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PostPosted: 06-Feb-2009 00:03    Post subject: Member Review: Thunderbolt TDR-5A Reply to topic Reply with quote

mud wrote:
Replacing the large laser with the AC/5 is basically a wash in terms of potential damage, as the increased range of the AC/5 will result in more shots hitting their target, especially in the 11-12 range bracket, where the large laser is at long range and the AC/5 at medium range. I might consider scrapping the flamer for another ton of AC/5 ammo, but this 'mech carries too much ammunition for comfort as it is. You could also replace the flamer with a medium laser, which would help to alleviate the loss of point-blank firepower caused by the AC/5's minimum range restrictions. With an extra medium laser, this design might actually have more effective short-range firepower than the 5S design, which doesn't really have the heat sinks to use all of its lasers at close range anyway.

Extra points for the good fluff. I can see Liao using a proprietary non-standard caliber AC/5 (say 46.29mm Wink to keep client states dependent on their arms factories.


Heh, I always thought that traditionalists around will like this thingie Very Happy

I always saw the TDR-5S as a little bit of a Swiss army knife and so I wanted to keep the anti-personel weapon. Flamer worked just fine, because the Liao doesn't care much about burning of private property, if it isn't theirs. It supports building industry Wink

Aside from that I didn't want to further decrease the armour and single MG for 100 shots gives me shivers (as do two with 200).
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PostPosted: 06-Feb-2009 01:09    Post subject: Re: Member Review: Thunderbolt TDR-5A Reply to topic Reply with quote

Sleeping Dragon wrote:
Flamer worked just fine, because the Liao doesn't care much about burning of private property, if it isn't theirs. It supports building industry Wink


Actually, from what I can tell, Liao doesn't care either way. Even if it is their property.
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PostPosted: 06-Feb-2009 11:39    Post subject: Re: Member Review: Thunderbolt TDR-5A Reply to topic Reply with quote

By 'THEIR' I mean important state building Wink
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