The Thunder Hawk TDK-7X is an impressively scary mech, however, the SLDF had plans to improve it before the exodus.
Utilising a lighter endo frame, and swapping out the XL engine for a standard fusion engine, thus making the mech far more survivable.
Case also was installed in each of the side torsos for added protection.
However sadly, this mech never made it off the drawing board before the exodus.
The Lyrans and Davions put this mech into service, the Davions, finding a glut of gauss rifles, swapped them out for a trio of AC 10s with 8 tons of CASE II protected ammo, an ER large laser provides ranged punch till the AC10's get into range.
The Free Worlds league put together a unique variant of it, mounting 4 light gauss rifles with 4 tons of ammo, and an improved C3 computer. These changes required a compact gyro to be utilised along with a small cockpit and ferro fibrous armour (only 15 tons of armour was used however, and no CASE protection of the light gauss rifles
Thunder Hawk TDK-9H
Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 10,270,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 2,546
Chassis: Norse Heavy XTI-4E Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Vlar 300 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: ArcShield Heavy Type K Light Ferro-Fibrous w/ CASE
Armament:
3 Nosrse-Storm Model 7D Gauss Rifles
Manufacturer: Norse-Storm BattleMechs Inc.
Primary Factory: Loxley
Communications System: Tek BattleCom
Targeting and Tracking System: DLK Type Phased Array Sensor System
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 152 points 5.00
Internal Locations: 1 HD, 2 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 1 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine: Fusion Engine 300 19.00
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Gyro: Standard 3.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA R: SH+UA
Armor: Light Ferro-Fibrous AV - 304 18.00
Armor Locations: 7 LA
CASE Locations: 1 LT, 1 RT 1.00
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 31 46
Center Torso (rear) 15
L/R Torso 21 32
L/R Torso (rear) 10
L/R Arm 17 34
L/R Leg 21 41
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Gauss Rifle RA 1 7 15.00
Gauss Rifle RT 1 7 15.00
Gauss Rifle LT 1 7 15.00
@Gauss Rifle (16) RA - 2 2.00
@Gauss Rifle (16) RT - 2 2.00
@Gauss Rifle (16) LT - 2 2.00
Free Critical Slots: 0
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 10 Points: 25
3 4 5 5 0 4 0 Structure: 8
Special Abilities: CASE, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
The FWL variant:
Thunder Hawk TDK-9F
Mass: 100 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Tournament Legal
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3070
Cost: 13,770,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,833
Chassis: Norse Heavy XTI-4E Endo-Steel
Power Plant: Vlar 300 300 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 32.4 km/h
Maximum Speed: 54.0 km/h
Jump Jets: None
Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: ArcShield Heavy Type K Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
4 Light Gauss Rifles
1 Improved C3 Computer
Manufacturer: Norse-Storm BattleMechs Inc.
Primary Factory: Loxley
Communications System: Tek BattleCom
Targeting and Tracking System: DLK Type Phased Array Sensor System
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Endo-Steel 152 points 5.00
Internal Locations: 2 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT, 2 LA, 2 RA, 2 LL, 2 RL
Engine: Fusion Engine 300 19.00
Walking MP: 3
Running MP: 5
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Gyro: Compact 4.50
Cockpit: Small 2.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA R: SH+UA
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 268 15.00
Armor Locations: 2 CT, 3 LT, 3 RT, 3 LA, 3 RA
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 31 41
Center Torso (rear) 10
L/R Torso 21 30
L/R Torso (rear) 10
L/R Arm 17 30
L/R Leg 21 34
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Light Gauss Rifle RA 1 5 12.00
Light Gauss Rifle LA 1 5 12.00
Light Gauss Rifle RT 1 5 12.00
Light Gauss Rifle LT 1 5 12.00
Improved C3 Computer HD 0 2 2.50
@Light Gauss Rifle (32) RT - 2 2.00
@Light Gauss Rifle (32) LT - 2 2.00
Free Critical Slots: 0
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 9 Points: 18
3 3 4 4 0 4 0 Structure: 8
Special Abilities: C3I, MHQ2, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA