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Just, uh... wipe the seat and the neurohelmet down.

Oof, gyro replacement is never fun.

That Marauder is a 3D, so at least we won't have to worry about ammo explosions whenever the left torso gets hit.

Yeah, infantry artillery pieces are kind of awful compared to their vehicular counterparts. The ammo count is very low and, as pointed out, training everyone as artillery crews is tedious.

80% salvage is pretty good, although I feel like battle loss compensation always underpays me, so I don't usually rely on it.

As a transportation alternative, I would suggest a Union and a Mule or a Jumbo. The Union carries a company of mechs and a pair of aerospace fighters to secure a landing zone, while the rest of the equipment is packed up in the cargo ships' multi-thousand-ton cargo bays. Either way though, that's a couple hundred million C-Bills, so definitely a long-term goal.

Jumpships are even worse.

As an aside, when I first fielded an artillery battery, I forgot that I had the 'separate artillery skill' setting turned on, and was wondering why all my artillery shots were scattering halfway across the map from the target.

Three issues:
1) rear-facing laser
2) AC/5 on an 80-ton mech
3) Weirdly low side torso armor

But, unless we get an invite to the local mech factory to do some serious refits, Ragu will happily make do with what she's got.

For novelty, I'd love to see the 6Y variant fielded. That's the one with the binary laser, which is probably the most awful weapon in existence (basically two large laser barrels welded together): 16 heat, 12 damage.

They say the Shadow Hawk is a jack of all trades, master of none, but it seems to be working just fine for me!

Yeah, in most cases, Artemis IV isn't that great - on mechs, tonnage is at a premium and a ton for a small damage bonus for a single missile launcher is usually not worth it. Although I might be convinced that it's ok for the bigger launchers, e.g. LRM/20, as that gets you 3-4 point damage improvement in most cases for a single ton. For a 5-rack, that's only a 1 point damage improvement for a ton, hardly worth it. For an SRM/6, it's questionable - the damage improvement is only about 2 points (1 extra missile), but you get an extra location roll.

And then it gets negated by ECM, which, as time goes on, every other mech has.

Not sure how I feel about it on tanks. The one place where I'd like to try it is on those aerospace fighters whose weapons generate more heat than they have heat sinks. Since, on an ASF, overheating = control roll = lawn dart, I usually don't feel too bad about taking off a laser or something and sticking an Artemis IV in there instead.

Amusingly, the Defender II is a super dumb place to put an Artemis IV. Especially two of them. For LRM/5 launchers. Two tons, for basically two points of damage. Just... why.

Put an Apollo on an MRM/40, though, and now we're cooking with gas.

My favorite aerospace fighter is the Lucifer LCF-R15, because it's got so much armor that it can lawn dart then just take off the next turn. Great for rookie pilots. I actually like using the Capellan-style aerospace element, which is three fighters instead of two. Fewer air elements, but each individual one packs a little more punch.

Love it when a contract ends early.