Hellion

Hellion
Hellion
Production information
Manufacturer Hector MechWorks Facility Alpha, Hector[1]

Prosoma War Works, Valencia[2]


Svarstaad Industriplex Alpha, Svarstaad[2]

Production Year 3059[3]
Model Prime[1]
Class Light
Cost 6,600,425 C-bills
Technical specifications
'Mech type Clan OmniMech
Mass 30 tons
Chassis Hellion Light Endo Steel V5
Armor Compound Gamma Ferro-Fibrous
Engine 210 XL
Communications System HCFA 3035 3.0
Targeting Tracking System HCFA 3047 1.5
Heat Sinks 10 double
Speed 110 km/h (151 km/h with MASC)
Armament

Primary configuration

BV (1.0) 1,560[4]
BV (2.0) 1,873[1][5][6]


Description[edit]

The Hellion is a product of Clan Ice Hellion and their philosophy that espouses speed above all else. Based on the Mist Lynx, the Hellion is a fast OmniMech that has respectable firepower. This light 'Mech is rather difficult to kill, incorporating five and a half tons of ferro-fibrous armor. To save weight, the Hellion also uses an endo steel chassis. While it is not especially fast for its size, the Hellion does use MASC to allow for bursts of additional speed.[7][8]

The Hellion was one of most popular 'Mechs in Clan Ice Hellion, both by his name and speed, but after the Hellions were absorbed by Clan Goliath Scorpion, it became also very popular in the former Hellions, in Hellion Galaxy (Escorpión Imperio). The honor to pilot one was fiercely fought.[9]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The Hellion sports no fixed weapons on its chassis. The Prime configuration consists of four ER medium lasers as well as a trio of Streak SRM-2s, which make it a potent headhunter 'Mech. It also packs an LRM-10 to harass enemies at range.

Alternate Configurations[edit]

  • Alternate Configuration A 
    A mobile harassment configuration, the Hellion A has a trio of LRM-10 launchers, allowing it to harass an enemy from long range. For close combat, the 'Mech has a single ER medium laser.[1] BV (1.0) = 1,290[4], BV (2.0) = 1,543[1][10]

Design Quirks[edit]

The Hellion has the following Design Quirks:[17]

Related OmniMechs[edit]

  • Mist Lynx - Clan Ice Hellion increased the mass of the Mist Lynx OmniMech, resulting in the Hellion. This new 'Mech is just as fast as the Mist Lynx even without the use of MASC, but carries full armor and can mount over 50% more mass in pod space.

Notable Pilots[edit]

See Category:Notable Hellion Pilots

Notes[edit]

  • In German products, the unit's proper name was altered to Eisteufel, which literally means Ice Devil. This was supposedly done since the perfect translation Teufelsbraten has a rather diminutive connotation in German.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, pp. 18–19: "Hellion"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 20., p. 12: "Hellion"
  3. MUL online entry for Hellion
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 108-109
  5. Starter: Fist and Falcon, p. 68, "Hellion Prime Record Sheet"
  6. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 187
  7. Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 189-190
  8. Technical Readout: 3067, p. 108
  9. Spotlight On: Hellion Keshik, p. 2
  10. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 188
  11. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 189
  12. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 190
  13. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 191
  14. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 192
  15. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 193
  16. Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades, p. 83
  17. BattleMech Manual, p. 92, "BattleMech Quirk Table"

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