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[Gen Lee]

Howdy y'all. I was just browsing the Manliest Mech thread when I got to thinking about tanky vehicles, and instantly the A-10 Warthog came to mind. What mechs would y'all consider the A-10 Warthogs of the Battletech universe, taking into account speed, armament, armor, and overall reliability? Take into consideration the A-10's roles, toughness, speed, armament, the whole works. Which mech or mechs would y'all say describes the A-10? Which weapons? I don't know a ton about Battletech, since I've only played Mechwarrior games in the past and never delved into all the history and lore, I just wanted to hear what y'all thought....and I've been watching lots of videos of my favorite aircraft ever going BRRRRRRRRRRT, lol.

[Xaat Xuun]

first thing that came to mind was the LineBacker

[Jackal Noble]

In game? Bushwacker with dual RAC5s.

Other than that, the Warthog lol.
http://www.sarna.net...Warthog_(MekTek)


Also, the A-10 isn't known for it's speed. at all.

Edited by Jackal Noble, 04 August 2018 - 04:20 PM.

[JediPanther]

K2 with full mobility and survival skills works pretty well. Dual ac10s or 20s for that hard punch. Rac2 or 5 with ac 20 is also fun.

[Daurock]

Well, the A10 is built around a gun, slow, reliable, and well armored. For me, the mech that best fits those criteria would be an HBK-4G.

[Nightbird]

bushwacker with 3 rac2s

[The Basilisk]

Gen Lee, on 04 August 2018 - 04:14 PM, said:

Howdy y'all. I was just browsing the Manliest Mech thread when I got to thinking about tanky vehicles, and instantly the A-10 Warthog came to mind. What mechs would y'all consider the A-10 Warthogs of the Battletech universe, taking into account speed, armament, armor, and overall reliability? Take into consideration the A-10's roles, toughness, speed, armament, the whole works. Which mech or mechs would y'all say describes the A-10? Which weapons? I don't know a ton about Battletech, since I've only played Mechwarrior games in the past and never delved into all the history and lore, I just wanted to hear what y'all thought....and I've been watching lots of videos of my favorite aircraft ever going BRRRRRRRRRRT, lol.

You mean similar to a retro tech warplane that would not have a chance to survive a split second against tech equal enemys and that is designed to (asymetric warfare and stuff) bomb technologicaly less advanced ppl back to before the stone age ?

Shadowhawk stock/lore build f.e. has sometimes been discribed as such an Mech since he got an assortment of light mech weapons that are far too weak versus real Battlemechs and are far better suited to defend itself against a variety of conventional (20/21st century level) Weaponsystems like they are to be found in the peripherie (bandit) kingdoms.
Remember a single Mech LRM equals a nowadays Hellfire air to ground missile.
A single spread of LRM 5 will level a residential building block, an LRM 20 spread entire streets of houses.

[WrathOfDeadguy]

Several Battletech aircraft easily fit the bill without the need for 'Mech-to-strike fighter comparisons.

The closest fit is probably the Meteor, a Star League era conventional atmospheric fighter mounting an AC10 in its nose and an SRM4 on either wing- in addition to nine external ordinance hardpoints. Shares all of the modern A-10's major features: a single nose-mounted large autocannon capable of punching holes in armored vehicles, a metric buttload of missiles and bombs, better-than-average armor for its size... but lacking in long-range weaponry and dependent on larger transport craft to move it around between deployments (IRL, A-10s are typically disassembled and shipped in-theater aboard transports such as the C-17 and C-5).

The truest to the spirit of the thing, however... that's gotta be the Xerxes. It's an absolute beast of a Clan Aerospace fighter carrying a pair of UAC20s backed up by dual ERLLs... which means it is easily capable of doing to the largest 'Mechs what the A-10 is famous for doing to modern MBTs. When you absolutely, positively have to knock out an Atlas in a single strafing run...

There are a few others that you could draw comparisons to, though. The payloads on many Battletech fighter designs are... impressive.

Edited by WrathOfDeadguy, 04 August 2018 - 06:28 PM.

[Roughneck45]

I'd say a Pirannah.

Swoops in, f**ks your life up, flies away.

Or maybe a Hollander.

Edited by Roughneck45, 04 August 2018 - 06:48 PM.

[MadHornet]

WrathOfDeadguy, on 04 August 2018 - 06:28 PM, said:

Several Battletech aircraft easily fit the bill without the need for 'Mech-to-strike fighter comparisons.

The closest fit is probably the Meteor, a Star League era conventional atmospheric fighter mounting an AC10 in its nose and an SRM4 on either wing- in addition to nine external ordinance hardpoints. Shares all of the modern A-10's major features: a single nose-mounted large autocannon capable of punching holes in armored vehicles, a metric buttload of missiles and bombs, better-than-average armor for its size... but lacking in long-range weaponry and dependent on larger transport craft to move it around between deployments (IRL, A-10s are typically disassembled and shipped in-theater aboard transports such as the C-17 and C-5).

The truest to the spirit of the thing, however... that's gotta be the Xerxes. It's an absolute beast of a Clan Aerospace fighter carrying a pair of UAC20s backed up by dual ERLLs... which means it is easily capable of doing to the largest 'Mechs what the A-10 is famous for doing to modern MBTs. When you absolutely, positively have to knock out an Atlas in a single strafing run...

There are a few others that you could draw comparisons to, though. The payloads on many Battletech fighter designs are... impressive.

BattleTech aerospace crafts are massive, so the payloads don't surprise me too much. In fact, a lot of BattleTech vehicles are flippin' enormous for being in a rather technical military setting.

Edited by MadHornet, 04 August 2018 - 09:32 PM.

[KoalaBrownie]

WrathOfDeadguy, on 04 August 2018 - 06:28 PM, said:

Several Battletech aircraft easily fit the bill without the need for 'Mech-to-strike fighter comparisons.

The closest fit is probably the Meteor, a Star League era conventional atmospheric fighter mounting an AC10 in its nose and an SRM4 on either wing- in addition to nine external ordinance hardpoints. Shares all of the modern A-10's major features: a single nose-mounted large autocannon capable of punching holes in armored vehicles, a metric buttload of missiles and bombs, better-than-average armor for its size... but lacking in long-range weaponry and dependent on larger transport craft to move it around between deployments (IRL, A-10s are typically disassembled and shipped in-theater aboard transports such as the C-17 and C-5).

The truest to the spirit of the thing, however... that's gotta be the Xerxes. It's an absolute beast of a Clan Aerospace fighter carrying a pair of UAC20s backed up by dual ERLLs... which means it is easily capable of doing to the largest 'Mechs what the A-10 is famous for doing to modern MBTs. When you absolutely, positively have to knock out an Atlas in a single strafing run...

There are a few others that you could draw comparisons to, though. The payloads on many Battletech fighter designs are... impressive.

Eh? Mechbuster and Transit are probably the closest analogies in the 3025 era.

I know the Mecbuster's armor is paper thin but realistically every aerospace or conventional fighter is literally one failed piloting roll away from total destruction. Armor isn't that significant in a lot of cases.

Edited by KoalaBrownie, 04 August 2018 - 09:46 PM.

[MechaBattler]

The Hollander, even more so than the Hunchback 4G, is a mech built around a gun.

But this thing looks like an A10.

[VonBruinwald]

Low speed, high armour, one massive ballistic weapon.

Urbie. RAC5 build in particular.

[El Bandito]

A-10 lookalike would always be the RAC Bushie for me.

[Tetatae Squawkins]

Mechbuster.

[Kingfucius]

Catapult A10

[jss78]

Really the answer is MechBuster. Slow, cheap, non-VTOL atmospheric fighter ... built around a huge gun (AC/20).



Among 'mechs, Panther is kind of similar, sporting an unusually big gun and capable of taking on 'mechs, while most light 'mechs in lore are scouts or specialized in engaging lighter targets.

Also Urbie, Hunchback.

Edited by jss78, 05 August 2018 - 03:56 AM.

[Marquis De Lafayette]

Triple rac2 Marauder.....a fires a buzz-saw of bullets with excellent survival abilities (no xl)...survived many a match sub-40% health, with all my weapons. Kills mechs and gets you home for dinner.

[Gen Lee]

Jackal Noble, on 04 August 2018 - 04:21 PM, said:

In game? Bushwacker with dual RAC5s.

Other than that, the Warthog lol.

Also, the A-10 isn't known for it's speed. at all.

Oh, I know they aren't known for their speed. I was referring to it's lack of speed in case anyone wanted to factor that in. Also, lol @ the Warthog mech. A little on the nose, ain't it?

The Basilisk, on 04 August 2018 - 05:25 PM, said:

You mean similar to a retro tech warplane that would not have a chance to survive a split second against tech equal enemys and that is designed to (asymetric warfare and stuff) bomb technologicaly less advanced ppl back to before the stone age?

Lol, the A-10 has proven time and time again that it can survive a LOT. It's one of the toughest aircraft, if not THE toughest aircraft, ever built. Also, it can carry bombs, but it's primary weapon is it's huge gun. Whenever you hear BRRRRRRRRT, you know something or someone just got their *** handed to them.

Kingfucius, on 05 August 2018 - 03:11 AM, said:

Catapult A10

ROFL, that's awesome!

[HolyTerra]

This is a super fun RAC5 Raven build - and I do it call it my little A10.

https://mwo.smurfy-n...bcc587c6d8de1d0

Gen Lee, on 04 August 2018 - 04:14 PM, said:

Howdy y'all. I was just browsing the Manliest Mech thread when I got to thinking about tanky vehicles, and instantly the A-10 Warthog came to mind. What mechs would y'all consider the A-10 Warthogs of the Battletech universe, taking into account speed, armament, armor, and overall reliability? Take into consideration the A-10's roles, toughness, speed, armament, the whole works. Which mech or mechs would y'all say describes the A-10? Which weapons? I don't know a ton about Battletech, since I've only played Mechwarrior games in the past and never delved into all the history and lore, I just wanted to hear what y'all thought....and I've been watching lots of videos of my favorite aircraft ever going BRRRRRRRRRRT, lol.