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[Rince Wind]

Per ton it is probably the most dangerous thing a mech can pack.

[Erkki]

60 tons is good for standard engine 5/8 or faster ones with XL engine... Theres plenty of them! In 3041, theres... Ermm, discounting the ones available to CommStar only,  basically just Grand Dragon, Merlin and Quickdraw? 

[Hanzoku]

I think the Merlin doesn't exist yet in 3041 - it was a periphery design after the Clan invasion. Also, I need to adjust our Quickdraw, it's nuts that its more dangerous to attack its back (20 damage) then the front (18 damage)

[EuchreJack]

I think the Merlin doesn't exist yet in 3041 - it was a periphery design after the Clan invasion. Also, I need to adjust our Quickdraw, it's nuts that its more dangerous to attack its back (20 damage) then the front (18 damage)

I don't know how accurate Sarna.net is, but according to their website, The Merlin was being made in 3010 by a manufacturer with working facilities in the Outworld's Alliance.  Kind of difficult to follow, but its the tech wonder of the Periphery.

[Rince Wind]

Maybe it was 65t then, now that I see that the rifleman is 60t. And I mostly played from 3030 to 3050, so not that advanced.

[Hanzoku]

Ah, my bad, you and Erkki are correct. I remembered seeing it in the 3058 book and thought it appeared later.

[Hanzoku]

Episode 16 – Tissue Paper for Armor
So, Jack’s Recon Lance is up for another probing engagement again. Once again going up against two lances of mostly vehicles, with two mechs in support.



Our ally is in a Locust…. LCT-1M…



Our ally is now configured to hide like a miserable coward. For those who don’t remember the Doghouse story, the 1-M variant of the Locust has tissue paper for armor, thus the title for this episode. It will literally suffer complete armor loss to any weapon in the game everywhere but the cockpit, and will suffer breaching damage when hit by a medium laser anywhere.

As before, we need to destroy two enemies to win, and we lose if two of our units are destroyed.

Spoiler: Probe (Attacker) Turns 1 - 4 (click to show/hide)

We deploy in the north of the map, and our FedCom liason deployed right behind our formation.

We move towards the edge of the depression we started in, while the Regulars start coming up from the south to meet us.



EuchreJack, Little Dog and the Warrior all engage the Jenner. The other two are too far away to get a good lock on the target.

(12th Bay Hammerers) Jenner JR7-F
   Fired 4 times, hit 2 times for 10 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7
   Fired 1 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Wolfhound WLF-1
   Fired 3 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage
   Fired at 5 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage

(Draconis Combine) Jenner JR7-D
   Fired 5 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage
   Fired at 10 times, hit 3 times for 15 damage

(Federated Commonwealth) Locust LCT-1M
   Fired 2 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage



We successfully keep the Jenner from getting behind us, and while EuchreJack, Marie-Francoise and Arnaud keep on it, Little Dog and the Warrior hit one of the Pegasus scout tanks.

(12th Bay Hammerers) Hornet HNT-152
   Fired 2 times, hit 1 times for 6 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Jenner JR7-F
   Fired 2 times, hit 2 times for 10 damage
   Fired at 7 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Stinger STG-3G
   Fired 2 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7
   Fired 2 times, hit 1 times for 2 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Wolfhound WLF-1
   Fired 3 times, hit 3 times for 199 damage
   Fired at 7 times, hit 4 times for 24 damage
   PRONE

(Draconis Combine) Jenner JR7-D
   Fired 3 times, hit 3 times for 14 damage
   Fired at 10 times, hit 5 times for 210 damage
   Crits received: SRM 4 Ammo (23)[RT], Jump Jet[RT], Jump Jet[RT]
   Destroyed parts: RT, CT
   DESTROYED (ejection)

(Draconis Combine) Pegasus Scout Hover Tank (Standard)
   Fired 3 times, hit 1 times for 6 damage
   Fired at 3 times, hit 2 times for 10 damage
   IMMOBILE

(Draconis Combine) Pegasus Scout Hover Tank (Standard) #2
   Fired 3 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage
   Fired at 1 times, hit 1 times for 2 damage

(Draconis Combine) Scimitar Medium Hover Tank (Standard)
   Fired 1 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(Draconis Combine) Scorpion Light Tank (Standard)
   Fired 1 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(Draconis Combine) Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank (SRM)
   Fired 1 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(Draconis Combine) Spider SDR-5V
   Fired 2 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(Federated Commonwealth) Locust LCT-1M
   Fired 3 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage

Jack hits and touches off the Jenner’s SRM stores, blowing it to bits, but falls after receiving a bit too much return fire. Little Dog rendered the Pegasus immobile, and the Warrior damaged the medium laser on the other Pegasus.



Jack has some trouble getting to his feet, but manages it, only to have about a lance of mechs and vehicles come dogpile him.

(12th Bay Hammerers) Hornet HNT-152
   Fired 3 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage
   Kicked (Draconis Combine) Pegasus Scout Hover Tank (Standard) #2 and missed!

(12th Bay Hammerers) Jenner JR7-F
   Fired 4 times, hit 3 times for 15 damage
   Fired at 1 times, hit 1 times for 4 damage
   Kicked (Draconis Combine) Scorpion Light Tank (Standard) and missed!

(12th Bay Hammerers) Stinger STG-3G
   Fired 2 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage
   Kicked (Draconis Combine) Pegasus Scout Hover Tank (Standard) #2 for 4 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7
   Fired 2 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Wolfhound WLF-1
   Fired 1 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage
   Fired at 9 times, hit 5 times for 48 damage
   Was punched 0 times and kicked 1 times.
   Crits received: Medium Laser[LT], Standard Gyro[CT]
   PRONE

(Draconis Combine) Packrat LRPV PKR-T5
   Fired 1 times, hit 1 times for 6 damage

(Draconis Combine) Pegasus Scout Hover Tank (Standard) #2
   Fired 2 times, hit 1 times for 12 damage
   Fired at 4 times, hit 1 times for 9 damage
   Was punched 0 times and kicked 1 times.

(Draconis Combine) Scimitar Medium Hover Tank (Standard)
   Fired 3 times, hit 1 times for 2 damage
   Fired at 2 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage

(Draconis Combine) Scorpion Light Tank (Standard)
   Fired 1 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage
   Fired at 6 times, hit 3 times for 15 damage

(Draconis Combine) Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank (SRM)
   Fired 1 times, hit 1 times for 4 damage
   Fired at 3 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(Draconis Combine) Spider SDR-5V
   Fired 2 times, hit 2 times for 10 damage
   Kicked (12th Bay Hammerers) Wolfhound WLF-1 for 6 damage

(Federated Commonwealth) Locust LCT-1M
   Fired 3 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

EuchreJack’s still in the fight, but just barely. He’s on the ground again, this time with a damaged gyro. We really need another kill in the next round.



EuchreJack is on his feet again, while the northern group focuses on the Pegasus, the southern group focuses on the stunned Scorpion Light Tank.

(12th Bay Hammerers) Hornet HNT-152
   Fired 3 times, hit 3 times for 12 damage
   Fired at 8 times, hit 2 times for 16 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Jenner JR7-F
   Fired 2 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage
   Fired at 1 times, hit 1 times for 4 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Stinger STG-3G
   Fired 2 times, hit 1 times for 5 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Warrior Attack Helicopter H-7
   Fired 2 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(12th Bay Hammerers) Wolfhound WLF-1
   Fired 3 times, hit 3 times for 18 damage

(Draconis Combine) Packrat LRPV PKR-T5
   Fired 1 times, hit 1 times for 8 damage

(Draconis Combine) Pegasus Scout Hover Tank (Standard) #2
   Fired 2 times, hit 1 times for 8 damage
   Fired at 8 times, hit 7 times for 35 damage
   IMMOBILE

(Draconis Combine) Scimitar Medium Hover Tank (Standard)
   Fired 3 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage

(Draconis Combine) Scorpion Light Tank (Standard)
   Fired at 7 times, hit 4 times for 15 damage
   Destroyed parts: LS
   IMMOBILE
   DESTROYED (damage)

(Draconis Combine) Skulker Wheeled Scout Tank (SRM)
   Fired 1 times, hit 1 times for 4 damage

(Draconis Combine) Spider SDR-5V
   Fired 2 times, hit 0 times for 0 damage
   Kicked (12th Bay Hammerers) Hornet HNT-152 and missed!

(Federated Commonwealth) Locust LCT-1M
   Fired 3 times, hit 3 times for 10 damage

Little Dog tags and destroys the Scorpion, and we disable another Pegasus. With that, we score a victory, and two crippled Pegasus tanks for the salvage pile.

Spoiler: Salvage and Repairs (click to show/hide)

We end up claiming all three vehicles, though we’ll be selling the Scorpion Light Tank for scrap. I think we’ll keep the two Pegasus and fix them up, as I’m really fond of the vehicles… if only we had drivers.

We capture one Regular and confirm two more as dead.



Konrad made two kills, Jack one, and Arnaud one. We sell the Scorpion for 104,982 C-Bills.



The Hornet took some penetrating damage to the right leg, but otherwise only has armor damage to deal with.



The Jenner is in good condition, aside from some armor.



Jack’s Wolfhound will need some work on the gyro and a medium laser replaced.




Our new Pegasus tanks need some work, but should be ready to mothball by the end of the week.

By Sunday, Jack’s Recon Lance is back to 100%, as is Zhou’s Recon Lance, in both mech and body. New limbs have arrived for the Quickdraw and the Crab, but attaching them is proving tricky in the field. While the technicians struggle with the two mechs, the FedComs pass on a distress call from a band of civilians under attack by two lances of Regular vehicles. Zhou’s Recon Lance is closest to the signal, and moves to engage.

[Rince Wind]

Quick and effective. And a pretty good haul, considering the circumstances. If all else fails we can sell the Pegasus' if we need the money.

[Hanzoku]

We're pretty solid on cash, actually. We have 100% Battle Loss Compensation, which means we received the cost of the BattleMaster, Scorpion and Locust. We're actually sitting on around 20m C-Bills with no debt, as you can see from the Funds line in the MekHQ screenshots.

[Rince Wind]

...any interesting Mechs on the market?

[Hanzoku]

Not really. =\ For the next month, there's only three mechs up for sale - a Firestarter, another Phoenix Hawk, and a Shadow Hawk. Nothing really amazing for vehicles, especially since we can't deploy the ones we have due to lack of pilots. Three of our dependents are at 3XP each, so when they get to 5 I can direct them towards our vehicle crews, but until then we're at the mercy of the recruitment rolls.

[Erkki]

If its the Kuritan Shadow Hawk with a PPC, you could consider it!

[Hanzoku]

Sadly, it's the regular Shadow Hawk.

The SHD-2K variant is actually doing pretty well. Compared to our Griffin, it has no heat issues and only slightly worse damage potential. It did take Martin a while to grow into it, but that's what you get when you start as a Ultra-Green pilot.

Also, Konrad is 1 XP away from improving his gunnery, making his shooting skills even MORE ridiculous.

Code: (Jenner JR7-F(BH)) [Select]

Jenner JR7-F(BH)
IS TW non-box set
35 tons 
BV: 1,224
Cost: 3,448,125 C-bills

Movement: 7/11/5
Engine: 245
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro

Internal: 58 (Endo-Steel)
Armor: 116/119 (Ferro-Fibrous)
                     Internal    Armor
--------------------------------------
Center Torso               11       16
Center Torso (rear)                  5
Right Torso                 8       13
Right Torso (rear)                   3
Left Torso                  8       13
Left Torso (rear)                    3
Right Arm                   6       11
Left Arm                    6       11
Right Leg                   8       16
Left Leg                    8       16

Weapon                         Loc  Heat
----------------------------------------
Medium Laser                    LA     3
Medium Laser                    LA     3
Medium Laser                    LA     3
Medium Laser                    RA     3
Medium Laser                    RA     3
Medium Laser                    RA     3

I might have posted this before, but if not, once we get steady access to Endo-Steel internals and Ferro-Fiberous armor, I want to upgrade his Jenner to this. If it ever dies, he'll probably end up in the Hunchback with the medium laser fetish or the UltimateKonrad from earlier in the thread.

[Neonivek]

One day Konrad, one day you will use the Ultimate Konrad bot!

[Knave]

If only cloning were a thing in BT, we could just replace our merc unit with a kompany of konrad klones, running around, shooting lasers at everything.