Deathlike, on 19 August 2014 - 11:27 AM, said:
You can't put an AC20 on the Vindicator. Part of it (1X) competes with the BJ-1 (the BJ-1 is still solid despite all the changes). The other part (1R) competes with the BJ-3.
In essence, it doesn't really seem competitive in that sense.
The 1AA is the speed demon. While it's not hardpoint filled like the BJ-1X, you can use the speed for your own benefit. I've run the Wolverine-6K before... you can actually make something out of this... plus you have JJs to go with it. It depends how big the arms are however (anything resembling the Centurion or Trebuchet is bad for business).
I haven't checked the engine limits. I suppose that gives it some merits.
But an AC/10 is basically a 2 shot AC/20 with its firing rate. In 2.5 seconds you've done 20 damage. In 0.5 seconds slower than an AC/20 fires again, you can start the sequence anew.
Combine with a PPC. You have your own AC/20. Ultimately it'd run just as hot, too.