If you've been in the BattleMech board, you know I've had artillery Archers on the brain for a little while, and I wanted to share the mental image I've had. For those who haven't been, shame on you this is the Battletech forum, go make 'Mechs!
This is the personal ride of Mirage Wieczorek, commander of the mercenary unit Kampfgruppe Wieczorek working in the new Tamar Pact. Mounting dual SRM 6s in the arms and twin LRM 5s in the left torso, it keeps the Archer's traditional missile systems as backup weapons in case of enemy scouts. In the right torso is a Thumper-class artillery piece which is the primary tool of this 'Mech, giving long ranged fire support to its allies. Replacing the Archer's traditional center torso lasers is communications equipment, letting it monitor long range sensors and coordinate the efforts of its battalion.
There'll be minor changes in the end art, I wanted to shrink the main gun down a little bit to better balance the Archer. Art, of course, is drawn by the awesome Matt Plog.