T6M's Marauder III

Requires Yet Another Mechlab and Yet Another Weapon

Prototyped along side the Marauder-II assault chassis, the Marauder-III is instead built into a medium mech. Built as a cheaper alternative for people looking for Marauders on a budget. Aside from being cheap it is also highly rugged and easy to maintain, offering near the same protection as the standard Marauder with only a small concessions to firepower. While it was popular, for a time, eventually interest wanes with the more capable and heavier original. To an army on a budget, it is nonetheless able to do what a Marauder can, laying down an impressive long-range barrage before its opponents can close the distance.

Adds 26 different variants:

> MAD-4B: The basic Marauder III, while it's firepower is a downgrade of the generic MAD-3R, it is nonetheless as fast and as armored, at 11. 5t of armor.

- 1x AC5 + 1t ammo

> MAD-4C: A popular refit of the Marauder III, it forgoes the AC5 for an additional large laser in place that does not run out of ammunition, and upgrades the Small Lasers to Medium Lasers. It also has Jump Jets for mobility.

> MAD-4D: A different approach to the Marauder III, favoring sustained fire, it instead has two AC5s, and 4 Medium Lasers for backup.

- 2x AC5 + 2t Ammo

> MAD-4E: An ambush and brawling configuration for the Marauder III, it forgoes the large and small lasers for a quartet of Medium Lasers, and adds an additional pair of SRM6s.

- 1x AC5 + 2t ammo

- 2x SRM6 + 2t ammo

> MAD-4F: A long-range refit for the Marauder III, it sports two LRM10s for long-range with TAG, 4 Medium lasers for mid-range, and an SRM4 for short-range.

- 2x LRM10 + 2t Ammo

- 1x SRM4 + 1t Ammo

> MAD-4G: A straight-up upgrade using lostech, seeking to put this chassis on par of it's heavier cousin. But with a steep price, people would just pay for the heavier cousin.

- Endo-Steel

- 1x UAC5 + 1. 5t Ammo

> MAD-4I: A refit of the 4E geared for long-range support instead, it uses a pair of LRM5s instead with a pair of AMS.

- 2x AMS + 1t ammo

- AC5 + 2t ammo

- 2x LRM5 + 1t ammo

> MAD-4J: A basic long-range refit, geared for extreme long-range with it's Gauss Rifles, with Medium Lasers as secondary, and with jump-jet for mobility.

- 1x GR + 2t Ammo