Bast AT-60A

Overview
The Bast, or 'Bad Kitty' as she is known to her crews, is the standard fusion main battle tank for the Periphery March expeditionary forces. While fusion engines are considered too expensive for reserve forces, sharing powerplants with the battlemechs used on raids and rapid deployments makes for a simplified logistics train.

Deployment
The A model Bast has been called a knockoff Manticore - a claim that has been replied to with a resounding 'duh' from the TriStar development team. The original plan for the Common Heart program was to simply license produce manticores - but as that was denied after the 'blatant shenanigans' of the Rommel/Patton production line nationalization, a new design was chosen. With it's Hagna Hellstar, Holly 15 rack, and medium laser, the Bad Kitty acquits itself well in it's weight class, trading close in firepower with anti-infatry protection and greater long-range damage. The B model Bad Kitty packs a close-in punch - a massive Defiance Killer Type T Autocannon, with a signature trio of Defiance B3M medium lasers. Working as a bodyguard for it's PPC armed stablemates or as a urban ambush predator, the Bast B can create a 'zone of no' on a battlefield as lighter units simply stay out of range rather than risk engagement.

Type: Bast
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 60
Battle Value: 1,003