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Is an Urbie a viable rearguard for an assault mech? (self.battletech)

submitted 1 year ago by setsneedtofeed to c/battletech

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I am not a smart man.

But I love me Urbies. I want to find the best way to utilize them outside of dense urban environments. I've come upon an idea of using them similarly to a "bodyguard" role for assault mechs, but instead of keeping them about on line, to keep them several hexes to the rear. The intention is to shoot up any mech trying to get rear hits on the assault mech. At worst, I figure enemy mechs would target the Urbie, taking away firepower that would otherwise target a more valuable assault mech.

Is this worth the BV? Is it even a situationally viable tactic?

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[–] setsneedtofeed 2 points 1 year ago

the rear guard is there to deflect sneaky light mechs? Or are you looking for something unique that is low point value?

Both right here was the intended role. Urbie far enough back that it isn’t considered as much of a target but can give some support if the enemy tries to mug the assault mech with lights from the rear. I figure Urbie low mobility wouldn’t be much of an issue if it’s shadowing an equally slow assault mech.

I came across this somewhat accidentally in a game where the Urbie happened to be in a good position to pull rear guard and get some hits on enemies focusing on the assault mech.