>>96226728
I dont mind the mechs having different weapons loadouts, that can have some internal logic like in an infantry fire team/squad/platoon there will be different weapons, so long as the machines the same
>2 varients
Well look at real world armor: Main Battle Tank, Armored Reconnaissance, Scout, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, APC, etc and varients of any of these might rock mortar, anti-air, anti-armor, etc
Some militaries particularly like combined arms at lower echelons a philosophy that can work well in a wargame
But you're not rocking a tank platoon with the M60 Paton you inherited, a T-72 you salvaged, a Challenger II you recruited, a rebuilt M113, etc