A model of heavy battle armor first seen in action in the Inner Sphere around 3075 with the
Black Knights mercenary unit.
Equipped with a Support PPC and a twin Rocket Launcher 3's (
as a compromise between the heavier LRM-5 and the lighter but less range effective SRM-2). Additionally, retractable magnetic clamps and a
Mauser 960 in a anti-personnel attachment are installed in the left arm and a small ECM system is installed in the right arm. As an equalizing countermeasure to Clan battle armor points the
Hellcat Strike Armor is utilized in 6-man squads rather than the typical 4-man squads.
With the advent of Battle Armor becoming available to mercenary units, the
Black Knights elected to adapt several of their existing mechanized units into new Battle Armor squads. The squad size chosen by the
Black Knights is somewhat unusual, and was based initially on the existing Infantry Organization size of their APC or IFV Mechanized squads (
typically composed of six soldiers in wheeled vehicles). At present, however, the
Black Knights are only capable of fielding a total of ten squads of battle armor, though plans exist to increase that number to a full Company of battle armor troops.
Unit Troopers Components
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Squad 6 -
Platoon 24 4 squads
Company 78 3 platoons + attached Command squad
Battalion 240 3 companies + attached Command squad
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Hellcat Strike ArmorHellcat Strike Armor
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IS Heavy Battle Armor
Base Tech Level: Standard (IS)
Level: 2 Era: FedCom Civil War/early Jihad
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Experimental -
Advanced -
Standard 3075+
Tech Rating: E/X-X-F*-F
BV: 415
Cost: 2,427,000 C-bills
Source: TRO - Black Knights
Movement: 2/2 (Burdened by unjettisoned body-mounted missile launchers)
Internal: 6
Armor: 66 BA Standard (Basic)
Internal Armor
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Trooper 1 1 11
Trooper 2 1 11
Trooper 3 1 11
Trooper 4 1 11
Trooper 5 1 11
Trooper 6 1 11
Weapons Loc Heat
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Rocket Launcher 3 (Body) Squad 0
Rocket Launcher 3 (Body) Squad 0
Laser Rifle (Mauser 960) (APM) Squad 0
Support PPC (Right arm) Squad 0
Ammo Loc Heat
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Equipment Loc
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Magnetic Clamps [BA] (LA) Squad
Anti-Personnel Weapon Mount (LA) Squad
Single-Hex ECM (RA) Squad
