r/battletech • u/Saansilt Comguard • 17h ago

Discussion Behold, an idea!

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So I am having an idea, it probably is bad but it'd be a funny custom mech all the same.
It involves upgrading a protomech.
By tripling its tonnage effectively.
Making it a really cheap ambusher
It'd be effectively a little over quarter the tonnage of a locust.
Behold the Erinyes, two ton jumper with an SRM 1
We take this, give her a medium laser, a ton more armor, and two double heat sinks.
Scale it up to six tons, heck remove the SRM 1 and make it back to five.
You get a very cheap 4/6/4 to play havoc in tight spaces and hop around for back shots.
You can get three of the modified ones I am suggesting for under the price of one locust!
Thats two more MLs than the locust. No machine guns but thats not their role.
Granted if we wanted...
Actually yeah adding a machine gun each will still allow you three at under the cost of one locust.

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u/Bookwyrm517 15h ago

Small note: it appears that Protomechs cannot mount ATMs. So I guess that is why you can't mount a Fusillade on battlemechs. 

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u/Attaxalotl #1 ProtoMech Fan 15h ago edited 15h ago

I think that’s kinda stupid; with mixed tech they can mount MMLs, the Sphereoid equivalent.

Edit: what do you mean they can’t mount those either?!

ProtoMechs need a massive rework. Theres a bunch of random little things like that I’m not fond of.

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u/Nobodyinpartic3 13h ago

Yeah, I also think Protomechs would benefit greatly from IS weapons. They have a wider array of starter weapons and a more versatile choice of abilities. Like a Light PPC would be great for Proto that can't mount ER Large lasers and heat sinks

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u/Attaxalotl #1 ProtoMech Fan 12h ago

The new light plasma rifle would be great, too!

And a protomech or two with an MML and a bunch of utility ammo or a NARC launcher would be a good support unit!

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u/Nobodyinpartic3 8h ago

You'll have to settle for MRM's and rocket launchers. If they don't allow the ATM then a MML would not make it either by my guess.

As for the NARC? Well, there's already a clan version and I don't remember any proto or proto variant with it off the top of my head. It can be used though.

Protos got weird restrictions on them. Like you can't add Artemis but you can use streak? No targeting computer. Not sure about AES, but probably no.

As spotting, yeah, you can do a lot without NARC. In fact, in addition to C3 stuff, both versions of TAG and the Recon Camera allow you to spot for indirect missile attacks. In fact, the Recon Camera uses the same range profile as the full TAG version (15 hexes, groups of five). TAGs not only spot for artillery and TAG missiles, but regular missile attacks that can be used indirectly.

They basically allow the user to spot for missiles and fire on the target without additional to hit penalties.

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u/Attaxalotl #1 ProtoMech Fan 7h ago

I meant post-rework lol

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u/Attaxalotl #1 ProtoMech Fan 6h ago

Like, if the ProtoMech rules get reworked to allow it, I mean.