Talk:Rifleman

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Split Rifleman and Rifleman II?

The Rifleman and the Rifleman II share a name, weaponry and battlefield role, but the Rifleman II is twenty tons heavier and (despite the XL Engine) should be more survivable. Should the Rifleman and Rifleman II be split up, like the Hermes and Hermes II, Griffin and Super Griffin, Marauder and Marauder II, etc. The only difficulty I see is the lack of a picture.--S.gage 22:10, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I vote 'yes'. --Revanche ^{(talk|contribs)} 22:33, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

The problem is that the Rifleman II isn't really it's own design with its own TRO entry. If it gets one, then I'm with you, but I don't think there is enough information on that one variant to warrant an entirely new page. --Scaletail 00:29, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Though I think the unit should be separated, I cannot deny that without an actual TRO entry, it is hard to make this change. I'll wait for more concrete information. At this point, the Rifleman II can be split from the rest within the page, but I'll leave the link empty.--S.gage 02:50, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Rifleman C

I added the details of the Rifleman C from The Battle for Twycross scenario pack. I explicitly included the details of the source for this design, as I realize these designs have not appeared often, and their canonicity could be considered questionable. The inclusion of this design is strictly informational, and can be removed if considered too controversial.--S.gage 02:29, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

IIRC, the record sheets to those designs were published at some point. Good idea, btw. ClanWolverine101 13:23, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

The original four volume BattleTech Record Sheets series seems to cover them, I only have BattleTech Record Sheets Volume Four: Assault 'Mechs but the Victor C and Atlas C in it seem to match based on what S.gage has been adding. Cyc 14:29, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

55-ton Rifleman

I remember reading a while back the the original Rifleman design, the RFL-1N, and its followup, the -2N, were 55-tonners. I can't, though, remember where I read that. Does anyone have the documentation for that and the ability to add it? GOLFisNOTaSPORT 13:05, 14 August 2011 (UTC)

Pictures

Would it be legal to link pictures here from artist, that do MW fan art, even if they are professionals? On deviantart.com, an artist named ShimmeringSword has a mindblowing Rifleman drawing, and i always get the feeling of inferiority when i see the plain black and white pics in the data. I am aware that this site is about background info and not about colorful presentation. But would it be legal? Heretic1311 (talk) 12:35, 14 July 2013 (PDT)