In building the 6R I started with a 300XL,engine which has the best speed for the weight ratio.: Since I also have the shadow hawk and the griffin, I have multiple XL engines I can swap around.
280XL is 14 tons, speed of 91
300 15.5 97
320 18.5 103
350 22 113
As I move up the speed for each 6 Kph increase, the engine weight goes up 1.5 tons, then 3 tons, so there is a sweet spot right at 300.
I also wanted to take advantage of the unique 2B slots in the arm which carry either 2 x AC2, or an AC10 or LBX for 12 tons plus ammo of either 3 or 4 tons depending on which I pick so that's 15 tons so far..
This leaves just enough space for the 3M slots of which the lightest load would be 3 x SSRM2 and a BAP plus at least 1 ammo. so that's 7 tons.
After the load out, there's only a tiny bit of wiggle room 2.5tons left for JJets and AMS.
Sure I could drop the ballistics weight, but why carry anything less than an LBX? The ultraAC5 is a bit too unreliable by itself and the AC5 doesn't seem to have the shock and awe of the 2 x AC2s (if you include the range bonus). Even if I do drop the ballistics, that means I want to max out the missiles, but there are so many other mediums that can carry 3 SRM6s (9 or 12 tons/artemis)
So I'm stuck with 300XL, 2 x AC2 and 3 x SSRM2 and I can't seem to find anyway to optimize it any better for the weight.
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Edited by HurricaneZ, 11 April 2014 - 07:03 PM.