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[TheFreeman]

Look at the Razer Artemis announcement video:
http://mwomercs.com/...deo/NMqO_k5B2LE
Now stop at 0:13 and look at the Hunchback picture. The AutoCannon was switched to some rocket launchers!
And that should not be possible because AutoCannons are "ballistic", and rockets are "projectile". So a new variant? There is a Hunchback HBK-5H, but the Small Laser should be removed. What do you think?

[Evgeny Bear]

It may be the so called "Swayback" version already confirmed as variant of the standart Hunchback

[Faenwulf]

Yep, could be 6 Medium Lasers.
Seems more likely than another Hunchback Variant when they still need to include 6 or 7 Mechs in their Standard Form into the game.

[Badgerpants]

I 'm prety sure that's the "Swayback" those look like medium laser lenses, not Missile ports!

[TheFreeman]

OK, these may be lasers. Sorry for that. But still, by "new" I mean it's never been shown by the MW:O developers before. So it is new.

[Evgeny Bear]

Yeah it was confirmed as variant released with headstart, but never was a single screen shown with it

[Redshift2k5]

That's the all-lasers Hunchback. I would not be surprised to see some of the missile variants of the Hunchback at launch, though; Just needs a few cosmetic changes

[DerMaulwurf]

Hunchback with missiles is nothing new: HBK-4J (LRM) and HBK-4SP (SRM) are canon variants.

[Toothman]

Good eyes !

[Vashts1985]

i thought the swayback had 8 med lasers packed in there.

does look like a SRM-6

[Daemoro]

Toothman, on 07 June 2012 - 03:32 AM, said:

Good eyes !

+1

It pleases me when people pay attention to detail like this

[Adridos]

TheFreeman, on 07 June 2012 - 01:22 AM, said:

OK, these may be lasers. Sorry for that. But still, by "new" I mean it's never been shown by the MW:O developers before. So it is new.

No, it isn't.

When they made the first trailer, they let us quess what it is. When we got it right, they confirmed it.

[LordDeathStrike]

TheFreeman, on 07 June 2012 - 01:10 AM, said:

Look at the Razer Artemis announcement video:
http://mwomercs.com/...deo/NMqO_k5B2LE
Now stop at 0:13 and look at the Hunchback picture. The AutoCannon was switched to some rocket launchers!
And that should not be possible because AutoCannons are "ballistic", and rockets are "projectile". So a new variant? There is a Hunchback HBK-5H, but the Small Laser should be removed. What do you think?

those are clearly 6 med laser lenses in the swayback shoulder pod.

Vashts1985, on 07 June 2012 - 03:41 AM, said:

i thought the swayback had 8 med lasers packed in there.

does look like a SRM-6

srms are lined up level in pairs. thats the swayback, it has 8 med lasers, 6 in the pod, 1 on each arm.

[Vashts1985]

LordDeathStrike, on 07 June 2012 - 03:56 AM, said:

srms are lined up level in pairs. thats the swayback, it has 8 med lasers, 6 in the pod, 1 on each arm.

should have just said the last part. that actually made sense.

[Rogen]

On Mech lab video, you can see that they allready have HBK-4P version, and what is the Laser version, 6ML in pod, one ML each in both arms, small laserin head, so this should really be the swayback.

[UnLimiTeD]

Now, the real question is, can I refit it for 2 PPCs?

[TheFreeman]

OK people, these ARE lasers! I get it! They just looked like missile launchers in one second of the video, because of the blue light. But I see that they are lasers and I admit it; no need to point that out again.