Shadow Hawk SDH-4M. Succession War trooper medium

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Shadow Hawk SHD-4M

Mass: 55 tons
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Chassis Config: Biped
Rules Level: Introductory
Era: Succession Wars
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/X-E-D-D
Production Year: 3025
Dry Cost: 4.848.607 C-Bills
Total Cost: 4.905.607 C-Bills
Battle Value: 1.269

Chassis: Earthwerks SHD Standard
Power Plant: CoreTek 275 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 54,0 km/h
Maximum Speed: 86,4 km/h
Jump Jets: Pitban LFT-50
    Jump Capacity: 150 meters
Armor: Maximillian 43 Standard Armor
Armament:
    1  Large Laser
    1  SRM-6
    2  Medium Lasers
    1  LRM-5
Manufacturer: Earthwerks Incorporated, Majesty Metals and Manufacturing
    Primary Factory: Calloway VI (Earthwerks), Dunianshire (Majesty)
Communications System: O/P 300 COMSET
Targeting and Tracking System: O/P 2000A

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Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass 
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Internal Structure: Standard                      91 points                5,50
Engine:             Fusion Engine                275                      15,50
    Walking MP: 5
    Running MP: 8
    Jumping MP: 5 Standard
    Jump Jet Locations: 1 CT, 2 LT, 2 RT                                   2,50
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             12                        2,00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 CT
Gyro:               Standard                                               3,00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3,00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA+H
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 152                  9,50

                                                      Internal       Armor     
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     18           23       
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  6         
                                           L/R Torso     13           19       
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  5         
                                             L/R Arm     9            14       
                                             L/R Leg     13           19       

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Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass 
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Medium Laser                                 RA        3         1         1,00
Medium Laser                                 LA        3         1         1,00
SRM-6                                        RT        4         2         3,00
Large Laser                                  LT        8         2         5,00
LRM-5                                        HD        2         1         2,00
@LRM-5 (24)                                  RT        -         1         1,00
@SRM-6 (15)                                  RT        -         1         1,00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 32

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      5    Points: 13
5j         3       3       1       0      2     0   Structure:  5
Special Abilities: SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA



[Hellraiser]

It's a little too "Wolverine-M" for me, but, what it does inspire me to do is maybe look into a Merging of the 2D & 2K models as a single upgrade to the 2K.

Keep the LRM5, ML, SRM2

Hmm, Swap AC5 for PPC/LL, not sure.

PPC could just add 2 SHS v/s LL you can add 2SHS, ML, SRM2 (but not the 2nd ton of ammo)

Either way it keeps the Armor of the 2H/2K & adds at least the 2 SHS of the 2D, but not the crazy amount from the 2K.

[Daryk]

I think the PPC would be less WVR-6M flavor...

[Dave Talley]

I am less of a fan of 2 types of basic missiles, for the same tonnage you can squeeze in 3 lrm5s, would need another ton of ammo though

[Daryk]

That would be more Griffin-alike than Shadow Hawk though...

[Dave Talley]

True
But it might finally be able to force a piloting check on someone from more than 10 hexes

[Giovanni Blasini]

Alternatively, take an SHD-2H, swap the autocannon for a PPC, and use the spare mass to upgrade the SRMs to an SRM-4 and add a second medium laser.  Or, even more simple, the PPC swap and 2 heat sinks.  Either can potentially force a PSR, and the latter is even a WYSIWYG swap, and very in keeping with he original Shadow Hawk.

[Daryk]

With those two tons I'd go for the other two jump jets and armor, but that's me... :)

[Hellraiser]

I am less of a fan of 2 types of basic missiles, for the same tonnage you can squeeze in 3 lrm5s, would need another ton of ammo though

With those two tons I'd go for the other two jump jets and armor, but that's me... :)

Agreed on both, much more "Optimal" options.
Sometimes though you want to keep that "CrapowHawk" feel of 2 mixed launchers & 5-8-3 as ugly as that is.



Jumping ahead to the Jihad I think there is a Hawk w/ MML7 instead of the 2 launchers & it keeps WYSIWYG & I love that, even though you do have the inefficiency of the MML7 tonnage in there.  But I like the feel of it at least.

No idea what the rest of the stats are but a pair of Beamers (ERPPC/ERML?) w/ MML7 isn't a bad option really at all.