Black Hawk (BattleMech)

Black Hawk (Standard)
Production information
Manufacturer	Clan Sea Fox - Manufacturing Plant SFF-IT5, Clan Hell's Horses - Manufacturing Site 3
Production Year	Introduction Year::3073
Class	Medium
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Clan
Mass	50 tons
Chassis	Type 3 Standard Endo Steel
Armor	Standard YM17
Engine	250 XL Fusion
Communications System	Garret T11-A
Targeting Tracking System	Spar 3C Tight Band
Speed	86.4 km/h
Armament	4x Streak SRM-4s 2x ER Large Lasers
BV (1.0)	2,047
BV (2.0)	2,183</ref>

Description

This non-OmniMech version of the Nova, named Black Hawk, was developed by Clan Hell's Horses to allow easy production within their occupation zone. The Black Hawk is also produced by Clan Diamond Shark, though with older, cheaper weapons and electronics, and mainly for sale on the Inner Sphere market.

Weapons and Equipment

The Black Hawk (Standard) carries a ton and a half less armor than the Nova and uses an Endo Steel internal structure. The weight saved enables it to mount a pair of ER Large Lasers for direct fire support and four Streak SRM-4s for close range work.

Variants

• Black Hawk (Standard) 2 

  First produced in 3092, this variant carries the paired ER Large Lasers of the standard, but mounts dual ATM 6s, each fed by three tons of ammunition. It also adds a ton of armor protection. BV (1.0) = 1,964 BV (2.0) = 2,161

• Black Hawk (Standard) 3 

  The 3 answers the demands from the market, first produced in 3092. Based on the Second Variant, engineers removed the ATMs, which free enough space to add two ER Medium Lasers in each arm. The number of Double Heat Sinks was increased to twenty-two for continued fighting over a longer period of time. BV (2.0) = 2,317

Note

The Black Hawk was first created by Wizkids' MechWarrior Dark Age Collectible Miniatures game as a part the game's original release of their Dark Age. It was used for both regular units and the game's unique figures. Standard's weapons layout would first appear in then Classic BattleTech's first adaptation of figures from Wizkid's figures in Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age Book I authored by Randall Bills. Due to Wizkid's game mechanics, it did not allow for Omni ability of the original Nova aka Black Hawk. This is why, though it shares the same name, Black Hawk Standard is not the same 'Mech. It was later adapted by Catalyst Game Labs and redefined in the tabletop game once the company advanced the franchise's timeline to 3145, with early Record Sheets first appearing in PDF-Only Turning Point Series book, Dark Age Tuning Points: Liao and later fully adapted into Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries with full background information.

Related BattleMechs

• Nova - The Black Hawk was developed as a standard BattleMech version of this OmniMech.

Bibliography

• Dark Age Turning Points: Liao
• Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers
• Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged
• Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I
• Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries