#Omnimech

[alphamecha-mkii]

Turkina A by Franz Vohwinkel

[agbpaints]

The ilClan era has the battle pope, now I have a ride for the ilClan anti-battle pope.

[nicolemakes]

Timber Wolf omnimech

I did a nice bit of art over liminal week. It is a timber wolf with some kind of custom loadout, featuring an lrm20 and gauss rifle as the main events. OR could that pointy nose give away its actually a Raksasha with Avatar legs doing a good twolf cosplay?

[telluriandigits]

Ignoring the wild cheesy mod-heavy loadout (which is now actually riding on a Hero chassis for the additional bonuses, as if I need them), rate my idealized self as a salvaged Clan-busting mercenary Vulture.

If I actually want to play the game without power fantasy, I use a mostly-stock MDD-RV in Clans. I haven't touched MWO in a while but I got that Dog in me there as well.

[admiralnelsoniii]

It's been a long time, but when I was playing MechWarrior IV (last game I played) my mech of choice was the Stormcrow. Quick on it's feet, armed with a great mix of lazers, with enough heat sinks to let you use them! I often made sure to mix in a machine gun, just to have. I found that as long as I had some sort of decent mech or two with me in the Lance, no mission could stop us! Clan Jade Falcon was always victorious!!!

[casside-sionnach]

The clan invasion, MadCat (Timberwolf) and Vulture (Mad Dog) Two front line omnimechs that spear headed the clan invasion of the inner sphere.

[krjpalmer]

Computer Gaming World December 1998

The game that got the cover spot on this thick year-end issue was a new installment in a long-running franchise. The iMac was mentioned in the table of contents, but not in a positive way.

[laguzmage]

It's Thanatos Thursday everyone

[doolallymagpie]

befitting the work of a mad scientist being bankrolled by fascists, the Caliban III A would probably explode if it tried to alpha strike, seeing as how it mounts so few heat sinks compared to the horrifying number of laser weapons

plus it's got a direct neural interface, specifically to mount MORE shit on the thing by removing the need for a gyro (explanation for a 3048 chassis having that kind of tech is "Cortazar is your typical mad scientist miracle worker with an infinite budget"

basically, everything he hoped and dreamed for the original he made (and later retrofitted after Bobbie tore its arm off) for JPM, with all of the consequences

[alphamecha-mkii]

Doom Courser Omnimech by Dale Eadeh

[agbpaints]

I couldn't sleep so now the Men Shen MS1-O is ready to cause problems. I'm getting a bit better at the squad markings- a friend of mine who actually knows how to read Chinese suggested I look up a stroke guide for the characters I was using instead of just trying to copy off of Wikipedia. I probably should've figured that out a bit sooner :/

[nicolemakes]

stormcrow head

[gorillastraylight]

This is one of the only Clan mechs where I prefer the spheroid name. Not only is “Grendel” a fucking sick-ass name for a mech, but also…this thing only has one proper arm. It fits so well.

It's Mongrel Monday!

[the-clawtake]

The Clawtake - Combat TOO

@msn-04iinightingale, @it-chari I promised I would forward our order of battle, and here it is, along with an idea of what our camo scheme looks like. It has been the belief of the Clawtake since the beginning that as it is extremely difficult to conceal war machines that weigh in the tens of tons and show up on seismographs, it is not worth bothering.

[professionalscrublord]

Modular Mech project: LBK-LunchPack, lunchboxes progress

From bottom to top: -4G (One great big honking steak) -4H (Balanced diet of porkchop and greenbeans) -4P (Environmentally-conscious vegetable platter)

The circle cutouts are for 3mm diameter x1mm depth magnets. They are press-fit! No glue required, but you can for peace of mind.

Behold! Assembly test with satisfying click sound. Does this count as an Omnimech now?

I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen an omni Hunchback given how common Swayback mods seems to have been in canon. When I found out it got a sequel in the Quasimodo I got all excited but nope, still not omni.

[boinkingbattlemechs]

Phoenix Hawk IIC

Though in many ways it resembles the combat prowess of the Inner Sphere's Charger, the Phoenix Hawk IIC is a fixture of many second-line Clan Clusters and front-line Successor State regiments during the Word of Blake Jihad.

During the reign of the lackluster Khan Jacob Masters, Clan Steel Viper entered a period of stagnation in all areas, including technological development. In a rare fit of innovation at the time, though one many observers considered oddball at best, the Steel Viper Scientist Caste decided to base a new assault BattleMech on the venerable 45-ton Phoenix Hawk chassis. At 80-tons, the resulting design was almost twice as heavy as the original, though it is severely undergunned for an assault 'Mech due its incredible speed for a 'Mech its size. Following the introduction of the OmniMech by Clan Coyote just three years later however, the Phoenix Hawk IIC largely saw itself relegated to second-line status.

Built around the Type 79 400 XL engine mounted on an Endo Steel skeleton fitted with five Jump Jets, the Phoenix Hawk IIC features as close as possible ground speed and agility to the original Phoenix Hawk as can be reasonably achieved on an 80-ton assault 'Mech, making it an effective fast interdiction unit. Ten and half tons of ferro-fibrous armor provide eighty-one percent of the maximum possible protection at its weight class, while ten Double Heat Sinks are sufficient for the weapons array.

The main armament of the Phoenix Hawk IIC is the paired Ultra Autocannon/10s, each of which has a three-ton ammunition bin it can draw on. The cannons are mounted in twin pods on either side of torso to the rear, a feature allowing technicians easy access to the weapons and reducing maintenance time both at base or in the field. A pair of Machine Guns provide extra firepower that is most useful against unarmored infantry. Despite the Clans' disdain for it, the 'Mech's weaponless arms are almost ideal for physical combat.

The Phoenix Hawk IIC would gain a new vitality following Clan Jade Falcon's ejection of the Steel Vipers from the Inner Sphere in 3061. Seeking to rapidly rebuild their weakened touman, Khan Perigard Zalman approached Clan Diamond Shark offering captured Heavy Laser technology and the plans for the ancient design in return for the production of a new variant for the Steel Viper's second-line clusters. Initially observers were curious why the Sharks dealt so fairly with such a weakened "customer", but the rapid development of even more deadly variations not included in the deal agreed with the Vipers provided some explanation, with production of the visually reworked chassis initiated at both Auxiliary Production Site #5 on Babylon and the rebuilt Trellshire Heavy Industries of Twycross.

By 3078 six variations of the Phoenix Hawk IIC were walking off Trellshire's production lines for the garrison forces of Diamond Shark as well as for sale to both Clan and Inner Sphere buyers. While some among the Clans opposed such sales to Spheroids, the focus on designs like the Phoenix Hawk IIC that are considered mediocre by Clan warrior but are still outstanding by Inner Sphere standards appears to be a conscious choice by the Sharks. Many of the variants also utilize ammunition-hungry weapons, a decision Clan observers wryly note ensures Inner Sphere buyers either make steady munitions purchases or are forced to more frequently buy replacement parts from the accelerated wear caused by using inferior Spheroid ordnance, both ensuring frequent repeat business for the Diamond Sharks.