[quote=@Foster] Secondary benefit: Being able to relay ALL data between ALL similarly equipped (C3 upgraded) FRAMES much faster edit: Well, they can submit and share non-audiable map-plans without having to describe one rock different from another and hope the one guy with a map doesn't screw it up, which IRL came super-handy with M1A2 Abrams-crews when they realized their enemy was listening-in and somehow got a hold of their encryption-keys. (OPFOR in a mil-ex is usually a dirty rotten cheating bastard by default) Personally I'd just mount a big scope-mount, or a ground surveillance radar (active, detects motion, can potentially ID a target by how it moves), or a seismic detector (passive, same, requires everyone to stop moving). [/quote] Except in-combat mechs wouldn't be able to load reactive armor, and every shot, regardless if it penetrated, is going to start screwing up the C3. I don't think it'll take kindly to its electronics being shot off, nor the constant jamming about as its host mech gets hit. That, and um... I've been mentioning drones, remember? Drones would be more effective than seismic detectors, radar, or scopes, it'll just fly around on its own and collect all needed information.