Hornet
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| Hornet | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Kallon Industries |
| Model | HNT-171 |
| Class | Light |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 20 tons |
| Chassis | Corean Model KL77 Endo Steel |
| Armor | StarGuard CIV Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | Hermes 100 |
| Speed | 86.4 km/h |
| Jump Jets | Pitban LFT-50 |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 491 |
| BV (2.0) | 488 |
Contents
Description
The Hornet debuted in 2760 as an urban recon 'Mech but little interest forced the design to be shelved two years later. In the 2990s, Kallon Industries rediscovered the blueprints and resumed production. The 'Mech is designed around the concept of being able to swiftly move through an urban environment with relatively heavy armor. Overall, because of its eclectic mix of weapons and relatively slow speed, the Hornet is only somewhat effective when inside of a city. When caught outside an urban environment the 'Mech is hard pressed to defend itself.
Armament
The Hornet carries as its primary long-range weapon a Holly LRM-5 launcher. This allows the Hornet to strike at an enemy at a distance of over six hundred meters. In an urban environment the LRM launcher becomes more of a liability than an asset. As a secondary weapon the Hornet carries a Martell Medium Laser, and finally the 'Mech is armed with a MainFire Point Defense Anti-Missile System to defend against missile attacks.
Variants
- HNT-151 - An early variant of the Hornet, the 151 has standard armor and a standard internal structure. This causes the 'Mech to have a slightly different weapons payload containing an LRM-5 launcher, a Medium Laser, and a Small Laser. Due to its awkward weapons mix, the 151 is just as unwieldy in an urban environment as the 171 model. BV (1.0) = 429, BV (2.0) = 488
- HNT-161 - Wolf's Dragoons fields this variant, which eschews the anti-missile system in favor of a full one-hundred fifty meters of jumping and the Small Laser.