Conjurer (Hellhound)

Conjurer
Production information
Manufacturer	Irece Alpha, others
Production Year	2829
Model	Hellhound
Class	Medium
Cost	5,320,500 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass	50 tons
Chassis	Puma Type Medium Endo Steel
Armor	Alpha Plate Special Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	300 Standard
Speed	96 km/h
Jump Jets	BMP Mk. XXI
Armament	1x Large Pulse Laser 2x ER Medium Lasers 2x Streak SRM-2s
BV (1.0)	1,714
BV (2.0)	1,813

Description

The Conjurer (Hellhound to the Inner Sphere) is a fast, inexpensive medium BattleMech that excels at medium to short range. As befitting its status as a second-line 'Mech, the Conjurer uses a standard engine, though it is constructed on an Endo Steel chassis and uses eight and a half tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor. Its jump jets enable it to leap up to 180 meters at a time.

It is noteworthy that the Conjurer is, for all intents and purposes, the Wolverine-IIC (and was even reported as such); it was designed off the original Wolverine, taking the concept and rebuilding it with advanced technology. However the Clans would not retain the name of the Not-Named Clan for the redesigned 'Mech.

Note: This has been confirmed by the canon authors on the CBT forum.[1]

Armament

The Conjurer uses a Large Pulse Laser that is quite accurate and effective at a respectable range. To back that up, it mounts paired ER Medium Lasers and Streak SRM-2s. Ten double heat sinks are able to keep heat under control, though a Conjurer can summon up a heat problem if pressed too hard.

Variants

• Conjurer 2 - Following the Ghost Bear-Combine War, Clan Nova Cat needed to rebuild. The problem was they lacked the infrastructure to rebuild their OmniMech forces after being Abjured from Clanspace. Khan Santin West initiated a deal with Clan Diamond Shark to enlist their aid in building factories on Irece and Avon. One of the concessions from the Sharks was to aid the Cats upgrade existing Conjurers and construct the capacity to build new ones. The resulting 'Mech was almost completely rebuilt from the ground up. The Conjurer 2 uses a Consolidated 350 XL fusion engine to achieve speeds up to 119 km/h, along with increased jumping capacity that enable it to move up to 210 meters a jump, by a BMP Mk. XXI jump jet system. The weapons are removed to make way for an ATM 9 that has three tons of ammunition to allow maximum flexibility. A pair of Medium Pulse Lasers that are tied to a Targeting Computer round out the weapons. An added half ton of armor brings the armor protection up to the maximum the 50 ton chassis can carry. BV (1.0) = 2,051, BV (2.0) = 2,107

• Conjurer 3 - The third variation is based on the original. It mounts an ER Large Laser and a pair of Heavy Medium Lasers. Three additional double heat sinks keep heat in check, while a Targeting Computer aids the accuracy of all three weapons. BV (1.0) = 1,615, BV (2.0) = 1,764

• Conjurer 4 - This variant uses an XL Engine to achieve the same speed as the original, but saves weight for added components. A short-range powerhouse, the designers included four Heavy Medium Lasers that max out the fourteen double heat sinks. Despite that, they also included a Medium Pulse Laser and two Streak SRM-6s to aid to hunting battle armor. For work against conventional infantry, it includes two Light Machine Guns. A Targeting Computer improves the accuracy of the lasers. BV (1.0) = 1,980, BV (2.0) = 2,164

• Conjurer 5 - This variant mounts two ATM 6s, each of which is allocated a single ton of ammunition. A pair of ER Medium Lasers back up this model. BV (1.0) = 1,632, BV (2.0) = 1,722

Gallery

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  Conjurer 2

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  Hellhound in Combat

References

• Record Sheets: Operation Klondike, p. 42

Bibliography

• Master Unit List.pdf
• Record Sheets: 3055/3058
• Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrade
• Record Sheets: 3055 Upgrades Unabridged
• Record Sheets: Operation Klondike
• Technical Readout: 3055
• Technical Readout: 3055 Revised
• Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade