Where do you put your ammo?

[xChaoSx]

For mediums and higher, is it better to have it in the CT where you have the most armor or legs?

 

[Havamal]

Its personal probably. I dont like ammo in the legs because legs can get hit easily on the side arc.

 

[Pedroig]

Legs, always legs. I’ve lost one leg, and you know what, was still able to shoot stuff. Just 19 days in bed.

 

[Graygan]

Head first, CT second, Legs last.... NEVER EVER EVER in arms or side torsos.

On tabletop, not even in the head. The head is where you keep your backup Med Laser. But that's tabletop... not here.

 

[Delta Assault]

Always the legs. Legs are the best armored limbs and enemies rarely hit them.

 

[kstanb]

Questions on the consequences of ammo explosion; would it be fair to say that if you get a hit that triggers ammo explosion and the location of that ammo is:
Head --> pilot dies
CT --> pilot dies
RT/ LT --> pilot injury, RT/ LT and RA/ LA destroyed
RA/ LA --> pilot OK, RA/ LA destroyed
RL/ LL --> pilot OK, RL/ LL destroyed

am I right?

 

[Adam_Taylor]

Thing is, if they're crit hitting your head or CT structure, you're most likely already dead.

 

[kstanb]

Would it be gamey/ against canon to have ammo far away from the weapon?
like for example, If I am carrying a big gun in the left arm, and having the ammo in the right one

 

[Adam_Taylor]

No, somehow ammo can always reach the weapon. Not sure how, but I guess they didn't want to think about it too much.

 

[CarpeMortis]

I put my ammo in THE SKULLS OF MY ENEMIES!

 

[Adam_Taylor]

I put my ammo in THE SKULLS OF MY ENEMIES!

But then how do you drink your wine?

 

[Col. Darkheart]

I put it in the legs together with jump jets and heat sinks. Less chance to crit that way.
With a bit of positioning that went well so far.

 

[CarpeMortis]

But then how do you drink your wine?

Is this a trick question?

...Through the hole my ammo made in THE SKULLS OF MY ENEMIES.

 

[MotoPsycho]

For mediums and higher, is it better to have it in the CT where you have the most armor or legs?

Always legs. I'll even run 75% armor on the legs. They just rarely seem to get hit. CT is for gyros heatsinks and JJ's ONLY!

 

[Max_Killjoy]

As a general rule, I prefer to put my ammo in the enemy.

 

[Rifter]

Always legs, My legs Pre fired, enemy legs post firing.

 

[Ole122]

Questions on the consequences of ammo explosion; would it be fair to say that if you get a hit that triggers ammo explosion and the location of that ammo is:
Head --> pilot dies
CT --> pilot dies
RT/ LT --> pilot injury, RT/ LT and RA/ LA destroyed
RA/ LA --> pilot OK, RA/ LA destroyed
RL/ LL --> pilot OK, RL/ LL destroyed

am I right?

Mostly me thinks.

RL/LL --> Pilot Injury, RL/LL destroyed is what I've seen so far due to the inevitable knockdown and the injury associated with it you get if the legs is blown off.

 

[Wandering Sentinel]

I try to keep the ammo in the same section as the weapon that needs it. This might sound strange, but stop to think about it. If the ammo's destroyed, the gun's useless anyways, and the opposite is true if the gun gets destroyed. The only time I don't do this is when it's a torso slot and there's weapons in the arm on the same side since losing the torso means losing two sets of weapons. Other than that, if you have a lot of ammo, spread it out so losing one section doesn't leave your mech completely without ammo for one or more weapons.

 

[Adam_Taylor]

Yeah, having the ammo with the weapon does make sense. Because losing one loses you the other usually. Unless you've got two weapons in different locations and are just using one ammo item. Then you have to be picky.

 

[RealCadaver]

Wherever it will fit.