The small laser on the IIC is obviously for shooting at birds. Birds are not allowed to shit on clan tech, it's dishonourable.
@MLCrisis1790
Жыл бұрын
I see what you did there...
@SRTifiable
Жыл бұрын
🍻
@GamingPsychologist
Жыл бұрын
@@MLCrisis1790 I too see what they did there.
@Omniseed
Жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, my go-to IS Faction heavy is the RFL-3N with a 250LFE, 2xLB-10x, and 6xsmall lasers, with five tons of ammo. It's a trench broom that can add stress at medium range
@timelordnaggo9939
Жыл бұрын
Well I know who's videos you watch. I approve "nods in Clanner"
@matthewneuendorf5763
Жыл бұрын
Setting up in a corridor is exactly how Justian Allard won the Solaris VII championship while driving a Rifleman.
@duncantiv
Жыл бұрын
He also had his arms flipped to the rear, so his opponent assumed that Allard was facing the other way. When the opponent came in for an easy backshot kill, he discovered he was facing the intact front armor instead. Clever piloting won the battle, not just terrain choice.
@SendarSlayer
10 ай бұрын
@@duncantiv Honestly my favourite moment in that entire trilogy. It perfectly encapsulated his character, right down to purposefully taking shots until shooting back.
@tomarmadiyer2698
Жыл бұрын
"use it like an auto turret" Yes.
@Se1fD3struct1on
Жыл бұрын
the LB 10-X AC is more than just a shotgun, it can switch between cluster and slug munitions. It was lighter, smaller, generated less heat, and had better range than the AC/10. Also the Rifleman III has the same movement points as the Urbanmech in the tabletop. It wasn't slower. That is of course before accounting for jump jets.
@nibblitman
Жыл бұрын
It’s strictly better in every way as far as I know.
@ironboy3245
Жыл бұрын
So it's a shotgun. Shotguns can also load slug and pellet ammo
@spartana1116
Жыл бұрын
And the succesful madness that is the rifle man 3 is fast as a urbie but hits like a coked up ahnilalator
@Heatx79
Жыл бұрын
LBX is the og p2w weapon, blame pulse
@andrewamann2821
Жыл бұрын
@@spartana1116the Rifleman 3, crack binge-inspired as it is, proved to be massively effective in it's designed role as an urban ambush mech... The single prototype took a not-insubstantial opposing units before it got buried...
@MrPikaGammer
Жыл бұрын
The Urbie moves 30 KPH around 15 MPH, its shockingly one of the best Light Mechs to put against a lance of heavier machines. P.S. Battletech does have Stealth Armor, its called Stealth armor.
@kazekamiha
Жыл бұрын
Nothing like a Trashcan packing an AC/10 to ruin someone's day. Or an AC/20. Or a Gauss Rifle.
@evanallen172
Жыл бұрын
No curbie the urbie
@Akabans999
Жыл бұрын
@@kazekamiha well it is Trash can not Trash can't
@danielvandersall6756
Жыл бұрын
I would outfit mine with RAC-5s. Did a fine job of stripping armor.
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
Null sig is the og stealth suite, unlike capellan stealth armor, which needs an ecm unit to work, the system is actually a black box in the cockpit, or some other part of the mech, that screws with practically all forms of sensors. You can put a Geiger counter to point blank at the fusion reactor and it would be confused as hell, same with thermal and magnetic. It also died with the star league and those little boxes of lost technology is probably worth a company of assault mechs easy 3025 and beyond.
@ralphsexton8531
Жыл бұрын
Fun video, guys. Errors noted: the speed you stated for the original Rifleman was actually the walking speed - it goes 65kph running (4-6 on tabletop). There are a few assault mechs can actually go as fast as that, and the only one that can go faster without ridiculous tech is the Charger. The Rifleman was the first to be able to arm flip, but it has become standard practice for any 'Mech lacking lower arm and hand actuators. UrbanMech goes 35kph top speed (2-3 on tabletop), and so does the Rifleman III. Null signature systems include active visual camouflage, read here the Predator. And it was lost for 300 years... it wasn't paved over. It literally took those 300 years before that ruined, radioactive part of Unity City was finally excavated.
@duncantiv
Жыл бұрын
I find the characterization of the Rifleman as "melting as soon as you touch the trigger" to be very curious. IIRC, it could fire one large laser and both AC's with no heat buildup at all. You'd have minor heat buildup if you moved, and enough buildup to start garnering penalties if you fired both large lasers with the ACs. The only time you'd have serious trouble is if you tried to alpha strike with everything, but very few mechs in the original tech readout were designed for alpha strikes, so the Rifleman seemed pretty normal in that regard to me.
@Marveryn
Жыл бұрын
@@duncantiv yeah i was thinking about that. as i recall the rifleman had a firing pattern very much like the warhammer and maurader. You couldn't alpha all the time but you change your pattern to cool. laser and then ac so on.
@ralphsexton8531
Жыл бұрын
Quite right, both of you.
@csmead209
8 ай бұрын
another mech that is able to do this is the locust, or at least of few models of the locust are able to.
@soundwaveblue
Жыл бұрын
"Wait, it's all Detroit?" "Always has been"
@darkhobo
2 ай бұрын
But on the real tip for those who don't know. Probrably the main Battletech writer is from Michigan and worked for all of "The Big Three" Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Anyway therefore there are a ton of Michigan, and Detroit references through the series.
@kazekamiha
Жыл бұрын
Tex's video on it was the best take on it. In short if you're worried about air power add one to a lance and it can provide some long range fire support. It's not made to slug it out, it can snipe if needed but anti-air is it's role. If you're not expecting heavy air attack or only moderate air attack something like a Marauder or Warhammer would be better.
@TheCrimsonSpork
Жыл бұрын
That’s true, but what many people forget is that in the Inner Sphere, supply and logistics can be total chaos. Taking what you can get and finding ways to make it work is how many armies operate (I’m looking at you House Liao)
@kazekamiha
Жыл бұрын
@@TheCrimsonSpork Also true. Tex did mention they were pressed into front line service. Where they exploded.
@GIIToTIIG
Жыл бұрын
@@TheCrimsonSpork you're also forgetting the CONTEXT in which the roflman was conceived. Roflman was created during the same time as Griffin and Victor. Logistic were NOT of concern. A dedicated firesupport platform that can shoot at targets extremely far is pretty amazing. you had plenty of assault and heavy mechs in the front lines to stop enemies. So at the time, its the perfect solution to AA cover and fire support. Yes it has no armor, shit heat sink, but its not designed to fire all the weapon or take hits. Its only when everything went to shit, and the only mechs you are left with is rifleman that all the problems in the videos started showing up. The video is inherently flawed because it only looked at the current enviornment.
@mrbigglezworth42
6 ай бұрын
@@GIIToTIIG It's also a matter of mechwarriors often being terminally retarded and driving whatever they have into things like the damn Kool-Aid man with a passion. As it turns out, a long range fire support platform designed to sweep the skies is not good at brawling.
@H9092-2
Жыл бұрын
The IIC shot down an AWACS plane and took the dish to wear as a hat.
@KillerOrca
Жыл бұрын
I’ve always liked it too, it’s just a classic (read: Macross) look. The pose, the weapon arms, the fact it’s used for anti-air, always a fun battlefield role
@nibblitman
Жыл бұрын
It looks so cool but it’s so not great across the line.
@christianholzschuh6853
Жыл бұрын
I like it, its an easy headshot.
@paulhuston9991
Жыл бұрын
The arm flip has taken out experienced players and still does even today now and then. An arm flip with an 8M makes confetti really good. Rifleman did amazing in its roll but outside of strategic level games they get gutted because a normal game is too small to get any legit use out of most variants of this classic. I have 9 different variants in miniatures and at least 12 total minis of this mech.
@smabb
11 күн бұрын
SDI:no one puts ammo in the legs. Me:I feel so called out right now.
@ambientlight3876
Жыл бұрын
My variant attempts to solve most of the problems of the Rifleman: I replace the 2 large lasers with 2 medium lasers (one in each arm). Then I add an extra ton of autocannon ammo. I then move the ammo to each arm (1 ton per cannon). The next step is I add 4 more heat sinks (14 total) and 3 tons of armor. This variant solves the autocannon issues, heat issues (it can now fire all its guns without overheating if it stands still), and has enough armour to survive in a second line role. Sure it lacks the punch of the large lasers but it can now fire all its lasers continuously. The main problem is that it’s a mid-close range trooper mech instead of a true fire support design.
@WolfHreda
5 ай бұрын
That's pretty much exactly how I figured the Legend-Killer would've been modified for fighting in Solaris. Except it would keep only one ton of AC ammo and put that weight into even more armor.
@wdipuccio
17 күн бұрын
It’s funny af hearing your intro of the lore of this mech and how bad it is after playing MW5 and sticking this thing’s back up against a cliff next to my LRM boats and having it do a fantastic job taking stuff out that gets too close. I love this thing 😭
@roshee5573
Жыл бұрын
The Rifleman “ School Zone compliant “ LOL😂
@thepiratemongoose8965
Жыл бұрын
The IIC is a great Mech to field. It actually addresses the issues of the original Rifleman; it's armored like an assault Mech, it has enough cooling capacity to use its firepower consistently, and it doesn't have any of those ammo bins that are the quickest way to ensure that you'll need replacement pilots and Mechs. Sure, it's slower on the ground, but if the original is intended to be a mobile AA emplacement it really doesn't need to be fast, and the jump jets allow it to quickly reposition (especially to higher ground) so that it can effectively engage targets. The thing that always irritates me in the novels is how characters praise obviously terrible designs like the RFL. "It has such a great fire control computer and communication equipment!" Okay, how about putting those electronics in a Mech that's not just going to turn into a fucking Roman candle 15 seconds into the engagement?
@justinarchibald3857
Жыл бұрын
The Rifleman IIC is flat amazing. The standard with 4 Large Pulse lasers can make someone have a really bad day. The Rifleman III Is a Sniper mech. The Null Sig system does not work like Stealth armor, do not mix your tech like that.
@joelaugustin6407
Жыл бұрын
LB 10-X AC are great in tabletop because you can irritate the hell out of your opponent as you roll individual damage locations for every 1 damage hit of your cluster vs an LRM which groups the missiles in fives. So many chances for crit seeking, it's more accurate when firing cluster ammo, lighter, longer ranged and quite versatile if you have mixed ammo!
@Prich319
Жыл бұрын
I did my own take on a production Rifleman III once, with the head cannon that the Republic of the Sphere improved the original design and made a limited production run as a last line of defense when fortress republic fell. Not only could my version move as fast as other assault mechs, it could also jump, and I replaced the null-sig system with a void signature system and Angel ECM. So it was basically more mobile than the original, could turn invisible, and all it's ballistic variants had ample ammunition thanks to using every space and weight saving piece of tech available in the Dark Age. Oh yeah, Did I mention that I also built it as a mixed tech omnimech, and it's best variant was built around four HAG 20s?
@geoff-lukebihler6157
Жыл бұрын
You sir are a monster
@barrybend7189
Жыл бұрын
Ah yes the mobile flak gun that is the Defender Destroid.
@galweg8475
Жыл бұрын
Subscribed! Love Battletech, played it for about 35 years.
@tomarmadiyer2698
Жыл бұрын
Y'all nailed the tactical application of urbies. Substitute buildings for bush and yer perfect
@stephanvandermerwe1468
Ай бұрын
Why does my mind imagine an Atlas standing on blocks. This is where a mad man made the Atlas technical.
@trippyulyanov2012
Жыл бұрын
swap the LLas and AC/5 for quad AC/2, oh sure the damage output plummets but not only does your engagement range increase but you also eliminate overheating and gain tonnage for extra armour in one fell swoop
@duongquan4986
Жыл бұрын
And you can put more leads into the air
@dakkath414
Жыл бұрын
I prefer dropping them for 2 ppcs, 10 extra heat sinks, and 3 tons of armor
@MrPikaGammer
Жыл бұрын
The Quad AC/2 Rifleman is my favorite way to run it.
@semperatis
Жыл бұрын
@@MrPikaGammer Quad LAC5's are a good choice too, allowing it to carry decent armour too.(A ton of ammo/gun).
@kazekamiha
Жыл бұрын
That would murder air units and light mechs like nothing else.
@elchjol2777
2 ай бұрын
In HBS's Battletech game I have a Rilfleman that I gave two Snub PPCs, two Medium lasers and two MGs to and gave it as much armor as could physically fit on a rifleman frame. It makes it on par with most other heavies and the enemy AI seems to act like they are dealing with a standard Rifleman and thus close the distance quickly. Only to realize their mistake when it opens fire. Its quite a fun mech but tends to attract a lot of attention when it starts shooting.
@phildicks4721
Жыл бұрын
With Lostech, replacing the heat sinks with Double heat sinks improves it so it doesn't suck. The double heat sinks allows it to perform as a support mech, but the armor makes sure you still should keep it from frontline duty. On the whole if given a choice, I'd rather use a lighter Blackjack instead. Its a 45 T medium mech armed with AC2s, but it has 8.5 tons of armor, 11 heat sinks and jump jets so its not a deathtrap.
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
Alot of people still dont understand the 3025 models are the ones that survived the technological apocalypse by either producing so many, having so many factories that erasing is almost impossible, or just being a solid design that could be rebuilt with an arc welder and gumption, the shadow hawk is the poster child of the three.
@baker90338
10 ай бұрын
@@eddapultstab2078hey, the other reason the shadowhawk is loved because it has the 4 major mech weapon types: ballistic, missile, energy, and punch. It really just serves a purpose to teach newbies what each type of weapon system does, and serves as a trainer.
@eddapultstab2078
10 ай бұрын
@@baker90338 it goes even further, if you have an original 1st edition mechwarrior handbook it has an available list of every standard weapon by region. In the periphery every weapon except medium laser small laser, srm 2, lrm 5, and autocannon 2 and 5 have a 50 percent chance to find or better and anything bigger is significantly more difficult. The griffin and Wolverine would have a hard time maintaining their spec in tech poor regions where a shadow hawk can thrive and in addition with its generous load out system, it's easy to modify with whatever you have. It is designed with long term survival in mind.
@mrbigglezworth42
6 ай бұрын
@@eddapultstab2078 Reasons like that are also why mechs like the Charger probably survived as well. It's not complicated, it's just very fast (for an assault mech) and has a very simple job. Run up and punch whatever decided to share the battlefield with the king of the squared circle.
@ZombieSexmachine
Жыл бұрын
Stealth armor and 4 gauss rifles are not trash.
@tha_dealler4811
Жыл бұрын
the more i watch these videos of the Battletech lore ... the more my Monke Lizard brain wants to build them in Lego form
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
Maybe if the game gets popular enough we can have Lego mechs.
@andrewt3768
Жыл бұрын
The small laser is for birds, obviously.
@Solon_The_Lich
Жыл бұрын
"Birds are not allowed to shit on the Mech, its Dishonorable"- Tex Knows how the Clanner minds work
@mdsx01
Жыл бұрын
Two ways that i fix the Rifleman without lostech is either drop the medium lasers and swap in two more heatsinks, or swap the large lasers for 2 more mediums and use that extra tonnage for armor, ammo, and heatsinks.
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
I have a rifleman design based exactly that and it does good fire support, especially if you maneuver it right.
@mrbigglezworth42
6 ай бұрын
Keep the 2 AC-5, give it 4 medium lasers and some jump jets with several extra tons of armor and you've got a fat Blackjack that means business.
@JMcMillen
6 ай бұрын
One of the issues with the original Rifleman is that in Battledroids (yes, the design is that old), there was only one Autocannon option, called the Autocannon, and not an AC-5 which is what it was renamed after they added additional sizes. Had the other options been available, I've wondered if they would have given it a pair of AC-2's instead, and used the extra tonnage for heat sinks that would make the twin large lasers less of a heat problem.
@jenniferstewarts4851
7 күн бұрын
The ADR-04-Mk X Defender, based on the same chassis as the MBR-04-Mk VI Tomahawk/Excalibur. Produced by Viggers-Chrauler the Defender was equiped with 4 x Erlikon 78 mm liquid-cooled high-speed automatic cannon, which included variable shells including air burst and Semi-Armor piercing explosive. Guided by a powerful air search radar and to track and engage even missiles. the Defender was created to be the air defense escort for ground forces. Its speed allowed it to keep up with and in some case outrun heavier ground units to maneuver into better air defense positions. Providing close in fire-support for missile boats this unit proved itself 100% as a dedicated air defense unit. --- See, the problem here is, when FASA took the design... they had no real way to mimic the fact that it effectively had 4 rapid fire navel guns to provide long range air defense, flak, and anti-missile. that just didn't translate to battletech. This was the problem with starting with the picture... and trying to match it to the game.
@Umimugo
Жыл бұрын
the little bar is a search radar to help the rifleman detect air targets, the saucer is just an armored shell for it, look at the E-2 Hawkeye plane as a real world example
@IVIaskerade
4 ай бұрын
I still don't understand how there isn't a production variant of the rifleman that trades the AC/5s for AC/2s and uses the saved weight to invest in extra heat sinks and armour, which fixes virtually all of the problems it faced in its role as an AA mech while still making it highly specialised and not faring well in combat against other 'mechs. The only one that does this is a unique custom job.
@phoboskittym8500
Жыл бұрын
Good ol Defender... Keeping Zentrandi off our backs for the long trip home...
@untamedzer0
Жыл бұрын
There's a lot of mechs, IS and Clan, with a small head laser. The old lore was this was a coms laser, but I've heard that for years and can't point to a place in a book that states it.
@nibblitman
Жыл бұрын
It’s good for a specific thing would be my take on it. But if I had to pick an anti-air platform I would take the Orion over the rifelman.
@scottmcintyre2809
Жыл бұрын
For the same price I'd rather take something like the Partisan AA Tank with a Commando or Panther bodyguard.
@nosidenoside2458
9 күн бұрын
Seems like phenomenal fodder for a frankenmech. Has some really good features as well as flaws. A good mech gets cored really badly then you could give it alright communication and targeting systems. I think that's a win.
@Raveneye2000
Жыл бұрын
The Rifleman has persisted because it is cheap and cost effective at performing its intended functions: anti-air and fire support. It has a poor reputation because it is a specialized mech with a lot of flaws that has too often been used as a generalist in a pinch. So no, I would disagree with the idea that it has lasted this long because it isn't too bad at anything. That's more like the Centurion.
@jasonliang2932
Жыл бұрын
IICs are not Omnimechs! They cannot use omnipods and cannot carry Elementals!
@joshuamidgette4846
Жыл бұрын
The solution to the Rifleman base model is to buy Garrett or at least license their targeting and communications tech and put both on all your better battlemechs. Imagine what an Archer could do with Garret tech.
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
Sadly doesn't work that way. At best you can put in mechs that travel the same sensor profile, spoiler dish and all. In real life, you can't put a patriot targeting system on an Abrams and have it work the same or more accurate a Bradley fire control in an Abrams and expect it to work properly.
@Attaxalotl
11 ай бұрын
Rifleman development be like: "We need an air defense mech!"
@america8706
Ай бұрын
So the Rifleman is the Hi-Point of mechs? Yeah, yeah that checks out.
@scottmcintyre2809
Жыл бұрын
Probably should have at least mentioned all the "totally not a rifleman" attempts that were made to fix it as well. Like the Blackjack (we'll use smaller guns so it doesn't overheat!) and the Jagermech (we'll keep it from overheating by giving it even worse ammo problems!).
@thepiratemongoose8965
Жыл бұрын
The JagerMech carries twice as much ammo as the Rifleman, it just doesn't have any other weapons once the bins run dry. But let's be real - neither Mech is going to last long enough on the battlefield to run out of ammunition
@scottmcintyre2809
Жыл бұрын
@@thepiratemongoose8965 Twice as much ammo... with twice as many autocannons. Kind of defeats the purpose. lol
@thepiratemongoose8965
Жыл бұрын
@@scottmcintyre2809 Rifleman carries one ton of ammo for two AC/5s. JagerMech carries two tons of AC/5 ammo and a ton of AC/2 ammo, so the Jager's ammo does actually last twice as long. But again, it doesn't matter because the armor is just as abysmally terrible, so it's still going to explode the first time it gets shot
@kazekamiha
Жыл бұрын
Used a Jagermech in MW5; stripped the AC/5s and AC/2s for twin AC/10s. Wasn't the best tank but it hit like a truck.
@tomarmadiyer2698
Жыл бұрын
Rifle3 carries 4 gauss? What a champ
@avsbes98
Жыл бұрын
4 Gauss and Stealth. I'm not sure any mech has a realistic chance to win 1vs1 against this thing if the Rifleman III Pilot knows what he is doing.
@tomarmadiyer2698
Жыл бұрын
@@avsbes98 oh I didn't even compute past "lol fast gaussziller" Lol fast STEALTH gauss ziller
@justinarchibald3857
Жыл бұрын
It also has 16 shots in total. 4 shots each.
@isaacrubin9606
Жыл бұрын
Don’t forget it has Multi-trac and rapid reload.
@Frostyviewer
Жыл бұрын
@Justin Archibald iirc the lore says the one and only RFLIII produced still took out like 8 other mechs on "Ameris ded day"
@legokill1019
Жыл бұрын
bit of a correction the rifleman iic is actually a normal mech not a omnimech, otherwise I enjoyed the video
@digitaldistancerecords736
6 ай бұрын
This channel is great! Lol picked up Wolf's Dragoons Assault Star and wanted some back story info about the Rifleman.
@z3r0_35
8 күн бұрын
There's the older RFL-2N too. The 2N's a medium mech with two PPCs, and has enough heat sinks that as long as you stand still and alternate between firing one or both PPCs every other turn, you can balance it between 0 and 4 waste heat (the highest you can go before having issues) in the tabletop game. Also, since it's lighter, it's also cheaper, both in terms of BV and C-Bills. tbh I think I prefer this one over the 3N, and it's a shame this one never got any further upgrades.
@spehizle
5 ай бұрын
Are we talking Mechwarrior 5? Endosteel, XL Engine, double heat syncs, swap those regular large lasers for Chem variants, the regular AC5's for burstfire variants, and dump your tonnage savings into maxing the armor and bulking up on ammo. Are we talking Tabletop? Endosteel, XL Engine, double heat syncs, swap the AC5's for UAC5's, two tons of ammo, max the armor. Firing everything will net you 8 heat. Which is a lot, granted, but realistically you aren't going to faceroll with large lasers at a nearby target; the long range energy weapons are insanely heat inefficient for what you get.
@NewGuy2534
Жыл бұрын
The Riflemen. If looks could kill, then the Riflemen would be deadly... To someone other than the pilot.
@135forte
Жыл бұрын
Your other option is a Blackjack.
@jamesricker3997
Жыл бұрын
Or a Jaggermech
@135forte
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesricker3997 I think I would prefer the Blackjack.
@ImRuined666
Жыл бұрын
I personallly really like the Rifleman... It's a terrible mech in it's stock configuration, but with just a little work, it can become a fantastic mech... And it looks great too...
@Nails077
3 ай бұрын
I like my Rifleman with a pair of gauss rifles.
@rfhero71
10 ай бұрын
I don’t know where you guys hail from but, as an ex-school bus driver I can tell you that here in RI the safe speed around schools is 20mph. So the Rifleman can get a ticket! Lol
@paulsim7589
Жыл бұрын
Head mounted small lasers are often setup to also allow direct LOS comms with out radio.... also the Rifleman IIC is not an omni-mech.
@dwwolf4636
6 ай бұрын
The obvious answer is DHS and FF armor. The 3025 answer is to replace each ac/5 by 2 LRM5s and 1 ton of ammo. Gives tonnage for 15 HS total and 9.5 tons of armor.
@ford6
2 ай бұрын
Small lasers on clan mechs are for shooting the dishonorable birds that poop on mechs
@silvershades6689
2 ай бұрын
At the end of the day, even a bad mech can core out a good mech if it has a good pilot and the good mech has a bad one
@scrooge-mcduck
3 ай бұрын
22:10 It's an emotional suppport small laser.
@jefferynelson
6 ай бұрын
I bet Steve is the life of any party he attends.
@cfbmoo1
Жыл бұрын
Because I'm a sadist... Take a Rifleman 2C, strip out the pulse and small lasers, strip out the jump jets, up the engine for a 4/6 run, slap on 4 ER clan large lasers, load up the remaining free tonnage with heat sinks (24 doubles total). More speed, better heat sinking but not perfect if you run. 2 heat per run/alpha 50/48. Chain fire the large lasers and you could have a pretty good time.
@cropathfinder
6 ай бұрын
Only the early versions and the CRAZY ones had real heating issues. Well optimized ones can actually win endurance brawls against equal or even heavier tonnage machines and rifleman has a serious advantage to targeting over range due to the absolutely amazing targeting computer it has which also gives it an edge there.
@jasonsaalbach5786
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if either of you know this but it would be interesting to see you guys go over the lore in Warframe. Considering in that place you have a war going of with ship engagement that number in the millions and millions of soldier casualties in any battle and all the factions just can absorb those catastrophic sides casualties with no problems it's interesting.
@fernandozavaletabustos205
9 ай бұрын
Great video as always!!
@g3heathen209
Жыл бұрын
I have been running a twin light guass build in m.w.o. it does ok. 20 points of damage from the other side of the map. It's very annoying to the other team. A few matches I had to run from lights sent to get me.
@Kanas83
10 күн бұрын
Somehow Legend Killer can''t be a normal Riflemman
@sebbonxxsebbon6824
Жыл бұрын
We redesigned it with one arm being an AC20 and the other a LR laser.
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
The rifleman is not a bad mech, the problem is on tabletop people want to play rock em sock em robots. The design has merit, in particular the autocannons allow for alternate firing and its movement is rather bog standard for military maneuvers. Double heatsinks is the only lost tech it needs to become rather devastating. I also have a level one mod were i take out the large lasers and add 2 mediums and add more armor, ammo and a pair of heatsinks so i can face roll the weapons when a target closes in.
@craigmorris4083
Жыл бұрын
Steve!
@MLCrisis1790
Жыл бұрын
Steve is the hero we need.
@craigmorris4083
Жыл бұрын
@@MLCrisis1790, I agree. To me he's like Norm from Cheers. Someone you just want to have around because he's a good guy, eh.
@craigmorris4083
Жыл бұрын
Oh and I am so going to start using "Detroit" as a verb :D
@MLCrisis1790
Жыл бұрын
@@craigmorris4083 Don't forget Cleveland! You don't want to make a Cleveland of yourself in public. Bad for everyone...
@Solon_The_Lich
Жыл бұрын
@@craigmorris4083 I'll Detroit You! Me:- You mean "Destroy"? Craig:- I know what i said and mean it!
@finnl6887
15 күн бұрын
You know, I would think that the solution to most of the Rifleman's problems would be obvious. Remove the autocannons, replace the two tons of ammo with heat sinks, and stick two medium Lasers next to the large Lasers for more close range fire power. That, or forget the medium Lasers entirely. Lasers will be more effective AA than ACs because nothing will target missiles, drones, and aircraft more effectively than a beam of literal light, no triangulation needed. The large Lasers are enough to carve up anything big, and the medium Lasers in the torso will defend up close. The extra heat sinks from no ammo can handle the heat load, and the weight savings from no autocannons could either allow you to add more armor, or if you feel that's not needed because there's no ammo to ignite now, let the thing move faster. I really don't see why the autocannons are needed.
@gabrielmirandahurtado6539
Жыл бұрын
I can't help but think about giving a poncho and mexican mariachi style pain to the rifleman at 22:54 oh and a sombrero on the dinner plate
@raw6668
Жыл бұрын
You know what, I want your opinion is a blackjack. It is just a smaller rifleman that is somehow better or a disaster? A not too hot, good amount of ammo, has equal parts cannons and lasers at long and short range, jump jets to escape, and is more maneuverable, making it an okay mech.
@user-eo8st2su1s
Ай бұрын
The Jagermech has the flippable arms also.
@impressiveprogressive7343
6 ай бұрын
The Rifleman was an anti-aircraft, infantry and light armor fire support mech. When used in those roles it is an outstanding mech, being forced into roles it was not designed for well, lets just say it's like taking you 2 guys narrating and putting you in a surgical suite to perform brain surgery. That doesn't mean you guys are worthless, just worthless as brain surgeons. The Rifleman was never designed to be a head to head brawler.
@randomcenturion7264
3 ай бұрын
This is very fair. It's really good at what it was made for. When it's in a situation it wasn't made for, things get messy.
@The_Viscount
Жыл бұрын
Colonial Tractors reminds me of International Harvester in World War II.
@greenbriar07
Жыл бұрын
There's just somethin' about mechs with boomsticks for arms :D
@danielvandersall6756
Жыл бұрын
Sheesh. An Alpha strike with this piece of junk would generate heat about three times the capacity of the heat sinks. I never used these things. And don't get me STARTED on the armor.
@KamiRecca
2 ай бұрын
GIMME MAH DESTROIDS!!! So yea im about to tip my toes into the actual mini game, and being a huge Robotech/Macross fan, i envision two lances of Unseen; destroids and regults. And yes... burn me now, i'll totaly be that LAM guy.
@heathmorris6100
10 ай бұрын
I'm just assuming these tiny lasers that keep popping up are for infantry. Not big enough to justify using against other mechs and no ammo so you should be able to just turn it on and swing it around till the squishy guys are dead
@GregPrice-ep2dk
7 ай бұрын
So the Rifleman was literally built for Space N. Korea in a "Glorious People's Tractor Factory"...lol!
@MoongladeDruid
Жыл бұрын
i fell in love with the rifleman when i first saw BT and I always wanted one
@offset7711
Жыл бұрын
The Jaegermech was made to improve upon the riflemans design. In my opinion they made it even worse tho
@robrib2682
Жыл бұрын
its only better as a backline mech thats not on the map or your as rich as steiner so you can afford to supply it with all the ammo.... small wonder why they made it
@eddapultstab2078
Жыл бұрын
The autocannons just take alot of weight and most 60 and 65 ton innersphere mechs tend to be rather cursed with exception to the crusader and thunderbolt. If you add jump jump jets to these two weight numbers then your at a loss as they are twice as heavy for a 55 tonner. In addition the power to weight curve on engines start decrease immensely as 300 vlar weighs 19.5 tons, almost a third of the mechs weight in some cases.
@davedowd68
2 ай бұрын
I called it the punishment mech. It's default design is too small to handle the heavy lasers (heat) as other pointed out. Its too slow to run with a light lance and too weak to run with a medium lance and calling it a heavy mech is an insult to other heavy mechs. It's good for guarding the drop ship...we gave it to the newbies in our company or pilots that pissed off the commander.
@calumdeighton
11 ай бұрын
The Rifleman is Immortal. Don't diss it too much.
@Attaxalotl
8 күн бұрын
I wonder why they don't make mechs with a big bearing for the waist? Being unable to torso-twist 360˚ like a tank turret is one of the few downsides mechs have in this setting, so why not use a technology that's already been proven for longer than Battlemechs have been around to fix it? Yeah, it would mean using regular motors and not just Myomer, but another other major issue is the maintenance and logistics nightmare these things are, one more thing won't be a total dealbreaker. And they even do that with the main guns already!
@thedango6890
Ай бұрын
Great now im jumping back into MW5 and getting the new dlc with the mech gladiator arena.
@azuritet3
2 ай бұрын
It's a little bit too fast. The speed limit in school zones is 20 MPH (which is 32 KPH.)
@JuergenGDB
7 ай бұрын
Honestly, a Lance of Rifleman would be a Long Range Support Lance, much like Jaegermechs. In the Rear, poking holes and sniping from range. Meanwhile, your other Heavy, or Medium Mechs are running around creating havoc for your enemy.
@JuergenGDB
7 ай бұрын
In playing Co-Op depending on the mission, one of us is in the rear sniping at long range.. just need good frontal armor and some tactical know-how of dipping out of the enemy view and then re-engaging.
@Sierra0331
Жыл бұрын
Honestly in the recent battletech strategy game from harebrain I had one of these set up with two rotary AC20’s and two AC2’s and it made a really good mid game mech.
@Stonehawk
Жыл бұрын
A school zone compliant pizza hut.
@andyblizzard
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact - MWO got riflrman lore - friendly. XD
@jmneo4635
11 ай бұрын
IDK about you guy but With Mechlabs I got an entire lance of Urban mech Running at 70+Kph Packing Two Heavy Rifles Two medium Lasers with 400 points of Armor.
@xensoldier
Жыл бұрын
I quite enjoyed this, haha Rifleman 3 go DAKA DAKA, then DEAD. +1 sub
@Kuraimizu9152
Жыл бұрын
The Rifleman is a misunderstood designe... Is literally a SPAAG on legs, and people had been using it as a tank on legs. And SPAAGs are essentialy defensive vehicles, not meant to operate far from supply lines, nevermind the front lines.
@badlaamaurukehu
5 ай бұрын
It should be a practical deployment.
@solarchos4352
2 ай бұрын
Realistically, its speed is the same as pretty much all heavy Mechs, so a Rifleman can at least keep up with every other heavy and assault Mech. It just can't match their durability or staying power.
@theferryman
5 ай бұрын
The Jaegermech can also flip its arms.
@MLCrisis1790
Жыл бұрын
This is awesome; For 40k I have Leutin and Bricky & Co while for Battletech I have Tex & Co and you two meatheads. Huzzah!
@fighterphoenix5789
7 ай бұрын
I turned my rifleman m3 into a assault rifle with two ultra ac 5s, two medium lasers and all double heat sinks.😅
@ScryeTheMindless
Жыл бұрын
I kinda suspect these guys were the ones who'd walk a rifleman into te front lines, face roll the fire control panel, only to blame the mech when it all goes horribly tits up. xD
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