_ Short range clean up mech. Not enough range to engage early. Save armor, get in good position, and make your ambushes count. April 2021 patch - Two AC20s can be fired without ghost heat, bringing it in line with LBX20s. Note: LBX20s can be used and will be cooler. MPLs get some of their nerfs rolled back.
Had to peel a half ton of ammo off this build to actually make it...when I tried in-game with those armor values, it shows up .5 tons over what MechDB has it listed at: (Also it came in slightly under-tonned at 89.9, was able to add 1 armor to head and each leg when I built it in-game) Overall, it puts out a lot of hate, but this thing runs pretty hot...gotta be very careful not to overheat fast. Last edit, here's the version I ended up with on Smurphy...I think MechDB just has a wrong value for the BAS-B somewhere.
Also, a modded version...lower alpha, less heat, higher sustained DPS though. Gotta play smart to get in close, but it works:
I found 6 mediums or 6 medium pulse to be a bit too hot in close combat with 2AC20 and the little room it leaves for heatsinks, splitting the arms is definitely a great option i hadn't thought of yet (only found that 6 small isn't strong enough)
Working with the 3MPL/3SPL version to deal with heat, it took a while to get used to, but... I'd say it works, once you get it down right.