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[dal10]

well there goes half the international community

[Kravity]

Since tanks are being used mostly, does anyone have a suggestion on a good scout tank?

[dal10]

you would do well to make your own. The planet is not habitable normally. So for the most part you want an environmentally sealed tank. Environmental sealing weighs 1/10th as much as the tank it is mounted on. I will post a scouty tank I made using Solaris Armor Werks.(SAW)

Also note that at minimum you need to use advanced rules to make an Environmentally sealed tank. the option is not available in tourney legal.

Mini-Demon MID-1A

Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Wheeled
Rules Level: Advanced Rules
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E
Production Year: 0
Cost: 1,829,312 C-Bills
Battle Value: 699

Power Plant: Magna 130 Light Fusion Engine
Cruise Speed: 54.0 km/h
Flanking Speed: 86.4 km/h
Armor: Leopard II Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 Medium Lasers
2 LRM-5s
2 Machine Guns
1 Searchlight
Manufacturer: Lord's Light Vehicles
Primary Factory: Terra
Communications System: Bisax 200
Targeting and Tracking System: Blindfire

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Equipment Type Rating Mass
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard 15 points 3.00
Engine: Light Fusion Engine 130 5.50
Cruise MP: 5
Flank MP: 8
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 10 0.00
Control Equipment: 1.50
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 1.00
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 116 6.50

Armor
Factor
Front 29
Left/Right 23/23
Turret 23
Rear 18

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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2 Medium Lasers T 6 2 2.00
2 Machine Guns T 0 2 1.00
2 LRM-5s T 4 2 4.00
Searchlight T 0 1 0.50
@MG (200) BD - 0 1.00
@LRM-5 (24) BD - 0 1.00

BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 4 Points: 7
5 2 2 1 0 1 0 Structure: 1
Special Abilities: SRCH, IF 1

Edited by dal10, 15 October 2012 - 10:04 AM.

[G is for Gamma]

Savannah Master. One man crew, super fast. Medium laser

[ChaosGrinder]

Vodkavaiator, on 15 October 2012 - 09:49 AM, said:

Germans are verboten in these forums!

Ban, in my opinion.

If you´re not carefull, i will conquer your country and make you fight against the russians, so warch your words or you´ll find yourself under tank tracks ! Nah jk Actually i´m canadian but i´m living in germany since i´m 2 months old

[Vodkavaiator]

Psssh, fighting Russians is the only war we Swedes willingly fight now a days.

However, I was merely joking, as a fake Austrian I have to pretend to hate all Germans so they don't spot me as a foreigner.

"Who iz that guy with the strange accent?"
"I hate Germans!!!"
"Wait, wait, Hans he iz one of us."

Edited by Vodkavaiator, 15 October 2012 - 10:13 AM.

[dal10]

I just realized how bad of an idea a non-Environmentally sealed tank is on the planet Chaos has decided on. you either A have to have to leave the vehicle in a section of the base that is not sealed against the atmosphere, which is doable but would make repairs a pain, and rather dangerous. or B you would have vacuum out all oxygen and then bring the crew into the vehicle. which means you would have to put it into an airlock.

[Kelthar]

Gammadin, on 14 October 2012 - 10:15 AM, said:

Celsius is for fool, real men use Rankine

Reaumur.

ChaosGrinder, on 15 October 2012 - 10:05 AM, said:

If you´re not carefull, i will conquer your country and make you fight against the russians, so warch your words or you´ll find yourself under tank tracks ! Nah jk Actually i´m canadian but i´m living in germany since i´m 2 months old

Damn, you type pretty well for a 2 month old. : )

[Thom Frankfurt]

Got to agree. Little Sister is freakisly huge for a 2 month old.

[ChaosGrinder]

i think i mistyped something there

I am 15 now But i live here for 14 years

[dal10]

meh, it happens.

[dal10]

question, is the planet going to be sandy? if so, I am going to dune buggy out a vehicle.

[ChaosGrinder]

Yup. It´s basically a freezing cold desert. It´s like mars, only with more atmosphere and a bit colder and way cooler surface

[dal10]

okay then, now to figure out the rules for sandy areas... cause I am pretty sure they have a movement reduction to vehicles. not sure about mechs however.

[ChaosGrinder]

How, rules for movement ? You mean like TT rules ? D:

Errr... dunno i thought we could do this without real TT rules, kinda like the Solaris RPG, means action and reaction.
For TT rules ... i don´t own a book, maybe mum still has one :/

Btw, your thoughts on my char so far :

Name : Triss
Age : 28
Callsign : Pepper
Mech : Custom Omen
Loadout : 4 ER Med Lasers, 1 ER Large Laser atm 12, lb-10x, ams and Jumpjets.
Faction : Born Steiner, no current allegiance
Short Bio : Triss, mostly known as Pepper or Miss Fortune to her friends is a slightly crazy person with a right touch for mechs. She started early military service but soon quit that job to seek her forune among the stars. She found it amongst a loose group of Mercs that called themselves Raynor´s Raiders. Starting with an old decomissioned Zephyros she soon salvaged herself other vehicles until she was able to steal an Omen mech during one of her raids. Since then she pilots her "Odin" and had itmodified multiple times. As her merc-group is only a loose connection, she normally works alone or gets hired to assist other teams during special missions. Some people describe her as completely nuts, others say she´s one of the funniest persons they have ever encountered. She allways has a stupid joke at hand and sure knows how to pilot her mech, on the other hand people sometimes react ... strange to her clothing, as she usually wears a skintight Latex suit covering her from the neck down.

i would like some input/feedback Also, if you want, post your ideas here

Edited by ChaosGrinder, 15 October 2012 - 11:08 AM.

[Oni Storm]

well if environmental is in need, a slight change is in order, i present the Oni-1E now available for purchase from Buda Imperial Vehicles of Luthien.


Oni ON-1E

Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Motive Type: Tracked
Rules Level: Advanced Rules
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-F
Production Year: 3132
Cost: 23,837,500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,717

Power Plant: Vlar 300 Fusion XL Engine
Cruise Speed: 32.4 km/h
Flanking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Armor: ArcShield Max II Standard Armor
Armament:
2 Flametech Inferno Plasma Rifles
2 SarLon Minicannon Light AC/5s
3 Dragon's Breath Vehicle Flamers
1 Pittsburg Steel Bulldozer
1 CherrySeed Cloak Guardian ECM Suite
1 MainFire Point Defense Anti-Missile System
1 AntiAir Flak Systems-1 Targeting Computer
Manufacturer: Buda Imperial Vehicles
Primary Factory: Luthien
Communications System: JoLex Systems
Targeting and Tracking System: AntiAir Flak Systems-1

Overview:
Built on the chassis of an old Behemoth, the turret was removed and replaced
with the turret and targeting asembly of the old 80 ton Partisan tank, a
superpower in anti-aircraft deterrence. New mounting technologies have allowed
for the increase in the standard armors of old, and the weapons
array has been shifted to accomidate the lighter Ac/5 over two powerful
FlameTech Inferno Plasma Rifles. Vehicle flamers have been added to the sides
and rear for infantry deterrence and a bulldozer scoop rounds out the soldier
crushing potential. Defensively the Oni-1E boasts both a ECM and Anti-Missle
system housed at the rear sides of the turret, for a limited protection from
missle locks, while the enviromental system helps the tank from breaches and
allows it's operation on hostile worlds, a plus that has started seeing more
orders begining to pile up for Buda Imperial since nucular weapons have
reentered the battle field.


================================================================================
Equipment Type Rating Mass
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard 50 points 10.00
Engine: XL Fusion Engine 300 14.50
Cruise MP: 3
Flank MP: 5
Heat Sinks: Single Heat Sink 20 10.00
Control Equipment: 5.00
Lift Equipment: 0.00
Turret: 3.00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 240 15.00

Armor
Factor
Front 50
Left/Right 47/47
Turret 50
Rear 46

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Equipment Location Heat Spaces Mass
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bulldozer FR 0 1 2.00
Vehicle Flamer LS 3 1 0.50
® Vehicle Flamer RR 3 1 0.50
Vehicle Flamer RS 3 1 0.50
2 Light AC/5s T 2 2 10.00
2 Plasma Rifles T 20 2 12.00
Guardian ECM Suite T 0 1 1.50
Anti-Missile System T 1 1 0.50
Targeting Computer BD - 1 0.00
@Vehicle Flamer (20) BD - 0 1.00
@Light AC/5 (40) BD - 0 2.00
@LAC/5 (Flechette) (20) BD - 0 1.00
@Anti-Missile System (12) BD - 0 1.00

BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 8 Points: 17
3 2 2 0 0 4 0 Structure: 5
Special Abilities: ENG, ECM, AMS, HT2, AC 1/1/0

EDIT: That's a bit disappointing that there is no mention of the environmental system or it's manufacturer in the text write up

Edited by Oni Storm, 15 October 2012 - 11:49 AM.

[ChaosGrinder]

Those vehicles look nice

Btw, keep in mind, that you have to keep track of your ammo, as there might only be a very limited supply available at the base

[dal10]

I just mean it makes a bit of sense for wheeled and tracked vehicles to go a bit slower on sandy areas, though if you want to ignore that, I don't see any problem with it.

I am just going to go with my HSJ unless everyone feels like piloting an assault tank. in which case I am going to go with the 60 ton Lariot heavy tank I designed. 5/8 movement profile. biggest issue with a tank... I have 7 crew members, though I am eliminating 2. with RAC/5s it would not have loaders.

Hong Shouge Ji - Tenebris Rex

Blake Toro - Commander
Mark Chen - Driver
Drake Erickson - Radio Man
Xavior Lee - Primary turret gunner
Jake Lee - MG turret gunner


The Tenebris Rex has served in the republic military ever since the Republic shut down the Capellan Confederation's attempt to reclaim its lost territories. It was captured after it was found on Liao with one of its tracks blown off, and its crew long gone. It was reconditioned for use in the republic shortly afterwards. The Rex saw combat against the Liao Conservatory during the second rebellion there. As well as the final battle before Republic forces were finally forced off world. Like a lot of units, the Rex and its crew, which are the second generation of crew members to pilot it, the first being the parents of the current crew, did not journey to the republic territories during Jonah Levins declaration of the Fortress Republic plan, Which gave up on the outer prefectures of the failed experiment to reinforce the heart of the sphere, prefecture 10. The crew of the Rex took to becoming a merc group, eventually working on a freelance contract with several other people to look into the mysterious radio silence of a research base on the planet Skyfall.

also, He needs to worry about ammo? i got twin RAC/5s... but at least I got the quad medium lasers to back it up. plus 6 tons of ammo for them helps.

Edited by dal10, 15 October 2012 - 11:45 AM.

[ChaosGrinder]

yeah, that´s for sure, you will move slower, expecially on quicksand areas, which will be visible on the map i plan to create Normal sand is only a minor drawback but quicksand _can_ potentially sink your vehicle or mech.

[G is for Gamma]

Battle Armor is okay right CG?