Thursday, June 4, 2015

CAV 2.M Electronics Revision Sample Data Cards

Fairly quick update this week, just wanted to share sample versions of a few data cards highlighting the new electronics abilities shared in my last post.

First up, the Puma, one of the few electronics-bearing CAVs classified as Recon rather than ESM. With its high speed and flamer, it truly is well-suited for ranging ahead of other forces, and so it's been given the Jammer SA to complement these abilities. This is one of the only Open Market models with Jammer, and so the value is set fairly low; faction-specific Jammers will typically have a value of 3 or 4 instead.
Next up is the Talon, a fairly run-of-the-mill Open Market ESM model. It features both the EDC and EST abilities, though its targeting capabilities suffer somewhat once damaged. As a relatively outdated and unspecialized model, it is limited to sharing its electronics with three other models (a minimum-sized section in most cases). Its own EDV is relatively low, compensated for by an above-average DV, common for Terran CAVs.
Finally, we have the Kahn '74, which is the Rach faction-specific version of this ESM model. This highlights both the higher-quality abilities of a faction-specific version as well as the faction preferences of the Rach. Its TC starts and remains high, and it is capable of supporting up to four other models. However, it lacks the EDC ability entirely, as the Rach heavily favor offensive over defensive jamming. The role of the Kahn, as a result, is solely to amplify the firepower of its section-mates, in keeping with the general Rach attitude towards battle.

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