6mm Awesome AWS-9Q Klatt

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Technicron Manufacturing initiated production of the Awesome in 2665 to replace the aging STR-2C Striker, resulting in a highly feared BattleMech. The Awesome is built around its impressive all-energy based arsenal and heavy armor, making it an independent and powerful assault 'Mech. Rugged and reliable, the Awesome traditionally assumes a vanguard role when penetrating enemy defenses. Its massive firepower also lends itself to defensive actions, acting as a mobile turret when necessary. Because of its reliance on PPCs, the Awesome can act independently for extended periods of time. This trait is useful in siege situations where the 'Mech can maintain a constant barrage, allowing it to win battles through attrition by bleeding an enemy dry. The only downsides to the Awesome are its low maneuverability and lack of rear-facing weaponry, making it vulnerable to being outflanked and surrounded by lighter 'Mechs. However, good intelligence and a well-deployed screening force can mitigate this issue. Built for the Star League in Technicron's factory on Savannah, the Awesome soon became a common sight in the armies of all the House Lords. At the start of the Succession Wars, the Free Worlds League was able to maintain control of the Savannah factory, making them the only Successor State capable of building new Awesomes and thus the largest user of them. Lycomb-Davion IntroTech had been producing the Awesome from their main factory on Demeter, but the Capellan Confederation destroyed the manufacturing lines on Demeter early in the First Succession War. The 9M is an upgraded version of the Awesome that utilizes Star League technologies and was introduced in 3049. The 'Mech is built around a 320 Hermes XL Fusion engine, allowing it to reach a top speed of 64.8 km/h. The heat sinks were upgraded to double heat sinks to enable this variant to be rearmed with three Fusigon Longtooth ER PPCs. The ER PPCs are backed up by two Hovertec Streak SRM-2s, split between the left arm and center torso and fed by one ton of reloads in the left leg. A Magna 400P Medium Pulse Laser is also located in the center torso, as well as a Diverse Optics Type 10 Small Pulse Laser in place of the head-mounted small laser. The AWS-9Q Klatt is a customized variant piloted by Rodney Klatt of the famed Crescent Hawks. This simple modification removes the Guardian ECM suite and replaces it with a C3 Slave unit. The Small Laser is replaced by a Small Pulse Laser.