'Mech of the Week: WSP-* Wasp / Super Wasp

[Empyrus]

Now i want a 1W or 3W Wasp miniature. A pity they're Wolf's Dragoons things...

[Giovanni Blasini]

Now i want a 1W or 3W Wasp miniature. A pity they're Wolf's Dragoons things...

The MUL might list them as being Dragoons-only, but the Notable Mechwarriors entries in the new Recognition Guide specifically cites the example of a non-Dragoons merc company that has their lawyer, who's a barely-trained mechwarrior, on their pilot's roster driving a Wasp for the express purposes of being able to say they have a full 12 mechwarriors.  He's later awarded an "upgrade" to a WSP-3W Wasp.

[Empyrus]

Yeah, well, probabilities of House units having Wasp 1Ws or 3Ws is still unlikely me thinks. I'm willing to bend on some stuff though. But first gonna need that mini...

[Giovanni Blasini]

Yeah, well, probabilities of House units having Wasp 1Ws or 3Ws is still unlikely me thinks. I'm willing to bend on some stuff though. But first gonna need that mini...

Oh, undoubtedly.  It's a merc machine, and a "mercs associated with the Dragoons" specifically.

[Sabelkatten]

Thought at least the 1W is a pretty basic refit.

[Empyrus]

Thought at least the 1W is a pretty basic refit.

Certainly.
I was thinking i could justify the refit easily as "some fool noble who was a Dragoon fan had their 'Mech customized to match Dragoon Wasps".

[Giovanni Blasini]

Speaking of easy refits, and along the lines of the refits we see in the first Battletech PC game, how would a field refit that swaps the SRM-2 and ammo for two more medium lasers fare?  Kind of like a WSP-1W, but with 3 MLs instead of six SLs?

[Maingunnery]

Certainly.
I was thinking i could justify the refit easily as "some fool noble who was a Dragoon fan had their 'Mech customized to match Dragoon Wasps".

It can also be justified as the cleaning duty 'Mech, just think of all the trash and waste it can dispose of.

[Weirdo]

...some fool noble...

To be fair, this alone will get you pretty far in Battletech storytelling. Arrogance, wealth, and petty vendettas. Any combination of some or all of the above will let you at least try to do damn near anything in this universe.

[Decoy]

I always thought of the WSP-1W as a Widowmaker garrison 'mech the Wolves wound up with after the absorption. The Dragoon Compromise gave them a good opportunity to get rid of the things once and for all.

[Empyrus]

To be fair, this alone will get you pretty far in Battletech storytelling. Arrogance, wealth, and petty vendettas. Any combination of some or all of the above will let you at least try to do damn near anything in this universe.

Certainly. Re-reading Warrior trilogy currently, i'm surprised Michael Hasek-Davion isn't flying thanks to all the mustache twirling...

[Comedian]

I'm not sure the heavy small is ever a good idea for anything. It's like a Blazer, but very small.
Which fits the size of the mech. ??? Still wouldn't use it.

Yes. It was in no way a critique on the style or quality. I just remembered when that article came out and I went through it.
Its been a while.

[Hellraiser]

The 3W is a fairly easy field upgrade.

That said, it was in production on New Avalon,  so it wouldn't surprise me if some of them ended up in FedCom militia units.