While working on another object I got a strange idea.
Maybe the state of the art Clan Weapons are only used for OmniMechs.
Clan Second Line Mechs can not use ERPPCs that only weight 6 tons and deal high damage, but are forced to use the 7t 12 damage version of the early Clan era.
Same could be true for all other weapons, so how would Clan SecondLine Mechs differ when you are forced to use StarLeague Tech and and early improved Clan weapons - maybe Clan DHS, to make things simpler
How would those second liners look like:
Here is an example - the Tresher:
Thresher Prototype
Mass: 60 tons
Tech Base: Mixed
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Dry Cost: 13.553.600 C-Bills
Total Cost: 13.613.600 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1.574
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 300 Fusion XL Engine
Walking Speed: 54,0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86,4 km/h (108,0 km/h)
Jump Jets: Unknown
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor w/ CASE
Armament:
1 (CL) Improved Autocannon/10
2 ER Medium Laser CPs
2 (CL) Improved SRM-6s
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 99 points 3,00
Engine: XL Engine 300 9,50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8 (10)
Jumping MP: 5 Standard
Heat Sinks: (CL) Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0,00
Gyro: Standard 3,00
Cockpit: Standard 3,00
Armor: Standard Armor AV - 152 9,50
CASE Locations: RT, LA, RA 1,00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 20 22
Center Torso (rear) 7
L/R Torso 14 17
L/R Torso (rear) 5
L/R Arm 10 14
L/R Leg 14 21
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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(CL) Improved Autocannon/10 RT 3 6 11,00
MASC LT - 3 3,00
(CL) Improved SRM-6 RA 4 2 3,00
ER Medium Laser CP RA 5 1 1,50
(CL) Improved SRM-6 LA 4 2 3,00
ER Medium Laser CP LA 5 1 1,50
@iAC/10 (10) RT - 1 1,00
@iSRM-6 (15) RA - 1 1,00
@iSRM-6 (15) LA - 1 1,00
or
Commando IIC Prototype
Mass: 25 tons
Tech Base: Mixed
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Experimental Tech
Dry Cost: 2.273.750 C-Bills
Total Cost: 2.300.750 C-Bills
Battle Value: 713
Chassis: Unknown Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Unknown 150 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 64,8 km/h
Maximum Speed: 97,2 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Ferro-Fibrous w/ CASE
Armament:
2 ER Medium Laser CIs
2 (CL) Improved SRM-6s
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 43 points 1,50
Engine: Fusion Engine 150 5,50
Walking MP: 6
Running MP: 9
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: (CL) Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0,00
Gyro: Standard 2,00
Cockpit: Standard 3,00
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 62 3,50
CASE Locations: RT 0,50
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 8
Center Torso 8 8
Center Torso (rear) 2
L/R Torso 6 8
L/R Torso (rear) 2
L/R Arm 4 5
L/R Leg 6 7
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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(CL) Improved SRM-6 CT 4 2 3,00
(CL) Improved SRM-6 RA 4 2 3,00
2 ER Medium Laser CIs LA 10 2 2,00
@SRM-6 (15) RT - 1 1,00