Why do we love the Wolfhound? Because it just works. It does what it claims to do, with little muss or fuss. It's an excellent blend of speed, protection and weaponry and as such, one of the best light 'mechs of its generation.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Well put. It just works.
@liljenborg25176 ай бұрын
It's one of the reasons why light mechs are so underwhelming in the Dark Age and IlKahn era. Scout hunters like Wolfhounds just murder them. The Wolfhound is more heavily armed than a 45-ton Phoenix Hawk, just as fast, and only a half-ton (eight points) of armor lighter - it just can't jump. And that's BEFORE all the tech upgrades start making those lasers even longer ranged or more powerful or you drop in a light or XL engine and get some jump jets.
@thexsoar6 ай бұрын
The WLF-1MF: when you have finally had enough of those darn squirrels.
@voidofhope62596 ай бұрын
Don’t ever make the mistake of assuming your 100 ton machine is safe. A lance of fast movers like this will humble you.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Absolutely.
@tomarmadiyer26986 ай бұрын
Venom is bae
@Vulpine4076 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Jump capable mechs can also be very effective in the right circumstances. In an urban environment, the Capellans have long known that a lance of light, jump-capable mechs can ruin an assault mech's day. There are lots of historical events where a small group of mechs like the Urbanmech have totally annihilated mech forces several times their combined tonnage due to their being able to out-maneuver the larger machines without skidding into buildings like runners tend to do.
@mathewfitzpatrick56456 ай бұрын
I'm looking to push this to the extreme against a buddy of mine. Alpha Strike, 400 or 500 points, he can't bring anything UNDER 100 tons (up to 200 super heavys) and u can't bring anything OVER 54 tons.
@andylastname5666 ай бұрын
*flashback of a locust soloing my Madcat mkII*
@thomascraiker64496 ай бұрын
Remember kids, the 6S has that Large Re-engineneered Laser. it does 9 damage across ALL armor types. In a period where Hardened, refelctive and Ferro-Llamor. Its a giant killer.
@Vespuchian6 ай бұрын
There's something particularly appealing about a light 'Mech that's designed for the hunter-killer role. The Wolfhound is a rare improvement on Star League 'Mechs like the Mongoose prior to the Clan invasion and Lostech renaissance.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Definitely.
@jamesbeard55136 ай бұрын
The Wolfhound, a mech you have to love, especially with the lore around it. Lyran generals being sick of light Combine mechs that 'didn't know their place' and humiliating the slow war machine like the LCAF. The Wolfhound does well against both of the lights produced by the Combine alone, outranging the Jenner by just over 50% with the Large Laser and outpacing the Panther by exactly 50%, and being better protected than both. Its all energy loadout makes it a solid raider or extended scout.
@WolfhoundPilot6 ай бұрын
Ahh, the Wolfhound. Arguably the best damn light mech ever made. WLF-2 cockpit is my place of zen and happy mayhem.
@juangalton9996 ай бұрын
I'm a Firestarter / Jenner main myself. But I totally get the Wolfhound being as loved as it is.
@AnimeSunglassesАй бұрын
Best one without jump jets, at least...
@BigRed40TECH6 ай бұрын
It's an absurdly good light mech.
@BryansVideoDump6 ай бұрын
This is hands down my favorite light mech. The Wolfhound is such a solid design that is, in my opinion, *made* to ride the red line. Also, I appreciate your restraint in *not* giving the poor thing a Plasma Cannon.
@tehpw75746 ай бұрын
*having started the video* He didn't? Guess his wife or minion is finally giving him grief about that... :D
@vali67176 ай бұрын
I've never had the pleasure to field a Wolfhound but deploying a Panther with a large laser, medium laser, and SRM6 has been close enough in output to make me appriciate what the Wolfhound can achive.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Give it a try some time.
@WolfHreda6 ай бұрын
I highly recommend the WLF-2H. Just know that the supercharger will betray you at some point.
@xt6wagon6 ай бұрын
A 3025 panther is bad offering 1/2 a marauder w less toughness and fire power than 1/2 of one. Once past that a 35 ton "heavy" is pure dumb. Replace it with a trashcan as atleast its free to buy. I like the panther vs equally shit 3025 designs as a ppc is effective against scouts which at this time liked machineguns and other trivial things, but 4/6 is asking to get murdered by better designs. Remind me about clans not giving a shit, as 5/8 means even 75tons provides a better scout mech. A single madcat can run over a panther lance too if a fight ensues.
@xt6wagon6 ай бұрын
Point is this is the best of IS light mechs and one of the best 35ton "heavies" around as despite the mobility the wolfhound can slug it out. Only thing it really needs is dhs as this is still relatively cheap and heat is an issue.
@Eulemunin6 ай бұрын
@@xt6wagoneach to their own, but I have taken out more fast heavys and assaults with lances it Panthers.
@Bomfunker916 ай бұрын
Leave it to the Lyrans, Assault memelords extraordinaire, to produce one of the finest light mechs of the pre-invasion era.
@duongquan49866 ай бұрын
This and the Commander
@ryvius5556 ай бұрын
My favorite Inner Sphere light mech. It's a light mech, but it sometimes feels like it punches above its weight with the medium mechs. It's also piloted by Phelan Kell, my favorite Battletech character and my Khan. Was always surprised the Wolves didn't adopt the Wolfhound IIC as a regular amongst their forces.
@bthsr71136 ай бұрын
I mean, that would be smart, but would you want the Wolf Empire to be cranking those babies out? I know I wouldn't.
@ryvius5556 ай бұрын
@bthsr7113 Eh, I'm a Clan Wolf in Exile/Warden faction Wolf, so I suppose I'm kinda stuck with the Wolf Empire these days, so I'm not particularly worried about what they role out.
@lucindalockhart6 ай бұрын
as a die hard jenner fan, I have a lot of respect for the wolfhound. It has proven to be more of a threat to a jenner than a mech 2 or 3 times the size
@randomnetsurfer6 ай бұрын
I had a character in a Wolfhound in one campaign, with double heat sinks. Eventually, the poor thing got shot out from under me, but the group managed to convince our employer to replace it with another... with SINGLE heat sinks. I forgot this had been done (out of character) and first turn in the first battle after that... I fired everything. I was like "wait, no...!" but the other players all laughed and said my character had forgotten too... which was actually fair, given the circumstances. The next turn, spent red-hot, was an excellent 'learning opportunity' haha! Still, I dearly love the Wolfhound. Good speed, all energy weapons, that's my thing. I'm not a super adherent to jump jets, so I differ with most on that, but that's fine. Something for everyone, right?? Love y'all!
@paladinslash47216 ай бұрын
The wolfhound is like a slasher movie killer to light mechs and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
I approve of this characterization.
@Ironclockwork6 ай бұрын
For all of their reputation for throwing Assault 'mechs at every problem in front of them, the Lyran Commonwealth has a surprisingly consistent track record for turning out excellent Light 'mechs.
@bthsr71136 ай бұрын
They've also made some darn good vehicles. The Warrior Helicopter is a superb harasser/scout.
@Psychoangel-d2322 күн бұрын
I mean, it kinda makes sense. If anyone would know an assaults drawbacks the best it'd be the lyrans. The smarter lyrans anyway.
@mikegould65906 ай бұрын
I'm not sure why I never took the Wolfhound seriously before. I am a Light Mech specialist, but always saw it as a Davion thing and not a Lyran unit. I will not make that mistake again. I fully intend to give this unit a shot in the future. Thanks MF for all you do. Keep it coming!
@fix0the0spade6 ай бұрын
“Ammunition load fail?! This is a Wolfhound!” Namesake of the bestest, most RNG-est, hilariousness that is the 'Gremlins' de-buff. For that alone I love this mech.
@tenchraven6 ай бұрын
In open country, the Wolfhound is very good despite it's chronic heat issues prior to the recovery of DHS. While crippling, the heat issues are also endemic to the era. But once you're out of prairies, flat deserts and empty parking lots, I've found the Panther's jump jets have always given mobility parity if not superiority in urban and mountain terrain. And it doesn't overheat as badly in 3025. Years ago, I had a regular dance partner who brought Wolfhounds to the table, I've fought the Puppy vs Kitty duel many times. So to pick one is "better" depends on terrain, lancemates, and pilot skill. In the 3040s, that really doesn't change. Take the one have, not the one you want, and ride it hard.
@TheOntos6 ай бұрын
Wolfhound. For when resupply isn't guaranteed.
@SindriTheReaper6 ай бұрын
Return to Crab.
@scytheseven91736 ай бұрын
my favorite bit about the Wolfhound is the Draconis Combine developing the Wolf Trap to hunt it and making a 'Mech that is more than 40% more expensive while being immensely more vulnerable and it isn't even good at hunting Wolfhounds it's sorta like a repeat of the Cicada being developed to hunt Locusts
@ShadrackMeduson6 ай бұрын
the wolf trap has the fire power of a centurion and somehow managed to be almost two times more expensive to make than the centurion, how do you even manage that?
At 8:34 on Wolfhound IIC, I think U forgot the additional weapon system on Grinner, there was a LAMS system added, if U check that part, where Ranna show the Grinner , I think that one's mentioned... Nice video all in all. WBR.
@michaelsudsysutherland53536 ай бұрын
Between the jump jets and PPC of the Panther, or the mobility and lasers of the Wolfhound; it's a tough choice of trade-offs! For me, it's the Wolfhound every time (lasers are nice).
@Kepora16 ай бұрын
Quickly becoming a favorite of mine in Mechwarrior 5. I salvaged some endosteel, double sinks, and an XL engine. 4 Medium lasers, a PPC-X in the right arm (all tier 4 or 5), max armor, extra armor on the right arm, all the rest of the crit space filled with double sinks, a supercharger, and the biggest engine core I could cram in. It regularly and easily shits on even smaller Heavies in the arena.
@Slenkamure6 ай бұрын
one of those fun mechs where lostech actually makes it functionally better. the original 3028 wlf-1 was a hotbox but a very dangerous one with a pilot that could manage the heat ok (10 single sinks it would almost always run hot just how hot was the question)............plus who doesn't love butt lasers unless you do the 1B refit which means not you apparently
@independentconfederate66046 ай бұрын
For a long time the panther was perhaps my second favorite light mech behind a commando with 4 srm4’s but I had the chance to field a wolfhound once. And now it is firmly in that coveted second favorite spot
@Brigand2316 ай бұрын
Because the name is exponentially better than something silly, like "crab", for example. It's a decent mix of speed, firepower, and durability for a light mech. It's not a "powerhouse", but it's reliable. Very solid for its weight and cost. The only thing missing is a hatchet to use when it's running hot, but we can't have everything, can we? ...and that's just talking about Level 1 play, once we add advanced tech into the mix all bets are off.
@kierdalemodels6 ай бұрын
Another great vid on a solid Mech. I love the Lance of minis at 6:32 in red, white and blue. A very striking scheme. Lovely work by Top Cate there!
@z2ei6 ай бұрын
The Wolfhound is just nasty. The lack of jump jets is a thing, sure, but it more than makes up for it in.. basically every other way. It's probably my favorite light Mech, and I love all-energy loadouts.
@ToastedWaffles_6 ай бұрын
A refit that I like of the wolfhound that I do is to remove the rear facing ML and the LL for a triad of MPL in the arm and upgrading all the ML to ERMLs, ofc this includes a upgrade to double heat sinks. ER's for range and the MPLs for light mech hunting. a good command lance escort or part of a hunter killer lance.
@bthsr71135 ай бұрын
Love a good death by disco mech.
@granterickson29166 ай бұрын
You have done me the great service to covered my favorite mech. Thanks man.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
@jasonmorello13746 ай бұрын
In MW 4 this was one of my favorites, tho the base model of that game had some weirdness not seen many other places, and may have been canon to that game only. Out of the box, came with a large x pulse, two medium x pulses, and reflective armor. Now, MW 4 is low on detailing in some points, so criticals were hugely simplified in this game, and all heatsinks were doubles I think. Was at least easy to do. I do like them, and of the shelf they could have a 118kph peak. so, I have no idea where the came from. i would use them for some of later dedicated light mech preferred action, and often I went with a clan er ppc, a few mediums, and ran and sniped. Worked well in the solaris coliseum light matches.
@CanuckWolfman6 ай бұрын
"A rear-facing Clan ER Small Laser-" Because the Emotional Support Small Laser is inevitable.
@stormcrow286 ай бұрын
Because the Wolfhound is a nasty killer. A lance of WLFs is a tough opponent even for Clan designs.
@andrewszigeti21746 ай бұрын
We love the Wolfhound because it's effective, especially if you have decent heat management skills. We'll just have to forgive it being the 'mech of one of the biggest Mary Sues in the fiction.
@razorburn6456 ай бұрын
I've loved the wolfhound since the cartoon and I believe it was piloted by Andrew Steiner.
@voodooloukerensky38846 ай бұрын
KitFox is my goto Light mech especially when its got the Long Tom in the right arm and uses the left hand to strip rounds off the crossed bandoleros to breach load it as if it were a Mech Sized Bloop Gun (M-79 Grenade launcher)
@Spyk3y6 ай бұрын
one of my lancemates swears by the wolfhound, and he puts in work with it. That said, I look forward to when you get my chariot of choice--the Black Knight. Godspeed Professor Frog.
@Nikotheos6 ай бұрын
Honestly, because it’s the only light mech I can consistently keep in action and doing its job. The fact that it does great is just a bonus at that point. 🤣
@defiantmechwarrior23976 ай бұрын
One of my most favorite facts of the wolf hound is kurita failed wolf trap so good they couldn't beat it. Wolfhound is my #1 fav for lights
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
A solid pick. Poor Wolftrap...
@Yacovo6 ай бұрын
The Wolfhound: Countermeta in pure mech form. Thanks for the video.
@ampgp03d6 ай бұрын
I have said it before and I will say it again. This is the predator. A near perfect light mech hunter that can fight above its weight comfortably.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
It's hungry.
@jasonstandlea17846 ай бұрын
Never underestimate the take down power of HPPC +capacitor. It's hard to do recon if your bug mech has a giant hole in it.
@bthsr71135 ай бұрын
And if you get lucky, you can replace the HPPC + cap with an ERPPC (C) +c cap from via loot/salvage. And save yourself a cool 4 tons, along with 2 critical slots.
@STSGingie6 ай бұрын
I do enjoy the Wolfhound. It's a fun, fleet machine that I though would be fun to pair with a panther. I really enjoy mechs like this that lean into their themes visually like the Wolfhound, Centurion, Panther, and the Bird Mechs.
@bthsr71135 ай бұрын
How do you feel about Hell's Horses' quad mechs leaning into their names? Or the Mandrill?
@STSGingie5 ай бұрын
@bthsr7113 They all have their merits. Quad mechs are a huge niche as far as mechs go so seeing a good variety is fun. Look at what CJF did with the Bird mechs after all! The Mandrill, on the other hand is just goofy, the extreme of the spectrum.
@gammaknight22156 ай бұрын
Even I, in my limited Battletech exposure, have seen the artistic version
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Sweet.
@ambientlight38766 ай бұрын
I created a 3025 variant that utilizes a captured Jenner engine., so 7/11 speed. to make room for the engine the medium lasers were replaced with small lasers and a ton of armor was shaved off the machine. I found the extra mobility to be worth the cost in armor and firepower.
@TsugeSenpai6 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, cept for that sacrilege DCMS wolfhound, one of my favorites of all time!
@kathilmechworks48956 ай бұрын
A medium mech in a light mechs body, the product of some one who really knew what they were doing. A mech that is a must in my hunter lances and often a lead or member of scout lances. Proof that the Lyrans can make a mech that makes sense when they want to.
@elchjol27776 ай бұрын
I got a shelf displaying my tabletop merch force, one of its lances is a Wolverine (Lance leader), A Wolfhound, a Panther and a Jenner. They look pretty good together.
@Stormbreaker613UA6 ай бұрын
Wolfhound is the best light mech which you can have, especially with clan tech.
@hermes75876 ай бұрын
The Wolfhound is one of the best light hunter-killer designs of the 3025-era. It can take on any other light Mech and is likely to win. It is a hard counter gainst the Panther and and the Jenner. The Panther can´t escape from the Wolfhound the Jenner doesn´t have the firepower tho take out a Wolfhound before it gets shreded by the large laser. The drawback ist that the wolfbound is quite expensive and it not well suited to fight infantry or significantly heavier Mechs. I like to say that a speed of 6/9/0 is great for getting into trouble fast but not fast enough to get out of trouble. When fighting alongside heavier units the Wolfhound pilot must be careful to outrun his team mates. While 6/9/0 isn´t slow it does only provide a +3 to-hit modifier. In this scenario the Wolfhound can either be used as a flanker or as a rear-guard against enemy flankers.
@jmartin43966 ай бұрын
I actually have the Wolfhound paired with a Panther in two different lances. They go pretty well together.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Quite true.
@Khaos9096 ай бұрын
While the Commando will always be my favorite Stiner mech, once I discovered its scary younger brother I couldn't help but love this one almost as much
@lukedudley50306 ай бұрын
Great...another of my favourite little guys :-) has a bit of a heat issue but packs a real punch for its size :-) a great scout hunter and swarmer of the larger opponents :-)
@lazydragon25516 ай бұрын
I'll take a WLF-2H please. That head replacement looks so kick ass!
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
It does have a rather Egyptian look to it.
@psychkosys6 ай бұрын
I need a whole company of Wolfhounds and Marauder-Ds. Screw buying ammo.
@bryanmcmahon85936 ай бұрын
Lazer vomit lights will never get old. Any mech will be threatened by this thing, best not to ignore it.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
to one's peril.
@ChaosTicket6 ай бұрын
I didnt know of the Wolfhound until Mechwarrior 4 Black Knight(the expansion pack). There it was odd because it was a showcase for the expansion's new X-Pulse Lasers. While I like the *idea* of the Panther, but the Panther is slow for a light mech and its short range missile launcher is kind of an emergency defense weapon because it requires ammunition. When people talk about it to talk about it positively they disregard its weight classification and instead talk about how its vague role a "Trooper". The Wolfhound is just good. It lacks serious flaws that most 3025-designs do. Its fast, armored, has a decent mixture of short and medium range weapons. While it not as good as the classic Phoenix Hawk, that design is a 45ton machine so can afford better equipment like Jump Jets. Its a light zombie and scout in 3025, which is great. Upgrading it is really simple. Double-Heat Sinks, Endo-Steel, and update the lasers to Extended Range models. If desired adding some electronics or jump jets are also an option.
@Axzealot6 ай бұрын
Man i love the wolfhound. Such a balanced mech. Just fast enough for an IS light mech but hit hard enough for its weight. Also full head ejection saves the meat
@roshee55736 ай бұрын
As a Kell Hound enthusiast, it’s one of my often used mech fora light or scout lance ❤
@jasonfarley90256 ай бұрын
I use a WLF-5 in our ongoing Chaos Campaign as the light Mech in my frontline combat lance. It's done good work, and I have run it well with a 2/3 Elite and a 3/4 Veteran pilot.
@Squiggles016 ай бұрын
Oh, you have a 100 ton assault mech? Well it's too bad that its legs are about to break!
@rmcdudmk2126 ай бұрын
I like the Wolfhound in almost all specs, but that Allard load out is nasty and I'm here for it.
@KenshiImmortalWolf6 ай бұрын
i really need to start going through your videos in full, the catapult was my first one that i watched of this series (I saw your audiobook explorer core series awhile back) but i never got nito the mech videos, i need to watch them specially of units i love like the marauder
@peterkudenov92056 ай бұрын
"Popped like corn" made me laugh a bit.
@sordcooper26 ай бұрын
I haven't considered what my idea light lance would look like, but it probably has a jenner and a wolf hound leading the way, scaring off any other light mechs, with a raven for electronic warfare and sensors. Not sure what to fill that last slot with though... maybe a javelin chucking LRMS just to be annoying?
@TAVAAR76 ай бұрын
Its one of my favorite lights of any tonnage in class...now if only the rear facing weapon idea would stay on far less maneuverable mechs, if any, as standard designs and not popular refits.
@Blade406886 ай бұрын
The wolfhound is a great mech, prefect for mercenaries who conduct fast paced raids and are pressed for mechbay slots. Overall I don't think it beats out the 1-2 punch of a Panther Jenner combo, It's certainly a mech that will keep the paychecks rolling in and your precious mechwarriors out of the medbay/ being jackson pollocked all over the battlefield. I've gotta say though, that Heavy PPC version looks vicious a great option if you are being out tonned.
@almostgoodvariant6 ай бұрын
Very easy to slot into a lance. I actually fielded one in two separate games today without really thinking about it. It just fits
@ajax311006 ай бұрын
I've never been a fan of them, but considering what I've had done to my mechs with them, I definitely have a healthy respect for them. The wolfhound is overall a very solid package.
@nono26456 ай бұрын
Best Lyran striker mech ever I love this mech so much I almost always take one in game
@jimmi0996 ай бұрын
My second favorite light, right behind the Commando.
@Lastburn6 ай бұрын
I love the wolfhound because it has enough firepower to actually be a threat while still outrunning most mechs , unlike the panther, with the snubnosed ppc later on it gets even more lethal
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Definitely a fan of the Snub Nosed on Lighter mechs.
@Eulemunin6 ай бұрын
Totally different roles, the snub works with extra speed, but the PPC has no need to risk getting close.
@jonnyrbgomes6 ай бұрын
Wolfhound my favorite light mech, in MWO it was the mech i would get the best scores with, 6 medium lasers an LAMS and max armor and downgrade the engine to get 95kph, deceptively resilient and still maneuverable enough for people to miss shots, alternatively i used one with 2 ER PPCs, firing both at the same time would make it so i would have to wait a bit longer then the re-fire cicle of the PPCs to shoot again, in lava map it was a near immediate shutdown, so i fired one wait for half recharge an fire the other making heat manageable
@cyanidecologne90186 ай бұрын
I just picked up a wolfhound in tabletop today for some rasahague action. Might find another vindicator to make an AA to paint up to go with it
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Nice!
@bthsr71136 ай бұрын
Effective, distinct style, rear gun for those who like that, and it humiliated Kurita when they started making the so called "Wolf Trap."
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Oh, poor poor Wolftrap...
@bthsr71136 ай бұрын
@@MechanicalFrog Even as a replacement for things like Dragons and Centurions, it really needed its first variant to be good. And as an answer to the Wolfhoud, it was abysmal.
@franksmedley861916 күн бұрын
Hello Mech Frog. After facing hordes of Panthers fielded by a dedicated Kurita player in my old playing group, I cannot express my happiness when the Wolfhound was published in a TRO. I fielded the WLF-2S most of the time. But I replaced all the standard medium lasers with four ER Medium Lasers. This variant was named the WLF-2 GL-A variant. The WLF-2 GL-B replaces the 4th ER Medium Laser for an 11th DSHS. Both variants worked very well, and the Panther suddenly became a much lesser threat to my Mercenary Force. I did field the Kell Hounds variant, the WLF-4W on occasion. To make things 'cheap' enough for a Merc, I would buy any WLF-3S variants I could lay my hands upon. Even partial Mechs, which could be salvaged and a whole Mech built out of several partial Mechs. This would give me the Endo-Steel Frame and the triplet of ER Medium Lasers, nearly for free. Sell off the PPC and the small laser, Add an IS-DSHS, and then cover the entire thing with Ferro-Fiberous Armor, and you have the WLF-2 GL-B variant, just built from WLF-3 Internal Structures. Often, those buying the ER PPCs would happily sell me ER Large Lasers, at bargain basement prices, not knowing, or not caring, about my Wolfhound project (obsession). The same players selling me things would then rue the day they did so, when a lance or two made up of all Wolfhounds would attack and take them down like a pack of wolves on a caribou.
@georgesulea6 ай бұрын
Solid, fast, "plucky" and effective. Love it:)
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
It just works.
@TheStraycat746 ай бұрын
3050 Full Clan Tech Rebuild of the WLF-3A Wolfhound. 6/9 movement, 1.75t endosteel, 4.5t XL + DHS, 6t standard cockpit and gyro, 6t max Fero-Fiberous armor, 16.75t pod space. PRIME config: ERPPC (ra), 4 ERML (r/lt), 2 ERML (ctr), MG + 0.5t ammo (la) Alt A "Classic Build": ERLL (ra), TAG, AP, ECM (h,r/lt), 3 ERML (r/lt), ERML (ctr), mg + 0.5t ammo (la), 5 DHS Altconfig B: LPL (ra), 3 MPL (r/l/ct) mg + 0.5t ammo (la)
@AlexDenton04516 ай бұрын
It's cheap, durable, fast, and does solid damage. Taking a Wolf Pack will literally never disappoint, as they're hard to fully kill and can get where they need to go fast.
@BK22076 ай бұрын
The Wolfhound is the definition of a lightweight boxer.
@Geeko1706 ай бұрын
I’ve never used a Wolfhound. But you say it’s Lyran? There for, I like it. I shall rectify my error of non use post haste!
@madcat35255 ай бұрын
Great video! I always liked the wolfhound. Looking forward to more videos.
@MechanicalFrog5 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@SulliMike236 ай бұрын
I LOVE this mech! So glad you got this video out.
@brothersgt.grauwolff67166 ай бұрын
the Wolfhound always has a spot in my Davion recon/spotter lances or bodyguarding a Raven as the spotter element of an Indirect Fire lance with a LRM mech and it's bodyguard
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Quite good at that job.
@devalk_6 ай бұрын
I'll add that if playing with the PPC Overcharge rules, a Heavy PPC with Cap can achieve truly ludicrous damage outputs. Although likely not for long.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Glory is fleeting...
@nathanmcglade-cy8uq6 ай бұрын
It seems rather interesting that mech frog is a jade falcon fan and always seems to create war crime variants......how curious
@jasonfarley90256 ай бұрын
Because it's the best damn hunter-killer Mech in the game
@TheGoldenBoy01-x4n6 ай бұрын
The wolf hound is a good mech. Good at pealing armor off of medium and light class mechs.
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Very true.
@jameshewitt57746 ай бұрын
If you're hunting Panthers, wouldn't you want glazed armor and a Laser AMS?
@lexington4766 ай бұрын
So we're in the middle of the Blakest Kerfuffle, Frog heads down to Discount Dan's... which variant of the Wolfhound is he shopping for?
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
The 3S is solid.
@RincetheWind6 ай бұрын
Because it is one of the best mechs out there. For the tech level the original it might be the best light mech (for me).
@ncemt4 ай бұрын
My favorite light mech in the game. I use the WLF-1A in a lot of my Succession War Era games.
@FixBot_GER5 ай бұрын
Another excellent video! I like the Wolfhound, I used one the other day in a tabletop game, to bring down a Panther...
@MechanicalFrog5 ай бұрын
Cool, thanks! I hope it worked out well.
@riptors97776 ай бұрын
Light mech with a nasty punch that carries more firepower then some mediums (looking at you cicada and vulcan!) Not the fastest light, but still faster then a panther, its intended target. Thanks to its all energy loadout it also works great as a raider, harassing enemy supply lines and disrupting enemy formations with guerillia attacks and durable enough to survive a hit or two. Though its still a light mech so dont expect it to tank more then that. The WLF-1 struggles a bit with running hot, with only 10 single heatsinks you cant really run and fire all your weapons, so youll have to choose between the large laser or the medium lasers. Usually i dont talk about variants in my posts but i have to comment about the WLF-2. That ER-large should not be there. Its way to much heat for very little gain. As a light mech the Wolfhound has no problem closing distance, so the extended range does very little for it. Infact if they had just left it as a large laser the Wolfhound 2 could project much more firepower thanks to its double heatsinks. So honestly the ER-large unnecesarily weakens the WLF-2 (I really dislike IS ER larges because they are a questionable upgrade) for very little gain since the wolfhound will have to close up anyways to use its medium lasers wich are the bulk of its firepower. By "downgrading" the ER large to a normal large laser you could fire ALL of the forward facing lasers AND run at full speed without going over the heatlimit Anyways the wolfhound is a solid pick if you want a light mech that can hunt down other light mechs and dont want to splurge on some fancy expensive and difficult to replace tech. Pair it up with a commando for some critseeking action and you have a really deadly pair, just beware those pulse lasers cause neither the wolfhound or the commando are fast enough to negate that to hit bonus
@SpiritWolf19666 ай бұрын
I enjoy all of Mechanical Frog videos 😊
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@sebastiang.50326 ай бұрын
If in doubt, release the hounds! 🐺🐺🐺
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Ahem.... awoo...
@thedocklighter6 ай бұрын
Pure, simple, precisely focused in role, yet adaptable - what's not to love?
@lexington4766 ай бұрын
23:19 oh I was expecting him to put an SRM-6 with infernos on on the MF 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. 😀😄😎
@MechanicalFrog6 ай бұрын
Next time.
@lostislandstudios6 ай бұрын
Or at least a Plasma Rifle. Is it really a MF variant without plasma?
@lexington4766 ай бұрын
@@lostislandstudios ⚡🔥⚡🔥
@duncanmackenzie77956 ай бұрын
Wolfhound- Because the Red Menace has a very good light mech, and we don't like them having nice things.