Mecha Design & Tactical Doctrine 7

It's been over ten years since I've done one of these.  A discussion last week on the Discord convinced me to give it another try.  There's been plenty of experimentation in the community since my last post like this and, also, I finally came up with names for some of the loadouts our group has been using in the games we've played.

Fast Stalker -- This design has two Artillery systems and two Movement systems.  (2Ra+d8/2G/2W)  Similar to the Stalker it adds a second Movement system to ensure you can move the way you want to.  (They comprised 40% of Occam's Spork's squad in this game.)

Armored Swarmer -- This design has one Melee system, two Defensive systems, and one Spotting system along with the Sprint die for having no Ranged weapons. (2Rh/2B/1Gd8/1Y/2W)  Stack a group of them up on the Defender's Perimeter, give some of them Single Shot Rockets so they can fire at range, and maybe add in a Recon by Fire to add a little long range support, then let them loose on your opponents.  (That describes Tom's Squad in this game.)

Fast Brawler -- This design has two Melee systems, one Defensive system, and one Movement system along with the Sprint die for having no Ranged weapons.   (2Rh+d8/1B/1G+d8/2W)  This Brawler variant sacrifices defense for a more consistent movement rate.  (There are a handful in this game and others.)

Warrior -- This design has one Melee system, one Defensive system, one Movement system and one Spotting system along with the Sprint die for having no Ranged weapons.  (2Rh/1B/1G+d8/1Y/2W)  It's the melee version of the Soldier and was named by JoeMoose on the Discord.  This is a tried and tested build.  (This game featured the largest use of them.)

All of the previous loadouts have seen use in at least one game that I know of, the following one has not.

Ambusher --  This design has one Artillery system, one Melee system, and two Defensive systems.   (2Ra/2Rh/2B/2W)  I based this loadout on a build I did for the January 2021 MMMIG.  I'm not sure it's going to work or why exactly I chose that name.