Originally posted on rec.games.mecha July 8, 1998
This mech doesn't have much fluff. I designed it as a proof-of-concept mech: make a mech that uses an XXL engine that doesn't suck (or at least, not very much.) I called it a Daikyu variant because it somewhat resembles TR 3055's Daikyu in purpose: a long-range direct-fire support mech. It is based on a level 3 design that I used once, and uses fractional accounting. Type: DAI-02-L3 Daikyu Tech Base: IS Level 3 Tonnage: 55 Engine: 275 XXL 5.17 Walk: 5 Run: 8 Jump: 0 IS: Endo Steel 2.75 1LL,1RL,2LT,3RT,1CT,6LA Cockpit: standard 3 Gyro: standard 3 HS: 12(24) 2 1 in LT, 1 in engine JJ: none 0 Armor: 185 (standard) 11.56 (allocate as desired) Weapons: Gauss Rifle RA Gauss Ammo 16 RA ER PPC LA Angel ECM RT C3 Slave H Null-Sig System 1 in ea location but head 0.52 tons extra (missing hands and lower arm actuators) (no extra crit slots) Designed using The Drawing Board Cost: 39,527,739 BV: 2,227 I wanted to have enough heat sinks so that I could do everything at once, but that's not how it turned out; every few turns you'll have to either turn off the null-sig system or stop firing the ER PPC. The mech is basically designed as a stand-off support mech. It uses its mobility to stay away from the battle - preferably in extreme range, using its C3 slave and some lancemates to give it good to-hit numbers. The Angel ECM is there because Angel ECM should, IMHO, be on every L3 mech; it's just too useful, both for ECM and ECCM (and might be needed in its ECCM capacity to keep the C3 network working.) The weapons are in the arms for maximum flexibility - ideally, this mech won't get into close combat too much, but if it ever does it will be glad they're their. The null-sig system is there to keep it safer, and to help it escape the battle if it needs to. Ideally this mech would participate in a C3-linked company. A lance of these would stay with the command mechs and a lance of some close-fighters (for example, modified Penetrators) would get close to the enemy and give good to-hit numbers to everyone else. I also thought that it would be kinda cool to have a Gauss-ER PPC combo in a viable medium mech.