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And, with that simple phrase every parents heart literally rises into their throat and for that small moment panic ensues before we can turn to see what our child has in store for us.

As we turn our panic subsides into laughter and amazement or a .............. "Don't Move, I'll Take That" statement followed by a quick scolding..

I recently traded for a very large box of MW parts and pieces. This is another creation from that trade.

I found a Raven torso minus weapons pods, no pelvis but I think those are the legs I used for arms. At the same time I picked up an ArrowIV pod minus its trailer.

The absurdity of both pieces together started me laughing. The title and memories of years gone past immediately came to mind.

So here's a quickie, from picking up the pieces to posting 90mins later.





So, lets take a trip down memory lane and just what was it that you took out of your child's hands ?? Or, for the younger members what was it that your parents took away from you.

Enjoy

like this?:

BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Raven RVN-1XAR
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3050
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 3, Standard design

Mass:          35 tons
Chassis:       Endo Steel
Power Plant:   175 Omni XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 54,0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86,4 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    Standard
Armament:      
  2 ER Medium Lasers
  1 Arrow IV System
Manufacturer:  (Unknown)
  Location:    (Unknown)
Communications System:  (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System:  (Unknown)

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Type/Model:    Raven RVN-1XAR
Mass:          35 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  58 pts Endo Steel            14      2,00
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 2 LA, 3 RA, 2 RT, 2 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL)
Engine:        175 XL Fusion                12      3,50
   Walking MP:   5
   Running MP:   8
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     11 Double [22]              12      1,00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 2 RA, 2 RT)
Gyro:                                        4      2,00
Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:                5      3,00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA    R: Sh+UA             12       ,00
Armor Factor:   78 pts Standard              0      5,00

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          8      
   Center Torso:             11         10      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  4      
   L/R Side Torso:            8        7/7      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              3/3      
   L/R Arm:                   6        8/8      
   L/R Leg:                   8      10/10      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 ER Medium Laser        RA      5           1      1,00
1 ER Medium Laser        LA      5           1      1,00
1 Arrow IV System        LT     10    5     16     16,00
  (Ammo Locations: 1 LA)
CASE Equipment:          RT                  1       ,50
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TOTALS:                         20          78     35,00
Crits & Tons Left:                           0       ,00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        4.720.725 C-Bills
Battle Value:      698
Cost per BV:       6.763,22
Weapon Value:      610 / 610 (Ratio = ,87 / ,87)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 20;  MRDmg = 15;  LRDmg = 12
BattleForce2:      MP: 5,  Armor/Structure: 2/1
                   Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/2,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: ML;  Point Value: 7
                   Specials: artA

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typos and spelling-mistakes are property of the finder. english is not my mother-tongue.

You mean it could actually work !!!!!

Love the mini, and the tro is NUTS

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Big Nick, the Chainsaw Assassin
[i]Making Bad News Worse since 1980[/i]
[b]What... There's only ONE of you?[/b]

The Raven MLRS...OK, and I thought this new guy IG was crazy...

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Be careful what you wish for. I might let you have it.

it could actually be used sensefully(well, sort off...) a single infantrist with a light tag(infrared, you would not want it to be detected...) designates the targets and the raven fires in one round and changes position in the other.

sometimes it makes sense to take out a few enemy units, like the comandunits of C3 lances/companys. it has enough firepower and armour to defend against single enemy scoutmechs.

if you want it to be more than a normal artillery-unit the armour or lasers could be reduced, and the ammo could be increased by one or two tons.

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typos and spelling-mistakes are property of the finder. english is not my mother-tongue.

Yeah, it's basically a smaller version of the TRO3050 Catapult.

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Be careful what you wish for. I might let you have it.

Hah...and I thought the Gauss UrbanMechs from a few years ago were crazy...

This is too rich-and even decent backup weapons!

i imagine a comander seeing a company of these moving well out of range of all ordinary weapons saying: " they are scouting with a full company of 35-ton mechs-LOL" (that is if his sensors are not able to see more than the mass of course) and then KA-WOOM twelve times.

i could also imagine a lot of different special ammos, like ammo that aims at the signature of a fusion-reactor. or at radio emmission.

but the most crazy idea is this: a company in country X sells stikers that could be used to mark the kills a mech has scored, they come with all sorts of mechs in all other fractions designs. what nobody knows is that the stickers contain a sort of RFID-tag that reacts to a special signal and then reveals the tonnage of the killed mech. and then there is of course a sort of ARROW IV ammo used by fraction Y that sends that signal and always kills the mech that has scored the most. sad if a newb sticks unearned kill-markers on his mech...

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typos and spelling-mistakes are property of the finder. english is not my mother-tongue.

I let the characters in my RPG game use NARC beacon internals and wire them into the commo circuits of enemy mechs (if/when they can sneak in) imagine how much more effective the unit is if it's patched into the antenna on the enemy mech... you can home in on that with MAJOR plusses.

especially with arrow....

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Big Nick, the Chainsaw Assassin
[i]Making Bad News Worse since 1980[/i]
[b]What... There's only ONE of you?[/b]