Phoenix Hawk LAM
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Phoenix Hawk LAM | |
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| Production Information | |
| Manufacturer | Allied Aerospace |
| Production Year | 2701[1] |
| Model | PHX-HK2 |
| Class | Medium |
| Technical specifications | |
| 'Mech type | Inner Sphere BattleMech |
| Mass | 50 tons |
| Chassis | Dort 100 |
| Armor | Durallex Light |
| Engine | Allied 250 |
| Communications System | Hartford J25 A |
| Targeting Tracking System | Hartford S2000 |
| Heat Sinks | 12 single |
| Speed | 86.4 ground km/h, 1440 overthrust km/h |
| Jump Jets | Allied AVRTech 125 |
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Description[edit]
The Phoenix Hawk LAM was the largest Land-Air 'Mech produced during the Star League. Allied Aerospace reworked their designs for conversion equipment and the size of the LAM, learning from their mistake with the Shadow Hawk LAM and the success of the Stinger LAM. The resulting LAM was the largest ever constructed capable of remaining in AirMech mode. Unfortunately, large Land-Air 'Mech conversion technology was not fully researched before the fall of the Star League, and the Phoenix Hawk LAM frequently met its end due to the occasional glitch. The end of the Star League and destruction of the Allied Aerospace facilities at the beginning of the First Succession War prevented further development and refinement.[2][3]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
The basic configuration of the Phoenix Hawk LAM is armed with a torso-mounted Amsterdam 120 large laser, and tandem Maxum medium laser-Sperry Browning machine gun mounts in each arm. Despite the increased size of the Land-Air 'Mech relative to the original Phoenix Hawk, the Phoenix Hawk LAM remains poorly armored. Worse, the Phoenix Hawk LAM is vulnerable to being crippled during conversion.
Variants[edit]
- PHX-HK1
- Developed for the Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions in 2692, this variant of the Phoenix Hawk LAM used four medium lasers and a single ER large laser as its main firepower. 12 double heat sinks kept the heat curve low, but the limited fuel, armor, and maneuverability made the Phoenix Hawk LAM easy prey for aerospace fighters of the same weight. It could maneuver fast enough to evade heavier foes however.[4] BV (2.0) = 1,942[5]
- PHX-HK1R
- This version was created before the introduction of the PHX-HK2, in 2695. It removed the ER large laser, a medium laser, and two single heat sinks, replacing them with an experimental snub-nose PPC, Beagle active probe, and an additional half ton of armor.[4] BV (2.0) = ????
- PHX-HK1RB
- This version was apparently created by the Word of Blake, as it removes the Beagle active probe and a medium laser from the PHX-HK1R and replaces that equipment with an improved C3 computer. The snub-nose PPC remains and the two remaining medium lasers are upgraded to ER medium lasers. BV (2.0) = ????[6]
- PHX-HK2M
- House Marik produced a variant of the Phoenix Hawk LAM which replaces the large laser and machine guns with a Holly LRM-10.[7]
Related 'Mechs[edit]
- Phoenix Hawk - Allied Aerospace based their Phoenix Hawk LAM on the successful Phoenix Hawk medium BattleMech.
- Munin LAM - Apparently based off the Phoenix Hawk LAM to the point where it could arguably be regarded as a variant, this LAM design seems to have only been built in tiny numbers, probably a single prototype production run.
- SCR-1A Screaming Hawk - Conceived in 3019 as retrofit combining design elements from the Shadow Hawk, Phoenix Hawk and Phoenix Hawk LAM, and said to be based on the latter, this 55-ton BattleMech mounts a PPC, two medium lasers and a modular missile rack that can be either an LRM-5 or an SRM-4. It is not a LAM.[8]
Notable Pilots[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Original PHX-HK2 Phoenix Hawk LAM from TRO:3025
A Phoenix Hawk LAM in 'Mech mode from TRO: 3085
A Phoenix Hawk LAM in AirMech mode from TRO: 3085
A Phoenix Hawk LAM in aerospace fighter mode from TRO: 3085
Notes[edit]
- Author Blaine Lee Pardoe stated in a blog entry that, according to his memory which he admitted could be wrong, the Phoenix Hawk LAM was among the BattleMechs for which he wrote the original background as initially published in TRO:3025, after being given only its name, image, and game stats to work with for the TRO entry.
References[edit]
- ↑ MUL online date for the Phoenix Hawk LAM
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 130
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 290-300
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 300
- ↑ Interstellar Operations, p. 115
- ↑ BattleTech Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged — The Cutting Edge, p. 347
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged - The Cutting Edge, p. 329
- ↑ BattleTechnology, Issue #7 (0205), pp. 24, 56