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- From: morrisa@cs.UAlberta.CA (ANDREW Morris)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
- Subject: Re: Design Ideas Mecha..
- Message-ID: <morrisa.726089150@manning>
- Date: 3 Jan 93 19:25:50 GMT
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- nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
-
- >Not sure if anyone thought of the following, most I had thought of a few yars
- >ago, I don't have the latest in Battle Tech or MEcha lit, but I think the
- >following will still be useful..
-
- Not trying to slam, just my ideas on these... My players had come up with all
- of these at one time or another...
-
- >Disposeble weapons: Namely weapons strpped on or attached to a MEch for a
- >limited time.. They also can be used when a area that the weapon is attached to
- >as a additional site for crits/hits..
-
- Probably BIG time problems with targeting. Damn weapons commming out of
- allignment...
-
- >Straped on Armor: In the same vein as applicae armor of total. Basically armor
- >that is attached until it goes away.. Or acts as armor against weapons that the
- >Mecha is not used to being proof against. Or as temporary armor to cover a area
- >that for some reaosn can't be covered for now..
-
- The only problem with this is when the armor is hit, it wouldn't just "go away"
- - problems with structural weight though...
-
- >Drop mines for a Mecha.. Namely can be used to discourage someone following
- >you.. Such as the old fashion Caltrops..
-
- Could be done. Messy though. Easier if you use a vehicle.
-
- >Popup mines. Namely they are mines designed to jump up and to fire a charge
- >downwards, namely designed for MEcha with a "head".. basically to go for the
- >cockpit..
-
- Could be done. Needs more details, but could be done.
-
- >Armored Personnel Carrier Mecha.. Mecha designed to operate as a team.
- >Three MEcha act as personnel carriers with a total complement of a Infantry
- >Platoon. With one MEcha to act as a command Mecha and as heavy fire power..
-
- Can you say cooked Infantry Platoon? I knew you could. The word for today
- is HOT!
-
- >Digger Tank: A tank designed to dig themselves literally in and pop up to
- >attack..
-
- Would be rather slow to "pop up". Dirt doesn't move that quick. Water
- on the other hand...
-
- >Anti-Air Mecha: Mecha will extrme long range weapons to be used against
- >Air Craft/Lams...
-
- Rifleman. Or so 3025 says...
-
- >Remote Piloted Vehicles: To act as recon..
-
- There are robot pilot systems available (I believe - can't quite remember).
- These would have a much longer range.
-
- >Any other ideas can be posted here or emailed to the following person.
- >Chief Researcher of Raven Design Works, New Alaska..
-
- The only thing I could suggest is a posting on what time frame your
- working in. This stuff may all be possible in 3050 - I have no idea - but
- not in 3025.
-
- Then again I don't like changes to any of FASA's origional designs...
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