NationStates Jolt Archive

All right, here are my new Mechs, please note that they are not for sale. First up are the mechs to be used in Heavy Assault formations

SGT-8R Sagittaire
Mass: 95 Tons
Powerplant: 285 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32 Kph
Max Speed: 54 Kph
Jump Capacity: 90 Meters
Armor: 18 Tons Special Heavy
Armament:
1 ERPPC [4 Km]
2 Large Pulse Lasers [2.6 Km]
5 Medium Pulse Lasers [1.2 Km]
2 Small Pulse Lasers [0.6 Km]
Special Equipment: Targeting Computer

FNR-5R Fafnir
Mass: 100 Tons
Powerplant: 300 Standard Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32 Kph
Max Speed: 54 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 19.5 Tons Special Heavy v2
Armament:
1 Medium Pulse Laser [1.2 Km]
2 ER Medium Lasers [1.6 Km]
2 Heavy Guass Rifles (16) [2.4 Km]
Special Equipment: Guardian ECM Suite

Kraken 3
Mass: 100 Tons
Powerplant: 300 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32 Kph
Max Speed: 54 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 19 Tons Standard
Armament:
8 LRM15 (36) [4 Km]
2 Streak SRM6 (30) [1 Km]

RFL-8D Rifleman
Mass: 60 Tons
Powerplant: 240 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 Kph
Max Speed: 64.8 Kph
Jump Capacity: 120 Meters
Armor: 9 Tons Standard
Armament:
2 RAC/5 (120) [2.2 Km]
2 ER Medium Lasers [1.5 Km]

MAD-7D Marauder
Mass: 75 Tons
Powerplant: 300 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 Kph
Max Speed: 64.8 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 14 Tons Heavy Stealth Standard
Armament:
2 ER Large Lasers [6 Km]
2 ER Medium Lasers [1.6 Km]
RAC/5 (40) [2.2 Km]
Special Equipment: Guardian ECM Suite and Targeting Computer

Bowman
Mass: 70 Tons
Powerplant: 285 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 54 Kph
Max Speed: 86 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 12.5 Tons Standard
Armament:
1 Arrow IV Heavy Launcher (20) [20 Km]
1 LRM20 (6) [4 Km]
3 ER Medium Lasers [1.6 Km]
4 Anti-Personel Pods [Leg Mounted]
Special Equipment: Guardian ECM Suite

NSR-9J Nightstar
Mass: 95 Tons
Powerplant: 285 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32 Kph
Max Speed: 54 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 18.5 Tons Heavy
Armament:
1 ERPPC [4 Km]
2 Guass Rifles (48) [3.2 Km]
2 Medium Pulse Lasers [1.2 Km]
1 Small Laser [0.6 Km]

*stifled laughter*

No, don't get me wrong, it's a good start....

Here's the mechs for Regimental Battle formations.

RFL-8D Rifleman
Mass: 60 Tons
Powerplant: 240 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 Kph
Max Speed: 64.8 Kph
Jump Capacity: 120 Meters
Armor: 9 Tons Standard
Armament:
2 RAC/5 (120) [2.2 Km]
2 ER Medium Lasers [1.5 Km]

MAD-7D Marauder
Mass: 75 Tons
Powerplant: 300 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 Kph
Max Speed: 64.8 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 14 Tons Heavy Stealth Standard
Armament:
2 ER Large Lasers [6 Km]
2 ER Medium Lasers [1.6 Km]
RAC/5 (40) [2.2 Km]
Special Equipment: Guardian ECM Suite and Targeting Computer

Bowman
Mass: 70 Tons
Powerplant: 285 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 54 Kph
Max Speed: 86 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 12.5 Tons Standard
Armament:
1 Arrow IV Heavy Launcher (20) [20 Km]
1 LRM20 (6) [4 Km]
3 ER Medium Lasers [1.6 Km]
4 Anti-Personel Pods [Leg Mounted]
Special Equipment: Guardian ECM Suite

BSW-X1 Bushwacker
Mass: 55 Tons
Powerplant: 275 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 54 Kph
Max Speed: 86 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 9 Tons Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 LRM-5 (24) [4 Km]
1 ER Large Laser [6 Km]
1 AC/10 (10) [2.4 Km]
2 Machine Guns (100) [1 Km]

UZL-2S Uziel
Mass: 50 Tons
Powerplant: 275 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 54 Kph
Max Speed: 86 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 9 Tons Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
2 ERPPC [4 Km]
2 Machine Guns (100) [1 Km]
SRM6 (15) [1 Km]
Special Equipment: Beagle Active Probe

APL-1M Apollo
Mass: 55 Tons
Powerplant: 220 Standard Fusion
Cruising Speed: 43.2 Kph
Max Speed: 64.8 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 11.5 Tons Standard
Armament:
2 LRM-15 (32) [4 Km]
2 Small Pulse Lasers [0.6 Km]
Special Equipment: Artemis IV FCS

MTR-5K Maelstron
Mass: 75 Tons
Powerplant: 285 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 32 Kph
Max Speed: 54 Kph
Jump Capacity: 90 Meters
Armor: 18 Tons Special Heavy
Armament:
1 ERPPC [4 Km]
1 ER Large Laser [6 Km]
2 Medium Pulse Lasers [1.2 Km]
1 Small Laser [0.6 Km]
Special Equipment: TAG

*stifled laughter*

No, don't get me wrong, it's a good start....

I'm just listing stuff for different regimental formations within the I Corp, I haven't yet listen the regiments.

Wah!!!! no Jagermechs!!!!! if you are goign to use riflemen then they need soem of thier younger brothers around to protect them when out of ammo or shut down.

As you can tell i'm a davion fan ;)

The Riflemans are the knockout punch, by the time they engage the enemy the Marauders and Bowmans will have softened them up with long range firepower. Infantry is still a big part of the army, but right now I need to get my armor out, cause that's always been the weakest part of my military.

Ill just trip the mechs.Boom problem solved I win.

Ill just trip the mechs.Boom problem solved I win.

The mechs aren't going to blow up just because they might trip, but how are you going to get close enough to trip them?

Ill just trip the mechs.Boom problem solved I win.

The mechs aren't going to blow up just because they might trip, but how are you going to get close enough to trip them?Simple a sabot to the knee.Then before they get up a second tank gives them sabot to the head.

I find it funny that people automatically assume that just because a mech is a walking machine, they can just waltz right up to the legs and futz around with them. First of all, you'd have a death wish to not back up mechs with an air force. Mechs alone cannot win a war. That's common sense. Second of all, if you did manage to get that close, you'd have to avoid being stepped on while having a cable strong enough to stop the legs. If you're using a tank, you'd have to hit a moving target. And that's not simple. Even if you take down one mech, you have others right on top of you. People have this idea engraved in their head that nations that use BattleMechs send them in one by one undefended. They're not. They're supplimented by lighter armor, infantry, and an air force.

So the whole "I can just take out the legs" theory has as much potential as "I can just shoot the gas tank on your tank" theory. Yes, you can, but it's a slim shot, especially in the heat of battle when you have mere seconds to react.

Now is the Striker Regiment, extremely quick and very simple, they're meant to hit a target and fade away.

LNX-9R Lynx
Mass: 55 Tons
Powerplant: 275 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 54 Kph
Max Speed: 86 Kph
Jump Capacity: 150 Meters
Armor: 12 Tons Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 ERPPC [4 Km]
1 ER Large Laser [6 Km]
4 Medium Lasers [1.2 Km]

GUR-2G Gurkha
Mass: 35 Tons
Powerplant: 245 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 76 Kph
Max Speed: 119 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 7.5 Tons Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 ERPPC [4 Km]
4 ER Small Lasers [0.8 Km]
Sword
Special Equipment: C3i Computer

END-6Q Enfield
Mass: 50 Tons
Powerplant: 250 XL Fusion
Cruising Speed: 54 Kph
Max Speed: 86 Kph
Jump Capacity: None
Armor: 11 Tons Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
1 LB 10-X AC [1.8 Km]
1 Large Laser [3.2 Km]
2 Medium Lasers [1.2 Km]
1 Small Laser [0.6 Km]

I find it funny that people automatically assume that just because a mech is a walking machine, they can just waltz right up to the legs and futz around with them. First of all, you'd have a death wish to not back up mechs with an air force. Mechs alone cannot win a war. That's common sense. Second of all, if you did manage to get that close, you'd have to avoid being stepped on while having a cable strong enough to stop the legs. If you're using a tank, you'd have to hit a moving target. And that's not simple. Even if you take down one mech, you have others right on top of you. People have this idea engraved in their head that nations that use BattleMechs send them in one by one undefended. They're not. They're supplimented by lighter armor, infantry, and an air force.

So the whole "I can just take out the legs" theory has as much potential as "I can just shoot the gas tank on your tank" theory. Yes, you can, but it's a slim shot, especially in the heat of battle when you have mere seconds to react.

Thank you Benderland, I don't think Walten saw that part about infantry being a big part of my army still. I Corp will have a battlemech division, four infrantry divisions (further supplemented by mechs), and four independent mech regiments. II Corp will have even more infrantry and just two less independent regiments, so my army won't be an easy kill. Besides, it would be absolutely insane to put a modern tank one-on-one against one of my mechs.

Finally, here's the units for the SLDF I Corp

331st Royal Battlemech Division
1st Brigrade
7th Royal Battle Regiment
156th Royal Striker Regiment
291st Royal Heavy Assault Regiment

2nd Brigrade
382nd Royal Heavy Assault Regiment
571st Royal Heavy Assault Regiment
407th Royal Battle Regiment

3rd Brigrade
7th Royal Infantry Regiment
333rd Royal Infantry Regiment
81st Royal Infrantry Regiment


184th Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
80th Royal Jump Infantry Division
151st Royal Mechanized Infantry Division
153rd Royal Mechanized Infantry Division


135th Royal Striker Regiment
208th Royal Striker Regiment
257th Royal Battle Regiment
541st Royal Battle Regiment

Poor fellow. I sincerely hope not to battle against him never.

I use the House Davion military organization, Regimental Combat Teams (RCTs) composed of:

1 Regiment of battlemechs (108 mechs, IIRC), including Dropships and regimental air support,
1 Regiment of Infantry (no elementals), including Dropships and regimental air support, and
1 Regiment of armor (tanks and self- propelled artillery), including Dropships and Regimental air support.

The mech regimental Dropships are, of course, Union and Overlord class, and that is like deploying a fortress in the middle of a battlefield.

I like Davion organization in BT, but for NS I prefer something similar to the SLDF organization. It's structured a lot like normal modern day armies and it's something I'm confortable with. I do use combined arms, but this is only for listing mechs. My Heavy Assault regiments use Long Tom artillery and the Bowmans have artillery missiles, so I'm covered there. For dropships I use Nekohono'os for troops transport and Overlord-Cs for mech transport (I am considering deploying Fortresses for battalion-level commands to use).

EDIT: I'm a bit confused about the poor fellow comment, would you clarify?

Walten, of course. I suppose the next mech-blowing tactic will be something that, if you look at it, actually can blow a tank even more easily. This argument seems to follow a cycle. :roll:

Walten, of course. I suppose the next mech-blowing tactic will be something that, if you look at it, actually can blow a tank even more easily. This argument seems to follow a cycle. :roll:

Of course, although I'd like to see him try and take on the tanks I'm going to be using.

Scandavian States, we are interested in purchasing your fusion reactor technology.

Perhaps we can come to some....agreement?

Scandavian States, we are interested in purchasing your fusion reactor technology.

Perhaps we can come to some....agreement?

Sure, if you can come up with five trillion. That's what I paid for it and I still haven't recuped the loss.

Scandavian States, we are interested in purchasing your fusion reactor technology.

Perhaps we can come to some....agreement?

Sure, if you can come up with five trillion. That's what I paid for it and I still haven't recuped the loss.

Hmm...I'll get back to you ;)

Scandavian States, we are interested in purchasing your fusion reactor technology.

Perhaps we can come to some....agreement?

Sure, if you can come up with five trillion. That's what I paid for it and I still haven't recuped the loss.

Hmm...I'll get back to you ;)

FYI, you'll only get the designs for the Standard fusion engine, the Extra Light engine will cost another trillion.