
And I'd call this a downgrade 
Peace is that glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.
--Thomas Jefferson
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ghostrider
02/22/14 01:23 AM
24.30.128.72
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this is worse then the original locust.
Wow, the ice really screws the mech up. Half the speed with atleast a ton less armor.
As for being non canon, that's an easy one. If the owner/producers of the company don't say it's canon, then it's not canon.
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KamikazeJohnson
02/22/14 03:36 AM
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this is worse then the original locust.
Wow, the ice really screws the mech up. Half the speed with atleast a ton less armor.
As for being non canon, that's an easy one. If the owner/producers of the company don't say it's canon, then it's not canon.
ICE 'Mechs are fun, because they are soooo weak compared to their Fusion counterparts.
Only a ton less armour, but I stuck to the "primitive" theme by using Industrial armour rather than Standard, so there's only half the coverage of a "real" Locust.
Peace is that glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.
--Thomas Jefferson
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Karagin
02/22/14 10:55 AM
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The owners of the company can't even figure out fully what of their OWN products or past products are canon or not...
ICE mechs can be fun, BUT they have the same draw backs as ICE vehicles they blow up. And it is an upgrade for those who can't afford the real thing or saw the real thing and then built their own version.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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ghostrider
02/22/14 02:52 PM
24.30.128.72
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I believe the original locust was around 1.5 mil a copy. I could see someone using this mech to bully a frontier world that doesn't have much in the way of defense.
Or by the frontier world that doesn't have anything for defense.
Guessing the laser and structure are the hardest things to build on this.
They could build most of this on a lower tech world.
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Retry
02/22/14 03:14 PM
67.239.109.174
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You know your mech is weak when 3025 ICE vehicles are glad they aren't them.
Not an insult to your design, ICE mechs in general are just lol.
I can't see ICE combat mechs being used... anywhere, honestly. They just aren't useful except as industrial mechs. In which case industrial mechs aren't combat mechs.
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KamikazeJohnson
02/22/14 03:31 PM
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You know your mech is weak when 3025 ICE vehicles are glad they aren't them.
Not an insult to your design, ICE mechs in general are just lol.
I can't see ICE combat mechs being used... anywhere, honestly. They just aren't useful except as industrial mechs. In which case industrial mechs aren't combat mechs.
I agree 100%. The only time ICE 'Mechs are useful is against other ICE 'Mechs. And Conventional Infantry. Maybe...
Oddly enough, in an alternate universe of slow-moving ICE 'Mechs, a 3/5 JagerMech might actually be king...
Peace is that glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.
--Thomas Jefferson
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02/22/14 03:33 PM
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In an alternate universe of slow moving ICE 'mechs, tanks would be like "lol no" and smite everyone out of existance.
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KamikazeJohnson
02/22/14 03:48 PM
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In an alternate universe of slow moving ICE 'mechs, tanks would be like "lol no" and smite everyone out of existance.
In an alternate universe of ICE 'Mechs, tanks have a HUGE advantage, as 'Nechs still need Heat Sinks for their ammo weapons.
Peace is that glorious moment in history when everyone stands around reloading.
--Thomas Jefferson
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02/22/14 03:50 PM
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That's what I was getting at.
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Cray
02/23/14 12:13 PM
71.47.122.85
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Interesting variant. You got the major elements of a Locust on an ICE chassis. Well done.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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