BATTLETECH: The Demolisher

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  • Опубліковано 11 бер 2023
  • The #Demolisher is one of the most shockingly powerful #tanks in the history of the #InnerSphere. Built after the #SuccessionWars, this monstrosity is a slayer of #Battlemechs and other #Battletanks. It isn’t fast, and it’s not extremely well armoured, but it is exceptionally well armed.
    There are legends and fables about this thing’s lethality.
    Even the #Clans and their Warriors would find these things a truly dangerous opponent, as they were ambushed, and blasted out of their mechs, if they were lucky.
    It has fought in every war, and in every major campaign since its appearance. The #GreatHouses were truly blessed by this #Comstar sponsored machine… unless you count all those who suffered because of it.
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  • @idioluh5838
    @idioluh5838 Рік тому +152

    - Demolisher? What a stupid name! Do they call it a Demolisher because it demolish mechs?
    - Actually, yes. It does.

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 Рік тому +6

      I imagine that reply came after the first guy (nearly?) got blammed.

    • @Raso719
      @Raso719 Рік тому +1

      Demolisher? I hardly know her!

  • @kitirena_koneko
    @kitirena_koneko Рік тому +82

    Before TR3050 was released, I was playing a classic BattleTech game against a friend, and we were fielding a lance each of Mechs and vehicles. My friend fielded a Demolisher he named "Moses". I asked him why he named it that, and he replied, "Because when you encounter him, you're going to beg me to let your people go!"
    He was right.

  • @paladinslash4721
    @paladinslash4721 Рік тому +83

    To quote a certain Texan. “How am I going to stop some big mean mother hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind? The answer is a gun. And if that don’t work, use more gun.”

  • @dehibler4811
    @dehibler4811 Рік тому +69

    Demolisher are the only things in the battle tech universe that a Steiner scout lance will actually make a plan to attack.

    • @CMDRFandragon
      @CMDRFandragon 8 місяців тому +2

      Plan? Shoot it and shoot it now.

  • @Bomfunker91
    @Bomfunker91 Рік тому +272

    More than once in HBS Battletech, I've been cavalier about sending my lance into a terrain-heavy area, only for one of those red blips to turn into a pair of AC20s eager to say hello. Horrifying little monster, this thing.

    • @craigwinter3792
      @craigwinter3792 Рік тому +36

      Like, "oh, we're you attached to those limbs? Shame"

    • @BoisegangGaming
      @BoisegangGaming Рік тому +22

      "So you have chosen death" *blap* *blap*

    • @acetraker1988
      @acetraker1988 Рік тому +3

      PFFT AC's never hit anything in HBS BT. You have evasion pips and Hit Defence...

    • @Bomfunker91
      @Bomfunker91 Рік тому +36

      ACs never hit except when they do.

    • @acetraker1988
      @acetraker1988 Рік тому +1

      @@Bomfunker91 They only time AC's hit in HBS BT is when they stray shot. You have insane Hit Defence and Evasion Tokens the AI never hits with ACs.

  • @guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285
    @guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 Рік тому +66

    My favorite story involving the demolisher has to be one from the TRO's; a group of pirates were trying to raid the warehouses of a Combine star port, but while they had a full company of mechs and an assault lance... there was only one way they could credibly approach from and it was guarded by 4 demolishers. Unable to bait them into the open or outflank them, the pirates decided to try and bulldoze their way in with their assault lance, guessing that they could use them to absorb the firepower and distract the tankers long enough to allow more units to simply storm in.
    The plan failed utterly as the tankers concentrated their 8 heavy AC on each mech as they rounded the corner, tearing the 85 ton rampages to peices, and ultimately forcing the pirates to retreat with the brutal losses they'd incured.

  • @Chris_Sizemore
    @Chris_Sizemore Рік тому +38

    When mech pilots gather together and start telling horror stories, the Demolisher is the boogeyman. A monster that stalks the concrete jungle. The beast that barks from the forest. The lone gunman haunting the hills. The legend of the Demolisher is its biggest weakness. Even when mech pilots have other more vulnerable targets, they will focus on the Demolisher first. That is the kind of respect the Demolisher has earned.
    The Demolisher is one of the few vehicles that would make a clan warrior lament that this tank isn't fair. It would raise fear amongst the clanners, who more than death fear the dishonor of being bested by a tank. In a galaxy dominated by mechs, this is one of the few tanks that get treated as an equal.

    • @Jonnyg325
      @Jonnyg325 Рік тому +4

      Too many young pilots fight Scorpions and APCs and think, "a vehicle will never threaten me" little do they know that those are the least of the bunch

    • @sohmingjian
      @sohmingjian 11 місяців тому +1

      There is 1 more veh im scared of other then e demolisher. The alacorn MK.VII🥶

  • @mikedowd6015
    @mikedowd6015 Рік тому +95

    I recall one fun (for me, not the opponent) encounter between a Crusader and a Demolisher. The Crusader managed to get partial cover behind a low ridge and was laying waste to my tank lance with its missiles. The Demolisher rolled up and let go with both barrels. I hit and rolled a pair of sixes on the punch table... One AC/20 hit the head, the other went through the space the head formerly occupied....

    • @JeanLucCaptain
      @JeanLucCaptain Рік тому +19

      I heard the UNREAL TOURNAMENT announcer voice say DOUBLE HEADSHOT.

    • @hammer1349
      @hammer1349 Рік тому +2

      If I may ask why were you rolling on the punch table?

    • @mikedowd6015
      @mikedowd6015 Рік тому +6

      @@hammer1349 Partial cover. The legs were unavailable to be hit, being covered by the ridge. Back in the OLD days (pre- Total Warfare), if the legs were covered, the to-hit was more difficult, but you used the Punch table to determine the hit location.
      Nowadays, you still use the normal hit table, but ignore the legs for any hits. What can I say? I played when rocks were still soft.

  • @michaelmorford3932
    @michaelmorford3932 Рік тому +112

    Demolisher is everything the Urbanmech UM-R60L was supposed to be, but twice as effective (or more)

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 Рік тому +4

      Can it jump or pew though?

    • @Doomer1984
      @Doomer1984 Рік тому +12

      ​@@bthsr7113 nope
      Just "Pow Pow!"

    • @tenchraven
      @tenchraven Рік тому +1

      Its also three times the weight and arguably less mobile despite being better armoured. :P A rediculous statement.

    • @michaelmorford3932
      @michaelmorford3932 Рік тому +16

      @Kevin D I disagree. It's a vastly superior cost-effective platform of destruction. UM-R60L has 4 tons of armor, and the Demolisher has 10. UM-R60L has 32km/h Top Speed, and the Demolisher has 54km/h. UM-R60L has ONE AC/20, and the Demolisher has TWO AC/20.
      I fail to see how my statement is ridiculous. ☕️

    • @macbraun1546
      @macbraun1546 Рік тому +2

      @@michaelmorford3932 Urbie can kick.

  • @Alverant
    @Alverant Рік тому +13

    In HBS Battletech I dismissed a Demolisher and it removed the head of my most experienced pilot. I felt like King Author in Monty Python's Grail movie when they saw what the rabbit could do.

  • @ambientlight3876
    @ambientlight3876 Рік тому +137

    This thing is as terrifying as an Atlas to some. Having playing with and against these monsters, if properly employed they simply outgun most older tech mechs for a fraction of the cost.

    • @tomarmadiyer2698
      @tomarmadiyer2698 Рік тому +9

      I'd rather see an Atlas than a Demolisher

    • @brothersgt.grauwolff6716
      @brothersgt.grauwolff6716 Рік тому +8

      oh trust me every time our old GM back in 98-09 placed 1-2 of these on the table we players had PTSD flashbacks

    • @krissteel4074
      @krissteel4074 Рік тому +8

      Yeah its a boogeyman if ever there was. He's just out there ending some dreams and taking souls.

    • @charlesballiet7074
      @charlesballiet7074 Рік тому +5

      king crab for a 3erd the price

    • @paladinslash4721
      @paladinslash4721 Рік тому +1

      I like hiding these things behind heavy and assault lances.

  • @dreammirrorbrony1240
    @dreammirrorbrony1240 Рік тому +115

    I would use a matching pair of these, painted to appear identical. One is the double Gauss Rifles model to lure enemies in to kill it, only to lead them into the close range with its double AC-20 partner.

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 Рік тому +25

      That's twisted. I love it.

    • @observationsfromthebunker9639
      @observationsfromthebunker9639 Рік тому +17

      ​@@samphadhavihara4035 My old merc unit from back in the day had a lance from the assault company that was Shrek + Demolisher + Patton x2. Very much an effective linebreaker & lineholder unit. 😄

    • @paulsim7589
      @paulsim7589 Рік тому +1

      @@samphadhavihara4035 good in the day. But if your out ranged by all the ER stuff your to slow to close in. So switching up to the head clippers that still have the PPC's minimum range as a lure seems wise come 3055. Although i love the Shrik....

    • @mattlewandowski73
      @mattlewandowski73 Рік тому +2

      @@samphadhavihara4035 I had a schrek in my armor unit as well for my merc battalion. It was a wicked li'l beast. Long range and judicious retreats into an urban environment then powering down after driving into a shopping center building and the pursuing mechs are roll up in their heavies and assault mechs thinking they have a easy target in an urban environment. alternately do the same into heavy woods. I like to picture the opposing forces chasing the schrek as its crew drives into heavy woods, jump out and start pulling camo netting over the tank. I was fond of saying as I launched my ambush "Your audio sensors suddenly pick up PA systems from numerous sources cranking up an ancient terran music style called heavy iron or something to that effect a moment before you hear BOOM!" My demolishers, my single schrek, and my lighter vehicles where among my favorites to play back in the 90s. (IIRC it was 93 or 94 when I got my first armored units though I had been playing since 88)

  • @meining-mech4378
    @meining-mech4378 Рік тому +83

    My buddy is very proud of his Demolisher. He scored the old BattleDroids 4-treaded version in a eBay sale, and always deploys it when he can. I’ve felt its caress a few times, and ooof, that hurts!

  • @Archangelm127
    @Archangelm127 Рік тому +10

    "Good enough is fucking perfect." --Professor Tex

  • @Aettaro
    @Aettaro Рік тому +31

    The Mechwarrior games don't necessarily do vehicles justice, but the Demolisher has been terrifying in every iteration. Damned thing will tear mechs to pieces.
    Also I love seeing the tcg image again after all this time. So many memories.

  • @entropy11
    @entropy11 Рік тому +42

    Two Demolisher+SRM Carrier pairs staged on either side of an urban crossroads are a Worst Case Scenario for many mechs.

    • @observationsfromthebunker9639
      @observationsfromthebunker9639 Рік тому +7

      Back off and have the Chippewa flight do a strafing run instead! :D

    • @elroyscout
      @elroyscout Рік тому +11

      Hell, it's a worst case scenario for some smaller dropships

    • @observationsfromthebunker9639
      @observationsfromthebunker9639 Рік тому +5

      @@elroyscout Talk about a hot LZ!

    • @Eulemunin
      @Eulemunin Рік тому +9

      Been there, have the scraped Warhammer to prove it.

    • @observationsfromthebunker9639
      @observationsfromthebunker9639 Рік тому +5

      @@Eulemunin Tell me about it! It was no assault mech that showed me my Warhammer had pretzel legs! A Demolisher hit BOTH legs on successive turns, and left me to hobble around for the rest of the battle. While my so called friends laughed, called me Captain Silver, and made jokes about ordering fish and hush puppies.

  • @wun1gee
    @wun1gee Рік тому +30

    "There is a fairly awkward weapons system that can, if a pilot is crazy enough, stumble into, take a hit from and then say 'hi' to a Demolisher. This same system can then roflstomp it into 2 dimensions. It can then find that one last guy who survived and decide whether or not to punt him back to his own lines before disappearing, warcrimes unexplained, fading into the fog of war like a cryptid made of dying mens nightmares."

    • @Ironclockwork
      @Ironclockwork Рік тому +4

      ...A Charger?

    • @jamesbuckner4791
      @jamesbuckner4791 Рік тому +4

      Prof. Tex. Member of the Van Zandt Milita.

    • @Ironclockwork
      @Ironclockwork Рік тому +1

      @@jamesbuckner4791 Yeah, I know it's Tex who made those statements. I was simply guessing at the weapons system that he was remarking upon. :P

    • @krullachief669
      @krullachief669 Рік тому +3

      The Stalker II? With its 35 TONS OF HARDENED ARMOR? I cannot stress enough how much hardened armor this thing has.

    • @WolfHreda
      @WolfHreda 3 місяці тому

      ​@@Ironclockworkit was in the Charger video, yes.

  • @Charon-5582
    @Charon-5582 Рік тому +8

    When you simply must give the enemy the old one-two punch.

  • @Somewhat-Evil
    @Somewhat-Evil Рік тому +17

    An ICE engine means no "power up detected" warning from your mech's on-board computer assistant. 💀
    Thankfully it needs regular refueling. ⛽

  • @theapostatejack8648
    @theapostatejack8648 Рік тому +67

    Interestingly The Clans learned from their initial encounters with these tracked monsters.
    In 3058 a new version of the Demolisher entered production. This one was armed with twin LB 20-X cannons, a pair of co-ax medium pulse lasers, and a six machine guns to keep enemy infantry away.
    My best guess is that some Elementals pointed out just how vulnerable tanks are to determined powered infantry, and it spooked the design staff.

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 Рік тому +3

      Except that was a clan variant. so they more likely saw a battle armor killer that could be made, then relearned the fear that determined and crafty infantry can cause.

    • @JeanLucCaptain
      @JeanLucCaptain Рік тому

      Is there an illustration Of that one?

    • @theapostatejack8648
      @theapostatejack8648 Рік тому +1

      @@JeanLucCaptain Not that I know of.

    • @youtmeme
      @youtmeme Рік тому

      interesting but totally takes away from the purpose and strengths of the tank. that's why its best used with support.

    • @theapostatejack8648
      @theapostatejack8648 Рік тому +10

      @@youtmeme I don't see how. It can still do the same job perfectly well with regular ammo. That it has used the weight saved by clan-tech for some defensive firepower hardly detracts from its battlefield potential. The extra weapons aren't a substitute for proper combined arms operation, they're a safety-net for when things go sideways in a pinch.
      After all, they're rather sneaky, those Blakeist types.

  • @nexusofice9135
    @nexusofice9135 Рік тому +41

    One of the...if not THE TANK of BattleTech.

  • @blue95kun
    @blue95kun Рік тому +22

    The Demolisher, Schrek were the vehicles that taught me to respect the tank when I was starting to properly delve into BattleTech starting with the HBS game. It certainly was a scare after getting used to fighting Strikers and Bulldogs.

  • @ianjankus8090
    @ianjankus8090 Рік тому +33

    Oh heck no. I hate these things. A squad of demolishers in a city fight is a nightmare

    • @Jon-ef4hh
      @Jon-ef4hh Рік тому +6

      At least they're not Demolisher 2's?

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 Рік тому +6

      @@Jon-ef4hh Someone decided to fit both UAC 20 and LB20X on the same turret. Sounds like my kind of lunatic designer.

    • @lordsherifftakari4127
      @lordsherifftakari4127 Рік тому

      so is a squad of Demolishers in a city fight when supported by Axemen mechs!
      nowhere is Safe!

  • @christopher5723
    @christopher5723 Рік тому +5

    In a mech-centric universe the Demolisher is one of the few vehicles that absolutely commands respect.

  • @fmailaender
    @fmailaender Рік тому +47

    Played a couple of games with double blind rules. Our Gamemaster luckily didn't include one of these but I run into a SRM Carrier and got deleted. So I fear hidden Tanks even more than hidden Mechs.

    • @MrDmitriRavenoff
      @MrDmitriRavenoff Рік тому +5

      SRM Carriers are brutal. I've made the mistake in HBS Battletech several times. It's rough to see a medium scout get sand papered to death.

    • @robrib2682
      @robrib2682 Рік тому +1

      Have to watch out for the people piloting the weapon system that doesn't gain all the glory or fame, because they will and can fight dirty due to no one cares

  • @rainmaker7667
    @rainmaker7667 Рік тому +12

    Waiting for Long Tom Artillery Platform. Because fuck that grid in particular.

  • @wraith7989
    @wraith7989 Рік тому +6

    A Demolisher on the left and an SRM Carrier on the right. Screw your mech.

  • @sergprot1053
    @sergprot1053 Рік тому +22

    even one ac20 is scary at pre-clan era tech-levels, and thaths beast have two and low cost.

    • @BigRed40TECH
      @BigRed40TECH  Рік тому +11

      2 even during the Clan Invasion, at such a low cost, is pretty scary tbh.

  • @FunkyBaconArts
    @FunkyBaconArts Рік тому +7

    Walking past a building or piece of cover only to have a Demolisher casually roll up behind you would make even the most war hardened pilots sweat with fear. Even the Awesome's impressively thick back armor would crumble under such devastating blows.

  • @johnarnold8485
    @johnarnold8485 Рік тому +7

    I admit my knowledge of the armored vehicles of Battletech is limited save for hovertanks, given my father's tendency to favor them over scout mechs for his lances.
    The Demolisher is a glorious exception. The raw fear of seeing one on the battlefield and having to account for it or even knowing that you already got unlucky when instead of a 40 ton chump you got this monster from the Opfor Generator. Love the heck out of it and learning more of its lore was even more delightful.

    • @Ironclockwork
      @Ironclockwork Рік тому

      Your father has good taste.

    • @johnarnold8485
      @johnarnold8485 Рік тому +4

      @Ironclockwork "There's always a road son, right where the battlemaps meet. Never take your foot off the throttle, never bite off more than you can chew, and fire your SRMs every round you can."

  • @randyfant2588
    @randyfant2588 Рік тому +8

    I ran a campaign a long time ago. The group took out 2 demolishers, but with little body damage, the turrets were blown off both of them. so they salvaged the 2 hulls. shortly after that, they were in an engagement where LT artillery was flying in towards them, their recon found the source - a river gunboat on the nearby lake (I used my 2400 scale mini of USS New York ACR-2) I made the fore and aft turrets twin LT turrets and the sides bristle with AC-5 and AC-2s so they decided to ignore it and fought under bombardment. after the battle they sent an air unit to track the ship down river where they set up an ambush, crippled its engines then pulled back till night. That's when they did a commando raid and sabotaged the aft magazine, blowing the aft end of the ship to pieces. They were then able to salvage part of the foreword section of the ship, including the 2 forward LT mountings. They then used the salvager Demolisher hulls to mount these pieces on, giving them heavy mobile artillery support, till they ran out of ammo, anyway.

  • @dashiellgillingham4579
    @dashiellgillingham4579 Рік тому +19

    This thing is a monster. I love it. All the pain of an SRM carrier with none of the pain of finding dice for it. Also a great dodge now that I’m not allowed to custom build things anymore.

  • @oliverlacota3112
    @oliverlacota3112 Рік тому +7

    Ahh, the Demolisher. I have more than a few unpleasant memories of encountering this monster in MW4 Mercs - typically encounters in which there are so many vehicles around that I end up distracted, then suddenly I'll be struck by a large impact, my torso is twisted in a completely different direction, and several formerly-green or yellow components on my 'Mech are suddenly flashing red.

  • @Executioner9000
    @Executioner9000 Рік тому +20

    Between this and the anti-mech claymore (SRM carrier), vehicles in built up terrain are terrifying

    • @JeanLucCaptain
      @JeanLucCaptain Рік тому +1

      Actually and realistically tanks should be even worse in open spaces as irl open country is perfect for large scale tank operations. It would provide plenty of room for fast moving vehicle columns and they are much smaller targets then even the smaller mechs.

    • @Executioner9000
      @Executioner9000 Рік тому +2

      @@JeanLucCaptain the problem in game is that these weapons have quite short ranges. Sure Gauss Tanks are awesome on open plains, but not AC20 tanks.

    • @bthsr7113
      @bthsr7113 Рік тому +5

      @@Executioner9000 Yeah, you want Schreks and Alacorns for open plains.
      Heavy LRM carriers for long range indirect is also funny. For the person sending 80 LRMs from behind cover with every trigger pull.

    • @Executioner9000
      @Executioner9000 Рік тому +2

      @@bthsr7113 I GMd a game, the players were Mercs, and for a mission they were attacking a LRM ammunition factory. I had hidden infantry in a bunker spotting for a company of LRM carriers hidden in a trench behind a low rise. They savaged several of the players Mechs before they got close enough to silence the batteries.

  • @JS-kr8fs
    @JS-kr8fs Рік тому +7

    It's okay. It's super-slow, short-ranged, and has limited ammo. We can just go around.
    Convoy: "We're driving right towards it."
    ARE YOU INSANE!!

  • @paulsim7589
    @paulsim7589 Рік тому +34

    Hmm i have a fear of AC/20's. Much like a hunchback, you want to kill it at range. Or make sure you have enough mates/firepower for DRT. (Dead Right There). This beast has only got more deadly with new tech making it harder to keep at range. I fear the day they put clan HAC on it and give it a ridge line to hold... never mind a targeting computer.

    • @dog209
      @dog209 Рік тому +5

      Honestly just gimme an Alacorn lol but this thing is a cheap alternative for city fighting

    • @MoreEvilThanYahweh
      @MoreEvilThanYahweh Рік тому +11

      Imagine if ComStar had put voidsig on some of these instead of just IFVs.

    • @jamesricker3997
      @jamesricker3997 Рік тому +3

      Hell's Horses would be the ones most likely to do it

    • @paulsim7589
      @paulsim7589 Рік тому +2

      Hmm, no mention in the video of the twin LBX-20 IS version, keeps it cheap, give it more options when fighting in pairs (ie solid + shotgun) and better overall range. A cheap and effective upgrade I suspect you could even retro-fit it to the original turret. The last version in the video, will prevent me sleeping tonight, in case there is one under my bed waiting to get me!😱

    • @paulsim7589
      @paulsim7589 Рік тому +3

      @@MoreEvilThanYahweh I punched the numbers, at 100tons, you can create a dualxHAG40 with 6tons of ammo, backed up with an ER-flamer & targeting computer, with light a light probe (for route finding and mine avoidance). 12 tons of Stealth armour + Angel ECM.
      Its from a vehicle perspective if you go Ferro-Laminar armour (reduced critical risk) and armoured drive train, I think its more effective.
      I would note the cost is 22+, so you could buy an Assault Mech at these costs.
      [Shame you can't get reinforced structure like you can for mechs :) ]

  • @treevenewson
    @treevenewson Рік тому +3

    Nothing says "Get Off My Lawn" better than a Demolisher Heavy Tank.

  • @RaDeus87
    @RaDeus87 Рік тому +6

    I think everyone remembers the first time a Demolisher one-shoted one of their Mechs.
    I'd prioritize taking out a Demolisher over any mech, the fear-factor and pain-conditioning is real 😅

  • @tapioperala3010
    @tapioperala3010 Рік тому +4

    YES! TANKS! And Demolisher embodies what I as a FDF combat engineer do.
    Arrive. Raise hell. Leave.

  • @TheStrayHALOMAN
    @TheStrayHALOMAN Рік тому +11

    There is one in Mechwarrior Living Legends with a Improved Heavy Gauss with 36 rounds and a Heavy PPC.
    If you're a good shot like me you can take out Battle armor and air assets with it.

    • @cmstrlisteningpostno.1269
      @cmstrlisteningpostno.1269 Рік тому +2

      Oh yeah, love the double GR Demo on MWLL. A great tanky sniper when I last played.

    • @TheStrayHALOMAN
      @TheStrayHALOMAN Рік тому +1

      @@cmstrlisteningpostno.1269 I pick the double light gauss 2 hvac 2 rifleman instead because of the arms being able to pitch over 200 degrees up.
      The 2 Hvac10 Demo does more dps than the gauss one but it's trickier to aim and requires you to maintain fire on a target.

  • @Kpiozero
    @Kpiozero Рік тому +4

    I thought he was hyping this vehicle up quite a bit, what could it possible be armed with. Oh Blake's Blood, that's monstrous.

  • @heirofaniu
    @heirofaniu Рік тому +3

    There's nothing funnier or more satisfying in a city fight than a successful ambush. And no ambush is funnier or more satisfying than an ambush by a Demolisher.

  • @argokarrus2731
    @argokarrus2731 Рік тому +7

    The older designs were some of my favorite tank designs in the whole of Battletech, and in my very humble opinion, is significantly cooler than the 40k tank variant of the same name

  • @PopeMetallicus
    @PopeMetallicus Рік тому +7

    This thing is the Devil incarnate. This, the Schrek, and the Alacorn are why vehicles should be stomped at every oppurtunity and never, EVER, underestimated

    • @magni5648
      @magni5648 Рік тому +2

      Well funny thing? Aldis also builds the Schrek. And missile carriers. And the Behemoth, the Zhukov, and later the absolute asshole design known as the Regulator.

    • @PopeMetallicus
      @PopeMetallicus Рік тому +1

      @@magni5648 I forgot about the Zhukov...fuck that thing

  • @archerbascha8757
    @archerbascha8757 Рік тому +9

    One of the most appropriately named tanks out there.

  • @Sanchuniathon384
    @Sanchuniathon384 Рік тому +5

    Anytime this tank shows up on the battlefield, in any configuration, I can't help but change my targeting focus to the Demolisher. The longer it sticks around, the less chance I have of surviving. There's just nothing else on the field that can do that.

  • @haroldcarfrey4206
    @haroldcarfrey4206 10 місяців тому +2

    "The Lyran military folded" the most damning statement ever uttered about the Lyran Commonwealth...

  • @ampgp03d
    @ampgp03d Рік тому +6

    The demolisher is the inner sphere’s personification of hippy hoppity get off my property.

  • @The_Real_Fomsie
    @The_Real_Fomsie Рік тому +3

    Rounding a corner in a city and coming face to face with one of these beasts is an absolute pucker moment.

  • @michaelmijares5547
    @michaelmijares5547 Рік тому +8

    Along with the SRM carrier, the Demolisher is something you'd want to kill at long range.

  • @covahredro8370
    @covahredro8370 Рік тому +8

    Its name is literally what it does and does well.

  • @Hardbass2021
    @Hardbass2021 9 місяців тому +4

    "The Demolisher. We called it Baba Yaga."
    "The Boogeyman?"
    "It was not the Boogeyman, per se. It is the one you send *after* the Boogeyman."
    "Oh."

  • @TheStraycat74
    @TheStraycat74 Рік тому +8

    twin AC-20's because sometimes Eff-You needs an exclamation point...

  • @JeanLucCaptain
    @JeanLucCaptain Рік тому +3

    Hey the Steiner assault squad is coming!
    Demolished Lance: LET THEM

  • @franksmedley7372
    @franksmedley7372 Рік тому +3

    Hello Red.
    The Demolisher is an excellent tank. Especially in City fighting or in forests. Its one weakness is its range, due to the pair of AC 20s it carries. Although, a wise Commander will use them with care and take that shorter ranged combat into account to utilize the tank to its fullest extent.
    When the Clan Invasion was introduced into the game, Demolisher and Shrek main battle tanks were the mainstay of most defensive fighting.
    I used them as well, often to much success. Even against the dreaded Clan Mech forces.
    It is about the worst nightmare of a Mechwarrior, pressing an attack through a city, or into a forested area, to suddenly be confronted by a pair of Demolisher tanks. And, often, the last surprise of their lives.

  • @rathburnscape6465
    @rathburnscape6465 Рік тому +4

    I remember not having too many good mechs to field, but I had many tanks. That brought down a nice heavy Lance of clan tech mechs.

  • @mbr5742
    @mbr5742 Рік тому +7

    The HillyBilly tanks - Oversized, guzzles fuel and has oversized guns. Guess it also runs on Moonshine if needed

    • @gmradio2436
      @gmradio2436 3 місяці тому

      Is there a LBX model? For that double barrel shotgun.

  • @TurboWulfe
    @TurboWulfe Рік тому +8

    Our merc company back in the day got a hold of a Behemoth and that was a game changer, if you can, later obviously could you cover the Behemoth? Thanks lve the channel keep up the great job 😎🤘🍻

  • @bthsr7113
    @bthsr7113 Рік тому +1

    I can practically hear the eye roll in the "this would UNFORTUNEATELY change."

  • @nineballmk2
    @nineballmk2 Рік тому +6

    reminds me of the mammoth tanks from command and conquer

  • @VultureXV
    @VultureXV Рік тому +3

    I think it's actually kind of funny that some of the more cost-effective designs are still essentially 'primitive' tanks and traditional armor.
    Goes to show how self-aware the game is honestly.

  • @PaganPilot
    @PaganPilot 4 місяці тому +1

    "Double the Gun, double the fun" -Tank Commander Sam Stone (call-sign: "Serious")

  • @OrangeAmped
    @OrangeAmped 5 днів тому +1

    Love the Deadeye quote 😀 RIP Deadeye

  • @revenvrake7412
    @revenvrake7412 Рік тому +10

    While the twin AC20 model is terrifying, I find the MRM model of the Demolisher is also a scary opponent if it has help. That thing will toss 90 missiles down range every turn for 12 turns. While MRMs are not that accurate they do have reach and if c3 is used, a scout can bring some serious hurt with it.

  • @Dracobyte
    @Dracobyte Рік тому +2

    Old mechs: "I fear no man...
    But THAT THING scares me!".

  • @realmofrandom3696
    @realmofrandom3696 Рік тому +5

    im honestly more scared of this thing than an atlas in the video games, an atlas is a big target to hit, but a demolisher comes up to about knee height on an atlas, and it is a lot easier for the demolisher to hit me than it is for me to hit it

  • @nilswassem7209
    @nilswassem7209 Рік тому +4

    The moment when you enter a city with your lance and suddenly have to decide:
    Do i prefer the fight with a hunchback and two commandos or the two demolishers and the von luckner behind me...
    No good choices to make here... poor marauder...

  • @Inquisitor-Yog-Sothoth
    @Inquisitor-Yog-Sothoth Рік тому +6

    Ah yes priority number one on a battlefield. Because if left unattended you will quickly be enlightened as to why that was a mistake. One few live to correct.

  • @kennetth1389
    @kennetth1389 Рік тому +3

    My favorite anti-clan tank.
    UAC 20 and a Gauss.
    So much fun.

  • @Dang_Near_Fed_Up
    @Dang_Near_Fed_Up Рік тому +1

    You got to love a tank with 80 points of "GO AWAY NOW!!!"
    So long as it's on your side of course.

  • @fix0the0spade
    @fix0the0spade Рік тому +3

    I run these paired with LRM carriers, 2 of each in a Lance. It's funny watching people torn between hunting down the LRM Spammers and facing 4 AC/20s. Quite often they'll finish games without firing a shot, which to me is even funnier, they're like the massive spider in the middle of the room, everyone edges around. Or if it's allowed, the SLDF Gauss Rifle variant, because why not?

  • @brothersgt.grauwolff6716
    @brothersgt.grauwolff6716 Рік тому +8

    ugh these tanks always gave me trouble back in 98-09 I'd sweat profusely every time the GM set 1-2 of these little monsters on the table

  • @Scrubwave
    @Scrubwave Рік тому +4

    Square of death isn't real, it can't hurt you.

  • @TheFightingNemo
    @TheFightingNemo Рік тому +14

    Another absolutely mint video, as usual. I'd love to see you do a deep dive into some of the enduring mysteries in the Battletech universe... Green Ghosts, the Minnesota Tribe, Vandenberg White Wings, rumors of surviving Camerons, and the Disappearing Battleship of Merope, to name a few.

  • @rochedl
    @rochedl Рік тому +2

    I remember the story about Big Bertha, this demolisher went thru four different crews and there are bets on how long the current crew would last.

  • @JadedWidower357
    @JadedWidower357 Рік тому +4

    can't catch the premiere, dude. I'll have to watch it this evening. Can't wait, buddy.

  • @charlesballiet7074
    @charlesballiet7074 Рік тому +3

    the OG distraction carnifex of the BT world

  • @Maladjester
    @Maladjester 6 місяців тому +1

    Lance commander: "It's just a tank, don't worry about it."
    Mechwarrior: (unable to reply as he and his 'Mech are bits of burning wreckage showering down over several acres)

  • @icealkion
    @icealkion Рік тому +5

    Ah yes the HOW DID THIS MANAGE TO SNEAK UP ON ME AND WHY DOES IT HAVE TWO AC20s AND WHERE DID MY HEAVY MECH GO?

  • @stormcrow28
    @stormcrow28 Рік тому +6

    The Demolisher. A simple, effective low cost design that everyone loves to have on their side, and hates to face. It's also the purple bird's main assault tank outside of the Ontos, so I love it even more. The new art is excellent l. Great video.

  • @jamesshantie1923
    @jamesshantie1923 Рік тому +4

    That is a badass tank. It’s like an E-100 got combined with the fb215/183…. Just a kickass monster.

  • @Malefleur
    @Malefleur Рік тому +1

    Demolisher/KV2: same vibe, same terror!

  • @tryagainbragg2569
    @tryagainbragg2569 Рік тому +8

    Love your content I’ve known of battle tech and played some of the video games but you’re channel was what got me into the books and lore

  • @krieg4017
    @krieg4017 Рік тому +3

    Good!

  • @michaelsudsysutherland5353
    @michaelsudsysutherland5353 Рік тому

    Tis a great honor to be such a high priority target on a battlefield.... More priorty and firepower dedicated to your destruction indicates the level of fear induced upon the foe. Demolisher, like a square of pikemen reminding armored knights that the simple could still humble the mighty.

  • @Charon-5582
    @Charon-5582 Рік тому +2

    I see the demolisher as a sort of cross between an IS-2 and a Jagdtiger. Operationally speaking.

  • @ME262MKI
    @ME262MKI Рік тому +3

    Would love to play a MechWarrior game where you can choose Tanks and other military vehicles besides the regular mechs

  • @thebritishgeek
    @thebritishgeek Рік тому +9

    The only thing that could make it better is ultra ac20s

    • @BigRed40TECH
      @BigRed40TECH  Рік тому +5

      You're going to love this video then... lol

    • @covahredro8370
      @covahredro8370 Рік тому +5

      How about Heavy Gauss Rifles?

    • @BigRed40TECH
      @BigRed40TECH  Рік тому +6

      @@covahredro8370 That's more the Demolisher II's wheelhouse.

  • @defiantmechwarrior2397
    @defiantmechwarrior2397 Рік тому +3

    Great work red

  • @donaldcampbell3043
    @donaldcampbell3043 11 місяців тому +2

    When the first 3 tanks appeared in a Dragon magazine I was the first of our group to play Armour. Had a Demolisher and a Shreck PPC Carrier ambush a couple of guys who hadn't seen the magazine... after my laughter and their wtf looks, tanks appeared oftentimes when I game mastered...

  • @robertroy7818
    @robertroy7818 Рік тому +3

    Demolisher: *exists*
    Any mech under 60 tons: Haha I'm in danger

    • @Ironclockwork
      @Ironclockwork Рік тому +1

      Personally, I'd say any mech class in the Demolisher's shooting range would chuckle about danger. I've been unlucky enough to have some of my assault 'mechs headshotted by these little rascals.

    • @lordsherifftakari4127
      @lordsherifftakari4127 Рік тому +1

      I've seen more than my share off Assault Mechs get new Exhaust Ports torn through them from a Demolisher hidden in a Building.
      and just to add Insult to Injury.
      I have a Friend who used one and crippled an Atlas by Calling a Leg Shot and ripping it's leg off with a Boxcar's Crit roll!
      he then proceeded to drive his Demolisher ONTO said Atlas and parked there sitting on the Mech's Back.

  • @nathanielgrey4091
    @nathanielgrey4091 Рік тому +6

    I am loving the vehicle videos. These things are so over shadowed by the charismatic mechs, but I have taken disturbing damage by LRM tanks from surprise attacks. Respect the big guns or pay the price

  • @joker4-172
    @joker4-172 Рік тому +7

    Amazing work. Your content is always getting better. Your hard work is showing. Damn I love this tank!

  • @CRAZYUNCLE117
    @CRAZYUNCLE117 Рік тому +3

    I had a little drink, and got 'tanked'.

  • @jamesmorin9966
    @jamesmorin9966 Рік тому +3

    The first time I ever encountered one of these in MW5, I turned the corner, and immediately got headshotted by both AC/20s. I fear these things.

  • @xlyg343
    @xlyg343 Рік тому +4

    That was a great tale and a loving rendition of Sgt.Dead Eye.

  • @koonfasa
    @koonfasa Рік тому +1

    And just like that, Manticore and this nightmare pops up. Fantastic stuff! More vehicles pls!

  • @davidmeigs2152
    @davidmeigs2152 Рік тому +3

    Turn the corner to find a Demolisher or an SRM launcher...
    I can think of few things more scary

  • @psychkosys
    @psychkosys Рік тому +4

    In my opinion these are to be teamed with Sturmfeurs. Two LRM 20s while they approach and two AC20s sends them backpedaling.

  • @alexstoyo7850
    @alexstoyo7850 Рік тому +8

    I wonder how you would make an Apocalypse Tank from Red Alert 2 in Mech Warrior universe. The Demolisher is pretty close to that tank already just need LRM launchers on the side and its the nightmare.

    • @alexstoyo7850
      @alexstoyo7850 Рік тому +3

      @@samphadhavihara4035 Very true, that would be an nightmare if you had all the armaments of the Apocalypse, Battle Tech versions, and the platform of the Demolisher. I think AMS, LRM, and AC20's all on the same tank would be an nightmare to fight.

    • @JeanLucCaptain
      @JeanLucCaptain Рік тому +3

      Kinda like the M61A5 from Mobile Suit GUNDAM