From: ara@wam.umd.edu (Ford Prefect)
Subject: Re: Nicknames for Mecha
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 05:54:26 GMT

>I was thinking one day about the way pilots often nickname their 
>airplanes and mecha, etc.  And I came up with some pretty interesting
>ideas for nicknames for mecha.  Why don't you try to think up some
>humorous/appropriate names and post them?  Here's the few that I've
>come up with so far...
>
>"Burning Chrome" -- RIFTS Glitter Boy Mark IV (w. the particle beam gun)
>"Wagner" -- Robotech VF-1 Valkyrie Veritech
>"Heavy Metal" -- Robotech MAC-II/Monster
>
>Any others?

Shure! here is my current force of dubious mechs.
These are members of the Glorious Hirohito's Kamakazi Marauders,

1) Bar-B-Q, (MAD3 Marauder, it got 5 of its heat sinks blasted off, and
             I still havn't been able to replace them)
2) Looser-2, (another Marauder, the autocannon has been jammed for 3 games now
              and its missing a laser, looser-1 is no longer with us :'(
3) Peg-Leg-1 (Left leg actuator fused, left foot actuator somewhat melted
              only 5 points of external armour left on the left leg as of
              the last game)
4) Lefty     (Last Marauder, lost arm when autocannon ammo exploded,
              due to heat, the rest of the mech is ok though, still has
              the one ppc and laser, I rigged a temp ammo bay on the good 
              side, it only takes 6 rounds and jamms more often but
              I can still get a few good shots with the autocannon)

I have run various other mechs, some notables are
Wino-1 (an Urbanmech beleive it or not!, gyro took a hit, never repaired it
        now it just wobbles around)
Fart-Cher (used to be my good Archer! :-(
           lost both LRM20s, had to replace them with SRM-6s due to poverty
           unavailability, etc etc)
Anorexia-1 (My one and only Warhammer :-), with this thing I learned 
            NEVER TO GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH A STALKER AT 3 HEXES
            my left ppc was dead at the time and my heat was already at
            12 due to fierce fighting and heatsink loss.  I miraculously
            survived, I got 2 lucky shots at the stalkers head, and it was
            D.E.A.D!!!, Anorexia's remaining total armour is in the low teens
            hence the name.)
De-Judge   (as in Here come de Judge!!,TDR-5s Thunderbolt, its in pretty good
            shape actualy, I have only had it for 2 games now, I got rid of
            the machine guns and ammo, and I need to replace the SRM-2 and
            one of the Med Lasers, and the Engin needs to be repaired
            it took a hit the last game.)

-Ara, Leader of the Magnificient Hirohito's Kamakazi Marauders
      Motto "We are not proud"
      Philosophy "Take out the Heat Monitor Circuits and put in an
                  AM Radio, or an 8-Track.  Replace the ejection equipment
                  with a coffee maker.  and when the targeting computer
                  is fried use the force!"
      Common sayings of the Kamakazi Marauders
      "Duct tape fixes anything, use it to align your laser optics"
      "Where is the Lake! Where is the Lake! Im going to blow!"
      "What do you mean my torso traverse mechanism is stuck?
       You mean its supposed to turn?"
      "I'VE FALLEN, AND I CANT GET UP!!!"


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