Baboon (Howler) 4

The Baboon (Howler) 4 is a 20-ton scout, a repurposing of the 2871 missile-boat original for reconnaissance work. It keeps the same LRM 5 in the right torso and the same 140 fusion engine, cruising at 76 km/h and topping out at 119, but adds jump capability the earlier model lacked, covering 210 metres per leap. The low, hard-to-target silhouette and fixed searchlight carry over from the original, and ferro-fibrous armor over an endo steel frame remains unchanged. CJF Factory Zone 5 builds it at Blackjack, with production also at the Marshall Epsilon Complex.