What if: Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon collaborate to make......

[HeavyArmorMecha]

What if: Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon (After Battle of Terra in 3151) collaborate to produce a garrison / second line / Solahma Battlemech, that is cheap enough to produce in vast quantities, easily to pilot for Green Freebirth Warriors, and packs enough punch that enemies can't ignore?

I present: the Provost P-1

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Provost P-1

Mass: 35 tons
Tech Base: Mixed
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Era: Dark Ages
Tech Rating/Era Availability: X/X-X-X-X
Production Year: 3169
Dry Cost: 2,964,960 C-Bills
Total Cost: 2,991,960 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,308

Chassis: Series P mod 1 Endo-Composite
Power Plant: CCI 140 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: Pitban C
    Jump Capacity: 120 meters
Armor: Cauldron Guard Lite Light Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
    1 Type CWS "Kraken" (CL) ER PPC
    1 Type IV Mod 1 (CL) SRM-4
Manufacturer: Cauldron Collective Industries
    Primary Factory: Terra, New Earth, Thorin V, Alula Australis, Gienah
Communications System: CCI Model 104
Targeting and Tracking System: CCI Series XI

The Provost has the following Design Quirks: Extended Torso Twist, Hyper-Extending Actuators

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Endo-Composite                58 points                3.00
    Internal Locations: 1 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA
Engine:             Fusion Engine                140                       5.00
    Walking MP: 4
    Running MP: 6
    Jumping MP: 4 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 2 CT, 1 LL, 1 RL                                   2.00
Heat Sinks:         (IS) Double Heat Sink        11(22)                    1.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT
Gyro:               Standard                                               2.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Light Ferro-Fibrous          AV - 118                  7.00
    Armor Locations: 2 LT, 1 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     11           17       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  4         
                                           L/R Torso     8            12       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  4         
                                             L/R Arm     6            12       
                                             L/R Leg     8            16       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(CL) ER PPC                                  RA        15        2         6.00
A.E.S.                                       RA        -         1         1.00
(CL) SRM-4                                   LA        3         1         1.00
A.E.S.                                       LA        -         1         1.00
A.E.S.                                       RL        -         1         1.00
A.E.S.                                       LL        -         1         1.00
@SRM-4 (25)                                  LA        -         1         1.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 3

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      4    Points: 13
4j         3       3       2       0      1     0   Structure:  1
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
Do you think this would be well enough for green militias or provisional clusters to fight-off contemporary threats?

[Syzyx]

A simple Panther upgrade and not a bad one at that. Though I would personally drop the cost by getting rid of the Light Ferro and one DHS. The extra half-ton could be a Recon Camera for intelligence work.

[Daryk]

If cheap is what you want, an ammo dependent weapon is the last thing you want.  That SRM-4 could be a Medium Pulse Laser, a pair of Small Pulse Lasers, or even four Micro Pulses (or some combination).  Or you could add a Targeting Computer.  You could also save a ton by only putting AES in one arm.  And I second the idea of a Recon Camera! :)

[Hazard Pay]

Agree w/Daryk. Remove the LA AES and SRM-4 + @, put a Small Pulse or ER-Flamer in the RA. The two free Tons can be whatever you want.