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I dont know if I do. 3025 has a lot of weak jump jets mechs. The Spider is to me a sucker's mech because it has almost no armor. The Ostscout isnt much different, mostly losing 1 Medium Laser for an extra ton of armor. Now *the lore* behind the Ostscout is more interesting. It was designed as a electronic warfare scout? Not with Lostech. Upgraded Ostscouts with active probes, electronic counter measures, c3 networks, targeting lasers, and so on are very interesting. The OTT-9CS is a good example. Its funny that it apparently has sensors in its arms, so I imagine it has to do the YMCA dance. Light mechs are to me the best mech category to get Extralight Engines. Even with the cost increase theyre still reasonably prices. The weight saved massively improved their armor, firepower, and in cases like the Ostscout the electronic packages.

Thank you for covering another classic Mech. In Tabletop I would probably use a Spider but storywise the Ostscout is the go to Scout Mech.

I made a custom clan tech Maelstrom with 2 ER PPCs and 3 medium pulse lasers. I never got to play it, but I bet it would be a potent sniper that could still protect itself if lights tried to rush it.

I wonder if you could fit 4 Gauss rifles in the arms - that would make the Bane a devastating fire support option. Do the rules allow you to split the Gauss rifles over the arms and side torsos?

I really like the ostscout, but am incredibly suprised that there is no variant featuring standard c3, and either beagle or bloodhound probe. it seems your choice in c3 is improved c3 or nothing. The 8J with angel ecm, bloodhound, and x pulse seems like the closest to my cup of tea. I almost assume the J in that stands for Jam. The 12R however feels like a Hussar undergoing an out of body experience, not a bad mech just doesn't feel like a Ostscout at that point. and finally the IIC, a 385 clan grade xxl engine on a 35 ton mech and only 2 tons of armor? are they going full meme? their only saving grace is not producing it.

'T-Pose to conduct reconnaissance.' Ostscout all came across as the pacifist brother to the Javelin or Firestarter. It's also noteworthy in that it's probably the only scout mech that works better as a solo operator since its near total lack of firepower necessitates retreating from threats in order to accomplish its mission and grouping scouts up does little but increase their chances of detection. (dead scouts bring no intel) A Clan-Tech variant armed with an CERPPC would make for an obnoxious headhunter, and Clan-tech LRMs armed with FASCAM munitions wouldn't be out of sorts for a sneaky saboteur style mech in the ilClan era where mixed tech mechs are all over the place.

I've never thought much of the Ostscout, but it did get you to say "flummoxed", so there is that.

Can you make a video on good cheap vehicles? This one was great but they are all so expensive.

We love the ostscout as it dies quite easily if you can hit it :-) the scarabus is a perfect ostscout hunter due to its ridiculous speed...i know i sound like i dont like them but have fought against them so often they feel like an enemy mech for me lol...theyre actually quite useful if you have a tag variant paired with missiles and artillery :-)

Huh, why was this deleted? The Ostscout is an easy mech to love and loathe at the same time. In the tactical mech game, it's useless until you've got one of those "money isn't real" Kerfuffle-to-ilClan models. But from a storytelling/TTRPG perspective, it is awesome- sensors, sensors, sensors, and they can be defined on an as needed basis. It's one of those mechs like the Exterminator and the Cyclops where the rules didn't keep up with the lore. But in game... yeah... I'd pull the ML for armour and let the scouts go in naked.

7 mgs for killing.... Every squirrel for half a Second?

I know in tabletop you are better off taking a Spider. The problem is it costs more to make a 35 ton mech go 8/12 than it is worth. It should be a 25 or 30 ton mech instead. Even when we did campaigns, Ostscouts were simply never a thing. The real problem was that they had little to contribute to the main battle compared to other recon mechs (this was 3025 tech) which could pose a threat as flankers or just to split fire. Granted some of the later variants may have proven useful when you had things like TAG but that was never the era I had ever played in.

The Sealed Hetzer should be called the "Anti-Allergy" variant.

I look at Ostscout and Spider as two forks from the same road. One goes more for offense (2 lasers, 3.5 tons of armor, no ejection system), the other goes for survivability (more internal structure, 4.5 tons of armor [the same as on an Assassin], and an ejection system).

It wasnt until people set out to settle those stars that they realized the message was "hippity hoppity get off my property."

So much cool LAM art you've snuck in there on the wasp, stinger, and phoenix hawk, why do we (some people) love LAMS? maybe some day.

Oh you know what, I think I was watching your "why we love (insert) weapons" videos and one was chemical lasers? or chemical lasers were brought up. I think this this video finally connected with me that a chemical laser weapon might be better on a combat vehicle because of not needing to have heat sinks for it.

This video was Oust-standing… That is all carry on.

The very finest of Mechs with very little purpose in standard Battletech But amazing in the setting

Unpopular opinion here but i would take one of these ankle biters over a Raven every time, especially the 8j version.

Every night before I go to bed, I check under my bed for Firemoths dropping Elementals off, Canopian Catgirls, and Ostscouts who want to tickle me.

I really like the MF version. A good IIc version of a classic 3025 mech. Good design job Mr Frog 👍

Thanks for covering the OstScout, it's a personal favorite of mine. All I can imagine is the damn thing going "WOOP WOOP WOOP" while trying not to get nailed by a pissed off Steiner's AC-20. A great mech for a special kind of pilot.