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[ASC]

Gotta say, i'm really loving that new design

Its impressive specs are icing on the cake.

[Malikai Constant]

I think they have done a great job on this one, should be a popular choice.

[Redshift2k5]

Did not expect the Cataphract. Seems kind of like a middleground between a solid armoured medium (Hunchback) and the Assaults.

Bit slow for my tastes but we already have a fast striking Heavy, and this is certainly a very different type of Heavy mech than either the Dragon or Catapult. The Cataphract seems also generic and undefined in contrast, but it certainly rounds out the selection.

Jump-jet mech with 11 tons of armor and can mount a ballistic weapon to the right arm? Hello right arm gauss rifle!

Is there a standard callsign for the Cataphract that doesn't overlap with saying 'catapult'? c-phract?

Edited by Redshift2k5, 23 May 2012 - 09:26 AM.

[PANZERBUNNY]

Is that a PPC or a Gauss Rifle on the right torso?

[Stormeris]

Although i was hoping for THE BLACK KNIGHT, mostly cause i could shout "JUST A FLESH WOUND" everytime someone blows my arms off
But this mech is powerful and now looks good but it isnt the black knight

[Joe3142]

I think I found my new ride

[Evinthal]

Oooooooooooooo...snazy.

Don't think I have ever really liked the Cataphract, but I'm going to start looking into it now.

[neodym]

PANZERBUNNY, on 23 May 2012 - 09:25 AM, said:

Is that a PPC or a Gauss Rifle on the right torso?

I believe thats LBX 10

[Antonius Prime]

I have been playing the Cataphract in the Mektek MW4: Mercs. I mean the build that is meant to simulate the Cataphract. I have liked it a lot and am very pleasantly surprised at its inclusion. I guess I have another mech to pilot besides the Cicada now.

[Major Tom]

I don't think that variant (the one in the one with UAC5 LBX10 4 Md) is not available until 3051. Does anyone else have contradictory information, other than the obvious front page news.

[Blyndside]

Very nice. I was never a Cataphract fan in the old TT days, but the art work on this as well as the other ten mechs is just incredible. Keep up the awesome work. (no pun intended)

[ilkhan]

I was unsure whether it would be this or the Orion but this looks way better than any rendition I have seen of either. This will definitely be the first heavy mech I buy (if I can afford it)

Now this is here I am pretty sure the Orion won't be for a while.

Did we say 3 mechs of each class before launch? so the only one missing is the final assault class next month for which I am going to guess Cyclops.

[Hanged Man]

I like this a lot. The reimagined Cataphract looks GREAT, and its actual loadout is interesting to me. I could see myself getting serious mileage out of a maneuverable heavy.

[Sporkosophy]

Redshift2k5, on 23 May 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:

Did not expect the Cataphract. Seems kind of like a middleground between a solid armoured medium (Hunchback) and the Assaults.

Bit slow for my tastes but we already have a fast striking Heavy, and this is certainly a very different type of Heavy mech than either the Dragon or Catapult. The Cataphract seems also generic and undefined in contrast, but it certainly rounds out the selection.

Jump-jet mech with 11 tons of armor and can mount a ballistic weapon to the right arm? Hello right arm gauss rifle!

Is there a standard callsign for the Cataphract that doesn't overlap with saying 'catapult'? c-phract?

Phract seems to work.

[Atlas3060]

I liked the old Cataphract, but I do love this one too.
Especially the anti-Dragoons paint on the arm! I sorta figured it would be Waco's people and the leg confirmed that.

[Kittygrinder]

neodym, on 23 May 2012 - 09:26 AM, said:

I believe thats LBX 10

There is a Varient with a Gauss though...

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CTF-4L - A Capellan upgrade of the Cataphract, the 4L is built using a standard fusion engine and utilizes thirteen and a half tons of Stealth Armor for protection. The 'Mech is armed with a Gauss Rifle and an ER PPC as its primary weapons, giving it a powerful long-range punch. For close range defense, the 'Mech carries two ER Medium Lasers. Because the 'Mech has [/color]Stealth Armor[color=#000000], it carries a Guardian ECM Suite. BV (1.0) = 1,634, BV (2.0) = 2,037

^{Pure sex.}

Edited by Kittygrinder, 23 May 2012 - 09:30 AM.

[NeoDac]

hmm took me a second to think thi one through this would be a very new mech by cannon i think earliest known use in the war of 3039 along with the raven love the artwork should be interesting to fight with too

[J MON]

Joygasm !

[Adridos]

PANZERBUNNY, on 23 May 2012 - 09:25 AM, said:

Is that a PPC or a Gauss Rifle on the right torso?

PPC. It's our X1 variant with 4 MLs, PPC and AC/10.

[Kanatta Jing]

PANZERBUNNY, on 23 May 2012 - 09:25 AM, said:

Is that a PPC or a Gauss Rifle on the right torso?

The LBX AC-10 is in the chest. The Ultra AC-5 is in the arm.

It also has two Medium Lasers on the arms and two more Medium Lasers in the torso. The Atlas spread.