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[Chrithu]

stjobe, on 13 March 2013 - 04:19 AM, said:

Fallout 3?

No I think it looks a lot more like that junkplanet in Force Unleashed.

[Magik0012]

Ooh baby!

[Little Nemo]

C'mon Tuesday...

[xRatas]

Never before I've thought Jagermech could look good. And I was going to pass it while waiting for Highlander. I guess I have to build the dual Gauss/AC20 Jager after all.

[Sorter]

Hmm, I <3 it ... 4x chained ac5 here i come ;] anyway, anyone got some info about max speed ? Or were talking about turret defense mech like this ballistic cataphract ?

[Joe Mallad]

Thontor, on 13 March 2013 - 06:46 AM, said:

It is the same speed in stock form as the Catapult and non-4X Cataphracts, so it should have the same max speed as well.

Max engine of 315, giving it a max speed of 78.5 kph (86.4 kph with speed tweak)

if so... I'm all for it.

[Ngamok]

xengk, on 12 March 2013 - 07:38 PM, said:

So... JM6-D3 JagerMech III as Hero Mech?

Or Peter-Steiner-Davions though Sarna doesn't list which model he piloted. Probably stock.

[Blackfang]

Awww man, I'm going to regret spending all my cbills on this badboy won't have any left for my highlanders.... Map looks fantastic.

[CG Oglethorpe Kerensky]

The K-2 served us well for many many months, filling roles it's DCMS designers had never envisioned. Originally a PPC boat with lasers and machine guns it became the premiere heavy Gauss/Autocannon platform, it was relatively fast and compact and it was beloved by many.

When the Cataphract arrived the old K-2 was no longer the only game in town, a slow migration started and eventually the Phract started filling in roles that were commonly held by the K2. While not rare on the battlefield, they stopped being the dominate heavy brawler mech as columns of Cataphracts walked across the battlefields. All wasn't gone, the dual AC/20 K-2, the terror of the battlefield had emerged as a dangerous foe, slow and ungainly it could wreck smaller mechs with a single blast. But now it seems that the golden age of the K-2 is in serious danger of fading into the past, the Jagermech mount the same cannons as the Cat but fit an XL engine to overcome the fatal flaws of speed, gun tracking, and a huge cockpit.

In a few more months the Orion will arrive, sporting the holy trinity of hardpoints, energy ballistic and missile over an optimized 75-ton chassis. While the K-2 served us well, I think her time in the sun is almost up.

Edited by CG Oglethorpe Kerensky, 13 March 2013 - 07:28 AM.

[Jacmac]

Thontor, on 12 March 2013 - 06:07 PM, said:

That doesn't really work when I read "jager" (jäger) in my head as "yay-ger"...

My thought exactly, jäger means Hunter and the name for this mech should have an umlaut. The pronunciation should be just like Chuck Yeager.

[Jacmac]

Muffinator, on 13 March 2013 - 12:45 AM, said:

Hmmm... don't know if I'll try the 2xAC20 or the quad UAC5 build first!!!
The 2xAC20 is actually very plausible, you should be able to take 6t ammo and still fit 2 ML with a 275xl.

The only problem is trying to use it on a long range map. The quad UAC5 sounds fun until you find out you'll be traveling at 40KPH with about 10 shots before you're out of ammo.

[Star Colonel Mustard Kerensky]

Jacmac, on 13 March 2013 - 07:46 AM, said:

The only problem is trying to use it on a long range map. The quad UAC5 sounds fun until you find out you'll be traveling at 40KPH with about 10 shots before you're out of ammo.

While fun, the 4th UAC/5 is a bit pointless as 3 can chainfire endlesly without double firing. Also the fact that 4 isn't going to leave you enough weight for ammo to even be able to fire long enough to jam them.

[ho1mes]

OMG -- it's beautiful.

[EyeOne]

I feel like the Jagermech has sucked in very MW and MC game yet. That is all about to change.

I'm going to buy me one of those. Or two if I can.

[Chavette]

Map looks like it would fit 3 teams with spawns

[Butane9000]

I plan to buy all three variants. More then likely I'll keep the S variant with additional touches (Endo Steel, DHS, More Ammo/Armor).

Though I could very well keep the DD and have the same thing since it comes with pretty much everything I just listed. But all I'd do is downgrade the XL and probably have to downgrade the UAC5's to AC5's and the MPL to ML. Which will essentially make it like the Jagermech S variant listed above.

I am interested in the A variant shown in the photo. I expect most people to put on 2x SRM6+Artemis and 2x UAC5's Instead of the 2x LRM15 and 2x AC2's. The kicker is does it have 1 or 2 missile hard points on each arm. If it does I seriously expect to see 2x SRM4, 2xUAC5 and 2xML brawler Jagermechs.

(expletive) just got real.

[Little Nemo]

Of course i'm gonna get three! Have to have all the mechs to master.

[Gandalfrockman]

I know what I WANT it to do:
2xAC20's
2xSSRM2's
1xML
1xTag

But I am fairly certain that isn't possible, since Loading the ac20's on will kill the missile slots.

[Little Nemo]

Gandalfrockman, on 13 March 2013 - 09:46 AM, said:

I know what I WANT it to do:
2xAC20's
2xSSRM2's
1xML
1xTag

But I am fairly certain that isn't possible, since Loading the ac20's on will kill the missile slots.

With the increased HP on the AC20, I think it's going to be a hell of an option.

[Gandalfrockman]

Skinny Pete, on 13 March 2013 - 09:52 AM, said:

With the increased HP on the AC20, I think it's going to be a hell of an option.

Thats not what I mean, an AC20 takes 10 slots, each arm has just enough room for one AC20 and NOTHING else.
So if you bring dual AC20's your prolly going to be giving up your missile slots.

Its a nice way to balance the incredible hitting power of dual ac20's.