Graystone1, on 02 April 2014 - 01:39 PM, said:
Many of these builds don't have CASE. I don't know the conditions that cause ammo to explode internally but the idea worries me. Like putting lots of AC20 ammo in the legs but with no case SOUNDS like a recipie for disaster. Am I wrong?
You are correct, builds without C.A.S.E. are asking for trouble... if something manages to breach the armor
and get a critical hit
specifically on the ammo
before the ammo is spent. By putting ammo in less-hit locations and surrounding it with other stuff to soak possible critical hits (like jump jets or heatsinks), twisting to spread damage to still-armored locations, not having tons of spare ammo (depends on playstyle), and finally,
firing your weapons, you can alleviate a lot of the risk.
If a build is set up for going in hot, C.A.S.E. may well save you from blowing up early, which is why I think it makes sense on the AC20+4xML Cataphract. I would not worry about it in a medium- to long-range build, designed to jump and fire while constantly keeping distance, e.g.
2xPPC+AC5+2xML.
Edited by Modo44, 03 April 2014 - 04:15 AM.