Mecha Hand Weapons

[natxokdt]

Hello everybody.

In the rules there is a chart for the increse in AP of mecha with hands using weapons (very big weapons). The text states thatthis table determines the damage based on the size of the mech, but it does´t state damage, just the Armour Piercing.

So, is this an errata oe a gigant knife in the hands of a mech, with powerful mechanical muscles, do the same damage than mi swiss penknife??

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You're reading it correctly. A regular sword sized for an Assault Mech still does 2d6+5 base damage, plus an additional 5 damage from AP vs hard targets (i.e. not Gruntz). For one point more, you go with energy sword which is 2d6+7, plus AP 6. The increase AP represents the size/strength of the mech wielding the weapon.

Point being, nobody gets close enough to fight with giant swords when a missile from the same size mech does twice the base damage (2d6+20 + AP 2) from halfway across the 4' x 4' battlefield.

That said, go with the Vehicle Power claws from the weapon tables on p 79 and just call it a sword/axe/mattock/whatever. The damage values are probably more in line with what you're looking for.

[natxokdt]

That´s what I´m doing.
I give specialist power claw to any mecha that has habds, and bigger claws to mechas with combat designed hands/claws.
Mechas with close combat weapons use medium or heavy power claws.

Just cant understand why a very big sword can penetrate a lo but cannot cut a man in two.