Wildstreak, on 08 June 2017 - 03:42 PM, said:
The 50 tonner Challenge.
Take 2 Centurions (either) and 2 Trebuchets, try to beat 4 Hunchbacks (2 4G and 2 4P).
Hunchbacks have better short range & melee plus 4P does not seem to make enough heat when firing all Lasers.
Your team has better long range, maneuvering and 4LRM15s can knockdown a Mech.
Both sides have the same cost.
After battle, give thoughts on how balanced 50 tonners are.
Example:
Okay so I ran that challenge twice, first time I lost. And I lost because I got greey and split my fire.
Second time around I just focused down one mech at a time.
1st round of contact:
1 HBK-4P Red Team had no shots on my team, due to position behind cover of Trebs, while my Centurions had Balwark skill and were in a tree line for cover as well as entrenched. I returned fire with both Trebs using indrect with LRM/15's, this caused the first HBK-4P to fall on it's back, Red Team moved forward with all other units this turn. I used both Centurions to core out the CT with called shots CT from AC/10's and Mlas.
Round 2 Forces:
Red Team;
2x HBK-4G
1x HBK-4P
Blue Team;
2 x Trebs
2 x CN9-A
Round two was a little more dicey, as the river became site of a 3v2 fight, again both Trebs knocked down a HBK-4P, centurions finished it off. One CN9 lost it's LT from focused fire of two 4G's.
Round 3:
Red Team:
2 x HBK-4G
Blue Team:
2x Trebs
2x CN9-A
This round was a 2v2 as I gave my Trebs a round to cool off, I positioned one HBK-4G between my two Centurions, keeping the damaged one in entrenched to reduced incoming damage, while my second CN9-A positioned itself behind and critted out the AC/20. Entrenched CN9-A was knocked down after losing the left leg.
Round 4:
Red Team:
2 x HBK-4G
Blue Team:
2x Trebs
2x CN9-A
I lost my damaged CN9-A this round due to a lucky crit from an AC/20 to the head, how ever both Trebs fired this turn knocking down one of the HBK's, I returned the head hit with an AC/10, killing the pilot on the HBK that still had the AC/20.
Round 5:
Red Team:
1 x HBK-4G
Blue Team:
2x Trebs
1x CN9-A
This round was a forgone conclusion, the HBK moved to engage my Centruion with melee, exposing it's back to both Trebs, both Trebs had moved ontop of the ridge, both alpha striked the back of the HBK coring it out from behind.
IMHO, this match was decided by position and team work, something that the AI didn't really apply, had it focused down my mechs, I would've been in bad shape and lost the match.