What I mean is while it's a good start, go back to it having its own weapon and skills that the enemy Mecs have. It using our gear doesn't look great. Somehow allow for color or pattern changes tho.

Again it's great that you made it a unit but how about adding a small chance that when we go on a supply raid that we can gain one of these as part of the supplies from the raid? From that point on, we can use them (if we find them) through supply raids. If they get destroyed in combat, we lose them and would have to find a new one through a new supply raid mission by chance.

I think just getting them for free through your mod isn't fun. Make us work for them.