The Crab's advantages are far more useful in nearly all cases. Hero 'mechs are highly customized existing designs with a backstory. I thought the hero mechs would have a hero pant job too. This has yet to be determined, though, and the Atlas is not exactly the poster child for amazing hitboxes King Crab Advantages 1) Extreme ballistics boating capability 2) High mounted weapon hardpoints (missiles and energy) 3) Rather short profile for a 100-ton mech. Fifteen double heat sinks and an Endo Steel frame make this loadout possible. Yep. de] You can either shoot all 6 AC5s and take a bit of ghost heat for the 6th one. 4 PPCs, an LRM-15, and a UAC/5 is a lot of gun tonnage to fit with a standard engine. Yeah, and if you chainfire the UAC/5s in pairs it'll help mitigate possible jams while providing a consistent rate of fire. And damn, this thing is indeed a monster. The AI chews stuff up with this mech, it is slow though, so you have to wait for it to catch up with the rest of your lance. IIRC, the latest hero mech to get released is the Mauler KO, which comes out in the mid to late 3040's. Member. In my experience a Hero KC will run around 12 mil, an undamaged standard will run between 7-9 mil and I have seen salvaged mech between 2 - 5 mil depending on damage. For a MechWarrior life is war and the only true peace is death. Better looks, nicer cockpit imo, more space for large lasers and I think it comes with a active. Salvage list has tier 5 Ultra AC 5s and tier 5 LRMs for outfitting the. then go for headshot on the Marauder 2. As for the Archer itself, the Agincourt is well worth it. Arguably one of the best mechs. 3 ppcs are quite insane. Threads: 6. You also need every possible weapon slot of the used Mechs be filled with tier4 or higher weapons. The King Crab Carapace is one of my favorite 'Mechs to use and I probably use it the most among my lineup. Luckily, there are a ton of mechs to get in the game, each with their own unique feel and look. Each one has their own role to play in a squad, or “Lance”. For myself: 2x PPC, 2x high tier medium lasers for range. It spreads all that 500 DPM loving. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Both options are fun. Done in minutes. Description []. 806 views 2 years ago. 6 ac2 King Crab is an excellent sniper for Alpine peaks and tourmaline desert . You will find them both in Mech markets or in salvage scattered randomly across the map. they already travel fast so you look for other things such as cooldowns and heat. It’s has 9. As with everything else, it depends what kind of build you want. Those are pretty good models with good range, accuracy and damage (albeit they're rare until later in the time line). so far no problem on mission since i got luck on buying hero mech :D Hero Atlas~~ hard die but repair fee broke me. I played both a lot and if you ask me the King Crab is just plain better when you play it with 2xGauss and 1x ERPPC. Soda sipper Oct 30, 2021 @ 10:30pm. Then leave, then go back. Mission 3. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well. mechs with the 5% LRM velocity quirk arent worth going for that particular quirk in most cases. Even the AI can use if you need them to while you pilot a more tricky mech (IE archer) it is 95 tons and 64kph so good speed and has good armor. Enjoy!I really wish the aggro was not so predictable in focus firing damaged components but oh well. Originally posted by cszolee79: Welcome in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. The Hero King Crab can mount 4 of them. Dunno what you've been playing, but Difficulty 100 Warzones reach a point where the enemy spawns overlap and you'll be fighting 4 Igors, 4 Commandos, a 4 mech lance mismatch of heavies and mediums, and 4 Assaults all at once. Reference: MechWarrior 5:. Yeah, I have a bunch of tier 5 weapons on the loadouts I posted above (the screens). My King Crab is outfitted with 2 heavy riffle five tier, LRM 15st x2 and tier 4 cluster shot LB 10X, and enough ammo to get an additional 500,000Cnotes in a war zone. . KGC-000b The 000b variant is an upgrade of the classic KGC-000 built exclusively for the Star League. Dervish 7D (not seen the hero) Griffin Ares, 1E, 2N (The only good Griffins) Kintaro All of the but especially Golden Boy. Unique loadouts to the 'Mech and unique entries in the 'Mech Dex that will give a bit of lore fluff about the hero and its pilot. Obsolete or not. I've been taking more screenshots for the various DLC quests and rewards,. TL;DR Most mechs with arm AC/20 can't melee, but King Crab should be able to. ON1-YAJ Orion Hero with 3 Large Lasers and 3 SRM 6s. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Sort by: Title Start Date Thread Rating. Hero blackjack is everyone's favorite mech. 24 Offer price, $11. So you can see this by loading them up in Smurfy's Mechlab and just reasoning out what MW5 loadout these translate to. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Campaign Missions detail the game's main story, seeing Commander Jake Mason rebuild Nik's Cavaliers to seek revenge against the Black Inferno. Stick 2 heavy rifles on a King Crab, pack forty-ish dual shots of ammo, a large laser / lpl and some srm6 goodness for fodder. I don't know if Heroes are tied to any given year, seeing as our favorite DHS piggy bank, the Urbie K9, can appear in 3015. Its one of the few mechs that its hard to pick off components on because the CT will get in the way instead of the other way around. Prior to that, you are on your own. Apparently they're less rare in Kurita space but I've gotten to . And as the 3M has a small laserpoint, large laserpoint and a large missile hardpoint. One of the great Inner Sphere mechs, Zeus, is a bipedal assault machine. King Crab Hero, Carapace. Again, double heat sinks, endo, XL, and 2 jump jets. Corsair hero 1xGauss rifle + 1x Heavy rifle +2x L Chemical lasers + 1x10 LRM. I'm looking for your favorite inner sphere and clan load outs for King Crab 0000 and 000B variants. Almost had a heart attack when I get there and read SALE: KING CRAB. e they can mount 2 of them and fire all day. I think at end game, most mechs are viable hero mechs even more because the are just better. Light Mech. While all indications are that Judith Faber, Blake's Wrath agent Rapier, piloted a standard CRB-27 during the Battle of Tukayyid, MechWarrior Online paints a wildly different picture in their version of her 'Mech. The DLC also adds heavy rifles, I believe. The King Crab is perhaps the unluckiest mech in the game, one of maybe 2 or at most 3 mechs where hitboxes truly matter. Light Mech. Its weaponry was mounted in fully articulated turret-style pods, and only consisted of two small lasers in the left arm, a. King Crab: Assault Mechs; Awesome: Assault Mechs; Victor: Assault Mechs;. Step 5: Check for hero mechs and rare mechs (and maybe even rare weapons). A lot also have unique weapon hardpoint loadouts, such as the Hero King Crab, that has 2 medium ballistic hardpoints in each arm instead of the standard single large mount. I hammer guys with the UAC till my. Despite its equal difficulty rating, it's substantially easier than the previous mission. the king crabs are my absolute fave. 3. Mechwarrior 5 offers plenty of awesome mechs, but which ones are the best?. de] or AS7-D [mwo. Lance 1 (utility): Hero Kintaro, Awesome, CN9-A, C1 catapult. 2: if you don't find something, load the save at Terra. Original artwork by flyingdebris for MechWarrior Online. I've loaded it with 4 SRM6, 2M laser SB, and a UAC/5. S. Separate from the game's main campaign story, the player again takes the role of Commander Jake Mason of Nik's Cavaliers, succeeding in rebuilding the unit after the death of his father, Nikolai Mason,. Atlas is most geared for brawling with a mix of autocannons, SRMs, and lasers. [deleted] •. Limping around like that was intense, and eventually the King Crab reached me. Marauders are usually pretty good. Although if I had to pick my best KGC it would be 2 lbx10 and 2 mrm 30 build . #1 Rotiart Sep 20, 2022 @ 9:47pm You'll run into a few if you take the Hazing of the Weak quest. The 6 ballistics are for 6 AC2. Advertisement Coins. ; From. Quick, 6 mg's, one ppc, and 2 medium lasers. Pretty minor, overall. Big_Tough_2128 • 2 yr. You get a pair of tier 5 AC20 over the course of the campaign and I put them on the King Crab. Use chainfire for AC/5 BFs, not UAC/5s. For AI: 2x PPC, 2x medium lasers, LRM 10. Highly recommended hero mech via quests: *Dragon Sidewinder, Victor Basilisk, Corsair-Privateer, Orion-YAJ, King Crab CAR. 98 DMG with rifles alone. In practice however the difference isn't noticable unless you know what to look for. HERO Battlemech as Quest Reward - Dragon - DRG-SDW. Hero mech King Crab-CAR. This King Crab is an imposing warrior. Edit: for those that aren't aware, the Carapace is a Hero King Crab variant. Jun 20, 2021 @ 12:23pm They usually have a different configuration of weapon slots, armor allocation, speed and. Level MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Legend of the Kestrel Lancers. Everything except the 001 and kaiju have AC/20 HSL+1, so I guess you'd want to go for the 0000 because it has the most missile hardpoints, but if you only plan to use 3 or 2 big mrms the 000B and 000 have better missile quirks. Designs vary wildly alongside the different classifications, with lightweight mechs like the Javelin fulfilling just as useful a role as something gigantic like the King Crab. The beast is finally mine but a little disappointing. #7. Share. All Mechs have at least one AMS. agreed, even my old 4 X LRM 15 king crab has been revised with new tech, couldn't do that anymore now that is has a light engine in it xD. Quirk name: CRB-FL Crab Hero Armor The Crab Hero comes equipped with higher density armor ; Center torso armor bonus: +8 ; Right torso armor bonus: +6 ; Left torso armor bonus: +6 ; Right leg armor bonus: +12 ; Left leg. Take the King Crab and give it two of your most powerful AC-20s. I cant remember what I took in, believe it was my Stalker (4mplas,2erllas,4srm6), Black Knight Partisan, Warhammer 6r, and Grasshopper hero. PS5 PS4. Almost twice a "regular" Ultra AC/5. Calmed down quickly upon realizing it didn't say Hero, check and it's a 000B, which I don't need. Treat it like a faster, more mobile Black Knight, but not as durable. AllegedlyCheddar. 5 tons. Mechwarrior 5: Clans key art by Alex Iglesias. Trying to find a Regular Crab Mech. That thing is an insane medium brawler. Because of the relationship point mechanics you're best building rep with 1-2 factions, this genefall means making enemies with the others. Assuming you have the cash best bet is to buy up and hold on to every hero mech that you see and eventually RNG will be on your side or you will have every other hero mech so the next one you will see would be the KaijuThis gameplay tutorial for Mechwarrior Online shows you how to utilize your Mech to it's best extent. Atlas (sharpshooter): 2 x PPC, 2 x SRM6, I think 1 or 2 medium lasers. It's basically just a better version of the ANH-1A. I use my King Crab or Atlas, give Freeman a hero Orion, then fill the rest in. However the arm mounted AC is a drawback compared to the better armored RT AC on the HBK. The game does have the option of co-op play, with three friends of the host able to take the place of the AI pilots and assist. These variants were introduced in various apocryphal sources, and thus far have not appeared in any canonical media. I've tried it so many times and simply cannot beat it. Crab CRB-27B or 27sl. Panther Katana Kat. I run the KC-CAR with 4x lbx10-sld normally. Dunno about the shops. Practically melts any mech you encounter. ago. Level MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Rise of Rasalhague. I don't personally value the large weapon slots on the Stalker, it's just too delicate and toasty to be a brawler with its slow speed. They're easier to come by than dual gauss and hit harder and faster than dual ac20s. • •. The prototype has more hardpoints (three small energy) in addition to the four medium energy and four medium ballistic. Late game with faction that I am hero - I always go for salvage on the +50 or +75 percent contracts. Both missions are high rep, 400 tonnage drop limit affairs. Forums > MechWarrior Online - Build Section > Assault - Inner Sphere > King Crab All custom builds and discussion, related to the King Crab, are posted here. For you to receive the cleanest 3D printing result possible and to minimize the amount of filament needed for generated support, the King Crab model was divided into. If you go to the undustrial zones near the center, you'll see tons of assault mechs for regular sale. You will kill an Atlas with two salvoes. Spawned on one of those beat up enemy lance missions. The 3D printing model of Zeus comes with over 40 parts to build. It’s also one of the most nimble mechs in the game, with both turning and torso-twist speeds more akin to a light mech than a 55-ton medium mech. The King Crab -005 is an upgrade of the downgraded -0000 model that replaces the AC/20s with massive LB-X 20s, while the Large Laser was replaced with an ER model. #2. 2 PPCs, 2 AC-BF/5s, 1 LRM 20. videogame_asset My games. ) and they have more regularly special modifications that grant them advantages. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well as. Will get back to this soon. Welcome in MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. For a MechWarrior life is war and the only true peace is death. Good luck!Updated December 13, 2022, by Sean Murray: With the Rise of Rasalhague DLC coming to MechWarrior 5 In January 2023, we thought it'd be best to update this list to reflect a veteran's view of the best mechs available in the Inner Sphere, so you know the right ones to pick. MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION; 5. It went nice with the banshee hero and a couple of cyclops heros at keeping pace and having that long range punch to keep the repair bills down. . . For a MechWarrior life is war and the only true peace is death. The 0000 is better for dual AC20 (aside from the fact that dual AC20 is a bad idea), because it can do more missiles. Created by. Otherwise you're setting yourself up for disappointment. In my view part of the point of the mech is that, even if it runs dry, it's still a 100 ton assault crustacean for you to deal with. The Wolverine has a few claims to fame. #1. The game includes a. KGC-000b The 000b variant is an upgrade of the classic KGC-000 built exclusively for the Star League. Mononc Jul 18, 2017 @ 11:56am. Iirc in a unmodded game it's a more mobile black Knight with less large energy slots and jump jets. 900+ armor and with an xl engine and mobility gyro, 77kph. Another Heroes of the Inner Sphere quest reward is the King Crab KGC-CAR Carapace. The heroes questline is a guaranteed drop of the CAR variant. Let me know in the comments below which has been your hardest mission in the game! Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries is a tactical shooter in the BattleTech Universe where players lead and manage an expanding mercenary company. Calmputer Offline. Very rarely, you can stumble across one in a salvage crate. With the upgrade, things are much smoother and pleasant and the environment looks much better. House Steiner has plenty of atlas , and when davin and Steiner work together late game you can get atlas's everywhere at some point to get the KGC mechs and various assault mechs the free worlds league has kgc king crabs which appear in there industrial hubs the hatamoto when it gets released I found one in the Steiner davion airspace when they. ShaggyMoose. This means the CP-11-P can mount an SRM-4 in the center torso, an LRM-5 along with Guardian ECM in the left torso, two AC/5s in the right torso, and two medium lasers in each arm. Banshee BNC-3S. It doesn't make sense from a design standpoint to make the cockpit exposed on assault mechs but embedded and very hard to hit on medium. When I did this I was already at a point where I had 100% mission success. ago. I got a few questions (title implies it) about the king crab. Mod list:Advanced ZoomBetter Lighting Hangar Minimal FogCockpit GlassCockpit LightCoyotes MissionFake IDField RepairsLore-based Mech VariantsMax TonnageMech. Archer (AGC), Spider, Dragon, BJ, Raven, Victors, Banshees, Quickdraw, Thunderbolt, Orion (YAJ) are all heroes that are significantly better than their vanilla options as well. smurfy-net. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Builds for the King Crab Kaiju Hero Variant go here. Telling an AI to hold fire while in a fight will drop agro, and preserve the mech. Bow And Arrow Part 4 - Hero Archer Agincourt ARC-AGC. Step 7: Repeat Step 1 - 6 until you find what you want or you decided. Black knight hero with hardened armor, 1 l pulse, and the rest medium pulse. Very easy. . 19 votes, 49 comments. Threads: 20 Messages: 50. I haven't seen one yet. I feel like my Hero-Zeus might have a bit too wide a variety of weapons to really use myself. 2. Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries is a game about stompy Mech action. King Crab – 100 tonnes; Mauler – 90 tonnes; Nightstar – 95 tonnes; Stalker. SRM6's in the hands is a good move, but in the AI hands you might end up losing them. If you are hunting King Crabs - you have to watch out for the pinchers. Crab 27SL, for example or the Grasshopper 5P, Kintaro 19b and so forth #11. The hero mechs added are all especially useful. 5 DMG per hit. The hero Raven with 4xMG arrays and 2xSRM 2's is also very fun, upgraded it hits 149km/h and you rarely ever get hit. How Awesome Is Mw5's Awesome? Started by. Much like the Atlas, the King Crab is a 100 ton assault mech that was designed to the specifications of the legendary SLDF general Aleksandr Kerensky. The -000 has the most ballistic, the -0000. This info is all based on the Core MW5 game. Jan 18, 2022 @. 8 Wolverine Quarantine. 2 PPCs, 2 AC-BF/5s, 1 LRM 20. . In other words it is a very specialised mech and it carries a lot of ammo, in a limited slots. The 1E is good laser boat sporting 5 medium laserpoints and 1 large laserpoint. It's silly. Not great for a quick look, but useful for an overview. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. Cataphract Hero 'Mech Grigori Kovalenko 's custom , a medium laser in each side torso and a right torso–mounted AC/10. Games. The King Crab is in the RED Zone in the North in the hubs Hendron/Mcalistor and so on. MWO went into publicly accessible Open Beta on 29th of October 2012 and was officially released on September 17th, 2013. the mission was a war zone so, there was a long list of salvage just nothing any good. So whilst trolling around the IS leveling my underlings in prep for the Big One, I stumbled across not only the hero Urbie but also the hero King Crab!. No. Give use the KGC-010. Found plenty of Hunchbacks, but no Crabs. The side torso mounts are on top of the mech and make perfect mounts for HPPCs, 2x Mlas in the CT and 4x SRM-4 in the arms. This 100-ton assault-c. Correction: the Atlas Kraken is the latest hero to come onto the market, in 3049. Every time I think I just completed the most difficult missi. IIRC, the latest hero mech to get released is the Mauler KO, which comes out in the mid to late 3040's. Sarna has a good overview about all the quests, especially the quests where you get a Hero Mech at the end. . Keeps the heat way down so I can lay down consistent fire without overheating. King Crab < > 13 Comments Itchies500 [author] Feb 14 @ 2:21pm Sorry - haven't updated in quite a while. chevron_right. . The whole time, vtols will continue to send swarms in waves. Clever Name Oct 4,. The Hero King Crab, Carapace, has four medium ballistic slots. Reward: King Crab KGC-CAR Hero 'Mech. Welcome to Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC "Legend of the Kestrel Lancers" playthrough. Canonicity []. . You can easily dodge your arms from enemy fire with torso twists. ago Mapen913 The final mission of the King Crab CAR quest line from Heroes of the Inner Sphere is the most fun I've had playing this game. Be the first to find out all the latest. For example for the king crab I "hunted" all over the Kurita markets for the KGC-000b variant. Suggestions for an all Crab lance : r/Battletechgame. While Randall N. The OP is just a bit unlucky finding this mech. The KGC-000(L) was offered as a loyalty reward BattleMech, featuring a unique skin and a 30% C-Bill bonus. Step 6. Clankplusm 3 mo. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a. Similar to the hunchback grid iron, and a few other mechs, it’s one of a few mechs that can reasonably have as much firepower (or more for some mechs) as it’s tonnage. What's worse is, the King Crab actually really needs the ability to melee, because it barely brings any ammo with it. MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION; 2. Kane: Corsair Battlemech (any could suffice, but it would be the first you could salvage regardless of hero status or not and since they have LosTech goodies and are rare it's a good reward) Yamata: King Crab, can't think of a designation name (000r? 000X?), give it a pair of Gauss Rifles, head small pulse laser, ER large laser, pair of Streaks. I would recommend it if you have UAC5s. 30% OFF $10 $7. You can do what he did in the instant action loadouts screen too. If a system has a skull above it (like in the graphic below), it means that a hero mech is available for purchase. Enforcer Ghillie. Anyway, the -4P isn't even a hero mech. Firestarter can out dps almost every other mech in the game. Taking your King Crab on Difficulty 10 Missions upvotes. I usually just run in as a group of 4 brawlers/all-rounder mechs and support the ai. Quirk: Command Mech. You take command of a mercenary company and try to grow your income, salvage Mechs and. Pretty minor, overall. Enjoy. Wolfhound. The first. de] or AS7-D [mwo. Using KITT's amazing VR mod: Rig:Ryzen 9. Mechwarrior 5 and its DLC campaign, Heroes of the Inner Sphere, have people hooked on mechs once again. I saw them plenty in Taurian space prior to the last mission. PS5 PS4. One of my AI pilots has either 4 x LBX 10 Slugs OR 2 x LBX 10 Slugs, 2 x Heavy Rifles, and 2 x SRM 4s. 28K subscribers in the Mechwarrior5 community. Also unlocks the Hero skins. REPUTATION 7. Welcome to Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC "Heroes of the Inner Sphere" Playthrough. In this video I will show you the gameplay of a full missions as well. The King Crab KGC-000B is the most balanced variant, with three missile hardpoints in the left torso, three energy hardpoints in the right torso, and two ballistic hardpoints in each arm. It was rewarded to players who pre-ordered the top tier from one of the. Annihilator 4xLB10XACSLD (or how it is called exactly) + 4x M Laser is a one shot killing machine. High Reward Quest: Stop the Launch. Mechwarrior 5 and its DLC campaign, Heroes of the Inner Sphere, have people hooked on mechs once again. ago. Fifteen double heat sinks and an. Just aim and delete. You have to look for. A lot of hero mechs aren't all that great. Whether you need help with entry level mech builds, would like to share your own creations, or wish to have a discussion about game mechanics, we've. The LK has 33 free tons with max armor, and the Jager has 33. 1E - 4PPCs, 4 MLas. Builds for the King Crab Kaiju Hero Variant go here. Drop Cost Multiplier: 1. They'll have mixed loadouts at all ranges and some questionable choices in armour allocation. Both missions are high rep, 400 tonnage drop limit affairs. Mechwarrior 5: Clans Steam page is up: Elaborate Clan Smoke Jaguar mission campaign, 5 player co-op, new Clan mechlab, Clan mechs, and. Minimal repair bills on 70ish difficulty missions. 18. Reward: King Crab KGC-CAR Hero 'Mech. There are four different weight classes of Mechs in MechWarrior 5. Welcome, r/MechWarrior is a constructive space in spirit of enjoying any and all MechWarrior games to their fullest while fostering the continuation and promotion of the MechWarrior community. For sextuple AC2 I would much rather take the Mauler. For the majority of ‘mechs added by the DLC, this means they can hold some sort of DLC-only gear (motive. Kugelschreiber16. Edit: I was mistaken. I’m playing DLC call to arms career mode, I manage to salvage a hero firestarter on a random mission, the same mech which I have already bought. MAD-4A The 4A Marauder II is built using technology available in 3012 when the design was first constructed. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries Kestrel Lancers Missions details the unique campaign featured in Legend of the Kestrel Lancers. . . The King Crab is a wrecking ball to other mechs but is less effective against lots of small targets. The Cyclops are my light raiding and demolition lance. "We are Jade Falcon, great among the Clans. Reloaded the first mission save after a few rounds since I'd made the mistake of getting too close after only taking out a single Victor, which led to me losing precious. Many players tend to configure the King Crab Carapace with four of the same ballistic weapons, especially quad UAC/5 or AC/5-BF or quad Heavy Rifles. But there can be only of of the mechs at any time, either in a shop or in your inventory. I don't know of anything Mechwarrior 5 specific, but if you don't mind a firehose of information,. That's all I could tell. Beastly mechs Reply ThorsTacHamr Harebrained Schemes • Additional comment actions. Varemir Oct 3, 2021 @ 6:08am. Some models do better than others. not sure if this violates lore purposes but does anyone else want rotary ACS those things just seem awesome. Where the Atlas was designed as a nigh-impenetrable walking fortress, the King Crab is designed as the ultimate area of denial mech, relying on two massive Class-20 autocannons to dismantle virtually. Visit Cantinas to pick up jobs from the Inner Sphere's shadiest characters. So far no other hero mechs appeared. The 3 general builds I've seen for it are either 4x Heavy Rifles for absolutely deleting things in one salvo (just make sure you hit, cuz that long reload is rough), 4x LBX Slugs for consistent and unrelenting damage. More than worth the slightly more than 2 mil price tag. Can play around, but its the 3 main builds for KG. Luckily, there are a ton of mechs to get in the game, each with their own unique feel and look. Systemwork5. There's going to be a lot of opinions and not all of them wrong. The 'b' suffix inficates a royal SLDF 'mech and IIRC the Royal King Crab has an XL engine and Ferro Fibrous armour. 2. Mechwarrior 5 - The King Crab Carapace (KGC-CAR) Hero 'Mech in my favorite configuration. Grasshopper is a great mech. *First Strike - Warhammer WHM-6R. It's a hero mech from MWO, so it's pretty tame compared to some of the ones they did specifically for MW5. TL;DR Most mechs with arm AC/20 can't melee, but King Crab should be able to. 24. There were a couple of tier 5 weapons in the salvage list. Make sure that your lance draw initial fire. #2.