Archer ARC-5CS

The ARC-5CS is a 70-ton missile boat that fights at long range, a 3052 field rebuild of the 2458 ARC-1A. Where the original paired a single LRM 20 in each torso, this configuration splits the load into a pair of LRM 15 racks per side, four launchers in all, each bank tied to an Artemis IV fire-control system. A 280 XL fusion engine and endo steel structure replace the ARC-1A's 255 fusion engine and standard framework, lifting cruising speed from 32 to 43 km/h and top speed from 54 to 65 km/h, and standard armor plating replaces the primitive plating of the original. The twin medium lasers in the arms carry over unchanged, and the type still stands as a command 'Mech with reinforced battle fists on both arms and a stable firing platform. It comes out of field refit shops rather than a single dedicated plant.