ok I was looking through some old files from a portable hard drive and found a web comic I downloaded called 'real life' where a character built a battlemech. fun little story but what caught my attention was the weapons layout described.
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I've got 2 gauss riffles, 2 PPC's, LRM 20's in each pod and some large pulse lasers..... just in case
http://reallifecomics.com/comic.php?comic=title-406
made me wonder is such a configuration possible with that many heavy weapons? so i gave it a try and this is the result
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BattleMech Technical Readout
Type/Model: 'real life'
Tech: Clan / 3025
Config: Biped BattleMech
Rules: Level 6, Standard design
Mass: 100 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel
Power Plant: 300 XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type: Standard
Armament:
2 Gauss Rifles
2 ER PPCs
2 LRM 20s
2 Large Pulse Lasers
Manufacturer: Mad Engineers Incorporated
Location: (Unknown)
Communications System: (Unknown)
Targeting & Tracking System: (Unknown)
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Type/Model: 'real life'
Mass: 100 tons
Equipment: Crits Mass
Int. Struct.: 152 pts Endo Steel 7 5.00
(Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 1 LA, 1 RA, 1 LT, 3 RT)
Engine: 300 XL Fusion 10 9.50
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 15 Double Heat Sink 6 5.00
(Heat Sink Loc: 1 LT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Extra Light (XL) Gyro: 6 1.50
Standard Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors: 5 3.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA R: Sh+UA 12 .00
Armor Factor: 224 pts Standard 0 14.00
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head: 3 9
Center Torso: 31 34
Center Torso (Rear): 11
L/R Side Torso: 21 22/22
L/R Side Torso (Rear): 8/8
L/R Arm: 17 25/25
L/R Leg: 21 30/30
Weapons and Equipment Loc Heat Ammo Crits Mass
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1 Gauss Rifle RA 1 16 8 14.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 LA, 1 RA)
1 ER PPC RA 15 2 6.00
1 Gauss Rifle LA 1 6 12.00
1 ER PPC LA 15 2 6.00
1 LRM 20 RT 6 12 6 7.00
(Ammo Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT)
1 Large Pulse Laser RT 10 2 6.00
1 LRM 20 LT 6 4 5.00
1 Large Pulse Laser LT 10 2 6.00
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TOTALS: 64 78 100.00
Crits & Tons Left: 0 .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 25,210,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 3,217
Cost per BV: 7,836.49
Weapon Value: 4,250 / 4,250 (Ratio = 1.32 / 1.32)
Damage Factors: SRDmg = 52; MRDmg = 38; LRDmg = 25
BattleForce: MP: 3, Armor/Structure: 6/6
Damage PB/M/L: 5/4/4, Overheat: 4
Class: MA; Point Value: 32