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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
 
{{InfoBoxBattleMech
 
|image= Pwwka.jpg
 
|image= Pwwka.jpg
|name= ''Pwwka''
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|name= Pwwka
 
|manufacturer=[[Master's Wings Aerospace]]
 
|manufacturer=[[Master's Wings Aerospace]]
 
|production year=3078
 
|production year=3078
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|model=S-PW-1LAM
 
|model=S-PW-1LAM
 
|class=Light LAM
 
|class=Light LAM
|cost=4,397,120 [[C-bill]]s
 
 
|mass=30
 
|mass=30
|Tech Base=mixed
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|chassis=Spectral-L Series PW1L
|mech type=BattleMech
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|armor=Durallex Divine Protector [[Standard Armor]]
|feet=LAM
 
|chassis=[[Spectral-L Series PW1L]]
 
|armor= [[Durallex Divine Protector]]
 
 
|engine=[[GM 180]]
 
|engine=[[GM 180]]
 
|comsys=[[Master's Voice Cel-Beta]]
 
|comsys=[[Master's Voice Cel-Beta]]
 
|T&T=[[Master's Sight 1-Omega]]
 
|T&T=[[Master's Sight 1-Omega]]
|heat sinks=10 [[double heat sink]]s
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|heat sinks=10 (20)
 
|speed=64  
 
|speed=64  
 
|jumpjets=[[GM ATO 100]]
 
|jumpjets=[[GM ATO 100]]
|armament= 3x [[ER medium laser]]
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|armament=3x [[ER Medium|Clan Medium Laser]]s
 
|BV (1.0)=
 
|BV (1.0)=
 
|BV (2.0)=1,638<ref name="J:FRp155">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 155, "S-PW-1LAM Pwwka"</ref>
 
|BV (2.0)=1,638<ref name="J:FRp155">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 155, "S-PW-1LAM Pwwka"</ref>
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==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''''Pwwka''''' achieved one notable success on the battlefield: it completely surprised the forces from both the allied coalition and the [[Principality of Regulus]] who were engaged in combat actions against the [[Word of Blake]], as conventional wisdom stated that [[LAM]]s were an extinct area of battlefield technology. The Blakist design and use of the [[Spectral LAM]] series came as a shock, but all three designs - including the ''Pwwka'' - failed to achieve any dramatic improvements over the traditional flaws inherent to the nature of the LAMs built in earlier eras.<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
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The '''Pwwka''' achieved one notable success on the battlefield; it completely surprised the forces from both the allied coalition and the [[Principality of Regulus]] who were engaged in combat actions against the [[Word of Blake]], as conventional wisdom stated that [[LAM]]s were an extinct area of battlefield technology. The Blakist design and use of the [[Spectral LAM]] series came as a shock, but all three designs - including the ''Pwwka'' - failed to achieve any dramatic improvements over the traditional flaws inherent to the nature of the LAMs built in earlier eras.<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
  
While the ''Pwwka'' carried a trio of [[Clan]]-grade [[ER medium laser]]s and mounted [[double heat sink]]s, it was unable to utilize many common advanced technologies, making it impossible to match the speed or performance of many [[BattleMech]] designs or [[aerospace fighter]]s; additionally, it carried only a single ton of fuel, limiting its battlefield endurance. The ''Pwwka'' did mount a [[small cockpit]], presumably indicating that it was piloted by ''[[Manei Domini]]'' pilots, and those ''Pwwkas'' that saw combat action did so in combination with other ''Manei Domini'' units, fighting primarily against forces from the [[Principality of Regulus]] and the [[Duchy of Oriente]], although there are rumors of some ''Pwwka'' seeing action against allied coalition forces. With the destruction of the only known manufacturing plant producing ''Pwwka'' on [[Gibson]] during the [[Principality of Regulus]] raid of [[Production Ceased::3079]], coupled with the defeat of the Word of Blake, the ''Pwwka'' was effectively an extinct design by the end of [[Extinction Era::3081]].<ref name="J:FRp155"/><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
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While the ''Pwwka'' carried a trio of Clantech lasers and mounted [[Double Heat Sink]]s it was unable to utilize many common advanced technologies, making it impossible to match the speed or performance of many [[BattleMech]] designs or [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s, and the ''Pwwka'' carried only a single ton of fuel, limiting its battlefield endurance. The ''Pwwka'' did mount a small cockpit, presumably indicating that it was piloted by ''[[Manei Domini]]'' pilots. Those ''Pwwkas'' that saw combat action did so in combination with other ''Manei Domini'' units, fighting primarily against forces from the [[Principality of Regulus]] and the [[Duchy of Oriente]], although there are rumors of some ''Pwwka'' seeing action against allied coalition forces. With the destruction of the only known manufacturing plant producing ''Pwwka'' on [[Gibson]] during the [[Principality Of Regulus]] raid of [[Production Ceased::3079]], coupled with the defeat of the Word of Blake, the ''Pwwka'' was effectively an extinct design by the end of [[Extinction Era::3081]].<ref name="J:FRp155"/><ref name="J:FRp52">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 52, "The Jihad In Review"</ref>
  
 
The ''Pwwka'' is believed to have been named after shape-shifting spirits from the mythology of ancient Wales, a region within the former United Kingdom on [[Terra]].<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
 
The ''Pwwka'' is believed to have been named after shape-shifting spirits from the mythology of ancient Wales, a region within the former United Kingdom on [[Terra]].<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
The source of the Clan-level weaponry on the ''Pwwka'' has yet to be identified; mounting a trio of [[ER medium laser]]s, one located in the head and one in each arm, the ''Pwwka'' avoided the need to carry ammunition but did mount a one-ton [[bomb bay]].<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
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The source of the Clan-level weaponry on the ''Pwwka'' has yet to be identified; mounting a trio of ER Medium Lasers, one located in the head and one in each arm, the ''Pwwka'' avoided the need to carry ammunition but did mount a one-ton [[bomb bay]].<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
 
No known variants of the ''Pwwka'' exist, although given the limited information available from battlefield salvage and the relatively low number of engagements the ''Pwwka'' was observed to participate in, it is not impossible that other variants may have existed.<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
 
No known variants of the ''Pwwka'' exist, although given the limited information available from battlefield salvage and the relatively low number of engagements the ''Pwwka'' was observed to participate in, it is not impossible that other variants may have existed.<ref name="J:FRp155"/>
  
==Design Quirks==
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==Quirks==
The ''Pwwka'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]s:
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The ''Pwwka'' has two [[Design Quirks]]:
 
* [[Non-Standard Parts]]
 
* [[Non-Standard Parts]]
* [[Obsolete|Obsolete/3081]]
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* [[Obsolete]]/[[3081]]
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==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
  
[[Category:'Mechs]]
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[[Category: BattleMechs]]
[[Category: Land-Air BattleMechs]]
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[[Category: Light BattleMechs]]
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[[Category: 30 ton BattleMechs]]
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[[Category: Land-Air 'Mechs]]
 
[[Category: Word of Blake BattleMechs]]
 
[[Category: Word of Blake BattleMechs]]

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