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[White Bear 84]

The Warhammer is just a beast of a mech. I used to favor the Blackjack, but since it got hit by the nerf bat several times (coinciding almost nicely with the release of the Warhammer), I quickly found the Warhammer to be my new mistress.

Each of these variants has a KDR over 3.25, generally dishing out at least ~600dmg a round from general tanking to component destruction. I have started sharing buildcraft on my Twitter Feed for anyone interested in following.

First up, the Black Widow! Personally my favorite of the three, "Cynthia" (See if you can guess the Austin Powers reference..) runs two AC/10's with 4 medium pulse lasers.

Second up is the WHM-6R, "Shotgun". Initially run as a test build, the effectiveness of the build surprised me quite a bit. First round doing 5 kills, 5 assists and ~600 damage. Runs two LBX/10, 4MPL and 2Med.

Thirdly is the WHM-6D. This build came out of nowhere tbh and was inspired by the SPL whale build. Known as the "Punch & Judy" it comes with 2 PPC, 2ML and 5 SPL! Yup, 5SPL. The PPC's provide firepower at range, allowing you to close in, then use the accuracy of the SPL to finish off mechs in the brawl.

Enjoy.

WB

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1046 3-2 In a match where I ended up tanking against several assaults...




3-7 1022 Even in the clutches of death, the Black Widow does not go down without a fight..



WHM-6D in action, just to show it works

[Desertshark]

I also enjoy a Shotgun Build on the BW. The AC/10 are more accurate at range and more effective in genera but its just soooo much more fun to punch with two LBX10 .

[Mad Dog Morgan]

WHM-6D - Feldspar

So far one of my more durable WH builds out there.

[Steel Raven]

Vaskadar, on 12 April 2016 - 09:54 AM, said:

WHM-6D - Feldspar

So far one of my more durable WH builds out there.

Have the same build, wrecking machine \m/

[PaladinRyan]

Why is it so hard to make PPCs work on the Warhammer? It just feels... wrong not to use them in the arms.

[Richard Hazen]

PaladinRyan, on 14 April 2016 - 10:31 AM, said:

Why is it so hard to make PPCs work on the Warhammer? It just feels... wrong not to use them in the arms.

Yeah I've been trying to use them as much as possible. I took the R and dropped the missiles on it and gave it erppcs, 4 mediums 2 machines with half a ton of ammo and as many heat sinks as I could fit on it with a standard 300 engine and I can have good games with them ranging from 400 to 500 damage.

Edited by Will Hawker, 15 April 2016 - 03:44 PM.

[ValkerieFire]

3 LPL and 4 medium lasers on the 6D is a solid build. Traditional medium range laser vomit. With -10% heat gen and +10 range and structure quirks it is a very solid mech. The BlackKnight is better but I don't have those.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...193cb24ecb914a6

Edited by ValkerieFire, 24 May 2016 - 08:56 AM.

[Steel Raven]

Tried 4 PPCs on the 6R, had a good run. Every bit as fun as the 4X PPC Mad 3R

[LordKnightFandragon]

THe Warhammer has terrible vision, and it's console seriously looks like an infant's little round bouncy seat thing with all the toys arranged in a circle around them.....doesnt look like a battlemech cockpit really.

Either way, its nice to see PGI at least captured the essence of the Warhammer as best they could.

My build on it, though ive not taken it anywhere but Battlegrounds is: 2x ERPPC, 4x ML, 1 ASRM6, max armor, a bunch more DHS, Endo.

Warhammer seems to have pretty decent hit boxes, it lasts pretty well under fire in the battlegrounds.

[Exard3k]

PPCs are great on a 6R, even better since last months patch.

My 6R runs with 2x PPC, 4x Medium, 2xAC2, 17 Double Heat Sinks. Proven over hundreds of matches...fun and effective

WHM-6R

Edit: And you do 100 more damage each match with Kurita Pattern Camo.

Edited by Exard3k, 28 May 2016 - 09:19 AM.

[RoToR]

Tried PPC's many times, but they seem to suffer the same No Damage Bug as in old MW4. At the end, twin AC10's seem more reliable.

[MoeX]

I like the chassis. This one is my favorite Warhammer by far:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...e066ac5ea49a96a

WHM-6D: Disco Inferno aka MC Hammer
4 SPL/ 3 MPL/ 2 LPL/ 330XL / Endo / DHS

Corner Peaking? check
Nice alpha? check
Brawling capabilities? check
Fast? check
Max Armor? check

On top of that the satisfying feeling of having used all Weapon Hardpoints and slots. There's still tonnage left, one could also add AMS + 1 ton of ammo, but i prefer having another DHS instead. If you use your lazors situational, heat is very manageable.

[Hit the Deck]

I'm currently enjoying my WHM-6R with 2AC/20+4ML.

It's like two HBK-4G put together.

[Requiemking]

This is the build I've been working towards. He sends his heart out to you.

Tyr

Edited by Requiemking, 18 June 2016 - 06:57 PM.

[Colonel Clunge]

Exard3k, on 28 May 2016 - 09:06 AM, said:

PPCs are great on a 6R, even better since last months patch.

My 6R runs with 2x PPC, 4x Medium, 2xAC2, 17 Double Heat Sinks. Proven over hundreds of matches...fun and effective

WHM-6R

Edit: And you do 100 more damage each match with Kurita Pattern Camo.

Funnily enough I run almost exactly the same loadout but I have somehow managed to squeeze 2 AC5s in there! Works a charm - AC5 and PPCs synch really well at range and then I switch to AC5 and 4 MLs close up. Weirdly the 4 MLs seem to deliver the coup de grace more than the PPCs and ACs.

[Mike Oakenwall - the khadoran]

apostateCourier, on 20 January 2016 - 03:30 AM, said:

I cracked these out in a post-surgery haze, so I have no idea if they have any merit whatsoever. Feel free to take a look and see though.

All of these run XL 300s and DHS.

WHM-BW
4x AC/2, 2x ML, 2x MPL. This is a goofy machine but I think it'll be fun.

WHM-6D
2x PPC, 5x MPL. Don't fire both sets of weapons at once, but if they're sitting in both range brackets you can get away with doing so occasionally. 20 DHS sees to that.

WHM-6R
2x AC/10, 6xML. Again, don't fire both weapon sets at once, but you can in a pinch. AC/10s don't kill your heat curve the way PPCs do.

WHM-7S
2x PPC, 4x ML, 3x SRM/6. It's basically a menturion with PPCs for long range poking. Again, don't be firing the PPCs alongside the mediums and the missiles. For this machine it's absolutely critical that you do not fire the PPCs with your other weapons.

Have you even played these builds? that 7s build for example is unplayable because of heat.I am running 3srm 6 and 6 mlasers with many more heatsinks and its stil hot.

Edited by deanon, 01 September 2016 - 12:14 AM.

[TheWarhammer]

The WHM-BW is a sentimental favorite of mine. As such, I try and keep it updated with the latest tech and weapons. With the latest updates, what are people liking for it?
I've swapped out to the highest Light engine to get mobility and speed, that means the tonnage left over for weapons is lighter than I'd like.
What are people liking now? Thanks in advance.

[GomiNoSempai]

I'm considering two builds using the new tech.

The first follows the design of the WHM-6R with 2 ER PPCS and light MGs, while the second iuses RAC5with lasers WHM-6R, but I only have one WHM-6R frame to work with at the moment.

Thoughts?

[ginger]

GomiNoSempai, on 27 July 2017 - 04:54 PM, said:

I'm considering two builds using the new tech.

The first follows the design of the WHM-6R with 2 ER PPCS and light MGs, while the second iuses RAC5with lasers WHM-6R, but I only have one WHM-6R frame to work with at the moment.

Thoughts?

If you insist on a lore based build this a little more efficient of a setup than the version you posted. Honestly though if you are going to use ERPPC's you'll be able to peak/poke better with them in the torsos. 2 tons of LMG ammo for 2 guns is way too much, a little ammo and DHS reorganizing and you can easily get a LFE 325 and fit 3 DHS into it.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...77adb98a77a903d

No comment on the RAC5 setup. I'm not impressed with those weapons.

Edited by ginger, 28 July 2017 - 07:30 PM.

[Gaius Cavadus]

I personally keep it classy and just run an updated/upgraded 6R: WHM-6R

Edited by Gaius Cavadus, 14 August 2017 - 11:41 PM.