I heard it all already, BT International is just as bad and that was kinda my point. "It should be a Zeus on the cover!" We don't even know if there is a Zeus in the story. "It's the wrong colors!" It's camo, not a parade scheme. "Why is a Tian-Zong on the cover!?" I'm going to take a wild guess that a Capellan character pilots a Tian-Zong during the battle for New Syrtis.
. . . its not straight camo? You have a bit of arctic, with yellow detail/highlight in what looks like woodlands.
Besides, the discussion of the cover- as has happened in the past, I remember the Battle of Skye WoB vs Wolves cover- is about what might be gleaned to determine what is in the book.
With BT's fighting commanders, it would IMO make sense if the Lyrans have a Templar I to get it transfered to Jasek since it would boost his combat power without giving him a different set of mechanics. Would I have liked to see a more Lyran mech- maybe, a Hauptman would be interesting with the blazing cigar. Zeus? They have been on the covers- just like the Templar.
Its not going to stop me from buying it. Its not going to stop me from reading it. B/c of the cover's nature in the past, I will just be wondering how it ties in.