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I took the Awsome - Pretty Baby as test subject. It can carry the highest rated Engine, the 400
Took it to Frozen City Testing Grounds, to the G6 Bridge, it's a straight Bridge with an easy to determine start line and end line to measure the distance to.
It also has a base +25% ACC + DEC Quirk applied.
Round 1 no mobility
Subject A STD 250, 80t maxed Loadout, Top speed 50.6 - braking distance 26m
Subject B STD 400, 80t maxed Loadout, Set speed 51.7 - braking distance 16m
Subject C STD 400, 80t maxed Loadout, Top speed 81 - braking distance 50m
Round 2 max mobility
Subject A STD 250, 80t maxed Loadout, Top speed 54.4 - braking distance 20m
Subject B STD 400, 80t maxed Loadout, Set speed 55.1 - braking distance 10m
Subject C STD 400, 80t maxed Loadout, Top speed 87.1 - braking distance 48m
Control Group
Subject A Std 250, 23t stripped, 1SL, Top speed 54.4 - braking distance 20m
Subject B STD 400, 80t maxed Loadout, Set speed 78.9 - braking distance 37m
Conclusion
When comparing Speed to Braking Distance the effect wanted is not achieved
If I run a larger Engine at the same speed than a smaller engines max speed, shouldn't the braking distance be the same, as the tonnage does not change it still has the same forward force applied? However, a larger Engine set at a similar speed will result in a much shorter braking distance. The Deceleration rate is the same, for the Awsome 17.18 kph/s.
So how is it that
"The following ‘Mech Mobility Attributes are no longer directly determined by your Engine:
• Acceleration
• Deceleration"
are still directly applied? shouldn't a Mech traveling at 50kph with a set deceleration rate of 17.18 kph/s should take about 3seconds to fully decelerate, and hence travel the same distance. Yet the larger Engine cuts the distance significantly
Edited by Danjo San, 03 March 2017 - 03:30 AM.
