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Well, it's been a while since the Gooney Bird was running around, and with the new technology, I thought I'd unleash a few new variations on the fun theme.

               BattleMech Technical Readout

Type/Model:    Locust LCT-6P
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3075
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Modified design

Mass:          20 tons
Chassis:       Bergan VII Endo Steel
Power Plant:   160 LTV XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 86.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 129.6 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    1/Star Slab Light Ferro-Fibrous 
Armament:      
  2 BlazeFire Longshot ER Medium Lasers
  1 Johnston High Speed ER PPC
Manufacturer:  Achernar BattleMechs
  Location:    New Avalon
Communications System:  Garret T-10B
Targeting & Tracking System:  O/P 911

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==Variants:==
With the discovery and advancement of additional technologies, the Gooney Bird
has undergone another upgrade. This time, the ferro-fibrous was light, as the
reduced bulk made little difference in armor protection. Additionally, an XL
gyro was installed, and the cockpit size reduced. This allowed for a pair of
ER Medium Lasers in the arms as secondary weapons. 

Another rumored variant uses a snub-nosed PPC, combined with ER Small Lasers
instead of medium weapons. The reduction of weaponry allowed for the addition
of a targeting computer. Though not as ineffective as the -5P, the -7P is
considered a touch undergunned compared to the -6P.

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Type/Model:    Locust LCT-6P
Mass:          20 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  33 pts Endo Steel            14      1.00
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 4 LA, 4 RA, 3 LT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Engine:        160 XL Fusion                12      3.00
   Walking MP:   8
   Running MP:  12
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     10 Double [20]              12       .00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 RT)
XL Gyro:                                     6      1.00
Small Cockpit, Life Supt., Sensors:          4      2.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA    R: Sh+UA             12       .00
Armor Factor:   68 pts Light Ferro-Fibrous   7      4.00
 (Armor Crit Loc: 1 HD, 2 LA, 1 RA, 1 LT, 1 LL, 1 RL)

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:              6          9      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  2      
   L/R Side Torso:            5        8/8      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              2/2      
   L/R Arm:                   3        6/6      
   L/R Leg:                   4        8/8      

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 ER PPC                 RT     15           3      7.00
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TOTALS:                         25          72     20.00
Crits & Tons Left:                           6       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        3,046,000 C-Bills
Battle Value 2:    942 (old BV = 745)
Cost per BV2:      3,233.55
Weapon Value:      459 / 459 (Ratio = .49 / .49)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 15;  MRDmg = 9;  LRDmg = 4
BattleForce2:      MP: 8,  Armor/Structure: 2/1
                   Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/1,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: ML;  Point Value: 9

               BattleMech Technical Readout
                     Custom* Weapons

Type/Model:    Locust LCT-7P
Tech:          Inner Sphere / 3075
Config:        Biped BattleMech
Rules:         Level 2, Modified design

Mass:          20 tons
Chassis:       Bergan VII Endo Steel
Power Plant:   160 LTV XL Fusion
Walking Speed: 86.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 129.6 km/h
Jump Jets:     None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor Type:    1/Star Slab Light Ferro-Fibrous 
Armament:      
  2 Diverse Optics Sunbeam ER Small Lasers
  1 Johnston Snapshot Snub-Nose PPC*
Manufacturer:  Achernar BattleMechs
  Location:    New Avalon
Communications System:  Garret T-10B
Targeting & Tracking System:  O/P 911

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Type/Model:    Locust LCT-7P
Mass:          20 tons

Equipment:                                 Crits    Mass
Int. Struct.:  33 pts Endo Steel            14      1.00
 (Endo Steel Loc: 1 HD, 4 LA, 4 RA, 3 LT, 1 LL, 1 RL)
Engine:        160 XL Fusion                12      3.00
   Walking MP:   8
   Running MP:  12
   Jumping MP:   0
Heat Sinks:     10 Double [20]              12       .00
 (Heat Sink Loc: 1 LA, 1 RA, 2 RT)
XL Gyro:                                     6      1.00
Small Cockpit, Life Supt.:                   4      2.00
Actuators: L: Sh+UA    R: Sh+UA             12       .00
Armor Factor:   68 pts Light Ferro-Fibrous   7      4.00
 (Armor Crit Loc: 1 HD, 2 LA, 1 RA, 1 LT, 1 LL, 1 RL)

                          Internal    Armor
                          Structure   Value
   Head:                      3          9      
   Center Torso:              6          9      
   Center Torso (Rear):                  2      
   L/R Side Torso:            5        8/8      
   L/R Side Torso (Rear):              2/2      
   L/R Arm:                   3        6/6      
   L/R Leg:                   4        8/8      

Weapons and Equipment    Loc  Heat  Ammo   Crits    Mass
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1 ER Small Laser         RA      2           1       .50
1 ER Small Laser         LA      2           1       .50
1 Snub-Nose PPC*         RT     10           2      6.00
1 Targeting Computer     LT                  2      2.00
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TOTALS:                         14          73     20.00
Crits & Tons Left:                           5       .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        2,905,000 C-Bills
Battle Value 2:    755 (old BV = 669)
Cost per BV2:      3,847.68
Weapon Value:      402 / 402 (Ratio = .53 / .53)
Damage Factors:    SRDmg = 13;  MRDmg = 8;  LRDmg = 1
BattleForce2:      MP: 8,  Armor/Structure: 2/1
                   Damage PB/M/L: 2/2/-,  Overheat: 0
                   Class: ML;  Point Value: 8

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What did the Zen Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.

And sometimes, you just build the 'Mech bigger . . .

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[url=http://www.hitbox.tv/hmpgoose]Goose - The Egyptian God of Frustration[/url]

"He closes his eyes and remembers the night splattered with brightness, the sudden flare of erupting fuel, the mad chase as, supersonic, he bobbed and weaved among the hills and valleys of the Ozarks, the laws on his tail, burning for home …"

Yeah, but that's the easy way to do it. Now hush before I dig the Jackhammer out of archives!

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What did the Zen Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.

Holy FRAK!

A Locust with a peep...that's NASTY...

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Medron Pryde - The Great and Terrible
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[url=http://www.pryderockindustries.com]P.R.I.[/url] - The home of BattleTech programs and files
"I'm gonna Tea Party like its 1776." - Medron Pryde
Who is John Galt?

Hope Medron don't say Balls Nasty!

(Sue me, I've been on a Frank Miller kick lately...)

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What did the Zen Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.

And, If you don't mind having no secondary weapons and just 3 tons of armor, you'd be able to fit a Heavy PPC on that thing

(that or keep the 4 tons of armor and use a ER-PPC + Targeting Computer to blast away from a distance

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As a CareBearAnarchist I believe in the destruction and overthrow of the perils of society through random and senseless acts of consideration and kindness

I think I'd have to draw the line at a weapon that literally is 50% of your mass.

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What did the Zen Buddhist say to the hot dog vendor?
Make me one with everything.

i´d not call that a mech, but a mechanized(mech-anized?) gun.
but that is not a reason not to do it

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

(wonders if he should bring his Locust with a SNPPC out of hiding)

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

Why? Look back through the forums to see some of the things we've put on Urbies. GR's, AC/20's...heck, I have an Urbie with a Thumper in my files...

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

http://www.heavymetalpro.com/forums/vie ... hp?t=16716

15 tons with an ER-PPC

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

But a walking trashcan with a cannon isnt the same as a demon locust with a Peep. Reminds me of the old Koto, which replaced most of my Locust force years ago.

I love the sniping....You could really mess with someone's head and drop the ER Medium and give it a PPC Capacitor....

A head-chopping Locust would seem to be a great psychological weapon.