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Hachiman

Armament:

2 Series 2d ER Medium Lasers

2 Type XX "Great Bow" LRM 20s w/ Artemis IV

1 Pattern J6 Streak SRM 4

Manufacturer:    Various

   Location:    (Unknown)

Communications System:    JNE Integrated

Targeting & Tracking System: Build 2 JRD TTS

Overview:

         Designed as a fire-support platform, the Hachiman receives little respect from warriors, but its effectiveness ensures that most Clans field several in their toumans. Moderately armed and armored, this vehicle is equally at home in a stand-off or close support role, but lacks the ammunition for prolonged engagements.

Capabilities:

         The armor and structure of the Hachiman use advanced composites and construction techniques to provide the vehicle and its crew with maximum protection. Each of the crew members operates from within his own armored compartment, and core systems such as the power plant and ammo bins are similarly protected. Though a lucky hit may still disable a vital system, most armor facings are proof against multiple hits. Even the weak rear armor can sustain an attack by the largest caliber autocannons and leave the vehicle operable. Intended to minimize the effects of a penetrating hit, this compartmentalized system has met with mixed success.
         An advanced tactical coordination system (TCS) aids communication between the crew compartments, yet all but the best-trained crews suffer a noticeable reduction in inter-crew communication, which in turn reduces fighting effectiveness. Crews and commanders scorn the Hachiman's interior configuration, but scientist-caste studies indicate that it gives the Hachiman the highest crew survival rate of any Clan armored vehicle, as well as the highest incidence of salvageable equipment.
         In most circumstances, the Hachiman does not allow an enemy to approach close enough to cause potentially fatal damage. Its primary armament is a pair of LRM-20 launchers, which provides a devastating stand-off punch. Unhindered by the arming delay used by Inner Sphere systems, these launchers can also engage a target at pointblank range. In either case, the mating of a sophisticated fire-control system with the launcher ensures a tight grouping of missiles and improves the volley's damage potential. Because the Hachiman carries only enough ammunition for two minutes of continual LRM attacks, the turret also includes a pair of extended-range medium lasers to provide defense when the ammunition is exhausted. A fixed-forward Streak SRM rack rounds out the Hachiman's armament.

Deployment

         Though predominantly found in garrison Clusters, the Hachiman is regarded as an offensive rather than defensive platform. As such, several of the pro-vehicle Clans, including the Blood Spirits, Hell's Horses and Star Adders, employ them in front-line roles. Indeed, both the Alpha and Omega Keshiks of Clan Hell's Horses incorporate this design.

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Type/Model:	Hachiman Fire Support Tank
Mass:	50 tons

Equipment:		Items	Mass
Internal Structure:	25 pts Standard	0	5.00
Engine:	200 Fusion	0	8.50
Shielding & Trans Equip:		0	4.50
Cruise MP:	4
Flank MP:	6
Heat Sinks:	10 Single	0	.00
Cockpit & Controls:		0	2.50
Crew:	4 Members	0	.00
Turret Equipment:		0	1.50
Armor Factor:	134 pts Ferro-Fibrous	1	7.00