I thought of building an AC mech with what I have... And all I have is 50-tons. So, first I tried an AC/10, but it proved to be too slow to deal damage. Rather a long-ranged secondary than a main caliber. And C-UAC/10 proved too unreliable. And then I thought: why not 2xC-UAC/5? With 2 cannons the chance that they jam together would be dramatically lower, and the reload is shorter, while the initial damage would be the same — at the cost of extra weight of guns and ammo.
The weight was quite tight already. But luckily, Nova is an Omni-mech. And luckily, it's got quite some omnipods with an extra pack of weight-free-armor! So I cut here, and I sewed there, and voila, I managed to fit in everything, even a battery of tiny lasers as a PDW.
I can't say that I am a top damage dealer, but this proves to be quite fun. Where else would you be able to set twin cannons in a side torso, that's not too low to the ground, while also having jump jets and a good running speed?
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Edited by Yoho, 21 August 2020 - 12:05 PM.