design challenge: goliath scorpion Garrison Caste Retrotech mechs.

[Izzy193]

Rules are as follows:
Mixed-tech with a retrotech base.
3145 tech.
Primitive armor only.
Must be specialized for a specific role.
Must be designed with garrsion duty first and formost.
tonnage limit is 55 tons.
May use Improved and Enhanced clan tech if available to goliath scorpions.
No Tipods.
you may collaborate with up to two different forum members to come up with an entry.

Scenario: You are working as part of the Scorpion empires technician caste or scientist caste, you're team is charge with designing with retrotech as a base a new miltiamech grade battlemech by the goliath scorpion touman. this mech cannot weigh more than 55 tons and must use easy to manufacutre structual components. so retrotech is needed to keep production costs low. however you are permitted to mix clanspec weapons and equipment with this primitive inner sphere base.

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So if I have to stick to one mech for garrison duty it'd probably be a trooper, but I did one of those for your previous challenge: https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=80870.msg1921435#msg1921435

So let's give it a faster partner that uses the same engine. The Caminante is a spin off of the same project that converted the Reptar to the Cazador, going from Industrial to Primitive instead of directly to a full battlemech. It gains 5 tons, but I feel that's reasonable:

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Caminante EPT-C-40

Mass: 40 tons
Tech Base: Mixed (Primitive)
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Era Specific
Era: All Eras (non-canon)
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X-X
Production Year: 3145
Dry Cost: 2,960,160 C-Bills
Total Cost: 2,972,760 C-Bills
Battle Value: 594

Chassis: Unknown Primitive Structure
Power Plant: Unknown 240 Primitive Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Primitive
Armament:
    1  (CL) Protomech AC/8
    2  (CL) Small Pulse Lasers
Manufacturer: Unknown
    Primary Factory: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Primitive Structure           67 points                4.00
Engine:             Primitive Fusion Engine      240                      11.50
    Walking MP: 5
    Running MP: 8
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         (IS) Single Heat Sink        10                        0.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 CT
Gyro:               Standard                                               3.00
Cockpit:            Primitive                                              5.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Primitive                    AV -  75                  7.00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     12           11       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  3         
                                           L/R Torso     10           9         
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  2         
                                             L/R Arm     6            6         
                                             L/R Leg     10           9         

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(CL) Small Pulse Laser                       RT        2         1         1.00
(CL) Small Pulse Laser                       LT        2         1         1.00
(CL) Protomech AC/8                          RA        2         4         5.50
@Protomech AC/8 (20)                         RT        -         2         2.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 38

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      3    Points: 6
5          2       2       0       0      2     0   Structure:  3
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA