Catapult CPLT-K2B (YAML)

A ballistic Catapult variant - designed to be lore-sensitive even though it's not canon. Special order for a friend.

The CPLT-K2B is an uncommon variant of the Draconis Combine's CPLT-K2. While never an officially constructed variant the K2 Ballistic Refit Kit is believed to have originated from the Federated Suns in the late 3030's due to the increased number of CPLT-K2's being found and salvaged on the battlefield.

A relatively 'simple' refit, the K2B removes the additional heatsinks installed in the torsos and strips the arms of their PPC's and any energy equipment, replacing it with an Autocannon AC5 with 1 ton of integrated ammunition. This leaves the CPLT-K2B with an unused ton for additional equipment. The most common choices were to either leave one of the K2's torso heatsinks in place or to add an additional ton of armour to the mech.

Requires Yet Another Mechlab and Yet Another Weapon. One variant requires DLC5 to show up.

I've had a couple of questions about why I didn't call it the CPLT-D2 (since Davion stuff) - such a designation would be a little too "official" in my books, like it was an proper mech project, with factory lines dedicated to producing it, where in fact it's more just gutting the ears and refitting them (barring some field alternative loadouts, and the Capellan silliness).