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[FRAGTAST1C]

As weird as it may sound. Let's say a Cougar hero with an ECM in the head, 3 LRM 15s with around 5 to 6 tons of ammo and 4 ER Micros in the RA.

[Aidan Crenshaw]

Baradul had a vid some days ago about just that. You could give it a try

[FRAGTAST1C]

I think I actually commented on that video. I totally forgot about that. Now I'm tempted to really try out my build but replace the Micros with 2 HMLs and a Tag or an Active Probe.

[crazytimes]

Tried it. Didn't like it. It's really a waste of a light mech.

SNV-A for life.

[Kodan Black]

I know it isn't a light mech, but it almost is... Arctic Wolf. You can do the omnimech version and get both ECM and JJ along with LRMs. Good speed also.

[Siegegun]

Been using a couger setup basically like this in my drop deck for over a year and a half now. I use 2 lrm 15s a med las 3 small las ecm and an ams. Makes a great little support mech. It does not have to go fast, its a support machine 81 kph is more than fast enough. Just run around with the assaults/heavies supporting them with the ecm and ams while lobbing lrms up close near the enemy. I have the medium las on there so I can shoot the enemy at distance while locking on.

[Prototelis]

lol. Please don't.

[FRAGTAST1C]

Prototelis, on 24 September 2019 - 07:29 AM, said:

lol. Please don't.

Come to think of it, when I bought the Hunchie Origins IIC pack, one of the Jenners that came with it has 4 energy and 2 missile hardpoints. I'll turn that into a LRM + Laser machine along with the Cougar

[Wyldshot]

FRAGTAST1C, on 24 September 2019 - 07:34 AM, said:

Come to think of it, when I bought the Hunchie Origins IIC pack, one of the Jenners that came with it has 4 energy and 2 missile hardpoints. I'll turn that into a LRM + Laser machine along with the Cougar

Both those missile hard points are central torso. So it only will fit 2 LRM5s or 1 LRM10.

Edited by Wyldshot, 24 September 2019 - 07:51 AM.

[Magnus Santini]

I once ran an LRM Jenner but it is not very effective. Jumping through the air firing LRMS from the heavens can be momentarily glorious though. EDIT: "I got your LOS right here!"

Edited by Magnus Santini, 24 September 2019 - 08:00 AM.

[Shanrak]

I mean, if you are gonna lrm on a light, might as well go full derp mode:

https://mech.nav-alpha.com/#3dad3abc_ADR-A

Use your speed to stay with your teammates or to run away.

Can probably shave off some armor for more ammo...

Edited by Shanrak, 24 September 2019 - 08:03 AM.

[LordNothing]

give an adder a try, it will give you 4 missile hardpoints and you can put a tag in the ct. it has a lot of pod space.

Edited by LordNothing, 24 September 2019 - 09:23 AM.

[BCAW]

Seen it once in a match on HPG. It was an OpFor Cougar with ECM, 2 LRM 15s, a tag and a backup laser or two, can't remember all the details. Jumped on the walls and tried to spam LRMs all game. We wiped the rest of his team and hunted him down with extreme prejudice. The things people do whenever an event that require them to farm missile damage show up.

[Corvus Antaka]

black lanner can carry lots of small lasers, tag, machine guns, and an LRM 15-20 nicely. makes for a fun mech.

[JediPanther]

I like to go full derpy. lct-3s with lrm 5s. Raven 3l with stealth and lrm 10s. Or if I want to max is lrm range I use the stalker with a tag out to 850m. Oxide with lrm5s on chain fire or on threes is a nice pest.

[Bowelhacker]

I have been known to dabble in LRM Adder play from time to time, but it's not optimal when I could just use something better.

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie]

nah, just don't.

decent lurmmechs start at 50t, as you gotta carry quite some ammo (read: tons lights don't have) into battle.
hunchieIIC is good at it, so is the frenchbucket (it is rather impressive at it, imHo).
most lighter mechs with lurms might be irritating, but are no real threat because of tube-numbers and/or ammo-limitations.

so better use light mechs for proper light-stuff, imo

[FRAGTAST1C]

I think I'll take the Cougar out with 3 LRM 15s to try it out for a few games. I can get the Hero mech for free so, if it turns out to be bad as an LRM machine (which it certainly might), I'll just try something else like ERLLs or something. I'll buy the Cinder when there's a sale and try something good on that one.

Wyldshot, on 24 September 2019 - 07:51 AM, said:

Both those missile hard points are central torso. So it only will fit 2 LRM5s or 1 LRM10.

We can do 2 C-LRM 10s there as they take 1 slot each.

[Cyrosgold]

So funny thing is I told Baradul he could run even more LRMs on the cougar during his stream, since you can technically fit LRM 70 with 3 tons of ammo, troll build but possible, he instead went for 4 15s and more ammo and decided it's almost viable. Since then I have been running the 4 15s with 6 tons of ammo and ECM in my drop deck and I often get 2-3 kills with it before running out of ammo. It's on the Blood Adder A29D<5R0pH0mR7|4C|VR|VRqH0kR7|4C|VR|VRr80BS7|VR|4Cs80FS7|VR|4Ct=0GS7u=0HS7v109S7|m<2w303030

But for quick play I run it with 2 20s, 4 heavy smalls, and a tag. A29D<5R0pH0mR7|5C|VRqH0kR7|5C|VRrH0jR7|VR|l^|DCsH0fR7|NC|NC|NC|NC|VRtK0GS7uK0HS7v109S7|m<2w:08080

Or with 2 20s in the arms and 2 Heavy Meds in the torsos. A29D<5X0pL05S7|l^|OC|VRqL03S7|l^|OC|VRrH0BS7|5C|VRsH0FS7|5C|VRtI0GS7uI0HS7v509S7|m<2w404040

[BackShot]

commando
1xlrm 5
4.5 tons of ammo
tag