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-Timeline (the Fire Falcon, for a previously mentioned example, is not in deployment until 3052)
-No IIC. This logically extends to mechs that have been called something else (Conjurer) are IIC in name, but lost to the Inner Sphere (Hoplite), or are Clan designed and built BattleMechs (long list, but includes the Kodiak).
-What mechs have already been released? The Clans already have a 30-ton mech in the Kit Fox, so we are likely not to see the Arctic Cheetah.
-How prevalent is it, both among the Clans, and seen in the invasion forces. The Ebon Jaguar was in service in 3049, but it was at best extremely uncommon in the Smoke Jaguar touman.
-How iconic is it? I maintain that this is the reason for including the Dire Wolf the first time around since it was an extremely rare mech, even in Clan Wolf. I think there is a grand total of SIX listed in the mech-by-mech breakdown in the CW Sourcebook.
-Viability. The Viper (Dragonfly) is notoriously undergunned for its mass. I doubt PGI would be willing to court the rage that would accompany it. Likewise the Annihilator (if it was not excluded for other reasons) would be unlikely to make the list due to its extreme low speed.
-Is there an ECM variant. They have to be looking at giving the Clans another ECM unit, preferably in a different weight class than light, if only to make the Adder a viable choice.
My own list is
Mist Lynx
Ice Ferret
Mad Dog
Hellbringer
Gargoyle
In this list the Hellbringer would most likely be the 'bonus' mech since the Mad Dog is the more iconic. The Helbringer Prime would be included, with the anti-personnel pods sacrificed for increased armor since this mech is notoriously under-armored.
Edited by Kael 17, 11 September 2014 - 07:11 AM.
