Banshee BNC-6S

The BNC-6S is a 95-ton assault that fights as a brawler at close range, a 3062 rebuild of the 2445 BNC-1E original. In place of the AC/5, the Primitive Prototype PPC, and the twin medium lasers, it carries a Heavy Gauss Rifle in the center torso and an LB 10-X AC in the right torso, with the Small Laser in the head unchanged. A 380 light fusion engine and endo steel structure replace the older 345 fusion engine and standard structure, lifting cruising speed from 32 to 43 km/h and top speed from 54 to 65 km/h, while standard armor takes over from the primitive plating of the original. CASE now lines both the left and right torsos, protecting the ammunition feeding the LB-X autocannon, and the heat-sink count drops from 16 single sinks to 10 double sinks. The frame keeps its rugged, field-serviceable build, and Defiance Industries produces the type at Hesperus II.