happyguy49
07/29/17 07:30 AM
196.54.41.23
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Longbow Light (iATM)
Mass: 55 tons
Tech Base: Mixed
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X-A
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 12,633,792 C-Bills
Battle Value: 3,225
Chassis: Clan Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Clan 275 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Clan Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
4 (CL) iATM-9s
2 (CL) ER Medium Lasers
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: Endo-Steel 91 points 3.00
Internal Locations: 3 LT, 2 RT, 2 LL
Engine: XL Engine 275 8.00
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: (CL) Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Gyro: XL 1.50
Cockpit: Small 2.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA R: SH+UA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 153 8.00
Armor Locations: 6 LT, 1 RT
CASE II Locations: 1 RT 0.50
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 18 22
Center Torso (rear) 6
L/R Torso 13 20
L/R Torso (rear) 5
L/R Arm 9 14
L/R Leg 13 19
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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2 (CL) ER Medium Lasers HD 10 2 2.00
2 (CL) iATM-9s RA 12 8 10.00
A.E.S. RA - 2 2.00
2 (CL) iATM-9s LA 12 8 10.00
A.E.S. LA - 2 2.00
@iATM-9 (ER) (21) RT - 3 3.00
@iATM-9 (HE) (14) RT - 2 2.00
@iATM-9 (7) RT - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 3
Different-concept for a fire support mech, keeping it in the medium weight class, able to move at 5/8, arming it with state-of-the-art missiles that can reach out to 27! hexes, all with -1 to hit due to being mounted in the AES enabled arms. Two classic ER Medium lasers to soak the two head crits and be a good backup. Armor is a ton or so under max, CASE II ammo bin. It should be able to kill most things that can catch it, and actually could reliably kill 3/5 assault mechs by walking backwards out of range as very few weapons can get out to 27.
Ammo seems light at 42 volleys total but remember iATMs are streak, they either fire and hit with every missile, or don't fire at all (and generate no heat). Heat seems light too; if you hit with all four iATM's you are 4 on the scale, but one should consider that a small price considering the damage to the enemy of 36, 72, or even ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT damage if you get quad-hits with all HE missiles. The AES is icing on the cake, making these basically 'Artemis iATM's'. (-1 to hit)
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Karagin
07/29/17 10:53 AM
72.176.187.91
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Different enough to catch folks off guard.
Karagin
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ghostrider
07/29/17 11:55 AM
66.74.61.223
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44 volleys seems light? Only if you actually play campaigns and need to reload. But even then, most mechs are out of ammo for their weapons, so it really isn't that light on ammo.
And if you look at game play, I doubt you will be running out in a standard game. Maybe a large extended all day game, but not too many seem to like to do that one. Also the no hit, no fire means you will be even less likely to use the ammo up, especially at long ranges.
For a suggestion, I would drop the last ton of ammo and get a basic ecm or other electronics into the unit.
Looks like an ammo dependent mech that might be used alot in the field. Battle fields would probably be an issue at times. But extra HE loads would help.
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happyguy49
07/29/17 11:43 PM
196.54.41.23
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Well that is 42 volleys TOTAL, between all four iATM 9s. So only about 10 volleys per launcher, spread out between the three different range types. If anything it is ammo-light, standard ammo loadouts usually are like 15 shots/volleys per gun or missile rack. If i made a variant, since there are crits to spare, maybe I'd drop the ER mediums for two ER smalls and another ton of ammo, or a C3 slave. Thanks for input
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