IV-Four

IV-Four Discussion of the IV-Four hero variant of the Quickdraw chassis. This variant has 2 Energy hardpoints, 2 Ballistic hardpoints, 2 Missile hardpoints, 2 Jump Jets and gets the Hero Mech bonus. Fri, 01 May 2026 02:31:54 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 02:31:54 +0000 MechSpecs.com https://mechspecs.com/forums/iv-four.151/ IV-Four "Buzzsaw" (2xMRM30, JJ, 2xDHS, XL290) Fri, 02 Apr 2021 04:58:29 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-buzzsaw-2xmrm30-jj-2xdhs-xl290.13465/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-buzzsaw-2xmrm30-jj-2xdhs-xl290.13465/ invalid@example.com (Superman1980) Superman1980

https://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p290/Grey410/MWO/IV4.jpg
https://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p290/Grey410/MWO/IV4 skills.jpg]]> 15 IV-Four "The Shoulda Jag" (2x AC10, 2x MLas, 2x JJ, XL280) Wed, 08 Jan 2020 02:40:05 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-the-shoulda-jag-2x-ac10-2x-mlas-2x-jj-xl280.5684/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-the-shoulda-jag-2x-ac10-2x-mlas-2x-jj-xl280.5684/ invalid@example.com (Cpt Chattahah) Cpt Chattahah

Great heat efficiency, and, solid sustained DPS, quick moving and she still has vertical supremacy!

I cannot wait to buy this and post my first 1k round!

(Granted, for 1k, I will drop 1x JJ and add a ton of ammo)

GET AT 'EM! Best Hero released in a looooong time!

Chatt.]]> 20 QDK-IV "Bushwackwer 2.0" (2xAC10, 1xLPPC, XL290) + alt Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:53:18 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/qdk-iv-bushwackwer-2-0-2xac10-1xlppc-xl290-alt.16397/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/qdk-iv-bushwackwer-2-0-2xac10-1xlppc-xl290-alt.16397/ invalid@example.com (CarloArmato) CarloArmato BSW-X1 "Compromise" (2xAC10, 1xLPPC, XL265), but with better cooldown quirks.

Without skills, you will be able to fire 2xAC10 every 1.8s and 1xLPPC every 3.6s (1.6s and 3.2s with maximum cooldown skills).
According to MechDB, pre-skills you should be able to alpha strike 19 times without overheating, so you should be able to hold that alpha-strike trigger for around 20 seconds without overheating (I'm estimating the LPPC additional heat and unluckily mechDB calculates alpha strikes with the longest cooldown across all weapons).

The key feature of this build it is it's raw DPS combined with pinpoint accuracy (provided you are good at aiming) coupled with good/almost-optimal speed: flank and keep on hammering until shit hits the fan and you are getting focused.

Be...

QDK-IV "Bushwackwer 2.0" (2xAC10, 1xLPPC, XL290) + alt]]> QKD-IV "Gunslinger" (2xUAC5, 2xMPL, LFE280) Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:09:25 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/qkd-iv-gunslinger-2xuac5-2xmpl-lfe280.16396/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/qkd-iv-gunslinger-2xuac5-2xmpl-lfe280.16396/ invalid@example.com (renzor51) renzor51

Alt with less ammo but also 2 JJ's:

]]> QKD-IV "Hokuto no Mecha" (2xLBX10, 2xSRM2, XL290) + ALT (LE265) Tue, 23 Apr 2019 18:42:52 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/qkd-iv-hokuto-no-mecha-2xlbx10-2xsrm2-xl290-alt-le265.15990/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/qkd-iv-hokuto-no-mecha-2xlbx10-2xsrm2-xl290-alt-le265.15990/ invalid@example.com (CarloArmato) CarloArmato

How to exploit -20% ballistic and missile cooldown: fit one of the highest RoF weapons in the game, chain fire everything and pretend to be Ken Shiro.

With maximum ammo skills, you should have enough ammo to for 1:30 of uninterrupted fire.

On a side note, dual MRM30 is probably better as a hugger / pedo-mech, but dual LBX10 (and even SRM2, now that I think about it) has better "pinpoint-ish" at range (plus you have an XL engine, so you should be hugging nobody in the first place). Keep your 100-250 meters and you should be fine.

ALT: LE 265 version, but your head has little to no armor is an easily exploitable pressure point

]]> 1 IV-Four "Double-down" (2xMRM40, JJ, LE250) Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:30:45 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-double-down-2xmrm40-jj-le250.14262/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-double-down-2xmrm40-jj-le250.14262/ invalid@example.com (Falconium) Falconium
]]> 5 IV-Four "IV-4tyTwenty" (MRM40, MRM20, 2xML, JJ, LE270) + STD255 Thu, 07 Dec 2017 18:37:23 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-iv-4tytwenty-mrm40-mrm20-2xml-jj-le270-std255.13435/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-iv-4tytwenty-mrm40-mrm20-2xml-jj-le270-std255.13435/ invalid@example.com (ThomasAH) ThomasAH

If you want to go zombie with the two belly-mounted medium lasers, you can get this by dropping one ton of ammo, a slightly slower engine and only losing few points of leg armor, but weapons and cooling are still the same:

My skill tree: https://kitlaan.gitlab.io/mwoskill/?p=jsonbin1.5a2852a9fd477e69d2bcf91c
You can easily exchange some range, velocity or heat gen for a shorter cooldown, but the MRMs already fire fast enough due to the missile quirk.

Weapon groups:
1: both ML
2: MRM40+MRM20 (with a...

IV-Four "IV-4tyTwenty" (MRM40, MRM20, 2xML, JJ, LE270) + STD255]]> IV-Four "Fake Centurion" (1xLBX10, 2xMLAS, 2xSRM4, 2xJJ, STD280) Tue, 18 Oct 2016 07:12:53 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-fake-centurion-1xlbx10-2xmlas-2xsrm4-2xjj-std280.11458/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-fake-centurion-1xlbx10-2xmlas-2xsrm4-2xjj-std280.11458/ invalid@example.com (Baradul) Baradul

What happens when you take a Centurion and scale him up to 60 tons and name it IV-Four? You'll get the mobility and brawling potential of a Medium Mech paired with the armor and survivability of a Heavy Mech. The ballistic quirks make the single LB10 viable over a pair and it saves you some tonnage to get the standard engine. Best thing is that you can go full zombie with him.

]]> IV-Four "DoubleBarrel" (2xLBX10, 2xMLAS, 2xJJ, XL280) Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-doublebarrel-2xlbx10-2xmlas-2xjj-xl280.5683/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-doublebarrel-2xlbx10-2xmlas-2xjj-xl280.5683/ invalid@example.com (skidog2k3) skidog2k3 EDIT: With the engine I have

EDIT:
I don't actually have a 280, but here it is

]]> 6 IV-Four "The Sidekick" (2xAC5, 2xLRM5, 2xML, 2xJJ, XL275) Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:42:59 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-the-sidekick-2xac5-2xlrm5-2xml-2xjj-xl275.10312/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-the-sidekick-2xac5-2xlrm5-2xml-2xjj-xl275.10312/ invalid@example.com (Baradul) Baradul

This is my multi range fire support. His main role on the battlefield is to supress the enemy so that your team is free to move and get into whatever position you like. The dual AC5s are great at shaking cockpits and laying supressing fire at choke points while the LRMs constantly trigger warning messages. Medium Lasers of course for the close quarter combat.

Check out my tutorial video on the playstyle!
]]> 3 IV-Four "Wild Bill" (2x AC5, 2x SRM4, 2x MLAS, 2x JJ, XL280) Tue, 30 Jun 2015 19:12:34 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-wild-bill-2x-ac5-2x-srm4-2x-mlas-2x-jj-xl280.5682/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-wild-bill-2x-ac5-2x-srm4-2x-mlas-2x-jj-xl280.5682/ invalid@example.com (Lan) Lan

Recommended playstyle: Skirmisher, glass brawler (XL).

Recommended modules: Target info gathering, seismic, 360.

I may try this at some point, going to wait for the reports on the battlefield.]]> 12 IV-Four "AH-CHOO" (1x LBX10, 2x SRM6+A, 2x MLas, 4x JJ, XL280) Fri, 26 Jun 2015 04:00:34 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-ah-choo-1x-lbx10-2x-srm6-a-2x-mlas-4x-jj-xl280.7270/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-ah-choo-1x-lbx10-2x-srm6-a-2x-mlas-4x-jj-xl280.7270/ invalid@example.com (Dreddex) Dreddex

Been using this build to decent success. Simple concept, jump jet up and AH-CHOO
SRM range module is a plus]]> 1 IV-Four "Heart Burn" (2x AC10, 1x LLas, 2x JJ, XL225) Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:30:53 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-heart-burn-2x-ac10-1x-llas-2x-jj-xl225.8688/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-heart-burn-2x-ac10-1x-llas-2x-jj-xl225.8688/ invalid@example.com (Ragnar RedHawk) Ragnar RedHawk ]]> 1 IV-Four "No Introduction Necessary" (2x Gauss, 2x MLas, 1x JJ, XL200) Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:32:52 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-no-introduction-necessary-2x-gauss-2x-mlas-1x-jj-xl200.5692/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-no-introduction-necessary-2x-gauss-2x-mlas-1x-jj-xl200.5692/ invalid@example.com (e92) e92

I love me some dual gauss.

The IV4 is the only fully arm-articulated, jump jet capable, dual-gauss platform right now. However, it is slower than the closest counterpart: the 3D double gauss.]]> 8 IV-Four 'IS Cauldron-Born' (1x LRM10, 1x AC10, 1x AC5, 1x MLas, 1x SRM2, XL290) Mon, 27 Oct 2014 23:34:56 +0000 https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-is-cauldron-born-1x-lrm10-1x-ac10-1x-ac5-1x-mlas-1x-srm2-xl290.5761/ https://mechspecs.com/threads/iv-four-is-cauldron-born-1x-lrm10-1x-ac10-1x-ac5-1x-mlas-1x-srm2-xl290.5761/ invalid@example.com (TheWatchman) TheWatchman

An approximate Inner Sphere refit of the Clan 65 ton OmniMech. Restrictions due to using IS tech are as follows:

AC10 instead of Gauss.
AC5 instead of LBX5.
MLas instead of ER MLas.
Reduced ammo for AC5 and LRM10.]]> 1