BATTLETECH: The Hermit Crab

[@TheArchaos]

Locust pilot: What the hell is that...? Crab people... Locust pilot: OHGOD-DISENGAGE! ABORT- CRAB PEOPLE *CRAB PEOPLE CRAB PEOPLE*

[@miafillene4396]

Tastes like crab, looks like people!

[@TheArchaos]

@@miafillene4396 I keep mixing it up 🤔

[@angrytigermpc]

Other companies: experiment with myriad designs, pulling cues from SLDF and Clantech in an attempt to serve multiple tactical purposes StarCorps: *EMBRACE CRAB*

[@joshuaturnquist5538]

I like that they didn't just make a meme out of it, like CGL's designers easily could, but made a really functional mech that fits alongside it's larger peers. It's a perfect militia mech.

[@RyeFields]

Crab mechs are known for their ease of maintenance, I like that most of the family can just have parts slapped on and call it a day

[@Cha-Khia]

Despite the fact that they aren't omnimechs, you're not wrong. I love the crab mechs, they are just good mechs.

[@Gigas0101]

King Crab's gotta buck up its game, only crab mech to be hard to maintain.

[@baker90338]

@@Gigas0101 the juice is worth the squeeze though thanks to being practically a mech scale elephant gun.

[@elroyscout]

I love this thing. In addition to being as close to a zombie mech as you can at 25 tons while being made of speed; really love how it's designed to also moonlight as an industrial mech, making it perfect for garrison and Militia units.

[@BlUsKrEEm]

I can see it being popular with Sea Fox Shoals too

[@Alex-pj8nz]

@@BlUsKrEEm It’s a cheap light mech but they have standards, at most they will resell it at a mark up price after some upgrades.

[@bthsr7113]

@@Alex-pj8nz If Sea Fox wants to upgrade it while keeping the industrial secondary role, that could be a pretty sweet mech.

[@Alex-pj8nz]

@@bthsr7113 This doesn’t mean they will use it.

[@bthsr7113]

@@Alex-pj8nz Their loss.

[@BoisegangGaming]

I fell in love with this thing the second I heard of it. It's just such a simple, miniaturized version of the CRB that it actually somehow works. I like that in-universe it's not meant to be cutting edge and even has utility purposes beyond just being a mech. Makes it feel a lot more fleshed out and like it has a place in the universe instead of just being "this is a very good mech and it goes pew pew" like a lot of Clan designs

[@bthsr7113]

Well that's all the Clans want from their mechs.

[@theapostatejack8648]

@@bthsr7113 Clan designs have background. It's just that Inner Sphere mechs tend to get more attention and usually have more background available thanks to the unification and succession wars.

[@bthsr7113]

@@theapostatejack8648 I know, but the clanner mindset is usually about the most advanced and the most lethal they can make a mech based on their culture and history, sometimes with the added flavor of trying to have animalistic traits to make their killer double as a mascot. Most would be outright offended at having cargo hooks to help out off the battlefield.

[@MrDarthtelos]

Carcinization advances exactly as foretold. KING CRAB GANG!

[@StefanAmarisDidNothingWrong]

I want the 75 ton heavy to be a Fiddler Crab. One large claw with heavy armor on the arm holding some stupidly powerful weapon like two HPPCs, and a smaller claw with an RAC, a Heavy Flamer, or some other ridiculous smaller weapon.

[@meshuggahshirt]

Oh I *really* like this idea

[@themanthemyth4522]

It needs a HAG 40 in one hand and 2 medium lasers in the other

[@Chris_Sizemore]

So a 75 ton crab to finish the cycle? Standard 300 Vlar engine to give it the standard 4/6 movement and keep it cheap. Endo Steel frame because we need some weight savings. 10 double heat sinks because its cheap and super efficient. 2 light PPCs in the claws. 2 more medium pulse lasers in the torso. Triple Strength Myomer, enough small pulse lasers to make an elemental cry. Call it the Crab Boil, because it runs hot! Pilots entire goal is to close to keep the TS Myomer burning and get into melee. Even without a weapon mod this drops two 15 damage punches on the melee table. That is a 1/3rd chance to heat shot a mech every round. Use all the extra weight to pile on armor.

[@stormcrow28]

I love this Mech. The Hermit Crab slots into any powers' light lances, and works especially well with the Periphery powers' focus on liight fire support or trooper scout lances. Son Hoa is also interesting because it became independent in the Dark Age and is selling everything to anbody who will buy in the middle of Steiner space. I love it.

[@heirofaniu]

Well we have a 50 ton, 100 ton, and now a 25 ton Crab. Just gotta get the 75 tonner built and we'll have a full lance. Personally I'm hoping for the Fiddler Crab where it's got a gigantic weapon in one arm and a teeny tiny weapon in the other.

[@Chromevod]

I like it. It feels more closely related to its 50-ton cousin than its 100-ton patriarch. Both the energy weapon loadout and easy to maintain quirk makes it similarly as attractive as the regular crab. With the speed and maneuverability, it seems like it would work either as a scout or a screening unit for its larger relatives as well.

[@Alex-pj8nz]

The Crab isn’t even made by StarCorps, but the King Crab is.

[@Chromevod]

@@Alex-pj8nz StarCorps is the link and why it's more a cousin. Cosara makes Crabs and King Crabs, Starcorps makes King Crabs and now Hermit Crabs.

[@Omniseed]

It's a perfect low budget garrison mech, leave lances of them at whatever outpost they'll be operating from to train and master the local terrain while helping develop the facilities, then when it comes time to defend the planet the Lance can function as the scouts and local liaisons to the properly armed regular units that arrive to execute the main battles. That takes advantage of how flexible and easy to integrate they are without creating a situation where their utility functions are never used and their modest combat potential is overtaxed because they're being used as front line mechs.

[@eurocrusader1724]

Seems a good scout.. fast , agile, while being able to defend itself and call in bigger family members when the enemy is found...

[@LollipopKnight2]

These little things are amazing. As you note, you can field an entire army out of these speedy little things. They may have just become my favorite mechs. Crab Rave!

[@randomnetsurfer]

I must say I was surprised at the Light PPC version. Nice long range firepower on a fast, light frame. I think that's my favourite!

[@jollyjohnthepirate3168]

Gives new meaning to " Deadliest Catch".

[@3limin8ted89]

if we were to get a 75 ton crab I think it should be called either the spider crab or the coconut crab

[@UrbanmechAce]

Fiddler Crab.

[@swiftmatic]

Devil Crab 😡🤘💯💥

[@terryhiggins5077]

I'm convinced the only reason why the Hermit crab exists is because some wanted a Pokémon evolution style trio for the crab series. Still I love the little bugger. Heck it's so cheap I could easily see a introtech version if it had come out just little earlier in the timeline.

[@BigRed40TECH]

We're gonna get a Heavy at some point.

[@tenchraven]

Of all the Dark Age/Republic era mechs, this is probably my favorite. Small, cheap, a less able version could have been made in 3025 (DHS is the only LosTech you really need) and the fact the lore includes rings for slinging loads and the claws can grab pallets makes this a wonderfully complete mech in an setting where a lot of designs don't seem realistically thought out. Militia, mercs and guerillas all like it. As far as how to make it "more aggressive", in it's era ClanTech (🤢) is available, and you've got the sinking to manage CERMLs. Even with a markup for that them, it is pretty cheap as it becomes the crab that eats bugs.

[@johnarnold8485]

To no one's surprise I adore this mech as much as I do both other crab designs, if for a different reason... Look how cute it is!

[@maxanderson2180]

Now all we need is the last of the fabled horsecrabs of the apocalypse, the great heavy crab, and then all shall bow before the crab!

[@osogitzgraymane72]

Run a ... star? Of two kings, three regular crabs and four hermits. Fear the pinchy bois. Edit: I think the one thing I would do is find a way to add a linking targeting systems for the lppc variant so it could have 'snipe teams'. But that's probably just me trying to put it in a roll it probably shouldn't be in.

[@44R0Ndin]

C3 has your back for that, but master, slave, or C3i I'm not sure of.

[@PeachDragon_]

You can have a lance of the hermit, the crab and the king, for the 75 ton you can use the orion as it looks like it fits, at least until we get an actual heavy crab

[@casualwoodchuck]

Such a cool mech concept given the weight can cram 24 of them to Union class Dropship and then just let them out in the city and swarm everything burned everything down and then jump back in and leave

[@ian5395]

Yo Big Red The new animation touches in recent videos are bad ass. Continue the superb work. Like, you've always been top tier, but here you are raising the bar for everyone else. Good stuff.

[@sim.frischh9781]

With a weight of 25 tons, two medium ER lasers are solid, the jump jets make it highly mobile, though at that tonnage armor is not exactly abundant. The design looks almost adorable, cute in a way. I like the details on the torso and the burried-in cockpit.

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Better hope it doesn’t meet a Clan light mech or the gunsmith which it can’t run away from.

[@vikteren8723]

not a lot of weight to work with and unless you put in a xfl or light engine you really don't have anywhere to pull the weight. That said max armor for 25 tons is what 6 tons? 5 is not bad especially when you factor in its speed and jumping ability.

[@sim.frischh9781]

@@Alex-pj8nz Gunsmith can´t jump, so depending on the terrain, escape MIGHT be possible. Though given the sheer speed it has that´s quite the BIG "if".

[@Alex-pj8nz]

@@sim.frischh9781 it also has 4 medium x pluse lasers

[@sim.frischh9781]

@@Alex-pj8nz Means you better jump FAST.

[@tuppytheducky]

I’m a simple person, I see a crab, I hit like.

[@vladforgot]

I have lance of hermit crab for my rising Steiner force. And yes, your DA/IlClan content is amazing. I will not be surprised if this videos will be even more successful then those 2700-3050 mechs.

[@BigRed40TECH]

They're generally not, but they're well received :)

[@ColourOfTheGods]

BR, you're absolutely killing it with all the high quality vids you are putting out man. The Battletech community salutes you!

[@BigRed40TECH]

Thank you!

[@andresmarrero8666]

All we need now are the heavy and superheavy members, crab tanks, crustacean armored vehicles and self propelled artillery, and crab command centers. Eventually we shall have our army of crustaceans.

[@Aceman52]

I love the look of this mech. At first glance it doesn't appear to be that dangerous, but the deceptive appearance hides a fast, maneuverable and hard hitting machine.

[@noanswer1864]

I am as in love with this as I am the Concordat's Marauder battlesuit. I love the idea of filling in the tonnage gaps with units based on popular designs in other weigh classes.

[@danielbalder]

There are STLs for this thing out there. You can fully embrace crab.

[@lexington476]

Yes! We got a 'crustacean' reference, the Grimdark Narrator would be proud.

[@frednakor6617]

Man you are prolific in your content. When I run into something new to me in Roguetech I tend to hit your channel to learn more. Thanks for doing what you do. (Haven't seen a hermit crab though)

[@BigRed40TECH]

It was built in 3102 iirc.

[@thornjo5409]

Everytime i play hermit crabs it is just pure joy for me. I had a buddy print out a few for me and they work so good as a screen or swarm.

[@Kingofdragons117]

They have an stl?

[@thornjo5409]

@@Kingofdragons117 yep. Found one on thingiverse. Search for hermit crab mecha and it pops righr up.

[@jaksilver3656]

I LOVE the idea of a swarm of these in all the variants, backed up by a King filling the role of command mech

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

Well, your video sold me on this one! If I ever get back to having the old merc regiment in action for the Dark Age/Ilclan eras, I'll add a couple of lances' worth to the roster. Half will be used to replace aging bug mechs in the recon lances. Half will be used for home base defense, which makes them heavy loaders that can become fast defense 'mechs that can quickly move to meet attackers and fight until the hanger kings and heavy armor arrive. And the low unit cost for both purchase and maintenance is definitely a boon for any merc unit that's trying to balance the books each quarter.

[@theaureliasys6362]

Thanks so much to you and bpl for introducing me to battletech.

[@joebyrnes9254]

I want the model for these SO BAD Edit: Also…this is just spaghetti throwing…but what if they made a 75 ton heavy mech crab called “The Coconut Crab”. It could be a melee unit because coconut crabs love to crunch crunch😊

[@BigRed40TECH]

100% I'd love this in plastic.

[@MrDarthtelos]

That’s the best idea I’ve heard in at least a decade.

[@BoisegangGaming]

I mocked up a Fiddler Crab in Megamek that was a 70 (or 75, can't remember) tonner that used a pair of an LBX-10 on one arm and a set of smaller weapons on the other. Made probably too many variants of it, too. The original version had a LAC/2 and LPPC, while the second version had a bit better of a loadout (in-universe, I wrote it up as the designers originally not having any actual Mechwarriors on the design team lol)

[@joshuaturnquist5538]

I do hope it gets a plastic one day, it's too cute. I could see CGL selling it as a premium miniature, like the Wolfhound IIC or the Urbie's legendary salvage box.

[@miafillene4396]

Goddamnit ... *Breaks out the green putty and sculpting tools..."

[@copiedcatagain151]

I was watching this on my school laptop! Sadly I'm not allowed to comment there, but do have the question as to why literally everything keeps evolving into crabs! Eventually we may just get an entire Crab batallion or something.

[@elroyscout]

The crab cycle has one step... AND IT IS CRAB!!!

[@BigRed40TECH]

It is the only step of importance! MOAR CRAB!

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Probably due to the King Crab.

[@michaelkimberling7307]

7MP on a jump…. So it’s a mountain goat. Edit: hey great job on your collab with Sven. It’s good to see the Battletech lore guys coming together for one of these videos

[@bthsr7113]

.... Now I want a Ram Battle armor or protomech. Like the Fenris, but for rough terrain in tundra cold weather. And a ramming feature.

[@emdeo]

I really liked this thing, then you talked about the HMC-15 and I fell in love.

[@paulsim7589]

Thanks for this. This is one i have missed.

[@gary9346]

Take out two jump jets put in two small lasers and a tag. Boom.

[@GliderBane]

I love this thing! My only problem with it, is when it comes into the game. In my campaigns, this thing was developed in the Star League Era alongside the Crab and King Crab. With standard mediums instead of the ER variants. It was meant to fill the role of a recon mech superior to the Locust, Wasp and Stingers but able to be built in greater numbers then the Mercury.

[@tripwire31]

I absolutely love the intro of these videos, I hope to see it not fade away!

[@Gigas0101]

I feel like this design might've benefitted from a variant that included a flamer or machine gun. Twin medium lasers will cut up lights and vehicles like seabed carrion, but something to dissuade infantry could round out the package. Still, an appreciable design and a lovely addition to the crab mech family.

[@bthsr7113]

I don't know, the art looks like the arms can reach low enough to slice through infantry en masse. Mind you, that's a fluff thing, not something that would be represented in tabletop.

[@Gigas0101]

@@bthsr7113 Now I'm imagining the Hermit Crab daintily picking up infantry in those claws and lightly tossing them away one at a time.

[@Thud-pq8rl]

I love this goofy little bastard. It's the perfect mech for it's job.

[@theapostatejack8648]

Aww, how cute is that? 😄 Could this be the 32nd Century meme machine to replace the Urbanmech?

[@bthsr7113]

Nah, the Urbie is a well armored and armed mobile turret. This is highly mobile even without its jets. I do see them sharing many a garrison posting though. Like hermit crabs chasing an enemy into a city to surprise them with a massive gun for a light in the rear arc... quickly followed by the left and right sides disappearing if it's still standing.

[@verathorn1556]

I love all of the crab mechs

[@jokerstix66]

I was gonna say, wonder what this would have looked like coming from defiance industries, but i dont think we need another king crab.

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Most Lyran mechs has been getting down hill since the Fed Com civil war. No more Davion common sense anymore.

[@melvinlemay7366]

@Alex What are you on? They've made stuff like the mongoose ii, mangonell, scourge, regent and many others. Not to mention the many improved variants they've come out with since.

[@matthewunruh3651]

@@melvinlemay7366 Mongoose was co-designed with ComStar, the Mangonell with Kell Hounds/Wolves in Exile, Regent with Sea Foxes, and I believe Wolf's Dragoons had input on the Scourge. Meanwhile, on their own the Lyrans built the Gotterdamerung...

[@melvinlemay7366]

@@matthewunruh3651 The Kell hounds and Ark Royal *are* Lyran. I'll give you the Mongoose. The sea foxes didn't do any design work for the regent, they just provided the clan tech and handled international distribution and production licensing. And you've still got the scourge, roughshod, gauntlet, and more. Since we're focusing on exceptions to the rule and using them as representative, clearly the suns couldn't design mechs once they lost Lyran expertise. After all, they designed the Scarecrow which is *far* worse than the Götterdämmerung.

[@matthewunruh3651]

@@melvinlemay7366 Hmmm. I would say the Ant Lion would be a better example. The Scarecrow is at least very good at what it does, which is destroying non-battle armor infantry by the company. The Gauntlet IS good, I'll give you that. But then there that light mech with the mace and rac/2...

[@ogrehaslayers605]

I just really like this design. As a fan of the other two Crab designs it's just great. I need the mini.

[@da_BemBem]

We have a 75 ton "crab" already, sorta... the Marauder!

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

Imagine an entire lance of the light PPC variant haunting. Like a mini-thunder storm got angry at you.

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Gunsmiths will just say how cute.

[@nitesy381]

necro posting but imagine the 75 ton crab is an er ppc boat/ pulse boat with enough sinking. basically black knight but cheap. funnill enough, there may be a crab specie called black crab.

[@erikbjelke4411]

Nice to see the Crab family expanding. Actually kind of surprised there hasn't been a light or heavy version of a Crab until now.

[@Raist474]

Reject humanoid designs, return to crab.

[@thorveim1174]

Even in battletech, everything must become crab.

[@DShiflet01]

I like the 14. 50% more punch at the cost of 1 jump movement, and still doesn't cause issues with heat. Though it'd cost a bit more, I'd like to get a version that swaps out to Clan lasers instead of IS ones.

[@meining-mech4378]

“Craaab-people. Craaab-people”. I might have to get a lance of these when available, or try out with proxies.

[@bobbrown5460]

Too bad the crabs don't have a +1 for melee because of the claws

[@BigRed40TECH]

Thank you BOB!

[@Tallus_ap_Mordren]

Feels like a viable replacement for every bug mech, and possibly even the Spider.

[@bthsr7113]

I'd consider it a side or diagonal grade. You lose 12 KPH, an entertainment system built in (the things you learn on Sarna), jump finesse, and some scouting utility, but you get cargo tech utility, an actual ejection system, armor, twice the cooling, better firepower, and you shed 5 tons. When comparing stock models.

[@rho1581]

Give ‘Em the Clamps!

[@hunterrickert6026]

Honestly... Whenever a Crab shows up in Battletech I always groan in fear. They feel so bloody tank and they hit hard. That said I love the Crab mechs.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Carcinization is real.

[@dzeclectic2327]

I was diesigning the 14 in my head as I was watching this. Then you got to the variants. I thought, 'yup that's what I would do'.

[@Timberjac]

This tiny and well-conceived mech, possibly one of the few survivors, if instead of unifying the Inner Sphere under the IlClan, it ends with a new dark age due to a bloody general war throughout the known galaxy.

[@matthewunruh3651]

I feel that the HMC-13 and the CRB-27b form great stablemates for a merc unit on a budget. Not sure which version of their big brother would go best though.

[@bthsr7113]

Depends on your needs. If you're looking to widen the range with ballistics, the Clanbuster variant is an attractive option for those who can afford it. If you've got inroads with Clan imports and you're okay stretching the theme to get an energy boat, the Supernova is a potent, if toasty platform in its base configuration.

[@dakkath414]

KGC-010 is my personal favorite, though if possible I'd drop two tons of ammo for 2 more double heat sinks.

[@FrostyThundertrod]

I would love to see a 75 crab family member that is right in my favorite wight range

[@wheturangi]

Every time I see Hermit Crab, I start humming "Under the Sea." A good decent design for what it is, a light recon mech.

[@bthsr7113]

Well now we need amphibious crab mechs or battle armors.

[@hoorayforhawksbills]

Eventually all or at least most mechs will be crabs.

[@BigRed40TECH]

All of existence will become Crab.

[@panoramatint]

I love the almost underslung arms

[@bthsr7113]

They look good for being able to slice and dice infantry a squad at a time.

[@louiswilkins9624]

New to me , thanks for sharing this

[@BigRed40TECH]

Welcome!

[@sinjin8576]

Further proof that all evolution results in crabs

[@level98bearhuntingarmor]

After the Ilclan Era begins the Crab Invasion (75ton Coconut Crab when)

[@Sqwallbg]

Sigh...there are so many super cool and innovative mechs. So sad there aren't very many in Mechwarrior games...I'm playing 5 Mercenaries atm and despite it's flaws i love it. But every so often i see mechs in your videos that i didn't know about (like this one) i want to play with them in games :P Not that it would ever happen...

[@charper9890]

Mods maybe?

[@Sqwallbg]

@@charper9890 Well maybe. I just don't like modding too much. Tends to stray away from the developer's vision for the game. If i find some that only add mechs...maybe.

[@sebastiang.5032]

I've just painted a Hermit Crab, it was 3d-printed by a buddy of mine.

[@captaingeneralconch]

THE CRAB PEOPLE SHALL RISE

[@BigRed40TECH]

They already Have O.O

[@markbailey4303]

A company of these with lances made up of the different variants would give equal tonnage a run for its money.

[@ianjankus8090]

You just really were chomping at the bit to make all these crab puns weren't you? lmao

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

Having no ammo dependancy, especially in a post HPG network era would be a HUGE advantage. Also consider that this is a post succession wars era design as well, I bet a lot of generals fear the idea of all their fancy toys becoming lostech once again and would love something like the Hermit Crab that's easily understood and reproducible. I'd stake my reputation on it, in 250 years when the Illclan blows over and we get another war of succession this design will become the new flea.

[@persh7306]

Now all we need is a heavy crab

[@bthsr7113]

So the next crab needs to be a melee focused one. Until then though, the Hatchet Lance of Scarabus, Hatchetman, Axe man, and Berserker will have to tickle my funny bone and terrify enemies.

[@bubicus]

You can spell BASH with the first letters of those mechs' names. Maybe switch the axes for clubs....

[@bthsr7113]

@@bubicus I could.... orrrrrrr.... I could dream up a lance of mace/club focused mechs.

[@theomnissiah-9120]

1:11 of course it’s a star Corp product

[@slice1208]

I like to play with an all crab lance from time to time.

[@ethandye8764]

*pinch pinch*

[@hammer1349]

I feel like lighter designs like this are perhaps the opposite of the current paradigm and may even bring about the shift of said paradigm. It's all well and good when you can kill a heavy mech in a single salvo with your average mech - but what happens when you face off against a lance of these things because they are that much cheaper and simpler. Any damage your advanced mech takes will require extended periods of repair and refit. As for the hermit crab, chances are there is another one ready to take its place before the first one even falls, if it should fall.

[@garlicbread529]

So we got the Crab at 50 Tons, the King Crab at 100 Tons, and the Hermit Crab at 25 Tons. What kind of name would be great for a 75 Ton heavy crab mech? I had the idea of a Samurai Crab but that sounds too Kuritan to me.

[@BlUsKrEEm]

Stolen Crab? Coconut Crab? Spider Crab? (Last one sounds like a quad)

[@sluggaboyzWC3]

@@BlUsKrEEm coconut or fiddler is probably most likely.

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Has to be starcrops, so either a Liao, FWL or another Davion heavy mech after the huge amount of complains for a direct support mech for the mech mortar mech carriers.

[@rho1581]

Put clamp actuator over PPCs on a Marauder and boom 75 Ton Crab.

[@mojoforthewin3069]

This is mostly pitched as ‘BattleMech that can do IndustrialMech work’, but I can honestly see the inverse just as well. If you’re a relatively out-of-the way Periphery world looking for Mech labor, you could do much worse than a Hermit Crab. Plus, you’d only need to train one set of pilots.

[@bucky145]

Now we need a heavy crab and the family is complete

[@artotheharlequin]

okay now the term mama for the king crab now makes sense

[@bthsr7113]

Nah, we need a Dropship Cancer class with reinforced self-loading cargo claws. Like a crab hydra, but arms instead of heads.

[@generalbismark7163]

Im surprised there isnt a version with a flame thrower/MG if its a garrison/policing mech something intended for anyone who needs a cheap mech to police a troublesome populace that might not be particularly well armed. Something to respond to infantry and light vehicles from somewhere you recent took over or for any other similar tyrannical need.

[@joelaugustin6407]

Stone Crab? Dual arm mount Snub Nose PPCs, Dual Light PPCs in torsos, Dual Medium Lasers in center torso, Endosteel, 18 DHS, standard engine, 4 standard JJ with 4/6/4 movement, 14 tons standard armor, easy maintenance quirk, 75 tons. I spent to much time thinking it up before realizing it's just a grasshopper 7K. You could take 3 SN PPC instead though...

[@robrib2682]

Urbie crab 🦀

[@vikteren8723]

Now this is how you make a scout mech, I wonder why there is no variant with a SPL or a Flamer to see off infantry. I would argue that as a scout mech it wants the ability to attack infantry effectively more than a third er medium but could see the arguments either way.

[@jsizzlesaurusrex]

I want a slower version of this thing with a back mounted shield and some melee quirks. That would be 👌

[@swiftmatic]

A Lance of Hermit Crab variants could raise a lotta hell. If/when they make 75 ton variant, they should name it the Devil Crab, after the most ill-tempered crustacean in the sea: the Atlantic Blue Crab.

[@joshuamidgette4846]

Hermit Crab II, 35 tons, 2 ER medium lasers, 4 flamers, 7 tons of armor.

[@Kepora1]

All I'd really consider doing is swapping the lasers for quad Clan ER Smalls or a pair of Clan ER Mediums.

[@Kepora1]

Ayyy, thanks for the like! It just sounds to me like with it's high mobility, fantastic cooling, and great-for-it's-size armor, a quartet of Clan ER Smalls doubles the damage potential, turning it into a nasty bouncing little backstabber.

[@lucasodelta2591]

EVERYTHING RETURNS TO CRAB