Exo

Exo
Production information
Manufacturer	Waytani, Inc.
Use	Multipurpose Laborer
Model	HMX-2
Class	Ultralight
Introduced	3082
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Inner Sphere IndustrialMech
Mass	10 tons
Chassis	Waytani HMX
Armor	Caterpillar IndusWeave industrial armor
Engine	Leenex 40 ICE
Communications System	COMTEC 210A
Targeting Tracking System	None
Heat Sinks	0
Speed	64 km/h
Armament	None
BV (2.0)	98

Description

In the aftermath of the Jihad, with rapid rebuilding and repair necessary across the Inner Sphere, Waytani, Inc. found an opportunity to expand beyond PowerLoader production. The resulting Exo HaulerMech can lift no more than the smaller PowerLoader exoskeleton can — worried Inner Sphere powers were unwilling to allow something stronger in nonmilitary hands — but the ultralight IndustrialMech is better protected, aside from a lack of cockpit armor, and can handle more difficult terrain.

Weapons and Equipment

Beyond Industrial TSM to give it a two-ton lifting capacity, the Exo does not include any built-in equipment. Instead, Waytani supplies plans for easily-built handheld tools, primarily nail and rivet guns. During the Dark Age, as Exos were repurposed for battlefield use, a range of handheld light weapons proliferated, including flamers, machine guns and light machine guns, Magshot Gauss rifles, MML-3s, four-packs of Rocket Launcher 10s, and small lasers.

Variants

• HMX-1 

  An early version of the Exo, this variant lacks the Industrial TSM, leaving it with only a one-ton lifting capacity. BV (2.0) = 93.

• HMX-3 

  This upgraded variant uses a fuel cell engine and heavy industrial armor, allowing the installation of environmental sealing and cockpit armor. BV (2.0) = 107

• HMX-3M 

  An unofficial, but very easy, modification of the HMX-3, this combat-oriented variant adds an advanced fire control system. BV (2.0) = 108

Design Quirks

The Exo is subject to the following Design Quirk:

• Narrow/Low Profile

Bibliography

• Master Unit List
• Technical Readout: Irregulars