Baboon (Howler) 5

The Baboon (Howler) 5 is a 20-ton striker that closes to short range, cruising at 76 km/h and topping out near 119. Where the original Baboon (Howler) carried three LRM 5 racks in the right torso for stand-off missile work, this variant strips out the launchers entirely and packs three ER medium lasers into the left torso and three more into the right torso. The shift trades the base model's long-range fire for a close-in energy battery, while the 140 fusion engine, endo steel structure, and ferro-fibrous armor carry over unchanged. It keeps the same low, hard-to-target silhouette and fixed searchlight, and is built by CJF Factory Zone 5 at its Blackjack line, among other sites.