I firmly feel that vehicles should always play second fiddle to 'Mechs. Yes, I'm the guy that plays MM with Vee Effectiveness optional rule off and direct blow rules on.In reality, there is absolutely no reason that tanks wouldn't be exponentially more powerful and sensible than 'Mechs. But I didn't get drawn into BattleTech for the reality of it, I came for the stompy 'Mechs. Tanks being almost as effective as 'Mechs just kills it for me. I mean, if they're THAT good, and THAT much cheaper, why not just use them exclusively? The terrain thing sort of makes sense, but I prefer 'Mechs to be far more survivable as well. This solidifies their place at the top of the food chain, and makes playing with them fun. Likewise, it makes campaigns dealing with combat vees as secondary units or opfor militia interesting.
Kanga
That's it! Challenge the Clans to rock-paper-scissors in 3050! A good portion of the 'Mechs didn't have hands so the Inner Sphere would win!
If I had a nickel for every time I've legged a Warhammer, I could put them in a sock, spin it around and leg another Warhammer.
So did the Hephaestus and Leaping Lizzie (IIRC). None of the jumping tanks were fluffed as major successes.