'Echo' Clan Force Recon Armor
Total Mass - 750Kg
Chassis - 150Kg
3 Jump Jets - 75Kg
6 Armor - 150Kg
1 Battle Claw - 15Kg
Anti-Personnel Weapon (Pulse Laser Rifle/Vibrosword/Combat Shotgun) 5Kg
Modular Heavy Weapon - 10Kg (130Kg unallocated)
Active Probe 150Kg
Power Pack 25Kg
Remote Sensor Dispenser/Mission Cargo 40Kg
Approved Weapons
Heavy Grenade Launcher w/ many reloads
Machine Gun w/ many reloads
Adv SRM-2 w/ 2 Reloads
LRM-3 w/ 1 Reload
Background - Although their regular Elemental suits are more capable combatants within the Clans there were significant gaps in lights scouts or units more capable of situational awareness in complex environments. Clan Star Adder prefers to fight with as close to perfect information, not deploy light mechs, and use lots of VTOLs. Thus the 'Echo' was created as a lighter airmobile scout suit. With more sensors than weapons by mass the 'Echo' operates in close protection details around heavy battlemech forces or on detached Long Range Patrol deploying remote sensors and communication devices while possessing enough firepower to handle infantry they might encounter. In preparation for REVIVAL Star Adder increased their manufacture of these suits and they are used to provide sensor and anti-personnel support to heavier Armored or Mechanized Infantry forces in complex terrain, such as Inner Sphere cities, against irregular forces.