Fast and mobile. The AC 20 also arm mounted, which isn’t necessarily a deal breaker, but as it’s your main damage dealer, losing that somewhat vulnerable arm means you have fewer weapons than a locust. Depends on the individual. I thought LBX's were like shotguns, but this is a solid slug version. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Mechwarrior 5: Clans Steam page is up: Elaborate Clan Smoke Jaguar mission campaign, 5 player co-op, new Clan mechlab, Clan mechs, and more. It's basically just a better version of the ANH-1A. The following list contains a total of 559 equipment assets from Mechwarrior 5 with Yet Another Mechlab using the following additional mods: ;. Thanks for the recommendation pilots. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full mission as well as the MechLab wher. DRG-SDW with and lbx 10. 5 tons of ammo, strip the armor from the arms and a bit from the legs and invest in some skills lbx spread and magazine capacity are a must. This mod is the foundation for the equipment adjustments aspect of YARQE. If you don't have the latest DLC they won't spawn as an enemy. The GAU-8/A accuracy when installed in the A-10 is rated at "5 mil, 80 percent", meaning that 80 percent of rounds fired will hit within a cone. If I was playing MW5 online against other players, I'd be very afraid of dual gauss opponents, but in MW5, playing through missions, against the AI opponents, I choose. You're clearly the deadliest MechWarrior who ever lived, who's never thrown a single miss downrange, and has been appointed by the ilKhan to correct all others in their errant ways, no matter how petty. LBX/10 is a shotgun and you have to be point-blank for pinpoint hits, else damage is spread over multiple parts of the enemy. 5 ( from 7. CG/10, 20, 30, and 40: Light, small caliber weapons that fire at a moderate cyclical rate. r/Mechwarrior5 • 4 yr. Even so, the ballistic maximum range profile means that it can still deal reduced damage up to two times its optimal range (up to 540m). Merch! Introduced in 2595 by the Terran Hegemony, the LB 10-X AC was essentially a 'Mech -mounted shotgun, capable of firing special "cluster rounds" that fragmented after being fired, allowing the weapon to either spread damage out or focus damage on a small area, depending on the range. From MechWarrior 5: Heroes of the Inner Sphere Expansion Pack:. Step 1: Determine what the AI is doing with shooting weapon groups. LB5s hold no advantages over the over 5 class cannons, so why use them. C-AC/5, C-AC/10, C-AC/20 C-LB2-X AC, C-LB5-X AC, C-LB10-X AC, C-LB20-X AC. Despite piloting a ‘Mech built for standard combat, Faber’s role is anything but typical. Outreach HPG is a discussion hub for Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarror 5 Mercenaries, stompy robot games by. Mobile and decent small hardpoints but not a "workhorse" if that makes sense. Games. This means that when heat is high we will be firing the LBX at ~10 damage/heat and then firing the LL's at 5 dmg/heat. I want an LBX shotgun since they are very good now and an excellent pair with melee mechs. They feel more like they are abusing the rules to try to get head hits and TACs. In theory with double tapping you can do more damage for less weight with the UAC/5. The thing is a monster. If I had it to change, their damage would be halved and their spread would be closer to an lbx. Use Bobbert's Mod Options to set variables. Armor: 512/538. You should see the weapon change from cluster mode to slug mode and vice versa. They are lighter, shoot farther, and have the ability to shoot both solid slugs and a scatter shot. This for killing fliers/long range plinking. But you cripple yourself vs all the tanks and crap they throw at you cuz of low ammo per ton and slow fire. The 2T Vulcan is a curious ‘Mech that's designed primarily for Support attacks but also mounts an AC/2 - one of the longest range weapons available. Games. lol, this is the mechwarrior 5 subreddit. Go to Steiner space or Kurita. The AI loses accuracy the faster you move. AC/5 works as wellI think the overweight nature of the AC/5 is what holds the base (non-Lostech) Shadow Hawk models back the most; if the AC/5 weighed less and/or did more damage, the Shadow Hawk would be more viable. However, they work like actual shotguns, and not like video game shotguns normally work, which means they have good range at the expense of a huge spread. Posted 18 February 2013 - 09:11 AM. You can often find some there once you get past rep 8-9 in merc level. SPECS: Weight: 85 tons. Use ER LL, a PPC and LRM 5. To be better at what you’re doing and to be able to fire constantly for more damage, LBX 10 SS, 2 LLasers, LRM10ArtIV You’ll be fine with just a ton of ammon and heat sinks and launch constantly. Probably didn't hurt that my gun skills (both in-game stat and also just *me* as a player) also improved a bit while trying to make that thing work. However, the LB 10-X AC-SLD always weighs one ton lighter. I'm getting a LBX 10 from a cantina mission as a reward and it's tooltip is blank and seems to be a vanilla game version?. It depends on the mech you've put the LB10 on and what weapons accompanies it. For a MechWarrior life is war and the only true peace is death. Mechwarrior 5: Clans Steam page is up: Elaborate Clan Smoke Jaguar mission. Oh, and my favorite 100 tonner. Gaming. This build stays close to the original and features its long-range missile pods as well as the medium pulse lasers in the arms. The 4A is just one comfy murder machine. 5 damage each + make the projectiles actually travel past 540. 5. #11. Mechwarrior 5: Clans Steam page is up: Elaborate Clan Smoke Jaguar mission campaign, 5 player co-op, new Clan mechlab,. BattleTech (MechWarrior) Since its beginnings as the BattleTech boardgame, the BattleTech/MechWarrior universe has captivated millions of fans worldwide. Any thing and everything dies in a blink of a eye. ago. Totally makes the opposition into pulled pork. Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance Unofficial Strategy Guide and FAQ by Kasey Chang released May 5, 2004 0 Introduction This is an UN-official strategy guide and walkthrough for the game Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance from Microsoft. Some mechs have like 2-3 arm ballistic slots, and they're so light, so powerful, so slot efficient, and I think you can lower their jam chance. For a MechWarrior life is war and the only true peace is death. Let's have a modded playthrough of Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries by Piranha Games (the "Yet Another Mechlab" mod among othe. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. • 2 yr. A melee mech with missile slots obviously wants SRMs as well. Doesn't drop its arm in the mud if a warm breeze passes by. Mobile and decent small hardpoints but not a "workhorse" if that makes sense. They will just show up randomly in shops, no particular region. . The thing is a monster. M Laser, 5 damage if ALL the laser ticks hit. LBX have good range so i would probably even drop. No mods needed. Honestly though, once you get high Tier (4 or 5) LPL’s you can make Mechwarrior-5 bow before you 😅… it’s that lethal as a Headshot insta-kill method VS any enemy mech. just use them to find planets and biomes, and tech. I haven't found a mission where this thing wasn't useful. 1X has DHS, 4x LBX-10's, 4 Medium Lasers, 2x Small Pulse and a Small Laser #15 < > Showing 1-15 of 28 commentsLBX/10 Slug: Dam=10, Rof=22. Mount it with dual Gauss and an ER PPC, that's 3 weapons for sniping goodness. That's reasonable for an arcade-style game, but this. Basically dual LBX 10 is 20 points of damage that runs cooler and is 2 tons lighter than dual AC 10, but is not as useful at long range as a dual UAC 5 or AC 10. Majority of audio files for the game have been replaced with Mechwarrior Online audio with some tweaks and editing to make them work. My favourite Atlas variant is the Hero AS-BH. Mechwarrior 5: Clans Steam page is up: Elaborate Clan Smoke Jaguar mission campaign, 5 player co-op, new Clan mechlab, Clan mechs, and more. That thing is a monster with the right weapons. Members Online. It's configured with a "perfectly symmetrical" build of 2 x Heavy Rifle, 2 x UAC/5 and 2 x SRM 6-ST. Mission 5: 3 UAC/5's. On This Page : About MechWarrior 5; MechWarrior 5 System Requirements; About MechWarrior 5. ago. LRMs+MLs for MW2 LLs for MW3. This is 0 for regular Autocannons and somewhere between 0. Instead, for the LBX2 you have vastly worse space. When the gyro is over 80% saturated for 5 seconds, the mech will stop and crouch while the reaction wheels spin back up. I put an LBX 10 on it and it becomes a monster. Yet Another Special Variant. Victor-BSK covers the same role but has the two ballistic weapons in one hand, so it's more vulnerable that way. What makes the Madcat great: Nicely high hardpoints. Its most. MechWarrior and Battletech are registered trade-marks of Microsoft Corporation and are used under license. A Mad Cat 2B dakka build can place enormous amounts of lead downrange with its two UAC/5s and two UAC/10s. 3. I'm not the biggest fan of the Cyclops (not counting. They are, basically, giant "machine guns" that fire predominantly cased-explosive shells, though models firing saboted, high-velocity kinetic, energy penetrators and caseless ordnance. Ultimately though I'm just bored and felt, why not. And enough HS(mostly double) to have over 2. Just try different systems. 16 damage for 13. So the first thing to know about Mechwarrior is that “damage density” is the thing in Mechwarrior. When logged in, you can choose up to 12 games that will be displayed as favourites in this menu. It lets me slay Heavies and Mediums. The LBX2 is effectively a long range machine gun. Krabs" has 4 PPCs (Tier 5) and a LBX-10 solid slug. 14 The AC 20's massive slugs cause tremendous damage on impact, and can even destroy some scout 'Mechs with a single hit. ”. Mods are running speed increase, (atlas-bh can run at 70!!!) Laser recharge time and laser range. Best I can suggest is: Cyclops 11-P with either twin UAC-5 or twin LBX-10 Slug. 4 1,575 1,727. He was testing if flak can destroy missiles. Drop both lbx 10 so you have 4 AC/5, so you can add more ammo. ago. MERCTECH v3. 5. About this mod. Balance changes of note are: velocities have been increased for the vast majority weapons; ammo cost has been altered; spread bonuses for LBX ACs have been removed, as their performance was too great; and the heat and damage quirks of LBXs have been tuned slightly as they were both off-balance and out-of-line from other ACs. Standalone weapon pack that contains all weapons from the Yet Another Mech mod. The file Yet Another Weapon Clan v. It comes in like an absolute wrecking ball, and I’m not going to let the AI into it, dirtying up. Bought my 2 heavy mechs at rep 7 when I was near kurita-davion border. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a BattleTech mecha game developed by Piranha Games and released on December 10, 2019 on Windows. Configured by Khan Natasha Kerensky. #9. . MW5 Compatibility Mod. 10-X AC SLD + 6 high tier medium lasers (regular, not pulse) + a good LRM launcher and Bob's your uncle. M-Rifle - increased to 1200 m/s. into this box you will need to type in a command to list what you are looking for, for example weapons, and the path of the mods to list the weapons from. (normal, Ultra, LBX), Gauss, Hyper-Assault Gauss, LRMs and SRMs (with and without Artemis - all are Stream versions), Streak SRMs, ATMs with range/damage. 99 USD . In the end there, second to last scene it shows an example of a mech that has both LBX spread quirks. Normally the Vulcan is pretty garbage. MechWarrior takes the opinionated stance that a battle is one IS lance (1-4 'Mechs) of up to 400 tons versus the world. these shells also get a higher crit chance. . Large version of all 3 weapon types, and ams. Better. Just keep running, and shoot ad many of the helis downs as possible. ER version- unless its the PPC or the large laser you will not. Sure, Step 1; Navigate to this screen (The mechbay) . Swapping the AC20 for a gauss rifle lets the -4G Hunchback - a Medium* mech - punch above its weight and threaten Assault mechs (albeit as a supporting element to a Heavy lance). Cnd-9 has an insane lbx-10 cooldown, by far my favorite mech for that weapon. Fires shotgun like fragments that. Added: Mod Option "yamlMaxEngineRating" and new mechs. I think I replaced something to get some more amor (as usual) but can't remember what. Overview. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well as. Patch Date and Time - September 21st 2021 @ 10AM – 1PM PDT. Has better reload speed and velocity compared to an AC10, with less heat per shot and it weighs one ton less. Unite with the Draconis Combine and fortify their defenses against an inevitable war, discover the new Longbow BattleMech, the exclusive "Otomo" Special 'Mech Variants, and embark on an epic 15 mission quest line rallying behind Kurita's unexpected plan. Again, dual Gauss for the Premier sniping experience. I mean the LBX solid that fires a slug. Put some high tier medium lasers as well. The LBX2 is effectively a long range machine gun. Gauss rifles are hilariously good and you should always use them over AC20. Make sure you are on the market tab, and not checking the market. Fires shotgun like fragments that pepper a target. Data. 632 Just lost the LBX-10 in a story mission and now off to find another one. Projectiles to 1. Changed ATMs to have Artemis tag (for YAML quirks etc). If you want to know how i fit it, I place a Large or LP laser on the hand and torso large energy slots, M or MP on all medium energy slots, LBX 10 or UAC/5 or AC10 BF on Torso balistic plus SRM 6. A tier 5 LBX-10 SLD does 13 dmg per shot with a DPS of 7. After 3034, they can appear. Mission 4: 2 Gauss Rifles. There is a second version called the “LB 10-X AC Solid Slug” which uses the same ammo but fires just one bigger shot. LBX AC/10 SLD - from 800 m/s to 1100 m/s. But this thing feels like it has really low survivability, especially. 0 FEATURES: Mechs now have a "Knock-Down" feature. H-Rifle - decreased to 1000 m/s. Structure would be like your mech's body. Mind the ER PPC travel time though. Where to buy LBX 10 ammo? : r/Mechwarrior5. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. That is the difference between hitting the center of a mech and spreading the damage to the sides. Note: Rate of. not accounting for equipment levels, all single-slug autocannons of all sizes round out to roughly 400 damage-per-tonneOP Heavy Versions of nearly every weapon type. or cone of damage is much larger with the LBx version compared to the AC versions, even though the regular AC comes out in more of a 'stream' than a cluster. When I put the same King Crab pilot in my Marauder II (twin tier 5 ER PPC, a tier 5 LBX-10 solid shot, two tier 4 med pulse lasers), the AI does a very mediocre 400-500 damage. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. Such a heavy autocannon loadout is made possible through the use of a 280-rated XL engine, while three tons of AC/5 rounds and two of AC/10 reloads keep those cannons firing. LBX-10 in the right arm, 3 Medium Lasers in the left. I also up the armor on every mech (except legs) & move more of it to the front. We all move 74 KPH and are remarkably hard. View Posts. It's also absolute hell on structures. ago. Victor-BSK covers the same role but has the two ballistic weapons in one hand, so it's more vulnerable that way. advertisement. 48 RPM. All other trade-marks are the property of their respective owners; ® or ™ as indicated. There are a lot of uniquely good assaults, like the victor bsk has ecm and can dual lbxac/10 easily with higher than normal assault speed, but it is only 80 tons. The LB10X should be able to freely switch between cluster and slug ammo. 5. -HSR now has a mere 3 pellets to deal with, rather than ten. UAC2's and UAC5's are outstanding general purpose weapons. I want an LBX shotgun since they are very good now and an excellent pair with melee mechs. Eats heavy mech torsos alive, and one shots most vehicles you can rapid fire pretty well at least a shot every second. For my Crabby I used 4 UAC/5 Tier 5, 2 SRM 4 (since the UAC are long range already) and lots and lots and lots of UAC. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well as the MechLab wh. Add-On. However, the LB 10-X AC-SLD always weighs one ton lighter. You'll also run into LBX AC-10's later in your career, which essentially work like shotguns. BattleTech Community Ads Death From Above Wargaming LB-X Autocannon The LB-X autocannon is an advanced variation of the standard autocannon. Blackwidow Warhammer with quad AC-2s is a blast. Ballistic weapons are familiar; they’re similar to modern guns. LBX is nice, but I rather have weapons with un-sync cooldown to keep firing. videogame_asset My games. StarMapMouseOver_V3_07 - Logos. Victor Basilisk build. The prototype has more hardpoints (three small energy) in addition to the four medium energy and four medium ballistic. When logged in, you can choose up to 12 games that will be displayed as favourites in this menu. If it is, consider replacing it with an AC/10, a UAC/5, or an AC/5 (space and options for additional secondary weapons determining if an AC/10 is even feasible). Works great. If thats still UP then projectiles to 2. Check every rare item on market icon on. The 10 version shoots 4 (i think) rounds on the regular AC10 and of course 10 projectiles on the Lbx. Subscribe to downloadYet Another Mechlab. Hero Blackjack with the 6 machine guns is fast and fun. The AI also likes to focus arms. I mean the LBX solid that fires a slug. Reliable ballistics + ECM. That extra ton you save (from the UAC 5) is another 400 total dmg for it in ammo. But as things are, the AC/5 is distinctly underpowered for the Shadow Hawk's main gun. PRICE: $14. I thought LBX's were like shotguns, but. UAC 5 is cooler still, but. It has range in spreading those numbers to 1-5 damage or even less. 4xT5 MLaser, 1xT5 LRM-20-ST + ART IV, 1xT5 LRM-20 ST, 2xT5 LRM-10 ST (Go-to for long range mech melting, paints the sky orange with fire. 3. All small lasers have a 4x damage multiplier to structures. 2A is just 1A but with weapons swapped to 4 LBX-10's and 4 Med Pulses. Later on lbx solids with srms/lasers and with assualts heavy rifles(or 2) as reserve with lbx as main and some lasers/srms for close range and or vehicles. Can swap engines, structure, armor etc. Cataphract Ilya muromets fits 3x lbx-1060 Tons, 512 armor, 93 Speed, LBX/10, 2 ER Lasers, SRM4 + ART IV. Contents. Rather than the size of Autocannon it is the caliber that determines how much damage is dealt per round, which can range from 30mm - 210mm. Outreach HPG is a discussion hub for Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarror 5. It's almost as good at the Grasshopper at blasting out rear Center Torsos and it moves one initiative phase earlier. If you need the heavy rifle, go heavy rifle, LRM 10 artemis, regular lasers, and load up on heat sinks and trim the armor. Kite the hell out of enemies. MechWarrior Online. Just lost the LBX-10 in a story mission and now off to find another one. They are the TRUE MechWarriors. 5 DMG per hit. What i feel the interpretation on that ability. The below quote also explains why the UAC/5 and LBX-10 are not in (and is in line with what I posted above about them. There are four different classes of autocannon: the AC/2 , the AC/5 , the AC/10 and the AC/20 . ago MrSnek123 How do LB-10X AC-SLD's work? Questions/Help I don't quite understand them. /5. Well. Dragon Hero mechs are something else, however, this is only possible because of the weight reduction when using: Ferro Armor, Endo Structure, XL Engine, yada yada yada. 0 FEATURES: Mechs now have a "Knock-Down" feature. Replaces the MW5 Mechlab with an MWO-like, fully unlocked Mechlab, a re-imagination of Reloaded. 351. Weapons are pieces of equipment that can inflict damage on a target. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Marauder II is an upscaled Marauder and you can never go wrong with a Marauder. But because of the "small/medium/large" hardpoint system I can't. Everyone knows this to be the case. Step 1: Determine what the AI is doing with shooting weapon groups. Crits: LBX is 6; AC is 7. Through 8 different runs of this game now, I think I've bought like 98% of the mechs I actually use and only managed to salvage and drive one or two from random salvage lists. At Tier 5 the UAC/5 becomes better than the LBX in most ways, it just has such a big jump in damage going from T4 to T5. UAC/5 - 1200 m/s to 1300 m/s. AC/5, AC/10 and AC/20 to pick from. LBX-10, 10 damage if ALL the buckshot hit. Gator7739 • 1 mo. 5 12. The AC20 is good if you like a closer range cannon that. lb10x fires 10 shells). Some people. Changed ATMs to have Artemis tag (for YAML quirks etc). We all move 74 KPH and are remarkably hard. A melee mech with missile slots obviously wants SRMs as well. Lots of fun close up, good for shooting down fliers even with bad aim. The Clans , however, retained the knowledge to produce the advanced materials the LB-X used, and had adapted and expanded the technology to produce LB-X versions of all autocannon classes around. 10. 0 tons : 2460 : AC10_Standard_AmmoEquipment . However, the AC 20's legendary damage begins to decrease beyond 270m. The mod has been around for a long time but required a rewrite to properly work with Steam workshop mods due to how the file structur. The King Crab Carapace is one of my favorite 'Mechs to use and I probably use it the most among my lineup. Time/Burst represents the total firing time. 6. r/Mechwarrior5. #1. It's a really tall,big-fat-target. 49 HPS. Ultra AC/5. ago. 2 Medium lasers and an SRM6 and you get a pretty neat and fast brawler that is great at legging and stuff. #8. Boosted with an upgrade to 74km/h. This takes 5 seconds, afterwards your mech will stand and you will be immune to gryo damage for 15 seconds. Check your preferred platform for localized pricing>>. Better than most lights but not quite as good as most 45, 50 or 55 ton mech's. Melee mechs are the first mechs in MW5 that I don't immediately rip the jump jets out of since they can help get you into (or out of) melee range a bit faster and generally help mobility. Its always been vague about the ammo however, just that LBX cannons main feature, besides being lighter and more effecient than regular autocannons, has been to fire solid AC slugs or the special cluster munition. Outreach HPG is a discussion hub for Mechwarrior Online and Mechwarror 5 Mercenaries, stompy robot games by PGI. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews. 11 DPS and 1. So LBX/10 Slug is basically a better AC/10, with half the heat, 33% faster firing rate, and 1 ton lighter. a Champion with an LBX-10 and 4 Medium SB Lasers will slice through raids and make decent work of a demo mission. ago MrSnek123 How do LB-10X AC-SLD's work? Questions/Help I don't quite understand them. It definitely gets "difficult", but this difficulty is expressed in the only way the game can: more enemies, and heavier enemies, which gets frustrating, especially when you start to just get lance upon lance of assaults dumped on. 5) Medium Pulse LaserSnow Dec 31, 2022 @ 10:58pm. Drop the AC 2 for a MG with half a ton of ammo and 450 MAX ARMOR. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. The 2 and the 20 don't feel as good. Shoot off their GD legs. Try finding a mech with 4 med bal slots and you will be pounding things to dust. Until you can get a mech that has its main firepower in the torsos you'll need to focus on protecting that gun arm on the Centurion as much as possible. You can now use the flamer without blinding yourself! The new flamer particle is a clone of the medium laser particle, but yellow. 5 tons from the XL Engine which gives you the space to max your armor (almost) and increase your range with the AC/5-BF's over the LBX/10-CLU's. Marneus_FR • 2 yr. The only DLC I have is HotIS. I do appreciate their flexibility and armour, but I enjoyed that speed and sneaking a lot more. My favorite build right now has a pair of LBX-10-SLD's, plus half a dozen medium pulse lasers and an AMS (plus two double bins of ammo for the LBX's and a single ton for the AMS, which is entirely more than it needs). Has mostly all weapons up to 3070, including all LBX, Ultra, Rotary and Light Autocannons, Light, Heavy and Snub Nose PPCs, Silver Bullet, Light, Heavy, Improved Heavy Gausses, MRMs, Streak SRMs, ER and X-Pulse Lasers. Drop both lbx 10 so you have 4 AC/5, so you can add more ammo. close. There is a gatling machine gun w/ 400m range in the YAW mod irrc - very rarely found however it appears to be way overpowered. sarna. Members Online. DLC Hero King Crab could substitute an Annihilator due to having 4 medium hardpoints, I personally ran with one with 4 LBX 10's and a few SRM's. boris. -LBX-10/SLD platform (mainly the Annihilator and not much else) So, having melee be another option would have been really nice. It has a dual heatsink engine too. Upgrades include weapon range boost, ballistic reload time reduction, run speed boost, torso twist speed boost. If you enjoy the hero mechs Dragon DRG-SDW Sidewinder for its mobility and the Thunderbolt TDR-5S-T Top Dog for it's medium laser boat ability in a heavy chassis, you may find the QKD-5A/5K. But a hero crab with 4 x tier 4/5 LBX-10 SLD can have 4 assault mechs dropped right on top of it and take them all out faster than a dual gauss mech can cycle through 4 shots. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries > General Discussions > Topic Details. Weight: 8 tons AC10: DAM: 10 RPM: 20 DPM: 200 HPM: 60 Weight: 12 tons This relationship remains the same at higher tiers, meaning a tier five AC10 has an. Originally posted by. The Gauss is going to be better most of the time, will put you at less risk, and as you mentioned is better for the AI than the AC/20. LBX is significantly worse than ANY AC or any wepon in game aside from flamer/machine-gun, but even those are much better if tonnage is considered. advertisement. I generally find it much better then AC 20s and frees up a lot of space for more heat sinks and weapon options. ago. My most successful (and enjoyable) mech so far is the Cyclops hero. If you do go the ballistic route, lbx 10 solids are the way to go though at that point just go with KGB Car since you won't be moving at thr speed of snail through the mission. :)Welcome to Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC "Call to Arms" playthrough. Created by SirFallsDownALot. ） May 29, 2021 @ 10:37pm. Lbx solid is a nice compromise. As for the mechs outperforming clantech? That's a pretty good joke. I went around with 2 atlases and two other assaults (usually king crabs) for most of the endgame, and just finished the campaign tonight. Going to take another look at the lbx 10 solids soon I think based on the other comments. Because of it's shotgun nature, LBXs can be better for cockpit shots, allowing a little bit of forgiveness if your shot is slightly off. I find the LBX much more effective - you only. All Mechs have at least one AMS. Advertisement Coins. For my lancemates its Atlas D with LBX 10, 4 medium lasers, and 2 SRM 6 Atlas K with UAC 5, 2 ER PPC, LRM 15 with Artemis, and AMS. the KGC-CAR and it's ability to have quad uac/5 which when tier 5 deal 10. udat42 • 2 yr. 1KPM Ballistic weapons KPM explanation: Start with 20KPM: 0.