BATTLETECH: The Centurion
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Corean Enterprises had a real gem on their hands when they invented the #Centurion during the #SuccessionWars. This staple of warfare in the #InnerSphere has been apart of every war since, and has been redesign more times than I can count. Used by Kai Allard-Liao, and his father, it's also one of the most recognizable designs from this era of warfare as well, and its exploits during the #ClanInvasion are noteworthy.
Tough, rugged, and brutal, this #AFFS mech, as well as #MarianHegemony mech, and to a lesser extent #FWLM mech, is really a key design in #Battletech / #mechwarrior .
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This right here is basically the ideal medium mech; it's well armored, has solid firepower, decent speed and isn't too crazy expensive. Absolutely what you'd want to use as the base for building your military around.
It´s too slow in my opinion, 64kph is Heavies speed.
It's the speed of almost all "trooper" mechs.
I have to disagree. In my opinion ideal medium 'Mech has speed of 86 kilometers per hour or more. CN9-D qualifies for that, CN9-A doesn't. As said by someone else, lower tech Centurions have speed common in heavy 'Mechs. Therefore to fill the role of Centurion I'd much rather have Thunderbolt or Grasshopper. Otherwise if I were in need of medium 'Mech, I'd like to have Phoenix Hawk or Griffin. Or WVR-6M.
@@sim.frischh9781 64 is pretty average as speed goes for most 3025 era mechs which actually has an important side benefit: you aren't in danger of over extending yourself from the rest of your lance and/or batallion.
Further, to get that speed the centurion would either have to give up firepower (which means it gets up ahead and can't do anything once it's there) OR armor in which case it gets merked by the shots that do hit it.
@@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 But not for 3025 MEDIUM mechs.
Most have at least 86kph if not more.
The Centurion is one of those mechs that can do just about anything that doesn't involve raw speed. A hand for pilot/objective recovery, adequate speed and armor, a good spread of weapons at all ranges, and enough ammunition and heatsinks to fire free for extended engagements. As a member of a lance, it keeps up with heavier mechs, but since the base model is only 945 BV2, it works well as as inexpensive bodyguard which can easily deter any would-be flankers. At 3.5 million C-bills, it's affordable, cheap to maintain, and easy to replace. A true workhorse design of the era.
@brianhenry152 Agreed. I have a hero centurion that has a supercharger I found in Kurita space. I usually use it on beach head mission to take out satellite arrays and artillery. Afterwords I use the 2 annihilators I park at the landing zone to clean and sweep the board.
In my opinion, this 'Mech got one of the best facelifts in the Catalyst redesigns.
It's awesome. I got 8 of them :D
There's something magical about the Centurion to me, I love the meat-shielding arm it really feels like you're a medieval knight with a (AC10) sword and shield in your hands, up close and in your face chivalry.
Redundant parts, or hell, full sides are such a cool thing to play around.
Knowing there's a mech that you have a perfect shot on, but it's almost pointless to do so is such a wonderfully awkward feeling.
It is a shame that the mech doesn't perform as well as it does in the tabletop in MWO and MW5. Still usable but its armour is very eh.
@@electro7435 yeah you're kind of stuck with just the hero mech if you want a *meta* option.
For me it rather reminds of what name it has, centurion. Not a knight shield, rather a smaller one, like the one wich gladiators used, but more agile and even can give nasty hits with that shield arms
@@electro7435 It's decent in Battletech(video game) too, able to keep its shield arm facing the threat and drawing fire if you deliberately move slowly. Agree about mwo and mw5 though, it's so so.
The AI never use the shield either, just happily die to coring CT hits. Shame.
"WHY WONT YOU DIE?" - enemy Mechwarrior facing against a Centurion
and a mech that really brings out the strengths of the AC/10 alongside the Enforcer, despite being a rather heavy weapon, it reaches the point where the performance beings to justify its weight on a inexpensive, well armored platform
By far the most numerous mech in my Davion-space merc unit. A consummate Battle Lance mech. While some Battletech players prefer heavies, my dad taught me the value of medium and light mechs. While the entire history of my unit was imagined to go back to the Kerensky-Amaris War, I imagine the early commanders instantly falling in love with the Centurion after years of making do with war-battered SLDF rigs. Kinda like in that old cartoon where Mr. Toad sees a motor car for the first time.
In mech 5 the starter centurion was in my Lance for a long time. Honestly a well made all rounder mech
I still have that mech in cold storage.
@@dj11o9er same. its my go-to when i get low on mechs/cbills. was a bitch learning to turn to absorb damage though, MW5 was my first MW game.
Indeed
I actually got lucky, and got a hero javelin the moment I could leave the starter system. Those two mechs stayed on the roster for a while, until I got a version of the Centurion that dropped the AC for a PPC.
It's very decent with YAML (Yet Another Mechlab Mod).
I dropped in a slightly less powerful engine (with double heat sinks) to save tonnage, and swapped the AC-10 for an AC-10 BF and the LRM 10 for an LRM 15. It performs more than adequately for a medium. The important thing is to make sure you engage your targets at range quickly and keep harassing them with missiles outside of line-of-sight. By the time they get in sight you can start shredding them with the AC-10.
The Cent is my favorite medium hands down. It is the very personification of a trooper mech made manifest.
The AL is probably my favorite variant. Swap the large laser for a PPC and it's basically the Panther's nastier big bro. If you go psycho with the C-bills and lostech, it's even more terrifying, especially if you convert as many heatsinks as possible to double heatsinks. Absolute unit of a medium frontliner.
I consider the Centurion as the best mech to learn Torso Twisting in MechWarrior Online as a defensive tactic.
I have a CN9-AL Centurion in MWO. While not the most "state of the art" mech, this mech has served me well for the last 10 years and it always surprise me how resilient this old girl is.
I often think "this is it, this is where I got cored", but surprisingly it always has few more internal armor and I escaped the firefight. Critical, but still alive.
In MW5 The CN9-YLW outfitted with a good gauss rifle and 2 mp lasers can hit pretty hard! Love that platform!
Indeed
I need to find that variant! Is it base game or DLC added?
@@Ratkill9000 p sure it's base game. I doubt it comes with those weapons, though.
@@h0shidont35 it does in fact come with those weapons. It's one of the "Hero Mechs" that have a rare af chance to spawn in industrial hubs and tend to cost a pretty cbill
Some hero means are garbage.
My first ever mech and will always have a special place in my ❤️ bless you you thick brick of metal
Probably my favorite medium mech. Good firepower, good range, acceptable armor. Competent variants, too. It can punch well above its weight/BV, even if it can't necessarily take it. I think the AC/10 is kind of a sweet spot in 3025, in terms of balanced damage, range, and ammo per ton.
Yeah it doesn't excel at anything but the advantage is that it is simple and it is also very attractive to rookie mechwarriors because of how easy it is to use.
Oh how I love Centurion, easy to handle for beginner pilots, offers a great deal of depth for a veteran mechwarrior, reliable machine for both. Descent speed, armor and firepower, able to engage at any range and last but not least it looks kickass.
One of my Favorite Mechs, Great for Dueling and with a Maxed out Engine I can still Chase down Light Mechs in the D
One of my favorite Medium mechs! A solid grunt/trooper mech, it isn't quick or flashy, but gets the job done
The Centurion,the only mech outside the Marauder family of mechs that me and my father have differing options on. I find it to be reliable and open to modification...my dad manages to over heat anything running a standard ten heatsinks in MW 5 so often it isn't funny anymore,it can't handle his highly aggressive tactics. I find it a good mech that can put AC bursts down range and lay hate with a LRM 10. Still think I put a few doubles in there when I could because I hate desert and volcano planets. For my use it did its job well,not the perfect mech in any situation but it serves well enough in nearly every situation.
This mech ranks among my top 5. I loved the story behind the mech and how they can be used. This is medium that does heavy work.
I like to call the centurion “the warfighter” because it’s solid weapons load out and diverse ranges make it feel like that mech that’ll fight your wars and still be rearin to go for the next one.
I cannot say anything bad about this mech. It's just solid. Not op not weak. The best trooper I can think of.
I played this mech last night. The variant that replaces the class 10 autocannon with the large laser and more heat sinks and armor protection. It did very well, surviving the battle despite taking heavy damage.
My favourite ‘mech. Hands down. Love this guy. Mostly for aesthetics (like the Vindicator - I have no idea why people call that guy ugly). The Cent is just… just all-round brilliant.
Ironically, I do not actually own a mini of one.
Yet.
I own 10. 2 FASA metal ones. 8 new plastics. :D
I know the feel.
For me it's the Crab. The Hermit Crab to a lesser extent.
If I don't know what else to use, and I have room, it's Crab time. I have more custom Crab builds than I can keep track of. One with a Sword, s lasers, flamers, and more speed to emphasize the big, meaty claws. One with SRM shotguns in the claws. One with a Plasma Rifle in one claw, and the other acting as a hatchet, because I want to have my crab cake and eat it too.
I like the King Crab, too, but... it's a hard machine to commit to.
At least in my case, my not owning one is 'cuz I don't own any battletech minis, though. I don't really get to play often enough to justify the expense.
@@aprinnyonbreak1290 Love the Crab
@@BigRed40TECH I struggle to get the minis here in the UK, because we have to wait for a run of them to be made in the US and due to demand they often take months to come through to the online store, if they ever even do.
Before Catalyst Games? Yeah, good luck - you’d probably have to get something on eBay or find a US retailer that did international shipping and pay through the nose for it. I never found anything, myself, though doubtless some of my countryfolk had better luck/were looking more intelligently than I was. To be fair, there are so many (often much more critical) things that take a long time these days to arrive here!
But I am a patient man.
I *will* paint up my favourite mech.
I’m making a little “merc leopard mechbay” display diorama for them all to sit on, with little 2 to 5mm guys to be the mech-techs, and lots of bass and electric guitar string “coolant cables” and gantries made of sprues, some bits and bobs I’ve got laying around as machinery and equipment, and there’s going to be a big shelf in my study ready to show them off. The Merc Outfit I came up with is called “The Devil Came Down”, and they are coloured in red and gold, with blue-white as a spot colour (sensors, kill markings, the logo of an Oni’s face, stuff like that).
Project like that *needs* one of these bad boys, am I right? 🙂
I’m hoping to get at least twelve - maybe sixteen, or twenty four or forty, you know how it is - different ‘mechs, from the Locust to the Atlas. I do really like the mediums, though - most of my favourites are there. Vindicator. Blackjack. Crab. Trebuchet. And this guy. Seriously, the centurion is just my absolute favourite. It’s just such a dope looking mini. It really sums up the “big stompy robot” look for me. Big gun for an arm, and the other ends in something that looks like a Roman scutum shield, and it’s got this vicious looking hand with these two hooked thumb-talons. It’s just great!
Anyway… Sorry to drone on for so long!
Thanks for this one; I’ve been looking forward to it cropping up!
@@aprinnyonbreak1290 Crab is in my top three. Crab, Vindicator, and this walking beat-stick. The Crab is bloody brilliant.
Default Centurion: doing everything okay, but nothing great
Mech lab'ed Centurion with SRMs, Medium Lasers, maxed armor and Jump Jets: "Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. The front lines belong to me, pilot."
Look this mech is a nightmare to fight. Even the clans respect it. Because a few of them can take down clan mechs. This mech can lay down cover fire for the rest of.the mechs to fall back to safety. I would say this one of my favorite mechs to fight with. Nice video.
It’s just such a solid line mech. It’s greatest strengths are best shown as part of a larger unit. Able to fulfill several roles adequately, overall you can never go wrong with this mech.
Ended up as a Davion regular when we first started playing all those years ago because I love this mech so much.
Yan Lo Wang is a legend of a mech, even in the Dark Age and Ill Clan Era, it's name is still held in high regard in the Solaris Gladitorial Arenas, and is the honored Heirloom of the Allard-Liao family. It also had some of the best melee weapons at the time, Justin gave YLW three reinforced titanium claws in the hand actuators, A Tradition for the Capellean Rullers and Elite. After Justin's return to the Federated Suns, his son Kai would take the Mech and, while upgrading the weapon systems with clan tech, the famed arm was upgraded to include a Hatchetman axe, which Kai used to deadly effect and winning the Solaris Championship two times in a row. Diana Liao-Centrella is the current Inheritor of the famed mech, while she didn't win the Solaris Championship like her uncles before, she has proven to be a strong fighter regardless. with added upgrades again to help it in the dark age and Ill Clan Era, it was also given a larger shield to help it in gladitorial combat as well as make it a dangerous opponent as it closes in. It's a Venerated Juggernaut and has earned it's name in the later years of Battletech History.
The modern Centurion compared to the FASA design is just a complete glow-up. It's got so much personality and really feels like a true trooper mech, rather than a kind of generic blob of shapes.
Centurion is my absolute favorite medium mech. The new look especially, so broad like a bouncer coming to push your shit in with an LB10XAC and a swift backhand.
A mech that has grown on me over the year I've been playing & reading the novels. Definitely a very capable & versatile mech that I like to use with the Hunchback.
I fell in love with this mech the instant I saw it. Will always be my all time Fav Meduim mech design.
One of the main reasons I enjoy battletech. It's one of the best medium mechs, but it's also one of the most common.
I like it for the inverse.
"This thing is weird, niche, and unliked. They're rare, but dirt cheap if someone has the misfortune of owning one... and pirates begrudgingly spam it."
That and the reverse logic of certain niches of those, like the Urbanmech or Rifleman. It's weird, niche, and unliked... but has an essential, if uncommon niche it excels in, so everyone has one or two that have been collecting dust and a staggering kill count over the centuries.
Thx for all of those mech lore videos, really helps me get into the whole franchise more!
The most majestic brick in the inner sphere.
My friend group is hard into mechwarrior lore and games.
I have been a fan for about 2 years, I haven't read the books, played any other games than Mechwarrior 5, and have only recently been BINGE EATING the lore of this universe.
I am in love, ans my favorite mech to use? The centurion. It is wonderful, moves just fast enough, and without watching anything or learning anything about the mech, I taught myself to TURN and USE the shield on my left arm.
I ditch the LRM's and insert some SRM's instead, as having that little bit of boost to close range combat helps me out immensely.
my favorite model is the CN9-H, as replacing the AC20 with an AC10 allows me to maximize armor and add some more ammo/more, smaller guns.
It makes me happy and thats not just because you start with one when you play the campaign.
It's interesting that in MW5 and in the battletech video game, both start you off with a centurion
in my opinion....an "oldy but glowly" mech, represents all that battletech is
Centurion is my favorite trooper mech. So many variants out there to use to beat your opponents to a pulp 👍
Yen Lo wang (sp?) the one with the Gauss rifle, the reinforced muscles and the axe is amazing. I used this thing in Roguetech and it pulled its weight all the way up to the point that I could afford to run a dedicated assault lance. Loved it. Sure most of the damage was from the gauss but having a hatchet as a backup was amazing. Was tempted to paint my centurion up as a Yen lo wang, but damn that paint scheme is hard to pull off.
I love the Centurion. It's always effective, and it sits in that weight category of being a real, you're-a-big-boy-now Battlemech without being staggeringly expensive or cripplingly slow (though it certainly ain't fast for a medium).
Yen-Lo-Wang had a third pilot, Danai Liao-Centrella, whom used on Solaris, in campaigns against fed suns, nearly killing Julian Davion, and later in the early parts of the Capellan invasion of fortress republic.
My favorite mech, really. Ever since MechCommander
Awesome vid as always, Red. I'm glad you mentioned Yen-lo-wang, I thought that was a great call out to the lore. Keep the vids coming!
I can't believe I'm nearing the final stretch of 3025. So many mechs have been covered so far. lol
When I was introduced to BattleTech back in the ‘80s this was my favourite mech along with the Phoenix Hawk, Marauder, and the Archer. It has so much versatility to customize one of the various variants you had to choose from. It allows all kinds of FrankenMechs or weird hybrids to have complimentary strategic synergies or perfect-match gestalts of overlapping defensive and offensive strategies. Even playing Mechwarrior TTRPG having salvage to build a Mech that wasn’t over-designed or purpose-built meant you could field unusual hybrid variants based upon on what had around.
Its funny hearing Marian hedge-enemy... excellent content.
Honestly a successor mech named the legonare being developed from the centurion be a neat idea
Honestly wish the catalyst version incorporated the MWOs shield arm, it's such a striking feature on such visually striking mech.
Nothing to add here, your review is 💯 accurate. One of the celebrated 3025 50-tonners, it's a balanced fighter that shines wherever you put it in your company.
I love the centurion it is tied with the Hatchetman for my favorite medium mech
One of my favorite mediums. A good, solid mix of firepower, armor, mobility and range brackets. It's a machine that can always do something on any battlefield; be it close in brawling, fire support or flanking.
I'm an assault guy, but you can never disrespect the Centurion.
Ah, one of my favorite MWO mechs from years ago. The AutoShotty we called it: LBX-10, 3@SRM-2, as much armour as you could for on the forward torso's, arms and legs and as fast an engine you put in it. Such a fun time.
One of my fav Mechs.
The mech that taught me how to play MechWarrior, how to brawl and how to punch above my weight. I absolutely love this mech. Sad that I'm such a liao merc unfortunately.
One of the greatest Centurion pilots is half Liao!
I love the CN9-AL. A little less punch for reduced ammo dependency and extra armor? Sign me up.
Love the AL myself.
I absolutely adore the D model.
Perfect medium mech to start with. Can also upgrade it for mid-late game schlepping around.
took one good look at my centurion, my favorite mech, then my profile picture. and decided, its time. its time to watch a video about the centurion
[ Centurions TV show theme intensifies ]
I love the Centurian. its the only starter mech from Mechwarrior 5 that I haven't gotten rid of.
I ADORE this mech, as everyone else has been saying it is the trooper medium by which others are compared. I prefer to build mine out by swapping the AC10 and LRM10 for an AC5 and 3 SRM6 packs with a single medium laser for backup. It loses a little ranged punch, but once it closes in it can absolutely shred stuff of equal or lesser weight and be enough of a threat to heavies that they can't ignore it for long.
Great video! Always liked playing the centurion.Looking forward to more.
More is here! The Archer just went live :)
Thank you😊
As many have said it is a solid mech, but for me i just love the design.
It's my 2nd or 3rd favourite medium.
At the height of my MWO days, my brother and I piloted twin Yen Lo Wangs, and enjoyed much success. Days of wine and song! 😊
i find the lore of mechwarrior pretty interesting is my first time hearing about it and also the centurion for me is a very good looking mech but my favorite one is gonna be the mad cat and many more but mostly the mad cat
Ah my frist medium mech, this dude is still my all time favorite medium mech.
Funny enough the Legionnaire is based on the Centurion chassis, though upgraded to 55t.
They can claim that all they want, but that abomination does not look like a CN9 or even its omni cousin lol
this video was every bit as awesome as i thought it would be love the centurion
Half an Atlas! Came to enjoy the thing, despite it being a Davion mech.
The soldier mech of soldier mechs. It has no thrills but is reliable often the weapon systems are basic and tend to not have much worry about managing.
I've used this mech so much never let me down. To mess up with this mech it's often just the pilot. Seen these things take beatings other mechs couldn't not to mention custom variants. Honda accord of mechs.
If I wasn't so comfortable with the Shadowhawk the Centurion would be my ideal pick for medium mechs.
My personal favorite medium Mech.
Solid, reliable, good armoured and without any crippling issues. It's mech with good potential and easy to use. Great for beginners but I'm sure that others can also benefit using it.
Where the Hunchback has to get close to the target, the Centurion can fight at all ranges. But the Crab can outrun both.
This is a great all rounder. Mine is equipped with a Rac5, 2 ER Med Lasers, and 3 LRM 5's. I've constantly hit above my weight class and was able to effectively support my team.
I have a copy of the mech generator soft ware from 2006 and have the SSD for Justin. Zang Allard"s Centurion Yen-Lo-Yang.
Frontline awesomeness!
Aere Perennius
"More lasting than Bronze"
love the centurian
An MW5 I put together a centurion with a melee claw, twin medium pulse lasers in the chest, an LB10X, and double heat sinks galore. I call it the Yellow Wang because it's kind of like the Yen-Lo-Wang, but not quite.
While not as instantly recognisable as the Atlas or Mad Cat, the Centurion remains the _definitive_ medium mech of the franchise.
You skipped the Marion H series! They built a primavera version of the mech with rockets replacing missiles, and by it is by and far the best primitive mech out there in my experience. A real proof of concept machine that is everyway an equal to the original model.
I only have so much time in the coverage of this. I tend to cover the original, one peer from the succession wars, the 3050 model, and the latest design I can find (though the latter can be a bit fuzzy)
small detail about the yen lo wang II. it pairs the hatcher with Triple Strength Myomer for devastating close range attacks
once i went Heavy Rifle on my cent i never went back to LBX
Love the centurion. Always use the one with three missle hardpoints(ugh hardpoints) and give it three srm 2 inferno thingies and an AC/20. Heat em up, them blow em up.
can't skip out on my 3050 Full Clan Tech Rebuild of The Centurion CN13-A
Endo-steel, 8.5 tons of Fero-Fiberous for maximum armor, XL and DHS, 3 tons of jumpjets giving this Beast 6/9/6 movement in the tabletop game, and 20.5 tons of pod space.
Prime Config: LB-10x with 2 tons ammo in the RA, LRM-10 with 2 tons ammo in LT, Streak SRM-4 with 1 ton ammo in RT, and an ERML in the LA.
ALT-config: Large Pulse Laser in the RA, 2 MPL in LT, 1 MPL in the LA, LRM-15 in the LT with 1 ton of ammo, and a Targeting Computer to direct the Pulse Lasers to their most effective killing blow.
Great mech from the greatest weight class :-) awesome mech with a punch that can shock the unwary and tough enough to keep the pilot alive :-) great mech that is overshadowed only by much newer and more expensive counterparts :-)
the black knight or warhammer would be a great choice for the next videos
The Archer is coming next.
All these videos are going in order. TRO: 3025 original is being covered, followed up by the remaining models from TRO: 3025 revised, before I cover a few stragglers like the Raven, Marauder II, ect, before moving onto TRO:3050's clan mechs.
Like Atlas is THE heavy mech, Centurion is THE medium. both very recognizable all purpose builds that do well enough. yes you could do better. but you do no wrong running them.
Atlas is THE assault mech. Best candidates for THE heavy mech are the Marauder and Thunderbolt
Centurion: Audentes fortuna iuvat.
The current design is pretty damn cool, but i miss the Centurion that kinda looked like IG-88 from the first MechCommander. Honestly, I like the designs from MechCommander over all, especially the Atlas, more Gundam than Yale Forklift.
The Centurion with a standard engine is well known as a "zombie" mech, i.e. it can still fight with both arms and both side torsos blown off.
Please do my favorite medium mechs, the Griffin and the Shadow Hawk.
Hey Ken, I do these in order of the original TRO: 3025. We will get to them eventually, but we're a ways away.
@@BigRed40TECH Along with the Wolverine (which I'm not a fan of), they make up the classic 55-ton trio.
So long as they're coming, I'm happy.
Also, I suppose that this means it'll be even longer before you get to the 3050 TRO and my favorite 45 ton mech, the Kurita Wolf Trap. Their answer to the the Davion Wolfhound (one of my favorite light mechs).
@@kennethcook9406 I intend on covering all of the mechs in TRO: 3025, 3025 revised, some mechs not in either (like the Marauder II and Raven), and the IS mechs in 3050 as well.
After that I do want to cover 3055, and 3058
@@BigRed40TECH Excellent! If you need help, I have all the books (3025 revised, and 3050 through 3067)
Oh, and the Marauder II and Raven are both in TRO 3050..
Does not matter what build or how you kit this mech out its soild and tough, it does lack jump jets but it does not really need them for its job.
I have to toss my hat in the ring for The Wolverine. It may not have the coolness factor of The Centurion, but Wolverine was an absolute champion in my HBS game. I tended to use it as my clinch runner during missions with "stop xyz from escaping". Yeah there are faster mechs to get the job done. None of them could probably get there and come back and stay in one piece.
Just you wait for the WVR video.
Not my favorite mech or even medium but you have to put respect on its name. I also always loved how it kinda reminded me of the Tallgeese from Gundam Wing. That and the lore behind it is some quality shit.
The centurion.
In MWO my only gripe with it is the left arm shield is useless unless you torso twist but the problem with it is you loose sight of your target.
Despite that issue i have three of them my favorite is the 3060 update. C-9-A with a RAC-5, 2 ER Mediums and 3 slots for missiles fitted out with a LFE-22 maximum speed 73 KPH.
The C9-AL is also good 4 beam hardpoints 1 LRP, 3 ERMS and 2 missile hardpoints. LFE-210 giving it a max speed of 68 KPH a bit slow but this mech has MRM20s.
The Centurion: The Mario, the Shoto (fighting game term), the All Rounder of the Inner Sphere.
One tiny comment on when you said it should have been called the Legionnaire, a centurion is a legionnaire who's worth and ability had been recognized by a general and chosen to lead men, one hundred in this case (or eighty if you're familiar with how legions were set up). I think the name Centurion fits. It's saying that the Centurion is at the forefront of its peers, recognized for its worth in any lance and in combat.
The "refit kits" released to upgrade old Centurions to 3050 standards are baffling. Replacing the frame and engine is more difficult than building a brand new mech. Why ship an empty frame and an XL engine to a facility and then "upgrade" and old Centurion? How about an upgrade package that makes sense?
The obvious upgrade package for a CN9-A is to rip out the AC10 and replace it with the lighter LBX10. To cap that off it would be easy to add a ton of ammunition. Alternatively add half a ton of armor, move the ammo for the LRM and the LBX10 to the same torso and CASE the torso. Slightly less obvious upgrade would be to switch to Ferrofiberous armor. Armor gets replaced all of the time. Having to make a new molding for it would be a very simple upgrade. The extra ton gained from the LBX10 could also be used to add an Artemis IV system to the LRM10. While these are all small changes, they are easy to imagine doing in the field without major costs.
A more extreme upgrade would be to change the 10 engine heatsinks to double heat sinks. Remove the AC10 and switch it to an ERPPC. Upgrade the LRM10 to an LRM15 with Artemis IV. Remove the 2 medium lasers and install 3 medium pulse lasers. Retool the armor to be ferrofiberous. A lot more expensive, but it isn't unrealistic as far as a field modifications would be concerned. Not only is the new recovered Starleague technology well represented, but the Centurion retains its role but with a better weapons package overall.
I love/hate this mech. It is very capable, and performs well for a medium mech. The rear firing medium and all the ammo ready to blow you away after the first crit, frustrate me. If you turn the one medium around, move the ac ammo to the arm where it is more crit padded, and trade one ton of lrm ammo for one more ton of armor; then you have a war winning medium (or at least one that has less of a chance of being a giant fireworks display after armor breach).