The TIG-R1 Tiger was an old design that never left the 
drawing boards.  Being designed by the Federated 
Commonwealth during the succession wars.  Its twin Auto 
Cannon were condemned as lacking in firepower and thus 
the designing was halted.  With the revival of lost 
technology, the tiger's plans were pulled from storage and 
remodeled into the TIG-R4 by Davion scientists.

Capabilities:
When the Rotary Autocannon was put into mass 
production, someone who remembered the design realized 
that the RAC/5 could solve the design's original fault.  
With two tons of ammunition per cannon and a little bit of 
luck, the Tiger can fire its cannons for extended periods of 
time.  Since house Davion's premier assault mech was 
already the Devastator, they chose to build a lighter, more 
easily produced and maintained mech.  This is made 
obvious by the standard engine and the relatively slow 
speed. This also greatly increases the design's durability. 
Aside from the arm mounted cannons, the Tiger sports a 
torso mounted LRM 10 for extra long-range firepower and 
a SRM 6 for increased short range effectiveness.  A single 
Magna Mark III Heavy Laser mounted in the center torso 
gives the Tiger a decent punch at all different ranges.  
Rounding out the mech's short range arsenal are the two 
forward mounted medium lasers and a single token rear 
mounted laser.  In order to fit all the weaponry on the 
mech, designers had to experiment with advanced 
structures.  Seeing as how the Tiger was built to be 
inexpensive mech the designers opted to use Ferro 
Fiberous armor rather than Endo steel, minimizing cost and 
giving the mech a bulky exterior.

Deployment:
The Tiger first saw action ironically enough against the 
very mech it had been designed to underclass.  While still 
in its test phase, it was being piloted by a elite test pilot 
over rough terrain.  Suddenly, one of the Devestators that 
had been guarding the industrial complex turned and 
attacked the Tiger.  It was a fierce battle, with both pilots 
displaying deadly aim.  The RAC/5s proved their 
usefulness as a lone shell found a soft spot in the 
Devestator's left torso that had been previously exposed 
by a direct hit from the large laser.  With the Devestator's 
Engine damaged, it lost its range advantage and soon fell 
to another hail of autocannon shells.  The Tiger, had been 
severely damaged and was scrapped, however, the model 
being tested was prototype, rather than the test model as 
the traitor had assumed.  Production was set back by only 
a week.