Talk:Timber Wolf (Mad Cat)

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Picture vs Stats

Hey guys. Has anyone noticed that the Mad Cat has LRM-15s on its shoulders in the pic but LRM-20s in the stats? :) I guess Clan LRMs are 33% more effective than IS ones? Bdevoe 10:26, 19 September 2007 (CDT)

I've noticed that for years. I also noticed that the arm weapons on the Mad Cat Prime are supposed to be PPCs, but are ER Large Lasers in the TRO. I actually made an alt config of the Cat with the PPCs and LRM-15s. It tends to be a bit short on short-range weapons, however. ClanWolverine101 15:33, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Wonky Kitty

I was looking in the back of the Jade Phoenix Trilogy at the 'mechs. Why does the TRO pic of the Timby back there have no arms?

If it is the side profile picture you are refering to, the picture appeared in the back of the original TRO 3050, it has a caption that reads the arms were omitted for clarity. -Garya

Yes, it has no arms on the side, but none on the front view either.

Proposal : Merge "Related Battlemechs" with "Related Omnimechs"

Do we really need two different sections for this? Just a thought... ClanWolverine101 15:34, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. It seems unnecessarily extraneous. Citizen Erased 03:03, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Done. ClanWolverine101 14:07, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

While we're at it, can we remove Gargoyle, Linebacker, and Naga? Their "relatedness" to the Mad Cat is tangential at best. --Scaletail 23:04, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Linebacker must be kept. It was specifically based on the Timber Wolf. The others? You could make an argument. ClanWolverine101 00:54, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

No, it wasn't. It was intended to "supplement and eventually replace it" (TRO:3055 & TRO:3055U). --Scaletail 01:32, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Which arguably means that parameters of the Timber Wolf's design - speed, weight, and general configuration preferences - influenced the Linebacker's development, much like how the evolution of the Marauder influenced the R&D behind the Dragon Fire. Citizen Erased 02:39, 30 April 2010 (UTC)