I'm sort of operating under the assumption that Mechwarriors are used to dealing with things that are more mobile than they are. Between Elementals, lighter 'mechs, ASFs, and some vehicles, I figure there are already things in their 'verse that move quicker than a 'mech, hit almost as hard, and crunch a lot easier. The trick would be to adapt those tactics (and their own expectations) to deal with something that's roughly the size of an Assault 'Mech, pretty much is made out of tinfoil by Macross standards (much less BT), but comes in hundred-packs.
Mind you, Female Power Armor would be a COMPLETE OCP, if potentially a little undergunned for the BT setting. It can hover, fly at supersonic speeds, routinely gives the finger to the idea of inertia (to the point of dodging Macross missiles), and mounts something like two SRM-40s as its main weaponry. Depending on where the missiles land, it might be able to kill something in its weight class, or it might not. Either way, good luck hitting it.
Also, the MAC-II Monster is a ridiculous piece of equipment in BT terms. Four AC/30s for main weapons is crazy, especially when you compare ranges. A normal AC/20 has a max range of ~4.5km, as best I could tell. The Monster has a max effective range of 160km- 320 hexes to the AC/20's 9. It's missiles go even farther.
Did I mention it can fire reaction warheads out of those guns?
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Mind you, Female Power Armor would be a COMPLETE OCP, if potentially a little undergunned for the BT setting. It can hover, fly at supersonic speeds, routinely gives the finger to the idea of inertia (to the point of dodging Macross missiles), and mounts something like two SRM-40s as its main weaponry. Depending on where the missiles land, it might be able to kill something in its weight class, or it might not. Either way, good luck hitting it.
Also, the MAC-II Monster is a ridiculous piece of equipment in BT terms. Four AC/30s for main weapons is crazy, especially when you compare ranges. A normal AC/20 has a max range of ~4.5km, as best I could tell. The Monster has a max effective range of 160km- 320 hexes to the AC/20's 9. It's missiles go even farther.
Did I mention it can fire reaction warheads out of those guns?
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.