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at-ats
Posted: 2003-01-18 10:08pm
by Enforcer Talen
how much damage can these things take? I was having a friendly debate with someone I know, and he's thinking a company of battletech mechs could take it down.
Posted: 2003-01-18 10:14pm
by jaeger115
List the capabilities of battletech mechs, please. Or are they from games?
Posted: 2003-01-18 10:25pm
by Enforcer Talen
games. rule of thumb is that their top weapon does 20 pts of damage, and a car is 2-4 pts worth. admittedly, they carry more then one weapon, but the firepower isn't that impressive.
Im more curious with how much an at-at can take, so I can provide examples that way.
Posted: 2003-01-18 10:39pm
by jaeger115
An AT-AT can take a lot. In ESB, the snowspeeders' bolts did no damage to the AT-ATs' armor. And one leg took a direct hit from a heavy defense turret and turned out fine.
Basically, what does "points" mean in terms of real damage?
Posted: 2003-01-18 10:44pm
by HemlockGrey
Btech mechs have ~5 klick ranges. AT-ATs have 17 klick engagement ranges. Do the math.
Posted: 2003-01-18 11:06pm
by The Dark
A Battletech PPC is roughly 20mW. I doubt it would even warm an AT-AT's hull.
Posted: 2003-01-18 11:07pm
by The Dark
The Dark wrote:A Battletech PPC is roughly 20mW. I doubt it would even warm an AT-AT's hull.
Gak. Mod, please delete both this post and the one I'm quoting. I clicked the button without meaning to.
Posted: 2003-01-18 11:14pm
by Enforcer Talen
HemlockGrey wrote:Btech mechs have ~5 klick ranges. AT-ATs have 17 klick engagement ranges. Do the math.
Im agreeing that the at-ats would win. lol. I'd like to know their firepower and hull strength.
Posted: 2003-01-18 11:18pm
by Shinova
I think AT-ATs are shielded. When that artillery bolt hit the AT-AT in ESB, it didn't explode or anything but looked the same as when the turbolaser bolts were absorbed by the Falcon's shields during the asteroid chase. Hence, I think AT-ATs are shielded, which may be one reason why they're so hard to kill.
Posted: 2003-01-18 11:26pm
by The Dark
Enforcer Talen wrote:HemlockGrey wrote:Btech mechs have ~5 klick ranges. AT-ATs have 17 klick engagement ranges. Do the math.
Im agreeing that the at-ats would win. lol. I'd like to know their firepower and hull strength.
Well, the novels describe the lasers as megawatt level (and that's not what I used in my error post, so this post should not be deleted). I can't find any online references to actual combat capability, though I will look to see if I can figure a way...I think I've thought of one, but it may take a while. I need to find the caliber of a gun in BT.
Posted: 2003-01-18 11:44pm
by Sea Skimmer
Battletech forces would be wiped out by WW2 military forces. An AT-AT could destroy scores if not hundreds of modern tanks.
A company of Battletech forces would be exterminated in seconds. Hell there longest range weapon only reaches out 20,000 meters.
Posted: 2003-01-20 05:03am
by Coalition
Well, the novels describe the lasers as megawatt level (and that's not what I used in my error post, so this post should not be deleted). I can't find any online references to actual combat capability, though I will look to see if I can figure a way...I think I've thought of one, but it may take a while. I need to find the caliber of a gun in BT.
Battletech Grey Death Legion Saga, "The Price of Glory", paperback version. Grayson Carlisle' Marauder had an autocannon with a bore of 120 mm. Assuming the gun fired 1 shot per second, a 120 mm HE round does 1 point of damage. Wish i could find the books again, as it had lots of information. Actual numbers of rounds, caliber, and firing time all in one location.
Posted: 2003-01-20 09:17pm
by Enforcer Talen
price of glory was my fav book in 4th grade. loaned it to a friend, never saw it again. I remember quotes like that.
Posted: 2003-01-20 10:07pm
by Illuminatus Primus
An AT-AT can take lower kiloton-range attacks with no damage whatsoever.
Posted: 2003-01-22 02:23pm
by white_rabbit
Illuminatus Primus wrote:An AT-AT can take lower kiloton-range attacks with no damage whatsoever.
Like a Lightsaber ?
*joke*
I dont think a AT-AT can survive a headshot from its own weaponry IIRC in Dark Empire Luke deflects a bolt back at an AT-At and frags it.
so the max firepower excluding the "maximum firepower" shield generator busting shots might be an idea of what an AT-AT can take.