Hellstar

Hellstar
Production information
Manufacturer	Csesztreg Industriplex Alpha WC Site 1
Production Year	3079
Model	(base)
Class	Assault
Cost	25,873,900 C-bills
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Clan BattleMech
Mass	95 tons
Chassis	Type MA-58 Endo Steel
Armor	Royal-7 Standard
Engine	GM 380 XL
Communications System	CH6 Series Integrated
Targeting Tracking System	Hunter (7a) Dedicated TTS
Heat Sinks	30 double
Speed	64 km/h
Armament	4x ER PPC
BV (2.0)	3,084

Description

Somewhat of a departure from most Clan BattleMechs, the Hellstar is a long-running campaign workhorse rather than the quick-and-deadly striker usually used in Clan warfare.

A continuation of the collaboration between Clan Hell's Horses and the Exiled Wolves on Arc-Royal during the Jihad which resulted in the Cygnus, a machine based on the earlier Annihilator, the Hellstar is more or less a Clan Awesome. Introduced in 3079, the Wolves-in-Exile and Hell's Horses maintained exclusive production of the effective 'Mech since, with the largest number outside the ranks of their toumans being the relatively few examples the newborn Republic of the Sphere salvaged from the battlefields of Operation SCOUR.

Built on a weight-saving Endo Steel frame and 380-rated XL fusion engine, the Hellstar boasts impressive speed for its weight while carrying eighteen-and-a-half tons of standard armor, the maximum possible for its weight. The real key to the design's reputation is its unprecedented thirty Double Heat Sinks, which allow it to fire all its weapons continuously without the risk of heat buildup.

Weapons and Equipment

Among the most deadly weapons in the Clan arsenal, the Hellstar's four Ripper Series A1 Extended Range Particle Projector Cannons, one in each arm and torso, give it the potential to destroy or cripple anything less than another assault 'Mech with a single salvo. While lacking in secondary weapons, the massive volume of heat sinks ensures that barring combat damage the Hellstar can fire its main weapons as fast as they can recharge.

Variants

• Hellstar 2 

  A subvariant of the original, while the removal of five heat sinks forced MechWarriors to rely on volley fire to avoid overheating, the inclusion of a Targeting Computer in turn made those shots deadly accurate. BV (2.0) = 3,545

• Hellstar 3 

  Retaining the targeting computer of the earlier variant, exchanging the ER PPCs for Series 7Ja ER Large Lasers traded a reduction in its overall damage capacity for an increase in range, making this variant a highly mobile and deadly sniper with the aid of its targeting computer. Even with the addition of two Kolibri Omega Series Medium Pulse Lasers in the 'Mech's center torso, the reduced heat of this variant allowed the removal of two heat sinks, the saved weight going to an Active Probe and ECM Suite. BV (2.0) = 3,025

Design Quirks

The Hellstar has the following Design Quirks:

• Barrel Fist (RA) (LA)
• Exposed Actuators

Notable Pilots

• Sir Kristoff Erbe - A knight of the Republic of the Sphere, Sir Erbe piloted a customized Hellstar which had its ER PPCs removed and replaced with two Large Pulse Lasers in the arms and two ER Large Lasers in the shoulders. It also utilizes a Targeting Computer. The mysterious troops known as The Fidelis had modified the 'Mech for him.

• Yuki "Black Razor" Saysangkhi - A MechWarrior who participated in the Solaris VII games, Saysangkhi piloted a Hellstar against a Quasimodo in that 'Mech's first appearance on Solaris. He lost to the Quasimodo after defeating nine opponents.

BattleMech Gallery

• 

  MechWarrior: Dark Age version of the Hellstar

• 

  A Wolf's Dragoons Hellstar

Bibliography

• Master Unit List
• MWDA Republic of the Sphere's dossier of Clyde Joyce
• MWDA House Liao's dossier of Jung Chae
• Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge
• Record Sheets: 3085 Print Edition
• Surrender Your Dreams (Novel)
• Technical Readout: 3085
• Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League