Battletech/Mechwarrior Lore - Tex Talks Battletech : The Rifleman

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TEX TALKS BATTLETECH is a fan-based parody/attempt at education for a setting that deserves much love. Battletech, Mechwarrior, and all other material are owned by CGL, Topps, Tornante, PGI, their various subsidiaries and a million shareholders (though not harmony gold, fuck those guys). No challenge to their ownership status is being made or intended by the creation of this work. Battletech is owned by the company, but the fanbase is what keeps it alive. Let us hope they forgive us for what fun we have.
Tex Talks Battletech is a semi-serious take on Battletech, its setting, lore, and history in an attempt to bring people into one of the greatest franchises ever envisioned and should not in any way represent the official stance of any corporation, conglomerate, megacorp, holding company, or cartel which currently owns the franchise. Tex Talks Battletech is in no way affiliated with the official work of CGL, TOPPS, Tornante, PGI or their work and it would be best said that they are largely unaware of what we do and in no way acknowledge or encourage our projects.
TL;DR: this is the opinion of one guy who loves a setting, and is dead-set on bringing it to everyone who cares to hear about it.
Course Syllabus:
00:00 Introduction
03:58 Chapter 1 - War as we Knew it
19:31 Chapter 2 - A Sharper Stick
28:22 Intermission
32:28 Chapter 3 - Kallon Industries
35:40 Chapter 4 - The Rifleman, Past and Present
50:35 Chapter 5 - Conclusions
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Last Breath of Freedom - Epidemic Sound
No Going Back - Epidemic Sound
Reunion - Epidemic Sound
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor - Epidemic Sound
Secret Cargo - Epidemic Sound
Whimsical and Playful 1 - Epidemic Sound
Super Hero - Epidemic Sound
PART 2:
Can't Return - Epidemic Sound
Azimuth - Kumakin
Freedom Fighters - Epidemic Sound
Lumina - Epidemic Sound
INTERMISSION:
P I N K B I K I N I - Kumakin
PART 3:
Funk Warrior - Epidemic Sound
PART 4:
I Think I Was There - Epidemic Sound
Forward, Return - Epidemic Sound
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Life Below Water - Epidemic Sound
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Life Below Water - Epidemic Sound
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Stratosphere Voyage - Epidemic Sound
FINAL THOUGHTS:
And the Skies Shall Unfold - Epidemic Sound
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OD'd In Vandt - Mr. Goat
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  • @theblackpantslegion
    @theblackpantslegion3 жыл бұрын

    I am aware Gray Noton was not in the Gray Death Legion. That mention was an error from an earlier draft which persisted and despite my notes to chop it - it remained. I accept all blame and redact it and will address it in the next episode. The emails I have received as of this morning indicate such errors are beneath my station. Thanks for the vote of confidence, ha ha.

  • @shilohbane2957

    @shilohbane2957

    3 жыл бұрын

    I felt like an asshat even mentioning it in an earlier comment, but it was like that annoying song stuck in your head for hours working at my sanity. You and the BPL give so much of yourselves in making these videos, I do want to thank you for all you do.

  • @naomy1701

    @naomy1701

    3 жыл бұрын

    thats such a small error, realy not even worth to bother with more than a short text poping up at that part of the vid (if thats doable) or even just make a pinned comment, given all the work and research and hours that go into one vid, its a small, negligable error at best ^^

  • @300lbsNick

    @300lbsNick

    3 жыл бұрын

    Completely unacceptable Tex, I want your badge and gun on my desk by the end of the day. You are a loose cannon. LOOSE CANNON! only

  • @arrgylerawrgyle3784

    @arrgylerawrgyle3784

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't want to mention it. But neither could I let it stand.

  • @Grotonomus

    @Grotonomus

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just drank more bourbon and said shit happens. It's ok man.

  • @FirstLast-cg2nk
    @FirstLast-cg2nk3 жыл бұрын

    Behold the horror that is the Rifleman. Does it have guns made of arms, or does it have arms made of guns? It screams, for it does not know.

  • @cameronstrathdee1772

    @cameronstrathdee1772

    3 жыл бұрын

    Arms that are guns. Guns that shoot arms.

  • @McPlowed

    @McPlowed

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or it screams because it knows, and is terrified of the knowledge.

  • @GMorgan84

    @GMorgan84

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cameronstrathdee1772 Are there guns on the end of those arms?

  • @ActionNerdGo

    @ActionNerdGo

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's arms are made of guns and honestly that's pretty bitchin'

  • @cliffg.4205

    @cliffg.4205

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for reminding me of this. I appreciate it.

  • @todo9633
    @todo96333 жыл бұрын

    14:32 ""The Capellans felt that they could not fail, but alas, they had forgotten that they were Capellans."

  • @lucascunningham1799
    @lucascunningham17993 жыл бұрын

    The Rifleman combined the best features of all four weight classes: Armament of an Assault, Speed of a heavy Mech, armor of a medium Mech and Heatsinks of a light Mech.

  • @cardboardcrafter2482

    @cardboardcrafter2482

    Жыл бұрын

    Heatsinks of a light mech?

  • @lucascunningham1799

    @lucascunningham1799

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cardboardcrafter2482 It is the only Attribute of a light mech, that also fits to the Rifleman.

  • @Siddich

    @Siddich

    Жыл бұрын

    best features? heavy mechs speed? 🤔

  • @AGrumpyPanda

    @AGrumpyPanda

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Siddich That's the joke. None of those are the best feature of their class.

  • @Siddich

    @Siddich

    Жыл бұрын

    @@AGrumpyPanda haha, i did n r/wooosh there :-)

  • @jadegecko
    @jadegecko3 жыл бұрын

    I love how this has progressed The Awesome: Just shy of six and a half minutes The Rifleman: An entire hour, plus ten minutes of jokes, and five minutes just to fit in all the credits

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    it did get away from us

  • @stevenraycopley8885

    @stevenraycopley8885

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion it shows how much love and attention you give to these projects. You guys are a big part of keeping the hobby/universe thriving, by giving out quality content that is in a format that a newbie to Battletech can easily understand. Only twice have I ever made a reminder about a KZread channel releasing new content, the first being TTB releasing the Rifleman video and the second was the Marauder video. Please, do not stop putting this much dedication into your projects. Take the breaks you need, take your time , take care of yourselves and don't feel bad when you need to step away from a keyboard and take a breather, but deliver the premium content that KZread is lacking. The BPL team has set the bar high, with this and the Marauder video. To my knowledge there may very well NOT be another lore channel (for other sci-fi universes/settings that put forth this much effort. You and your team have encouraged me to try my hand at KZread, and I am very grateful that your videos are helping me through a very rough time.....just know that you and your team's efforts are appreciated and loved, and that your community supports you. Thanks for the great content, i look forward to what you drop next

  • @AdeptPaladin

    @AdeptPaladin

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion Honestly.. the Awesome needs some love now. The level of in-depth background and examination you give these mechs should be heaped upon your favourite!

  • @Cross_Malaki

    @Cross_Malaki

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AdeptPaladin This, extremely this. Give us an in depth look at the State of the Sphere when Marik made the Awesome.

  • @neosavior9305

    @neosavior9305

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenraycopley8885 I'm a vet from the supernintendo game to the playstation and pc games, yet I love these just because I'm learning things even I didn't know. These videos are also funny as hell. Way better than the vids done by thegrimdarknarrator; not throwing shade,, but the voice is so much better on the ears.I came here looking for info on the mechs in mechwarrior 5 mercenaries.

  • @Morow991
    @Morow9913 жыл бұрын

    Say what you will about piloting a Rifleman, your coffee will never get cold.

  • @Ratkill9000

    @Ratkill9000

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, but it sure as hell will be burnt.

  • @macrux152__8

    @macrux152__8

    3 жыл бұрын

    You don't even need to plug the toaster.

  • @Bafimar01

    @Bafimar01

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cook your bacon and eggs in your cockpit.

  • @TustlePlays

    @TustlePlays

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Bafimar01 Make sure you spring extra for the teflon-coated MFD's

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a giant, heavily-armed Thermos!

  • @onimenno
    @onimenno3 жыл бұрын

    "Fights like Florida man called for jury duty." Coughed my pepsi out my nose when I read this.

  • @primachpepe8597

    @primachpepe8597

    3 жыл бұрын

    i was drinking wine at the time. an amazing line

  • @DeadGamesSociety

    @DeadGamesSociety

    3 жыл бұрын

    This problem calls for: FLORIDA MAN!!!! (overdoses)

  • @bernieperales9348

    @bernieperales9348

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fucking sure puts it into perspective don't it lol

  • @ResidentNinja

    @ResidentNinja

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rye and Pepsi in my nose and on my shirt and floor

  • @GreenBlueWalkthrough

    @GreenBlueWalkthrough

    3 жыл бұрын

    As a Florida man who knows Floridian men, I can confirm.

  • @VindicAlpha
    @VindicAlpha3 жыл бұрын

    The Humble Rifleman, the result of Kallon Industries undying hatred of anything that flies.

  • @stevenraycopley8885

    @stevenraycopley8885

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who knows... maybe someones family got taken out by an Aerospace fighter strike....and if so that dude got revenge in the end...pilots think twice before entering the A.O. of a fully armed and operational Rifleman...at least the SMART ones do.....

  • @weldonwin

    @weldonwin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenraycopley8885 "Now witness the firepower of this Fully armed and Operational Rifleman, you may fire when ready..." *(DAKA DAKA DAKA DAKA DAKA DAKA DAKA)*

  • @Tzilandi

    @Tzilandi

    2 жыл бұрын

    ”Kallon Industries undying hatred of anything that flies.” If God wanted you up there, he would have miracled your ass up there by now!

  • @shaider1982

    @shaider1982

    2 жыл бұрын

    Space Shilka

  • @iller3

    @iller3

    Жыл бұрын

    See... in almost any other setting where players are ALLOWED to metagame hyper-maneuverable aircraft, it would be the most pivotal unit on the entire field. Just ask anyone in Planetside if Burster-MAXes are seen as "underrated". They ALL have an undying hatred of _anything that flies_

  • @SkyhawkCaptain
    @SkyhawkCaptain3 жыл бұрын

    “This planet runs on goddamn murder!” I died laughing at that.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not wrong

  • @brandonclark435

    @brandonclark435

    3 жыл бұрын

    @john smith D.C.?

  • @Jamhael1

    @Jamhael1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Never heard of Rio de Janeiro?

  • @barontakedownthisguy7794

    @barontakedownthisguy7794

    6 ай бұрын

    Solaris does have corndogs too, they even have deep fried chocolate cream eggs.

  • @connormclernon26

    @connormclernon26

    3 ай бұрын

    Luthien?

  • @michaelkimberling7307
    @michaelkimberling73073 жыл бұрын

    My Cousin is a artillery specialist. I can confirm that they just want to watch things explode.

  • @barrybend7189

    @barrybend7189

    3 жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile Battleship artillery officers: yes I want to see things explode but i want Particular things to explode first.

  • @PeachDragon_

    @PeachDragon_

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@barrybend7189any artillery man would blind fire if allowed

  • @rho1581
    @rho15813 жыл бұрын

    Remember when Aerospace superiority meant something? The Rifleman remembers.

  • @blah007001

    @blah007001

    3 жыл бұрын

    It still means something, you just have to go to a higher altitude.

  • @Overonator

    @Overonator

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Crashie-J Yeah higher into low fucking orbit

  • @Adaelgilliam

    @Adaelgilliam

    3 жыл бұрын

    Tukayyid remembers...and so does Nova Cat HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • @robertivey7644

    @robertivey7644

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Crashie-J This is why someone made a light gauss Rifleman.

  • @Paerigos

    @Paerigos

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Adaelgilliam Well as far as Tukayyid goes - it has been conquered by Rashalhague Bears and Guisburg eagles from the World of Blake!

  • @feartheamish9183
    @feartheamish91833 жыл бұрын

    Honestly I didn't know which of my friends where battletech fans until they started quoting tex.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    hahahaha

  • @kafs1822

    @kafs1822

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion personal faves "get bent space weirdo" and "hippity hoppity get of my property"

  • @awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481

    @awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kafs1822 *No Capellans* has gotta be my favourite.

  • @Deridus

    @Deridus

    3 жыл бұрын

    My daughter says, "Get Bent, Wierdo" thanks to Tex...

  • @Bluesci999

    @Bluesci999

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kafs1822 A fan of the battle of tukayyid

  • @atmosdwagon4656
    @atmosdwagon46563 жыл бұрын

    Rifleman III. The answer to the question "Is there a mech that makes the Fafnir look subtle, practical and affordable?" Credit where it's due: Amaris managed to out-Steiner House Steiner.

  • @GMorgan84

    @GMorgan84

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing alive to call the Fafnir impractical after being hit by dual heavy gauss

  • @aker1993

    @aker1993

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GMorgan84 those heavy gauss hit like 15 trains at once

  • @vincentmuyo

    @vincentmuyo

    3 жыл бұрын

    The only impractical thing about it is they should have fielded a lance of them.

  • @shawdawg3675

    @shawdawg3675

    2 жыл бұрын

    Did anyone else notice the cockpit shape of the Rifleman 3 kinda looked like the nose of an SR-71? Amaris knew what he was doing with that thing.

  • @Colonel_Overkill

    @Colonel_Overkill

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was challenged to a batchall, terms specified were Summoner prime against any version of rifleman I wished. He was very surprised when I show up in a Rifleman III. By the end of the fight I had 3 gauss slugs left in the ammo bin and the armless summoner was laying on the field with the honorable whoever the fuck was pilot spread across a 30m cone as a thin red paste.

  • @mbailey7701
    @mbailey77013 жыл бұрын

    "MORE GUNS" "Sir the chassis is at max weight" "Then take the arms off STRAP THEM TO THE SHOULDERS"

  • @cropathfinder

    @cropathfinder

    3 жыл бұрын

    i see you are a man of many memes xD

  • @gigastrike2

    @gigastrike2

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Sir! The medium laser won't fit!" "Remove the other AC/5's ammo bin and put it in there!"

  • @voodooninja8966

    @voodooninja8966

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where is the Second large laser? But sir!we dont have the 5 tons free! Strip armor and heatsinks Away until it fits!

  • @Deathman271

    @Deathman271

    3 жыл бұрын

    "The radio won't fit!"

  • @mbailey7701

    @mbailey7701

    3 жыл бұрын

    Psh radio your not going to be able to hear after you alfa strike ever again

  • @jimmyd142
    @jimmyd1423 жыл бұрын

    That Capellan officer joke... oh my God. There is coffee in my NOSE.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome

  • @greulich9635

    @greulich9635

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion You forgot the third kind: The one that just stabs the instructor, thereby proving to be a more competent instructor.

  • @weldonwin

    @weldonwin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@greulich9635 Isn't that the Kuritan officer selection process?

  • @robertschumacher2707

    @robertschumacher2707

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@weldonwin No, the Kuritan cadet challenges his superior to a duel with katanas. Order must be maintained after all.

  • @Evolution_Kills

    @Evolution_Kills

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@robertschumacher2707 "Kurita is an asshole, and will always be an asshole. Prove me wrong." Challenge NOT accepted!

  • @adamcline8728
    @adamcline87283 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: I was such a cool kid when I was 5 years old I went as a Rifleman Mech for Halloween.

  • @TheStraycat74

    @TheStraycat74

    3 жыл бұрын

    when I as 5 years old BATTLETECH wasn't even going to be a thing for 5 more years... then again I didn't get into it until 1989 when I started 9th grade and then only two or three of us had even heard of it then

  • @Logan912

    @Logan912

    3 жыл бұрын

    There was also the time on South Park when Kenny built a fully-functional mech for Halloween and still lost the costume contest.

  • @Captain_Kickass-l1f

    @Captain_Kickass-l1f

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pictures or it didn't happen!

  • @weldonwin

    @weldonwin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @SonofEyeaboveall Effoff You mean Ed-209? EDM is a record company

  • @Puschit1

    @Puschit1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Whenever we went camping we strapped rolled-up camping mats over our arms, extending them, and pretended to be Riflemen. If they are rolled up in the correct level of tightness you can thrust and pull back your arms together with the inner layers while the outer layers stay unmoved. This looks like a recoiling gun barrel. We kept on doing this even in our thirties.

  • @jtdavis3019
    @jtdavis30193 жыл бұрын

    I wish more TV writers would dedicate to their supposed "craft" what you humbly bring with you effort and passion. This work is amazing. Thank you!

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @fyreantz2555

    @fyreantz2555

    2 жыл бұрын

    well said.

  • @lukewest7216

    @lukewest7216

    11 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately most TV writers don't have the luxury of time Tex devotes to his videos. It'd be great if they did

  • @dwwolf4636

    @dwwolf4636

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@lukewest7216TV shows have multiple staff members that get paid $ to do this stuff.

  • @logang7203
    @logang72033 жыл бұрын

    Thank you tex, and NEVER feel bad for taking longer to make something worth making

  • @HAVOC187CHAOS

    @HAVOC187CHAOS

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree %100

  • @brownbear992

    @brownbear992

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HAVOC187CHAOS I'm sure CD Project Red agrees too

  • @brownbear992

    @brownbear992

    3 жыл бұрын

    @WyrdGuy I returned it and got greek Zelda instead

  • @robertkluck1510

    @robertkluck1510

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, everyone's entitled to go slow now and then, especially with the virus and now winter, I am just grateful than when stuff does get made, it's quality

  • @justinhare5868

    @justinhare5868

    3 жыл бұрын

    People will remember the quality foremost. Not the delays. Take the time and do it right.

  • @LarsBlitzer
    @LarsBlitzer3 жыл бұрын

    "When barely competent Mechwarriors would drive anything into anything, circle at point blank range and press buttons until one of them stopped moving." Well, when you put it like that, it's easy to see how they weren't terribly effective in the Mechwarrior games...

  • @AncientSlugThrower

    @AncientSlugThrower

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I still remember trying to take down aerospace fighters in MW2 using only a keyboard. Advanced targeting computers can only do so much.

  • @oldman747

    @oldman747

    3 жыл бұрын

    is that why the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names?

  • @JoshMD2009

    @JoshMD2009

    3 жыл бұрын

    This sounds a lot like many pilots in MWO... Me included. 😁😁😁

  • @Schregger

    @Schregger

    3 жыл бұрын

    That comment kinda hurt deeply... but so very true... Though I do wish I could play the newer games and not be such a fucking scrub.

  • @LarsBlitzer

    @LarsBlitzer

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Schregger Well, there's Harebrained Schemes turn based game that came out a couple years back. With the last update bringing a lot of the Reseen Mechs to game it's well worth the download.

  • @willdavis3802
    @willdavis38023 жыл бұрын

    After having hated them for 20 odd years, I am now officially a fan of the Taurian Concordat. They were always portrayed as just a bull headed aggressive enemy, but the "fuck around and find out" culture that says "hippity hoppity, get off my property" with nukes is now my favorite.

  • @davidhansen5067

    @davidhansen5067

    Жыл бұрын

    I've developed a lot of respect for them. Still a Steiner to the core, though.

  • @Darqshadow

    @Darqshadow

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@davidhansen5067Davion here, but the Taurians are a close second. Clan Wolf in Exile is third for a few reasons

  • @meshuggahshirt

    @meshuggahshirt

    Жыл бұрын

    Kurita here, but the Taurians are growing on me; the Dragon will always honor whoever hates the Davions hard enough

  • @Darqshadow

    @Darqshadow

    11 ай бұрын

    @@meshuggahshirt I think we can all agree Capellons suck, doesn't matter what faction lol

  • @Fieryone233
    @Fieryone2333 жыл бұрын

    I just appreciate how Duncan Fisher has grown as a character through all the commercial appearances.

  • @Dunkopf

    @Dunkopf

    Жыл бұрын

    FR! he's so good!

  • @peterharper358
    @peterharper3583 жыл бұрын

    More shots in the air than a Periphery wedding celebration. LMAOOOOO

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now I want to slap the Taurian Concordat insignia on a pure-white mech and call it "Marital Bliss."

  • @TheAKgunner

    @TheAKgunner

    2 ай бұрын

    @@CharlesUrbanGO FOR IT!!!

  • @JainZar1
    @JainZar13 жыл бұрын

    The Rifleman, when the enemies were advanced and smart enough for combined arms warfare.

  • @GMorgan84

    @GMorgan84

    3 жыл бұрын

    Combined arms is so advanced you need Davion Jesus to reinvent it

  • @stevenraycopley8885

    @stevenraycopley8885

    3 жыл бұрын

    Advanced.....I wouldn't go THAT far lol. To quote Tex: "....would pilot anything into anything and push buttons until one stopped moving..." That sounds like Modern Warfare 2 with your friends at 3am on Four Loko....not what I would say is advanced....

  • @chekovsgunman

    @chekovsgunman

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenraycopley8885 You misunderstand OP. They are referring to the time when the Rifleman was originally developed, not its later misuse in the Succession Wars.

  • @archmagosdeciuskronen1501
    @archmagosdeciuskronen15013 жыл бұрын

    I like to imagine that during the battle of Tukkayid, there must have been city blocks lined with them JUST for Anti-Aerospace support.

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Flak Avenue"

  • @connorirons4542

    @connorirons4542

    2 жыл бұрын

    You've heard of Dear coordinates, but now prepare for Greetings atmosphere.

  • @rhorybader4054

    @rhorybader4054

    Жыл бұрын

    @@connorirons4542 "Good evening, Regional Transatmosperhic Grid."

  • @ladywaffle2210

    @ladywaffle2210

    Жыл бұрын

    "Executive Officer, clear my skies." -the last words heard by that one Nova Cat DropShip... probably.

  • @Darqshadow

    @Darqshadow

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ladywaffle2210let me sing you the song of my people!

  • @Colonel_Overkill
    @Colonel_Overkill3 жыл бұрын

    A Battlemech designed by Orks, then redesigned by engineers who held true to the concept "MAKE MEK GO DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!"

  • @mattaffenit9898

    @mattaffenit9898

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also the Catapult.

  • @brayachdragonbane7529

    @brayachdragonbane7529

    2 жыл бұрын

    and was then augmented to make the jaegerbomber dakka dakka mech

  • @graetestfanever1

    @graetestfanever1

    Жыл бұрын

    Also the annihilator.

  • @Dracobyte

    @Dracobyte

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@mattaffenit9898 And the Stalker.

  • @mattaffenit9898

    @mattaffenit9898

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Dracobyte True. Scary fucking thing. First time I tried to play the tabletop game, one nailed my Atlas in the face repeatedly and murdered it deader than a clanner at Tukayyid. Granted I've only played about three times and don't quite fully get all the rules, but that thing spooks me.

  • @aircraftcarrierwo-class
    @aircraftcarrierwo-class3 жыл бұрын

    "Before we talk about the Rifleman, we have to talk about where it came from" it's the best part of Tex talks: Lore context!

  • @mikecrowind3888

    @mikecrowind3888

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sentient Aircraft Carrier!

  • @bulbafett5001

    @bulbafett5001

    3 жыл бұрын

    Everytime I hear one of these videos I just want to try running another merc game into doomed failure

  • @Adaelgilliam
    @Adaelgilliam3 жыл бұрын

    I manufacture ammunition for a living. Private, public, and government contracts all pass through my plant and ultimately, my Hands. So 1:Tex keeps me entertained on the floor during my 12~14 hour shifts, but also makes me actually think about the work I do. God Bless Tex and TheBlackPantsLegion

  • @robertagren9360

    @robertagren9360

    3 жыл бұрын

    We just add too many guns on a platform because it can be lonely to be a weapon platform and the heat give some comfort at cold wars

  • @TheColdsuit
    @TheColdsuit3 жыл бұрын

    The Rifleman III is something straight out of the Dark Age of Technology.

  • @CowCommando

    @CowCommando

    3 жыл бұрын

    But now I want one.

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    All they needed was to fix its speed and it'd have made a very nice Knight.

  • @ssjjshawn

    @ssjjshawn

    3 жыл бұрын

    A lot of Battletech can just be assumed to be very early in the DAoT and just records were lost if you really want to link it (Its actually Canon in 40k that other means of FTL travel existed during the DAoT, just that Warp travel was the most consistent and safe (this was also pre Slannesh Warp so the warp was far more calm) and wasn't discovered until Millenna after BT's setting. I mean 40k did somewhat rip it off, and then just went full rip off with Epic Adeptus Titanicus. (Then again Battletech also ripped off a lot, and both just end up tracing back to Dune or 70s-80s Popculture/Anime so)

  • @weldonwin

    @weldonwin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ssjjshawn You could argue that the Adeptus Mechanicus are basically Comstar, except they actually believe their made up, techno-babble religion

  • @ssjjshawn

    @ssjjshawn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@weldonwin Well except in 40k its highly implied their made up religion isn't as made up as it seems. Either is all according to Big E's plan as its hinted he intended for the AdMech or its the Void Dragon's intentions after Big E sealed him away and only used him to kill Space Carthage That and with machine spirits being actual things

  • @maskalumni6037
    @maskalumni60373 жыл бұрын

    Rifleman, Warhammer, Marauder, Phoenix Hawk and Archer. Those five are the Original Anime Gangstas of Battletech. I want to see Reservoir Dogs remade but with pilots of those five mechs talking about a heist gone wrong! They are so iconic in looks my eyes just explode in joy every time I seem them.

  • @reverendrico5631

    @reverendrico5631

    Жыл бұрын

    Ya forgot the Longbow.

  • @shawdawgkaveman5971

    @shawdawgkaveman5971

    Жыл бұрын

    I would listen to Tex lecture on my beloved P'Hawk until the end of time. He's already hit on my Warhammer side piece, so I'm waiting with baited breath for him to show my main squeeze some love.

  • @templarw20

    @templarw20

    Жыл бұрын

    As I said in the Warhammer comments, I feel that at least part of the appeal of the Unseen is that at the time of BT’s launch, the US mech artists just… weren’t as skilled as their Japanese counterparts. A question of experience, really, but until the 2000s, those designs just looked cooler out of the box.

  • @tuckingfenpin
    @tuckingfenpin3 жыл бұрын

    My ears are beyond ready for the soft, dulcet tones of a new Ted Talks: Battletech

  • @lrhopkins27972

    @lrhopkins27972

    3 жыл бұрын

    You took the words right out of my keyboard

  • @JainZar1

    @JainZar1

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Hi, I am TED and welcome to my talk about sh*tbirds and Battletech."

  • @sidchicken2308

    @sidchicken2308

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fuck yes, the hype is real.

  • @heirofaniu

    @heirofaniu

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd watch that Ted Talk.

  • @mr.gunzaku437

    @mr.gunzaku437

    3 жыл бұрын

    TexTalks sounds better🤘🤘🤘😀😀😀👌👌👌

  • @elenorefangirl3389
    @elenorefangirl33893 жыл бұрын

    Weird is an understatement when talking about Snord's Irregulars.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh yes. Oh yes indeed.

  • @orion3253

    @orion3253

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion They probably should get their version of the Battletech animated series, I think it'd fit better. Rather than being retconned as innersphere propaganda it should be based on some forgotten member of the outfit's disgruntled memoirs that were never proofread by anyone, let alone someone with the impartiality of a professional biographer or historian. It would be full of hilariously obvious bias, denial of accountability, and implausible slander against all involved.

  • @barrybend7189

    @barrybend7189

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or a Snord's irregulars series in a style similar to Kelly's heroes.

  • @orion3253

    @orion3253

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@barrybend7189 Yes.

  • @LRM23936

    @LRM23936

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. But I love those bastards.

  • @angrytigermpc
    @angrytigermpc Жыл бұрын

    Grey Noton: **flips the arms around** Solaris commentators: "BAH GAWD DID YOU KNOW COULD FLIP ITS ARMS AROUND HOLY SHIT!" Audience: "Uh, yeah, he's pulled that stunt like 50 times, why are you astonished by it?"

  • @ohnokylewhy

    @ohnokylewhy

    Жыл бұрын

    Meanwhile, Justin, on an otherwise fine Davion day: "it does WHAT?!"

  • @Banlish
    @Banlish3 жыл бұрын

    "We make Homeless people fight for our amusement." "We have hamburgers and a .... reasonable amount of organized crime!" "What commercial ...... oh for Christsakes!" "Just pay me you fuck, I gotta go play Shadowrun."

  • @ChimeraArchive

    @ChimeraArchive

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Colin Killian Catalyst Labs rereleased the game and I imagine the Cyberpunk: RED and 2077 game will push more popularity.

  • @christopherwall2121

    @christopherwall2121

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ChimeraArchive bad news from the future.

  • @baker90338

    @baker90338

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@christopherwall2121 REAALLL bad news from the future

  • @fearanarchy
    @fearanarchy3 жыл бұрын

    "Daddy?" - Jaegermech

  • @Linkous12

    @Linkous12

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Uncle?" - Blackjack

  • @mbailey7701

    @mbailey7701

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Uncle grandpa daddy" -Jenner

  • @digitalis2977

    @digitalis2977

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mbailey7701 More like "Brother-Father" since the Jenner is basically a runt inbred Rifleman with thalidomide arms and no bling spoiler for the speedzz...

  • @owlsayssouth

    @owlsayssouth

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jaegermech is just a urban mech with a convincing effective cosplay of a rifleman.

  • @IRMentat

    @IRMentat

    3 жыл бұрын

    The student trained from youth to be the same, just bigger, tougher, more heavily armed and armoured to let them stay if the fight for longer.

  • @realbloodydoves
    @realbloodydoves3 жыл бұрын

    Worth noting Tex, Legend-Killer was actually just canonized as a stock RFL-3N in the new BattleTech: Legends book. There's an entry for it that specifically calls out its loadout. May want to check that book out, it's good stuff and worth a read.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Didnt see it.

  • @WolfHreda

    @WolfHreda

    3 жыл бұрын

    While I appreciate CGL's "Maybe something was up with this guy" take on the Legend-Killer, I much prefer that the truth is Gray Noton was just a skilled son of a bitch with a Rifleman.

  • @jamesperkins191

    @jamesperkins191

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@WolfHreda No. In that story he's forced to fight with a bog-standard Rifleman, INSTEAD of his souped up one with Star League or Clan tech, and it might not even be a Rifleman at all but a Franken Mech with Warhammer legs (visually identical to a Rifleman).

  • @JustinSoutham

    @JustinSoutham

    2 ай бұрын

  • @igor_kossov

    @igor_kossov

    2 ай бұрын

    I don't understand - were people's loadouts on Solaris not publicly available? Logically it seems like they would be. But there are all these references to gladiators having secret loadouts, even though I think it'd be pretty easy to tell what's coming out of their mech

  • @Reddotzebra
    @Reddotzebra3 жыл бұрын

    "Ok so we have this new version of the Rifleman..." "With functioning heat management? All we wanted was for you to add a few more heat sinks." "Nah mate, we slapped PPCs on this time! Can you imagine how much cooler it will look when shooting down aircraft now?" Yes, the clanners really are completely insane. They took one look at this thing and immediately saw the problem, and what did they do then? They FIXED it, despite knowing full well that it would cost more to produce! Heh heh... Silly clanners...

  • @juangonzalez9848
    @juangonzalez98483 жыл бұрын

    “Floats like an urbanmech, fights like Florida man called to jury duty” lost it harder then I do a bic lighter loaned to the sketchy smoking coworker who swears they will give it back this time after “losing” the last 10 lighters. I don’t even smoke, I just like burninating the countryside.

  • @juangonzalez9848

    @juangonzalez9848

    Жыл бұрын

    @Ban this youtube TROOOOGGGDOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRR!!!!!!1!!one!!

  • @Gorbz
    @Gorbz3 жыл бұрын

    Snord's Irregulars - when you don't have a factory, but you do have a lot of junkyards

  • @Lightning4119

    @Lightning4119

    3 жыл бұрын

    They don't have a Mech Lab, but they *do* have duct tape by the gigaton.

  • @weldonwin

    @weldonwin

    3 жыл бұрын

    And have been drinking booze you brewed in a trashcan since 4AM

  • @dantauche7917
    @dantauche79173 жыл бұрын

    The artwork in this video is absolutely STUNNING. I wish I could capitalize that more and cannot overstate it enough but the depictions of the rifleman on display here are truly breathtaking. Many kudos to the contributing artists. And Tex didnt doo too bad either ;-)

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    thanks much

  • @dzelman444
    @dzelman4443 жыл бұрын

    "They don't really care and just enjoy watching things explode" HEY! That's... very... accurate...

  • @SlavDrifter503
    @SlavDrifter5033 жыл бұрын

    "Ho Ho Ho, now I have a machine gun"

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    True.

  • @1337penguinman

    @1337penguinman

    3 жыл бұрын

    *ATF wants to know your location*

  • @trexlord1
    @trexlord13 жыл бұрын

    The production quality on this is fucking phenomenal. I thought that the Mackie was insanely well done, and you've matched, if not exceeded that here. It was worth the wait and then some.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for saying so. If only youtube would let folks even see it. Ha

  • @shaunmcfadden7407

    @shaunmcfadden7407

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. Tex doesn't understand good enough. I'm pretty sure he has a compulsion to make these bigger and better every time. (I mean, we are not complaining.)

  • @Maximum_Bacon

    @Maximum_Bacon

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion 92+k views in Feb 2021. It's happening bud. Just a slow roll. Course this is my fourth view. Had to show it to some friends. We did a binge weekend whilst kinda playing tabletop. But mostly watching.

  • @Actually_Sanguinius
    @Actually_Sanguinius3 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love the Amaris lunacy section. I just keep going back to it over and over and over because it is so well written and narrated that it make my heart soar a bit every time I watch it. Just keep clicking 41:58 . Trust me, you'll understand what I mean.

  • @Fragtastik
    @Fragtastik3 жыл бұрын

    As a Rifleman pilot, I have to thank you for understanding her. Maybe a few more commanders will see this and start employing them correctly. They wouldn't let me fly, so I don't let anyone else have the air, either.

  • @Questknight12

    @Questknight12

    9 ай бұрын

    if it flies it dies! Watch for falling debris.

  • @IdToaster
    @IdToaster3 жыл бұрын

    I really hope the Rifleman III got a mention, if only like 5 seconds of 'what the hell, Amaris' Edit: AHAHAHAHAHA

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    It did, and it was actually REALLY AWESOME. Love me some Gauss Rifles!

  • @bobbrown5460

    @bobbrown5460

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love me some gauss rifles 😃

  • @miafillene4396

    @miafillene4396

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ooo thought it was the 4. Time to edit.

  • @UCSPanther20

    @UCSPanther20

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Rifleman III: A true gausszilla.

  • @joenut019

    @joenut019

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rifleman III: stonehenge with legs

  • @spades420ification
    @spades420ification3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why but this has staved off my depression. This is the first time I've smiled in a week

  • @blainewheaton9679

    @blainewheaton9679

    3 жыл бұрын

    Cheers to the little joys!

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're most welcome

  • @treevenewson

    @treevenewson

    3 жыл бұрын

    Since COVID started, more or less

  • @TheStraycat74

    @TheStraycat74

    3 жыл бұрын

    I've been divorced for 20 years now, Tex Talks Battletech is about the only time I smile anymore, so I know the feeling

  • @stevenraycopley8885

    @stevenraycopley8885

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheStraycat74 I feel you friend...these are the few things that make me laugh on KZread It will get better.......at least that's what I tell myself....stay strong

  • @dashiellgillingham4579
    @dashiellgillingham45793 жыл бұрын

    I love the way you presented the Rifleman III. I'd realized a monster like that could exist, while I was trying to break the BV system, but it's something else to actually see it. To know the stealth gauss quartet is not just a product of bad math on paper, but a thing that existed.

  • @BoatBomberMan
    @BoatBomberMan3 жыл бұрын

    Always happy to be included in these hollywood movies.

  • @ryansauer5964
    @ryansauer59643 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to see more of Snord's irregulars mechs. They make me smile.

  • @shaunmcfadden7407

    @shaunmcfadden7407

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @danielfinn9136
    @danielfinn91363 жыл бұрын

    The joke about the Cappellan officer school test made me literal lol. First time I've laughed out loud in more than a month.

  • @lorenpilloud
    @lorenpilloud3 жыл бұрын

    "Redde Creditori Tuo Fucko" is my new favorite phrase, thanks Tex!

  • @FirstLast-cg2nk
    @FirstLast-cg2nk3 жыл бұрын

    The Rifleman: When the answer to the question of air support is 'No'.

  • @sacrificetosotec
    @sacrificetosotec3 жыл бұрын

    "Tactical pop tart warmer" LOL! You're killing me!

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Memes.

  • @ala5530
    @ala55303 жыл бұрын

    No, it's "If it's stupid, but it works, it's still stupid, you just got lucky" That said, the Rifleman is an excellent mech in its designed role, and I would definitely include one in a fire-support lance, maybe two if it's in support of a company in a theatre with a high level of hostile aerospace activity. It's one of my favourite 'mechs of all time (being just beaten by the Catapult and the Dragon, and coming in just ahead of the Marauder), and this video just reminded me that hell yes the Rifleman 3 needed a full production run...

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE RIFLEMAN 3 FROM THIS VIDEO AND EVERYONE NEEDS SEVEN OF THEM. CAPITAL LETTERS.

  • @atmosdwagon4656

    @atmosdwagon4656

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wait wait wait...someone else likes the dragon? Unironically?!

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@atmosdwagon4656 Ugh...Kuritans.

  • @digitalis2977

    @digitalis2977

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@atmosdwagon4656 Everyone loves the Dragon. Very Chesty...impossible to miss on the training range when you're teaching the Plebe Locust Pilots to Suicide Dakka.

  • @atmosdwagon4656

    @atmosdwagon4656

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CharlesUrban Doesn't have to be space sakes. I really liked my days of running a Dragon as 3rd Succession War era merc mech at my local gaming table. Plenty of ham and heatsinks on a budget, and gentler on your drop weight tolerance than an Awesome or Stalker. It's highly moddable and if nothing else, it's good for loading your most expendable merc pilot into for splat-duty when no Catapults, Hunchbacks or Centurions are available.

  • @Nanolis
    @Nanolis3 жыл бұрын

    I've loved the Rifleman since I first saw it in MWO, pick it up whenever I can in HBS-Battletech and ended up with like 6 at one point in my run of MW5, but had no idea there was two heavier variants. The IIc has always been a bit of an abomination to me, like one shot down an AWACS plane that remained somewhat intact and thought, "I can haz hat." I really hope the Rifleman 2 and 3 are either in Roguetech or make their way to it, they sound amazing.

  • @volatilesky
    @volatilesky3 жыл бұрын

    I find it difficult to describe just how much I love the adventures of the Steiner Scout Squad. I also 100% expected... issues... With space at&t as I was watching the Argo take flight (while still being awed by one of the coolest cut scenes)

  • @magosryzak7477
    @magosryzak74773 жыл бұрын

    The Steiner Scout squad always manage to make my day!

  • @MathewJC25
    @MathewJC253 жыл бұрын

    Tex there isn’t a soul out there better to grace us with Battletech lore and content. You are the goddamn man sir. We freaking love you and you better take some R&R after this. Look after yourself.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    I will. I'll do my best

  • @Doug-uf4cs
    @Doug-uf4cs3 жыл бұрын

    Ha! It is amazing to be playing HBS Battletech and seeing that end scene. Like literally playing as watching... in the mech bay on one screen, watching ComStar coming to kill me on the other screen.

  • @timebrain3188
    @timebrain31883 жыл бұрын

    ...I was not aware that the Capellan's had so much territory at any point in their history, especially compared to the other great houses. I always assumed that they always had very little space.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    They overextended.

  • @Puma1Sunfire1
    @Puma1Sunfire13 жыл бұрын

    Rifleman 3 Should have been 100 tons. Extra tonnage would have been for ammo hoppers for the gauss rifles

  • @Iwaslost26
    @Iwaslost263 жыл бұрын

    16.5 hours before and there’s already been $1.2k in donations. That’s just incredible.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    The BPL - we may be weird, but we do give a fuck

  • @Iwaslost26

    @Iwaslost26

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion and that’s why we love you

  • @yellowprime8491

    @yellowprime8491

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion That motto would be great on a shirt or unit patch

  • @chesterstevens8870
    @chesterstevens88703 жыл бұрын

    1:09:31 It needs to be said that Goat is a real joy to listen to. His folksy guitar music really sets the mood, I can picture his music actually being played in shady merc bars all across the Periphery.

  • @shaider1982
    @shaider19823 жыл бұрын

    The Taurians remind me of the Finns during ww2: they held off the much larger Soviets for much longer time than anyone thought they could.

  • @bthsr7113

    @bthsr7113

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now I'm wondering if they had a "sniper" like White Death, but scaled to the setting.

  • @Wastelandman7000
    @Wastelandman70003 жыл бұрын

    Kudos to the Taurians for kicking the Capellens to hell and back.

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best Periphery state out there. You'll never get them to like you, but in most situations, they won't attack you unless you attack them. More of a porcupine than a bull.

  • @WB1813

    @WB1813

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CharlesUrban Unless you're a Davion, then they'll happily shoot first.

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WB1813 Pretty sure that the Federated Suns has caused them enough trouble to earn their enmity.

  • @WB1813

    @WB1813

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CharlesUrban Indeed they have.

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@WB1813 What a pity. Such is the way of any superpower, no matter how dedicated they may (try to) be to citizens' rights and technological advancements. Why pick on the Taurians when there are perfectly-good Kuritans to oppose, anyway?

  • @robertivey7644
    @robertivey76443 жыл бұрын

    Steiners always hated the fact the Davions got rid of their officer core..

  • @gabovinelli2256
    @gabovinelli22563 жыл бұрын

    Not gonna lie, the Rifleman 3 variant...completely got me, what a friggin BEAST. Wish they somehow bring it to modern times! Splendid battletech lore video Tex! Keep up the amazing work!

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right on

  • @meshuggahshirt

    @meshuggahshirt

    Жыл бұрын

    Be careful what you wish for, because the people most likely to achieve that in the present day are the Capellans, who can already create stealth AC/20 tanks...

  • @Aunfox
    @Aunfox3 жыл бұрын

    Came for the Rifleman. Stayed for the Comstar Commercials.

  • @gigatwin5298
    @gigatwin52983 жыл бұрын

    SCROMBLES GO!! Have no idea why but after binging the Scrombles series, I've found him to be hilarious

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    SCROMBLES PUNCH

  • @tworedshirt

    @tworedshirt

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion SCROMBLES HATES!

  • @mikecampos1193

    @mikecampos1193

    3 жыл бұрын

    He the merc you need he ask no questions good business fam.

  • @Edmar_Fecler

    @Edmar_Fecler

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion SCORPANS BAD. FULL OF HURT JUICE! **punches scorpion into chunky salsa**

  • @concordetconstabulary219

    @concordetconstabulary219

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theblackpantslegion Glares in Taurian loyalist.

  • @Anon26535
    @Anon265353 жыл бұрын

    When you're getting *destroyed* by airstrikes, there's no better *defender* to have than a Rifleman.

  • @terryhiggins5077

    @terryhiggins5077

    3 жыл бұрын

    I see what you did there....have a like. For those who don't know its a pun on the rifleman's OG artwork and the copyright clusterfuck surrounding it and several other 'Mechs.

  • @Brendan1259
    @Brendan12593 жыл бұрын

    Worth the wait, love how the Drop ship landing scenes turned out.

  • @AlphaGator9
    @AlphaGator92 жыл бұрын

    As a retired artilleryman - I loved your excellent commentary starting with "stompy artillery".

  • @shackacoddle9009
    @shackacoddle90093 жыл бұрын

    When 1 type of rifleman isn't good enough, so you need 3 types instead.

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    technically four

  • @bthsr7113

    @bthsr7113

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be one hell of a lance.

  • @VallornDeathblade

    @VallornDeathblade

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bthsr7113 "There's only 3 mechs out there, didn't you say this was a full la-" *4 gauss rifle noises, followed by dead pilot noises.*

  • @korritaranis672
    @korritaranis6723 жыл бұрын

    Okay... As a former Artillery Cannoneer, your take on arty is completely accurate!

  • @bobk8731

    @bobk8731

    3 жыл бұрын

    Steel rain!

  • @justins21482
    @justins214822 жыл бұрын

    i have to admit that as far as MechWarrior/BattleTech fans go, there really isn't much better than this on KZread. The quality and craftsmanship that goes into these longform discussions is impressive.

  • @jwoellhof
    @jwoellhof3 жыл бұрын

    This is right up there with Rogue One. Just when you think it's over, Duncan Fisher goes all murder in a confined space.

  • @themigraineshow
    @themigraineshow3 жыл бұрын

    I was fully expecting a fourth Dragon lol

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    SUPRISE

  • @CowCommando

    @CowCommando

    3 жыл бұрын

    Them: This is Friedrich Me: Oh no, I see where this is going.

  • @themigraineshow

    @themigraineshow

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CowCommando “They’re on to you. Start the stomping!” Subterfuge is a form of scouting. I’d argue those Steiner boys are actually getting a little sneaky👍. Have a good evening Tim.

  • @absalomdraconis

    @absalomdraconis

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@themigraineshow : Are we certain? The Kuritan might have just gotten confused when Freidrick went looking for bug spray.

  • @CharlesUrban

    @CharlesUrban

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or maybe a Hatamoto-Chi.

  • @theblackpantslegion
    @theblackpantslegion3 жыл бұрын

    RIFLEMAN ART PACK AVAILABLE FOR NOW - astray3.bigcartel.com/product/rifleman-pack

  • @ranekeisenkralle8265

    @ranekeisenkralle8265

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your copyright disclaimer alone made me laugh already. Let's see how the video is going to be.

  • @Alex_Martin_

    @Alex_Martin_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please make some art packs for the previous Tex Talks. I NEED an art pack like this for the Catapult and Awesome.

  • @ranekeisenkralle8265

    @ranekeisenkralle8265

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Alex_Martin_ So long as the ones for the Catapult also contain the Catapult-Design-Philosophy according to Tex, sure!

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Alex_Martin_ He might!

  • @abaddonblack1294

    @abaddonblack1294

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow Rifleman III art, now there's something that you don't see a lot of.

  • @andrew3038
    @andrew30383 жыл бұрын

    Might seem like a strange and minor thing to comment about, but I have to thank whoever does the sound mixing on these vids. I love the fact that you don't do like so many others and make sure that sound comes through evenly on all speakers, so I can listen with only one earpod in. This means I can listen while at work and not miss anything said in the vid. So again, thank you for this.

  • @mikecrowind3888

    @mikecrowind3888

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Andrew! I try to do final audio levels on our crappy TV speakers to make sure it sounds good even on lofi devices.

  • @Mechanicoid
    @Mechanicoid3 жыл бұрын

    Man, these videos make me miss my old gaming group from high school. So many good weekend nights of Mechwarrior/Battletech... anyways, thank you guys for the excellent work on the hobby and sparking good memories.

  • @thepbg8453
    @thepbg84533 жыл бұрын

    This may get lost in the comments, but he is a sure-fire way to improve the Rifleman III with its mega small ammo supply. 1. Remove 1 Gauss Rifle in the Left or Right Arm 2. Install a Standard PPC from where you removed the Gauss Rifle 3. Switch to Double Heat Sinks 4. Install 1 extra heat sink and 2 tons of additional Gauss Rifle ammo to install in the head and CT. 5. Downgrade the Engine from a 180 XL Engine to a 180 Standard Fusion Engine to save on crit space and lower the cost drastically, and prevent your Gauss Rifle's citing your XL engines.. (You can go to a 270 XL engine as well to up the speed: though if you do stop here). 6. The remaining 1.5 tons should be put into armour, preferably in the rear arc or left and right torso's. Though spending 1 ton to increase the ammo supply may be wise. This rebuild is rather simple in that it just takes the existing mech and lowers its insane long range punch by 5 points. In addition it helps massively with heat creep from the Null Signature system, as standing still and going full auto will only build 1 additional heat point a turn which is easily adjusted for. Moreover the removal of the XL engine, for a standard makes the mech more crit redundant, as it will less likely see the Gauss damage the XL engine. Not to mention it lowers the insane cost price of 16 million to around 9.8 million, which is more affordable for better ammo conservation and redundancy. Still the drop in range from the PPC does seriously hurt it's max range damage which is its main attraction. I would have gone for a ER PPC, but with the Null Signature system there is no way in hell you can adjust for that with a ER PPC.

  • @Inglonias

    @Inglonias

    3 жыл бұрын

    I find it hard to believe you can hide something as large as a mech with a goddamn fusion reactor because of how much heat they put out in general. Does the inner sphere not have heat seeking missiles?

  • @thepbg8453

    @thepbg8453

    3 жыл бұрын

    They do, or did and now do. That confusing statement ties into the idea of technology being available, then lost and then rediscovered. However the Null Signature system is the same sort of system that Stealth armour is, and is the same as same sort of system the Normandy in Mass Effect has. It traps heat in the mech, Preventing it from leaving and most likely shunts it out of a small easily concealable location like feet with the Stealth Armour. This masks its heat signature, the easiest thing to pick up with mechs due to a fusion reactor. As such detecting it at long range is difficult, and in a urban setting line of sight becomes difficult.

  • @alephnull3102
    @alephnull31023 жыл бұрын

    Just commenting to signal boost the algorithm. Tex Talks Battletech is the best fan made content I've ever watched.

  • @MrRayray806
    @MrRayray8063 жыл бұрын

    Tex knocks it out of the park once more. Delivering a superb glance into the universe of battletech and highlighting an otherwise unnoticeable Mech. 10/10 would overheat and die in a ammo explosion.

  • @spehizle
    @spehizle Жыл бұрын

    I love the Rifleman specifically because it's so second rate. It's cheap, easy to upkeep, practically ubiquitous, quick for a heavy, and can engage at extreme range. In a franchise where we're used to seeing multiple lances of assault mechs going at it regularly, we forget that such wild engagements are comparatively rare. Most engagements are limited affairs of combined arms over specific targets. And for that, the Rifleman fits a beautiful lore niche. It's like an old transam or firebird; a first time mercenary's first heavy mech. Second hand, busted, not special, but yours. And you make it yours. It's that double UAC5 action that suddenly takes you out of the drudgery of Jenner slapfights and make those first hesitant, faltering steps into the bigtime. A heavy investment for a plucky young merc outfit. Not optimized or efficient. Not an omni mech. But damn it, my Rifleman is special.

  • @brownbear992
    @brownbear9923 жыл бұрын

    never realized the archer was that old

  • @vulture8298

    @vulture8298

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me neither, that makes it pretty much the _first_ missileboat on legs, right?

  • @jebe4563

    @jebe4563

    3 жыл бұрын

    Per Era Digest: Age of War Timeline the Archer was the 5th Battlemech put in production. The list up to that point being Mackie, Kyudo, Banshee, Orion, Archer.

  • @robertagren9360

    @robertagren9360

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much the 1st mass produced missile carrier who worked to the point that it became stupid good at serving a niche when the mech is multi-purpose able to play all roles with the right weapons

  • @subtlewhatssubtle
    @subtlewhatssubtle3 жыл бұрын

    You know it's the good shit when Tex takes a solid 20 minutes to provide background context.

  • @robertdavis5976
    @robertdavis59763 жыл бұрын

    Superb!!! Duncan had me rolling! Loved the animation. First class work all around. Hat's off to yas!!

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @JettMann8
    @JettMann83 жыл бұрын

    I saw the joke about the capellan officer school entrance exam coming a light year away and I still laughed my ass off

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its a good joke, if simple

  • @aduty23
    @aduty233 жыл бұрын

    Tex, I know it’s my birthday, but you really shouldn’t have. Thanks bro.

  • @MrSourceMan

    @MrSourceMan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same yo. Why is it everyone's birthday today? I've seen like 4 comments like this lol

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome - now donate to charity.

  • @300lbsNick

    @300lbsNick

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrSourceMan 365.25 days in a year and 7818 views as of me watching (it's my birthday too, well in 3 hours, but hey birthday!) That means statistically something like 20-30 people should comment "hey it's my birthday" with 3 times that if fuckers like me born 4 hours after this premiers say "what a nice birthday present" do so as well

  • @MrSourceMan

    @MrSourceMan

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@300lbsNick true

  • @aduty23

    @aduty23

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@300lbsNick I also love the birthday paradox. My comment was more tongue-in-cheek but text doesn't convey that at all. Don't worry, I realize that they didn't pretend to be rendering just for me or the rest of us born on December 17th. Anyway, happy birthday.

  • @lonkelly1878
    @lonkelly18783 жыл бұрын

    Started a Merc campaign with my friends after I found this series. Can't get the guys to watch this stuff, might introduce them to the Steiner scout squad to shake things up...

  • @raycearcher5794
    @raycearcher57943 жыл бұрын

    "What if we built an anti-aircraft pillbox, then put legs on it?"

  • @bthsr7113

    @bthsr7113

    3 жыл бұрын

    Other AA platforms are basically the same, but with wheels or treads instead of legs.

  • @KageRyuu6
    @KageRyuu63 жыл бұрын

    The Jagermech was a solution to the Rifleman's armor issues... how? By what removing the rest of it?

  • @Athrun82

    @Athrun82

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey the goal was: better anti air, better heat management, more armor. 2 out of 3 isn't THAT bad

  • @jebe4563

    @jebe4563

    3 жыл бұрын

    With the HBS AC rebalance the 3N averages 26 damage/round with a burst of 34 which it can maintain for 7 rounds. The Jagermech is locked at 28 damage/round which it can maintain for 15 rounds. Given neither is supposed to directly engage an enemy Mech 120 v. 96 Armor doesn't much effect its ability to do its intended job and it carries the same targeting system. In short the Jagermech is a better flak spitter with Level 1 Tech with AC rebalance in place. The reason it stays ahead is the Rifleman's sustained pattern is 4-2-4-2, while a Jagermech's is the full quad, the AC2s do more than half the damage of the LL, and it has the ammo to keep the AC5s going longer. At Level 2 with ES, FF, CASE, and DHS supporting STD engines the relationships between the two holds. Just now the theoretical Rifleman 3Nb would have a pair of ER_LL, a pair of UAC/5s, and 1 ton per UAC v. the theoretical Jagermech having a pair of AC2, a pair of UAC5s and 2 tons per UAC. Without AC rebalance the Jagermech is 14 damage/round versus 18 damage/round and one's left to assume Kallon was simply trolling the FedSuns.

  • @templarw20

    @templarw20

    3 жыл бұрын

    So... I guess I might be speaking from a position of ignorance, but isn't the Blackjack a slightly better version? Lighter and more mobile (with the jump jets and such). Smaller guns, though, and doesn't have the Rifleman's targeting system? Or is there something else? I guess the Blackjack, while a good infantry-style mech (see Tex's firing line description), isn't as good at hitting airborne targets? Thinking in terms of role, not necessarily damage output.

  • @Athrun82

    @Athrun82

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@templarw20 You could probably co-opt the Blackjack into an anti-air role but it's first purpose was anti-infantry (before they threw that concept out of the window and recreated it into a fire-support Mech

  • @jebe4563

    @jebe4563

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@templarw20 In crunch terms the point of the Rifleman/Jagermech is to induce a Pilot Skill Roll. A PSR requires 3 shots to made against the ASF, which is why the Lancelot is referenced as being the SLDF's intended replacement for the Rifleman with its 2LL/PPC arrangement. The Blackjack per fluff has a pair of 40mm Autocannons and is intended simply for ranged direct fire support. If you take weight of ammo per shot, AC rebalance numbers, and 80s era context you can approximate the the AC/2 with 5 damage as an ARES 75mm triple shot autocannon, the AC/5 15 shout as the proposed ARES 90mm triple shot autocannon, the AC/10 at the proposed 105mm triple shot ARES autocannon, and the AC/20 as either a theoretical 120mm triple shot or 180mm single shot gun depending on your preference with the obvious recoil issues causing practical range problems with keeping the group tight enough. When proposed and built the ARES 75mm high velocity autocannon was intended to be a dual purpose gun to take on Soviet tanks and Aircraft, and is generally more coherent than the effectively official position the AC/2 is a burst from a 40mm autocannon, the AC/5 is a ~10 round burst from a 50mm autocannon.

  • @_Dogberry_
    @_Dogberry_3 жыл бұрын

    THE MARAUDER IS NEXTTTTT WHOOOOOOOOO LETS GO BABY

  • @malachai1381

    @malachai1381

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to meet my wife all over again 😉

  • @_Dogberry_

    @_Dogberry_

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@malachai1381 First mech I ever loved. Sorry CRB :)

  • @dalesheen1816

    @dalesheen1816

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@malachai1381 my.. mechfu (mech Waifu) was the.. catapult. She's to me the perfect example of what a real life modern mech would be. A gunpod on legs with a Russian t-34 like mentality of interchangeable weapon systems, easy to build and maintain, cheap in cost and reliability. the damn thing is like a modular snap together model set mech (the ones where you don't even need glue).

  • @Zenoflame
    @Zenoflame3 жыл бұрын

    Great as always, though I must say you missed a golden opportunity to talk about Capellan pain relief, Capellan Aspirin (tm) may not work on your pain, but the state says it does so it will.

  • @SaberViper

    @SaberViper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Capellan aspirin, it takes away your pain because we say so! *if the product doesn't work please tell your local maskirovka officer that you aren't loyal enough to the state for a refund of your purchase

  • @schnarre0
    @schnarre03 жыл бұрын

    ...Lost track of the number of variants of this 'Mech that I toyed with over the years. Among the most common: 1= Replacing the AC/5s with LRM-10 racks (1 ton of ammo each), & replacing the AC ammo in the center torso with a Flamer (after all, who doesn't love the smell of cooked enemy infantry in the morning?) & 2= Replace the AC/5s & Large Lasers with a quad battery of Medium Lasers, while swapping out the torso-mounted Medium Lasers with PPCs, with extra Armor & Heat Sinks. This variant worked pretty well in the BattleTech PC game that was released not too long ago (haven't tried it with RogueTech yet though). ...Ah, memories! Keep up the good work Tex.

  • @Abb0able
    @Abb0able3 жыл бұрын

    George Ledoux/Duncan Fisher was always a great guy with fans, i remember playing him on mechwarrior4 mercs Team Banzai servers

  • @AzureIV
    @AzureIV3 жыл бұрын

    A force of Catapults, Blackjacks, and Riflemen would be a militarily effective and cost effective second line in any combat.

  • @clayendfield4850

    @clayendfield4850

    3 жыл бұрын

    Add an Awesome or two to the line, and the only thing you have to worry about is unfavorable topography and scout mechs equipped with stealth.

  • @AzureIV

    @AzureIV

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean, that is what the Blackjacks are for: popping scout mechs.

  • @TustlePlays

    @TustlePlays

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AzureIV But what if the "scout mechs with stealth" are "scout mechs" from Friedrich Lance of House Steiner?

  • @AzureIV

    @AzureIV

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TustlePlays Man, they are so sneaky. Did you see how they infiltrated that House Kurita meeting? I don't think anyone can stop them, even with a million Blackjacks.

  • @TustlePlays

    @TustlePlays

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AzureIV Your only hope of victory is to out-Steiner the Steiner Scout Squad. And that'll be quite the trick indeed!

  • @Robloxman01
    @Robloxman013 жыл бұрын

    Aww yeah, the new Tex Talks Battletech is coming out on my birthday.

  • @donaldcampbell3043

    @donaldcampbell3043

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I got Tukayyid for mine May 20

  • @Keeper

    @Keeper

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday

  • @logang7203

    @logang7203

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday my dude

  • @themigraineshow

    @themigraineshow

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy birthday bubba 🤘

  • @amurizon
    @amurizon3 жыл бұрын

    I love how Tex's voice reminds me of the Metal Gear Solid series, as well as Elias Toufexis's voice acting (and it was so fun hearing his voice in the campaign!). 😄

  • @Gillymonster18
    @Gillymonster183 жыл бұрын

    Little details: the dropship’s turret retracting and a panel falling off. Such great work!

  • @theblackpantslegion

    @theblackpantslegion

    3 жыл бұрын

    We have so many tiny details. Good luck finding them all :)

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