UPDATE
New Nightsky in RG27, a very good issuing for 3055 mechs. Once again it’s mixed tech... but said tech was used intelligently.
Armor tonnage was shaved but is marginally better through heavy ferro. The point the side torsos desperately needed for the dual gauss threshold was put on the legs instead. On the other hand, the XL engine became a clan XL, meaning it can survive the loss of a side torso. This will probably buy it extra turns of life, possibly even combat-effective ones.
Weaponry was revamped across the board. The small pulse laser became a small x-pulse laser, for blending infantry at standoff distances. A large x-pulse in the left arm has some actual range and a pulse bonus, yet doesn’t do horrible things to the budget. The clan medium lasers do lose the pulse bonus, but given the much improved range (equal to the big x-pulse) they usually come out ahead.
Some of the weight saved goes into more heat sinks; the three range 15 guns are heat-neutral at a run. AES is added to the hatchet, which... it’s a hatchet without TSM, more accurate or not.
Overall the -7S Nightsky is much better. This is another one I’d seriously consider paying 320 BV for over the base model, for more options in how to fight and increased survivability.