ILCLAN TRO: TOTEMS — WOLF HAWK TOTEM MECH

[Natasha Kerensky]

WOLF HAWK TOTEM MECH



Overview

The Wolf Hawk combines extreme tactical mobility with lethal melee capabilities on a well-armed and -armored Clan totem mech.  Able to crush the cockpit of nearly any enemy mechwarrior within a half-kilometer circle, the Wolf Hawk is one of the most feared mechs on the modern battlefield.

Capabilities

Essentially a lighter and farther jumping Jade Hawk, the Wolf Hawk is built around a 55-ton variant of the Jade Hawk’s Endo-Steel chassis and incorporates smaller versions of the Jade Hawk’s Partial Wing technology and Triple-Strength Myomer musculature.  Occupying a sweet spot in the design space, the Wolf Hawk is just heavy enough to deliver a decapitating attack from either or both of its TSM-enhanced battlefists but light enough to employ eight Improved Jump Jets in combination with its Partial Wing, granting the Wolf Hawk a jump distance of 300 meters.

An ER PPC and a trio of Pulse Medium Lasers provide the Wolf Hawk’s core firepower.  At around 600 meters, the Wolf Hawk opens up with its ER PPC, then flanks or jumps to approximately 300 meters and brings its pulse laser array into play.  This, in combination with another bolt from the ER PPC and thermal management from an ER Small Laser and/or a Pulse Micro Laser, activates the Wolf Hawk’s TSM.  The Wolf Hawk then executes its coup de grace, jumping to point-blank range from, and often directly behind, its target, where the Wolf Hawk can decapitate most enemy mechs with either of its TSM-enhanced battlefists.

Defensively, the Wolf Hawk relies on its high jump agility to avoid return fire and is very difficult for most targeting systems to track in the air.  When the rare enemy shot does connect, the Wolf Hawk mounts over 11 tons of standard armor, the maximum for its chassis, and can typically survive several melee encounters before retiring from the field, often moving laterally along an enemy line from opponent to opponent.  Although most of the Wolf Hawk’s battery of energy weapons is concentrated in its torso to keep its battlefists free for melee, an Improved Heavy Small Laser is located in each arm to defend against the rare unit that is able to outflank the Wolf Hawk.

History

Having suffered for decades from the high jump mobility of Jade Falcon totem mechs equipped with partial wings, Wolf planners recognized that an answer was needed in the run up to the Battle for Terra.  They decided to fight fire with fire, setting requirements for a partial wing design of their own that could literally head hunt these Falcon totem mechs.  So even while the Wolf Empire moved against the Galatean League, the ilClan used Sea Fox merchant intermediaries to work with Dynamic Ordnance and Ammunition Corporation of Galatea to bring the Wolf Hawk into production.  Using Jade Hawk manufacturing lines, the Wolves effectively turned an escaped Jade Falcon design against the Falcons, and named it after a native Terran raptor in a final insult to the Wolves’ long-held enemies.  With only certain lighter Hierofalcon and Ion Sparrow configurations capable of matching the Wolf Hawk’s jump range, the Wolf Hawk became a deadly hunter of these and similar designs like the Gyrfalcon and Shrike during the Battle for Terra, often eliminating even the vaunted Jade Phoenix assault omnimech from the field.

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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:           WOLF HAWK
Technology Base:      Clan (Mixed)
Tonnage:              55
Configuration:        Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:             ilClan/3146
Rules:                Experimental
Chassis:              Dynamic F10 Endo-Steel
Power Plant:          Starfire 275 Extralight
Walking Speed:        54 kph (65 kph)
Maximum Speed:        86 kph (97 kph)
Jump Jets:            Improved Chilton 445 w/ Partial Wing
    Jump Capacity:    240 Meters (300 Meters)
Armor:                Jolassa-325 w/ Clan CASE
Armament:             
    1 Type DDS “Kingston” ER PPC
    3 Series 14a Pulse Medium Lasers
    1 Series 1 ER Small Laser
    2 Harpa Improved Heavy Small Lasers
    1 Raid Pulse Micro Laser
Manufacturer:         Dynamic Ordnance and Ammunition Corp
    Primary Factory:  Galatea
Communications:       Angst Clear Channel 6
Targeting & Tracking: Angst Accuracy

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Equipment                                                             Mass                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure:                         Endo-Steel                 3.00                 
Engine:                                   275 Extralight               8.00               
    Walking MP:                                 5(6)                                         
    Running MP:                                 8(9)                                   
    Jumping MP:                                 8(10)                                     
Heat Sinks:                                    10(20)                  0.00               
Gyro:                                         Compact                  4.50                   
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   184                   11.50                 
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             30     
    Center Torso (rear):                               5
    R/L Torso:                         13             21 
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  5   
    R/L Arm:                            9             18
    R/L Leg:                           13             26

Actuators:  RH, RLA, RUA, RS, LH, LLA, LUA, LS

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ER PPC                                                    CT                2          6.00
Pulse Medium Laser                                        H                 1          2.00
Pulse Medium Laser                                        CT                1          2.00
Pulse Medium Laser                                        CT                1          2.00
ER Small Laser                                            RT                1          0.50
Improved Heavy Small Laser                                RA                1          0.50
Improved Heavy Small Laser                                LA                1          0.50
Pulse Micro Laser                                         LT                1          0.50
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    RA                3          0.00
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    LA                3          0.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RL                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LL                2          1.00
Partial Wing                                             RT/LT              6          3.00           
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[Natasha Kerensky]

WOLF HAWK 2 & HEADHUNTER VARIANTS

Variants

A low priority, the Wolves failed to capture Galatea for some years after occupying Terra.  When Galatea started to fall within the Isle of Skye’s orbit, the Sea Foxes removed all Clan weapons technology, manufacturing equipment, and blueprints from Dynamic Corporation, sending production of the original Wolf Hawk into hiatus.  Dynamic, however, was able to resurrect the design using an entirely Spheroid technology base.  Although the firepower and accuracy of the resulting Headhunter is inferior to that if the Wolf Hawk, the Headhunter retained the Wolf Hawk’s extreme jump mobility and decapitating melee strikes while adding Impact-Resistant Armor from the Solaris VII arenas to extend the Headhunter’s longevity in melee combat.  The Headhunter became a welcome addition to the Isle of Skye’s arsenal, and after Defiance Industries licensed the design, Skye added a second production center for the Headhunter on Hesperus II.

But as the ilClan moved out from Terra, Skye eventually lost Galatea to the Wolves.  In that time, the Wolf Hawk had become the ilClan’s unofficial totem mech alongside the official Orion IIIC.  In high demand among aggressive Wolf and even surviving Falcon mechwarriors, the Wolf Hawk was returned to production on Galatea and another variant developed with an Interface Cockpit and Targeting Computer for use by mechwarriors opting for increasingly safe Enhanced Imaging Implants.  With incredibly accurate and dangerous firepower, the Wolf Hawk 2 is a potentially deadly opponent even before its extreme jump and melee capabilities are brought to bear.

Rumors of the development of a Wolf Hawk omnimech to replace the ilClan’s Blitzking omnimech have emerged in recent years.  Given the large volume of internal space required by the Wolf Hawk’s eight Improved Jump Jets and Partial Wing, such a development seems unlikely unless certain configurations employ standard or no jump jets.

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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:           WOLF HAWK 2
Technology Base:      Clan (Mixed)
Tonnage:              55
Configuration:        Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:             ilClan/3148
Rules:                Experimental
Chassis:              Dynamic F10 Endo-Steel
Power Plant:          Starfire 275 Extralight
Walking Speed:        54 kph (65 kph)
Maximum Speed:        86 kph (97 kph)
Jump Jets:            Improved Chilton 445 w/ Partial Wing
    Jump Capacity:    240 Meters (300 Meters)
Armor:                Jolassa-325 w/ Clan CASE
Armament:             
    1 Type DDS “Kingston” ER PPC
    4 Series 14a Pulse Medium Lasers
    1 Series 1 ER Small Laser
    1 Raid Pulse Micro Laser
Manufacturer:         Dynamic Ordnance and Ammunition Corp
    Primary Factory:  Galatea
Communications:       Angst Transparent Channel Interface
Targeting & Tracking: Angst Ultra-Accuracy Interface w/ Targeting Computer

================================================================================================
Equipment                                                             Mass                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure:                         Endo-Steel                 3.00                 
Engine:                                   275 Extralight               8.00               
    Walking MP:                                 5(6)                                         
    Running MP:                                 8(9)                                   
    Jumping MP:                                 8(10)                                     
Heat Sinks:                                    10(20)                  0.00               
Gyro:                                           None                   0.00                 
Cockpit:                                     Interface                 4.00                   
Armor Factor:                                   176                   11.00               
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             30     
    Center Torso (rear):                               5
    R/L Torso:                         13             20
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  5   
    R/L Arm:                            9             16
    R/L Leg:                           13             25

Actuators:  RH, RLA, RUA, RS, LH, LLA, LUA, LS

================================================================================================
Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ER PPC                                                    CT                2          6.00
Pulse Medium Laser                                        CT                1          2.00
Pulse Medium Laser                                        CT                1          2.00
Pulse Medium Laser                                        CT                1          2.00
Pulse Medium Laser                                        CT                1          2.00
ER Small Laser                                            RT                1          0.50
Pulse Micro Laser                                         LT                1          0.50
Targeting Computer                                        RA                3          3.00
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    RA                3          0.00
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    LA                3          0.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RL                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LL                2          1.00
Partial Wing                                             RT/LT              6          3.00           
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                 BattleMech Technical Readout

Name/Model:           HEADHUNTER HH-1
Technology Base:      Inner Sphere
Tonnage:              55
Configuration:        Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:             ilClan/3154
Rules:                Standard
Chassis:              Dynamic F10 Standard
Power Plant:          Core Tek 275 Extralight
Walking Speed:        54 kph (65 kph)
Maximum Speed:        86 kph (97 kph)
Jump Jets:            Improved Chilton 445 w/ Partial Wing
    Jump Capacity:    240 Meters (300 Meters)
Armor:                Solarian Gladitorial A
Armament:             
    1 Defiance 1001 ER PPC
    3 Defiance Model XII ER Medium Lasers
    1 Magna Mark IV ER Small Laser
    1 Defiance B3S Small Laser
Manufacturer:         Defiance Industries
    Primary Factory:  Hesperus II
Communications:       Neil 9000
Targeting & Tracking: Octagon TarTrac System D

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Equipment                                                             Mass                     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure:                          Standard                  5.50             
Engine:                                   275 Extralight               8.00               
    Walking MP:                                 5(6)                                         
    Running MP:                                 8(9)                                   
    Jumping MP:                                 8(10)                                     
Heat Sinks:                                    10(20)                  0.00               
Gyro:                                         Compact                  4.50                   
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                   154                   11.00               
    Type:                                Impact-Resistant                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      18             26 
    Center Torso (rear):                               5
    R/L Torso:                         13             16
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  5   
    R/L Arm:                            9             16
    R/L Leg:                           13             20

Actuators:  RH, RLA, RUA, RS, LH, LLA, LUA, LS

================================================================================================
Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ER PPC                                                    CT                3          7.00
ER Medium Laser                                           H                 1          1.00
ER Medium Laser                                           CT                1          1.00
ER Medium Laser                                           CT                1          1.00
ER Small Laser                                            RA                1          0.50
Small Laser                                               LA                1          0.50
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    RA                3          0.00
Triple-Strength Myomer                                    LA                3          0.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LT                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         RL                2          1.00
Improved Jump Jet                                         LL                2          1.00
Partial Wing                                             RT/LT              6          4.00           
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Deployment

Like other Clans, the ilClan has organized its modern, melee-equipped totem mechs into shock stars, binaries, and trinaries, usually attaching one such unit to each galaxy, assault cluster, or strike cluster.  With the widespread adoption and concentration of Interface Cockpits and Enhanced Imaging Implants in frontline units, the Wolf Hawk is found among ilClan secondline galaxies and clusters while the Wolf Hawk 2 is limited to ilClan frontline galaxies and clusters.  The resources of Terra have made the ilClan rich in military equipment, and some commanders and officers also have access to a Wolf Hawk as their backup battlemech when their principle omnimech is sidelined.

Unlike the Orion IIIC, the Wolf Hawk is not restricted to the Wolf touman and Jade Falcon and Smoke Jaguar shock units and officers also make use of the Wolf Hawk.  Although they prefer the talons on their War Eagle and Blood Eagle totem mechs, the Falcons cannot deny the effectiveness of the Wolf Hawk’s battlefists after losing so many former comrades to the design.

The Skye Rangers and allied units and mercenaries make similar use of their Headhunters in a shock role as they try to hold back the ilKhan’s hereditary claims to former Steiner and Davion worlds, although it appears to be only a matter of time until Skye loses Defiance Industries and the Headhunter production lines on Hesperus II to the ilClan’s tide.

With capabilities that can dominate most arenas except for Ishiyama, Wolf Hawks and Headhunters are highly sought by the Solaris VII stables and by gladiators on other worlds.  Buy they remain rare in those venues as Skye hordes production for itself and most Clanners look down on gladiators who fight for money.

[Hazard Pay]

Ooh nice, more Totems by Nasty k. Mean bird right there.

[Dakkath]

I wanna see a boxing match between this and a kontio

[Kojak]

Love this, and also excited to see the implied rest of the series.

[Natasha Kerensky]

Ooh nice, more Totems by Nasty k. Mean bird right there.

Thx, HP. 

Something like the Wolf Hawk that can jump 10 hexes into an opponent’s rear while inflicting a +5 TM and then follow that up with two, 1-in-6 chances for a decapitating head punch is about as close as I can get to an “instant win” button in this game.  I have not tested it, but I’d like to think the Wolf Hawk could beat the vaunted Jade Phoenix A more often than not.

I just posted the Wolf Hawk 2.  It maximizes the munchkinism with an Interface Cockpit and a Targeting Computer.  Those turn the ER PPC into a “pulse peeper” with a -2 TM and grant the four pulse mediums a -4 TM.  Combined with the 10MP jumps, it’s gonna carve up lots of opponents even without activating the TSM and engaging in melee.  Dunno what the BV2 is, but hopefully it accurately reflects how downright dangerous that design is.

Experienced/smart players will conserve the Wolf Hawk’s 10MP jumps for getaway jumps after melee, and try to get their weapons and TSM punches positioned just with walking/running for better to-hit numbers.  But a newbie could just spend a game jumping 10MP every turn and probably do just fine, especially with the Wolf Hawk 2.

I actually started with the Wolf Hawk 2, then worked backwards to the Wolf Hawk and Headhunter downgrades.  I’ll try to get the Spheroidtech Headhunter poster later tonight or tomorrow.

Finding art was a challenge.  That picture is someone’s homegrown Vengeance Hawk solahma design from Reddit.  It looks like a smaller Jade Hawk that can still punch and jump with a partial wing, which is what I was going for and fluffed the Wolf Hawk as.  But it’s not exactly WYSIWYG (couple extra beam weapons and an SRM-4 or two), and it’s more insectoid in appearance than lupine or avian.

Thanks again.

[Natasha Kerensky]

I wanna see a boxing match between this and a kontio

The Wolf Hawk has a 15-ton advantage over the Kontio and bigger, longer-ranged weapons, so it should win more often than not just by sheer weight of armor and ranged firepower.  Their TSM punches do the same damage, but the Wolf Hawk’s punches are more accurate without the +1 from the Kontio’s Claws.  And as long as the Wolf Hawk is careful when it loses initiative, I also think a 10MP jump is more tactically valuable and inflicts TMs more reliably than the Kontio’s 11- to 16-hex runs.

The Wolf Hawk 2 fights unfairly with an Interface Cockpit and Targeting Computer that allow it to essentially ignore the Kontio’s Stealth Armor.

[Natasha Kerensky]

Love this, and also excited to see the implied rest of the series.

Thx, Kodak.  Will try to post the following totems in the coming days/weeks:

War Eagle — Optimized Jade Hawk
Blood Eagle — Revisiting the Saker/Osprey IIC
Spirit Bear — Optimized Kontio
Ghost Bear — Revisiting the old Spirit Bear/Kodiak III
Nether Cat — Clean-sheet Quad
Orion IIIC — Obvious

Struggling a bit with Horse, Raven, and Jag totems.  We’ll see if anything comes to me.

I also have an omni series that includes the above-referenced Blitzking melee omni, but those will take longer to post with all their configs.

Thx again.

[MightyBolamite]

This was interesting enough for me to build it in Mega; I will be testing it out later. I just have a quick question, what's the variant designation? Is it something like WLH - 1?

[Natasha Kerensky]

This was interesting enough for me to build it in Mega;

The gold standard for forum designs... ;-)

I will be testing it out later.

Let me know how she performs.

I just have a quick question, what's the variant designation? Is it something like WLH - 1?

The Wolf Hawk and Wolf Hawk 2 are Clan mechs, so they have no alphanumeric.  The Headhunter is Spheroid, so it will have one when I get around to posting it.

[Daryk]

If you're looking for art, Matt Plog has very reasonable rates for commissions... :)

[Wrangler]

Looks pretty sharp, are you going make a homemade TRO for your stuff your making?

[Natasha Kerensky]

If you're looking for art, Matt Plog has very reasonable rates for commissions... :)

I’m not yet that vain about my designs... ;-)

[Natasha Kerensky]

Looks pretty sharp

Thanks, W.

are you going make a homemade TRO for your stuff your making?

No, I have neither the time nor inclination/talent for layout, website, and such.  I get the most satisfaction from just getting a design right, followed by the writing.  “Publishing”, even here, is somewhat secondary.  If I can just get the designs that I have off my spreadsheets, posted here, and maybe linked together, I’ll consider that a major victory.

Lame, but I know my limits.  ;-)

[Natasha Kerensky]

The Spheroidtech version of the Wolf Hawk, the HH-1 Headhunter, is now posted.

My come back and add Quirks — Battlefists is an obvious one — and some Notable MechWarriors later.

[Isokrates]

I don΄τ  get how you can install all iJJs on the legs and side torso and none on the CT.
How do you manage heat with the weapons layout to get to the +9 threshhold?

Sorry, I don't get it.

Also, with no pulse weaponry or the TC and/ or interface cockpit you get abysmal to-hit capability when jumping and firing.

[Natasha Kerensky]

I don΄τ  get how you can install all iJJs on the legs and side torso and none on the CT.

Here’s the crit layout for the Wolf Hawk:

Head
1. Life Support
2. Sensors
3. Cockpit
4. Pulse Medium Laser
5. Sensors
6. Life Support

Center Torso
1. XL Engine
2. XL Engine
3. XL Engine
4. Compact Gyro
5. Compact Gyro
6. XL Engine

1. XL Engine
2. XL Engine
3. ER PPC
4. ER PPC
5. Pulse Medium Laser
6. Pulse Medium Laser

Right Torso
1. XL Engine
2. XL Engine
3. ER Small Laser
4. Partial Wing
5. Partial Wing
6. Partial Wing

1. Improved Jump Jet #1
2. Improved Jump Jet #1
3. Improved Jump Jet #2
4. Improved Jump Jet #2
5. Improved Jump Jet #3
6. Improved Jump Jet #3

Left Torso
1. XL Engine
2. XL Engine
3. Pulse Micro Laser
4. Partial Wing
5. Partial Wing
6. Partial Wing

1. Improved Jump Jet #4
2. Improved Jump Jet #4
3. Improved Jump Jet #5
4. Improved Jump Jet #5
5. Improved Jump Jet #6
6. Improved Jump Jet #6

Right Arm
1. Shoulder Actuator
2. Upper Arm Actuator
3. Lower Arm Actuator
4. Hand Actuator
5. Triple-Strength Myomer
6. Triple-Strength Myomer

1. Triple Strength Myomer
2. Improved Heavy Small Laser
3. Endo-Steel
4. Endo-Steel
5. Endo-Steel
6. Endo-Steel

Left Arm
1. Shoulder Actuator
2. Upper Arm Actuator
3. Lower Arm Actuator
4. Hand Actuator
5. Triple-Strength Myomer
6. Triple-Strength Myomer

1. Triple Strength Myomer
2. Improved Heavy Small Laser
3. Endo-Steel
4. Endo-Steel
5. Endo-Steel
6. Re-Roll

Right Leg
1. Hip Actuator
2. Upper Leg Actuator
3. Lower Leg Actuator
4. Foot Actuator
5. Improved Jump Jet #7
6. Improved Jump Jet #7

Left Leg
1. Hip Actuator
2. Upper Leg Actuator
3. Lower Leg Actuator
4. Foot Actuator
5. Improved Jump Jet #8
6. Improved Jump Jet #8

How do you manage heat with the weapons layout to get to the +9 threshhold?

Here’s how to get +9 TSM activation on the Wolf Hawk with different movement modes:

Jump 10 Hexes
Jump +5
ER PPC +15
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Ten Freezers -20
Partial Wing -3
Net Overheat +9

Jump 7 Hexes
Jump +4
ER PPC +15
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Micro Laser +1
Ten Freezers -20
Partial Wing -3
Net Overheat +9

Jump 5 Hexes
Jump +3
ER PPC +15
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
ER Small Laser +2
Ten Freezers -20
Partial Wing -3
Net Overheat +9

Run
Run +2
ER PPC +15
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
ER Small Laser +2
Pulse Micro Laser +1
Ten Freezers -20
Partial Wing -3
Net Overheat +9

Walk
Walk +1
ER PPC +15
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
iHeavy Small Laser +3
Pulse Micro Laser +1
Ten Freezers -20
Partial Wing -3
Net Overheat +9

No Movement
ER PPC +15
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
Pulse Medium Laser +4
iHeavy Small Laser +3
ER Small Laser +2
Ten Freezers -20
Partial Wing -3
Net Overheat +9

Sorry, I don't get it.

It’s a crit-packed design — only one unused slot — so it may be hard visualize without running through the crit table allocation above.  You may also have missed the compact gyro.

On the heat/TSM activation, you may have missed the -3 from the Partial Wing.  (I’ve done that before.)

Also, with no pulse weaponry or the TC and/ or interface cockpit you get abysmal to-hit capability when jumping and firing.

You’re right on the Headhunter.  It’s a suckier Spheroidtech downgrade, and I had to stick with lighter ER Medium Lasers and no TC to afford the mass of everything else.

But the Wolf Hawk and Wolf Hawk 2 are Clantech.  Both have 3-4 Pulse Medium Lasers, and the Wolf Hawk 2 has a TC and an Interface Cockpit to boot.

Hope this helps.  Let me know if questions.  Caught errors always welcome.

[Isokrates]

Thanks!

I am pretty sure iJJs occupy two crits both for clan and spheroid mechs

[Natasha Kerensky]

Thanks!

No prob.

I am pretty sure iJJs occupy two crits both for clan and spheroid mechs

Yup, and that’s reflected in the crit table above for the Wolf Hawk.

[Lagrange]

Another solid design here. 

I'm usually wary of TSM designs because the heat is not fully in your control.  However, most heat-causing weapons don't have good targeting.  The only exception I can think of is Inferno-IV rounds in an Arrow IV engaged in direct fire targeting. 

[Hazard Pay]

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[Lagrange]

For anyone interested, I megameked these to see what the cost/BV are.

Wolf Hawk: 15.5M, 2760BV

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Wolf Hawk

Mass: 55 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel Biped
Power Plant: 275 XL
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: Improved
     Jump Capacity: 300 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     1 ER PPC
     1 Micro Pulse Laser
     2 Improved Heavy Small Laser
     1 ER Small Laser
     3 Medium Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3145
Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-X-X-D
Cost: 15,459,519 C-bills

Type: Wolf Hawk
Technology Base: Mixed (Advanced)
Tonnage: 55
Battle Value: 2,760

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure            Endo Steel              3
Engine                        275 XL                  8
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 10
Double Heat Sink              10 [20]                 0
Compact Gyro                                        4.5
Cockpit                                               3
Armor Factor                  184                  11.5

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            18        30   
     Center Torso (rear)               5     
     R/L Torso               13        21   
     R/L Torso (rear)                  5     
     R/L Arm                 9         18   
     R/L Leg                 13        26   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand

Weapons
and Ammo                     Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage
Improved Jump Jet               LL        2        -       1.0   
2 Medium Pulse Laser            CT        2        4       4.0   
ER PPC                          CT        2        15      6.0   
ER Small Laser                  RT        1        2       0.5   
3 Improved Jump Jet             RT        6        -       3.0   
Improved Heavy Small Laser      LA        1        3       0.5   
3 Triple Strength Myomer      RA/LA      3/3       -       0.0   
CASE                            LA        0        -       0.0   
3 Improved Jump Jet             LT        6        -       3.0   
Partial Wing                  RT/LT      3/3       -       3.0   
Micro Pulse Laser               LT        1        1       0.5   
Improved Jump Jet               RL        2        -       1.0   
Medium Pulse Laser              HD        1        4       2.0   
Improved Heavy Small Laser      RA        1        3       0.5   
3 Triple Strength Myomer      RA/LA      3/3       -       0.0   
CASE                            RA        0        -       0.0   

Wolf Hawk 2: 12.5M, 4228BV

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Wolf Hawk 2

Mass: 55 tons
Chassis: Endo Steel Biped
Power Plant: 275 XL
Cruising Speed: 54 kph
Maximum Speed: 86.4 kph
Jump Jets: Improved
     Jump Capacity: 300 meters
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     1 ER PPC
     1 Micro Pulse Laser
     1 ER Small Laser
     4 Medium Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
     Primary Factory: Unknown
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3145
Tech Rating/Availability: F/X-X-X-F
Cost: 12,553,269 C-bills

Type: Wolf Hawk 2
Technology Base: Mixed (Experimental)
Tonnage: 55
Battle Value: 4,228

Equipment                                          Mass
Internal Structure            Endo Steel              3
Engine                        275 XL                  8
Walking MP: 5
Running MP: 8
Jumping MP: 10
Double Heat Sink              10 [20]                 0
No Gyro                                               0
Interface Cockpit                                     4
Armor Factor                  176                    11

                          Internal   Armor   
                          Structure  Value   
     Head                    3         9     
     Center Torso            18        30   
     Center Torso (rear)               5     
     R/L Torso               13        20   
     R/L Torso (rear)                  5     
     R/L Arm                 9         17   
     R/L Leg                 13        24   


Right Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand
Left Arm Actuators: Shoulder, Upper Arm, Lower Arm, Hand

Weapons
and Ammo                   Location  Critical   Heat    Tonnage
Improved Jump Jet             LL        2        -       1.0   
4 Medium Pulse Laser          CT        4        4       8.0   
ER PPC                        CT        2        15      6.0   
ER Small Laser                RT        1        2       0.5   
3 Improved Jump Jet           RT        6        -       3.0   
3 Triple Strength Myomer    RA/LA      3/3       -       0.0   
3 Improved Jump Jet           LT        6        -       3.0   
Partial Wing                RT/LT      3/3       -       3.0   
Micro Pulse Laser             LT        1        1       0.5   
Improved Jump Jet             RL        2        -       1.0   
Targeting Computer            RA        3        -       3.0   
3 Triple Strength Myomer    RA/LA      3/3       -       0.0   

There's an even more brutal design with the same jump 10 profile which I'll try to post later.

Edit: posted the Giant Foot.