In 3055, the designers at Akula Corporate Engineering 
were given a contract to produce a new light, fast scout 
mech to replace the Commando in the service of the 
AFFC.  The design team eventually settled on the SKR-3D 
Seeker.  By utilizing new contruction materials and an XL 
engine, the designers were able to make an advanced 
scout design that weighed the same as the Commando.

Capabilities:

The Seeker is an agile, jump capable scout that is 
capable of general scouting, artillery spotting, and 
battlefield electronic warfare.  Using an A.C.E. Type IA 
Endo Steel chasis with a 175 rated Omni XL Fusion 
reactor, the designers were able to install advanced 
electronics such as a Kallon Sure-Shot C3-SU C3 slave 
unit and a Garret/Gaurdian Interface Gaurdian ECM suite. 
This gives the Seeker the ability to remain hidden, and 
give the battlefield commander excellent up-to-date recon 
information of the battlefield situation.  The Seeker also 
carries a Garret Mole TAG unit in its center torso.  This 
gives the seeker the ability to call in accurate artillery fire 
support.  

The Seeker is armed with 2 Blazefire Longshot Extended 
Range Medium Lasers and a Defiance P5M Medium 
Pulse Laser.  These combined with the Seeker's 4 tons of 
A.C.E. Type 1 Light armor makes the seeker a reliable 
scout that can take care of itself in most situations.  If the 
Seeker should find itself in a situation that puts it in peril, 
the pilot can simply open up the throttle and move back to 
friendly lines at nearly 120 km/h.

Deployment:

Seekers are deployed with scout lances throughout the 
AFFC.  Most of the Seekers in service with the AFFC are 
deployed along the frontier with the Jade Falcon 
Occupational zone. As part of the deal with the 
reformation of the Star League, Seekers are available to 
all houses of the Inner Sphere, but few have been sold 
outside the Federated Commonwealth, as the other Great 
Houses have yet to realize the 'mechs full potential.