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Kraken
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 Posted: 12-Sep-2008 18:49 Post subject: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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BattleTech Vehicle Technical Readout
VALIDATED
Type/Model: Light Arrow IV Carrier
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3060
Config: Wheeled Vehicle
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Mass: 40 tons
Power Plant: 140 I.C.E.
Cruise Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
1 Arrow IV System
Manufacturer: (Unknown)
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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Type/Model: Light Arrow IV Carrier
Mass: 40 tons
Equipment: Items Mass
Int. Struct.: 20 pts Standard 0 4.00
Engine: 140 I.C.E. 0 10.00
Cruise MP: 4
Flank MP: 6
Heat Sinks: 0 Single 0 .00
Cockpit & Controls: 0 2.00
Crew: 3 Members 0 .00
Turret Equipment: 0 1.50
Armor Factor: 72 pts Standard 0 4.50
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Front: 4 16
Left / Right Sides: 4 14/14
Rear: 4 12
Turret: 4 16
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Items Mass
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1 Arrow IV System Turret 0 15 2 18.00
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TOTALS: 0 2 40.00
Items & Tons Left: 11 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 823,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 297
Cost per BV: 2,771.04
Weapon Value: 215 / 215 (Ratio = .72 / .72)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 12; MRDmg = 12; LRDmg = 12
BattleForce2: MP: 4W, Armor/Structure: 0 / 3
Damage PB/M/L: 1/1/2, Overheat: 0
Class: GM; Point Value: 3
Specials: artA
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 12-Sep-2008 19:20 Post subject: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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it does its job, but i gotta ask... why waste the tonnage on a turret for a weapon that will hardly ever fire directly?
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Kraken
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| Posted: 13-Sep-2008 00:01 Post subject: Re: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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| Vagabond wrote: | | it does its job, but i gotta ask... why waste the tonnage on a turret for a weapon that will hardly ever fire directly? |
So that the vehicle doesn't waste movement points having to get into just the right position.
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 13-Sep-2008 02:24 Post subject: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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Again I ask, as artillery just needs to point in the general direction and fire via game mechanics why the turret? Is it so that it will be realistic?
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Kraken
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| Posted: 13-Sep-2008 08:06 Post subject: Re: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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| Vagabond wrote: | | Again I ask, as artillery just needs to point in the general direction and fire via game mechanics why the turret? Is it so that it will be realistic? |
Suppose, for a second, that the battle shifts and that instead of firing into the front arc the vehicle needs to fire off to one side.
Rather than moving the entire vehicle, which would incur a +1 penalty or more, the crew can simply move the turret.
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 13-Sep-2008 14:05 Post subject: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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ok. that maKES sense. thanks.
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Kraken
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| Posted: 01-Nov-2009 09:32 Post subject: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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Yesterday I had the idea to rip the SRMs out of a light SRM carrier and replace it with an Arrow IV.
I go to fire up HMV and find that I'd already done this one. 
Oy.
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 01-Nov-2009 20:25 Post subject: Light Arrow IV Carrier |
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It also reminds me of my Hollander variant. Fun cheep fire support.
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