Mechs/ST-8A

==Description==
The Shootist first saw service in 2621 as a heavily armored, electronic warfare-capable command 'Mech for SLDF Royal BattleMech Regiments. However, the Shootist's upgraded electronic suites proved no match for the cutting edge of electronic warfare of its own time. When the BattleMaster eclipsed the Shootist in its intended role as a command vehicle merely ten years after its introduction, the SLDF changed the Shootist's mission parameters. The Shootist's balanced mix of weapons and speed, and its heavy armor allowed it a new role: juggernaut for close-combat heavy lances, and later, a bodyguard unit for command lances. This role never proved favorable to the longevity of the Shootist; since the Succession Wars, this BattleMech is rarely seen outside of the ComGuards, Word of Blake Militia, and ancient Clan Brian Caches.
Drop Cost Multiplier: 1.1
==Mech Bay==
Missions	Source 	Affinity
20 	Chassis affinity	Gunboat: +1 Evasion Ignore & +1 Gunnery (Quirk)
40 	Command Mech 	High Command: -10% Lance Ability Resolve Cost (Quirk)
 	 	Left 	Center 	Right
Arms/Head	Health 	A=110/110S=55 	A=45/45S=16 	A=110/110S=55
Arms/Head	HardPoints	[ 2B ] 	[ 1E ] 	[ 1E ]
Arms/Head	Fixed 	
Shoulder
Upper Arm
HandHeld Slot	
Life Support - A
Life Support - B
Cockpit SLDF (1)
FCS Standard SLDF (1)
Sensors SLDF (1)	
Hand
Lower Arm
Shoulder
Upper Arm
HandHeld Slot
Arms/Head	Dynamic 	
AC20 Mydron 	
Small Laser Magna 	
Medium Pulse Laser Magna
Torso 	Health 	FA=142/150 RA=50/75S=75	FA=170/220 RA=55/110S=75	FA=142/150 RA=50/75S=75
Torso 	HardPoints	[ 1S ] 	[ 1E ] 	[ 1E ]
Torso 	Fixed 	
Specialist Slot 	
Armor (1)
Engine HS
Gyro
Structure (1)
Engine
Royal Sink Kit (D)	
Specialist Slot
Torso 	Dynamic 	
2x Ammo AC20
C.A.S.E. (1)
2x Heat Sink Double	
Ferro-Fibrous
Engine HS +1
Engine Core 280
Medium Pulse Laser Magna	
ER L Laser Blankenburg
Legs 	Health 	A=145/150S=75 	 	A=145/150S=75
Legs 	HardPoints	 	 	
Legs 	Fixed 	
Foot
Hip
Lower Leg
Upper Leg	 	
Foot
Hip
Lower Leg
Upper Leg
Legs 	Dynamic 	 	 	
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