Re: Double-edged Mecha

I was reading a conversion a while back, for using battletech mechs in
DS2,
and that's the way they handled it. I don't play DS2, so I was just kind
of
browsing, but here's what I remember. Mechs got a bonus to hit, as well
as
counting all hits as being against rear(aka top) armor.

Jade Tseng

> All this talk of Mecha has got me to thinking.  I accep the reality of
an
> upright frame being more of a signiture, but shouldn't this work both
ways.
> A higher profile also makes for a more advantageous firing position
against
> armoured units.
>
> As far as I know, armoured units are usually more thin-skined up top,
than
> in the front or sides.  This is afterall, where the turrets and
engines
> vents and such usually are.
>
> Now, a mecha, that is tall enoug hto be punished for its height should
also
> receive a bonus vs Armoured land vehicles for being able to draw a
bead on
> their thinner top armour.
>
> Now, I may be flawed in my logic, but it does seem fair.
>
> Eli