r/battletech • u/StatsPilot • 9h ago

Tabletop Classic Tabletop Long Range lobber preference

My group is playing an Amaris War era campaign. The good guys are naturally the SLDF.

For the next game, it's recommended to either bring speed or range. My question is: what would the advantage be to bringing an Archer over a Catapault? The archer has LRM 20s to the Catapaults LRM 15s, but not even enough heat sinks to shoot and move. Both are the same speed, but the Catapault has jump jets.

I turn to the wisdom of the crowd if I might be missing something.

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u/mermster 9h ago

Maybe the Archer is a bit more of a that at long range due to the large lasers?

I do love jumping though, I'd probably take the catapult.

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u/StatsPilot 7h ago

2R is the best I can get

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u/trappedinthisxy MechWarrior (editable) 8h ago

Large Lasers? You rocking a Kurita model?

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u/mermster 8h ago

5R baby, not sure it's affiliation

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u/AGBell64 8h ago

Keep in mind OP is asking for recomendations for a campaign set in the 2760s.

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u/Express-Swing1795 7h ago

5R was produced for the Free Rasahague Republic.