Kingfisher Prime: Battlytics | Classic BattleTech Mech Review | Clan Invasion | DFA Wargaming
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- What is a Kingfisher anyway? According to the internet it's not a very intimidating bird at all. But the BattleMech is packed with a standard engine and loads of clan pulse lasers... and that sounds pretty intimidating.
Grab a snack and satisfy your secret love of math as we take a look at the Kingfisher Prime.
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This has got to be my favorite clan assault mech. I don't think it's as outwardly impressive as more famous clan assaults, but this thing is a beast.
I have been preaching the good word on the Kingfisher for so long and so many people just shrug and mumble something about it "not being that special". This video is so validating. Kingfisher just going around handing out death while walking through death
Well said! I love the blood spirits and this is a perfect assault Mech for them: not flashy, tough as nails, fugly, and fierce!
Ive only seen a Kingfisher once thank goodness but I was struck by its rightness in that battle
@@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968 I play blood spirits on the regular and the Kingfisher is my go to right along with the Battle Cobra
Totally love them for my Snow Ravens!
Love Kingfishers. Have for years, Had one about 15 years ago that was reduced to a stick after being the focal point of an entire assault lance and they were so angry when they were flanked and taken out while trying to take out this Zombiemech.
I got the older metal one when i ordered the clan Star for Alphastrike and after a few games of CBT with it it became one of my favorites. Then the new model came out and now im happy.
Ive only seen a Kingfisher once on the table , unlike every other Clan Assault omnimech I was shocked by its survivability . Sure the fire-power is weak on paper compared to say a Warhawk or Direwolf but its still punishing
10:35 wow a ten , note to self get at least one of these for my Nova Cats . Probably already was because the Huntsman is in the same box might double down at least . Like knew this mech was good after seeing it only once but this is off charts
Based off the Pulveriser. Nice. Clan Blood Spirit came up with some great designs w/o using XL engine as well.
Agrees in blood kite
I love some of the oddball Clan Omni's that carry standard engines. Stooping Hawk is a personal favorite just on the looks. Battle Cobra as well. Standard engine crew for the win.
Agree. And another reason I love those second line mechs!!
The perfect balance of speed/power/survivability and range. While some other clan assaults are more powerful 1v1 this thing competes while giving you enough BV for the rest of your star.
Personally i love the king fisher X, but this got me glancing back at the prime for sure.
Have a soft spot for the name of the Mech, this is more than enough justification to find a place for it in my battalion
In AS... It is almost always in my lineup of Ghost Bears. It is a BEAST and has more armor and the H does more damage than a Kodiak for less cost
Fantastic mech
Never realized the KF was such a beast!!! *grabs paint brushes*
Great analysis :-) I've fought this mech a couple of times and after the first fight it became a KOS mech....you can't even harry it with lights as those large pulse just kill them in seconds....a nasty mech that shows older is often better :-)
Indeed!
I love fielding this bad boy in my Battletech:Destiny Clan Wolf lists. Hits hard, won't go down. It's a beauty of Clan design. 🐺
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Haha we do what we can! Thanks for watching!!
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Yeah, this 'Mech came close to knocking my Warhammer IIC down a ranking from your Battlytics. It's a very nice 'Mech, very durable. And a decent speed for the Assault class. I bet you're breathing a sigh of relief that this thing isn't packing a Targeting Computer for called shots or GATOR shenanigans.
I'm looking forward to seeing you maybe fielding this in the future against Thom. Clan Snow Raven vs Clan Jade Falcon to see who rules the roost! The chicken and turkey jokes will be flying that day!
We need to get a cannon Smoke Jaguar with the Kotare blood name piloting one of these.*
*This is a play on the surname. In the Māori language, kōtare is the word for the Sacred Kingfisher, the local NZ species of that bird.
Was forced to use it in a campaign. Thought Battle cobra cross bow. Holy Shit I loved it. Always thought Blood Asp was better til then.
Definitely my favourite Clan assault mech. Especially in Alpha Strike 6/6/3, 9 armour and the full 7 structure thanks to the lack of an xl engine.
So good for the cost!!
This is amazing. I have all the clan boxes and sort of overlooked this guy. It’s incredible what a standard engine will do for you! Great breakdown Aaron.
Definitely get this in the rotation!!
"This thing has a ton of armor" ... no, its got 14.5 tons! :)
Haha 😜
An awesome bonus feature is that almost every configuration has an energy weapon or two in the CT. You can lose both arms and both torsos and still throw out a LPL, 2 ER meds, or an ER PPC (!) to force the enemy to finish it off.
Facts! And they soak up would-be engine crits!
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming Given this monster's configurations, I think I would prefer to take the 1st engine hit over losing the great weapon.
Now, if you said soaking would be gyro hits, I am with you 100%.
Haha fair points!
Did not know this mech was this good. I thought it was just another clan mech named after a bird. The ornithologists win again it seems.
😂
I would love to see a battlelytics for the Stone Rhino and the Iron Cheetah.
I could be wrong but I thought we did the Stone Rhino!
9:47
There is a *very* fringe situation where an ammo death could occur in classic.
Because ammo explosions do 2 pilot hits, if you got 2 pilot hits (falling, random LBX BBs plinking the head armor, etc) and then both ammo bins were blown up, you'd get 6 pilot hits, instantly killing the pilot, which would count as "mech destroyed".
That said: that is a *suuuuper* niche situation you'd need to find yourself in, and I don't think the simulation using Awesome's as the benchmark is ever going to find that situation without killing the pilot with a head shot instead of an ammo explosion.
Otherwise, I've been on team Kingfisher since forever. Clan Blood Spirit represent.
Glad to see this monster getting its day in the sun
Its a fair point!! Extremely rare but possible nonetheless!
@@EnderPryde Any Blood Spirit worth their salt knows the Kingfisher plays great with all those IICs. Who's got time for being flashy when there's killing to to be done?
Great Battlytics! Looking forward to more videos.
Snow Ravens 💪😎
One of the best mechs I have ever had to take down. It was just such a hard time to to kill it. Recommended by me.
That is as fast as it can get, period. Fusion engines only go up to 400 and that one has a 380 in it.
It is a nice solid mech, and a part of me wonders if it helped inspire the Hauptmann, even though it skimped on ES and FF and had a smaller engine. I like most omnimechs with standard engines except for one, the Strider. There is one thing you never give up when designing an omnimech and that is Double Heat Sinks. The rest are optional.
Reasonably fast, good armour and packs a mighty punch. The only drawback is the lack of a one-punch weapon like a Gauss Rifle, but it's still a monster overall.
Hmm. I don't know which is lighter, off the top of my head, the streak 6 or LRM10, but scrap the heavier one, move it to the LT, Clan XL, Gauss in the left arm?
@@Kepora1 Clan XL defeats the purpose of being almost unkillable.
@@MrDmitriRavenoff you gotta chew through both side torsos so not really
Idk - I have to agree. Even two engine hits makes most ‘mechs pretty useless…
I love it - bonus that the Kingfisher originated from/was widely used by Snow Raven and Ghost Bear! And it presents the age-old question: Kingfisher Prime or Vulture Prime? (answer: BOTH)
Always both!
**was stolen by snow raven from the only clan that doesn't suck
Great breakdown!
Quite a beast, no wonder Star Adders based Blood Asp off this.
For a low gunnery, the thing is carrying pulse lasers for days. So it's not like you need a high skill in this variant to make the magic happen. There are others with ER PPCs and LB-X autocannons where I feel gunnery is much of a more needed investment, but for a 'cheap' Assault-class OmniMech the Kingfisher Prime is a monster. This just gives you some slugging power at a lower cost for other newer generation Omnis to skirt the battlefield anyways.
Correct! Even at skill 4 the damage was insane.
This used to be my secret weapon…guess those days are gone 😂
Doh sorry 😆
It doesn't look scary, It looks like an overgrown... Turkey... not to be confused with the Turkina!
My buddy pulled one of these out the first time I he played clans against me, he got mad because I focused it hard, and I can attest they are tough as hell.
An impressive mech. I wonder how it would fare against a pack of Hollanders ;)
One may know soon.
I want to make one with jump jets just so it can be Der Fliegende Hollander
Sounds borderline heretical.
It's all about the borderline
Solid mech. Must use to crush our enemies.
Avg move, tanky and cheap, accurate. This thing punches.
Is the end music a new version of one of the tracks from the 16 bit Battletech game or Mechwarrior 2?! I need it in my ears more
Its the OG song!
@@DeathfromAboveWargaming you have a link for the best version?! I love your content! I want a Battlytics on the Grizzly and Savage Wolf when they eventually come out 🥰
The music is free on YT - just search Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries soundtrack!