On 2002-06-30 18:45, Karagin wrote:
Some fluff behind WHY this is needed and WHO uses it and WHEN and WHERE would be helpful.

Even though I consider weapons of mass destruction above the use of a true clan warrior I think a TAG would have more use than a rear facing ER Med. After all the LPL can have the arm reverse and/or the machine can torso twist and bring that same weapon to bear.

Or, instead of a TAG, there's always flamers or a machine gun with ammo to handle infantry. (MG or flamer handles infantry, pulse lasers take out their carriers, large laser is saved for escort vehicles.)

On 2002-07-01 13:27, Black_Phoenix wrote:
I would not use MGuns on this version. The reason I made this was so that there would be a non-ammo based configuration.

On 2002-07-01 13:27, Black_Phoenix wrote:
I am not very good at writing fluff. There are always holes in it that people like to argue over. That is why I avoid it. And besides, to find out who, when and where, just look in the TRO. It has all of the info for that. As for why, it is the only design that does not use ammo, that is why I designed it, and why someone may use it.

That could work, but the use of artillery is considered dishonorable. So TAG would have little use in a fight, unless it broke down into a melee. As for reversing the arms, I believe that can only be done if both arms have no lower arm or hand actuators. It cannot be one or the other. I could also change the med. laser to a set of ER small lasers in the arms.

I would not use MGuns on this version. The reason I made this was so that there would be a non-ammo based configuration. The flamers could work, but the range on them is very short. I think the small lasers in the arms, which I suggested above, would work for handling infantry.

On 2002-07-02 10:23, Kraken wrote:

Not everything needs fluff; however, it is still nice. Just make sure that you only put just the facts- in this case, you could say that an all-energy version was comissioned because the recent fighting has proven a hindernce to everyone's supply chains and that more units were needed that could handle this. Not only is this plausible, but it opens the door for a lot more designes.

As far as artillry goes- while yes, Clanners dislike artillery, there is still enough artillery and missile support units out there (Bowman, Naga, Mars Tank, a varient Uller I cooked up, etc.) to possibly warrant another TAG carrier.

As fas as lasers, I don't know how well they handle against unarmored infantry. IS armored infantry, IMHO, is not yet that severe enough of a threat to the Clans that they have to worry about it instead of regular grunts.

Otherwise, this is a sound design. A bit of a heat-hog, but I would wager that most older gamers won't be bothered by it.