being a fan of the boomadder I was excited to make something similar to it with the cougar. it's pretty straightforward: stick with your team, you shoot with your boomstick, HSL are backup/coup de gras and ECM is for you and your buddies
living a little dangerously by skipping leg day but not bad Edit: it might not hurt to swap out that half ton of ammo for the fifth HSL with the original build and not have to sacrifice any armor. Spoiler http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=577&l=dbf7482338ed9014120309ab2ac1d0ec19e65bbe
I run 3 tons of ammo on my boom crow right now and I'm not 100% sold. I'm not empty until lategame, but when it's cleanup time...I'm empty.
as of this post I have not put it into real play but I decided to make a version using the COU-H set bonus: -25% UAC jam chance and the -10% heat gen are the main focus. the only issue is I had to make room for the JJ's so it has less firepower than the previous builds I posted. Spoiler Edit: An alternate version with x2 ER meds instead of x3 HSL allowing for more fire power at mid range. the leggs have been brought down to 27 and the head is shaved down to 1 to take the extra half tone needed for the second ER med. Spoiler but if you are really feeling saucy you could go UAC/20 only just for lols. Spoiler I mean, this is a thread about slapping a large auto cannon on a 35 ton mech after all. Final Edit: after playing around with the 2nd build listed in this post, I kinda like it. you play it with the same concept in mind as the original post stated: stick with your buddies and be their fire support.