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>>98226139
MECH INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

>Overview
Your company has been contracted by a successor state to commission a mech. You have 48 hours to construct and submit a mech design in megameklab alongside its record sheet and a sales pitch for the mech. The bids will then be compiled and voted on by Anons in the thread to determine who gets the contract. Voters should consider the mech's cost, effectiveness in the desired role, and the fluffiness of the sales pitch and description.

>Rules
Year, tech base, and tech level to be used for the mech will be specified in the scenario, and should be followed.
Positive quirks must equal or be exceeded by negative quirks, with no more than 6 quirks total.
Adherence to the desired combat role, tonnage, or budget are not strictly necessary, but may impact how anons vote on your design.

>Formating
Mech pitches should be formatted as follows:
Chassis Model
Role
Weight
Quirks
Battle Value at a 4/5 pilot
Dry Cost in C-Bills
Sales pitch

Example:
Locust LCT-1V
Scout
20 tons
Quirks: Compact Mech, Narrow/Low Profile, Cramped Cockpit, No/minimal arms, Weak Legs
432 BV
1,511,200 C-bills
The Locust is one of the most common BattleMechs in existence, having been in continuous production since the design was first introduced by Bergan Industries in 2499. One of the smallest 'Mechs ever built…

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>>98226162
>Scenario
It is the year 3025. House Kurita, alarmed at the construction of new Battlemechs in the Lyran Commonwealth and Capellan Confederation, have put out the call for the construction of a new battle mech. Seeking to shore up its defenses on its over stretched borders, Draconis High Command is requesting “a well armored and durable mech, as effective on the defense as it is on the attack.” The mech should be in the 60-75 ton weight range, and should cost around 5.5 million C-bills or less.

Construction Limitations
Year: 3025
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Tech Level: Introductory

You have 48 hours to submit your designs. Good luck mech builders.

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HONOR THE DRAGON!

>>98226139
Reminder that the Clans have the technology to make people sexually identify as Attack Helicopters.

What's with the tranny AI that megamek has now? I didn't hear about this

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>>98226175
5,392,310 C-bills

>>98226175
An intro tech 3025 era heavy mech to get us rolling. Not a bad first challange

>>98226335
Don't vague post. Elaborate or STFU.

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>>98226139
I love Protomechs and Battle Armor :D

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Fitting thread title given a problem I'm facing.
I'm planning out my Ilclan-era army. Going to be playing SLDF. I'm thinking of having the bulk of my SLDF be Inner Sphere mechs, laid out in Lances, with a single Star of Clan Omnimechs painted up as either Smoke Jaguars, Jade Falcons or Snow Ravens, acting in support/serving as the elite core of the force. I'm going to have a single Clan Wolf warrior leading them, piloting something powerful like a Timber Wolf, Dire Wolf or Warhawk.
So basically:
Bulk of force is SLDF soldiers.
Single Star of elite Clan Warriors acting in support.
Single Clan Wolf mech piloted by the overall commander/leader of the force.
I think this'll work and be fairly interesting.
However, I'm struggling with two things. I'm trying to decide between making my Clan Star Smoke Jaguars or Snow Ravens (They won't be Jade Falcons as I want their colours to stick out against the green of the SLDF) and I haven't settled on a fluffy reason for my SLDF containing Protomechs and I WILL have Protomechs.
I'm thinking they're Snow Raven Freeborn who have been rolled into the SLDF and given Protomechs as they're the natural born children of Trueborn Aerospace Phenotype Snow Ravens, or that they're Hell's Horses Protomechs who refused to acknowledge Alaric as IlKhan and the rule of the new Third Star League, fought back, were defeated and conscripted into the SLDF.

>>98226335
I guess you got brain problems.

>>98226433
Simple solution.
Make your Clan Star into Snow Ravens and make one of the Star's five Points into Protomechs.

Newfag here, what are protomechs and why bother?

>>98226556
Kino tiny monster mechs with fun rules and interesting, unique fluff. Their models are also SOVL af

>>98226556
Oh and also trying to pilot one inevitably drives you permanently insane.

>>98226574
The whole "God Complex" thing is why I want to see the Hell's Horses get a Protomech Khan that makes Hazen look like a hippie pacifist.

>>98226574
Or in the Jade Falcon case, permanently sane.

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>>98226175
Jorōgumo JO-30
Sniper
75 tons
Quriks: Easy to Maintain, Bad Reputation (Inner Sphere), No Ejection System
1591 BV
6,641,250 C-bills
A Kuritan attempt at resurrecting the Quad Mech, this jumping Sniper Heavy ultimately lost out to the cheaper and more versatile Catapult-K2.

>>98226556
Ugly dysgenic mechlets with so many downsides to their use that most factions never even bothered and most of the ones that did bother stopped very soon after trying them.

>>98226556
MonsterMechs used and loved by the two best Clans.

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Been awhile since I posted here, but awhile back I finished some additions to my 1st Sword of Light and David Guards forces. Went ahead and made some additions to all of the bases as well. Those facing stripes are pretty difficult! Anyway, still made some mistakes but I feel like I learned quite a bit. I tried jeweling the crusader's cockpit glass, not thrilled with it but you have to start somewhere.

>>98226628
Ravens and Falcons?

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Currently I'm painting an Atlas and a Jenner for SoL, a centurion and a blackjack for DG. Will most likely finish each company out with a pair of dragons and an archer + beamer.

>>98226783
Ravens and Horses :)

>>98226804
>Only Ravens and Horses
Sounds like a good show in the making

>>98226390
Oh hey, Word of Blake-anon! Haven"t seen you around this parts in ages.

CSRM6+Artemis or CSSRM6?

>>98226876
Depends. CSRM6+ArtIV is lighter than a CSSRM6 by half a ton but that extra range on the streak can be handy at times.

>>98226175
VK-B1 Warden
Skirmisher
65t
Nimble Jumper, Cramped Cockpit, Exposed Weapon Linkage (LRM10), Improved Cooling Jacket (Large Laser)
1,320
5,222,773 C-Bills

Good afternoon, honored hosts. I am Elise Sorenson, representing Sorenson Industrial on Halesowen. It is my pleasure to present to you our Warden VK-B1, a refinement of our Vaktare ConstructionMech suitable for combat.

With its weight of 65 tons and maximum speed of 65 kilometers per hour, you will no doubt compare the Warden to the Thunderbolt. Much like that venerable and proven design, our proposal features a Long Range Missile launcher and high-output laser as its main weapons. The launcher is mounted on an articulated bracket over the left shoulder, while the primary laser carried over its right directly integrates a Heat Sink into its design. To support these in close quarters, a Short Range Missile pack is mounted into each forearm. The left arm also integrates into this module a standard laser as a reserve weapon, mirroring an anti-infantry model in the right. A total of 17 heat sinks allow the Warden to fire its long range weapons while moving at full speed without any heat buildup, or with minimal heat gain after utilizing its three highly controllable Jump Jets. After closing in under the launcher's range, the SRM packs can replace the LRM pod without any change in heat generation. Supplying this arsenal is a two ton bay of LRMs and one ton of SRMs, which may be replaced with Inferno ammunition at no loss in reliability. 12 and a half tons of armor allow the Warden to withstand a direct hit from a high-calibre Autocannon from the front to any limb or part of its torso. The compact size of its cockpit also reduces its profile by 12% compared to other BattleMechs of its weight class, reducing the risk of pilot loss removing it from the battle. I have had the chance to operate our working prototype myself, and believe it to be a worthy companion to the Dragons many of our lances operate.

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