but the one major question is what would you reccomend for the Nexus II (Which I totally forgot was actually mostly Blakist produced for a good couple decades)
LCT-5W/5W2
Locust - much more common in the IS, and in use after the Jihad
OTT-9S/9CS/10CS/11J
Ostscout - those older ComStar models are extinct, I am afraid, but they used to be relatively common, should you wanna take one
Anyways back on topic, what should I replace it for: something fast and medium for the ‘scout lance’.
GST-10
Ghost - produced in the FWL and the LA and sold to mercenaries.
MON-267
Mongoose II - produced in the LA and sold to mercenaries.
STH-3S
Stealth - if you have good relations with the AFFS, they may let you buy one
- realisticaly speaking, the
Sha Yu heat capacity often allows you to fire only one ER Large Laser with the Stealth Armor switched on, so the difference between the
Sha Yu and those listed 'Mechs is not as big as it might seem; plus, those 'Mechs have often significantly better protection
Plus I don’t actually play any games with my units (big sad face).
Have you tried the MegaMek? It's very useful if you have nobody to play with (in your town or so)
This unit (and I suppose a re-write of fluff be in order) is meant to take high risk guerilla or harasment raids as part of a larger force or acting behind enemy lines. The commander took Focht’s stragety for the clans and applied it piecmeil, no supply chain for the Wolves to disrupt. He aprently forgot the combined arms and blocked the vision of his whole command getting obliterated. If/when they rebuild they would not keep a Regiment of mechs solely with energy weapons, and considering the time frame they are definetly going to start combining arms soon. I also think a twenty year update can show your points clearly how badly he failed when maybe an invasion force pummeled the unit and the CO lost his life because a cracked engine shielding, a dozen plasma cannons, and a couple inferno’s (all from one cruel infantry force) took out his mech.
The basic rule of the BattleTech is: "Whatever works for your game."
The basic goal of the BattleTech is: "Have fun."
I am just posting a few random ideas. If you like your unit and your chosen 'Mechs, then go with it.