There are few things that bring forth deep rooted terror in seasoned pilots, however the phrase "Bring Forth the Comfy Chair" is one of them, especially when it is unexpected.
As unexpected as, say, the Spanish Inquisition was.
And while this particularly comfy chair may have been unexpected, it's not in any way unwelcome.
You can now only get this gear through Vortex crates, but a few pieces were available on the blac.. I mean through suppliers who provide for the more discerning collector of rare purveyances.
I was fortunate enough to get hold of one, and while the price at the time was perhaps a touch on the expensive side, it is nonetheless a very tidy bit of kit.
Suitable only for the super heaviest of machines, it is precisely what you would hope for in a piece of cockpit equipment, the ultimate evolution of the humble cup older.14 Precision... check. In fact that's the best target acquisition and tracking you can get, bar none.
3% Crit-kill... check. Plenty of pieces out there that have a rating the same, but there are also plenty who don't. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm more than happy to take a chance of one shotting a 100 tonner if its facing me.
Now there are plenty of cockpit systems that have these two in conjunction with other bonuses, and in this case its Freeze rated at 11% and Slow rated at a reduction factor of 8.
Both lend themselves to being popped onto an Ice chassis, but of course you can't! The Boreas is the heaviest Icer at 95 tons. Maybe Unification has a 100 ton ice mech out there... if these things are being pulled into the Vortex, they have to come from somewhere?
But that's pure conjecture on my part...
But getting back on point, it does allow a starting point to stack Ice weapons on a 100 ton chassis if you are looking at special build.
Otherwise, again these are useful bonuses that can disable a big enemy and that is always a useful thing. Infact if you check, this piece is a reasonably logical extension of the M-hole being the only other cockpit sytem that has this combination of bonuses, albeit in differing amounts.
All in all, I'm not unhappy with this. It fills a gap that the M-hole can't due to its tonnage restriction, and gives a solid boost to any 100 tonner you put it on.
Thumbs up from me!
Submitted by David McCallum : #701548