GiovanniBlasini
04/02/17 01:55 PM
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A variation on the Sounder-Class Wheeled AutoMech found primarily in the Autonomous Barony of Primus, the Groundwave-Class Wheeled AutoMechs serve as communications units for AutoBoPs, both locally and at distant outposts. Believed to predate the Sounder, the Groundwave is less suited for combat, using a lower-quality standard large laser and single heat sinks, rather than the more advanced double heat sinks and extended range laser of the Sounder. Additionally, rather than the SRM-6 rack, Groundwaves are equipped with a trio of small lasers in their torso. This allows Groundwaves to operate without resupply in the field for extended periods, but limits their ranged combat capability.
Rather than the sophisticated sensors and electronic warfare equipment of the Sounder, equivalent to a Beagle Active Probe and Guardian ECM Suite, the Groundwave carries six tons of additional communications gear, allowing them to communicate with Primus Optimal and other AutoBoP units wherever they are in the Syberia system. In combat, this equipment allows for greater command and control coordination amongst AutoBoPs, as well as providing limited electronic warfare capabilities. Because they're often assigned to communications outposts at remote resource extraction operations, Groundwaves forgo one of the three-ton cargo bins of the Sounder-Class, instead equipping three jump jets to assist in maneuvering in broken terrain.
Groundwave-Class Wheeled AutoMechs are exceedingly rare amongst the DemoCon faction, which strongly prefers the more common, and combat capable, Sounder-Class. The rare units that are found, however, are almost always subordinate to a Sounder, or even Ender-Class Wheeled AutoMech.
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Groundwave-Class Wheeled AutoMech
IS TW non-box set
60 tons
BV: 934
Cost: 4,440,560 C-bills
Movement: 4/6/3
Engine: 240
Heat Sinks: 10
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 99
Armor: 144/201
Internal Armor
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Center Torso 20 15
Center Torso (rear) 10
Right Torso 14 14
Right Torso (rear) 8
Left Torso 14 14
Left Torso (rear) 8
Right Arm 10 15
Left Arm 10 15
Right Leg 14 18
Left Leg 14 18
Weapon Loc Heat
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Small Laser LT 1
Small Laser LT 1
Small Laser LT 1
Large Laser RA 8
Equipment Loc
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Communications Equipment (6 ton) RT
Cargo (3 tons) LT
Member of the Pundit Caste
"Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that." -- Col. Saul Tigh, BSG2003
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Cray
04/05/17 06:09 PM
72.189.109.30
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Nice April fools post. 
Six tons of commgear will cover some mighty big subwoofers.
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.
Edited by Cray (04/05/17 06:20 PM)
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GiovanniBlasini
04/06/17 12:21 AM
66.87.64.39
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Quote:
Nice April fools post.
Six tons of commgear will cover some mighty big subwoofers.
Oh, I took it a step farther than that on the CBT Fanfic board:
http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=57032.0
So far, it's gotten slightly less attention than my St. Patrick's Day song did. 8D
As for the design, it's...interesting. The armor is comparable to the 55-ton Trio in a lot of ways, but with perhaps too much emphasis on rear armor. I suspect the Syberian units in Welcome to the California Nebula were meant to have brief com a where they don't fight to destruction and instead withdraw after minor damage. The small lasers are small lasers: when you're at point blank range, they're nice, but they're just not triple-MLs or even the Sounder's SRM-6.
Comm gear is something I'm beginning to find to be the Swiss Army electronics of Battletech, meanwhile. It's not as efficient as purpose-built gear, but it's very versatile if you have enough.
Member of the Pundit Caste
"Which side are we on? We're on the side of the demons, Chief. We're evil men in the gardens of paradise, sent by the forces of death to spread devastation and destruction wherever we go. I'm surprised you didn't know that." -- Col. Saul Tigh, BSG2003
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