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#1 InnerSphereNews

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:05 AM

Mon. July 16, 3049: Luthien Armor Works’ working on a radically re-designed Charger, the CGR-3K; hoping to redeem much maligned design.

#2 Adridos

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:06 AM

You're 5 minutes late. :rolleyes:

And there's nothing a man could do to "redeem" that piece of junk.

#3 Cosmo Starbuck

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:08 AM

Jeremiah Rose.


We're done here. :D

#4 Pyroenthused

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:09 AM

Unless you double the number or power of those lasers while keeping heat under control, there's nothing that can be done for the ****** laser boat.

#5 BaneReIIiK

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:10 AM

Luthien is the only good thing about this news...

#6 Vandralys Kezia

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:11 AM

Best be.

#7 RoundTop

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:12 AM

The 3K is an XL engine keeping it at 5/8 speed, using an LRM20 with artemis, 4 medium pulses, and jump jets.

Decent.

#8 Sesambrot

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:14 AM

I'm afraid to ask;
is it that you guys are RP-ing, or do you honestly not know what's going to come from this?

#9 Thontor

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:16 AM

Hmm.. a contradiction?


http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Charger

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CGR-3K - House Kurita's 3K is an upgrade of the 1A9 that uses an XL engine to maintain the Charger's speed of 86.4 km/h. The 'Mech is armed with four Medium Pulse Lasers and an LRM-20 launcher with an Artemis IV fire control system. The Mech also has a jumping distance of up to one hundred and fifty meters. This variant was confirmed to have been deployed on An Ting in the War of 3039 and may have been what Davion forces initially dubbed the Charger II; however, descriptions of the Charger II suggest that it was more likely a LRM-equipped variant of the Hatamoto-Chi (presumably the -Kaze). BV (1.0) = 1,485, BV (2.0) = 1,656[3]

Edited by thontor, 16 July 2012 - 08:16 AM.


#10 SnowFox

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:16 AM

Personally im a bigger fan of other reworks of the charger more, but this weapons package is still better then the small laser spam from its progeniter :P

#11 Adridos

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:19 AM

View PostSesambrot, on 16 July 2012 - 08:14 AM, said:

I'm afraid to ask;
is it that you guys are RP-ing, or do you honestly not know what's going to come from this?


Partly RP, of course.

It still doesn't have 2 PPCs, SRMs and a cool design, though. :rolleyes:

#12 Del Arianni

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:21 AM

Oh sweet Jesus, I love this design. I can't wait to buy one and NOT change it.

#13 Hayden

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:26 AM

I'd drive it!

#14 Sesambrot

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:31 AM

View PostAdridos, on 16 July 2012 - 08:19 AM, said:


Partly RP, of course.


That's why I was afraid to ask, didn't wanna ruin it for anyone, but since that's already been taken care of... :P

View PostAdridos, on 16 July 2012 - 08:19 AM, said:

It still doesn't have 2 PPCs, SRMs and a cool design, though. :rolleyes:

Sure doesn't, but this feed sounds like a hint, doesn't it?
hm.... maybe I'm reading too much into it...
Anyway, what I don't get is, that the Hatamoto-Chi, which is supposed to be a fusion of Thug and Charger, carries exactly the same equipment as the Charger (at least according to sarna)... So is there actually any difference between the two aside of their designs?

#15 Grugore

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 08:40 AM

I'll just stick with my Jenner. :)

#16 Adridos

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 09:14 AM

View PostSesambrot, on 16 July 2012 - 08:31 AM, said:

So is there actually any difference between the two aside of their designs?


Thug has 18 double heatsinks and Hatamoto has 18 single ones. Also, teh Thug's weapons do more damage, but we won't have dmg differences in MW:O. That means Thug is smaller, doesn't overheat and costs just over 100 000 C-Bills more.

As I said... junk. :)

#17 DocBach

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 09:24 AM

My favorite Charger variant was the one the Liaos had in the 4th Succession War scenario pack. the 1A5 if I remember right - had an AC/20, two SRM-6s and a bunch of lasers. Pretty good close up, also they added a couple tons of armor and heat sinks.

#18 BarHaid

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 10:07 AM

Charger, Cha-Cha-Cha!!!

Let's bring on the scout killers!

#19 Hayhaperkele

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 11:57 AM

Hope is the first step towards dissapointment.

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Posted 16 July 2012 - 12:04 PM

Do Want!





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