Black_Phoenix
02/17/02 04:24 PM
207.252.105.153
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LCT-3F Locust (Drawing Board mech)
Tech: IS
Tonnage: 20
Internals: Standard
Engine: XL Fusion
Walking MP: 8
Running MP: 12
Heat Sinks: 11[22]
Armor: Stealth (69 pts)
H:9
CT:9/3
R/LT:7/3
R/LA:6
R/LL:8
Weapons & Ammo
Guardian ECM Suite- CT
ER Medium Laser- H
ER Small Laser- RA
ER Small Laser- LA
TAG- RT
HS: 2 RA, 2 LA, 1 LT
Cost: 2,943,400
History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace and revolution continue on forever.
-Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
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novakitty
02/20/02 10:47 AM
24.240.246.16
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Double the cost of a 3025 LCT-1E, but in it's turf it could probably kill three such without internal damage.
meow
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Bob_Richter
02/20/02 02:56 PM
134.121.247.162
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Eh?
What's this hideous slow thing someone's trying to pass off as a Locust?
-Bob (The Magnificent) Richter
Assertions made in this post are the humble opinion of Bob. They are not necessarily statements of fact or decrees from God Himself, unless explicitly and seriously stated to be so. :)
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Cray
02/20/02 03:06 PM
204.245.128.3
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I still say endo would be better than an XL. Let's you afford more of these adorable little buggers. (Get it? Locust? Bugger? Sorry.)
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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Black_Phoenix
02/20/02 07:03 PM
207.252.105.161
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LCT-5F Locust
Remove the last DHS (RA). Replace each small laser with an ER medium laser.
BV: 663
Cost: 3,101,200
The total heat is 27, but can be forgoten if the stealth armor is turned off.
LCT-6F Locust
Remove DHS in RA and add endo-steel. Replace lasers with 2 ER medium lasers (RA & LA) and a medium pulse laser (H).
Endo-S: 4 RA, 4 LA, 4 LT, 2 RT
BV: 647
Cost: 3,106,000
The heat is 26, but is lost if armor is off.
So, what do you think?
History is much like an endless waltz. The three beats of war, peace and revolution continue on forever.
-Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
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Karagin
01/22/07 10:18 PM
70.123.166.36
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Didn't they do a variant like this in Project Phoniex?
Karagin
Given time and plenty of paper, a philosopher can prove anything.
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JackGarrity
01/23/07 02:21 AM
71.207.203.207
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locust.. ew. then again i remeber a friend using those things in swarm tactics.. yes a swarm of locusts. ha hah. still as its been said, "these mechs are cheap" so you can field in numbers what it may lack in other areas against heavier units.
Greetings Mechwarrior.
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strife
01/23/07 09:38 PM
216.40.89.182
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I guess so. I'd think a VTOL would be better for recon, light mechs are expensive and just as easy to blow up. This thing is not really exceptionally fast, its really easy to kill, and doesn't have enough weapons to seriously threaten an old Galleon tank, let alone anything priced beyond 2 million dollars. Maybe I'am missing the point, but theres alot of cheap 20 ton anythings that could out perform it in all areas.
"caliber fifty JUSTICE!"
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JackGarrity
01/24/07 01:29 AM
71.207.203.207
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well its fast, has stealth armor a all energy weapon config, and a ecm. means it can zip in, undetected to areas and use its limited armamanet effectively without worrying about running out of ammo middle of the fight. Its also a 'classic' mech one of the well known old ones, so people like to work with old configs and update them that kind of thing.
Greetings Mechwarrior.
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Drasnighta
01/24/07 06:44 AM
202.126.108.239
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I do like it, but Personally, I think its lacking something... The Benefits of the Stealth System are Really utilised when you don't HAVE to get Close to the Enemy...
Here's my own version, in the same sort of Mould... Keeping the Tri-Weapons Configuration that is to be expected of a Proper Locust. Unfortunately, its not as Fun on the Heat Scale... And Generally, the 'Mech itself would be much scarier with a Clan-Tech ER-PPC in its Guts - but thats REALLY pushing the Heat Envelope... This one almost has a 1-1-0 firing Pattern as it is.
And its Line speed is still fine... Under the Old Rules, this was really the fastest you should bother making a 'mech go, unless you were willing to go all Spider on your Enemy...
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BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: Locust ¨Buggles Mk IV¨ Tech: Inner Sphere / 3067 Config: Biped BattleMech Rules: Level 2, Custom design
Mass: 20 tons Chassis: Foundation Ultralight Endo Steel Power Plant: 160 LTV Extra-Light XL Fusion Walking Speed: 86.4 km/h Maximum Speed: 129.6 km/h Jump Jets: None Jump Capacity: 0 meters Armor Type: Longanecker PlastiSteel Stealth Armament: 2 Defiance A5L Small Lasers 1 Nashan Diversified Guardian ECM 1 Blankenburg 25 ER Large Laser Manufacturer: Heretic BattleMechs (Gallery) Location: Gallery Communications System: Nashan Quartet ComSy with Guardian ECM Targeting & Tracking System: Nashan Diana Mark I
-------------------------------------------------------- Type/Model: Locust ¨Buggles Mk IV¨ Mass: 20 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass Int. Struct.: 33 pts Endo Steel 14 1.00 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 4 LA, 4 RA, 3 LT, 2 RT) Engine: 160 XL Fusion 12 3.00 Walking MP: 8 Running MP: 12 Jumping MP: 0 Heat Sinks: 10 Double [20] 12 .00 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 LT, 1 RT) Gyro: 4 2.00 Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00 Actuators: L: Sh+UA R: Sh+UA 12 .00 Armor Factor: 56 pts Stealth 12 3.50 (Armor Crit Loc: 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Internal Armor Structure Value Head: 3 9 Center Torso: 6 7 Center Torso (Rear): 2 L/R Side Torso: 5 6/6 L/R Side Torso (Rear): 2/2 L/R Arm: 3 5/5 L/R Leg: 4 6/6
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass -------------------------------------------------------- 1 Small Laser RA 1 1 .50 1 Small Laser LA 1 1 .50 1 Guardian ECM RT 0 2 1.50 1 ER Large Laser CT 12 2 5.00 Stealth Armor Heat 10 -------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS: 24 77 20.00 Crits & Tons Left: 1 .00
Calculated Factors: Total Cost: 2,989,000 C-Bills Battle Value: 603 Cost per BV: 4,956.88 Weapon Value: 212 / 212 (Ratio = .35 / .35) Damage Factors: SRDmg = 9; MRDmg = 6; LRDmg = 2 BattleForce2: MP: 8, Armor/Structure: 1/1 Damage PB/M/L: 2/1/1, Overheat: 0 Class: ML; Point Value: 6 Specials: ecm
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