Neither were the autocannons on the original rifleman in comparison with the current tech levels...

But in 3025 those AC-5's were one of only four weapons to reach that far.

AC-2
PPC
LRMs
AC-5

And the AC-5 was lot more common and easier to maintain and repair than a PPC or a LRM-20 rack.
So it was a good AA mech in it's day, of course that was in large part because of it's Garret D2-J targeting system.

If they wanted the AA Rifleman with long range they'd have to use the RFL-7M
It has
2 Light Gauss Rifles
6 ER Medium Lasers
1 Small Laser
and a Guardian ECM Suite for protection.
That mech is even stated as being used as a long range anti-air unit.

Actually a Rac-5 is a good weapon for AA work. Its not range its the volume of fire it puts into the air. The basic concept for weapons designed to be used against aircraft is to put up a wall of lead in the air to hit the plane. Thats why cluster munitions, Airburst high explosive rounds and ultra high rate of fire gatling guns are used for antiaircraft work.

All Rifleman work well for antiaircraft work simply because they have that wonderful Garret D2-J targeting and tracking system that can lock onto and track multiple aircraft from miles away.
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005-008 Mortar Squad (DF/SS/BR/SW) 12-20P: sounds like fun

009-012 Combat Engineers (SC/SH/LI/BR) 10-12P: can you say infantry that REPAIR!!!

013-016 Scout ATV Squad (SH/LI/BR/DF) 8-14P: who cares

017-020 Infiltrator MkI Battle Armor (BR/LI/SW/SC) 12-18P: who cares times two

021-024 Gray Death Battle Armor (SC/BR/SS/Merc) 14-17P: not too sure, but could be promising

033-036 Anat APC (LI/SH/BR/SC) 23-29P: if this isn't a 3 cap transport I don't think we'll need it. Unless it is tracked and fast.

037-040 Cavalry Attack Helicopter (HL/Merc/BR/SH) 37-43P:It's about time.

045-048 Garrot Superheavy Transport (SS/BR/LI/DF) 27-33P: decent

049-052 DI Towed Arrow IV (SC/LI/DF/BR) 23-34P:holy jesus it's about time the BR got a good non-unique arty!!

061-064 MHI Defense AA Vehicle (BR/SS/SW/LI) 49-63P:not too sure about this one, the 8 attack may prove prohibative.

065-068 Assault Vehicle (SC/BR/Merc/SS) 54-68P: what is this?

073-076 JESII Missile Carrier (SC/LI/BR/SH) 70-90P: could be interesting

077-080 Behemoth II Tank (HL/BR/Merc/SH) 93-103P: sounds good

085-088 Raider (SS/LI/BR/DF) 103-134P: good

089-092 Raider MkII (SC/BR/SH/LI) 106-122P: also good

093-096 Mjolnir (SS/BR/SC/DF) 87-107P:useless

097-100 Phoenix Hawk (SS/SH/LI/BR) 110-128P:my new favorite, non unique mech

101-104 Sun Cobra (BR/LI/SS/SC) 128-161P: I have no idea what this will be like

115 (BR) Wasp 111P: looks like mavis has a new friend

117 (BR) Ghost 175P: if the alpha has a 14 range, this will be my new favorite peice

Alright BR players lets review. It looks like we finally get the assault helicopter and good arty we've been needing. And the repairing infantry looks like it will me ALOT of fun. Oh man I can't wait to get my case!

Actually considering how they changed how crits work against areospace fighters in Aerotech 2, you're better off with more hard hitting shots. Still, i really do wish the Rifleman had AA, though it just might have boosted the cost to a point where it wasn't worth it.

Its a good thing i took on Liao as a side faction in liao incursion, i'm going to see alot more of them in this set

My Idea for combat engineers:
Give them an order, but do not move them. Instead, mark their place with an arty pog, then treat the pog area like a landmine once they leave, so that any unit with its base on or touching the pog takes damage. Put a couple of those around a Behemoth II or a 16" ramge mech, or even better, arty, and it will cost Aris & co more than just a single click of damage to charge them.

115 (BR) Wasp 111P
116 (Merc) Centurion 182P
117 (BR) Ghost 175P


LOOK AT THOSE POINT VALUES!!!!!!

The Wasp is ONE POINT from being a light mech!!!!!!

The Ghost is FIVE POINTS from being a medium!!!!!

The Centurion is TWO POINTS over the 8 skill max!!!!



While talking about the Centurion, can someone give me a link to the pic and stats, i just got access to a computer.

I don't think the combat engineers are able to repair that would be more for a field medic... but I would not mind havenmyst
idea of mine layers but if that was tha case why now and not with the Fa Shih Battle Armor that has them as well, but they got grapple to show for there mines I think, so the next idea was 1 cap infantry trans-port that would not be good unless you were going to allow then to carry other infantry or use a formation of them to move towed arty... I don't know sounds kind of off to me, but you never know I mean 3 combat engineers x 12 points = 36 points don't you want to take a J-37 transport for 26 points instead then you ge the 3 cap unit and repair for cheaper cost....

I think timberwolf might be on to something-While repair infantry WOULD be nice, PointDefense/Camo (yes i know they "fixed" that combo) would both be better SEs for what combat engineers actually do.

@blundersen:
If you were supposed to see the Centurion you would have already :)

:^: SC JESII ?

While I like the look of the JESII, I like the way the SW one looks, I'm afraid the SC version is going to be about as useful as the SC JESIII.

Maybe the engineers have single use inflitrate at first click and camo after that, and point defense also.

I think combat enigners will have the wrech reapair symbol and repair. Most likely a low attack usable for low end vechiles or a last desprate repair shot at light mechs.

Maybe the combat engineers also have single use repair.

Oh please grow up. There are no "pet factions." Every now and then, one faction gets a lot of really good stuff. That doesn't mean that they're a "pet faction." Liao got a lot of stuff, the most in the set, but they're hardly in WK's favor. Sheesh. Cut the perceived favoritism dogma.