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Kraken
Federated Suns
Marshal
Joined: 04-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 2755
Location: United States
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 Posted: 13-Sep-2003 16:11 Post subject: Kiowa VTOL |
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VALIDATED
Type/Model: Kiowa
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3060
Config: V.T.O.L.
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 10 tons
Power Plant: 40 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 97.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 151.2 km/h
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
1 Guardian ECM
1 TAG
1 Beagle Active Probe
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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==Overview:==
Much like the slightly larger Defender, the Kiowa is a tadpole shaped
helicopter.
The main difference, however, is in the mission profile. Although the Kiowa
shares the Defender's ease in changing out the load-outs, the Kiowa is still
primarily a reconnassiance unit.
The main load-out is an ECM unit, an Active Probe, and TAG. This assortment of
electronics make the unit more advanced and pricier than its cousin, but the
unit is also noticibly faster as well.
==Variants:==
The primary varient involves stripping out the advanced electronics for
generic sensor pods which are more likely to be had on worlds with less access
to better technologies.
Some commanders use the Kiowa as a hit-and-fade unit, replacing the
electronics with either an LRM or an SRM of some sort or another, with smoke
grenades or machine guns filling up any loose space.
One rare instance has a commander stripping the pods in favor of a cargo hoist
and a slightly more powerful engine. This version was used primarily for
getting towed weaponry in position rapidly.
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Type/Model: Kiowa
Mass: 10 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 5 pts Standard 0 1.00
Engine: 40 I.C.E. 0 2.00
Cruise MP: 9
Flank MP: 14
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 .50
Crew: 1 Members 0 .00
Rotor Equipment: Main/Tail Rotors 0 1.00
Armor Factor: 24 pts Standard 0 1.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 1 8
Left / Right Sides: 1 5/5
Rear: 1 4
Rotor: 1 2
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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1 Guardian ECM Front 0 1 1.50
1 TAG Front 0 1 1.00
1 Beagle Active Probe Front 0 1 1.50
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TOTALS: 0 3 10.00
Items & Tons Left: 4 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 702,222 C-Bills
Battle Value: 94
Cost per BV: 7,470.45
Weapon Value: 0 / 0 (Ratio = .00 / .00)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 0; MRDmg = 0; LRDmg = 0
BattleForce2: MP: 9V, Armor/Structure: 0 / 1
Damage PB/M/L: -/-/-, Overheat: 0
Class: VA; Point Value: 1
Specials: ecm, tag, prb
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Motown Scrapper
Clan Ice Hellions
Galaxy Commander
Joined: 24-Jul-2003 00:00
Posts: 2074
Location: United States
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| Posted: 13-Sep-2003 18:13 Post subject: RE: Kiowa VTOL |
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Nice concept but with those expensive electronics it is a tad slow and the armour is a little thin I would go with ferro-fiborous and up grade the engine to a fusion or possably even an XL so you could have more speed and protection with this init you want to be able to get out of there real quick and it woukld be useful to be able to take a little punishment too if you are going to invest a lot in electronics you might as well invest a little more to make it tougher and harder to hit
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Vagabond
Mercenary
Mr. Referee
Joined: 04-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 5801
Location: United States
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| Posted: 13-Sep-2003 18:46 Post subject: RE: Kiowa VTOL |
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its a fluff based recon mo. designed to fill a nitch in a section of the universe text. its like a medical jeep or cargo truck. you'll rairly see them on the map. same goes for this craft, if its on the map a pilot didn't do his job right.
next, this things as hard to hit as they get. there little reason to be crusin around in this thing. it gets +4 to-hit [THE MAX YOU CAN GET IN LVL2 PLAY.]
Kraken here understands the basic universe conventions of unit design. fusion and xl's are left to mechs and aerofighters to use. only special vehicles who benafit from having the extra space will imploy fusions. very few vehicles will ever imploy an xl. there to costly to build and better used else where then on vehicles that may not survive a machine gun hit.
So his design is perfect. It does its job, is inexpensive to build and purchase. and anybody who takes a 6 month course is gonna maintine its engine.
you now. we've tried to relay this stuff to you multiple times. and not just me. your not taking our opinions and game gathered knowledge of what not to do. so i'm done. i've gone as far as i'm allowing myself to share my knowledge with you. so i'm not going to waist my breath no more.
if you want opinions on your stuff, ask for it and if its something worth commenting on... you'll get one.
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