Congratulations CaptainofC-21! Hope I can do as well. We have only received 5 boosters here so far. Out of those I was able to get 2 of the CNC ATV's. I am hoping this weekend will prove more fruitful....

@Barron

Aff, my brethren, aff. It is very unfortunate that I have no luck pulling CNC pieces, all I pulled by myself was an ATV, two TBA, and a Cizin, everything I had to trade for. Here is hoping you have (much) better luck.

Thankfully, I have however just built an army out of my humble CNC beginnings for this Month's Storyline!

Mech(s)
217pts 1 :^^^: Nova Cat
16pts w/Lyons Graduate
44pts w/Reactive Armor
146pts 1 :^^: Stalking Spider(House Kurita)
35pts w/Earl Crowhurst
37pts w/Pulse
Vehicle(s)
39pts 1 :^^: Bishop Transport(carrying TBA)
Infantry
21pts 2 :^^: Thunderbird Battle Armor
23pts 1 :^^^: Thunderbird Battle Armor
14pts 2 :^^: ATV Squad
Total:597pts

With the Ice Field in effect for every match, it will surely help my mechs cool down some. The idea is to pulse first with the Nova Cat, then follow up with the kill with the Stalking Spider, or Bishop/TBA drop/pulse. Heat will certainly be a factor to be certain, but I shall face the enemies of the Clan of Nova Cat and the House of Kurita fearless of shutdown. I will only be taking water terrain, so that I can clear the field up as much as possible thanks to Ice Field. ATVs are there to make early basers and such.

Seylah, my fellow warriors, it does good to see myself finally return to the Nova Cats after my absence with the Wolves(Thanks to Firepower, Wolves had a better chance of winning, since IMO, their pieces in AoD were better). I fight again for the glory of the Cat!

Bah! I go and purchase a case so that I might get some true Clansmen to fight with, and I am left with just Matt Lossey. Granted, Matt is a stalwart warrior. It is just unfortunate that I recieved the lesser half of the Muteki Lance, and Kisho Nova Cat came in a dirty Lyran machine.

As far as a 600pt force in concerned, this wiped out a Falcon Force in short order.

:^^:Nova Cat
Nova Cat Star Captain
Heavy Improved Targeting

"Sabretooth"
Matt Lossey
Heavy Ferro-Fibrous Armour

:^^:Bishop Transport

:^:Enyo Strike Tank

The Nova Cat and Shadow Cat are just too much for single mech or light mech forces to deal with. They get overwhelmed, the Mechs move on to the next target, and the Enyo/Bishop mop up weakened units.

I guess my mystic skills have been a boon to me so far...

After the 13 boosters I have bought, and some trading, the only Nova Cat unit I do not have is Matt Lossey and his Sabretooth.

Other than that, I just need to get a few more ATVs, Thunderbirds, and preferably one more Morrigan to flesh out my battleforce.

Best of all, I have what I believe some of the best gear for Clan Nova Cat: Refined Pulse and PPC Capacitor.

Once I finally recruit Matt Lossey, I will field the following in a 600:

Nebula 160pts
-Kisho (L-028) 27pts
-PPC Capacitor 29pts

Sabretooth 159pts
-Matt Lossey (L-027) 37pts
-Armor Piercing 35pts

Bishop 39pts

3x :^^^: Thunderbirds 69pts

3x :^^: ATV Squads 42pts

Total = 597pts

This army should have the advantage of being versatile, fast, and massive hitting power. Both mechs can handle infantry well, with Sabretooth able to handle that pesky armored stuff. Nebula's PPC Capacitor should let it put a decent dent in even hardened targets. Both mechs can strike from at least 21" away with their energy weapons. The Bishop promises a T-Bird formation drop to anything that gets close. The ATV handle artillery untill the mechs can get into range.

I will be running a different force for the upcoming storyline, but I will not post it for fear of enemy recon. I will give a full after action report on Sunday.

Hail again, fellow brethren! I have come up with another 600pt army for the Nov. storyline, which I may take over the other. Judge as you will

Mech(s)
1 :^^: Nova Cat
w/Sebastian Paschke(bondsman!)
w/Decoy
1 :^^: Stalking Spider(House Kurita)
w/ Earl Crowhurst(Bondsman!)
w/Pulse
Vehicle(s)
1 Bishop Transport VTOL
Infantry
3 :^^^: Thunderbird Battle Armor
Total:600pts

Unfortunatley, I do not have all 3 :^^^: TBAs, so I will have to borrow from a friend to use this army. Otherwise, I will simply use the other build.

my cnc army i'm going to use this weekend.


:^^^: "Nebula" Wendigo
Kisho Nova Cat L-028

:^^: CNC Morrigan
Albion Pilot
Pulse

:^^: CNC Bishop Transport VTOL
:^^^: CNC Thunderbird Battle Armor x3

:^^: CNC Bishop Transport VTOL
:^: SC Enyo Strike Tank

:^^^: CNC Thunderbird Battle Armor x2
:^^: CNC Thunderbird Battle Armor

Total-599 points

This is my CNC army i'm going to use, the TBA's have been amazing to me so they are my only infantry. The enyo is for a tank drop and the 3 elite TBA's are for an air drop, then my 3 other TBA's are in a formation and move down the field. At first I don't even have to use any orders to move Nebula around because of Kisho, and didn't have enough points for evade so I put in pulse. The morrigan can either shut down a mech and be pulsed to death by my infantry and tank, or it can pulse it for big damage. Nebula has too many uses to count.

I have not had the time to go through all the pages in this thread, so could someone please let me know which figures are the most playable? If not, could you at least point me to the correct page where someone may have gone over all the current CNC figures? Thanks... :)

If you look back a few pages I believe that someone gave a review of all of the pieces.

I managed to get 3 NC units from 2 boosters. First booster had "Nebula"Windigo in it but becouse of somekind of mess up i got pilot of "Burford" instead if Kisho (luckily i have Matt Lossey). Second one had NC Bishop and NC Thunderbird (veteran) in it.

Nebula is sooo badass with the prize kisho in it.

too bad alot of the CNC mechs look like they had SC paint mixed in with the white.

Nebula and Sabretooth are my 2 favorite of the CNC unique mechs. The t-birds are must have infantry for CNC. accually every CNC unit in anihilation is a very good unit.

Good hunting Jegred2!

Strangely enough, I sat down earlier in the week, and came up with a similar army...

Nebula
> Kisho (L-028)
> Pulse

CNC Morrigan (veteran)
> CNC Star Commander
> Evade

CNC Bishop Transport
> CNC Thunderbird BA (Elite)
> CNC Thunderbird BA (Veteran)
> SC Thunderbird BA

SC R10 Mechanised ICV
> SC Enyo Strike Tank
CNC ATV
CNC ATV

600 points

OK, before anyone does the maths, I didn't cost Kisho right. :ermm:

Doh!

It was late when I did it... :tired:

in a draft I had last week my T-birds raked up a wopping 8 kills, 2 of whitch were mechs, 3 vehicles, and 3 infantry. My HS ravagers almost got as many.

Since I just pulled my final needed CNC unit for this set, I will honor the occasion with another unit analysis!

(Let me know if these are annoying or helpful in any way ;) )

'Sabertooth' Shadow Cat
SCT-VP-M

Here is a link to the stats with Matt D. Lossey

PROS:

• Versatility
• High defense with heavy armor and a stable dial
• Mix of ballistic and energy
• 270 degree arc
• Heat dial with a 3 vent

CONS[list][*]Kind of pricey for a medium[*]12" range may not be enough sometimes

Pilot Selection:
Matt D. Lossey of course! The Mechwarrior so good, not only did he earn a Blood-name, but a Blood-middle-initial as well! Both versions are good, but I prefer the LE L-027 card. His triple pulse is good, but only lasts for as long as his pulse does, it also makes for some excessive heat. Instead, his LE card gives him the same full-move on assault order, with the added bonus +1 for ranged compat orders. This helps not only against the RHDMs, but also for keeping Sabretooth's attack value up after taking a few clicks of damage.

Gear Selection
Aggressive: Armor Piercing. It lets Sabretooth handle those annoying armored infantry. Pulse is already on the mech, so PPC Capacitor seems reduntant.

Defensive: Light Ferro-Fibrous Armor. Without a doubt. Not only should it come with him, but it stacks with the heavy armor SE already on the dial. This greatly enhances Sabretooth's longevity.

Budget: None. I know it is a bit of a cop-out, but none of the cheaper gear really have good synergy with Sabretooth. Also, with Heavy Armor and Pulse standard, it does not really need the extra gear and cost.

CONCLUSION
Although lacking any real flashy stats or abilities, Sabretooth and Matt D. Lossey should not be overlooked. Like a medium mech should be, it is a Jack-of-all-trades... Master of none. It can handle infantry or mechs with equal skill. It has a 21" assault order. A possible 12 attack. Sabretooth is an excellent choice when you are not sure of what to expect from your opponent. It also makes an excellent mech to include in two mech builds, allowing the other mech to take more of a "specialist" role.

For a budget gear I would suggest adding Extra Ammo G-044, for an extra five points when you run out of balistic damage it becomes two instead of 0 on a ranged combat attack, brings the total to 201 and adds a little more versatility for little cost.

You might also consider A-Pods for that free breakaway from any infantry, even those with grapple, this brings the point total to 207, well worth it I think.

The only problem that I have with the Light and Heavy Ferro Armor both is that they are ignored by AP due to the wording of the AP gear. It says that it ignores any defense special equipment with the word armor in the name. Fortunately, this should also mean that you don't have to roll for the effect and risk losing it since the armor is not allowed to kick in in the first place, just like standard armor.