BattleTech History: Mechs vs BA / Elemental

[(TLL)KitLightning]

Tiaret Nevversan ... hmmm *dreaming*

5 Elementals = 1 mech.

Correct! thou it depends on the Toad

[Stahlseele]

5 Elementals can equal 5 Stingers in Terms of Weapons.

[MatthewPryde]

The classic strategy for evasion has always been to Jump. A jumping mech creates a tremendous inertial pressure outside, and there is always the off chance you will actually fry the little bastard once it slips back. If they get to the cockpit... well, you better be really good with a sword and revolver. Really good.

[pht]

Jump, fall down and thrash, have your buddy pick them off with hands or weapons, pick them off with your hands, smash them off with your arms if you don't have hands, blast them with rear firing weapons if they get in front of them... can't think of any others atm.

[MatthewPryde]

bite them

[Ashes]

Make love,not war?

[Metal]

Make love,not war?

 With you, anytime

[Arghy]

Well not technically from BT but def capable in its universe, 1-2 shot smoke launchers loaded with short fuse SRM's with back and front launchers that you can trigger independently. I was personally leading to atleast 1 MG on every single mech/vehicle as its honestly a pittance compared to most ordinance and a single MG with 800 rounds would go a long way to defending yourself against a BA. You could also have your AMS go crazy filling whatever arc it covers with lead to either dissuade the BA or kill off a large group if you have multiple mechs do it.

[[IPA] Bravo Cadett]

fighting BA is like fight fire, get down in the dirt and roll ... dont know which novel this quote was but its the right idea

in MW:LL its good if u have 1 or 2 nice mates with flamer, puls laser or mg's who take care of this little guys xD
or someone with a LBX 20, that has to much ammo ... hehehe

[Frosty]

Fortunately I'm a tank person, running them over is a pleasant feeling. It's like opening up the first present on Christmas day...and watching it's intestines spring load out of the gift...

[Flyingdebris]

i love getting road kills on elementals.   

[Mordegar]

How about an armflip?

A lot of Mechs can flip their arms to the back to shoot at someone behind them, what you need is a button for a view to your back and an animation of the arms (if the mech can do it) flipping to the back to shoot at the pesky BA's under your rear armor.

Check some of the fluff and core rules, it's a common tactic.

[Frosty]

Their mechs not Rock 'n sock em robots.

[Stahlseele]

Still there are some Mechs that CAN simply flip their arms on their back.
For example, the Jenner, if i am not mistaken.
Basically all mechs without ellbow.

[MatthewPryde]

Yeah, the armflip is possible on some mechs, another major tactic is for jump jet enabled mechs to burn off the little things on their back. However the strongest defense against BA has always been the buddy system, if one mech gets jumped, the other one shoots them off. That is way an elemental point tends to fight lone mechs.