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[fallonsky]

i have looked at the vidio that came out today (i have seen it 2 days befor release though >: D)
and i jest noticed at 0:37 0:38 theres a mech i didnt take much notice of it the first time but the 2nd time i saw it i wondered what mech it is so i zoomed in at 1080p and it looks like a hunchback but i opened a tab to see if it was really the hunch back since it tooked a bit off and i see that the hunch back dose have a canon on its left sholder but the one in the vidio isnt a canon it looks more like a srm-lrm launcher like in the madcat. also even though there is a beam across the face it dosnt look like it jest stops at the chest like in the hunchback it looks like it does on down a bit more.

another thing is that if you look at the art of the mech it dosnt have a upper left armor plate. it jest joins with the canon. the mech in the vidio has that armor plate so the pods probobly farther out on the arm.

the third and final thing about the mech is that i dont see that antenna and barrel on the upper right of the mech.

so new mech or modified hunchback? >.> i know we already had a easter egg that we didnt notice in the hunchbacks cockpit that shows the centurion when we didnt know about it.

[Thorn Hallis]

Laz0r-Hunchback!

[CoffiNail]

Swayback, Hunchback -4P. Replaces the AC20 with 6 more medium Lasers

[Stormwolf]

It's a canon variant.

[Listless Nomad]

been discussed to death - check out Paul's post regarding the trailer for what has been confirmed.

[Vtack]

There was about 20 mintues when I almost convinved myself it was an Archer. I was dissapointed for about 10 seconds till I realized that in all likelyhood all the mech variants were going to be visually accurate. So in short long live the Swayback and its heat scale crushing fury.

[HappySpawn]

Don't forget the Jenner at 0:27 and again at 1:05.

[SilentWolff]

As has been mentioned, this is the "Swayback" version of the Hunchback, that replaces the AC/20 for 6 Medium Lasers (8 total). This was confirmed by FD himself in the Trailer thread.

[fallonsky]

ok thanks guys. i thought its a diferent mech or a varient. nice to know we will have varients though

[Arnold Carns]

SilentWolff, on 29 February 2012 - 12:55 PM, said:

As has been mentioned, this is the "Swayback" version of the Hunchback, that replaces the AC/20 for 6 Medium Lasers (8 total). This was confirmed by FD himself in the Trailer thread.

This is not entirely correct. There's a mistake at sarna.net. The Hunchback HBK-4P isn't the "Swayback", it is a "Swayback"!

"Because of this, many warriors refer to a Hunchback with no AC-20 as a "Swayback", as removal of the massive weapon totally alters the 'Mechs torso."
(Technical Readout 3025 1st Ed. (FASA 8603), Page 58, under "Variants")

"Dwindling supplies and personal preference lead to the creation of many variants dubbed “Swaybacks.” All strip out the massive autocannon for smaller and more numerous weapons,..."
(Technical Readout 3039 (CAT 35121), Page 136, under "Variants")

Edited by Arnold Carns, 03 March 2012 - 01:06 AM.