Commando
| Commando | ||
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| Class: | Light Mech | |
| Faction: | Inner Sphere | |
| Ticket cost: | 2 upon destruction | |
| Tier: | 1 | |
| Tonnage: | 25 tons | |
| Speed: | 97 km/h (136 km/h with MASC) | |
| Torso yaw: | 220° | |
| Torso pitch: | -29° to +30° while standing -30° to +29° while crouching | |
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| Variant | Weapons | Equipment |
| Prime: Price: 33 300 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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| A: Price: 33 000 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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| B: Price: 34 700 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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| C: Price: 33 400 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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| D: Price: 35 800 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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| E: Price: 34 900 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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| F: Price: 30 500 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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| G: Price: 33 500 CBills Total armor: 25 689 Engine Size: GM 150 XL |
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All stats current as of release 0.16.1
The Commando a 600-year-old humanoid-type design, despite being the most lightweight IS mech, the Commando can be surprisingly tanky due to its small figure and hitboxes. Having the lowest possible tier helps gathering Cbills by damaging higher tier assets. All Commando variants are available for the starting rank.
Contents
Roles and Gameplay Hints
Prime
| Starter Asset |
Good brawler and somewhat functional skirmisher by using iJJs. Best alpha strike of all Commandos.
Variant A
| Starter Asset |
Fire-support mech with some usefulness as AA against early VTOLs. Don't try to jump snipe, the Commando A uses its iJJs to find good firing positions or to escape combat.
Variant B
| Starter Asset |
Generalist. When brawling, group fire the MXPL with the Mguns to reduce the number of total weapon groups from four to three. Can poke.
Variant C
| Starter Asset |
Dedicated brawler. Overheats easily, prioritize the SSRM4 when overheating because it is a more heat-efficient weapon. Good at arming and destroying individual components. Excellent DPS. Works best in team fights where it might go unnoticed.
Variant D - "RealToughGuy"
| Starter Asset |
Primarily a brawler. Watch out for the minimum range with the MRM10.
Variant E - "Enoch"
| Starter Asset |
Yet another striker like asset. Returning fire past 400m out just won't work, and returning past 350m is only lended by the two modest ERSL. The majority of this units sting comes from the LPPC pair, which is no surprise, and the needed additional punch from the reliable SRM4. Both these weapon types deliver maximal screen shake in chain-fire mode, denying the enemy of accurate return fire and disabling their night vision. Further frustrate enemies by dodging with the liberal use of the Enoch's Improved JumpJets.
Highly affordable, decently armored and of reliable firepower, this unit is an excellent companion to many a mech pilot.
Variant F
| Starter Asset |
If the Commando F wants to use constantly its iJJ then heat can be a slight struggle, but thanks to having six regular SLs instead of the Extended range variety, the amount of damage that the F can put out before overheating is quite staggering. Backing up the SLs is one TBolt10 mounted in the center torso. The main advantage of this mounting location is that the F can continue to use its most burst damage- and splash damage-heavy weapon until the F runs out of its one free ton of ammo, or until the F is destroyed. The F's SLs are distributed quite evenly throughout the arms and side torsos making the F a rather survivable mech (for a Commando), losing only a small portion of its firepower with each destroyed component. When in close combat, the F will likely need to dumb-fire its TBolt10. Fast moving targets will easily avoid the lazy tracking that TBolts offer.
Variant G
| Starter Asset |
The Commando G is a pinpoint accurate skirmisher and brawler. It is also capable of acting as a backcapper by using its MASC to quickly move from base to base. Players are advised to carefully watch their heat and to use coolant when necessary as the G's weapon loadout is exclusively energy-based and it's MASC competes with those weapons for heat capacity. Players can effectively utilize the G in combat through two main tactics. The first is to maximize DPS, to do this, keep all weapons split between three groups and continually fire these weapons while staring at the enemy. The second, is to alpha strike, then damage spread while the G's weapons are recharging. The downside to the second tactic is that the G will cool less efficiently and have a lower DPS. For skirmishing, the G can poke out to 600m with its LL and 500m with its two MLs. In this capacity, mechs like the Owens G often perform better. The Commando G makes up for this by being a better brawler, thanks to its two SLs, and by having a better tier.
History
The Commando was originally a canceled Inner Sphere Light Mech, under development by Wandering Samurai Studios. It was announced as planned even before the 0.1.0 release, but no renders or images were ever released. It was unknown when and if it was still being developed until it was officially announced canceled on November 1st in 2012.
With version 0.11.0, the Commando was confirmed for release and finally saw the light of day.
Canon
Coventry Defense Conglomerate produced the Commando as one of the Commonwealth's first home-grown entries into the newly created industry of BattleMech design and manufacture. By the time of the Clan Invasion (3050–3061), this renaissance man, the 'Commando' had gone through many versions & was a nearly 600-year-old design for an early reconnaissance 'Mech. Despite its age, it was still an impressive unit with its SRM6 and SRM4 missile launchers supported by a single Medium Laser. With 4 tons of armor (a half-ton less than the Raven), it could run up to 97 km/h. One of the first Mechs designed for Reconnaissance, then upgraded to Stricker. Variants of the Commando were created even after the invasion, proving the success and popularity of this design.
Date Introduced 2463 during the Era known as "Age of War" (2005 - 2570) - Unit Role: Reconnaissance, then in 2486 upgraded to Striker
