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[TruePoindexter]

[Budor]

Cool video, i really liked how you edited in the menu screens.

[Wrenchfarm]

Great vid!

[Raven Mendes]

funny i use a similar build with my 2x 2 srm 6, 3 ml and the ac20, its devastating,

[MadPanda]

Mendes 85, on 18 December 2012 - 02:46 AM, said:

funny i use a similar build with my 2x 2 srm 6, 3 ml and the ac20, its devastating,

Indeed, using this build myself as well. Replaces 2 ML's for 2 Srm6's, I think that's a pretty awesome deal. I suppose this build for the 1X is good and if you already got it then might as well try to get the best out of it. But if someone is looking to buy a cataprach, get the 2X instead.

[beniliusbob]

Although I completely understand why this build makes sense, 3 Medium Lasers and 2 PPCs is about 1,000 times more fun in my opinion. 5 MLs is kind of boring.

[bionicbadger]

5 Large Lasers on my CTF-1X

[TruePoindexter]

Mendes 85, on 18 December 2012 - 02:46 AM, said:

funny i use a similar build with my 2x 2 srm 6, 3 ml and the ac20, its devastating,

MadPanda, on 18 December 2012 - 02:55 AM, said:

Indeed, using this build myself as well. Replaces 2 ML's for 2 Srm6's, I think that's a pretty awesome deal. I suppose this build for the 1X is good and if you already got it then might as well try to get the best out of it. But if someone is looking to buy a cataprach, get the 2X instead.

That definitely works on the 2X. You would need to reduce the engine to compensate and be careful with heat. Something like this?

1 AC20 3 ML 2 SRM6

Spoiler

Chassis Name: Cataphract
Model Name: CTF-2X
Variant Name: 1 AC20 3 ML 2 SRM6

Engine Cost: 1,120,000 C-Bills
Heat Sink Cost: 48,000 C-Bills
Armor Cost: 130,208 C-Bills
Weapons Cost: 1,160,000 C-Bills
Equipment Cost: 0 C-Bills
Ammo Cost: 84,009 C-Bills

Engine: 280 Standard Engine
Internal Type: Endo Steel Internals
Armor Type: Standard Armor
Heat Sinks: 14 (11) Double Heat Sinks

Tonnage: 70.00
Speed: 69.7 kph
Armor Total: 400
Alpha Strike Damage: 65.00
Alpha Strike Heat: 42.82%
Firepower: 16.25 dps
Heat Efficiency: 39.38%
Effective Range of Loadout: 270m

Head: 18/18
Right Torso: 44/60
Right Rear Torso: 16/60
Center Torso: 66/88
Center Rear Torso: 22/88
Left Torso: 44/60
Left Rear Torso: 16/60
Right Arm: 44/44
Left Arm: 44/44
Right Leg: 43/60
Left Leg: 43/60

Weapons Locations
Right Arm:
Medium Laser
Left Arm:
(2) SRM6
Right Torso:
Medium Laser
AC20
Left Torso:
Medium Laser

Heat Sink Locations
Left Torso: 3


Equipment Locations

Ammo Locations
Left Arm:
(2) SRM Ammo
Head:
AC20 Ammo
Right Leg:
AC20 Ammo
Left Leg:
AC20 Ammo

File created using MWO Mechbay

I'm not a huge fan of standard SRM's myself but I can see how this would be effective.

[TruePoindexter]

bionicbadger, on 18 December 2012 - 07:10 AM, said:

5 Large Lasers on my CTF-1X

I can't say I'm a fan of the 5 LL CTF-1X. It's not a bad mech at and if it works for you more power to you!

beniliusbob, on 18 December 2012 - 06:31 AM, said:

Although I completely understand why this build makes sense, 3 Medium Lasers and 2 PPCs is about 1,000 times more fun in my opinion. 5 MLs is kind of boring.

PPC's are fun - post speed buff they should be much better weapons than they are now.

Wrenchfarm, on 18 December 2012 - 02:37 AM, said:

Great vid!

Budor, on 18 December 2012 - 02:05 AM, said:

Cool video, i really liked how you edited in the menu screens.

Thanks! Glad you guys like it!

[TruePoindexter]

Thanks to the new Online Mechlab I can directly share a link to the build here: http://mwo.smurfy-ne...4d3d5421bb71ee8

[J0anna]

I use a build close to that on the 2X, it took a long time, but I finally found a build I like:

Engine 275 Standard
18 Double Heatsinks
Endo Steel Structure

2x Large Lasers (in arms)
2x PPC's in Torso

Max armor except legs @ 51/60 each

It's not a close range brawler (though it can if needed), but works well @ mid range. The PPC's are very good, if you remember their minimum range, the ERPPC's were just too much heat. The large lasers work remarkable well in melee, with the occasional PPC thrown in when they drift out.

[TruePoindexter]

Moenrg, on 28 December 2012 - 01:16 AM, said:

I use a build close to that on the 2X, it took a long time, but I finally found a build I like:

Engine 275 Standard
18 Double Heatsinks
Endo Steel Structure

2x Large Lasers (in arms)
2x PPC's in Torso

Max armor except legs @ 51/60 each

It's not a close range brawler (though it can if needed), but works well @ mid range. The PPC's are very good, if you remember their minimum range, the ERPPC's were just too much heat. The large lasers work remarkable well in melee, with the occasional PPC thrown in when they drift out.

Very nice! A solid ranged hard hitter. I bet the recent PPC buff has been a major boon for you as well.

[Hiii Power]

thx alot for this great build !

playing with this build for a few days now and I'm having a lot of fun with it

[TruePoindexter]

Hiii Power, on 30 April 2013 - 05:59 AM, said:

thx alot for this great build !

playing with this build for a few days now and I'm having a lot of fun with it

Great! Glad it's working for you

[Snowcrow]

This build is so awesome.

[TruePoindexter]

Snowcrow, on 14 May 2013 - 12:40 AM, said:

This build is so awesome.

Thanks! Glad to hear it's working for you!

[Birthday Truck]

Hey poindexter, I actually just adopted this build for my 1X. It works fantastically as a brawler and can make really, really short work of assault mechs.

The only issue, and a minor one at that, is the range. This is overcome by careful piloting and using terrain cover until you can unleash immense amounts of damage.

Props!

[TruePoindexter]

Birthday Truck, on 15 May 2013 - 11:16 AM, said:

Hey poindexter, I actually just adopted this build for my 1X. It works fantastically as a brawler and can make really, really short work of assault mechs.

The only issue, and a minor one at that, is the range. This is overcome by careful piloting and using terrain cover until you can unleash immense amounts of damage.

Props!

Thanks! Glad you're enjoying! I'm still running this build to this day - not too bad for a nearly 6 month old build. Closing is definitely the hard part of using this mech right now with the present meta. It's agile enough though to pull it off plus running a standard engine lets you safely use your entire LT/LA as a shield with only a small loss of firepower.

[Cid F]

****!!! Why i`ve didn`t buy a 1X?! Looks really cool

[mack sabbath]

Thanks again TruePoindexter!

This is my first Phract and it's the only build I run now. As I learn to hang back more and pick my fights, this thing wrecks center torsos and is very forgiving for a new player like me.