Brigador Loadouts

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#### BRIGADOR LOADOUTS ####
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for Brigador v1.45

The [C] tag indicates 'canon' loadouts.
The [H] tag indicates 'headcanon' loadouts.
The [A] tag indicates loadouts that are required for certain achievements.


### MECHS (25)

## Loyalist Mechs (9)

# Touro (MAIN/TUR)

- [C] [A] Balao/Bully/Smoke
    Edwina Blake's loadout.
    Steady Ed.
- [C] Abbot/MaeDois/Smoke
    Pires' loadout. Versatile, tough, and effective at any range.
    Good all-around damage. PJ/CCS-100% certified by 'h a x'
- Duchess/Disco/Smoke

# Praetor (HVY/TUR)

- Konig/Scimitar/AKP
    Easy mode
- Konig/MaeDois/Smoke

# Swede (HVY/MAIN)

- Bishop/Abbot/Smoke

# Mantis (AUX/AUX)

- Galinha/Galinha/Smoke
    Easy mode
- Stutter/Stutter/?
    Fun
- Belter/Belter/?

# Buckmaster (MAIN/SML)

- [C] [A] Zeus/Bonesaw/Camo
    Hugh Armbruster's loadout. Skirmisher.
    Called it what it truly was: A hunter.
- [C] Thunderclap/Faker/Camo
    Locke's loadout. Skirmisher.
- Pitbull/Pinch/Camo

# Sparrow (AUX/TUR)

- ???

# Fork (TUR/TUR)

- [C] Gutterball/Parliament/EMP
    Nabot's loadout. Hit&run. Able to fire over and through walls.
- MaeDois/MaeDois/AKP
    Extremely memey but fun
- Galinha/Galinha/AKP
    What everyone would use in multi according to mellon
- Scimitar/Scimitar/Camo
    Fun but hard

# Dorothy (MAIN/SML)

- Balao/Bonesaw/Camo

# Mongoose (SML/SML)

- [C] [A] Carlos/Bonesaw/Smoke
    Ranulph Kinney's loadout.
    Ranulph's Revenge.
- [C] Carlos/Bonesaw/Camo
    Leng's loadout. Lacks firepower of larger units, but is sneaky.
- Bonesaw/Bonesaw/Smoke_EMP_AKP
- Faker/Bonesaw/Camo

## Corvid Mechs (8)

# Rat King (HVY/HVY) (Ultra class)

- [A] Konig/Konig/AKP
    So it goes.

# Julius (HVY/AUX) (Ultra class)

- 88/Preacher/Smoke

# Moray (MAIN/TUR)

- Archie/Gutterball/AKP
    Gem of a loadout
- Pitbull/Crambo/Camo

# Fatshoe (MAIN/MAIN)

- Archie/Pitbull/AKP
    Stomp PJ
- Pitbull/Pitbull/AKP
- Archie/Archie/?

# Sweetheart (HVY/SML)

- [C] Chieftain/Faker/EMP
    MB's (Marvin Beck's) loadout, from a shelved mission.

# Chook (AUX/AUX)

- [C] Preacher/Belter/AKP
    Rosario's loadout. Tremendous damage but lacks HP
- Belter/Stutter/AKP (!!!)
- Galinha/Galinha/?

# Eightball (AUX/SML)

- ???

# Fence (SML/SML)

- [C] Carlos/Carlos/Smoke
    Johnny Five Aces' loadout. Sniper with low rate of fire.

## Spacer Mechs (8)

# Broodmare (HVY/MAIN) (Ultra class)

- [C] Chieftain/Thunderclap/Camo
    Giian's loadout. Slow but extremely powerful at mid-range.
- Otomo/Pitbull/AKP
    Easy mode
- Konig/Zeus/Smoke
    PJ-CCS certified
- Harvester/Banshee/Smoke
    PJ-CCS certified.
- Otomo/Thunderclap/Smoke

# Aetos (HVY/HVY)

- Otomo/Otomo/Smoke

# Oxybeles (MAIN/AUX)

- Zeus/Belter/Smoke
- Banshee/Galinha/?

# Doric (AUX/TUR)

- ???

# Zollig (MAIN/MAIN)

- [C] Banshee/Banshee/Smoke
    Aalto's loadout. Excellent at range and single target damage. Excellent vs
    armor+shields, mediocre vs structures.

# Sleepwalker (TUR/SML)

- [C] [A] Disco/BlackHand/Camo
    Koponen's loadout. Highly mobile silent assassin. Avoid open fights.
    Sleeping lessons.

# Sledger (HVY/SML)

- Konig/Bonesaw/Smoke
- Harvester/Temblor/Camo
- Harvester/Bonesaw/?

# Juke (SML/SML)

- [C] Lockdown/BlackHand/Camo
    Spacer powersuit hitsquad loadout.

### TANKS (22)

## Loyalist Tanks (9)

# Citadel (HVY/TUR) (Ultra class)

- ???

# Lowmill (HVY/HVY) (Ultra class)

- [A] Otomo/Chieftain/Smoke
    The Gonk.
- Otomo/Otomo/AKP
    Heavy meme.

# Kilgore (MAIN/AUX) (Ultra class)

- [C] Duchess/Stutter/Camo
    Singh's loadout. Extremely tough, able to drive through most structures.
    Good all-around damage.
- Banshee/Galinha/?

# Canmore (HVY/AUX)

- [C] Konig/Broiler/AKP
    Man from Volta's loadout. Loud, tough, agressive. Get up close for shields.

# Tinker (MAIN/MAIN)

- [H] Duchess/Duchess/Smoke
    Probably Efi's (Efigenia Tseng's) loadout.
    Well-rounded.

# Prowler (AUX/TUR)

- [C] Belter/Gutterball/Smoke
    Pinho's loadout. Suited to hit&run. Highly mobile, able to fire over and
    through walls for excellent single target damage. Will have trouble when
    overrun, use smoke and mobility to prevent that
- Galinha/Confessor/Camo

# Betushka (TUR/SML)

- ???

# Pantry Boy (TUR/SML)

- [C] Crambo/Donkey/AKP
    Ka's loadout. High mobility CQC.

# Troubadour (AUX/SML)

- [C] Jericho/Bonesaw/Smoke
    Another of Pinho's loadouts. Focused on hit&run.
- [A] Belter/Carlos/Camo
    "When I'm on the road, I'm indestructible."
- Galinha/Bonesaw/Smoke
    PJ ready
- Jericho/Donkey/Camo

## Corvid Tanks (7)

# Treehouse (HYV/HVY) (Ultra class)

- [C] Ploughman/Konig/AKP
    Costa's loadout. For murdering everyone and everything in sight. Best when
    used agressively, using height to fire over cover.
- Chieftain/Chieftain/?
    (Huss)

# Dragon (MAIN/AUX) (Ultra class)

- Balao/Belter/Camo
- Abbot/Broiler/Smoke
- Banshee/Galinha/?

# Brokenheart (HVY/MAIN)

- [C] Bishop/Pitbull/Smoke
    Ferro's loadout. Extremely loud, high damage.
- Konig/Zeus/?

# Nickel (TUR/TUR)

- [A] Crambo/Crambo/Smoke
    Technical excellence.
- Confessor/Confessor/AKP
    Naganted recommended

# Killdozer (SML/SML) (Ultra class)

- [C] Carlos/Bonesaw/Smoke
    Bromlin's loadout. Weapons are secondary to the OHK ram. Use choke points

# Party Van (AUX/SML)

- [C] Stutter/Carlos/AKP
    Another of Bromlin's loadouts. Long range.
- Broiler/Pinch/EMP
    'I hate myself' mode

# Varlet (SML/SML)

- [A] Donkey/Donkey/AKP
    Tuk Tuk Boom.

## Spacer Tanks (6)

# Hadhrat (HVY/SML)

- [C] 88/Bonesaw/EMP
    Dunsmuir's loadout. Mid-range, trouble in open areas.

# Haseki (AUX/AUX)

- [A] Jericho/Jericho/EMP
    Wolf like me.
- Galinha/Galinha/?

# Quill (HVY/TUR)

- [H] Otomo/Parliament/Smoke
    Probably m.p.C.C's (Cephei Chatfield's) loadout.

# Rounder (MAIN/TUR)

- [C] Zeus/Crambo/Camo
    Archer's loadout. Skirmisher. Tremendous single target damage and range,
    but has trouble with swarms. Use choke points and don't get cornered.

# Busker (MAIN/SML)

- ???

# Paver (SML/SML)

- ???

### AGRAVS (21)

## Loyalist AGRAVs (7)

# Huss (HVY/HVY)

- [C] Bishop/Otomo/smoke
    Graf's loadout. Brawler, extremely loud, extremely high single+AoE damage.

# Kettle (HVY/MAIN)

- [A] Harvester/Thunderclap/Smoke
    Maschinen Krieger.

# Broadsword (MAIN/AUX)

- Banshee/Galinha/?

# Raider (HVY/SML)

- Otomo/Donkey/AKP
    Yee-haw.
- Otomo/Donkey/Camo

# Buckler (AUX/AUX)

- [C] Stutter/Broiler/Camo
    Volhard's loadout. Ambusher. Short range, mobile, quiet
    Extremely high burst damage.
- Galinha/Galinha/?

# Tomahawk (MAIN/AUX)

- Banshee/Broiler/Camo
- Zeus/Galinha/Camo (streamer meme)

# Canary (AUX/TUR)

- ???

## Corvid AGRAVs (9)

# Roper (HVY/HVY)

- [A] Kraken/Bishop/Smoke
    Tractor pull.
- Chieftain/Chieftain/AKP
    ABSOLUTE UNIT.

# Shortbus (HVY/SML)

- [C] Kraken/Pinch/EMP
    Reis' loadout. Disable, stun, and kill.

# Bullfrog (MAIN/MAIN)

- Archie/Archie/AKP

# The Duke (AUX/SML)

- ???

# Swordfish (MAIN/SML)

- Pitbull/BlackHand/Camo
    PJ/SoloNobre-100% certified.
- Pitbull/Donkey/AKP
    Fun jousting
- Zeus/Donkey/Camo
    Sneaky demolisher
- Pitbull/Donkey/Camo

# Canavan (AUX/AUX)

- [C] Preacher/Belter/EMP
    Snell's loadout. Versatile and mobile, decently tough for an agrav.
    Good all-around damage.
- Stutter/Broiler/AKP
    PJ ready
- Belter/Belter/AKP
    FighterBomber arcade.
- Galinha/Galinha/?

# The Pompadour (MAIN/TUR)

- [C] Pitbull/Disco/AKP
    Giancarlo's loadout. Mid-range. High mobility and firepower
- [A] Archie/Gutterball/EMP
    Mark it zero.
- Pitbull/Gutterball/AKP
    "Fuck this level in particular"
- Zeus/MaeDois/Camo
    PJ ready
- Thunderclap/Gutterball/Camo

# Propter (AUX/TUR)

- ???

# Rope Kid (TUR/SML)

- [C] Bully/Donkey/EMP
    Another of Giancarlo's loadouts. High mobility CQC
- [A] Bully/Pinch/AKP
    'Giancarlo' Jr.
- Parliament/Donkey/AKP
    PJ ready
- Disco/BlackHand/AKP
- Disco/Donkey/Camo

## Spacer AGRAVs (5)

# Vex (MAIN/MAIN)

- [A] Banshee/Banshee/Camo
    The Tenderizer.

# Prism (HVY/MAIN)

- ???

# Joust (TUR/TUR)

- [C] Disco/Confessor/AKP
    Joutsen's loadout. Hit&run. Dual turrets can target lock from any angle.
- Disco/Disco/AKP

# Arlo (AUX/SML)

- [C] Jericho/Lockdown/AKP
    Soug's loadout. High mobility CQC. Very poor armor and shielding.
- [C] Preacher/Bonesaw/EMP
    Auditor's loadout. High mobility aggression.
- Metronome/Lockdown/Camo
    Speedy mobile artillery platform.
- Broiler/Donkey/Camo

# Hoker (SML/SML)
- Donkey/Donkey/Camo
    PJ ready
- BlackHand/Lockdown/Camo

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25 Loyalists :   9 Mechs +  9 Tanks +  7 AGRAVs
24 Corvids   :   8 Mechs +  7 Tanks +  9 AGRAVs
19 Spacers   :   8 Mechs +  6 Tanks +  5 AGRAVs
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68 Vehicles  :  25 Mechs + 22 Tanks + 21 AGRAVs

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# SML (8)

- Carlos

    [RecoillessRifle/84mmSabot]

    It's the Carl Gustav.

    Description: "The Carlos is the bread and butter of any infantry or
powersuit division. A rear shot from a Carlos hits almost as hard as an Abbot,
provided you can catch a mech with its shields down. It's what keeps infantry
and powersuits relevant in combat with much heavier mechanized units - just as
the crack of hardshields breaking can be heard, a volley of Carlos rounds will
be sailing towards the exposed vehicle." - Efi

- Donkey

    [RecoillessRifle/84mmShortFuseImplosion]

    Packs a huge punch. A Donkey Punch.

    Description: "Recoilless rifle, vehicular mount, 84mm Short Fuse Implosion
rounds - aka the 'Donkey.' You don't see these equipped too often as a Donkey's
just as liable to kill you as the enemy - it's very Corvid that way. The thing
hits like a meteor though, provided you can get close enough. Mog drivers use
them for termite raids on the Corvids to collapse their tunnels, but the real
cowboys are the Troubadour and Pantry Boy drivers who use the cannon like a
jousting lance against heavies. I've even seen some of the bigger mechs
equipping a Donkey over a Pinch or Carlos if they know they're in for some
knife fighting. It's a big step in damage for the mount size if you don't mind
the loss of range or rupturing your eardrums." - Efi

- Bonesaw

    [MachineGun/8mmFMJ]

    May be a futuristic iteration of the MG-42.

    Description: "I can't recall the Bonesaw's original appellation, but I know
it was some reference to the old regime which is why they changed it. The new
moniker came from a single battle during The Troubles - Great Leader ambushed
an under-equipped infantry division in transit through Linschotten, his
attacking force comprised mostly of Powersuits equipped with the MGs. As you
know Linschotten is mostly farmland - plenty of concealment but no cover for
miles around - so when the wall of mogs emerged from those cornfields the
infantry had nowhere to go. Most were shot before they could hit the dirt, and
within minutes over eight thousand infantry had been cut down by the Bonesaw."
- Efi

- Lockdown

    [MachineGun/15mmESD]

    Electrostatic discharge ammo. Melts shields and slows down enemies.

    Description: "This weapon shouldn't exist, but I've seen footage of one
melting hardshields like a hot knife in soybutter. There's some kind of
feedback effect from impact too because power generators will crap themselves
even if the emitters are still pushing ozone. Forget the big Spacer fireworks,
guns like the Otomo or the Harvester and those big dumb Zed Primes, those are
all for show. When Spacers really want you dead they just quietly drop in one
of their kill squads, powersuits decked in camo fields, Lockdowns, and Black
Hands. Those guns are quiet, those suits are quiet, and pretty soon their
targets are quiet too. If there's anything that keeps me up at night, that's
it." -MB

- Faker

    [Mortar/107mmFragmentation]

    Mortar with a quiet report.

    Description: "It's your standard heavy infantry mortar. Versatile, with
fragmentation rounds that can deal solid damage against both shielding and hull
plating without being overly concerned about collateral damage. I mean, don't
drop one of these on a habitation block and expect everything to be fine, but
it's not going to shatter glass five blocks away either, unlike the Balão." -MB

- Pinch

    [Rocket/100mmChaff]

    Shield destroying rocket.

    Description: "I believe this to be one of the finest weapons a colonial
military has ever produced. Unfortunately it lacks the glamour of a Zeus or
König, and as such has never seen battalion level production runs. Yes the
rockets are shockingly expensive for their size, and yes there is a high
incidence of misfires due to gunnery crews not maintaining proper engagement
distance, but a force properly equipped with Pinch rockets could level the
playing field when fighting against Spacers. One well-placed Pinch can reduce a
Broodmare's shields to the point where our own heavies might contest it.
Additionally the launcher is man-portable and would be devastating against
clustered formations and supply convoys - Spacer metallurgy may surpass our own
but they must deal with mass constraints far more severe, and as such our armor
strengths are roughly equivalent. If the NEP ever comes to its senses and
greenlights a full production run of this weapon then I believe we would have a
reasonable chance against the (admittedly unlikely but very real) possibility
of a full-scale Spacer invasion." -Efi

- Temblor

    [Laser/4MW-Acoustic]

    Demolition tool.

    Description: "Technically this thing is a tool for mining and excavation,
vibrates rock and most construction materials so hard they turn to powder.
Hardshields laugh it off though and most metals will just make funny sounds, so
the Temblor wasn't adapted for military use until the NEP needed something
special for 'dynamic urban restructuring', aka mouseholing. When the food riots
hit their peak you'd see mog teams bursting out the sides of buildings, clad
with Temblors and hydraulic claws for dealing with rebar. The powdered concrete
would cling to the mogs and give them a sickly white look, hence the 'Guriçá'
nickname. Had people living in those dense habitation blocks real spooked,
especially since more than one Guriçá team caused a building to collapse.
Around that time Central also discovered the Temblor does the same thing to
bones and teeth as it does to concrete. Officially they don't do that anymore,
though I've seen enough people with the hallmark disfigurements that I'm
guessing it can't all be blamed on the Nobrean mafia." -MB

- BlackHand

    [Irradiator/8MW-Discharge]

    War crimes in the gamma side of the spectrum.

    Description: "The Black Hand is a gamma emitter used almost exclusively by
Spacers; fielding the weapon alone is sufficient for war crimes charges, but
the few militaries with means to pursue action against the Spacers are also the
ones who employ them. Against an unshielded target, single ignitions can
inflict 3rd degree burns and a guarantee of cancer at 100 yards, and within 50
you begin to see 4th degree burns and spontaneous contracture. Exposure at 25
yards is a death sentence even when protected behind several inches of armor
plating; liquefaction of the dermis and internal organs is common, and even if
a target somehow survives exposure at that range they are permanently
incapacitated. Given the efficacy of hardshields against gamma emitters, I'm
convinced the widespread deployment of this weapon by Spacers serves a more
psychological than directly combat related role. The sound of its hissing
crackle is enough to panic even seasoned soldiers, and from what I've seen of
Spacers in combat, particularly amongst their light mech spears, I suspect this
weapon is also used as form of counting coup. Regardless, I have seen the
aftermath of its use firsthand. It is a cruel and terrible weapon." -MB

# TUR (8)

- Confessor

    [Cannon/37mmHE]

    Turret mounted cannon.

    Description: "You'd think given the modest caliber that the Confessor would
be a one and done design, but this thing's gone through more revisions and
tweaks than some Lorentz force weapons. It lives in this weird acquisitions
limbo where performance isn't so bad to merit the cost of a new design, but
each iteration seems to cause as many problems as it solves. They're on the Mk
XVIII last I'd heard. Might be an embezzlement scheme for some army bigwig, but
with how genuinely pissed those Design Bureau types are about it, might not be.
Seriously, if you need a good chuckle and want to see a Bureau boy have a
seizure just ask when the Confessor's gonna be done." -MB

- Parliament

    [Cannon/76mmCanister]

    It's a shotgun.

    Description: "It's a shotgun." -MB

- Mae Dois

    [MachineGun/12.7mmAP]

    M2 Browning .50cal Machine Gun.

    Description: "My understanding is that this weapon not only predates the
colonies, but space travel entirely. If that is the case then it's a truly
venerable design, and one I'm told will continue to serve for the foreseeable
future." -Efi

- Crambo

    [ChainGun/20mmBeehive]

    Originally meant to be a less-than-lethal weapon. Good anti-shield.

    Description: "Early specifications called for non-lethal crowd control in a
shotgun format, and the first Crambos rolled out right as one of the largest
food riots in Nobrean history began. Though initially effective, non-lethal
tactics can only slow district sized mobs and as NEP policy forbade riot
suppression task forces from equipping any lethal munitions, army casualties
soon mounted. Once word had spread of soldier deaths, district garrisons
stopped being so keen on the “non-lethal” aspect. In what became known as the
'Lannois Special', maintenance crews began swapping out the Crambo shells’
rubber beads for metal ones off ball bearings. While the army officially
condemned the practice, as the riots grew worse an official variant carrying
large flechette payloads was soon put into production. We’ve all seen the
pictures of what those shells do to crowds." -Efi

- Scimitar

    [GattlingMortar/50mmHE]

    Mortar unique for its multi-round salvo. Can carpet-bomb a large area.

    Description: "The procurement specifications called for 'readily portable
artillery' that could 'precision fire munitions at multiple targets over a
single volley' along with a feed system 'capable of outputting 300 rounds per
minute'. In response the Design Bureau’s first draft for the weapon included a
suite of radio gear, a Bonesaw MG pintle mounted to the artillery barrel, an
umbrella, an espresso machine, and a dispenser for prophylactics. Army brass
were not amused.* Though the Scimitar project is officially considered a
failure, this curious weapon was still produced in volume and has found a home
with NEP artillery battalions and support vehicles alike. Skilled gunners can
'streak' the ordnance along a line in a fashion that resembles a small bombing
run. *Some higher up got the joke as the Design Bureau received several
espresso machines upon completion of the Scimitar’s first production run. You
can still find them, overused and scattered about the building." -Efi

- Gutterball

    [Howitzer/160mm-Smoothbore]

    Projectile can smash through weaker obstacles and continue on trajectory.

    Description: "If you imagine a catapult throwing a bowling ball then you’ve
got the right idea. Corvids melt down the heaviest metals they can find into
solid shot, sometimes for proper shells, sometimes hand-packing explosives
separately like a medieval cannoneer. The implementation may be crude but you
can’t argue with the devastation Gutterball crews have wreaked upon Solo
Nobre—I’ve personally witnessed a Gutterball round pass through four buildings
before shattering against the district walls." -Efi

- Disco

    [Laser/7MW-Disruption]

    Shieldkiller and stunner.

    Description: "Moderate dispersion and a disabling impact make the Disco an
effective crowd control weapon and excellent counter to darting assault
vehicles. It’s one of the oldest lasers currently in service, developed by and
for Spacers until a Corporation science team managed to reverse engineer the
thing. It’s why you find Discos in just about any colonial military, and why I
suspect the Vortungs Research Station had a 'mysterious' reactor meltdown soon
after the breakthrough." -MB

- Bully

    [Laser/6MW-Kinetic]

    Feels like a weaponized Temblor. Weak vs shields.

    Description: "This aptly-named weapon has an unsavory reputation among the
Novo Solo citizenry for destroying housing and infrastructure more often than
actual combatants. In truth, the Bully was designed specifically for this
purpose, and only saw combat deployment when it was shown to be just as
effective against vehicles. Strobing 5-beam bursts both heat and 'kick' on
impact, a combination lethal to structures and unshielded vehicles alike. Bully
fire leaves a very distinctive bubbly slag that’s recognizable long after the
fact, which explains why it’s a favorite with psyops." -Efi

# AUX (8)

- Preacher

    [Cannon/76mmHE]

    Smaller and faster-firing than the Abbot. AoE.

    Description: "Lacks the punch of its bigger brothers, but the significantly
smaller shells allow for a much faster cycle rate - an ideal choice for dealing
with light armor and infantry formations. Not much more to say about the
Preacher, other than that it works." -MB

- Jericho

    [Cannon/60mmVortex]

    Highly effective vs cover and hull, but slow speed.

    Description: "This is an ingenious creation of a ballistic weapon without
the immense mass requirements of ammunition. The idea behind vortex cannons is
quite old, but the destructive potential they offered was never enough to merit
serious development (at least not by the military). The Spacers not only
provided the theory's combat efficacy, but adopted vortex cannons as their
primary non-photonic weapon type. The drawback is that they're difficult to aim
- vortex muzzle velocity is much lower than conventional munitions and the
  projectiles themselves are invisible to the naked eye. Jerichos have real
trouble against shield emitters to boot, but will annihilate most
fortifications and unshielded targets in a single blow. Even the lighter
Jericho mounts common among Arlos will open a Tobruk like a tin can. It's
obvious their scientists and engineers were spurred by mass/reactant concerns,
but Spacers pursue too many unusual lines of investigation for simple
pragmatism. I suspect there's a continuing desire to show superiority over
'dirt eaters' as well, though I can't be sure." -Efi

- Belter

    [ChainGun/20mmHE]

    Good all rounder. Limited penetration.

    Description: "If unsure what you’re up against, Belter’s your man. The
shells are just big enough to worry heavies, and whatever explosive the Design
Bureau snuck in also causes problems for hardshields. The explosive comp makes
for poor penetration though, so don’t expect to punch through anything thicker
than a Corvid shanty." -MB

- Stutter

    [ChainGun/27mmAP]

    Burst-fire. Good against hull, bad against shields. Requires precision.

    Description: "The 27mm Stutter is an anti-aircraft weapon that's been
seeing a lot of action against ground units. High maneuverability vehicles,
light mechs in particular, benefit well from the burst-fire configuration. The
Belter's great but only the real pros can stay zeroed in on a target while
hauling ass (always a good idea in a Sparrow or Marlowe). Most pilots do much
better with 'shoot and scoot', and with its cycle time the Stutter's a natural
fit for it. I don't know the particular metal composition for the rounds this
thing eats, I just know it's some special config that'll punch through concrete
and steel like a railgun. Downside is hardshields have a much easier time with
deflection, so keep that in mind." -MB

- Metronome

    [Mortar/120mmHE]

    Middle of the road between Faker and Balao.

    Description: "Spacers don’t often resort to indirect fire as they seem to
prefer ‘knife fighting’, engagements where opponents are within a mile of each
other. Despite this their skill with manufacturing and deploying artillery
remains exemplary. Unlike the Harvester, Metronome artillery is precision at
range. The breech and loading mechanisms here are a masterwork of Spacer
engineering, allowing for a prodigious one-round-per-second firing rate. But
what I’m really astonished with are the Spacer systems for rangefinding,
guidance, and coordinate relay that enable target acquisition to keep pace. It
is this computer assisted aiming that puts Spacer artillery miles ahead of our
own, while also preventing our effective deployment of captured Metronomes."
-Efi

- Chuffer

    [ChemicalProjector/132mm]

    Fires corrosive Tubarao gas.

    Description: "A cocktail of reactants and the infamous Tubarão are packed
into 'agitator' shells which tumble end over end en route to the target. The
NEP forswore usage of the weapon after what happened in Moerbeke during The
Troubles, but I've still seen caches of ammunition along with both Chuffer and
Ploughman launchers at more than one District HQ. After the 'Moerbeke Rain',
the lead scientist and his assistants were found dumped by the Outer Core gates
with their insides turned to paste, having been forced to breathe and ingest
the mixture respectively. The militants who captured them apparently had a
flair for poetic justice." -Efi

- Broiler

    [Laser/12MW-Discharge]

    It is a laser shotgun.

    Description: "It's a laser shotgun." -MB

- Galinha

    [Railgun/12mmSabot]

    Hitscan.

    Description: "The original spec for the Galinha called for a scaled down
version of the Zeus, but early development showed the idea was impracticable.
That process however led the Design Bureau to an idea for a radically different
weapon. Unwilling to risk the War Council turning down their proposal, the lead
engineers falsified successful testing rounds for the Zeus variant while racing
to develop their own concept in secret. When a surprise inspection revealed the
deceit, the Council slated the entire Bureau staff for 'rotation' and
threatened the Bureau chief with a sedition charge, but all that was changed to
a mild reprimand once the new weapon actually hit field testing. The Galinha is
named for the relentless cyclic rate of the gun, unparalleled for a
Lorentz-type weapon. While still high maintenance, it doesn't suffer the
fouling issues endemic to propellant based munitions and its conductive rails
are small enough to be field swapped. Frankly the War Council was so fixated on
the existing implementation of their darling Zeus that without the ruse I don't
think the Galinha variant would ever have been greenlit. Of course that didn't
stop the Council from taking full credit for the weapon's inception once it was
deployed." -Efi

# MAIN (8)

- Abbot

    [Cannon/105mmHE]

    May be a reference to the British FV433 Abbot (105mm self propelled gun)

    Description: "The venerable Abbot, pre-colony tech that hasn't changed in
over a century. Sure the munitions have evolved, and the exact metal
composition might be a bit different now, but along with the Mãe Dois and the
König, this weapon is a perfect feat of engineering. Put ten thousand rounds
through it and your shots will still land just about where you aim. Age and
reliability mean you can travel to just about any colonized world and find an
Abbot perched off some vehicle or another. It's a steadfast weapon that's good
in just about any situation." -MB

- Archie

    [Cannon/88mmAirbust]

    Wide splash, good crowd control.

    Description: "The Corvid knack for chaotic firepower is exemplified by
their beloved Archie. Air-burst ordnance set to a dangerously short fuse
creates a field of shrapnel in front of the firing vehicle; shield emitters are
rapidly overwhelmed by the sheer volume of metal, while most light and
improvisational armor will cave in or simply shred to pieces. Since the Archie
was designed for engagements within 100 meters, accuracy is a non-issue. Weight
normally dedicated to elongating the barrel is instead spent creating a much
thicker one, allowing for greater pressures to be exerted without compromising
the weapon’s structural integrity—it’s why an Archie is able to sustain such a
withering rate of fire at that large a caliber, albeit inaccurately. The end
result is loud, messy, and effective, an apt metaphor for the Corvids
themselves. Ironically the Archie also happens to be one of the most efficient
counters to Corvid equipment, provided you can find a Loyalist commander
adventurous enough to mount salvaged weaponry." -Efi

- Duchess

    [ChainGun/40mmHEDP]

    Rapid-fire tenderizer.

    Description: "The Duchess' moniker was originally pejorative in nature,
stemming from its almost universal fouling issues and temperamentality.
Eventually convinced it wasn't a case of user error, a small portion of the
original development team returned to iterating on the weapon, at one point
even embedding with a division of Duchess mounting Broadswords and Swedes.
Prickly as they can be, the Design Bureau takes pride in its work, and after a
dozen or so iterations across four years they had managed to turn the NEP's
least reliable weapon into a thoroughly reliable mainstay. Firing 40mm HEDP
rounds at just over two per second, the Duchess combines a cannon's firepower
with an MG's suppressive capability. Mounting a pair of the chain guns for
asynchronous firing is a favorite tactic among Tinker drivers, and apparently
some find the continuous vibration highly stimulating, though I cannot
personally vouch for this." -Efi

- Banshee

    [ChainGun/14mmHE-Caseless]

    High RoF and balanced damage.

    Description: "It’s rare to find large caliber MGs configured for caseless
ammunition, though unsurprising here given the Spacers’ extreme sensitivity to
mass transport and expenditure. Banshee rounds are smaller than you’d expect
for the weight class, but travel inordinately fast— Spacer chemistry borders on
the preternatural given what I’ve seen of their propellant. Possessing both
tremendous rate of fire and projectile velocity, the Banshee makes for an ideal
counter to scouts and other vehicles relying on combat maneuverability. The
comparatively small calibre explosive rounds prevent over-penetration against
lighter armor to ensure target destruction." -Efi

- Balao

    [SiegeMortar/200mmHE]

    High-arc with massive AoE.

    Description: "Pride of the Novo Exército do Povo's artillery battalions,
the Balão is deployed in almost every form imaginable; defensive emplacements,
self-propelled guns, anti-grav platforms, mechs, and at one point even an
experimental powersuit design (later designated the Dorothy). The barrels vary
nearly as much, including long-barreled howitzer variants for heavier
stationary designs, while a short barreled siege mortar style predominates
among mobile platforms ('Chubbies' and 'Stubbies' respectively). All variants
feed from the same munitions courtesy of extraordinary restraint from the
Design Bureau. The Balão's ubiquity stems from its flexibility, as the variety
of barrel and mount types is matched by the variety of munitions it can fire.
While HE and cluster are most commonly deployed, there also exist incendiary,
fragmentation, and other variants. There's even rumors of a chemical cache
within Central, but who knows what's stashed in there." -Efi

- Pitbull

    [RocketPod/57mmHE-AutoLoad]

    Variant of the Soviet S-5, a 57mm unguided air-to-ground rocket.

    Description: "The Pitbull rocket is actually a Corvid sub-variant of the
Shrike 57, a fin-stabilized, unguided air-to-ground munition almost as old as
the colonies themselves. Shrikes were produced and stored in such volume that
the Supply Corps’ accounting of the munitions was quite poor, allowing Corvid
sympathizers to pilfer from the stocks unnoticed. When a full inquiry examined
the stores it became apparent these supplies had been raided for years, thus
the staple of the Corvid war machine became possible only through its
adversary’s gross negligence. Unlike the Shrike, the Pitbull is neither
accurate nor long range. Corvids remove the stabilizing fins from Shrikes and
cut each down into a pair of rockets half the length. The new Pitbull’s payload
is somewhat reduced and has significantly lower muzzle velocity, but the much
larger magazine more than compensates. This however doesn’t prevent cavalier
drivers from emptying their entire payloads within seconds—to this end the
Pitbull’s withering rate of fire is a double edged sword." -Efi

- Thunderclap

    [Laser/14MW-TriBeam]

    Long range, high RoF, strong against both hulls and shields.

    Description: "The Thunderclap’s colorful name derives from a more than
passing resemblance to lightning. What appears as a bright blue beam is
actually the ionization of oxygen from thousands of femtosecond laser pulses. A
paper in the Journal of Weaponized Photonics titled 'Improved Efficacy of
Ultrafast Pulsed Impacts Against Shielding and Carbon Based Lifeforms' made the
rounds about a decade ago, but this is the first successful deployment I’ve
seen of those outlined principles. The Thunderclap has shown to be particularly
effective at both armor ablation and hardshield disruption, with poor
performance against fortifications and high density structures being the only
apparent drawback. As Thunderclaps are a mainstay of Spacer forces, I suspect
this explains why Jericho cannons are fielded so numerously as well. Psyops
have taken a particular interest in the weapon due to unusually high incidence
of combat fatigue in theaters where it’s fielded. I suspect this has to do with
the particularly disturbing fashion in which the beam sublimates living tissue,
most impacts leaving behind only a fine red mist and bones heavy with gristle.
It is a powerful and distinctive weapon, rightly feared." -Efi

- Zeus

    [Railgun/25mm-Sabot]

    Hitscan sniper with high penetration.

    Description: "By far the most popular Lorentz force weapon to ever see
field deployment. Each round is cased with a superconductor coil that is
charged at the time of firing, creating an intense localized magnetic field
that confines the round to a micrometer-wide path in the barrel. The slugs exit
at supersonic speeds and can pass through entire buildings with ease. Targets
in the vicinity will also be hit by an intense shockwave, requiring sensor
systems to briefly re-calibrate. The aptly-named Zeus has a black mark in
acquisitions, since its popularity with the War Council has lead to unfavorable
comparisons and countless pet projects getting canned before reaching
prototyping." -Efi

# HVY (8)

- Bishop

    [Cannon/140mmHE-Smoothbore]

    Extremely loud, tremendous AoE.

    Description: "The Bishop is, quite frankly, a ridiculous weapon.
Essentially a short-barreled smoothbore version of a cannon designed for
frigates and larger littoral class vessels, the combined weight of the barrel
and munitions means it can only be fielded by the heaviest mobile platforms,
and even them with very limited ammunition. That being said, the destructive
potential of Bishop HE rounds is tremendous, and while I understand the need
for such ordinance given the increasing deflective potential of modern shield
emitters, this weapon should only be fielded in urban operations if there is no
concern for collateral damage. Which is why I find its relatively common
deployment on Huss and Canmore units within Solo Nobre extremely disconcerting
- the actual firing of these weapons within the walls would inflict calamitous
damage." -Efi

- 88

    [Cannon/88mmCanister]

    Fires spread of explosive shells, essentially an explosive shotgun.

    Description: "Corvids are always trying to outdo each other, though it’s
usually a great deal of recycling with a little ingenuity on top. The 88 shares
the same caliber as the Archie, but the barrel is much heavier and the breech
has been reinforced to handle extra propellant load. In a pinch an 88 can
actually double as an Archie, though loading an 88 shell into an Archie, on the
other hand, is a guaranteed way to mushroom the barrel. The 88’s munitions are
very long canister shells, packed to the gills with explosive sub-munitions.
Just think of a giant shotgun packed with twenty-five explosives the size of
golf balls. Hard to go wrong there." -MB

- Konig

    [GattlingGun/30mmAP]

    GAU-8 autocannon design, sported by USAF A-10 Thunderbolt.

    Description: "Along with the Abbot and Mãe Dois, the König is a design we
inherited from before the colony. It’s brilliant. Seven barrels, a hydraulic
feed system that rarely jams, and a rate of fire that will crack hardshields
and armor before a target knows what hit them. Originally deployed only on
aircraft and naval vessels, Königs started showing up on Corvid heavies during
the early days of the uprising. Somehow they’d shanghaied a warehouse stock
full of them, and within months were using them to turn Loyalist patrols into
fine mist. The Design Bureau soon did their own test fittings of the weapon,
and in the years since it’s become common to see a Canmore or Kettle with that
seven barrel snout jutting out the front. No matter the job, a König will get
it done." -MB

- Kraken

    [ChainGun/90mmBeehive]

    Fires tight cluster of AP rods of depleted uranium.

    Description: "The Kraken takes the principle of beehive rounds and applies
it on a macro scale. Rather than packing thousands of millimeter width
flechettes into a single casing, Kraken rounds stack eight depleted uranium
rods into a SABOT, set to a narrow dispersion. These simultaneous impacts
inflict a tremendous shearing effect that can punch a hole in all but the
hardiest armor. This extremely high muzzle velocity and set of ultra-dense
projectiles also grants the Kraken excellent penetrative power, second only to
Lorentz force munitions. While that velocity isn't sufficient to 'crack'
hardshields the way railgun slugs do, the weapon more than compensates through
a much higher rate of fire." -Efi

- Harvester

    [SiegeHowitzer/305mmFAE-Cluster]

    Fires a cluster bomb with a high arc.

    Description: "There are only a few instances I can find where Spacers will
field ‘old world’ ordnance—physical munitions. Given their prohibitive mass
constraints both on and off the battlefield, Spacers adhere to energy based
weaponry both out of necessity as well as taste. However when they do take
pains to field conventional munitions, I guarantee you those weapons are to be
feared and respected. The Spacer’s ‘Harvester’ Howitzer is a 305mm fuel-air
explosive cluster munition. Rather than rely on a single large flame and
pressure front, the Harvester’s many warheads create dozens of miniature fronts
that turbulently collide, causing concatenating chains of pressure
fluctuations. These rapidly forming and collapsing pocket vacuums and their
shockwaves exert forces beyond the capabilities of any known unit-tier shield
emitter to deflect, and cockpits simply burst like ripe tomatoes under the
strain. Those caught within the blast radius are either immolated in the blast
itself, asphyxiated by lungs ruptured from rarefaction, or poisoned by the
highly toxic fuel mixture. One reason among many that illustrates why Spacers
remain such a feared adversary." -Efi

- Ploughman

    [ChemicalProjector/132mm-x4]

    Chuffer's bigger brother. Fires Tubarao, a corrosive chemical.

    Description: "An egghead once told me what was in these canisters, but what
I learned is that scientists like to get creative when naming their implements
of destruction. What I can say is the mixture for each pod includes something
called 'Tubarão.' Real nasty stuff. Apparently it reacts violently with the
byproducts of strong acids, which are packed into each pod by the dozen. The
end result causes eruptions of highly corrosive gas that’ll dissolving anything
solid in short order. Effective, but a terrible waste of potentially good
salvage. The poor guy seemed so proud of what he made. War crimes are all good
fun, until they make you inhale." -MB

- Otomo

    [Laser/20MW-Focusing]

    Fires concentrated beam continously after a warm up.

    Description: "Heat has always been the lurking devil of laser
development—no matter how efficient your systems are, some amount of the
killing power invariably stays in the weapon. With the Otomo, Spacer engineers
have achieved an incredibly elegant solution to that problem (though it still
barely accommodates the stresses Heavy mount weapon systems sustain). As
current is drawn through the active material, heat within the optical cavity is
accumulated at the emission window, a metamaterial with a phenomenal
phonon-assisted stimulated emission process. The result is a beam of incredible
power, but also one of staggering energy consumption. Another downside
operators must account for is that while the cavity is warming to operating
temperature, the beam is extremely unfocused. Errant beams can fire as wide as
30 meters off target during this window, and as a result it's not uncommon to
see massive scorch cones enveloping primary impact points. Spacers don't seem
to mind this drawback or the short range—if anything they revel in it." -Efi

- Chieftain

    [Laser/18MW-Pulsed]

    Loses accuracy as you fire it. Use trigger discipline.

    Description: "A pulsed laser system that outputs a multiplex of high
frequency modes all designed to overload shield emitters. Of course, it's also
very harmful to solid matter, but when Spacers are involved that's generally a
given. The Spacer design team seemed to have problems getting the optics to
handle the load, as the beam scatters with continued use. Excellent in short
bursts, but maintaining any kind of sustained fire degrades accuracy so
severely it's impractical to do so even even at short range. The capacity for
an unreasonably high cycling rate is retained on the system however, as I
suspect even Spacers enjoy a game of chance from time to time. While very
effective, the cost of maintenance alone is astronomical, making this weapon as
much a show piece as a war implement. A metaphor for the Spacers if there ever
was one." -Efi

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Thanks to 'h a x' for these tips:

 ｈａｘ: There are two approaches, the balanced approach and the ballsy approach
 ｈａｘ: Balanced means you strive for a balanced loadout that can handle both shield and hull at all ranges/sans extreme ranges
 ｈａｘ: Ballsy means you go crazy with the combinations
 ｈａｘ: The game's randomise function does balanced loadout very well
 ｈａｘ: You can get away with playing ballsy loadouts by either playing carefully or pick faction specific pilot
 ｈａｘ: Take the Tinker twin Duchess which is sorta canon according to Efi
 ｈａｘ: The Duchess is hull centric but also has respectable shield damage
 ｈａｘ: I'd recommend Smoke with this loadout over EMP since you can kill a lot more with it
 ｈａｘ: It's fairly tame but it's a killer loadout
 ｈａｘ: Something real ballsy is Hoker twin Temblor
 ｈａｘ: I don't even know how that could be played myself, I'm not that hardcore, but it exists
 ｈａｘ: Another thing to note is weapon type and placement
 ｈａｘ: They don't all follow the same rules regarding agravs, I'll get into that after this(edited)
 ｈａｘ: Weapons placement matters: height, centered or offset, length, etc
 ｈａｘ: For example, compare the Touro and the Praetor: the Touro's Main mount is off to the right and has a significantly shorter length than the Praetor's centered Heavy mount
 ｈａｘ: Which means the Touro can fire at close targets much better than the Praetor
 ｈａｘ: While the Praetor has a fairly significant deadzone that thankfully can be reduced with hull down (that applies to everything: hull down to reduce deadzones)
 ｈａｘ: Having projectile weapons on offset mounts may be more challenging to use than centered mounts
 ｈａｘ: And deadzones mean you have to consider range much more carefully
 ｈａｘ: The Oxybeles has a huge deadzone for its class, bigger than Praetor even because of the elongated torso
 ｈａｘ: Slow turret rotation means you should have a close range option like a weapon or AKP in order to deal with technicals that got too close
 ｈａｘ: ----
 ｈａｘ: Regarding agravs: nope, they aren't the same
 ｈａｘ: Well not really
 ｈａｘ: The Swordfish for example has very slow strafing and reverse speed: you either charge forward or turn around
 ｈａｘ: Also superb overcharge
 ｈａｘ: You build a loadout around one of its strengths, or all of them
 ｈａｘ: High speed means projectile weapons are harder to use: you may chose laser types
 ｈａｘ: High overcharge and speed means it's meant for close range: pack something like Donkey for example
 ｈａｘ: High mobility means you can chose to play a skirmisher style as well
 ｈａｘ: The Arlo is a dedicated skirmisher, no doubt about that, and even then you have multiple ways to build a loadout for it
 ｈａｘ: You either go for a high burst, balanced or assassin build
 ｈａｘ: And more

VEHICLE POPULARITY (Stellar Jockeys Discord)

Loyalist Mech:
Mantis 3
Swede 2
Buckmaster 4
Fork 3
Praetor 1
Mog 2
Marlowe 1
Touro 1

WINNERS: Buckmaster(4), Mantis(3), Fork(3)

Corvid Mech:
Moray 4
Fatshoe 3
Fence 1
Sweetheart 2
Chook 3
Blackjack 1
RatKing 2

WINNERS: Moray(4), Fatshoe(3), Chook(3)

Spacer Mech:
Sledger 2
Broodmare 4
Sleepwalker 1
Oxybeles 1
Widow 2
Howler 1
Juke 1
Aetos 1

WINNERS: Broodmare(4), Sledger(2), Widow(2)

Loyalist Tank:
Tinker 3
Betushka 5
Kilgore 1
Lowmill 1
Addax 1
Prowler 2
Pantryboy 1

WINNERS: Betushka(5), Tinker(3), Prowler(2)

Corvid Tank:
Dragon 2
Brokenheart 4
Killdozer 3
Rolston 1
Party Van 1
Krad 1

WINNERS: Brokenheart(4), Killdozer(3), Dragon(2)

Spacer Tank:
Rounder 7
Busker 2
Quill 1
Actias 1
Visch 1

WINNER: Rounder(7)

Loyalist AGRAV:
Buckler 4
Canary 2
Huss 2
Raider 4
Broadsword 1

WINNERS: Buckler(4), Raider(4)

Corvid AGRAV:
Longsword 1
Pompadour 3
Swordfish 4
?Skate 2
?Duke 1
Rope Kid 3

WINNERS: Swordfish(4), Pompadour(3), RopeKid(3)

Spacer AGRAV:
Hoker 3
Arlo 5
Leverman 2
Vex 1
Lexov 2

WINNERS: Arlo(5), Hoker(3)

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Overall Winners

MECHS:
(4) Buckmaster, Moray, Broodmare
(3) Mantis, Fork, Fatshoe, Chook
(2) Sledger, ?Widow
honorable mention: Touro (PJ-CSS ready)

TANKS:
(7) Rounder
(5) Betushka
(4) Brokenheart
honorable mention: Troubadour

AGRAVS:
(5) Arlo
(4) Buckler, Raider, Swordfish
(3) Pompadour, RopeKid, Hoker
honorable mention: Canavan