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[ExplicitContent]

My STK-3F(c) runs 4xMRM30 and 2xERML. Its a lot of fun but there are way more effective builds for it

[Burning2nd]

CATS can do it and be nimble still

[MischiefSC]

Grus, on 30 September 2017 - 01:10 PM, said:

and now I wanna buy a IS mech... this sounds fun.

It's literally got me playing QP again. It's not the pure meta rapier precision of a gaussvomit MKIIC, it's fundamental IS at its finest. Tanky, a bit clunky, people tend to underestimate you but you get some poor ******* in your sights and puke up 240 damage, obliterating most of them, then drop a coolshots and do it to his buddy. It's like going into a kung fu movie fight with a claymore and a flamethrower.

It's the most fun I've had in QP for a long time.

[Kanil]

1.6 ghost heat from two MRM-40s is about as much as you get from firing a single Small Laser. I've never tried it but it sounds pretty manageable, no?

[InvictusLee]

BlueStrat, on 29 September 2017 - 02:10 PM, said:

MAL-MX90 can, along with 6 MGs (LMG, MG, or HMG to taste) and 2 ERMLs.

Pretty niche, but with 6xHMGs + 2 MRM40s + 2xERMLs and a near-full 'survival' skill-tree, it's a beast close-up. It's the getting close that's the trick, as the MX90 is no speed demon. Had a couple of 6-kill, 800+ damage matches and some other good matches with it, but there were far more 'focused and dead at range' ones. Still, when things fall right it's quite fun watching enemy 'mechs 'disassemble' in front of you. The sound of chain-firing those two MRM40s on HPG Manifold is a treat, almost like a pair of RAC40s or something.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME SOMETHING OTHER THAN PURE DAKKA FOR MY MAULER LOL.

I've been wondering what to do with it since new tech lol.

[MischiefSC]

Kanil, on 30 September 2017 - 05:37 PM, said:

1.6 ghost heat from two MRM-40s is about as much as you get from firing a single Small Laser. I've never tried it but it sounds pretty manageable, no?

They're pretty hot already. Also big.

The spread on this is painful too.

You're better off doing 2x30 and bringing some lasers or MGs.

[Wildstreak]

Kanil, on 30 September 2017 - 05:37 PM, said:

1.6 ghost heat from two MRM-40s is about as much as you get from firing a single Small Laser. I've never tried it but it sounds pretty manageable, no?

You are missing 2 things.
- Spread, check in game stats where it is listed, 40s have a wider spread than others.
- Ammo. You get 300 missiles per ton of MRM ammo, that is:
30 shots for a 10
15 for a 20
10 for a 30
7.5 for a 40.
With 2 30s, I usually run 4 tons ammo that's 20 shots and find it plenty. To get the same shot number with 40s, you need 6 tons ammo for 22.5 shots.
Needing more ammo means more spots an enemy can shoot you in to make you go boom.

[oldradagast]

IMHO, the real point of an MRM40 is for mechs with single big missile launcher spot that could effectively run an MRM. If you only have 1 hardpoint, you may as well make it as deadly as possible. But dual MRM40's is at least amusing, too, even though dual 30's is generally more efficient.

[dwwolf]

MRM30 beats the MRM40 IMHO. Better use of ammo.
Better spread; better RoF.

I've been playing with a dual MRM-30 Wolverine 7K. 650m range is really good on em.

[Mechrophilia]

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MAL-MX90 can, along with 6 MGs (LMG, MG, or HMG to taste) and 2 ERMLs.

Pretty niche, but with 6xHMGs + 2 MRM40s + 2xERMLs and a near-full 'survival' skill-tree, it's a beast close-up. It's the getting close that's the trick, as the MX90 is no speed demon. Had a couple of 6-kill, 800+ damage matches and some other good matches with it, but there were far more 'focused and dead at range' ones. Still, when things fall right it's quite fun watching enemy 'mechs 'disassemble' in front of you. The sound of chain-firing those two MRM40s on HPG Manifold is a treat, almost like a pair of RAC40s or something.

BlueStrat. I've been playing around with this build of yours and it is indeed quite fun. thanks posting it.

[VBGuru]

oldradagast, on 01 October 2017 - 06:55 AM, said:

IMHO, the real point of an MRM40 is for mechs with single big missile launcher spot that could effectively run an MRM. If you only have 1 hardpoint, you may as well make it as deadly as possible. But dual MRM40's is at least amusing, too, even though dual 30's is generally more efficient.

The new Wolverine Quarantine mech is a good example. Throw a MRM40 in the torso with back up lasers and it's actually quite effective. Tear down the armor with the MRM40 and then exploit with the lasers.

[Gakuseinozen]

DrSaphron, on 29 September 2017 - 06:46 PM, said:

NEVER run MRMs over 20! This comes down to the fact that there isn't a single mech out there packing more than 20 missile tubes which results in the MRMs taking far longer to fire than would be prudent. If given the choice I would rather run 4 MRM20 over 2 MRM40 for this very reason.

I run an MRM40 on my ASN-27... it has a tube count of... 6 Takes the same amount of time to get all the missiles out as my Stalker which runs dual MRM40s from 20-count tubes.

[LordNothing]

GRF-2N

i like this more than the iv4.

you have some options, xl for speed. you can downgrade to dual 30s and get stealth armor. you can get more ammo if you use shs (but you will probably be so hot as to be ineffective) or drop the ecm (or put the tonnage into the engine). drop to 3t ammo, put in lff and upgrade the engine a bit.

Edited by LordNothing, 17 April 2020 - 08:01 AM.

[LordNothing]

MischiefSC, on 30 September 2017 - 06:59 PM, said:

They're pretty hot already. Also big.

The spread on this is painful too.

You're better off doing 2x30 and bringing some lasers or MGs.

i like to put some energy weapons or even machine guns (king crab) on mrm builds to get the killing blow. i find large tube count mrm boats are great at sandblasting away armor, but are terrible for getting the kill shot.

[Ignatius Audene]

With mrm 80 u can even kill a 2017 thread

[JediPanther]

Catapults work good. Cat-BB and C4 have big tubes to use and both can let you do mrm 10s x4 on chain fire or a huge alpha. Skill out fire power and mech ops to max your heat and cooling then use a few points on survival for most the armor nodes. XL and JJ's make them very agile.

[LordNothing]

Ignatius Audene, on 17 April 2020 - 08:49 AM, said:

With mrm 80 u can even kill a 2017 thread

god damn it not again.

VBGuru, on 17 April 2020 - 06:34 AM, said:

The new Wolverine Quarantine mech is a good example. Throw a MRM40 in the torso with back up lasers and it's actually quite effective. Tear down the armor with the MRM40 and then exploit with the lasers.

if you have to look on the second (third? whatever) page of a forum to find something to comment on, you have no life and are doing it wrong.

Edited by LordNothing, 17 April 2020 - 09:15 AM.

[Gilgamecc]

Stf Sgt Marblez, on 29 September 2017 - 01:44 PM, said:

Is there a heavy mech in the IS roster that can pull this off? I was thinking maybe quickdraws, but the whole 65 ton thing has me a bit skeptical...

If there isnt a heavy mech in there that can pull that off, would it be worthwhile to test on a mauler?

Just curious, and thanks for reading.

o7

Quickdraw is 60 tons and yes it's a good one.

For other MRM80 heavies, go with the MAD-9M or maybe Tempest, along with the RGH-1B. The Roughneck does it better than the WHM-7D because the missile boxes are smaller, but they both have awesome shouldertop mounts for them.

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie]

[Gilgamecc]

I also like an MRM40 Huginn (742m range!) or an MRM30 stealth RVN-3L, but I don't play them much