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[reinhardt steiner]

The clans are pirates. Please enough with the "honor." Killing civilians from orbit is a war crime beneath any soldier. The clans have good mechs and talented mechwarriors. They also had a fascist ideology and no respect for human life. There is no honor in killing unarmed civilians, and the Smoke Jaguars get their due on Huntress.

[cabadrin]

If I had to guess on 10 more mechs aside from what has been released, my guesses would be the following:

Commando - Lyran mech, massively produced, decent scout mech for urban environments. Sounds like it would fit the urban combat model they're pushing.
Valkyrie - Similar silhouette to the popular Stinger and Wasp, it would make a good Davion light mech.
Panther - We need a Kurita mech in here!
Vindicator - A decent medium mech, should be interesting with the PPC.
Blackjack - A solid medium mech, I would guess it'll be filler for the mech roster.
Dragon - I'm not sure, but I would expect the Dragon to make it in as a signature Kurita mech and a solid heavy.
Archer - A well-known mech and a good long-range fighter, I would be surprised if it wasn't in.
Awesome - Three PPCs will make it a good heavy hitter.
Zeus - This will probably be the well-rounded assault mech.
Cyclops - At first glance, not something I would pick right away. But with Piranha focusing on information warfare, it would fit in well with a lance or company command mech, and confer lots of intel bonuses.

I think Piranha would be smart to put in well-recognized mechs that can be easily attributable to various houses. That way, you can gain special variants or bonuses to them based on what side you fight for as mercs. Of course, I would love to see some Riflemen, Phoenix Hawks, Stingers, or Marauders, but I suspect Harmony Gold would take umbrage and prevent them from going out. Maybe in their rescupt forms, but I doubt it.

[steve]

Don't forget the Spector. It was from the same time frame as the Exterminator.

[foxcoon]

Too bad the Flea was exclusive to the Wolfs Dragoons until the Cappies stole the blueprints for it.

[Paladin1]

foxcoon, on 01 November 2011 - 07:49 AM, said:

Too bad the Flea was exclusive to the Wolfs Dragoons until the Cappies stole the blueprints for it.

Actually the Flea is an ancient design based upon House Marik's Trooper. Wolf's Dragoons are not the exclusive users of the design and never were.

[Paladin1]

Amarus Cameron, on 01 November 2011 - 05:46 AM, said:

If we get playable clan factions Tukayyid will never happen, Focht lured us there pretending to fight as we did and then used traps of all sorts to end us. Though he is a good commander of soldiers he is no honorable warrior.

Honorable warrior? He offered you a legitimate battle and then schooled you vat-born punks in the ways of war. Should have known that the descendants of a traitor and coward would whine about a loss like Tukayyid. Face it, the Clans are a social evolutionary dead-end.

[wolf74]

My Homework show the follow Mech Chassie started production in: (I did 2443-3054) Edit it didn't like the List post the 1st time.
Year Weight Name
2443 100 Mackie
2471 20 Wasp
2474 70 Archer
2475 20 Flea
2476 95 Banshee
2479 20 Stinger
2486 25 Commando
2490 20 Thorn
2491 65 ThunderBolt
2492 55 Griffin
2499 70 Guillotine
2499 20 Locust
2500 60 Ostroc
2505 60 Rifleman
2507 40 Clint
2510 80 Victor
2515 70 Warhammer
2520 55 Dervish
2524 50 Chameleon
2550 35 Firestarter
2550 55 Shadow Hawk
2561 65 Catapult
2570 75 Orion
2572 50 Hunchback
2572 80 Thug
2578 75 Black Knight
2581 60 Lancelot
2585 30 Falcon
2587 55 Kintaro
2592 90 Highlander
2594 85 Stalker
2602 60 Champion
2610 80 Longbow 0W
2610 40 Whitworth
2624 75 Marauder
2630 30 Hussar
2632 30 Hermes
2650 40 Assassin
2650 30 Spider
2651 40 Sentinal
2660 25 Mongoose
2660 45 Wyvern
2665 80 Awesome
2665 80 Charger
2675 30 Urbanmech
2688 30 Stinger L.A.M.
2690 30 Wasp L.A.M.
2694 60 Ostsol
2701 75 Flashman
2710 90 Cyclops
2719 50 Crab
2735 65 Bombardier
2739 35 Panther
2741 100 King Crab
2742 20 Mercury
2745 85 Crockett
2751 100 Atlas
2751 30 Javenlin
2754 60 Dragon
2765 50 Starslayer
2777 50 Enforcer
2779 60 QuickDraw
2780 50 Trebuchet
2784 45 Blackjack
2784 65 Crusader
2784 80 Goliath
2784 35 Jenner
2784 45 Phoenix Hawk
2784 55 Scorpion
2784 55 Wolverine
2785 40 Vulcan
2786 70 Grasshopper
2787 30 Valkyrie
2787 80 Zeus
2798 40 Hermes II
2801 50 Centurion
2826 45 Vindicator
2830 85 Battlemaster
2832 50 Phoenix Hawk L.A.M.
2840 40 Cicada
2867 80 Striker
2890 65 JagerMech
2950 35 Ostscout
2990 20 Hornet
3007 65 Exterminator
3009 100 Annihilator
3009 100 IMP
3010 60 Merlin
3012 100 Marauder II
3023 45 Hatchetman
3028 35 Wolfhound
3029 45 Wolftrap
3030 70 Caesar
3030 30 Firefly
3030 55 Hoplite
3030 35 Raven
3032 70 Cataphract
3035 95 Nightstar
3038 100 Devastator
3039 80 Hatamoto-
3040 90 Mauler
3048 35 Spector
3050 65 Axman
3050 85 Shogun
3052 95 Colossus
3052 80 Cudgel
3052 45 Deadalus
3052 90 Juggernaut
3052 25 Koto
3052 35 Longshot
3052 30 Mantis
3052 65 Morpheus
3052 75 Onslaught
3052 60 Paladin
3052 25 Raptor
3052 50 Ronin
3052 70 Shootist
3052 40 Tsunami
3052 75 War Dog
3053 95 Albatross
3053 55 Bushwacker
3053 80 Grand Crusader
3053 85 Gunslinger
3053 50 Nightsky
3054 25 Nexus

Edited by wolf74, 01 November 2011 - 08:49 AM.

[Rodney28021]

Need to break the Wolf's Dragoons designs out of the lists, they were not available to non-Dragoons and Dragoons are a Non-playable canon group. Melee mechs could be included just free up melee gear weight and keep melee attacks OFF. The Comstar Star League mechs should be separated for the same reasons, until canon timeline says that mech was sold to non Comstar/ Word of Blake units. I have posted some lists of mechs using these restrictions in other threads.

Would it be nice if the devs say they will release any and all mechs.