From: dv52151@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (RedSwordTarga)
Subject: MECH: Heavy Hammer
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 01:46:55 GMT

One of my favorite 'Mechs since I started playing BattleTech has been
the Warhammer. I took one look at the cover and decided I liked that
'Mech. Great profile, lots of guns, and it looks mean. Well, time 
has marched on and now here we are in game time of 3050+. The Warhammer,
once a dangerous opponent (if one removed the Small Lasers and spent the
tonnage on leg armor), has been reduced to a second stringer by the 
ill-design crews at FASA. I broke out my handy calculator and Mech
Editor program  and after much thought and experimentation, here is
what I feel is a Warhammer for our time. 


Type: IS WHM-6X Heavy Hammer                Mass
Tonnage:                                   70.00
Internal Structure:                         7.00
Engine:               280XL                 8.00
Walking MP's:      4
Running MP's:      6
Jumping MP's:      0                     0.00
Gyro & Cockpit                              6.00
Heat Sinks:           18                    8.00
Armor Factor:         216                  13.50
                Internal     Armor
                Structure    Value
Head:              3          9
Center Torso:      22        36/7
Lt./Rt. Torso:     15        24/6
Lt./Rt. Arm:       11         22
Lt./Rt. Leg:       15         30
Weapons and Ammo:
 Type                 Loc.   Critical      Weight
ER PPC                RA         3          7.00
ER PPC                LA         3          7.00
Med. Laser            RA         1          1.00
Med. Laser            LA         1          1.00
Med. Laser            LT         1          1.00
Med. Laser            LT         1          1.00
Med. Laser            LT         1          1.00
Med. Laser            RT         1          1.00
Med. Laser            RT         1          1.00
Med. Laser            RT         1          1.00
Anti-Mis. System      RT         1          0.50
Anti-Mis. Rounds      RT         2          2.00
Med. Laser            CT         1          1.00
Med. Laser            CT         1          1.00
Flamer                HD         1          1.00

Left Arm                   Head                       Right Arm             
  1. Shoulder                1. Life Support            1. Shoulder  
L 2. Upper Arm Actuator      2. Sensors               L 2. Upper Arm Actuator 
O 3. ER PPC                  3. Cockpit               O 3. ER PPC   
W 4. ER PPC                  4. Flamer                W 4. ER PPC              
  5. ER PPC                  5. Sensors                 5. ER PPC
  6. Med. Laser              6. Life Support            6. Med. Laser        

  1. Heat Sink                                          1. Heat Sink    
H 2. Heat Sink                                        H 2. Heat Sink     
I 3. Heat Sink                                        I 3. Heat Sink   
G 4. Heat Sink                                        G 4. Heat Sink       
H 5. Heat Sink                                        H 5. Heat Sink     
  6. Heat Sink                                          6. Heat Sink       

Left Torso                 Center Torso               Right Torso      
  1. Engine                  1. Engine                  1. Engine            
L 2. Engine                L 2. Engine                L 2. Engine
O 3. Engine                O 3. Engine                O 3. Engine
W 4. Med. Laser            W 4. Gyro                  W 4. Med. Laser
  5. Med. Laser              5. Gyro                    5. Med. Laser
  6. Med. Laser              6. Gyro                    6. Med. Laser

  1. Heat Sink               1. Gyro                    1. Anti-Mis. System
H 2. Heat Sink             H 2. Engine                H 2. Anti-Mis. Rounds
I 3. Heat Sink             I 3. Engine                I 3. Anti-Mis. Rounds
G 4. Heat Sink             G 4. Engine                G 4. Heat Sink
H 5. Heat Sink             H 5. Med. Laser            H 5. Heat Sink
  6. Heat Sink               6. Med. Laser              6. Heat Sink 

Left Leg                                              Right Leg

1. Hip                     Engine Hits: ooo           1. Hip  
2. Upper Leg Actuator      Gyro Hits:   oo            2. Upper Leg Actuator
3. Lower Leg Actuator      Sensor Hits: oo            3. Lower Leg Actuator 
4. Foot Actuator                                      4. Foot Actuator 
5.                                                    5.             
6.                                                    6.     



Known Variants

WHM-6XH  1) Remove the Center Torso Medium Lasers.
	 2) Make the Arm Mounted Medium Lasers Medium Pulse Lasers.
	 3) Install Triple Strenth Myomer.


I expect someone will post commenting on how the XL Engine winds up nearly
doubling the cost of the Mech. Well, victory costs and the pocketbook is the
first place you start paying. The IS cannot afford to have Mechs which fall
down with leg injuries in the 3rd round of firing as the current Warhammer
has an annoying tendency to do. The Heavy Hammer's XL Engine lets it pack on
the extra 3.5 tons of armor that have proven effective in extensive field
trials. Two ER PPCs give effective long ranged combat with no reliance on
resupply. An impressive array of 10 Medium Lasers gives the Heavy Hammer
a respectable close range bite. The flamer allows for raising enemy heat
scales if playing with that option, starting fires in woods, and eliminating
those pesky infantry types. 


Axly

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