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[Cool will never die but you will]

King Crab Tactic #37, "the Slap and Tickle"... an AC/20 and a LBX-20

[Apocryph0n]

Or the "Hello. How are you?" AC40 + 3LPL build.

There, you have it IS guys, you cried long enough that I - as a clanner - am looking more forward to driving your ancient oldschool tech (like what, King Crabs are like 300 years old by our current timeline) that is barely held together by tape and some wires instead of the Man'O'War. (which is going to be fun anyways, but you can't make funny Zoidberg comments when you kill someone )

[Nightshade24]

Apocryph0n, on 09 December 2014 - 04:46 AM, said:

Or the "Hello. How are you?" AC40 + 3LPL build.

There, you have it IS guys, you cried long enough that I - as a clanner - am looking more forward to driving your ancient oldschool tech (like what, King Crabs are like 300 years old by our current timeline) that is barely held together by tape and some wires instead of the Man'O'War. (which is going to be fun anyways, but you can't make funny Zoidberg comments when you kill someone )

Ironic, Clan Ghost Bear has more functional King Crabs then the whole inner sphere (before the 3050 invasion).

[Nightshade24]

Anyway... I really hate the king crab now. Every match I do these days is under 50 damage. (which I make more in a standard engine locust running LRM's)


I am thinking off switching to an XL engine and going to run duel AC 20's,an LRM, and a couple or large lasers.

Edited by Nightshade24, 27 December 2014 - 06:39 PM.

[IraqiWalker]

Nightshade24, on 27 December 2014 - 06:24 PM, said:

Anyway... I really hate the king crab now. Every match I do these days is under 50 damage. (which I make more in a standard engine locust running LRM's)


I am thinking off switching to an XL engine and going to run duel AC 20's,an LRM, and a couple or large lasers.

My main build with the KGC is 2xGauss 2xERPPCs (with an XL 340, and almost max armor -shave 2 from cockpit, and 2 from each leg). All you need is Endosteel, and DHS.

My second build is with 4xUAC5s and 2xERLLs. I still haven't run the 2xAC20 build yet. I also want to experiment with a 6MG build in the future.

[Escef]

IraqiWalker, on 27 December 2014 - 07:55 PM, said:

My main build with the KGC is 2xGauss 2xERPPCs (with an XL 340, and almost max armor -shave 2 from cockpit, and 2 from each leg). All you need is Endosteel, and DHS.

I remember that one.

EDIT:

I was streaming at the time. We were both getting hammered from 2 or 3 angles.

Edited by Escef, 28 December 2014 - 09:54 AM.

[Nightshade24]

XL on a gauss crab is alright?

[IraqiWalker]

Nightshade24, on 28 December 2014 - 05:57 PM, said:

XL on a gauss crab is alright?

Yep. The Gauss is in the arms, and there never a time when the arms explode before your CT does, and if they do, there's usually enough internal health that it doesn't transfer damage to the STs.

Been wrecking face with it in both CW, and regular matches (although keep in mind I'm running mine with 2xGauss, and 2xERPPCs. XL 340, 7 tons of ammo, and a BAP that I might remove.)

[Flak Kannon]

Nightshade24, on 28 December 2014 - 05:57 PM, said:

XL on a gauss crab is alright?

XL engines are ok in a Crab for this one very reason...

50 matches in my Crab 000(L)

28 wins
22 losses

114 Kills
34 Deaths

K/DR = 3.35


So I am dieing 68% of all Crab drops. That's due to the XL. But kills, damage, and wins is what it really is all about.

31,008 damage through 50 matches.

That's an average of 620. So for every 400 point damage game, I follow that up with a 840 damage match in my crab.

Because I roll in an XL I die, often. But I put the major HURT on the other team before I go out.

4 Uac5's
2 ML
435 rounds of Uac5 ammo.
XL 350. So I am as agile as a crab can be essentially... they are lumbering.

I love my Crab. Because my DPS is so high with the 4x Uac5's, there is not a single mech in the game that can stare me down and win in a one verse one encounter.

I die when I get group attacked or rained on with LRMs which is the normal fate of any dying assault mech anyhow, a little more survivability because of a STD is not worth giving up the massive DPS an XL allows in a crab.

In a Atlas, I prefer Std engines, in Crabs, I'll take a XL

Edited by Flak Kannon, 29 December 2014 - 11:59 AM.

[Khaze]

I find that if you can cram enough firepower in to a Crab, the enemy isn't going to be able to target your side torsos from THE MASSIVE HAIL OF BULLETS COMING THEIR WAY. They'll just aim for centermass and hope they hit something before they die.

You put 2xAC20 on a Crab with XL? You'll be a smoldering wreck in no time. Cram 4 or 5 smaller ACs on it? Your enemy will be blind, and then they'll be dead.

[ShadowbaneX]

When they come out for c-bills I want to try something like this. Dual Gauss for long range punch, but a quartet each of MLs & SRM4s for in close damage.

Not sure if I'll run the 4* uAC/5 one with an XL or a standard engine though. Dual AC/20 will be a standard engine.

[focuspark]

IronLichRich, on 16 September 2014 - 11:25 AM, said:

I think if you run something similar to the clanbuster upgrade (2 gauss) you will be fine. But what are the thoughts on running an xl engine in a double ac20 king crab?

I run this KING CRAB KGC-000(L) and it's a lot of fun. Works great with a STD engine.