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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''Katana Kat''' is an individual [[BattleMech]] and family heirdom of [[House Tetsuhara]].<ref name="WotB094">''Wolves on the Border'' p. 94</ref><ref name="WotB222">''Wolves on the Border'' p. 222</ref> | + | The '''Katana Kat''' is an individual ''[[Panther]]'' [[BattleMech]] and family heirdom of [[House Tetsuhara]].<ref name="WotB094">''Wolves on the Border'' p. 94</ref><ref name="WotB222">''Wolves on the Border'' p. 222</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | '''Katana Kat''' was gifted by [[Coordinator]] [[Miyogi Kurita]] to [[Jackson Hayes]] in [[2865]].<ref name=SP-TBoA>''Scenario Pack: The Battle of Addicks''</ref> | + | '''Katana Kat''' was gifted by [[Coordinator]] [[Miyogi Kurita]] to [[Jackson Hayes]] in [[2865]].<ref name=SP-TBoA>''Scenario Pack: The Battle of Addicks''</ref> Hayes would change his family name to Tetsuhara. |
Down in the line, it arrived to [[Minoru Tetsuhara]], who was presumably a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] himself, as he was a teacher at the renowned [[Sun Zhang Academy]]. | Down in the line, it arrived to [[Minoru Tetsuhara]], who was presumably a [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] himself, as he was a teacher at the renowned [[Sun Zhang Academy]]. | ||
| − | It was piloted by Minoru's eldest son [[Minobu Tetsuhara]] by [[3021]], but he was denied the right to pilot a 'Mech following the events on [[Dromini VI]], and then passed to his brother [[Fuhito Tetsuhara]], who used it during the [[Ronin War]] and the [[War of 3039]], | + | It was piloted by Minoru's eldest son [[Minobu Tetsuhara]] by [[3021]], but he was denied the right to pilot a 'Mech following the events on [[Dromini VI]], and then passed to his brother [[Fuhito Tetsuhara]], who used it during the [[Ronin War]] and the [[War of 3039]], partaking in some of the same battles as future Coordinator [[Theodore Kurita (31st c.)|Theodore Kurita]]. |
| − | The "Katana Kat" continued down through the family line and was serving in the [[Ninth Sword of Light]] regiment when the unit joined | + | The "Katana Kat" continued down through the family line and was serving in the [[Ninth Sword of Light]] regiment when the unit joined [[The Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=MWD-DA29/> |
| − | [[The Republic of the Sphere]].<ref name=MWD-DA29/> | ||
| − | As heir to the [[House Tetsuhara|Tetsuhara clan]] from her mother side, [[Katana Tormark]] was in possession of the PNT-9R ''[[Panther]]'' '' | + | As heir to the [[House Tetsuhara|Tetsuhara clan]] from her mother's side, [[Katana Tormark]] was in possession of the PNT-9R ''[[Panther]]'' ''Katana Kat''. During her campaign as leader of the [[Dragon's Fury]], she fought in a ''[[BattleMaster]]'' or a NX-23L ''[[Nyx]]'' named ''[[Kolyu]]'' instead, loaning ''Katana Kat'' to Brotherhood MechWarrior [[Abeda Measho]].<ref name=DotD>''Daughter of the Dragon''</ref><ref name=MWD-DA29>http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/dark_age_29.pdf</ref><ref name=MWDA-U>http://bg.battletech.com/download/MWDA_Uniques.pdf</ref> |
==Stats== | ==Stats== | ||
| − | Though the 'Mech had always been described as a standard [[Panther|PNT-3R ''Panther'']], in [[MechWarrior Online]] | + | Though the 'Mech had always been described as a standard [[Panther|PNT-3R ''Panther'']], in [[MechWarrior Online]] it was ([[apocryphally]]) given different stats with advanced technology: |
===Apocryphal Variants=== | ===Apocryphal Variants=== | ||
{{ApocryphalContentStart}} | {{ApocryphalContentStart}} | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 12 October 2019
Description
The Katana Kat is an individual Panther BattleMech and family heirdom of House Tetsuhara.[1][2]
History
Katana Kat was gifted by Coordinator Miyogi Kurita to Jackson Hayes in 2865.[3] Hayes would change his family name to Tetsuhara.
Down in the line, it arrived to Minoru Tetsuhara, who was presumably a MechWarrior himself, as he was a teacher at the renowned Sun Zhang Academy.
It was piloted by Minoru's eldest son Minobu Tetsuhara by 3021, but he was denied the right to pilot a 'Mech following the events on Dromini VI, and then passed to his brother Fuhito Tetsuhara, who used it during the Ronin War and the War of 3039, partaking in some of the same battles as future Coordinator Theodore Kurita.
The "Katana Kat" continued down through the family line and was serving in the Ninth Sword of Light regiment when the unit joined The Republic of the Sphere.[4]
As heir to the Tetsuhara clan from her mother's side, Katana Tormark was in possession of the PNT-9R Panther Katana Kat. During her campaign as leader of the Dragon's Fury, she fought in a BattleMaster or a NX-23L Nyx named Kolyu instead, loaning Katana Kat to Brotherhood MechWarrior Abeda Measho.[5][4][6]
Stats
Though the 'Mech had always been described as a standard PNT-3R Panther, in MechWarrior Online it was (apocryphally) given different stats with advanced technology:
Apocryphal Variants
- PNT-KK Katana Kat
- MechWarrior Online's apocryphal version of the Katana Kat piloted by Minobu Tetsuhara features a large degree of LosTech equipment unavailable during his life time. PGI's Katana Kat is armed with a PPC in each arm and retains the normal center torso SRM-4 rack. The addition of a second PPC is made possible through the use of 140 rated XL engine and an Endo Steel frame. A single ton of reloads and ten double heat sinks keep the Katana Kat in the thick of battle.[7]
References
- ↑ Wolves on the Border p. 94
- ↑ Wolves on the Border p. 222
- ↑ Scenario Pack: The Battle of Addicks
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/dark_age_29.pdf
- ↑ Daughter of the Dragon
- ↑ http://bg.battletech.com/download/MWDA_Uniques.pdf
- ↑ MechWarrior Online "Resistance Heroes"