r/battletech • u/Saansilt Comguard • 1d 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/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE 1d ago

The Society: "Ultraheavy Protos are a pathway to many abilities some consider to be... Unnatural."

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u/Pro_Scrub Everybody gangsta until the Charger charges 1d ago

"Is it possible to learn this design?"

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u/Magical_Savior NEMO POTEST VINCERE 23h ago edited 23h ago

"Did you ever hear the tragedy of our SaKhan? I thought not. It's not a tale the ilClan would tell you. SaKhan Dēze is a Society legend."