Looking at the Anvil Asgard

[Shadow Reaper]

I just watched a guy park three Ursas in an Asgard by parking them sideways. It really wasn’t difficult and he was able to walk between all the vehicles. This makes me interested in keeping a Nursa inside for the bed, and a pair of MTCs with Dominance 2 scatterguns to deploy against bunkers.

I’m liking the MTC more and more as time goes on. It’s small enough to fit in some caves and virtually all compounds. Its agility is quite good and a pair of them working together is serious Rat Patrol stuff. Much better than the open vehicles, IMHO. It is the natural platform for the Dominance. Makes it hard to miss at terrestrial ranges. Also, I like all the storage. Very nicely planned and put together.

If you are planning to place railgun or missile launcher guys who need more ammo than will fit a backpack, this might be your first choice. If you’re running exploration ops on hot or cold planets that limit your time outside, the MTC looks good.

At present, NPCs are firing ballistics fire right through the armor and shield and they kill you dead, but one expects CIG will fix this soon.

While we’re on the subject, the Storm will also fit, and it is dominating in the new ground missions in 4.1. Apart from the fact the Storm’s gun has ridiculous, 5km range; it has such high hull points that it is essentially invulnerable against ground troops unless they have a railgun or missile launcher. The Storm is coming into its own.

 

[Devil Dog Hog]

Ah well. Back at Invictus I played around with my brand-new Starlancer TAC.
Nice big ship. Has all the amenities I'd ever want on a long track across the stars.
Then came Anvil Day and I TESTed the Valkyrie.
Five minutes after the log-off of that session my TAC turned into a femal warrior with a winged helmet screeching Wagner arias...
Such is love at first sight.
I like the flight model (feels heavy but agile enough).
I like the VTOL (pelt the bunker with your turret from above).
Love the side doors (Can be used as entry no problem)
From my perspective it's a Cutlass Black MAX. (And I love my Cutty too)
Those 6 S3s for a nice pattern too. Like a triangle with the pilot in the middle.
As for practicality, you can park an URSA Medivac vertically in the back and still load a tonk as well. Take THAT Andromeda...
PS: The Andromeda would win in a 1x1 versus a Valkyrie. No doubt about that. But as long as Mr. Bong's job ain't duelling he can't go wrong with the Anvil Valyrie.
I know I fly mine more than I do my Phoenix Emerald.
And that one's got a stocked bar!

I was able to park a Pisces in the back with some room to spare. I havnt tried the arrow yet, but I think I'll slip it in.