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Overview
Alshain Weapons lost a lot during the Clan invasion and was only saved through the vast grants given by the Draconis Combine to keep its main supplier of the Panther operating.
However they knew something had to be done and this is why the company approached several potential partners requesting in exchange for a fee access to the blueprints from their heaviest ‘Mechs and the licence to retrofit them as they saw fit.
Only Irian Technologies agreed to the deal and even agreed to send all the research they had made on the Awesome for a sum that was never discarded.

Thanks to the data they had and a few prototype to test their ideas, Alshain Weapons quickly came up with the AWS-9NK, a Kuritan Awesome.


Capabilities
Deciding to keep what had always been at the core of the Awesome (firepower and protection) and at a reasonable cost (an indication that perhaps Alshain Weapons paid a lot to Irian Technologies), the first choice made was to keep the original speed, engine and armour, focusing first and foremost on the weapons.

The first step was to maximise the heat dissipation capacity and the Heat Sinks were converted to 18 Double ones, which allowed it to fire the 4 Lord’s Light PPC available from the surplus of the older Panther ‘Mech almost continuously.
Satisfied with that aspect, Alshain Weapons decided to go for something that would not take too much space (the Double Heat Sinks being quite demanding in terms of internal space) but still give the Awesome a distinctive Kuritan feeling. This is why a C3 Slave was added in the Head and accepting the proposal from Tanadi Computers a TAG was also added to allow for more firepower to be brought upon the Awesome opponents.
Instructed by the close quarters combats against hidden Elementals, the final step made was to use a Beagle Active Probe, allowing it to detect hidden units before they can open fire.


Combat History
So far the Awesome AWS-9NK only saw simulated combats where it was used as the anchor to  the defensive lines of the DCMS allowing the lighter and more mobile units to strike by surprise on the flanks and rears of busy opponents. It remains to be seen how the Clans will react to this “dezgra” tactics.


Variants
A single variant was produced, switching the Beagle Active Probe for a Guardian ECM Suite but since it doesn’t work at longer ranges, this ‘Mech isn’t liked by the ‘MechWarriors of the DCMS and is only done on request.


Deployment
Due to its extra firepower, the DCMS tends to favour this retrofit and the Procurement Department issues regular requests for  Alshain Weapons to retrofit an Awesome from a ‘MechWarrior “deserving it”. Apart from this limitation, the capacity of Alshain Weapons to retrofit them and the number of Awesome in the DCMS are the only limits in making their numbers bigger.


Notable ‘MechWarriors
Daima Jin is the name of a ‘Mech of the Izanagi Warriors that remains there in spite of having already changed several times of ‘MechWarrior. Usually each new member brings its own ‘Mech but the "Big Demon" (a 8Q) served so well in the Battle of Luthien that it was awarded the honour of staying on the unit roll and was upgraded to the 9NK standards.


Awesome AWS-9NK

Mass: 80 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-D
Production Year: 3052
Dry Cost: 7 967 520 C-Bills
Total Cost: 7 967 520 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1 784

Chassis: Technicron Type G Standard
Power Plant: Pitban 240 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32,4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54,0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Durallex Heavy Standard Armor
Armament:
    4 Alshain Weapons/Lord's Light PPCs
    1 Tanadi Computers/Tanadi Citizen C3 Computer (Slave)
    1 Tanadi Computers/Tanadi Forward-1 TAG
    1 Diplan 'Mechyards/Diplan Inquisitor Beagle Active Probe
Manufacturer: Alshain Weapons
    Primary Factory: Tok Do
Communications System: Garret T19-G
Targeting and Tracking System: Dynatec 2780

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                     122 points                8,00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                240                      11,50
    Walking MP: 3
    Running MP: 5
    Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks:         Double Heat Sink             18(36)                    8,00
    Heat Sink Locations: 3 LT, 3 RT, 1 LA, 2 RA
Gyro:               Standard                                               3,00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3,00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 240                 15,00

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     25           30       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  19       
                                           L/R Torso     17           24       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  10       
                                             L/R Arm     13           24       
                                             L/R Leg     17           33       

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C3 Computer (Slave)                          HD        0         1         1,00
Beagle Active Probe                          CT        0         2         1,50
PPC                                          RT        10        3         7,00
PPC                                          LT        10        3         7,00
PPC                                          RA        10        3         7,00
PPC                                          LA        10        3         7,00
TAG                                          LA        0         1         1,00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 5

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      8    Points: 18
3          3       4       4       0      4     0   Structure:  6
Special Abilities: C3S, TAG, PRB, RCN, ENE, MHQ1, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA


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ABELE: Now what do I do with with the Charger?

I ended up making about a dozen 80t designs, but split them up between the Awesome, Charger, Victor, and Zeus chassis.  So I've got a couple Charger designs in the tube.

But to answer directly: anything you want.  Between the Charger, the Challenger, and the Hatamoto series, the Charger does almost everything under the sun.