Wonder how the Bear's would feel about putting in one of those new Clan Wolf Interface Cockpits?
Adding the Interface Cockpit and yanking the gyro frees up 3 tons and jacks the BV2 by about 800 points...
Move the DHS out of the LT, move all the boomie bits in, add CASE II, another ton of AC ammo, an heat sin, a half ton of armor. Even without the skill buffs from the EI and Interface Cockpit, those changes alone are enough to make the Kodiak scarier. It is unfortunate though... the Interface Cockpit takes up the that free head crit... If any mech warranted a head mounted flamer, it would be a Kodiak....
BTW, I know Interstellar Ops talks about a Clan Interface Cockpit but it doesn't give any context or fluff. Where/when did the Wolves develop this?