His_Most_Royal_Highass_Donkey
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ICE mini sub
#154732 - 04/28/09 12:13 PM (24.5.141.133)
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Cost 132,000 Cbills
tech level 2 IS
chassis Submarine
tank weight 10
engine 60 ICE 3
cruse speed 9
Flank speed 14
Lift/rotor/other 1
control .5
IS 1
Armor 32 2
Front 14
LT/RT 7
Back 4
Turret
Weapons/ammo
LRM 5 torpedo 2
LRM 5 torp ammo (12) .5
This is a light mini sub designed to harass mechs that are trying to cross deep water or to harass enemy shipping over water. They can take out large ships if wolf pack tactics are used.
I thought of this when I was playing with the Neptune last night. I wanted the lightest sub that could harass mechs crossing water. The real idea is to flood the mech than to destroy it.
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Cray
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Quote:
I thought of this when I was playing with the Neptune last night. I wanted the lightest sub that could harass mechs crossing water. The real idea is to flood the mech than to destroy it.
Yep. SRMs have an advantage in that regard because they tend to hit multiple locations, but SRMs are so short ranged that the subs would be vulnerable to return fire from even IS 'mechs. Within the tonnage constraints, that's a solid design.
As a nitpick, I think you have to allocate non-MG ammo in 1-ton lots. Personally I wouldn't object in a home game, but otherwise you'd need a ton of LRM ammo.
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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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His_Most_Royal_Highass_Donkey
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Re: ICE mini sub
[Re: Cray]
#154735 - 04/28/09 01:42 PM (24.5.141.133)
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Under fractional rules which I use all the time its legal.
That is why I have it under level 2 IS and not level 1 IS
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Prince_of_Darkness
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Naw, be a rebel and remove most of your armor and weapons for a single medium laser!
Jokes aside, Cray's pretty much nailed this one on the head. Fractional accounting appears again, but considering that there is no "super-tech" behind a simply smaller ammunition storage, it is more than easily tolerable. If you wanted it for a level 1 game, you could probably bump the speed down a bit for 0.5 extra tons- allowing you to bump it up to full.
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His_Most_Royal_Highass_Donkey
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Fractional accounting is legal rules under level two rules. I don't like level one rules. There to limiting not to mention boring. Even if I wanted to play the earlier years, I would use level two rules. Mostly because of the low tech weapons that it provides.
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But I got a promotion.
I am now a General *pain*
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