BATTLETECH: The Hawkwolf

[@commanderbutterbars3910]

I actually love this one especially in its Periphery context. Using the old adage, "Good fences make for good neighbors." the Hawkwolf is a effective "beware of dog, no solicitors, y'all stay the hell off my lawn" sign on the gate, and I respect that.

[@Dave0G]

"Hippity-Hopity, get off my property"

[@melvinlemay7366]

Even better it's used in an expeditionary manner. This is Randis. They go out and bonk folks preemptively. Ain't gonna be no piracy in their backyard.

[@melvinlemay7366]

@Dave0G Hippity hoppity, I'm on your property. Now off to hell with you filthy heathen pirates! -Knights of Randis shortly after the completion of the first run of the hawkwolf.

[@bthsr7113]

Look what we build enough of to export, kindly stay out of backyard.

[@commanderbutterbars3910]

@@melvinlemay7366 Pirate bonking has me picturing a Hawkwolf alpha strike on some poor pirate's mech . The Hawkwolf's pilot scolding "Swiper no swipe!" while "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition" plays in the background. Randis are a unique bunch.

[@l0rf]

It certainly isn't a stellar example of the cutting edge of technology... but it knows what it is about and it is more than capable at fulfilling that task in an affordable manner with the option of easy repair or even recovery and if you look at it in the context of its most likely area of operations, this is, in a way, a mech like the Warhammer. The designers set out to do a thing, didn't overpromise any other thing and turned it into a machine that does that thing. It is not perfect, but it is good enough. And in war, good enough now always beats perfect later.

[@Shadowsearcher64]

'Ate Inner sphere, 'ate Comstar, 'ate clanners, (Not racist, just don like 'em) Luv me LRMs, luv me CASE, luv me planet. Simple as

[@RobertWilke]

The one thing this mech brings is variety. Yes we all know it’s a missile boat. That said depending on it’s mission what it throws at it’s opponents can be devastating. Also this is a dang solid base to build custom mechs from. In this time want a cheap (well relatively so) upgrade. Change the LRMs for clan versions. Take that weight reduction and either add more armor or more missiles. Having it stay longer in the fight. If you’re an enterprising Merc with a Shite Ton of advanced salvage. This could be a monster you don’t ever want to see. As it is though this is just the deterrent the periphery needs to keep it’s neighbors both other Periphery States and any of the great houses from having adventures in your backyard.

[@fedupN]

First, absolutely digging the format you have been putting down. Second, how interesting! Not normally a fan of LRM boats, but this seems to be exactly what it says on the tin. A missile brick. A cheap, rugged, indirect munitions chucker. Reminds of one of the few LRM boats I did enjoy, Steiner's Salamander.

[@MajorTymojo]

The thing I find impressive about the hawkwolf is just how little downside it has, for a mech produced in the periphery, with good quirks, and equipment and a mission set that it can accomplish well. Usually most boot strap mechs have a horrible flaw. Even the primitive tech version of it is only 10 kph slower and has a little less ammo. If this mech came out in the 25/26's instead of the 31st century it'd have been hailed as an undeniable classic. Hell, even the tiniest bit of advanced tech it has in it, the case, is sensible, unlike most great house refits in the 3040's tossing in a ton of the fancy found-tech in to whatever they had without it always fitting the mech. Its just such a humble, grounded design, without any glaring flaws, which is kinda amazing for a backyard periphery kitbashed assault.

[@Chris_Sizemore]

This mech did come out in the 25s. It is called the Archer.

[@Shadowsearcher64]

@@Chris_Sizemore Archer weighs 10 tons less and has MLasers, along with command mech property and battlefists.

[@BoisegangGaming]

I would really like to see more mechs like this, where they're built with around 3050s levels of tech because, hey, they're periphery-built. Gives them a lot of charm despite being so simple.

[@bthsr7113]

Also means more materiel for your money.

[@stormcrow28]

The Periphery is churning out Dark Age era advanced stuff. Take a look at the new Toro variants from the Calderon Protectorate from Shrapnel 10, the Penthesilea 75 ton trooper built by the Magistracy of Canopus in 3085, or the Hound by the Filtvelt Coalition. All are excellent designs using 3050 or higher tech. The Periphery isn't serving up garbage anymore. The Taurians are even using Clan Omnis like the 60 ton Lupus, and also producing Royal Marauders, Thunderbolts, Crusaders and Warhammers. The irony is delicious for both sides as the Camerons' legacy is used by their greatest foes to build their army. Who"s reunified now, Star Leauge?

[@scytheseven9173]

​@@stormcrow28 The new Toro variants are a bit weird-both painfully swap the ppc for a light PPC, and the earlier one has just 10 single heat sinks. The later one upgrades to double heat sinks and an Angel ECM, but keeping the light PPC and switching to a fragile XL engine is painful, even if it is faster. The MML 5s are a good choice, though, they compensate for the minimum range of the PPC and LRMs well.

[@stormcrow28]

@@scytheseven9173 I think the idea was to increase the short range firepower by switching to the medium laser and MMLs once the Light PPC was in minimum range. They removed the PPC so they could get tonnage for the MML ammo, CASE and the Guardian. While I would have liked them to use Endo Steel and a Light Engine to go with an ER PPC and two MML-5s with DHS, they probably decided the Calderon Protectorate didn't have the resources for all of that in one design. I built a third model of the Toro that adds Ferro, CASE, an ER PPC and DHS as a longer range upgrade for those Toro 6s that didn't get converted to 9s and 12s.

[@scytheseven9173]

@@stormcrow28 It's just that the light PPC is such a downgrade for punching holes in armor at range, which is where missiles shine. The XL engine is a bad upgrade imo, ups the cost a lot while severely hurting survivability for a marginal speed increase. 2 MML-5s and CASE and 2 tons of ammo is a 2.5 ton increase over the LRMs. The MMLs with double heat sinks, endo-steel, and ferro-fibrous while keeping the PPC would probably be the ideal upgrade imo (or maybe switching to a Snub-Nose PPC).

[@Goldhawk7]

Designer: What's the most savage predator? Ideaman1: Hawk! Ideaman2: Wolf! Designer: Yes.

[@Goldhawk7]

@@richmcgee434 welp that’s terrifying.

[@BlUsKrEEm]

I love primitive mechs, and the Hawkwoof is one of my favorites. It's just a solid design in either model. The art for it is fantastic as well.

[@franksmedley7372]

Hello Red The Hawkwolf is a 'good' Mech for most single planet governmental entities. If you have the ability to build them, there are more than enough buyers in the Periphery to garner a healthy profit for your organization. Several Hawkwolfs can rain enough ordnance down upon Pirate pointy heads to make them seriously reconsider their raid. They can also throw enough missiles over time to ablate even Heavy Mech armor down to where Medium and Light Mech weaponry can do real damage. All in all, the Hawkwolf isn't a flashy brawler, nor useful as anything other than a long ranged, support Assault Mech. But, that is more than enough of an Assault for most minor periphery powers out there. Backed with speedy tanks, and well emplaced Infantry, the Hawkwolf should give most of such minor Periphery generals a way to reduce attacks to 'manageable' size and force. Enough so, that that same general might actually 'win' most engagements. Not a bad thing, in an of itself, and keeps the planet from being raided so that they can engage commerce with other star nations more regularly.

[@AWholeLegionary]

The Hawkwolf looks like one of those Missile Spam builds in MWO, If it became a mech.

[@arcdraconis9579]

it looks like someone put legs on calliope

[@AWholeLegionary]

@@arcdraconis9579 Yep. Though not American enough... Slap on some flamers and a speaker playing "America F**k Yeah!" and you get the most American BattleMech.

[@Beowulf-sn8ir]

@@AWholeLegionary if it was American it would definitely be using machine guns

[@AWholeLegionary]

@@Beowulf-sn8ir Eh. Depends really, wouldn't it be more British with the British inventing the Vickers machine gun?

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

@@AWholeLegionary The Vickers machine gun was a British licensed version of the Maxim machine gun, designed and patented by Hiram Maxim, an American citizen.

[@derrickjohnson4952]

I heard about battletech due to a some 40k KZbinrs talking about it. Funny I don’t own models for either games but I love the lore of both, and 40k games

[@ambientlight3876]

An surprising design to review. It just goes to show the changes in the periphery states. I wonder what may come in the from these factions.

[@sim.frischh9781]

Wait, the Periphery HAD mechs in production, like the Merlin, it was produced by pirates (and House Marik), and the Talos and Toro by the Taurian Concordat are both noteworthy. Now, that ended with the "Reunification War", but it proves that the Periphery IS capable of mech production. About the Hawkwolf itself, it looks weird even for BattleTech standards yet i like it.

[@BigRed40TECH]

The Reunification War was a civilizing mission!

[@sim.frischh9781]

@@BigRed40TECH Yes, VERY civilizing. Do dead people count as civil?

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Basically 3025 tech with some imports from the inner sphere.

[@theapostatejack8648]

For a mech that is not fielded by anything bigger than a minor Periphery state this is a pretty decent option. On paper at least, this looks like the epitome of "good enough". With the exception of the MMLs it is effectively 3rd Succession War tech and does not look shabby for its environment. Ok, it is entirely dependent on ammo, but that is the price of simplicity. Two equivalent SRM5s is something to give a light mech pilot pause. My Star mates would sneer that a Timber Wolf could reduce it to slag it in seconds, but that would be missing the point. This mech was made by a bunch of Periphery vigilantes for fire support (did the mountains of Catapult spares finally run out?!?😲). That alone is impressive.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

As someone who's done some fighting in the Periphery before, I should say that the Hawkwolf addresses a long-standing weakness of Periphery 'mech forces. They tend to have little long-range firepower, either direct or indirect fire. Entire worlds stand or fall due to the clashes of a couple lances' worth of mostly under-maintained and over-clocked light and medium 'mechs. The minor states and independent worlds now with the Hawkwolf have enough inexpensive, easy to care for missile boats that can smash the motley companies of pirates, brigands, and ambitious warlords at range, letting the home team clean up at an advantage.

[@ChaosTicket]

The Hawkwolf is a fairly solid mech. Its a testament to how the Periphery has improved that a totally homegrown unit can be made by one planet. Its mix of technology is a bit odd. It can use CASE from the Star League, and MMLs from the Jihad, but no double-heat sinks? If it did have Double Heat Sinks that would help it primary problems, allowing to to carry some lasers, up the armor, and become heat balanced.

[@Shadowsearcher64]

I dont know, that sounds expensive... What if we just kept it the way it is?

[@lexington476]

You're opening got me thinking. In 3025 what was the heaviest battlemech produced in the periphery? We know there was battlemechs produced in the periphery throughout all the succession Wars, not in great quantities. Ghat got me thinking what's the biggest battlemech you could get produced in the periphery.

[@thorshammer8033]

MAD3R Marauder by Vandenburg in the Taurian Concordat

[@akiraguy]

Marauders, thunderbolts and Warhammers build by Taurians.

[@YesNoMaybeOkSure]

I know the Taurians had a couple of Thunderbolt Factories and can produce a few Marauders, Archers and Warhammers. The Canopians could produce the Marauder. The Outworlds could produce the Merlin and after the War of 3039 a variant of the Charger. Plus various medium and light mechs to all of the above. Just remember that most of these factories are automated and running since the Amaris Civil War or before. None are operating at peak efficiency I would imagine. After the Helm memory core is discovered that slowly starts to change as LosTech (and knowledge to repair/maintain it) trickles to the edges of the map.

[@MDFification1]

Yay, more Periphery mechs! Love to see it.

[@treevenewson]

It's an excellent 'Mech for what it does. It also easily upgradable with access to superior technology.

[@seriade]

For those times when the budget cant just get to a catapult. lol

[@vikteren8723]

Not a bad mech per say but given the era it is in it really needs Double heat sinks and a battery of mediums for a fighting retreat between reloads. I am not sure it out competes the Catapult or archer much less the longbow as a lrm platform. That said I do like the inclusion of MMLs for close in missile fire.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

Knowing the Periphery some guy will tear out the newfangled MMLs and install MGs, or flamers, or SLs. Won't really change things 'cause it's still a missile boat with flip arms.

[@Hawkwolf1017]

Wait you saying there is a mech that shares the same name as me?

[@BigRed40TECH]

Yes!

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

You the man!!

[@donaldcampbell3043]

Interesting, as I've said I'm new to a lot of these later mechs, first thought was Longbow. But with the newer missile types I can see it's advantages over the older mech...

[@Gigas0101]

The Periphery deserves what it gets, as such it deserves this mech.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

You know, back in 3030 I would've been agreeable to putting a couple of these in the unit. Low-cost, low-maintenance missile boat is nice to have. Although we should be on notice that the Periphery worlds won't be easily pushed around anymore! Hey, for the price you get comparable long-range performance to the Catapult & Crusader. A couple of these will allow you to make a powerful fire lance on the cheap. Just make sure the other two have the direct-fire weaponry to help protect them from backshooting bugs, bold mediums, power armors, and grunts armed with demolition charges and molotov cocktails. But yeah, this is a good 'mech.

[@robrib2682]

The Periphery, one of the few places where you can do something as outlandish as put missile town on legs and point it at the enemy

[@FrostyThundertrod]

I like it hopefully some day I will get the chance to play one,

[@44R0Ndin]

Impressive for the Periphery, but for my own mercenary company I'd still rather an Archer, Catapult, or heck even a Trebuchet (hopefully a variant of any of those that has at least some backup energy weapons, usually medium lasers). Those mechs do mostly the same job as the Hawkwolf, but they generally cost less since the engines used are much smaller and for my experience the fusion engine is the most expensive part of the mech, even if it is just a standard fusion engine. The smaller the mech, the smaller (and cheaper) the engine needed to push it around at 64kph, so my thinking is "Why pay for an Assault mech and its large engine if your pilots know enough to not over-extend, don't have the SRM tubes to make that something even worth considering, and aren't even being put in harms way by you the commander?" Now granted, things don't always go to plan. But that's why I picked the three mechs I did (and specified that they should have some back-up energy weapons). 4 medium lasers is enough to make pretty much any light mech you're likely to see on the Periphery think long and hard about if they really think they can bite the ankles of these "undefended" fire support assets. And if you swap out one of the medium lasers for a TAG system, that's all the better. TAG can call in a lot more than just LRMs, if you remember. Artillery and Arrow-IV can also use TAG guidance. Or you know, swap out one of the 4 mechs in the fire support lance for a mech designed to fight light mechs, like a Panther (there's a lot of light mechs out there that can't take a regular old IS PPC anywhere twice without going internal, and then there's the other weapons on the Panther).

[@yecnay25]

I feel like this mech is a nod to Rutger Hauer’s movie Lady Hawke from 1985. Good movie and great mech.

[@Curleyconcon]

It basically feels like a missile version of the Awesome, which seems like a very fitting design for the Periphery.

[@Dave0G]

"This baby comes with a standard gyro AND cockpit! How many can I put you down for?"

[@charlesmtaylor31]

It looks like it takes a few of its design cues from the old Star League Thug.

[@lukedudley5030]

Taurian forever :-) another mech out of my time range but glad my periphery state is getting a mech that's actually good :-)

[@derekburge5294]

Something to be said for simplicity!

[@MrDmitriRavenoff]

I would love to see BR40K do some reviews of the very first Mechs in their primitive configurations. The Gladiator, T-Bolt, Rifleman, etc have long histories.

[@BigRed40TECH]

We're so long from me doing anything like that it's eons in the future.

[@fatcoyote2]

I'd hate to run into a full lance of these with something painting targets for them.

[@Sam-Jones]

the hawkwolf sounds like an even match for the urbanmech, given a few up grade options.

[@tayschrinngaming8002]

Sounds like the Warhammer, You can be the best by being good enough

[@kythebengzon8023]

Brave bastards naming it that in a world where Clanners take offense if you so much as say the wolverine is your favorite animal.

[@BigRed40TECH]

The Batchall has been issued! lol

[@Shedovv]

Which never made any sense to me. Since Wolverines were utterly purged from all clan Records Save maybe Kerensky's Diary thing. And it has been a hot minute since that happened. Yet Regular Rank and File Clanners (only the Clan Khans at the time were told the Full Story) somehow know that Wolverine is Bad and Must be Hated? This always seemed and still does, like a Plot Hole to me.

[@AGS363]

@@Shedovv It makes sense. We use words like PIG, DOG or SON OF A GUN as insults. For the Clanners it is enough to know: Wolverine= Huge Insult.

[@enricopaolocoronado2511]

It ain't the best nor is it the worst. It's basically the AK-47 of 80-Ton BattleMechs where it does its assigned task and it does it well.

[@Funkin_Disher]

Looks and feels like it would fit in just fine during the succession war era, though of course MMLs arent around then

[@stormcrow28]

The Brotherhood of Randis who producrs this mech has access to mostly 3025 tech for their manufacturing, and they're a group of Christian knights who pilot Mechs similar to the Knights Templar, without the Crusader or political overtones. They accept and draw in many outcasts, including even Clan warriors, and also use Reunification and Amaris Civil War era Amaris designs like the Rampage along with making ,Warhammers, Hawwolves, and other stalwarts of BT past. The Hawkwolf is an excellent example of simple production and how even well supported single plant powers in the Periphery advanced during the Jihad and beyond. It's easy to make, carries plenty of armor, and has one purpose, to shoot you with missiles. The MMLs give it SRM capabilities for short range combat, and when combined with Longbows, the most common assault Mech in the Inner Sphere and Periphery, allows you to cover the sky in missiles. The regular tech version is easily the equivalent of an Archer or Longbow on a cheaper platform, and the Periphery uses them everywhere. A simple, well built Dark Age Mech that the larger powers often miss in their focus on high-tech equals effectiveness.

[@PandorasFolly]

You remind me of a massive game i was once a part of. 3v3 players each with iirc 60k points, clans vs inner sphere. The other two players on my team had a lot of old starleague tech and high tech(for the clan invasion). I brough a VAST army of good vehicles, infantry, some airpower, and far too many urbies with a sprinkling of hatchetmen. I became the mayor fuckthatsville and brrrrrrrt town. We held the left flank and none passed with cheap and functional efficient units.

[@stormcrow28]

@@PandorasFolly Combined arms has always been key to any good unit in Battletech. The Star League knews this, which is why it had Mechs, tanks, airpower, infantry, and spacecraft all as part of various divisions. The Clan Omnimech may be the ultimate expression of Battletech ground warfare, but it's expensive, requires a significant logistics and technical train, and can be defeated with good tactics and unit selection. If you look at the forces that defeated the Clans in battle during the Invasion, they either had huge armies (Kurita and Constar), deception and quick strike tactics (Helmar Vasalek of Santander V, the Black Omen, the Fedcom units on Twycross, Kurita yet again), or combined arms focused on attrition (Comstar, Grey Death Legion) A stand up fight with 3050 era IS mechs vs Clans will probably end up in a win for the Clans unless you plan well or get lucky. But choose terrain with short sight lines, add in support troops like tanks, helicopters, infantry and artillery, and you can hammer the crap out of the tinspawn all the live long day, especially in cities. As the tech and design gap has shrunk, battles become more even but more deadly. The Periphery becomes part of that trend to, with the Taurians, the Canopians, the Fronc Reaches, the Calderon Protectorate, the Marians, and even pirates gaining access to stealth armor, Angel ECM, Omnimechs, and even Clantech. If you want scary, go check our the Marian Hegemony's Master Unit List for the ilClan. They have Royal Highlanders!

[@johntaylor8095]

An excellent video! A new one for my stable.

[@arcdraconis9579]

clan wolf... exclusive mech provider for the space wolf space marine legion edit: wait what? this isn't from clan wolf?

[@AntonioMartinez-hi6bh]

I always liked the design of this mech. 👍

[@BigRed40TECH]

I think its neat :)

[@Alex-pj8nz]

Good to know the reputation of the Fed Suns is good enough to get this mech.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

I guess the Feddies aren't too proud to pass up a bargain. Hawkwolf lances to free New Avalon!

[@Alex-pj8nz]

@@observationsfromthebunker9639 Need to note down who is not getting it.

[@michaelkeha]

I mean the Taruians are in effect the 6th great house in terms of power

[@mrbuzzsaw9340]

Bro stop being a wizard! Never heard of this mech till yesterday. Playing BTA blew off both legs and took her home as my first assault mech of the campaign.

[@STzim]

Build? This isn't just a pile of missile systems that started to move on its own? The machine itself seems pretty decent for a missile boat. Like the dual-use missile launchers as secondary weapon. Needs a lance more than most mechs, but that's true for basically all fire support mechs.

[@Tatsu_of_Liao]

Good video!

[@fernandobernal6506]

Look good remember me one of the exos from exosquad great animated serie

[@scottmccool7242]

I can appreciate the strategic value of "simple and cheap," though at this point is there any real point to a mech like this over a similarly-equipped tank?

[@BigRed40TECH]

Tank's die more easily to TAC's would be a pretty significant one.

[@evant4715]

But what does it do that an Archer does not?

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

Help a cash-strapped Periphery force get major firepower without using their home world as collateral on the loan. This one does well on the "equivalent number of Urbanmechs" scale.

[@CRAZYUNCLE117]

Reminds me of another assault mech that was a missile spitter.

[@baddragonite]

Why do I get the feeling the person who named the Hawk Wolf was a student of Eagle Fang Karate?

[@meshuggahshirt]

I'm not usually a fan of LRM spammers but the Hawkwolf is very handsome

[@lukasz.adamski]

Cool mech but it would gain much by using double heat sinks and using saved weight for more armour, ammo or/and medium lasers.

[@ShedFan1]

These names....wow! Please do the Batcow or the Hyenamoth next..

[@dinodog6068]

Periphery for the win.

[@Reverb154]

Given the pieces of s**t that are coming out the the Inner Sphere so far (Omni's no less), this one I would like for my armies.

[@happywombat]

Maybe it’s the lack of scale comparison but this mech looks a lot smaller then described to be

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

it does look compact in a beefy way for an assault mech. Which is okay, it's a no-frills support fire, not a metal god of war.

[@Jaeger_Bishop]

Yes, the Hawkwolf is simple and in some areas, outdated. I guarantee though that, for every one Hawkwolf that gets banged up or even destroyed, there will be 3 more to take its place. Clanners and the Great Houses would do well to listen for distant thunder when trying their luck with the Periphery.

[@williamjanak2013]

I love mechs like this. Well I do like Periphery designs a bit more then others factions because they generally don't get much love.

[@grimlock5990]

Very cool video.

[@joebyrnes9254]

Damn KZbin unsubscribed me! Anyways…absolutely LOVE this thing!

[@impressiveprogressive7343]

One thing about these designs, if you put tje right weapons systems in them, with a big enough punch and a shrewd target selecting pilot heat isn't much of a concern, this thing appears to a "one hit wonder", it hits you one time and wanders off to find the next unfortunate victim. It has a Sun Spider feel and familiar appearence to it. Definitely intended for medium to long range engagements and I would certainly avoid brawling unless I was "wolf packing".

[@TroySeward]

Cool mech

[@paganhorde4463]

I like it and disagree that's its that vulnerable at close range, provided its carrying at least some srm ammunition. 10 srm volley from its mml is a decent backup

[@BigRed40TECH]

10 SRM's just isn't a lot of teeth at close range in the Ilclan era for an assault mech to be fair.

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

@@BigRed40TECH Yes, but in fairness this is the Periphery, where normally 80% of OBE is 50 tons or less, and not very well kept up at that. Not many pirate 'mechs are going to be able to absorb SRM volleys for very long, especially if they had to make it through the LRM fire first.

[@michaelmorford3932]

"Minus its limited arms." I see what you did there.

[@joelaugustin6407]

Good enough

[@AGS363]

Interesting...name...

[@andersalbertsson215]

Should have been all MML tubes so you could swap to SRMs for a turn or two of splatting

[@doc_havoc00heavywing37]

Don't understand the idea I had for graphing the missile pods and legs onto a urbanmech, The world doesn't need an abomination like that, lol

[@TheArchaos]

Fridge soup with a BattleTech video, not a bad combination I must say so myself.

[@depth386]

My question is how is this better than LRM carrier vehicles?

[@gregdomenico1891]

Not bad for the Periphery. I'm normaly a fan of missile boats, but some of the design choices are questionable. Like single heat sinks; the periphery has had double heat sink tech since the 3060's, during the Trinity Aliance. I mean, it's got CASE and MML's, so Doubles shouldn't be that much of a leap.(yes I know that they cost more).

[@SeismicWolf]

I was going to Scoff at it saying a simple Catapult can outperform it.... But it is a Periphery Mech and thus. It.gets.the.job.done and on a budget. Surprise with a name like that is does not have origins from a certain Clan

[@rho1581]

Stay at long range. Shoot Missiles. Flee to resupply if any.

[@Wintermute01001]

The AK-47 of Battlemechs.

[@jeffgilbertson2641]

nice vid, but you said 320 and put up 340 on screen fyi

[@seankane8628]

Already seeing how the O'Choda Special Forces will modify it, assuming we can't get a license to manufacture. Remove the single heat sinks and replace them with 10 double heat sinks, add 2 medium lasers to the center torso, and 2 extra tons of srm ammo.

[@MechanicalFrog]

I can't get past the name, "Hawkwolf."

[@BigRed40TECH]

Periphery dogs can't name anything! :P

[@tenchraven]

Its not bad, it's just not good. The basically stole the lasers and a ton of armour from an Archer 2S or 2W to swap the SRMs for MMLs and add some heatsinks. And somehow made it a lot fatter. For single system Periphery state with a low tech base (for the Periphery!!!), it's a good first indigenous design. If these guys can make energy weapons and DHS, they'll be set, or buy them from the Taurians. This would have been like the Oberon Confederation turning out mechs. This isn't a participation trophy type review, this is a "you had crap and no tools, and you made something that doesn't utterly suck" review.

[@Tallus_ap_Mordren]

It’s not bad, but it’s an assault mech that is on par with most Clan Invasion era Archers

[@buffewo6386]

If I had the cash... and access to 3050/Invasion era tech Remove the MLMs Add more LRM reloads Go to 10 double heat sinks That gives 10 tons I would add a large laser and 3 mediums to keeps lights honest. The other 2 tons into LRM reloads. The only thing not Secession Wars tech are the heat sinks. If that was all you have access to... Again, nix the MLSs Add 2 LRM-5s, 2 MGs with 1 ton of Ammo, and 2 more Standard Heat sinks. Fixes the heat issue and adds an anti-infantry/melee range system. I would consider dropping it to 1 MG and a half ton of ammo to add another ton of LRMs, but I love My MGs...

[@Nikotheos]

This design really missed an opportunity to be designated the TRX-4RMS.

[@iananderson6530]

What's the cutoff time for getting a comment hearted?

[@BigRed40TECH]

It's more if I see the comment or not. Sometimes I don't, or sometimes I just disagree enough that it just doesn't happen. :)

[@Uforianer]

I love this mechs design it looks unbalanced like it could be easily knocked over. It's so goofy looking.

[@Dokdiamant]

Hmm... I really question myself, what could you do to refit that mech with modern technology without rebuild half of the Mech itself? Weapon wise, there cannot be done much. Only Limited sockets for Missiles. Not even for one MG or a small laser. No Space or Sockets to put an ECM or a BAP in it. You could switch the standard Heatsinks to double, put better Armour on it or do something with the Reactor and Gyro. Maybe give the Launchers, because of the Double Heat Sinks which means it would need less of them, some Upgrades with Artemis Systems and a CASE II for the Ammo. Also maybe some Variety for the AMMO Types them self like Cluster, Mine or Inferno Ammo. But it would still be a Third Line Missile Boat, and for a 85 Ton Mech, this is a waste. You could put several Tank based LRM Carrier there for less than the cost of this mech I think and with a good tactican, they would be more effective and maybe in less danger than this mech. It may be cheaper and have 20 more tons than a Catapult, but I would still prefer to go into battle with one of them (Variant with Lasers in it), instead of that mech here. :D

[@Knightlyfrog]

We have catapult at home

[@paulsim7589]

Intresting choice, I liked notsubbed :)

[@BigRed40TECH]

The youtube members voted for it, in this case. All the Dark Age mechs minus 2 got voted for by members. :)

[@paulsim7589]

@@BigRed40TECH lol, i loved the video, i was refering to the questionnaire:)

[@Chris_Sizemore]

This isn't a bad mech, but it really isn't a good purchase for a periphery world milita. Sure, the Hawkwolf is easy to maintain, cheap systems, cheap ammo, and the parts shouldn't be hard to replace at all. Technically, is perfectly suited to be the cheap mech in your assault lance. The thing is ... this is inferior to a tank performing the exact same role. Indirect fire, long range bombardment are both done better by a LRM carrier for way less than half the price. What a planetary militia needs from an assault mech is a brawler. Something that poses a credible threat and that can keep the heat off of other units on the same battlefield. Replace the LRMs with SRMs, heavy auto cannons, or short ranged energy weapons and this would better fit what most militia on a budget need from a mech to support their mechanized infantry. Then again, if you are a pirate or other more offense minded periphery power, the Hawkwolf might be exactly what you want in a raider. Well, other than it can't be used to haul loot back to your dropship.

[@Demolitiondude]

Periphery centric ie baling wire and duct tape.

[@naomy1701]

80ton full on LRM Assault Mech... honestly id rather take a Catapult with 2 LRM 15 and 4 ML at an assumingly lower price, with the same capabilities and easy maintainence, and not being helpless when enemys get closer than 180m

[@legion499]

An independent, single planet, periphery state that can build decent and cheap assault mechs? I have a hunch they wont be so independent for very long. 😕

[@charlesballiet7074]

meh poor mans longbow

[@roguerifter9724]

I never like Mechs that don't have any energy weapons.

[@BigRed40TECH]

Fair