Karagin
07/27/02 11:35 PM
63.173.170.80
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Can we say the Charger mech of the aerospace community? 
code:
Class/Model/Name: Arcubalista
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type: Aerospace Fighter
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 80 tons
Power Plant: 400 XL Fusion
Safe Thrust: 7
Maximum Thrust: 11
Armor Type: Ferro-aluminum
Armament:
2 LRM 15+Artemis IV
2 ER Medium Laser
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==Overview:==
The Arcubalista is product of a six-year joint development between the FWLN
and Nitor AeroSpace. Originally conceived as an inexpensive high-acceleration
courier for fleet to planet liaison work, the Arcubalista project has become a
bloated pork barrel for Nitor excutives and various memebers of the FWL Naval
Prourement Board. The Arcubalista's mission profile has been changed four
times to justify the gold plating given this fighter.
This has cause pressure from several memebers of the FWL Paraliment to
criticize the FWLNPB and force them to approve a cheap fighter to balance the
overall cost. Thus the Funda fighter was pushed into production.
The Arcubalista is a heavy fighter deployed in traditionally a light fighter
role.
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Class/Model/Name: Arcubalista
Mass: 80 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant: 26.50
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 7
Maximum Thrust: 11
Structural Integrity: 8 .00
Total Heat Sinks: 10 Double .00
Fuel: 17.00
Cockpit & Attitude Thrusters: 3.00
Armor Type: Ferro-aluminum (224 total armor pts) 12.50
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 60
Left/Right Wings: 55/55
Aft: 54
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 LRM 15+Artemis IV Nose 12 12 12 -- 10 16.00
Ammo (LRM 15) 24 --- 3.00
1 ER Medium Laser LW 5 5 -- -- 5 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser RW 5 5 -- -- 5 1.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 20 80.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 14,801,547 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,524
Cost per BV: 9,712.3
Weapon Value: 1,930 (Ratio = 1.27)
Damage Factors: SRV = 31; MRV = 25; LRV = 7; ERV = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 7, Armor/Structure: 6 / 0
Damage PB/M/L: 3/3/2, Overheat: 0
Class: FA; Point Value: 15
Specials: if
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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NathanKell
07/28/02 12:45 PM
24.44.238.62
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Wow, has it ever! This is actually strikingly Hammerhead-ish, you know, although it at least has dual LRM-15A4s--to its credit. This would make a pretty good Level 1 medium fighter, actually--think of it as having 1xLL and 2x LRM-20, and 20SHS.
-NathanKell, BT Space Wars
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.
Thomas Jefferson |
Karagin
07/28/02 12:47 PM
65.129.167.158
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That is the point! 
Seems some of the CEOs at Nitor felt that could milk this one to death and so did a few Parliament members of the FWL Parliament...hence you have something that isn't what it should be...more of Sgt. York then anything else.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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NathanKell
07/28/02 03:25 PM
24.44.238.62
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And it's not like you'd have to dig for examples, hey? 
In terms of constructive comments, well...there's not a whole lot you can do with a 400XL engine on an 80t bird...make use of that high thrust and change one of the LRMs (and 1t ammo) to 4 more ERMLs and 5 DHS. That'd give you a 30pt close-in salvo, but still leave one 12pt long-range attack. Or you could add more armor. Any really major change would require stepping the engine down.
-NathanKell, BT Space Wars
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.
Thomas Jefferson |