Pack Hunter II
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| Pack Hunter II | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | WC Site 3 |
| Class | Light |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 30 tons |
| Chassis | Type AR1 Endo Steel |
| Armor | Royal-7a Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | Light Force (ExtraLight) 210 |
| Speed | 118 km/h |
| Jump Jets | Leaper Model, L5 |
| Armament |
ER PPC |
| BV (2.0) | 1,797[1] |
Description
The Pack Hunter II is a Light BattleMech produced by Clan Wolf-in-Exile on Arc-Royal during the Jihad. The 'Mech would first appear in Combat in 3077 after a considerable amount of delays in its development. The design was originally seen as the OmniMech successor to the original Pack Hunter, however the Blakist attack against Arc-Royal and other priorities caused the delays.
The Pack Hunter II improves on its predecessor’s qualities. Among the things the 'Mech has been fitted with, the designers made a substantial improvement in armor and weaponry while retaining the original's speed. In a bid to improve survival rates of pilots, the design also includes a Full-Head Ejection System to prevent the loss of a warrior in combat.
The design had been seen deployed by 3085 with toumans of Clan Hell's Horses, the Draconis Combine and the Republic of the Sphere.[2]
Armament
Retained from the original, the 'Mech's main weapon is the Ripper Series A1 Extended Range PPC. Enhancing the 'Mech's firepower are pair of arm mounted Series 2b Extended Range Medium Lasers. The 'Mech's legs are protected from possible Battle Armor attack by having a B-Pod mounted in each leg. The 'Mech's weapons and movement heat is managed by 10 Double Heat Sinks, but it's not adequate enough to handling the 'Mech's heat load.[3]
Variants
- Pack Hunter II 2 - A variant created due to sabotages and shortages of XL Fusion Engines, this Mix-Tech version of the Pack Hunter II must make due with a Light Fusion Engine. Due to the weight of the Inner Sphere engine, engineers would drop both ER Medium Lasers and exchanges its B-Pods for A-Pods. However, the room made up for dropped equipment allows for it to have 5 tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor[4]. BV (2.0) = 1,457[5]
- Pack Hunter II 3 - An Experimental Tech variant produced by 3085, this version utilizes Improved Jump Jets. The variant also drops all its weapons with the exception of the ER PPC. To make room for the new Jump equipment, the 'Mech loses a ton of armor and gains an XL Gyro[6] . BV (2.0) = 1,438[7]
References
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 145, "Pack Hunter II's BV".
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 144, "Background in and some specs on the Pack Hunter II".
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 144-145, "Pack Hunter's weaponry and other systems".
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 144, "Pack Hunter II" - Light Fusion Engine Variant.
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 202
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 144, "Pack Hunter 2 Variants" - Improved Jump Jet variant of the Pack Hunter II.
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 203