Cudgel CDG-2A

The Cudgel CDG-2A is an 80-ton juggernaut built for close-in fighting, cruising at 54 km/h and topping out at 86 km/h; under combat heat it can push its cruising speed to 76 km/h. Where the 3053-vintage CDG-1B carries an SRM 6, twin small pulse lasers, and a bank of machine guns in the torsos, the 2A fields a laser-heavy loadout instead: paired ER medium lasers and medium lasers in each torso, rear-facing medium lasers in each torso, a medium laser in the head, and a rear-facing small laser in the center torso. The left arm keeps its mace, and in place of the MASC fitted in the right torso of the 1B, this configuration carries a claw in the right arm. Standard internal structure and light ferro-fibrous armor replace the 1B's endo steel structure and standard armor, Triple-Strength myomer replaces its standard myomer, and the heat-sink count drops from 14 double to 11 double. It remains a maintenance-intensive design, built by Innovative Design Concepts at its Solaris VII plant.