Hatchet
(Complete list of Hatchet or Sword using BattleMechs)
Contents
Description
Introduced in 3022 by the Lyran Commonwealth[1]. The Hatchet is a melee attack weapon equipped on BattleMechs. While most 'Mechs are equipped with ranged weaponry, melee weaponry is also both feasible and useful, especially due to a lack of noticeable heat buildup.
Models
The Hatchet is manufactured on the following planets:
Brand | Planet | Company |
---|---|---|
Coventry StarBlade II | Coventry | Coventry Metal Works |
Defiance Type 3 | Hesperus II | Defiance Industries |
Defiance Type 3 | Taurus | Taurus Territorial Industries |
Defiance Type 4 | Hesperus II | Defiance Industries |
Defiance Type 7 | Hesperus II | Defiance Industries |
Gibson-Kallon D | Gibson | Gibson Federated BattleMechs - (Free Worlds Defense Industries) |
Johnston Cleaver-V | New Syrtis | Johnston Industries |
Rules
Game Rules
In the BattleTech board game, the Hatchet is swung in the physical attack phase at -1 to hit, dealing a point of damage for every five tons of weight.[2] Notable 'Mechs equipping Hatchets include the Hatchetman, the Axman, the Buccaneer, the Berserker, and a variant of the Black Knight.
Technical Availability
- Weapon / Item: Hatchetpertont
- Cost: 5
- Age of War –Star League :does not exist
- Succession War: unique
- Clan Invasion – Present: rare
- Introduced: 3022 LC / NA
- Extinction: — / NA
- Reintroduced: NA / NA