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[Skirich]

This is legged Tunguska! And a bullet barrage)
Will definitly try this one in taka-taka-taka-tactic. Good for supporting something like energy-weaponed mechs.

[Vyviel]

Seems very different...

Edited by Vyviel, 05 July 2012 - 03:33 AM.

[Adridos]

Vyviel, on 05 July 2012 - 03:32 AM, said:

Seems very different...

That's because the thing on the picture is experimental Jagemech III.

EDIT: Ok, it's not. The thing on the picture doesn't exist though so it may be some failed prototype, as there is no Jagermech with 4 ML and 2 LL.

Edited by Adridos, 05 July 2012 - 03:36 AM.

[Dantioch]

hiho all, and btw a very nice looking fellow .)

[BA Dillard]

Oh, what a beauty! I must get one of these.

Buuuuut, I want quad Ultra AC5's though.

I love the look, very Rifleman-esque!

Edited by BA Dillard, 05 July 2012 - 04:23 AM.

[Odin]

The perfect sniper!
Thank you! Guess I'll go and get me one. Guns high up, nice for the "hull down" ambushes

[Marauder3D]

The Good: Flying Debris actually got this mech, the Trashcan with arms v. 2.0, to look good and menacing.

The Bad: This mech has the same amount of armor as a 30 ton Valkyrie. Less armor than the JR7-F Jenner already in the game.

The Ugly: Certain mech designs can alpha and scoot behind cover and do some serious damage: take the Catapult K2 for example. Twin PPC's fire downrange, then you move back behind cover, so the mech is only exposed to fire from the other team for a few seconds at a time. As long as you have narc beacons or another mech providing line of sight, a C1 Catapult could do much the same thing.

However, some mech designs are like fire hoses: you need to get LoS to your target, and keep it for sustained bursts to do any damage at all. Under tabletop rules, the Jagermech is one of these mechs. To do damage to the opponent, you need to expose yourself to enemy fire for longer windows than other mechs. Doing that with tissue paper armor creates a pretty large flaw in the design.

This mech was considered "The curse of the Davions" in my BT group, because it was the price one paid to wear the "white hats" of the battletech universe for an afternoon. I wonder how this machine will be implemented to make it useful against anything other than harsh language.

[Ilureas]

A new Mech for a new Game.....
I hope the Mech Plesant my well...

Thanks for the information....

[AdamBaines]

Strum Wealh, on 04 July 2012 - 09:46 AM, said:

The emblem on the Left Leg is that of the Mercenary Company "Simonson's Cutthroats".

Not yet.

Look at your same link. Originally call McGee's. And Sarna is sketchy on when they became Simonson. In the unit time line it says as of 3040 they were still McGee, but the text references an upheaval of the unit during the 4th Succession War when Simonson takes over.

Any who, still love the Cutthroats.

3040

McGee's Cutthroats (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)^[21]

EDIT: Made changes to Sarna references.

Edited by AdamBaines, 05 July 2012 - 06:40 AM.

[Zack Delphirian]

I'm not a fan of the gameplay of this mech, I think it's not really effective...

BUT, it looks so awesome !
Nice work again from the designers, every mech they do is a real piece of original art

[Stefano McCarron]

JAJ!

My first Mechforce Mech...
Never liked it...
^^

[Doomsday]

I really hope that's not a criticism; The JagerMech, looks like a JagerMech, it's design is based on the Rifleman (although the new Rifleman design is better). People would know this if they simply picked up a TRO and read it.

[Staradder]

cool Ballistic mech

[mechsae]

Ah the much maligned Jagermech.... Lots of ammo to explode there, but it's the bane of vehicles and aero.

I do laud the team for bringing iconic and less sought after units to light in the game. Should lead to some fun times!

[Squidhead Jax]

Every BattleTech-related game I've played I've ignored the opportunity to acquire Jagermechs or sold them off at first opportunity... doubt that'll change. Bleah ballistics.

[Strum Wealh]

AdamBaines, on 05 July 2012 - 06:34 AM, said:

Not yet.

Look at your same link. Originally call McGee's. And Sarna is sketchy on when they became Simonson. In the unit time line it says as of 3040 they were still McGee, but the text references an upheaval of the unit during the 4th Succession War when Simonson takes over.

Any who, still love the Cutthroats.

3040

McGee's Cutthroats (Regiment/Regular/Reliable)^[21]

EDIT: Made changes to Sarna references.

From page 100 of Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised (viewable here as the 110th page of the e-document):

Quote

In 3028, rising Kurita anti-mercenary sentiment led to the end of the Cutthroats’ longstanding service when then-Colonel Andrew McGee was deposed by his executive officer, Matthew Simonson, in a short but brutal power struggle. Once in command, Simonson invoked the regiment’s early escape clause and withdrew with his loyal troops to Galatea for repairs, recruits and a new employer.

Additionally, Historical: War of 3039 (the cited source in the quoted Sarna reference to a McGee's Cutthroats in 3040; viewable here) refers to Simonson's Cutthroats in reference to the FedSuns' attack on planet Lima in March of 3039 on page 49.
Moreover, page 141 of Historical: War of 3039 lists both McGee's Cutthroats and Simonson's Cutthroats on the Deployment Table.
In fact, that page of the Deployment Table is the only reference to "McGee" in the whole document, while there are six separate references to "Simonson" (and a total of nine references to "Cutthroat", including one to a wholly separate unit, Clinton's Cutthroats).

So, it looks like the transition from "McGee's Cutthroats" to "Simonson's Cutthroats" occurred in (or around) 3028.

[Mr T]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

I LOVE YOU JAGERMECH

SOOO SWEEEEEET

[Cryptoknight]

Please let there ve a JagerMech variant where I can swap out two of the AC's for Large Lasers.... then I have a Rifleman.... and life is good.

[SquareSphere]

Love the art, not a fan of the mech. At 65 tons and only 3 variants for the time line

JagerMech JM6-S - crappy old 2xac5, 2xac2, 2ml
JagerMech JM6-A - missle boat config, 2x15LRM, 2xac5, 2ml
JagerMech JM6-DD - could be ok, 2xUAC5, 2xAC2, 2MPL, FF+XL engine

But yeah direct competator for the Dragon and Catapult in the weight class. AC2 is always a throw away weapon unless PGI can work some magic on it.

[Vexgrave Lars]

There's still and Urban mech in the middle.



Nice Alex!!!