The Uziel is one of the new designs for MechWarrior 4, and it's not without appeal.
Equipped with the fastest base speed of any mech except for the Raven and the Osiris, and
the third-fastest top speed of any mech its weight or heavier, the Uziel is definitely
mobile. Its jump-jet capability only adds to that fact. Beam weapons are the mainstay of the Uziel's diet. The six beam slots are
divided into two groups of three, one on each arm. Dual ERPPCs jump immediately to
mind. The rest of the slots are broken into two groups of two ballistic slots, and one
group of two missiles slots. LRMs and autocannons can provide support for the PPCs,
or the mech can crank up the engine and load up on smaller lasers, machine gun arrays, and
SRMs and make express close-range deliveries. A dual autocannon 10 configuration is also
viable.
LB-X AC10s are the highest-damage ballistic weapon the
Uziel can carry. Likewise, it is also prevented from carrrying the heavier missile
weapons, or indeed even many missile weapons at all. Its acceleration and deceleration
values are surprisingly low compared to its top speed; the Uziel likes to build up a head
of steam and keep it. This is one of the designs that seems to play better in the game
than its statistics would suggest. It works well as a city fighter, with its jump jets and
good overall mobility.
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