Melee is what you do when you're overheated, or when the target is braced in a forest with 15 evasion pips. Hence the reason the AI melees against you so often. One thing I am disappointed with is ...
You can make Dragons good, but by the time you have the equipment to do so, you probably have something better. UAC/5, 2x MLas, and maybe 2x LRM-5 to pitch in at range or when it loses LOS. About the ...