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[InnerSphereNews]

Fri. Sept 7, 3049: A DVS-2 Devastator destroyed, saboteurs suspected; Marshal Harrison Bradford vows full investigation.

[Grauluchs]

Mech No. 16 already destroyed?

[Odanan]

That explains why it didn't arrive in time...

[acealpha1027]

DX

[Trevnor]

Not my DEVASTATOR!!! THEY'LL PAY, BY GOD THEY'LL PAY!

[Iron Father]

Has anyone heard what happened to The Rock? I have not been able to get in contact with the Kell Hounds there for a while.
Also, I am looking for possible Merc. work.

[ThunderHart]

The second version of this thing would make this one of the most devastating Mech 2 PPC and 2 Gauss rifles ouch !!

[ThunderHart]

Was not the DEVASTATOR before the Clan invasion? or was it after?

[EldoniousRex]

Seeing that we don't have a ballistic heavy fire support assualt mech yet, the Devastator would be a good candidate for mech #16. All the tech is available for the primary config. This thing would mince an Atlas at range.

[verybad]

Iron Father, on 07 September 2012 - 10:16 AM, said:

Has anyone heard what happened to The Rock? I have not been able to get in contact with the Kell Hounds there for a while.
Also, I am looking for possible Merc. work.

I don't believe there's a Comstar site at the Rock, it's pretty forsaken, obviously Comstar's not going to send a jumpship courier for one message unless you're paying a lot more than 50 CBs. I wouldn't worry if I were you. The Kell's are some hard fighters,(despite being dirty Mercs) and all that's out there are some second rate pirates. I assume those Mercs are just mopping up, heck, maybe they ran into some Lostech cache and are salvaging it, didn't the Wolves Dragoons initially show up in that area?

Edited by verybad, 07 September 2012 - 11:13 AM.

[verybad]

ThunderHart, on 07 September 2012 - 10:35 AM, said:

Was not the DEVASTATOR before the Clan invasion? or was it after?

IIRC there was an Earlier version with 2 AC-10s and 2 PPCs in the Battletechnolgy magazine before the design was canonized in a TRO.

[Felicitatem Parco]

Looks like the Urbie got jealous and wanted it's spot at #16...

...well, I guess Urbie's gonna be next in-game!

(You keep what you kill...)

Edited by Prosperity Park, 07 September 2012 - 11:59 AM.

[Banekane]

hrmm well theres about 10mil cbs up in smoke

[Denjiro]

Originally Star League era, only six prototypes were delivered to the Star League Defense Force. Persumably either lost in the Battle for Terra or left with Kerensky. A low tech version was prototyped in 3033 with Large Lasers and AC/10s. Tech became available to recreate the original in 3044.

[Mark of Caine]

Does this mean Banshee supporters are doing their best to ensure no other mech makes it out of the factory line?

I secretly applaud their efforts. =)

[Ashnod]

For all those asking, the DVS2 Devastator was put into production with its intended technologies(2gauss 2ppc etc) in 3048 so yes they are pre clan invasion.

[Sciontis]

Oh dear god my devestator!!! NOOOOOOOOOOoooo *Vader voice* NOOOoooooooooo *drops down on his knee's and whelps*

Edited by Raija, 08 September 2012 - 10:37 PM.

[Morang]

I believe it would be the mech 16 (TOO MUCH ISN mentions), and also first "premium" mech, available only for MCs. If not, it could render Atlas obsolete. 10 tons weight advantage could still keep Atlas afloat as a direct fire assault platform against a Mauler, but it's impossible to compete against Devastator's ballistic barrage while haveng own ballistic hardpoints in single side torso and w/o weight advantage. Looks like the Devastator keeps his lower arm activators, so he can traverse his arm-mounted guns freely. Only advantage of the Atlas would be arm-mounted energy hardpoints, useful to fend off light harrassers - it's harder to hit them by ballistic or torso-mounted energy weapon. Perhaps the Devs would grant this baby a large cockpit hitbox to balance, so it could be headshoted as easily as an Awesome or Catapult.

[Felicitatem Parco]

Morang, on 08 September 2012 - 11:32 PM, said:

I believe it would be the mech 16 (TOO MUCH ISN mentions), and also first "premium" mech, available only for MCs. If not, it could render Atlas obsolete. 10 tons weight advantage could still keep Atlas afloat as a direct fire assault platform against a Mauler, but it's impossible to compete against Devastator's ballistic barrage while haveng own ballistic hardpoints in single side torso and w/o weight advantage. Looks like the Devastator keeps his lower arm activators, so he can traverse his arm-mounted guns freely. Only advantage of the Atlas would be arm-mounted energy hardpoints, useful to fend off light harrassers - it's harder to hit them by ballistic or torso-mounted energy weapon. Perhaps the Devs would grant this baby a large cockpit hitbox to balance, so it could be headshoted as easily as an Awesome or Catapult.

I doubt they will reserving any highly popular Mech Chassis like the Devestator for cash-customers, only.

[DarthMobi]

Well if we go by the news date, September 3049, the clan invasion started a month ago.

Edited by DarthMobi, 09 September 2012 - 01:48 PM.