I kind of like the idea, but we just add another click of damage instead of instant death. That fluke would really piss me off if say a TAC nuked away my DI Schmitt Tank.

Anyway, as for a real "ultimate" critical hit, I used a SC Shock Troops, targeted two formations of five infantry, and critically hit, for 30 damage. I celebrated them as heroes and have painted them silver and red to initiate them in to Kara's Scorchers. A similar event happened when I had a SC CBA on it's last click of life, and all I needed to do was capture a tank with 21 defense to win the game. Yup, three 6s. The sad part for my opponent was that both events happened in the same game. :grin:

If you roll a 2 on the hit-location chart, it's an automatic chance for critical hit, armor penetration or not. (Usually to the appropriate torso, but very common house rule that's been officially enshrined is to re-roll the actual location, thus the "floating crit".)

This is why RAC-2's and large SRM batteries are known as "crit-seekers".

Ah, so trying to roll pairs of 1's, followed by a pair of 6's, and then a high roll to get a critical, then hit the cockpit.

The only time that is legal is only with house rules, not at any sanctioned CBT tournament because the "floating critical rule" is Level 3.

Yup. That particular house-rule is so common, though, that it's darn near L1.

OTOH, it's quite possible to do it without the head hit.

Just hit the Center Torso, roll boxcars for number-of-crits, and hit the engine three times...

it would be L2 (3050 technology), but it makes things like this too easy, and it involves more record keeping for players.

you could also do it on the side torso of a Mech using IS XL Engine.

besides, who brings a handgun to a Mech fight? (besides the Disposessed)

Every stand of Peasant Infantry you've got sitting guard over your SS Arrow IV's. :)

mine bring pitchforks. and they never guard the A4's, they are not trustworthy.

In my house rules I call three 6s or three 1s a "super critical" hit/miss.

Instead of just +1dmg its +2.

Althought I do kind of like the idea of it being an instant kill, I should give that a try one of these days.