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With only four tons of armor to protect itself, the ''Commando'' is not meant to participate in a stand-up fight against heavier enemies, but it excels at hit-and-run tactics and as a scout hunter.<ref name=TRO3039p102-103/>
 
With only four tons of armor to protect itself, the ''Commando'' is not meant to participate in a stand-up fight against heavier enemies, but it excels at hit-and-run tactics and as a scout hunter.<ref name=TRO3039p102-103/>
  
The ''Commando'' became popular among LCAF forces and, nearly 600 years later, is still mainly in use by Lyrans. The [[Lyran Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] went to great pains to keep the 'Mech solely in Lyran hands, especially during the years of the [[Star League]]; it took an alliance with the [[Federated Suns]] and the creation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] to break the stranglehold. The ''Commando'' was chosen as the standard [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMech for the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] next to the ''[[Valkyrie]]'', and after the upgrade to the COM-5S model in [[3050]], [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]] was allowed to produce the old COM-2D for the [[Taurian Defense Force]].<ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 12</ref> Furthermore, the [[Marian Hegemony]] deploys the [[rocket launcher]]-packed COM-4H, and the [[Word of Blake]] produced its own COM-7B variant during its occupation of [[Coventry]] from [[3068]] to [[3074]].{{cn}}
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The ''Commando'' became popular among LCAF forces and, nearly 600 years later, is still mainly in use by Lyrans. The [[Lyran Commonwealth|Commonwealth]] went to great pains to keep the 'Mech solely in Lyran hands, especially during the years of the [[Star League]]; it took an alliance with the [[Federated Suns]] and the creation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] to break the stranglehold. The ''Commando'' was chosen as the standard light BattleMech for the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] next to the ''[[Valkyrie]]'', and after the upgrade to the COM-5S model in [[3050]], [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]] was allowed to produce the old COM-2D for the [[Taurian Defense Force]].<ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 12</ref> Furthermore, the [[Marian Hegemony]] deploys the [[rocket launcher]]-packed COM-4H, and the [[Word of Blake]] produced its own COM-7B variant during its occupation of [[Coventry]] from [[3068]] to [[3074]].{{cn}}
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==

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