This is a repost on my take on an updated Battle Hawk (cheaper and tougher):
Battle Hawk BH-W505Mass: 30 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Advanced Rules
Era: Clan Invasion
Tech Rating/Era Availability: E/X-X-E-A
Production Year: 3071
Cost: 2,624,440 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1,028
Chassis: Maltex 40 Standard
Power Plant: Defiance 150 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 54.0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86.4 km/h
Jump Jets: Luxor 2/Q
Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Paulina Ferro-Fibrous
Armament:
3 Diverse Optics ER Medium Lasers
2 Federated Magshots
1 Hades ER Flamer
1 McAurther Anti-Missile System
Manufacturer: Defiance Industries
Primary Factory: Hesperus II
Communications System: TharHes Thalia HM-22
Targeting and Tracking System: TharHes Ares-5B
Overview:The BH-W505 Battle Hawk was put into production on Hesperus II by the Word of
Blake in 3070. The design was intended as a relatively inexpensive, easy to
produce and easy to pilot battlemech for the Protectorate Militia forces. The
BH-W505 utilizes the same Maltex 40 standard chassis, Paulina Ferro-Fibrous
armor and TharHes targeting and communications systems as the original Battle
Hawk, but trades out the expensive extra light fusion engine for a standard
model. The increased mass of the power plant necessitated the removal of the
heavy pulse lasers, and WoB engineers replaced them with ER lasers easily
acquired from the FWL.
During the design process it was decided to include a pair of MagShot Gauss
rifles in place of the Streak SRMs. The MagShots and ER medium lasers are tied
in to an advanced targeting computer slaved to the Battle Hawks original
Ares-5B system (both the MSGRs and TC are technology salvaged during the seige
of New Avalon and exported to Hesperus II). The security of the dependable
McArthur anti-missile system is retained. Finally, an extended range flamer
(also imported from the FS) was included to improve the Battle Hawk's
performance against conventional units.
At least a level III of these Battle Hawks were shipped to the Protectorate
prior to the liberation of Hesperus II. Since then, the LAAF has gladly
continued manufacturing the easy to produce mech to replace battlefield losses
and has pledged 1/4th of the production output to support Devlin Stone's
coalition in thanks for their role in liberating the crown jewel of the Lyran
military/industrial complex.
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Equipment Type Rating Mass
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Internal Structure: Standard 51 points 3.00
Engine: Fusion Engine 150 5.50
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 5 Standard
Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 2 LL, 2 RL 2.50
Heat Sinks: Double Heat Sink 10(20) 0.00
Heat Sink Locations: 2 LT, 2 RT
Gyro: Standard 2.00
Cockpit: Standard 3.00
Actuators: L: SH+UA+LA+H R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor: Ferro-Fibrous AV - 98 5.50
Armor Locations: 4 LT, 4 RT, 3 LA, 3 RA
Internal Armor
Structure Factor
Head 3 9
Center Torso 10 15
Center Torso (rear) 4
L/R Torso 7 11
L/R Torso (rear) 3
L/R Arm 5 9
L/R Leg 7 12
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Equipment Location Heat Critical Mass
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Anti-Missile System HD 1 1 0.50
Targeting Computer RT - 1 1.00
ER Flamer LT 4 1 1.00
3 ER Medium Lasers RA 15 3 3.00
2 Magshots LA 2 4 1.00
Ammo (Anti-Missile System) 12 CT - 1 1.00
Ammo (Magshot Gauss Rifle) 50 LA - 1 1.00
Free Critical Slots: 4
BattleForce Statistics
MV S (+0) M (+2) L (+4) E (+6) Wt. Ov Armor: 3 Points: 10
5j 3 3 0 0 1 0 Structure: 3
Special Abilities: AMS, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA
Cheers,
LCC
