I'm still working on my WiP tech base and was wondering with the weapons, heatsinks and equipment, would decreasing the weight for more bulk and in the case of weapons heat generation be a viable thing to do? I'll give an prototypical example below using the medium laser as a basis for the concept.
(Guild) Medium Laser:
Damage: 5
Heat: 5
Weight: 0.5 tons
Crits: 2
Range(in hexes): 0/3/6/9
As you can see, the idea is simple enough: Reduce the weight but at the cost of increasing heat and bulk in terms of where weapons are concerned. 50% weight reduction for Energy and Ballistics and a 75% weight reduction for Missile systems. Ranges and damage are the same as Inner Sphere weapons.