Battletech engine weight chart

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Battletech engine weight chart

Battlemech designers have operated for centuries on the basic assumption that making a battlemech heavier increased its ability to carry armor and weaponry, and therefore its performance in toe-to-toe combat. This also comes with the assumption that certain weight classes of battlemech are sufficiently better at certain missions than other weight classes - that light mechs make better scouts, for example - that it overrides the reduced combat potential. When considered in more depth, however, it becomes apparent that the key feature of the battlemech in these cases is not its weight class, but its mobility. An Ostscout makes a better scout than an Atlas , not because of its lighter weight, but because of its superior speed and jump-capability. As a result of this, we end up with mech designers increasing a mech's weight to increase its combat potential, while keeping the speed the same to maintain the machine's appropriateness for its mission. At the extreme of this mentality, we have the CGR-1A1 Charger , which is classified as an "assault mech" by weight, but, in combat, is barely a match for most light mechs. The reason for this is that all components of the machine either remain the same weight as the cockpit does or scale linearly with increasing mech weight as the internal structure does , with one exception - the power plant. Because of this, there comes a point where increasing a mech's weight results in a greater increase in the weight of the engine, and thus a net loss of useful mass. Dissection of the the Charger design confirms this. Comparison of the combat records and reputations of the Charger and the Dragon reveals that this is more than just a paper advantage. These figures lead to the startling conclusion that it is possible, in some cases, to increase the combat potential of a mech by reducing its overall mass. The question, then, becomes exactly where the break-even point is, beyond which increasing the mech's mass is no longer a profitable endeavour.

Comparison of the combat records and reputations of the Charger and the Dragon reveals that this is more than just a paper advantage.

Home Help Rules Login Register. Pages: [ 1 ] Go Down. Jugganaut Recruit Posts: 1. What formula do you use to calculate the different engines ratings Standard, Lite, and XL has far as weight is concerned? Not sure what you mean. RifleMech Major Posts: Mech's Total Weight times it's walking speed will give you the Engine Rating.

Home Help Rules Login Register. Pages: [ 1 ] Go Down. Jugganaut Recruit Posts: 1. What formula do you use to calculate the different engines ratings Standard, Lite, and XL has far as weight is concerned? Not sure what you mean. RifleMech Major Posts: Mech's Total Weight times it's walking speed will give you the Engine Rating. It's similar for other combat units. Support units don't have engine ratings. Finding engine ratings and weights for most units is in TechManual in each respective section.

Battletech engine weight chart

Support sarna. The Extralight fusion engine often shortened to XL fusion engine , XL or addressed as extra-light [1] is mechanically similar to a fusion engine but uses much lighter radiation shielding. Replacing the dense tungsten carbide of standard fusion engines with a crystalline polymer similar to that of double heat sinks , the XL fusion engine is half the mass for the same performance. There is a penalty in bulk, however. The Inner Sphere XL fusion engine is twice as large as the standard fusion engine, while the Clan model is about two-thirds larger.

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The Wight could gain more actual protection by using a standard engine, regular Ferro-Fibrous armor that doesn't need the extra room provided by a Compact engine, and just using the 3. Discussions Rules and Guidelines. They run a bit hot for weapons that are essentially compromises between the Clan ER and Pulse lasers. Back on the subject of Large Engines Weights however, do change between engine types. Running is 1. These are covered in this appendix. I just wish they were all light enough to actually fit on existing units. View mobile website. I just don't like all that new equipment of the later eras. Nice work Hollister! Large Internal Combustion and Large Fission, though, I don't really care that much what happens to them. The Larges are then more technology demonstrators than anything else.

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For 'Mechs, the engine rating is the mathematical product of the mass of the vehicle and its desired maximum walking or cruising velocity. Posted 26 May - AM Great post. Pinard Protectorates Limited. Last edited by chefcook90 ; 1 Apr, pm. Nice work Hollister! Everything is in increments of 5. Extra information. Maybe I'm just bitter because of the Large Fusion Engines being so useless New Age Systems Incorporated. Topic views: