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I'm glad that not everyone is posting Assaults.
*On occasion I will mix armor types but I find that in combat these differences are usually irrelevant. Whatever allows the thickest skin is my motto.

Here is one of my Lights:

Titan Name: <Totem> (Light Close Combat Titan)
Chassis: Morola L4
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Weight: 70.0t (70t maximum) Height : 10 [meter]
Bmt : 19 (63 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.4C/sec.
Jmt : 16 (75 kph) for 64 secs Cost : 151254 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :CyberSys [Engine 3] [CT ]
Heatreg. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> elinit H4 [Heat 4]
Flare :FL Small [Flare1] [CBT ]
Shield :Sharidan [Shld2] [CBT ]
LifeSup.:Livotto [Life 1] [Head]
Scanner :Triton [Scan 4] [LT ]
Computer:Triton TC [Comp. 4] [RT ]
JumpPort:Aerojol [Jump 2]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] MEDIUM LASER
[LA ] MEDIUM LASER
[RT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[LT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[LA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RA ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Vicenium 016 [027mm]
[RT ] (19) Vicenium 039 [065mm]
[CT ] (19) Vicenium 033 [056mm]
[CBT ] (13) Vicenium 016 [027mm]
[LT ] (19) Vicenium 034 [057mm]
[RA ] (19) Vicenium 033 [056mm]
[LA ] (19) Vicenium 033 [056mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 033 [056mm]
[RL ] (17) Vicenium 033 [055mm]
[LL ] (17) Vicenium 033 [055mm]

Armorindex: 6.70 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 166 [APts]
External: 303 [APts] Max:[071mm]
Total Armor: 469 [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : N.G.M Energy Cannon
Warfare : Defensives Scanner
Skills : Medical Ind.Fire

ON the lead poising design. Try changing the armor around a bit. 350 is pretty low for a light. If you're close to 400 that is better. Otherwise, I think it looks good.

Just seeing how many weapons it was possible to cram onto a light. Works OK. Not great, not bad.

Titan Name: Bomblet (Light Close Combat Titan)
Chassis: Morola L4
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Weight: 69.9t (70t maximum) Height : 10 [meter]
Bmt : 19 (63 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.6C/sec.
No Jump-Ports Cost : 152196 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :Morola M1 [Engine 1] [LowT]
Heatreg. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> elinit H6 [Heat 6]
LifeSup.:B.M.I. [Life 3] [Head]
Scanner :CyberSys L [Scan 3] [Head]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [CBT ]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[RT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[LT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[LT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[CT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[CT ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[RL ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]
[LL ] MACHINE GUN (040) [1]


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy 018 [027mm]
[RT ] (19) Dullaroy 031 [045mm]
[CT ] (19) Dullaroy 026 [038mm]
[CBT ] (13) Vicenium 016 [027mm]
[LT ] (19) Dullaroy 031 [045mm]
[RA ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[LA ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 022 [037mm]
[RL ] (17) Titanium 020 [040mm]
[LL ] (17) Titanium 020 [040mm]

Armorindex: 5.78 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 166 [APts]
External: 238 [APts] Max:[071mm]
Total Armor: 404 [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan
Weapons : N.G.M Cannon
Warfare : Scanner
Skills : Ind.Fire

*On occasion I will mix armor types but I find that in combat these differences are usually irrelevant.
Whatever allows the thickest skin is my motto.


I sometimes find that mixing different armor types can give you a thicker skin. The classic example is that the head can only take a fixed number of milimeters of armor, so using dullaroy will always give you more armor points. Something interesting I discovered is that LowT and CBT can take an astonishing amount of titanium or millenia in one slot, so you can often free up slots there AND get better armor... but only if you're willing to spend the extra weight.

Here's an example that uses these strategies:

Titan Name: Needler J (Light Defense Titan)
Chassis: Morola L4
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Weight: 70.0t (70t maximum) Height : 10 [meter]
Bmt : 19 (63 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.4C/sec.
Jmt : 17 (70 kph) for 53 secs Cost : 159540 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :Morola M1 [Engine 1] [CT ]
Heatreg.:Delinit H4 [Heat 4]
Flare :FL Small [Flare1] [LT ]
LifeSup.:Livotto [Life 1] [CT ]
Scanner :Mark M-S [Scan 5] [Head]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [CBT ]
JumpPort:J.U.W.E.L [Jump 1]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy 018 [026mm]
[RT ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[CT ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[CBT ] (13) Titanium 023 [046mm]
[LT ] (19) Dullaroy 027 [039mm]
[RA ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[LA ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 034 [057mm]
[RL ] (17) Vicenium 029 [049mm]
[LL ] (17) Vicenium 029 [049mm]

Armorindex: 6.20 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 166 [APts]
External: 268 [APts] Max:[071mm]
Total Armor: 434 [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : N.G.M
Warfare : Defensives Scanner
Skills : Medical Ind.Fire

This variation of the infamous Needler uses Titanium on the CBT and Dullaroy on the LT to free up extra slots.

Re the Knight:

I have a very similar titan called the Shrike:

Titan Name: Shrike (Light Close Combat Titan)
Chassis: Morola L3
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Weight: 70.0t (70t maximum) Height : 10 [meter]
Bmt : 20 (60 kph) Reduce Heat: -1.5C/sec.
Jmt : 17 (70 kph) for 53 secs Cost : 151238 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :Triton T2 [Engine 2] [CT ]
Heatreg.:Hudsonite [Heat 1]
Shield :Simson-Light [Shld1] [RT ]
D.C.S. :Repakoff [D.C.S.1] [LT ]
LifeSup.:Bisvo Inc. [Life 6] [Head]
Computer:Baravia [Comp. 1] [CBT ]
E.C.M :Electra [E.C.M. 1] [CT ]
JumpPort:J.U.W.E.L [Jump 1]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] CHAIN SAW
[LA ] CHAIN SAW


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy 018 [026mm]
[RT ] (17) Vicenium 040 [067mm]
[CT ] (21) Vicenium 040 [067mm]
[CBT ] (11) Vicenium 022 [037mm]
[LT ] (17) Vicenium 040 [067mm]
[RA ] (19) Vicenium 040 [067mm]
[LA ] (19) Vicenium 040 [067mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 040 [067mm]
[RL ] (17) Vicenium 040 [067mm]
[LL ] (17) Vicenium 040 [067mm]

Armorindex: 7.46 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 162 [APts]
External: 360 [APts] Max:[068mm]
Total Armor: 522 [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : C.C.
Warfare : Defensives Warfare(ECM)
Skills : D.C.S


The main differences are that the Shrike has a shield and doesn't have a scanner. Did you say something about taking 20+seconds to lock target? The only time I've had that problem was when I didn't have a battle computer onboard. My typical rookie jockey with a low (~20) Electronic Warfare skill takes about 10seconds to lock using the Shrike, which is fast enough for a CC titan.

Why put a scan 5 on the Needler J? You don't really need to make called shots, or extra time to cool down. I'd just go with a scan 1 for the extra VH of 9 and save the extra 5 tons for something else. =) Otherwise, I like it!

Good point.

On the other hand, getting that extra 4-8% is even more critical on a missile titan because the skill check affects not just how often you hit, but how much damage you do when you hit. I'll have to test it out I guess.

But Scan 5 isn't fast enough for the missile reload. You'd need at least a scan 6, otherwise you'd be wasting time with scans. I'd rather just toss out missiles constantly. To each their own I guess. <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

YEp lyrrhus except that you are not losing time CONSISTENTLY, you can stop scanning as soon as you get a nive ( green or yellow scan ).

Well, I tested it out, and the variant that switches 5 tons of scanner for 5 tons of jumpjet is at least equally effective, although it uses a different style of play. Here it is:

Titan Name: Needler J (Light Defense Titan)
Chassis: Morola L4
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Weight: 70.0t (70t maximum) Height : 10 [meter]
Bmt : 19 (63 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.4C/sec.
Jmt : 13 (92 kph) for 96 secs Cost : 157700 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :Morola M1 [Engine 1] [CT ]
Heatreg. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> elinit H4 [Heat 4]
Flare :FL Small [Flare1] [CT ]
LifeSup. <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> hillippi [Life 2] [Head]
Scanner :CyberSys S [Scan 1] [Head]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [CBT ]
JumpPort:Triton TJ [Jump 5]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LA ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[RT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]
[LT ] S.R.M. 4 RACK (024) [1]


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy 018 [026mm]
[RT ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[CT ] (19) Vicenium 028 [047mm]
[CBT ] (13) Titanium 023 [046mm]
[LT ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[RA ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[LA ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 034 [057mm]
[RL ] (17) Vicenium 028 [047mm]
[LL ] (17) Vicenium 028 [047mm]

Armorindex: 6.19 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 166 [APts]
External: 267 [APts] Max:[071mm]
Total Armor: 433 [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : N.G.M
Warfare : Defensives Scanner
Skills : Medical Recon Ind.Fire


Reduced weight a little more by switching LT armor from dullaroy to vicenium and making room in the legs for the jumpjets. Used the exta weight to upgrade to life support 2 (it was either that or flare 1 to 2, a minimal improvement).

Jump 5 on a light titan is awesome! You can hover for half the game (or so it seems).

try jump six on a recon

Propably an underused option in this size category, so here. Meet the Mass Curse with twin neutron blasters. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Not only do any non-androids curse upon seeing this baby, but anyone trying to stop it face at least some trouble. Lots of electronics for this size class? Propably the only thing that isn't its strong point is its rather mediocre armor..

Titan Name: (Mass Curse) (Light Close Combat Titan)
Chassis: Morola L1
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Weight: 70.0t (70t maximum) Height : 9 [meter]
Bmt : 22 (54 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.4C/sec.
No Jump-Ports Cost : 136264 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :CyberSys [Engine 3] [CT ]
Heatreg. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> elinit H4 [Heat 4]
Flare :FL Military [Flare3] [RT ]
D.C.S. :Repakoff [D.C.S.1] [LT ]
LifeSup.:Livotto [Life 1] [CBT ]
Scanner :CyberSys S [Scan 1] [RT ]
Computer <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> ynamCorp. [Comp. 3] [Head]
E.C.M :Electra [E.C.M. 1] [LT ]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] NEUTRON BLASTER
[LA ] NEUTRON BLASTER
[RA ] POWER AXE
[LA ] POWER AXE


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Vicenium 014 [024mm]
[RT ] (17) Vicenium 024 [041mm]
[CT ] (19) Vicenium 024 [041mm]
[CBT ] (11) Vicenium 024 [040mm]
[LT ] (17) Vicenium 024 [040mm]
[RA ] (17) Vicenium 024 [040mm]
[LA ] (17) Vicenium 024 [040mm]
[LowT] (11) Vicenium 024 [041mm]
[RL ] (15) Vicenium 024 [040mm]
[LL ] (15) Vicenium 023 [039mm]

Armorindex: 5.41 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 150 [APts]
External: 229 [APts] Max:[062mm]
Total Armor: 379 [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan
Weapons : Energy C.C.
Warfare : Defensives Scanner Warfare(ECM)
Skills : D.C.S Medical

A tad light on the armor but I love this design. Twin Neutron blasters. Great work.

LOL Jukka, I just finished the Mind Flayer, a light AT with Twin Neutron Blaster and a Chainsaw <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> Looks like we bothe share the same ideas <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Here he is, so we can see how 2 people can device at the same time 2 similar but extremely different AT design.


Titan Name: Mind Flayer (Light Close Combat Titan)
Chassis: Morola L2
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Weight: 69.8t (70t maximum) Height : 9 [meter]
Bmt : 21 (57 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.4C/sec.
No Jump-Ports Cost : 152626 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :CyberSys [Engine 3] [CT ]
Heatreg. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> elinit H4 [Heat 4]
LifeSup.:Livotto [Life 1] [Head]
Scanner :CyberSys M [Scan 2] [Head]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [CBT ]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] CHAIN SAW
[RT ] NEUTRON BLASTER
[LT ] NEUTRON BLASTER


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Vicenium 015 [025mm]
[RT ] (19) Vicenium 030 [051mm]
[CT ] (19) Vicenium 032 [054mm]
[CBT ] (13) Vicenium 016 [027mm]
[LT ] (19) Vicenium 030 [050mm]
[RA ] (17) Vicenium 025 [043mm]
[LA ] (17) Vicenium 025 [043mm]
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 026 [044mm]
[RL ] (15) Vicenium 025 [043mm]
[LL ] (15) Vicenium 025 [043mm]

Armorindex: 5.83 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 158 [APts]
External: 249 [APts] Max:[065mm]
Total Armor: 407 [APts]

Great minds think alike..

Basing your design around using NB's as primary weapons leaves you with an interesting problem - you'll have lots of EXTRA free slots you can't use because of weight constraints. Another worthy option would propably be to fill those slots up with MG's..

YEp I aggree on the MG thing, even if I dont like that much to carry all that explosives round, and it need another skill... But it is a thing to try :

What you want with : 2 PAx , 1 CSd, or 6 MG ?

Also I dont put as much electronic cause I design it to be one of my mixed closecombat titan, along with my nephillim ( the BRG<>NB ) and the Wave Cooker ( HMG<>NB ).

The idea is to cripple your opponent then finish him when you reach his hex. Anyway the Mind Flayer is the best at ths job simply because the oponent is usually mind fried before I reach CC <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Hey, I'm working on a light and I came to a bit of a dilemma, I don't know quite where to go with it from here, I know the armour is a little light, but am not sure whether it'd be better to add a DCS, an ECM, up the BC, or any other possibility...Help!

Titan Name: Halbred (Light Close Combat Titan)
Chassis: Morola-L3
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Weight: 66.5t (70t maximum) Height : 10 [meter]
Bmt : 20 (60 kph) Reduce Heat: -1.9C/sec.
Jmt: 17 (70kph) for 56 secs Cost : 124009 ($)

Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location
Engine :CyberSys [Engine 3] [CT ]
Heatreg.:Teflin [Heat 3]
LifeSup.: Livotto [Life 1] [Head]
Scanner :CyberSys L [Scan 3] [Head]
Computer: CyberSys [Comp. 2] [RT]
JumpPort: J.U.W.E.L. [Jump 1]

Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL
[RA ] Power Axe
[RT ] Plasma Gun
[LT ] Tesla Bolt

Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm
[Head] (11) Dullaroy 018 [026mm]
[RT ] (17) Dullaroy 016 [023mm]
[CT ] (21) Dullaroy 022 [032mm]
[CBT ] (1) Dullaroy 021 [031mm]
[LT ] (17) Dullaroy 017 [025mm]
[RA ] (19) Dullaroy 017 [025mm]
[LA ] (10) Dullaroy 016 [024mm]
[LowT] (13) Dullaroy 022 [032mm]
[RL ] (17) Dullaroy 017 [025mm]
[LL ] (17) Dullaroy 017 [025mm]
Armorindex: 5.19 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 162 [APts]
External: 183 [APts] Max:[068mm]
Total Armor: 345 [APts]

JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : Energy Cannon
Warfare : Scanner
Skills: Medical Recon

BTW how do you print stats?!?!?!?!?

HUm actually I see a problem in the choice of weapon :

PG for long range and Tesla for short is a bt of a waste of ressources cause 1 cant work well with the other. Of course you are a killer at 3 and 4 hex...

The Heat Regulator seems a bit low and perhaps even the engine. BC can easily be augmented and your scanner is a bit in the middle range, not that good , and definitly too muchif you wont make Good scan.

The armor is enough for a PG design, but the Tesla and the Power axe mean you will do some HtH or at last close combat so it look a bit weak for a 70T.

I am definitly not an expert but , personnaly , I will choose one of the 2 option and double the weaponnary: 2 PG or 2 tesla. But the mixed setting could perhaps work... but it will generate an hell lot of Heat...

Also ty to find an ECM or at very last Flare, the GM and NM could easily kill you right now.

I can be fooled but , arent vicenium armor more efficent for your design ? at last in some part ?

And if you dont use Ammo, you can forget the DCQS if you want ... even if it is always really nice to have it cancelling a crit...

You don't shoot the PG and TB together. PG is for long range, TB is to kill in close. <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> Looks just a little thin on the armor, and I'd rather have a good BC with those power weapons.

You print out your titan by going to the pinboard. The file will appear in the data directory under the appropriate weight class, and will be named "TitanName.tos". It's a text file.

This stuff really should be in a FAQ or something, it's been asked so many times.

Anyway, how about this for your Halberd:

Titan Name: Halberd (Light Close Combat Titan)
Chassis: Morola L3
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Weight: 70.0t (70t maximum) Height : 10 [meter]
Bmt : 20 (60 kph) Reduce Heat: -2.1C/sec.
Jmt : 17 (70 kph) for 53 secs Cost : 161186 ($)


Equipment:
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Component/Type/Location

Engine :CyberSys [Engine 3] [CT ]
Heatreg.:Teflin [Heat 3]
LifeSup.:Livotto [Life 1] [CT ]
Scanner :Mark M-S [Scan 5] [Head]
Computer:Mark BC-X [Comp. 6] [RT ]
JumpPort:J.U.W.E.L [Jump 1]


Weapons:
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Location/Weapon/Ammunition/SL

[RA ] PLASMA GUN
[LT ] TESLA BOLT


Armor:
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Loc/Internal/Armor/Points/mm

[Head] (11) Dullaroy 018 [026mm]
[RT ] (17) Vicenium 030 [050mm]
[CT ] (21) Vicenium 033 [055mm]
[CBT ] (11) Vicenium 016 [027mm]
[LT ] (17) Vicenium 025 [042mm]
[RA ] (19) Vicenium 027 [045mm]
[LA ] (19)
[LowT] (13) Vicenium 033 [055mm]
[RL ] (17) Vicenium 028 [047mm]
[LL ] (17) Vicenium 028 [047mm]

Armorindex: 5.72 [Total APts/T]
Internal: 162 [APts]
External: 238 [APts] Max:[068mm]
Total Armor: 400 [APts]


JOCK requirements:
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Piloting: skill on Light Titan incl. Jump
Weapons : Energy
Warfare : Scanner
Skills : Medical


Much better armor, computer, and scanner, although I dropped the power axe. You might have some trouble with heat...