Oh, and to contribute some of my own designs to the thread:
Ares ARE-1S
IS experimental
90 tons
BV: 1,858
Cost: 8,014,960 C-bills
Movement: 3/5/3
Engine: 270
Heat Sinks: 27
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 138
Armor: 263/279
Internal Armor
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Center Torso 29 44
Center Torso (rear) 14
Right Torso 19 28
Right Torso (rear) 10
Left Torso 19 28
Left Torso (rear) 10
Right Arm 15 30
Left Arm 15 30
Right Leg 19 30
Left Leg 19 30
Weapon Loc Heat
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Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser LA 3
SRM 4 LA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
SRM 4 RA 3
Large Laser LT 8
Large Laser RT 8
Ammo Loc Shots
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SRM 4 Ammo CT 25
Equipment Loc
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Standard None
Standard None
Ares ARE-2S
IS experimental
90 tons
BV: 1,985
Cost: 22,643,060 C-bills
Movement: 4/6/4
Engine: 360 XL
Heat Sinks: 20 [40]
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 138
Armor: 263/279
Internal Armor
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Center Torso 29 44
Center Torso (rear) 14
Right Torso 19 28
Right Torso (rear) 10
Left Torso 19 28
Left Torso (rear) 10
Right Arm 15 30
Left Arm 15 30
Right Leg 19 30
Left Leg 19 30
Weapon Loc Heat
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Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
ER Large Laser LT 12
ER Large Laser RT 12
Streak SRM 2 RA 2
Streak SRM 2 LA 2
Streak SRM 2 RL 2
Streak SRM 2 LL 2
Ammo Loc Shots
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Streak SRM 2 Ammo CT 50
Equipment Loc
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Standard None
Standard None
Ares ARE-3S
IS experimental
90 tons
BV: 2,009
Cost: 23,634,860 C-bills
Movement: 4/6/4
Engine: 360 XL
Heat Sinks: 15 [30]
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 138
Armor: 263/279
Internal Armor
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Center Torso 29 44
Center Torso (rear) 14
Right Torso 19 28
Right Torso (rear) 10
Left Torso 19 28
Left Torso (rear) 10
Right Arm 15 30
Left Arm 15 30
Right Leg 19 30
Left Leg 19 30
Weapon Loc Heat
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Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser LA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
Medium Laser RA 3
ER Large Laser LT 12
ER Large Laser RT 12
Streak SRM 2 RA 2
Streak SRM 2 LA 2
Streak SRM 2 RL 2
Streak SRM 2 LL 2
AMS HD 1
Ammo Loc Shots
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Streak SRM 2 Ammo RT 50
AMS Ammo RT 12
Equipment Loc
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Standard None
Standard None
Guardian ECM Suite CT
Beagle Active Probe LT
CASE RT
Three variations on a close-in assault mech. The first one is old inner sphere, the second takes advantage of star league tech. The idea is to be able to fire the entire close in weapons suite and jump its full distance each round without a flicker of heat, while the large lasers give it some long ranged punch if needed.
And a TSM-equipped, hatchet mech. It needs to be adjusted, as I wasn't sure if you were allowed to double-hatchet people (you aren't), but you can do this:
Physical attacks for Rager RGE-1 (12th Bay Hammerers)
Hatchet attack on Guillotine GLT-4L (Princess); needs 7, rolls 11 : hits HD
Guillotine GLT-4L (Princess) takes 28 damage to HD.
Armor destroyed.
SECTION DESTROYED.
*** Guillotine GLT-4L (Princess) DESTROYED by damage! ***
Critical hit on HD. Roll is 7; no effect.
Pilot of Guillotine GLT-4L (Princess) "Bernadette Surupa" is already dead, so no damage is dealt!
I like TSM with hatchets.
Rager RGE-1
IS experimental
70 tons
BV: 1,848
Cost: 8,078,174 C-bills
Movement: 4/6/4
Engine: 280
Heat Sinks: 10 [20]
Gyro: Standard Gyro
Internal: 107
Armor: 216/217
Internal Armor
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Center Torso 22 32
Center Torso (rear) 11
Right Torso 15 23
Right Torso (rear) 7
Left Torso 15 23
Left Torso (rear) 7
Right Arm 11 22
Left Arm 11 22
Right Leg 15 30
Left Leg 15 30
Weapon Loc Heat
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Medium Laser LT 3
Medium Laser LT 3
Medium Laser LT 3
PPC RT 10
SRM 4 CT 3
Ammo Loc Shots
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SRM 4 Ammo RT 25
Equipment Loc
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Standard None
Standard None
Hatchet LA
Hatchet RA
CASE RT
TSM RT
TSM LT
TSM RA
TSM LA
TSM RL
TSM LL