1 . yes , later . 2 . cost , tech level , crit space . there are many reasons to not use specific tech . 3 . Guass explosions are more to do with fluff , it doesnt use explody ammo but you get hit with the capacitor feedback of a full shot at least from what i remember 4 . any ammo weapons without case can be a deathwish . but thats where it gets interesting . 5 . yes and no , there are situations where you might want it , but usually where you have more than one tonne of ammo and can swap between ammo types . 6 . pulse lasers are great , and hot , and hot , and hot . slightly shorter range than regular lasers . 7 . bridge layers . hmmmm 8 . Hyper assault gauss ? !? weights nearly the same as a light mech and only gets three shots per tonne of ammo . 9 . yes and no , one on one a 40 t clan mech may be better than a 40 t IS mech , but in reality there is a massive points difference , i think it runs close to a 1 . 5 so a star of mechs 5 is usually equivalent to 7 . 5 IS mechs so in two lance formations IS have the advantage . 10 . Look back at our old posts from mech builder mondays