Editing Mechbuster (section)

=Variants=
Because some people just can't settle for perfection, the 'Mechbuster has been produced in a number of variants.
===Regular Variants===
Variants have been produced that keep the ICE engine, but swap the AC/20 for groups of Medium Lasers or SRM-6s. These are '''objectively inferior''', and any aerofag who says otherwise deserves to have their wings clipped. There's also the upgraded variant that packs an LB-20X... well, ''"upgraded"'', considering the current rules screw LBX ACs over hard in aerospace.
===Seabuster Variants===
[[File:Seabuster-xtr.png|500px|right|thumb|The SeaBuster, because throwing money at the problem will make it go away.]]
Sacrificing the 'Mechbuster's trademark low price tag, the Seabuster variants are often outfitted with fusion engines and advanced weaponry that come with a luxury cost... while still having about as much armor as a Fisher-Price car and retaining below-average top speed for a fighter of its tonnage. The most noticeable feature of the Seabuster is also what gives it the name; Seabusters can float on water, solving the problem of being tied to airstrips by turning the majority of any Terra-like world into a landing strip. The early Outworlds Alliance prototype Seabuster was equipped with an Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle, turning the short-ranged ground-attack fighter into a terrifying high-impact air-to-air sniper, wheras the production model made by the Taurian Concordat embraces the fighter's original role, upgrading the AC/20 to an Ultra model with double the rate of fire.
===Special Variants===
The 'Mechbuster Mary swaps the AC/20 for a Light Gauss rifle, trading raw damage for unparalleled range. Unfortunately, as it only appears in ''Record Sheets: Unique Fighters'', a fan contest from a defunct BattleTech magazine, it will likely never appear again.