Talk:Sasquatch

SQS-TH-001 vs SQS-TH-001

I'm wondering how to treat, or even reference the original SQS-TH-001 from Solaris: The Reaches, which has noticeable differences (different weapons, same speed as TRO3055U SQS-TH-002). Adding a note under the 3055U version listing the differences? Cyc 06:14, 31 January 2009 (PST)

You'll have to first find out if you are dealing with a (OOC) retcon in the fashion of "newer publication trumps older publication", or if there are actually two canonical subvariants with the same ID code. Perhaps post a question in the "Masters of the Universe" section of the CBT forum, to get a qualified answer that is valid canon. Usually it's a case of retcon, but I think I recall at least one case of the latter kind (a Hermes variant IIRC). Anyways, what I do in such cases is to add a italiced section with a ":" prefix, explaining the OOC situation. As more and more such cases creep up I have been thinking about adding a "Retcon" section to the articles in question. Anyways, what is important is that the information is there, no matter how you put it into the article.

As for references, you should put the sources you are citing into the References section, and where appropriate add reference footnotes. Frabby 06:36, 31 January 2009 (PST)

I do think that we're dealing with a retcon here. Solaris: The Reaches is, afaik, copyrighted at 1993, whilst Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade is copyrighted at 2005. Onisuzume 10:46, 31 January 2009 (PST)

Shouldn't the TRO3055U SQS-TH-002 have a topspeed of 81kph judging by reactor and text? Or am I completly missing out on something? the 64kph in TRO:3055 seem like a mistake to me, not the first BT-misprint ever been, methinks.RagTag26 January 2010

The Large Shield makes it slower. http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/index.php/topic,20680.msg487633.html#msg487633 --Scaletail 03:30, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

okay, learned a new thing today...:D (RagTag 11:08, 27 January 2010 (UTC))

No Limits

The SQS-TH-001 is also mentioned in the non-canonical novel "No Limits." StephenStrangways (talk) 23:46, 12 February 2019 (EST)

Hey Stephen, I have taken your note of the SQS out of this article as we don't list mentions in 'Mech articles unless they add to the article as a reference. (Imagine how long the list would be for something like an Atlas!!) BUT I have added in the mention to the No Limits novel page and that is actually a better edit simply because we do not have that much information about this book on here. So thank you very much for helping with such an obscure article--Dmon (talk) 03:16, 13 February 2019 (EST)

This beast of an engine

Okay so, is there some error with this? The article mentions that the Sasquatch is powered by a fusion reactor with a MASSIVE 425 rating - netting a (for the ridiculously high rating anyway) pitiful seeming 65km/h speed. That's only one(1) km/h faster than the BattleMaster and Rampage both of which weigh 85 tons and use a 340 rated reactor - the same reactor used by the original Sasquatch, so, I kind of suspect that the speed is taken from the SQS-TH-001. Can someone confirm that suspicion? Sergey (talk) 09:40, 7 March 2023 (EST)

Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade rounds 6 MP to 65 km/h, while some of the earlier TROs have 64.8 and Solaris: The Reaches has 63.8, so that's just rounding. Beyond that, either it's an experimental engine and supposed to underproduce or it's an editing error based on the old engine.

There's nothing in the errata forum about it so I've submitted it to Ask the Lead Developers. Madness Divine (talk) 14:16, 7 March 2023 (EST)

Speed is reduced because of the heavy shield. --GreekFire (talk) 14:26, 7 March 2023 (EST)

Ah true, I just read through the description of the shield. They upscaled the engine by 85 points for one additional movement point that then is subtracted by the shield. Mechanic-wise it checks out. So it's just that the line "To increase the speed over the original, engineers used an XXL engine" really means "to not lose any speed from mounting the shield, [...]" which kind of goes against the (presumed) spirit of making the 'Mech quicker so it could catch up to the prototype.

To be clear: I am NOT asking for the line to be changed. If that is what is written in the source, that is absolutely what should be written here. I just want to make sure my interpretation of your answers is correct and this is simply a case of the lore and in-universe intentions not mixing well with the real-life tabletop rules. Sergey (talk) 11:32, 8 March 2023 (EST)