Awesome AWS-8T
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 80t
- Role
- Missile Boat
- Intro
- 2815 Early Succession War
- Rules
- Introductory
- Cost
- 6.6M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 240 pts
Large Laser ×2Small LaserLRM 15 ×2
Technical Readout: TR:SW · Record Sheets: RS:SW
Compare this unit
Availability by era
6 eras · 23 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 3,680 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,218 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,676 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,103 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,593 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,370 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,227 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,083 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,020 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The AWS-8T is an 80-ton assault, a 2815 field-refit reworking of the 2665 AWS-8Q sniper into a missile boat. Where the AWS-8Q mounted three PPCs, this configuration carries a Large Laser in each arm and an LRM 15 in each torso, with the Small Laser in the head carried over unchanged. The heat-sink count falls from 28 to 23 single sinks, reflecting the lighter energy armament, while the 240 fusion engine and standard armor remain the same hardware as before. A reinforced battle fist on the left arm persists as the type's visible identifier. Cruising at 32 km/h and topping out at 54, it is slow for its weight, and being a field refit it carries no fixed manufacturer, having been converted at various sites rather than built new at a dedicated factory.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | HD | 1 | |
| Msl | RT · LT | 2 | 16 rds · 2 t in CT |
| Enr | RA · LA | 2 |