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[Hat]

All,

I am trying to figure out the reinforcement lance for the first mission of Operation JUSTICE.  One thing I'm struggling with is to find lance configurations within each PC lance, what Turn they would arrive on as reinforcements and how they would characterize the configuration.  If you're looking for some ideas of how to characterize a configuration I would look at:

BattleMech Combat Categories (https://www.sarna.net/wiki/BattleMech_Combat_Categories)
Lance/Mech roles on the Battlefield (https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=51905.0)

If anyone has a better reference, feel free to post it.  The goal here is to make it quick and easy for mission commanders to figure out who makes sense to bring with them.

[Hat]

Placeholder for Midnight configuration.

[deadlyfire2345]

According to the first link, my lance would be comprised of skirmisher, sniper, and striker. But at the same time hardly any of them since all my mechs have max armor :/
Cathrin Hitzig
Tactics: 5
Strategy: 4

Siska Garrigues
Tactics: 3
Strategy: 3


Archer 5SC: 2 cLRM-20 w/ 4 tons, 1 Narc w/ 1 ton, 2 cMPL, 1 cLPL 4/6/4 12 DHS (1 RT) BV: 2227
Cicada 2B-1a: 4 MPL, 1 Tag 7/11/7 XL 12 DHS (1 LT) FF armor  BV: 1109
Hatamoto Cc: 2 cERPPC, 2 cSSRM-6 w/1 ton, 1 cERML, 4/6/4 17 DHS (2 LT, 3 RT) BV: 2718
Panther 9R-1a: 4 MPL, 1 Tag, 1 SL 6/9/6 11 DHS (2 LT, 1 RT) BV: 912
Shadow Hawk 2Hb: 4 SRM-4 w/ 2 tons, 1 Narc w/ 1 ton, 2 ML, 1 SL 5/8(10)/5 11 DHS BV: 1362
Summoner CO: 2 LPL, 2 HA, 2 ERML, Tcomp, AMS 1 ton, 18 DHS BV: 2628
Thunderbolt 5S-1a: 2 PPC, 4 ML 4/6/4 11 DHS (2 LT, 2 RT) BV: 1674
Wolverine 7Da: 2 ML, 1 SRM-6 w/ 1 ton, 1 MPL, 1 UAC/5 w/ 1 ton 5/8(10)/5 11 DHS BV:1500


Flank lance:
1: Wolverine, Kintaro, Cicada, Panther (4904)
2: Wolverine, Shadow Hawk, Cicada, Panther (4795)
Direct Fire:
1: Hatamoto, Thunderbolt, Kintaro, Panther (5962)
2: Hatamoto, Thunderbolt, Shadow Hawk, Panther (5853)
3: Hatamoto, Kintaro, Wolverine, Cicada (5982)
Mixed:
1: Thunderbolt, Wolverine, Kintaro, Cicada (5572)
2: Thunderbolt, Wolverine, Cicada, Panther (5013)
3: Hatamoto, Kintaro, Cicada, Panther (5580)

Will obviously change once I get my 8th mech and continue to customize when needed.
In perspective, my lance is versatile, to say the least.

[Ice]

ICE LANCE CONFIGS

STRATEGY +3
TACTICS +3

MECHS AND ROLES


ATLAS - 3/5/3 PPCX3 GAUSS
MARAUDER 5/8 PPCX3 MLX2
WARHAMMER 4/6( 8 )/4 PPCX2 MLX4 SPL
CRUSADER 4/6/4 2 LRM15 FLAMER MLX4
OSPREY 4/6/4 GAUSS cERLLX2
GRIFFIN 5/8/5 GAUSS FLAMERX2 MLX4
GRIFFIN 5/8/5 HATCHET PPC MLX4
JAVELIN 6/9/6 SRM4X3

REINFORCEMENT IS TURN 4 FOR ALMOST ALL CONFIGS
THERE ARE A FEQ WITHOUT MARAUDER THAT ARE 3

All INTENDED FOR DIRECT FIRE SUPPORT BUT ARE FLEXIBLE FOR LONG/MID RANGE. CAN BRAWL IN SOME CONFIGS BETTER THAN OTHERS.

STANDARD/ALT CONFIGS 1+2
ATLAS/WARHAMMER
MARAUDER
OSPREY/GRIFFIN
JAVELIN

CAN FIT ATLAS JAVELIN MARAUDER AND ANY 1 MECH
CAN FIT MARAUDER WARHAMMER JAVELIN AND ANY 1 MECH
CAN FIT MARAUDER WARHAMMER CRUSADER GRIFFIN (HATCHET)

[Hat]

According to the first link, my lance would be comprised of skirmisher, sniper, and striker. But at the same time hardly any of them since all my mechs have max armor :/
<snip>

I would probably pick best fit for lance role or call out the individual mechs per config.  I recall finding a better lance description at one point, but can't seem to find it again sadly.  In the end the goal is to help mission commanders understand what your lance can bring to the table and how fast it can get there.