Here's a Star League era LAM, along with a much later Battlemech variant made from stripped down chassis when the LAM tech ran out.
#Starhawk LAM and Battlemech Variant
odd heron
They're both Medium Laser spam mechs, and they link their massive crits of double heat sinks to the lasers to fire them at full power for only 2 heat
The internal heat sinks can handle movement and the remaining lasers without overheat
The LAM is a LAM, but the Battlemech variant while slow uses the free weight for a thick coat of patchwork Hardened Armor. Thanks to retaining the jump jets and addition of a targeting computer it's specialized as a mountaineer and is devastating at Line of Sight range since it can brace the 10xMedium Laser arm for -2 to hit for bracing and -1 for the targeting computer, plus up to -3 more depending on how long it holds fire and waits for the perfect shot.
Due to the simple armament, construction, and tiny engine, both mechs are extremely cheap for their capabilities.
sick bane
I just find it odd that the Battlemech variant would debut with DHS.
odd heron
I just find it odd that the Battlemech variant would debut with DHS.
Oh, you're asking for an intro tech version
sick bane
Yeah, something for the 3rd SW.
odd heron
Yeah, 'extinct' doesn't mean the tech disappears
This LAM would be at the top of where the tech disappears to
Since a good Airmech pilot in this will just vaporize entire lances at a time
So the Battlemech version is a very late design that pops up after the advanced tech debuts
sick bane
That's...not really how the setting works.
odd heron
It's more about pilot and LAM equipment limitations
sick bane
You're basically assuming these weren't seized by the Great Houses. Or Comstar.
odd heron
That's...not really how the setting works.
The tech loss would only matter from regular battle damage and no supply
But a LAM like this is both the best supplied and doesn't really take serious battle damage
LAM mobility means it will usually either win or die
Or decide it can't win and leave
sick bane
That's assuming absolutely no maintainance or wear and tear.
odd heron
That's assuming absolutely no maintainance or wear and tear.
BT has apocalypse proof durability tech
sick bane
I said wear and tear. It's going to go through that sooner or later.
odd heron
I said wear and tear. It's going to go through that sooner or later.
Not really?
BT doesn't have wear issues
Except in the most extreme cases
sick bane
You literally have to do maintainance checks in campaign.
odd heron
You literally have to do maintainance checks in campaign.
Which are trivial enough that mechs are passed down generationally
sick bane
I... don't have the energy for this right now.
Can you at least make an introtech version?
odd heron
Can you at least make an introtech version?
A simple swap to SHS still works
Instead of linking heat sinks, you just dial down to 1 heat per laser
3 damage 1 heat medium lasers
If you mean an introtech non-LAM, it doesn't really work because without hardened you have a bunch of excess mass
The tonnage/speed profile is all off
odd heron
Can you at least make an introtech version?
With a Battlemech you can dump all the extra weight into SHS
That gets you 8 Medium Lasers linked to the heat sinks and firing at full power, with the remaining 7 dissipation covering a full jump and 4 medium lasers firing at 1 heat and 3 damage each
sick bane
Boring but practical.
odd heron
Boring but practical.
The alternate method adds four more medium lasers and carries less heat sinks, so it fires all lasers at 1 heat 3 damage
So you get 16 hits of 3 damage for 48 damage total