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[CocoaJin]

Is that Nordic paint job on the special KC variant...and if so, is it a permanent/fixed paint job. Though is looks like a cool tattoo for UAV observers, it's a bit lacking for my tastes...I'd prefer the Kurita paint scheme we are getting gifted instead.

[Brody319]

CocoaJin, on 08 December 2014 - 06:26 PM, said:

Is that Nordic paint job on the special KC variant...and if so, is it a permanent/fixed paint job. Though is looks like a cool tattoo for UAV observers, it's a bit lacking for my tastes...I'd prefer the Kurita paint scheme we are getting gifted instead.

IS doesn't get their camo stuff till later.

[SweetJackal]

DarkonFullPower, on 08 December 2014 - 06:15 PM, said:

Question.

The King Crab has no lower arm or hand actuator. If it did, it couldn't use AC-20 in it's arms.

But it has an moving claw function on it's gun arms.

With no hand actuator.

...How?

EDIT: Nvm, it's an actual Lore thing.

"To protect the autocannons in combat engineers designed the King Crab with simple hand actuators."

Lower Arm Actuators on mechs are elbow joints that allow for lateral movement of the arms, which give them a larger field of fire in BT.

Hand Actuators are reenforced fine manipulators that enable the mech to function as part of a support and supply crew when out of the field and out of combat (allowed them to function as heavy lifters) and in combat interacted with the way CQC worked.

In BT there have been mechs that have had covers for arm mounted weapons but didn't have Hand Actuators. Though they did have protective covers for their weapons they did not improve the mech's hand to hand ability nor did they enable the mech to take part in tasks requiring fine manipulation.

So yes, as you have pointed out Hand Actuators are actually OP. The reasons why the Clans remove them from combat units is that they disdain hgand to hand fighting in mechs as well as believe that warriors are above the support and supply crews so it would be sullying their hands (IIRC)

Edited by SuckyJack, 08 December 2014 - 06:35 PM.

[CocoaJin]

Brody319, on 08 December 2014 - 06:32 PM, said:

IS doesn't get their camo stuff till later.

Could I at least repaint it using current paints?

[Brody319]

CocoaJin, on 08 December 2014 - 06:57 PM, said:

Could I at least repaint it using current paints?

you can recolor it yes, but you can't change the pattern.

[desan476]

Sigilum Sanctum, on 06 December 2014 - 08:06 PM, said:

Never before have I been so excited for a goddamn robot.

I can't breathe. Someone slap me.

NINJA *****-SLAPPED... NEVER SEEN IT COMING

[MechWarrior5152251]

Holy crap, it has high energy harpoints. That makes it worth more than just an AC40.