Karagin
07/12/06 01:48 PM
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During my 20 mintues of downtime today, this was first during the day time...I came up with the following.
Working on the fluff, have some ideas I want to check on first before I give the mech the background and history.
Code:
BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Bagua
Tech: Clan / 2750
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 90 tons
Chassis: Anvil Lite Standard
Power Plant: 360 LTV XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: 3 Andoran Model JJII Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 90 meters
Armor Type: Fireheart Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 M-7A10 Gauss Rifle
2 Shortbow 60 SRM 6s
2 Horus Model 1 ER Medium Lasers
1 Tolmar 10 Series ER Small Laser
1 Type XXVI "Great Bow" LRM 20 w/ Artemis IV
1 ITT Raidyine ECM Suite
Manufacturer: United Authority Compund 1A
Location: Carthago Nova
Communications System: Build 1700/1 Tacticom
Targeting & Tracking System: Hammer Lock 4000
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Type/Model: Bagua
Mass: 90 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 138 pts Standard 0 9.00
Engine: 360 XL Fusion 10 16.50
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 3
Heat Sinks: 12 Double [24] 0 2.00
Gyro: 4 4.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA 15 .00
Armor Factor: 279 pts Ferro-Fibrous 7 15.00
(Armor Crit Loc: 2 LA, 1 RA, 1 RT, 1 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 29 40
Center Torso (Rear): 18
L/R Side Torso: 19 28/28
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 10/10
L/R Arm: 15 30/30
L/R Leg: 19 38/38
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Gauss Rifle RA 1 16 8 14.00
(Ammo Locations: 2 RA)
2 SRM 6s LA 8 60 6 7.00
(Ammo Locations: 4 LA)
2 ER Medium Lasers RT 10 2 2.00
1 ER Small Laser RT 2 1 .50
1 LRM 20 w/ Artemis IV LT 6 24 9 10.00
(Ammo Locations: 4 LT)
1 ECM Suite HD 0 1 1.00
3 Standard Jump Jets: 3 6.00
(Jump Jet Loc: 1 LT, 1 RT, 1 CT)
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TOTALS: 27 71 90.00
Crits & Tons Left: 7 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 24,389,255 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,556
Cost per BV: 9,541.96
Weapon Value: 4,209 / 4,021 (Ratio = 1.65 / 1.57)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 48; MRDmg = 31; LRDmg = 14
BattleForce2: MP: 4, Armor/Structure: 7/5
Damage PB/M/L: 8/6/3, Overheat: 0
Class: MA; Point Value: 26
Specials: if, ecm
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Cray
07/12/06 02:53 PM
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Have you considered configuring it as a loadout for an 85- to 95-ton Clan omni? (Pet peeve of mine - the Clans are inventors of the omni, but don't use omnis in the way omnis were intended.)
Otherwise, it looks like it has a respectable, multi-role assault load-out.
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.
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Venom
07/12/06 10:28 PM
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The ammo dependancy is pretty well negated buy the ammo stores. It would have to be an awfully long campaign before you ran out.
Just a personal touch, I would take two tons of SRM ammo out for Gauss ammo. That would give you 32 shots on the Gauss. And, assuming you constantly fire the gauss but alternate the missiles to when one or the other is in optumim range, it would be a more sensible arangement.
Otherwise a good front line all-around 'mech.
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Karagin
07/14/06 07:42 AM
214.13.130.100
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It could be an omni, as I said it was a fast turn out mech to relax from the day's adventure.
What other load outs would you have in mind? I agree they (the Clans) need to use Omnis more in all areas of their military...so shoot some ideas my way on what would be a good way to give the Bagua some alternate configs.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Karagin
07/14/06 07:44 AM
214.13.130.100
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Interesting idea, on the SRM/Gauss use. I need to see how this mech actually works in a battle so I can see if it needs more refinements. I have seen some great mechs on paper (pardon the pun) fall apart in combat. But your idea does bare looking at for different types of fights. Might be able to tie it into Cray's suggestions.
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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Cray
07/14/06 09:30 AM
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Quote:
What other load outs would you have in mind? I agree they (the Clans) need to use Omnis more in all areas of their military...so shoot some ideas my way on what would be a good way to give the Bagua some alternate configs.
Let's see...make use of the behemoth engine. Give it 14 DHS on the base configuration.
After that, you've got 40.5 tons of pod space, including the jump jets. Configurations:
The base configuration you've presented: a high endurance, multi-role mech.
Can't go wrong with pulse lasers. Except for the extreme munch factor, Clan PLs are very efficient weapons, playing right into that Clan efficiency mindset. They'd also be good on a long campaign against the Inner Sphere (like Tukayyid). The Bagua model you've presented has lots of ammo, but not as much as an energy boat. 
Less munchy (but for the Clantech) would be a long-range support configuration with ER weapons and LRMs, like a pair of ER PPCs, a triplet of LRM 15s, Artemis and 9 tons of ammo, and extra DHS.
A vehicle-killer packing a pair of LB10Xs (6t ammo), a triplet of Streak 4s (2t ammo), and either jump jets or a targeting computer. (Do whatever with the leftover tonnage - ECM's always good.)
Returning to pulse lasers, bundles of medium pulse lasers would make a good battle armor and protomech hunter. Those units usually can't deal punishment at long ranges, but they can be annoying buggers. Give the mech 10 PMLs, 6 extra DHS, and an LB10X, and you'll be sweeping streets clear of battle armor ambushes.
Just some quick thoughts.
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.
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