(Answered) Omnimech Refit Question

[LastChanceCav]

If I wanted to remove a piece of fixed equipment from an omnimech and convert the freed mass to omni-pod space, what class of Refit would that be?  Would it depend on the equipment being replaced (i.e., would removing an Avatar's MLs for 2 more tons of pod space be a lower level refit than removing the same Avatar's CASE for a ton more pod space) or is it equally difficult to convert fixed equipment to pod space on an omnimech?

Cheers,
LCC

[Welshman]

Greeting,

It is not a supported refit to do this and still have the unit be an Omni. Fixed equipment on an OmniMech can only be changed by making is a custom, non-Omni design. At that point it would be a normal refit of the unit, but the freed space would not be an Omni pod.

This has occurred once or twice in canon design, where a Clan custom has been made from an Omni and becomes a Non-Omni.

Best,
Joel BC

[LastChanceCav]

Just to make sure I'm understanding correctly, if any change is made to anything fixed on an omnimech then it essentially becomes a standard mech an can no longer be reconfigured, i.e., if I wanted to replace a Firestarter-O's fixed flamers with fixed SPLs, I could no longer use the pod space as pod space and would treat the equipment that was installed in what was once pod space as fixed equipment on a standard machine.

Would this also apply to something like heatsinks?  If I replaced an Owens' SHS with DHS (would wouldn't change anything outside the engine) would that Owens become de-omnified and require it be refit/armed as a standard mech?

Thanks,
LCC

[Welshman]

Correct. OmniMechs are very fussy.