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Member Review - Rudel Gurken : 21-Mar-2019 18:23 |
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4.00 |
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Tremendous shortrange punch on a fast, heavy chassis with excellent armor.
The AC/20 will rip deadly holes and the pulse lasers will add to this.
The LRM isn´t ment to hold up its own against enemies but to support your lancemates that lay covering fire while you dash in.
Sure: the XL is dangerous in close combat situations but without it you won´t get there so fast. |
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Member Review - mud : 27-Nov-2004 00:00 |
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2.50 |
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The Good: The AC/pulse laser combo will ravage anything that gets close to this 'mech, and it has enough speed and armor to run down a lot of slower heavy 'mechs.
The Bad: An LRM-5 does not constitute a legitimate long range threat for a 'mech of this size. Against a lot of the 3055-3058 era XL 5/8 gauss toting heavy 'mechs, this thing will be shredded before it comes into effective range.
The Ugly: What happens to a light 'mech when you hit it with that AC/20. |
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Member Review - DarkAdder : 13-Feb-2004 00:00 |
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4.00 |
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Fantastic for close up work, but its lacking in ranged combat. The LRM just isnt up to snuff, and can barely protect the mech at range.
The AC and medium pulse laser pack a punch that assault mechs would be envious of. Keep an eye on your heat, though. The triple pulse lasers can kick out alot of heat, so alpha strikes could cause an overheat and maybe explosion. |
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Member Review - js : 10-Feb-2004 00:00 |
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3.50 |
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Getting up close and personal
The good:
The Thunder is all about getting in close and dishing out damage. Almost everything about this 'Mech is designed with that in mind.
Speed - at 5/8, this has the speed to close the distance.
Armor - at 216 points, it's fully armored (it needs it since the speed comes at the price of an XL engine).
Close-in firepower - an AC20 backed by 3 medium pulse lasers? Sounds good to me. (Note: this was designed before LB-20X and Ultra AC20's became available. The LBX could easily be swapped in.)
The bad:
Long range firepower - an LRM5 is an annoyance. It isn't really dangerous to anything over 20 tons. But, of course, this 'Mech is not designed to stay at range.
The average:
Survivability - when you get in close it's nice to be able to walk away again - which is not a sure thing if you're riding in a Thunder. The XL engine and 4 tons of ammo are not reassuring. At least it has CASE.
Firepower - total firepower in close is only 38 points of damage - which is not bad, but also not as good as it could be. If you fire at a 2nd target at long range with the LRM5 you can do a bit more damage bringing the total up to a nice level. Still an AC20 makes big holes, so that tends to make up for the lack. |
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Autocannon/20
4. Hand Actuator 4. Empty 4.
Autocannon/20
5. Empty 5. Sensors 5.
Autocannon/20
Left Torso Center Torso Right Torso
1. XL Engine 1. XL Engine 1. XL Engine
2. XL Engine 2. XL Engine 2. XL Engine
3. XL Engine 3. XL Engine 3. XL Engine
4. LRM 5 4. Gyro 4. Medium Pulse Laser
5. Medium Pulse Laser 5. Gyro 5. Empty
6. Autocannon/20 (Ammo 5) 6. Gyro 6. Empty
1. Autocannon/20 (Ammo 5) 1. Gyro 1. Empty
2. Autocannon/20 (Ammo 5) 2. XL Engine 2. Empty
3. LRM 5 (Ammo 24) 3. XL Engine 3. Empty
4. CASE 4. XL Engine 4. Empty
5. Empty 5. Medium Pulse Laser 5. Empty
6. Empty 6. Empty 6. Empty
Left Leg Right Leg
1. Hip 1. Hip
2. Upper Leg Actuator 2. Upper Leg Actuator
3. Lower Leg Actuator 3. Lower Leg Actuator
4. Foot Actuator 4. Foot Actuator
5. Empty 5. Empty
6. Empty 6. Empty
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