It seems like a 9M, with fewer hardpoints. Am I missing something? What makes Pretty Baby worth getting?
Not to mention the hardpoints are on the most obnoxious locations, you can't even have 2 weapons shooting at the same place. And the arm missile limited to 2x4 tubes... This variant was designed by a drunken monkey. Or a random mech generator. Or both.
The "only" differences are the bigger Missile Launchers, the higher Engine Cap and the Hero-Bonus. If you think these are worth the bucks go for it. If not stick to the C-Bills Variants. I got the 8R, 8V and the 9M and i'm pretty happy