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Raven!
Clan Snow Raven
Galaxy Commander
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 Posted: 25-Apr-2002 20:45 Post subject: The Plebian (with no special coding!) |
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PLB Mark 1 Plebian
Tons - 55
Engine - 220 ICE
Walk - 4
Run - 6
Heat Sinks - 7 single (7 Tons)
Internal Structure - Standard (5.5 tons)
Armor - Standard (10 tons)
Heat Sink Locations:
Head - Two (Small Cockpit)
Center Torso - One
L Leg - Two
R Leg - Two
Armor Locations:
H: 9
CT: 23
CT (R): 8
L/RT: 18
L/RT (R): 8
L/RA: 16
L/RL: 18
Weapons and Equipment -
Machine Gun, LA
RL 10, LA
Machine Gun, RA
RL 10, RA
Ammo (MGUN) 100, CT
RL 10 x5, LT
RL 10 x5, RT
Overview:
Fusion engines are rare for the Marian Hegemony. It has become harder and harder for this power to gain recognition with the Inner Sphere, what with the Star League, Fed Com Civil War, and Comstar and Word of Blake playing games with each other. Now, with internal troubles and unfriendly neighbors the need for a mech of some kind has become vitally important.
Turning to Marian Arms for the answer to the problem, they came back and offered the Plebian, a very simple mech named after the rank and file of the old Roman Armies, the men that took and held the land, that protected it to protect themselves.
Capabilities:
The Plebian is a medium mech that is outfitted with a very common, very cheap weapon: rockets. Lots of rockets.
The Plebian has a number of advantages going for it. It is cheap for one, and therefore can be mass produced, allowing to act in a very supporive role to bigger mechs, and also allowing it to attack in waves, much like the original Roman Legions. A line of Plebians will move forward, and fire their rockets off. Then they will fall back and go to supply depots as the next line advances and so on. As the fuel supply in a Plebian's engine usually only has enough to get them to the site of battle, launch their rockets, and return them home, this is not considered that bad of a weakness.
Marian trainers are also concentrating on physical combat so that when the rockets run out, the mech can wade in and still do battle. Although this could lead to massive losses, the Marian Hegemony only plans on using the Plebian for defensive engagements, and would rather that the unit be destroyed then the objective lost. However, it is hoped these situations rarely crop up, as, although the Plebian is cheap and easily built, it is not THAT cheap.
The last line of defense for a Plebian is the pair of machine guns, one mounted under each arm. Units reloading at supply depots can use these machine guns to protect themselves from infantry attacks, and also use them to wade into combat against vehicles approaching in a skirmish line.
Varients:
There are no varients in the work at this time. Though there is some talk of selling a version to an Inner Sphere company for a Fusion plant and collecting royalties.
BV - 722
This mech created by your feathery friend RAVEN!
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Gangrene
Federated Suns
Leftenant General
Joined: 04-Feb-2002 00:00
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 26-Apr-2002 17:40 Post subject: The Plebian (with no special coding!) |
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Nice work. It really fits the periphery persona of decaying tech. It's also nice to see an ICE mech every once in a while.
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Raven!
Clan Snow Raven
Galaxy Commander
Joined: 04-Feb-2002 00:00
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| Posted: 29-Apr-2002 22:16 Post subject: The Plebian (with no special coding!) |
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That was my intent. You see so many ultra teched out units these days that they are starting to repeat themselves. Sometims I like to take a step back and design something that would really exist. Something that would be made in a rush, or just with what was available, rather then what the rules allow. I use them for stories (hint hint hint)
Raven!
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Nightmare
Lyran Alliance
Kommandant-General
Joined: 03-May-2002 00:00
Posts: 2214
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| Posted: 03-May-2002 04:40 Post subject: The Plebian (with no special coding!) |
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I saw a very good Banshee downgrade (upgrade?) on RGM, still have it on file.
Basically a pirate repairing the gutted
carcass of a Banshee with whatever he could
get his hands on. ICE engine for 3/5 speed,
weapons replaced by 3 MRM-10 launchers and
4 MGs. CASE too, and a grand total of 12 SHS
to keep it running cool.
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Raven!
Clan Snow Raven
Galaxy Commander
Joined: 04-Feb-2002 00:00
Posts: 1326
Location: United States
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| Posted: 03-May-2002 23:05 Post subject: The Plebian (with no special coding!) |
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Nice. Please post it if you can find it!! I would be very interested in seeing it! Till then let me introduce you to the FC-1 Fishercat!! I just made it by hand in my room when I should have been studying for my history final!
Raven!
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