HMG/AC7 Medium: Sniper

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widowmaker
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HMG/AC7 Medium: Sniper

Post by widowmaker »

The HMG/AC7 debate in the main forum spurred me to create this.

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Titan Name: Sniper                Medium Range Medium Titan
Chassis: Krios K-M2               Design: Widowmaker     
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Weight: 100.0t (100t maximum)     Height     : 11 [meter]
Bmt   : 26 (46 kph)               Reduce Heat: -2.64C/sec.
Jmt   : 13 (92 kph) for 52 secs   Cost       : 219099($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine  :Triton T2 [Engine 2] [CBT ]
HeatReg.:Delinit H4  [Heat 4]
Flares  :FL Small    [Flare1] [LT  ]
D.C.S.  :Surko      [D.C.S.3] [CT  ]
LifeSup.:Livotto     [Life 1] [RT  ]
Scanner :Mark M-S   [Scan. 5] [Head]
Computer:Mark BC-X  [Comp. 6] [CT  ]
E.C.M.  :CyberSys  [E.C.M. 3] [LowT]
JumpPort:Coltos      [Jump 3]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/Slots

[RT  ]  AUTO CANNON 7        (036) [2]
[LT  ]  AUTO CANNON 7        (036) [2]
[RA  ]  HEAVY MESON GUN      (020) [2]
[LA  ]  HEAVY MESON GUN      (020) [2]


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Status/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy  HMAX 020 [029mm]
[RT  ] (23) Vicenium  (W)  031 [052mm]
[CT  ] (23) Titanium  (W)  033 [060mm]
[CBT ] (13) Vicenium  (S)  016 [027mm]
[LT  ] (23) Vicenium  (W)  031 [052mm]
[RA  ] (21) Vicenium  (W)  030 [050mm]
[LA  ] (21) Vicenium  (W)  030 [050mm]
[LowT] (13) Titanium  (W)  033 [060mm]
[RL  ] (17) Millenia  (W)  030 [060mm]
[LL  ] (17) Millenia  (W)  030 [060mm]

Armor Index:   4.66 [Total APts/T]
Internal:    182  [APts]
External:    284  [APts]   Max:[069mm]
Total Armor: 466  [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: Medium Titan incl. Jump          
Weapons : Cannon                           
Warfare : Defense  Scanner  Warfare(ECM)   
Skills  : D.C.  Medic
Obviously, it's a support Titan, meant to rain death from afar while allies rush in to finish the job. I've had moderate success with it. I also attached an xchange file if anyone would like to try it.

widowmaker
"The trick is to be angled just right so when your Titan's engine shuts down, you fall behind the cover."

--"Running the Redline", page 37.
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Sleeping_Dragon
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Post by Sleeping_Dragon »

Looks good, but how's the heat in battle? Looks like it may run hot... I'd try to get the heat down to at least -3.0C/sec minimum, but thats me looking at the 'paperwork' I haven't had it out on the battlefield.
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widowmaker
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Post by widowmaker »

Heat's not a problem unless firing on the run, which isn't this Titan's intended purpose. Firing all four weapons takes heat to 50.0C, and by the time the AC7s recycle heat is down around 7-8C. I'm also in the habit of interspersing Active Scans after firing the AC7s when the HMGs haven't recycled, thus reducing the ammo usage on the HMGs (notice the AC7s have much more ammo). This usually allows for a few extra seconds of cool down. Quick and dirty math using average heat retention (Heat / Recycle) has the Titan heating .228C per second. This translates to heat being around 13.7C after 1 minute of continuous firing, plus 5 or 10C if flares were deployed.

I haven't had a heat problem with this Titan. Long before it has a chance to overheat, the bad guys go boom.

widowmaker
"The trick is to be angled just right so when your Titan's engine shuts down, you fall behind the cover."

--"Running the Redline", page 37.
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Post by Coyote27 »

widowmaker wrote: I haven't had a heat problem with this Titan. Long before it has a chance to overheat, the bad guys go boom.

widowmaker
Obviously you aren't testing it against napalm-missile foes. :)
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widowmaker
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Post by widowmaker »

Coyote27 wrote:Obviously you aren't testing it against napalm-missile foes. :)
That's hillarious. Beautiful timing on that comment. Right after I posted that, I played Metaborator 1, and had to fight a Fire Giant. Treated it like a LR Titan and rushed it with my CC Titans. Pain... much pain...

Mental note: next time, check the weapons table for ranges before committing to CC.

Oh, I won, by the way :D

Anyway, with the difference in ammo supplies, any time the Titan gets hot, just fire AC7s only. The HMGs have consistently lower to-hit numbers anyway, so save the ammo.

I originally had Millenia on the CT as well, but I needed more space, so I had to switch to Titanium. Millenia on the CT had heat at -2.74C/sec.
"The trick is to be angled just right so when your Titan's engine shuts down, you fall behind the cover."

--"Running the Redline", page 37.
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