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The "R" variant of the venerable Atlas AS7-K design first appeared in the year 3060, at the height of Operation Bulldog. Fielded by the crusading forces of the Federated Commonwealth, the AS7-R was designed to stand toe-to-toe the technologically superior battlemechs of Clan Smoke Jaguar through sheer volume of fire. The theory goes that if the standard Inner Sphere 'mechs cannot hold their own in combat with the clan machines, the alternative is to pour as much firepower as possible in the shortest time available.
The primary weapons of the AS7-R are dual rotary ac-2's that replace the standard hip-mounted gauss rifle. Dual Magna standard large lasers support the rotaries, sacrificing the range and marginally better damage for superior durability and the ability to fire continuously with less worry about heat buildup. The final elements are dual srm-4 packs, one of which can be replaced with a 45-shot rocket launcher.
The AS7-R proved to be terrifyingly effective, gunning down Smoke Jaguar assault mech's that would have easily turned the standard AS7-K into scrap. Defeated Clan warriors have often complained that the impact of hundreds of autocannon shells shook their mech's so violently that they lost any hope of returning fire accurately. This has led the Clans to label the AS7-R as a dishonorable machine piloted by Inner Sphere barbarians who cannot stand up to an adversary that can shoot back. There have been dozens of cases where two, three, or even four clan warriors attack a single AS7-R simultaneously once their dueling-style combat system is broken, ignoring other potentially greater threats in order to bring it down. This phenomenon led the FedCom generals to discontinue production of the expensive variant. Since then the design has faded into obscurity. Only a handful survived Operation Bulldog, those that did returned to the inner sphere and saw action mostly on the side of Victor Ian Stiener-Davion during the FedCom civil war. It is unknown how many AS7-R's still exist. Though the numbers of the rare variant are surely dwindling, a few house units, along with the ComStar and Word of Blake researchers have begun to give the design a second look, perhaps giving hope for a future of this elite Atlas.

Description
The "R" variant of the venerable Atlas AS7-K design first appeared in the year 3060, at the height of Operation Bulldog. Fielded by the crusading forces of the Federated Commonwealth, the AS7-R was designed to stand toe-to-toe the technologically superior battlemechs of Clan Smoke Jaguar through sheer volume of fire. The theory goes that if the standard Inner Sphere 'mechs cannot hold their own in combat with the clan machines, the alternative is to pour as much firepower as possible in the shortest time available.
The primary weapons of the AS7-R are dual rotary ac-2's that replace the standard hip-mounted gauss rifle. Dual Magna standard large lasers support the rotaries, sacrificing the range and marginally better damage for superior durability and the ability to fire continuously with less worry about heat buildup. The final elements are dual srm-4 packs, one of which can be replaced with a 45-shot rocket launcher.
The AS7-R proved to be terrifyingly effective, gunning down Smoke Jaguar assault mech's that would have easily turned the standard AS7-K into scrap. Defeated Clan warriors have often complained that the impact of hundreds of autocannon shells shook their mech's so violently that they lost any hope of returning fire accurately. This has led the Clans to label the AS7-R as a dishonorable machine piloted by Inner Sphere barbarians who cannot stand up to an adversary that can shoot back. There have been dozens of cases where two, three, or even four clan warriors attack a single AS7-R simultaneously once their dueling-style combat system is broken, ignoring other potentially greater threats in order to bring it down. This phenomenon led the FedCom generals to discontinue production of the expensive variant. Since then the design has faded into obscurity. Only a handful survived Operation Bulldog, those that did returned to the inner sphere and saw action mostly on the side of Victor Ian Stiener-Davion during the FedCom civil war. It is unknown how many AS7-R's still exist. Though the numbers of the rare variant are surely dwindling, a few house units, along with the ComStar and Word of Blake researchers have begun to give the design a second look, perhaps giving hope for a future of this elite Atlas.