Personally, I have never understood why there wasn't an official variant with a medium and 2 small lasers.......
Anyways, I have been using the 5T quite a bit lately..... but I also tend to mix it in with other 6/9 movers .... to include my Wolftrap, etc.
One nice thing about the figs, is that they are all fairly small and inoffensive looking..... and at 341 for BV2, there's always room for that 5T.
Then again, if you use infernos for the two MML3's... you can go anti-infantry.
I've also loaded it with 2 tons of LRM ammo and held it back as a fire support unit...with tag equipped missiles, it can provide indirect missiles for a bargain.....
That said, I really do not like the XL engine in a light mech..... or anything really under 50 to 55 tons.... and without the weight savings, there's not a lot you can do with 20 ton designs.
You just have to remember that these are NOT designed to work alone. Mix them in with other 6/9 designs.... I pair them with Uziels, run them alongside Kabutos and other lights, or just use them in packs..... a lone Stinger is a dead Stinger.
Personally, I want to see a Stinger with Endo Steel, Ferro-Fibrous armor, and a Light PPC, with 2 small Lasers.....
That would be, at least, useful as a sniper.
Nahuris