Yeah, I can think of a bunch of DA mechs that can make the Protectorate a good home for our Spirit Cats.
We have the Cave Lion, Sphinx, MadCat III (read Stormcrow with custom mod to look like a Timberwolf), Arbalest, and I like the Avalanche and Crimsonhawk, too. Looks like the list of Spirit Cat goodies is longer than I thought, and we can still use some of the old Invasion omnis that survived to the Dark Age, too.
Finally, I can have Front and Second Line mechs with mixed tech in the same Star, Cluster, Keshik, and it won't look stupid. :))
GC