Contest #6 Winner

Category: Highest Cost Level 1 BattleMech. Full specs and discussion can be seen here.

         Created in the last days of Amaris's reign this is truly the most costly blunder of his decisions.

         Amaris himself set down the specifications for this 'Mech. At 100 tons it is among the largest 'Mechs ever built and its 300 rated engine does give it a respectable speed and the 42 medium lasers and 3 PPCs give it an unmatched firepower. However in Amaris' dreams of building the ultimate 'Mech he forgot to specify the number of heat sinks and the amount of armor.
         To incorporate all of his "suggestions" the scientists could only give it two tons of standard armor and it only has the ten standard heat sinks that come with the engine.
         With the Usurper's known penchant for beheading those who disagree or bring him bad news, none of the scientists on the project dared to report to him about the 'Mech's deficiencies. In the surviving reports of the time it is apparent that the scientists even falsified the test data in fear for their lives.

         With the political climate surrounding this 'Mech it is no wonder that such a poorly designed instrument of war actually saw use. In the few reported clashes with Star League troops the 'Mech was usually destroyed in the first couple of rounds. Eventually the commanders began to issue it to certain soldiers as punishment. It soon became the most hated 'Mech of the war.

         There are no official variants. However many field commanders stripped of most of the medium lasers to give it extra armor and heat sinks.

         Only 500 were made before the end of the war. None survived.