The Taurian Concordat, with recent gains in technology gained from the Trinity Alliance, has begun a plan to phase out their older Wasp and Stinger class light mechs.
The Cambion is their replacement, made from the newly upgraded factory lines on MacLeod's Land and New Vandenburg. A walking showcase of the latest in weapons technology, but relatively cheap, it has quickly gained favor with the TDF.

Armed with two Ramtech 1500Z ER medium lasers and a Pinard Reaper Streak SRM 2-pack, the Cambion is well suited for extended missions. Its heavy armor and decent speed also enables it to engage in the scouting role traditional for light mechs, while the jump jets give it improved mobility. The armor is further beefed up by the inclusion of ferro-fibrous alloys, allowing it to take a PPC hit anywhere on the front torso.
Double strength freezers are used to prevent overheating, while an endo-steel chassis saves up enough weight to mount an engine that can give the Cambion a better ground speed than its predecessors, the Wasp and the Stinger.
The lack of CASE for the SRM ammo is the only major flaw in an otherwise outstanding design.

The Cambion debuted during a defense against a pirate raid in 3069. Two Cambions working together managed to bring down a heavier pirate Warhammer, one of them finishing it off with a DFA attack. The pirates retreated with severe losses.

Since its introduction in 3069, all the corps of the TDF have received shipments of this new mech, replacing older Wasps and Stingers on a one-on-one basis. The High Command hopes to have replaced the older mechs fully with Cambions by 3073.
Protector Ian Calderon hopes to offer the mech for sale to interested mercenary units in order to raise more funds for his industiralization program.
The Capellan Confederation and the Magistracy of Canopus have expressed interest in the design, and Chancellor Liao is even offering several Duan-Gungs in exchange for an equal number of Cambions.