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PostPosted: 09-Oct-2003 21:40    Post subject: Firespray Reply to topic Reply with quote

BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model: Firespray
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3025
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 2, Standard design

Mass: 55 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 275 Core Tek Fusion
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: 5 Standard Jump Jets
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
1 Ultra AC/2
7 Rocket Launcher 10 (OS)s
1 Medium Laser
4 Machine Guns
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)

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==Overview:==
The Firespray represents a surprising offering from Jalastar Aerospace.

In order to create a mech that offered as much firepower as possible for the
tonnage, they made the decision to go with Rocket Launcher tubes. Although
only single-shot, the launchers (which can fire either one rocket at a time or
the entire bay at once) have considerable range and with the sheer multitude
can do considerable damage. Backing them up is a lone UAC/2 mounted in the
left arm (it is believed that the main designer and the main tester were both
left-handed), four machine guns, and a medium laser. In additon to this, the
unit is also fully jump capable.

==Variants:==
Some commanders feel that having a unit return home with low or empty ammo
bins but still fairly intact is better than having a mauled unit return home
after trying to fight with a single, comparatively weak weapon. As such, it
has been requested that the laser be replaced with either two more ten racks
or another machine gun and half ton of ammo.

In addition, despite the prototype having the UAC on the left arm, Jalastar
promises that the left-arm models will be special-order only and that most of
the units will be right-handed.

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Type/Model: Firespray
Mass: 55 tons

Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 91 pts Endo Steel 14 3.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 4 LA, 2 RA, 3 LT, 3 RT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Engine: 275 Fusion 6 15.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5
Heat Sinks: 10 Double [20] 0 .00
Gyro: 4 3.00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA+LA+H R: Sh+UA+LA+H 16 .00
Armor Factor: 184 pts Standard 0 11.50

Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 18 26
Center Torso (Rear): 9
L/R Side Torso: 13 20/20
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 6/6
L/R Arm: 9 18/18
L/R Leg: 13 26/26

Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Ultra AC/2 RA 1 45 4 8.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 RT)
2 Rocket Launcher 10 (OS)RA 6 2 1.00
1 Medium Laser LA 3 1 1.00
2 Rocket Launcher 10 (OS)LA 6 2 1.00
1 Machine Gun RT 0 200 3 1.50
(Ammo Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT)
1 Machine Gun LT 0 1 .50
1 Rocket Launcher 10 (OS)LT 3 1 .50
1 Machine Gun CT 0 1 .50
1 Machine Gun HD 0 1 .50
1 Rocket Launcher 10 (OS)LL 3 1 .50
1 Rocket Launcher 10 (OS)RL 3 1 .50
CASE Equipment: LT RT 2 1.00
5 Standard Jump Jets: 5 2.50
(Jump Jet Loc: 2 LT, 2 RT, 1 CT)
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TOTALS: 5 70 55.00
Crits & Tons Left: 8 .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 5,219,056 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,244
Cost per BV: 4,195.38
Weapon Value: 978 / 978 (Ratio = .79 / .79)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 50; MRDmg = 29; LRDmg = 11
BattleForce2: MP: 5J, Armor/Structure: 5/5
Damage PB/M/L: 3/1/-, Overheat: 0
Class: MM; Point Value: 12



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PostPosted: 10-Oct-2003 06:16    Post subject: RE: Firespray Reply to topic Reply with quote

This mech is loaded down with the most overrated weapon in battletech the Rocket launcher, a fantatic landscaping tool because that is what you will be doing because somewhere between 1/4 to 1/3 of those 140 rockets will actualy hit the target the rest will splatter all over the countryside .The ones that hit will scatter across the target skinninng off armour but rarely penetrating. To give an example of the ineffectivness of the Rocket launcher,recently in a company vs.Trinary game with our group. The player running the IS force fielded a lance of tanks that had been LRM carriers but were refitted with rocket launchers. a 600 rocket barrage .He bragged at how he was going to take out our assaults the first round he got initative and called out the four biggest assaults moved in and cut loose :600 rockets when the dust had settled and the smoke had cleared the mechs had been hit with betwween 150 and 180 rockets each .The rockets scattered across the surface of the mechs skinning off lots of armour but rarely penetrating once in a while there was a floating crit but at the end the now defenceless tank was facing a assault mech piloted by a VERY angry clanner I have yet to see a rocket launcher carrier live up to its rep rockets are just too inacurate to be worth it.you can figure you mech will hit with 30-40 of those rockets and those will scatter over the mech and unless it is a light mech or one with a thinner than average armour load all you will do is piss him off and you will be badly minced mint flavoured dog food.

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PostPosted: 13-Oct-2003 10:43    Post subject: RE: Firespray Reply to topic Reply with quote

At least the design matches it name. A wide spray of firepower, nevermind that it is more landscaping and infantry scaring.

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