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PostPosted: 28-Jun-2007 16:32    Post subject: Thumper Field Gun Reply to topic Reply with quote

I was reading through some of the submissions in the Fan Articles section of the CBT.com boards, and one of them gave me inspiration for this simple little design. With a BV of only 68, you can deploy 14 of these things, plus some infantry spotters, for just 1000 BV.

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with those numbers it doesn’t matter if they do minimal damage, you are going to make advancing on your position very upsetting.

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Type/Model:    Thumper Field Gun
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3025
Config:        Wheeled Trailer
Rules:         Level 3, Custom design

Mass:          20 tons
Power Plant:   None
Cruise Speed:  None. Trailer pulled by Tractor.
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:     
  1 Thumper Artillery
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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Type/Model:    Thumper Field Gun
Mass:          20 tons

Equipment:                                 Items    Mass
Int. Struct.:  8 pts Standard                0      2.00
Engine:        None                          0       .00
    Cruise MP: None. BV based on 4 MP
Heat Sinks:      0 Single                    0       .00
Crew: 2 Members                              0       .00
Armor Factor:   16 pts Standard              0      1.00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Front:                     2          4
   Left / Right Sides:        2        4/4
   Rear:                      2          4

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Items    Mass
--------------------------------------------------------
1 Thumper Artillery      Front    0   40     2     17.00
1 Trailer Hitch          Front               1       .00
--------------------------------------------------------
TOTALS:                           0          3     20.00
Items & Tons Left:                           6       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        249,150 C-Bills
Battle Value:      68
Cost per BV:       3,663.97
Weapon Value:      20 / 20 (Ratio = .29 / .29)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 5;  MRDmg = 5;  LRDmg = 5
BattleForce2:      MP: 4W,  Armor/Structure: 0 / 1
                   Damage PB/M/L: -/-/1,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: GL;  Point Value: 1
                   Specials: artT, mof

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PostPosted: 29-Jun-2007 03:18    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

I think that artillery should look like this...

I would like to know what would it look like with support vee rules...
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PostPosted: 29-Jun-2007 13:44    Post subject: Reply to topic Reply with quote

Didnt they have a mini for this? I swear I have 2 of them. with the J-27 cargo hauler the ammo trailer and the gun. Love it though, cheap, and decent damage.
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