Yet Another Obscure Weapon
🟡 Updated this yearPreview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #7 of 91 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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YAOW essentially acts as a weapons expansion pack for YAW/YAWC. So far, all of these weapons are from BattleTech lore, with most of them being ported over from Yet Another Revamped Weapon (YARW). All YAOW weapons still maintain the vanilla weapon mechanics (when applicable) and "balance", for better or for worse.
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Requires Yet Another Mechlab (YAML) and Yet Another Weapon (YAW) + Yet Another Weapon Clan (YAWC).
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]This mod is for YAW + YAWC users ONLY and is NOT compatible with mods such as Yet Another Revamped Weapon (YARW), Yet Another Weapon - Complete Edition (YAWCE), BattleTech - Beyond 3015, Clan Invasion, or other mods not compatible with YAW + YAWC themselves.
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Ballistic
[]Clan Rotary Autocannon-2/5s: While bulkier than YAW's RACs, they are far more accurate and have more range.
[]Caseless Autocannons: Similar to Burst-ACs but with around +100% more ammo per ton and far better accuracy.
[]Precision Autocannons: Acts like a fusion between a standard Autocannon and a Streak LRM.
[]Bear-Hunter Autocannon: Gatling like machine-gun that fires a 20-round burst. Has short range and high spread but no armor damage penalty like other MGs have. Uses actual projectiles too.
[]IS Mech Mortars: More or less a stream fired LRM with AOE, immunity to AMS and better indirect fire. However, they are generally worse in every other aspect.
[]Clan Mech Mortars: Just like IS Mortars but they fire in a cluster and have less base damage for more AOE damage. Otherwise, they are characteristically just like Clan LRMs.
[*]Prototype Gauss Rifle: Tier-0 version acts like the TT counterpart, in that it's a cheaper gauss
YAOW is a lore-friendly weapons expansion mod for YAW and YAWC, adding weapons missing from both. It is not compatible with YARW. With 205 endorsements and 11,544 downloads, it's a niche addition for players using those mods.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fills gaps in YAW and YAWC, giving completionists more toys.
- Decent traction: 205 endorsements and 11k downloads show it's being used.
- Lore-friendly approach keeps the game's feel intact.
⚠️ Cons
- Only works with YAW and YAWC — useless if you don't run those mods.
- Last updated Feb 2026 — could break with future game patches.
For players already running YAW and YAWC who want extra weapon variety without breaking lore. Skip if you don't use those mods or if you prefer standalone weapon packs.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have YAW and YAWC installed first, and don't install YARW alongside this.
- Check the mod's page for any load order notes before adding it to your mod manager.
- If you're using a mod manager, enable this after YAW and YAWC to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Mechwarrior5mercenaries Mods
- Author
- LittleTex_DeadRaiser_Merlock
- Version
- 4.0
- Downloads
- 11,544
- Endorsements
- 205
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 8/15/2024
- Updated
- 2/22/2026
🧩 Commonly Used Together
Users add these mods to the same collections — a real compatibility signal, not an AI guess.
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