Originally posted on rec.games.mecha May 1, 1997
I've been thinking of medium mostly 3025 mechs for a while now, and something made me think of the Thug too, so here goes. I didn't think up a story or anything, but the presence of endo steel kind of prevents it from being made by a periphery power, unless they import the structure from the inner sphere. Type: THG-55A Thug Tonnage: 55 Engine: 275 15.5 Walk: 5 Run: 8 Jump: 5 I.S.: Endo 2.75 Cockpit: 3 Gyro: 3 H.S.: 10(20) 0 J.J.:5 m.p.s 2.5 Armor: 179(ff) 10 Head: 9-3 CT: 26/10-18 L/RT: 20/6-13 L/RA: 18-9 L/RL: 23-13 Weapons: PPC LA PPC RA Streak SRM-2 LT Streak SRM-2 RT Streak ammo 50 H J.J. CT 2 J.J. LT 2 J.J. RT Overview: Basically a smaller, cheaper, faster Thug. Capabilities: Basically the same, but less - standard PPCs instead of ER, Streak 2's instead of standard SRM 6's. No CASE, but no need for it. Mild heat problems, but nothing that alternating PPC fire won't cure. Variants: Perhaps downgrading the SRMs to standard, then adding a heat sink - allows prolonged long-range (or, rather, medium-range) fire. Could also try dropping the SRMs entirely, adding a heat sink, and adding some medium lasers - it'd be more suited for periphery work without worrying about ammo. Could drop one SRM, add a heat sink and CASE, move the ammo to the appropriate torso, and have it be a mini-Warhammer instead of a mini-Thug. One that can alpha relatively safely, too.