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Oafman
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 Posted: 12-Aug-2004 14:59 Post subject: feeling silly |
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Kind of bored here at work today and this thought popped in my head. Munchkin meets CBT.
An Atlas with a mech sized chainsaw. What would the stats on something like that look like?
(only serious replys will be acknowledged  )
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Seraph
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| Posted: 12-Aug-2004 17:26 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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Umm. There are stats on a mech mounted chainsaw. Also a mining bit and a harvesting combine. Now if I can only remember which book they are in...
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-Mud
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| Posted: 12-Aug-2004 17:49 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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That wasn't a serious enough answer. Have him dragged outside and executed! 
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SaberDance
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| Posted: 12-Aug-2004 18:17 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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The stats used to be on-line at the Battletech chopshop (relnor dot something-or-other) but alas, that great sight is no more.
Even then, the chain saw was for small 15-ton lumberjack mechs. An Atlas-Sized chain-saw would have to be like the claws, but doing damage to the armor and internal structure every turn the mechwarrior can keep his saw engaged.
If I could be less serious for a moment: The Atlas, with its death's head cockpit, that carried a chansaw would, doubtless, have to be renamed the Jason. 
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Kraken
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| Posted: 12-Aug-2004 18:42 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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What about a Gundam with a shotgun?
(I got bored once and decided to see how one of my Gundam action figures would look with some of the gear from my old 3 3/4 G. I. Joe figures. Thanks to the rubber hands and the extra wrist poseability the Gundam was not only able to hold a shotgun but hold it close to the chest like a SWAT team member.)
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DarkAdder
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| Posted: 12-Aug-2004 19:52 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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I think the Loggermech is what youre after, and if I recall, its in the Explorer Corps book. If thats not good enough, the Mechwarrior adventure 'Unbound' had the stats for a buzzsaw in it, kind of a mech circular saw. Kinda fragile, but always a crowd favorite.
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jfox61
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| Posted: 12-Aug-2004 23:05 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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I know they do something like the loggermech in Mechwarrior dark ages called the forestrymech. Same mech different name I assume. I foolishly tried this game for about 3 days before being violently sick at what they have done over at wizkids to my beloved battletech.
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StarRaven
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| Posted: 12-Aug-2004 23:20 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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More like, "if it ain't broke, don't break it."
According to TDB, the chainsaw weighs five tons and takes up five crits, with no damage listed. I suppose it's for trees. I'd suppose an Atlas sized, anti-'Mech chainsaw would need to be bigger, heavier and inflict damage. I'll make no suggestions, since I've never been good at making weapons.
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| Posted: 13-Aug-2004 02:55 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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I have a design for a reciprocating saw usable on mechs 3 tons 3 crits and replacable blades (think big Sawzall) damage depends on blade used and how much.(dulling degrades performance)
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| Posted: 13-Aug-2004 05:10 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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On 2004-08-12 23:20, StarRaven wrote:
According to TDB, the chainsaw weighs five tons and takes up five crits, with no damage listed. I suppose it's for trees.
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Sawing through mech armor is probably next to impossible anyway. I could see something like a huge Dremel-type thing used for salvage operations, but it'll cut much too slow to be useful in combat.
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Sir Henry
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| Posted: 13-Aug-2004 06:31 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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Maybe a mech sized plasma cutter....
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Oafman
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| Posted: 13-Aug-2004 07:27 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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Isn't that what a PPC is?
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| Posted: 13-Aug-2004 14:02 Post subject: RE: feeling silly |
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No, the PPC is a sandblaster. The Gause Rifle is a drimmle tool.
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