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-Mud
ex-Jade Falcon
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 Posted: 22-Mar-2004 15:05 Post subject: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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On 2004-02-18, ralgith wrote:
Again, I've never been a PXH fan, and god what heat what heat! Sure you may not explode, but shutting down and getting shot to hell is just as bad,
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I think this 'mech has plenty of heat sinks; sure, you are going to be hovering between 8 and 12 heat most of the time, but that won't shut you down.
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Oafman
Draconis Combine
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| Posted: 22-Mar-2004 15:33 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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WOW! I agree with -mud for once. hehe
(no offense meant of course  )
I have come to respect the Phoenix Hawk over the years. At first I always thought it was a bad design because of the heat problems. Then I played a guy that exclusively played with them, and lost almost every single battle. Most versions I have played with have ruled the medium mech tonnage level.
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Seraph
Blighted Sun Battalion
2nd Company
"Seraph's Slaughter"
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| Posted: 22-Mar-2004 21:30 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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It's all in heat management. No matter how hot a mech runs, a good pilot will know when to push it and when to milk it.
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-Mud
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| Posted: 22-Mar-2004 21:40 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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It's a very efficient design. The weapons are not especially powerful, but they're good enough for the weight class, and the 'mech is damned hard to hit and has medium armor, a nice combination. I was considering a PPC Phoenix Hawk....take the PHX-1, strip the Large Laser, M.G.s, and M.G. ammo, and presto, you've got seven tons of open space 
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Seraph
Blighted Sun Battalion
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"Seraph's Slaughter"
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| Posted: 22-Mar-2004 21:59 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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I think that if you add a PPC you take away an advantage the Phoenix Hawk has enjoyed for the past couple centuries. And that is underestimation. With only laser systems it's easy for other pilots to underestimate the Phoenix Hawk. Add a PPC and the other pilots will take notice and treat you accordingly.
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js
Federated Suns
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| Posted: 23-Mar-2004 04:20 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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| The LL fits the heat curve better. You can run and fire the LL without overheat. It's only jumping around that drives up the heat curve - and the ML's are there to keep that under control. I really think the PPC is unsuited to a level 1 PXH.
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Oafman
Draconis Combine
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| Posted: 23-Mar-2004 14:12 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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Even the later versions should stick to the er lasers/pulse lasers. It will quickly teach people not to underestimate the power of the lg laser, med laser combo. Especially when it jumps in unexpectedly and alpha strikes. Killed a battlemaster a couple of months back with one that way. I was playing it cool and only firing a couple of the lasers at a time. Just when it looked like he forgot just how many the Hawk carries, I unloaded a full tab (as Seraph puts it). I tore up several spots that were already weak and got the final head shot that killed it. Great stuff to kill a mech almost twice your size.
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Nightmare
Lyran Alliance
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| Posted: 23-Mar-2004 18:35 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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That just shows that you have to take every threat seriously. It's not that long since I killed a mint Wolverine -7D with a Spider -7M. Managed to jump behind it and put both medium pulse lasers into the right torso, touching off the AC ammo. It was all the enemy's fault, really. He ignored the lights in order to get at the Quickdraw leading that recon unit.
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-Mud
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| Posted: 23-Mar-2004 22:40 Post subject: RE: User Review: Phoenix Hawk PXH-1D |
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Well, I just posted my PPC Phoenix Hawk. It should be up on the custom section in a few days, listed as the PHX-2.
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