Hello all,
I've been in a local campaign for the last 2+ years now & my unit that started out as a single combined arms company has expanded to nearly a full battalion.
I'm looking for some input on where to go with my last few squads.
Much of my current growth came from Salvage but I'm looking at direct Recruitment for the last few positions to fill out the battalion to full strength & interested in your input.
Here is the current roster with pilot skills & basic customization notes
Alpha "Mech" Company (11 Mechs)
Command Lance:
Rifleman II-3N2 (3/4) (Customized D-Grade - Electronics for C3 Network)
Gunslinger-2ERD (3/4)
Stalker-6M (4/5)
Jagermech-7F (4/5)
Battle Lance:
Flashman-8K (3/5) (Customized C-Grade - Heavy Ferro)
Guillotine-5M (4/5)
Wolverine-6M (3/3) (Customized F-Grade - Endo, Compact Gyro, TSM)
Wolverine-7M (4/5)
Striker Lance:
MenShen-OF (4/5) (Also Custom JJ/ML Pods)
FireStarter-OB (3/5) (Also Custom Plasma/ML Pods)
Hermes-4S (4/5)
Beta "Vehicle" Company (9 Combat Vehicles)
Support Platoon:
Ontos-Fusion (4/5) (Customized D-Grade - C3M)
Heavy LRM Carrier-Standard (4/5) (Customized D-Grade - C3S)
Chaparral-MG (4/5)
Transport Platoon:
Maxim-Standard (4/5) (Customized F-Grade - XL, 12 Ton Cargo)
Regulator-Standard (4/5) (Customized B-Grade - LRM15s)
Cavalry-Standard (4/5) (Customized F-Grade - XL, 4 Ton Cargo)
Recon Platoon:
Beagle-TAG (4/5)
Crow-Dragonfly (4/5)
Savannah Master-Standard (4/5) (Customized F-Grade - XL, TAG)
Gamma "Infantry" Company (7 Squads)
Heavy Security Platoon:
28 Motorized Infantry (Lyran Heavy Infantry) (4/5)
Battle Armor Platoon:
Taranis-Standard x4 (3/5)
Marauder-Standard x4 (3/5)
Hauberk-Standard x6 (4/5)
Now, for what I'm looking at picking up. Open to suggestions
1. Mech #12...... 2 Options.......... A fast Light/Medium to fill out the Striker Lance or Shift 1 of the Wolverines to the Strikers & then pick up a Medium/Heavy to fill out the Battle Lance. If Option 2 is chosen, would the 5-9-8 TSM/IJJ customized 6M be the choice or the 5-10-5 MASC stock 7M be better?
2. 3 Vehicles, 1 per platoon.
Here I'm thinking Ajax-O, Schiltron-O, Alacorn-VI, or another Ontos for the Support Platoon.
The Transport Platoon could use something like a Bandit-O, Zibler-O, or maybe a Drillson/Fulcrum, I'm not sure.
Finally the Recon Platoon might benefit from another fast spotter VTOL. Maybe a Ferret or Sprint?
3. For the Infantry company I'm debating adding a 4th/5th squad to the Battle Armor platoon, something with JJ's to deploy from the Cavalry, as well as a full platoon of Jump Infantry. Though going for a full 2nd platoon of Battle Armor squads might be another option. Possibly both.
So that is my unit, built up from 4 squads each of mechs, vehicles, & motorized infantry, over the last 2.5 years or so.
I look forward to hearing any suggestions you might have.
Also, Clan (& TacOps) Tech has recently become available, at roughly double (+50%) the cost of IS Standard Tech respectively. (Stacking penalties for both)
So while I'm loath to pay for it when the games are BV balanced, I have been looking at some options in those areas.
