vietmyke

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Its usable though- and damn deadly too - 6000 rounds = 1 minute of continuous fire. Thats a lot.

As long as his character controls his fire, it'll be fine.

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^ Use 20mm for the Valkyrie caliber, that'll make it a pretty tough weapon to stand up to.

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Keep in mind everyone that the machines we're currently using are not meant to be the be-all-end-all for us- we'll have the chance to obtain considerably better equipment and gear later on, so don't be afraid to leave some space on your machines instead of min-maxing everything.

@Athinar, you haven't addressed that first bullet I mentioned- in that both the powerful boosters and external power cores are both mounted on the back, so there is a conflict.

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Should be, yes, and then I believe we are waiting on one last CS and we're ready to move on.

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I've always found it useful to model my fictional weapons after real-world ones - in this case, the 40 mm Bofors L/70 cannon. Keeps things plausible and easy to figure out.
@vietmykeI was wondering, are MAs without the tesla drive or booster upgrades restricted solely to walking speeds, or can MAs 'skate' around the ground with wheels or some sort of low-power boosters? As in Front Mission, VOTOMS, etc.

@Aristo

Indeed- most of the autocannons are based off of Infantry Fighting Vehicle weapons, scaled up in caliber occasionally, and remodeled into a rifle setup. Most rotary cannons are based off of the M61 Vulcan, or GAU-8 Avenger

In regards to movement- Heavy class MAS are stuck soley to walking and running speeds, Medium and Light can walk/run, as well as "skate" around with their boosters- hence the Medium Class' "Limited Flight Capabilities"

The Tesla/Boosters for sustained flight is in order for them to actually go into the sky and maneuver.

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@Athinar
- Just remembered- boosters are also typically mounted on the back too, aren't they?
- Is the Valkyrie an autocannon (a typically single barreled cannon) or a gatling/rotary gun? It is highly unlikely that a single barreled weapon can reach a rate of fire of 6000. 18x102mm is actually a very small cannon round- a bit bigger than a .50 caliber bullet. 720, 000 is also a ridiculous amount of ammunition- a more reasonable number would be around 2000-3000 (Thats about 20 to 30 seconds of continuous fire) Since you're adding extra weight to the weapon for more ammunition, I'll allow an ammo count of 4000-6000 (40seconds to a minute of continuous fire)
- Its doubtful a MAS laser will be able to "Cleave and melt enemies with ease", even if its not a point defense weapon. It would probably be able to melt exposed enemy systems once their shields are down, leave some gouges in armor, but its considerably weaker than an equivalent ballistic cannon- its considerably more accurate, but less powerful

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At this point, I think I'm going to close this RP to any further interest than those who have posted on this thread, or PMed me prior. I believe I'm only waiting for a couple last sheets, and we can move on.

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@Oxenfree Still waiting on people to finish up character sheets. Once the interested people have left their characters, we can start moving on.

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Also @everyone, I hoped everyone enjoyed their Halloweekend. I'll be spending most of today studying and nursing this hangover, so I'll probably be available to answer questions all day.

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@Athinar a couple points..
-it is unlikely that he'd get discharged just for having his machine destroyed. Especially in wartime, the only real ways that he would get discharged is if he finished his service tour and quit(which doesn't seem to fit his character), got injured beyond the hope of being combat ready, or was caught doing something illegal. Otherwise he'd probably just get reassigned to a new unit.
- I feel like I've said this before, but all shield generators have 5 wt, except for class 5 which weighs more and class 1 which weighs less. Also, how did he acquire a class 4 shield? That is a very expensive and very valuable piece of equipment.
- Also, how did he acquire a Sentinel to modify in the first place? One doesn't just find upper tier UEE mechs just lying around.
- Your missile launcher is mounted on the back, but the external power cores are also mounted on the back.. This is a conflict. Also for missile launcher list the number of munitions it holds
- Same goes for your primary weapon, rate of fire, magazine size, and caliber please
- Your MAS balance is off, it appears to be at 34/30 WT and 34/40 power