Girl genius has always been a fave of mine. After re-reading the outbreak on the airship thing (slavers and whatnot), I looked at the Jagers fighting and thought about this;
Wouldn't they get some kind of natural weapon? Because the shock troops seem to use their claws expertly when unable to use their swords and guns; indeed they resort to claws often when in deep melee. It's not an extraordinarily common sight, but when Jagers in GG use their claws they still do plenty of damage.
EDIT:
Observe the Jager tearing the head off a slaver with a slash of his hand in this comic:
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/cgi-...?date=20061020