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[Jim Stark]

TheStrider, on 09 April 2013 - 12:55 PM, said:

I may not be following correctly but could someone answer me bluntly?

I have a Cataphrat 2x with a Gauss Rifle in the right torso, and an XL engine. Will case do anything at all for me, or am I wasting 1/2 a ton?

You are wasting 1/2 ton. It does not protect the right torso itself, it only prevent spread to center torso. Thing is your XL engine is in that right torso too so might as well look at your gauss rifle as a bomb strapped to your engine.

With a std engine, it would worth it since standard engines are entirely located in center torso.

As a rule of thumb, guauss rifles and XL engines don't mix well.

[Nulnoil]

http://mwowiki.org/wiki/CASE

[Skylarr]

Since there is no REPAIR the using CASE in a Mech with an Inner Sphere XL engine is a waste of tonnage. Case does not prevent the Side Torso getting destroyed. It only prevents dame from an Ammo/Gauss Explosion from reaching the Center Torso. Thus destroying the Mech. CASE II actually is placed over the Ammo Bin, or Gauss Rifle, itself.

If they bring REPAIR back, and they only make you repair 3 engine crits, then it will be worth while to have CASE in a Mech with an Inner Sphere XL Engine.

Clan XL Engnes only take up 2 Crit Slots in each Side Torso. So the loss of a single Side Torso does not Shut Down a Mech. Also, Clan CASE can be placed in the Limbs, has no weight and takes up no Crit Slots in a Mech.

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CASE, short for Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment, was created by the Terran Hegemony in 2476 as a system designed to reduce the hazards of carrying volatile or explosive equipment, usually ammunition. CASE is essentially a specialized container structure for housing the equipment, and redirects explosive force in the event that the equipment explodes. While this makes it invaluable for preventing excessive internal damage, CASE does not actually stop the explosion, it merely contains and redirects the explosive force, so after an explosion units likely will be crippled or nonfunctional, though not destroyed outright.

Inner Sphere CASE weighs half-a-ton per piece, while Clan CASE does not require any additional tonnage. Both the Inner Sphere and Clan CASE cost 50,000 C-Bills. CASE mounted on an Inner Sphere 'Mech can only be placed in a torso section, and only protects that torso section. Any other ground, sea, or air vehicle mounting CASE only requires one, which protects the entire vehicle.