Words which once seemed impossible now seem inevitable: the ilClan is nigh.
The turbulence of the last two decades has brought several of our fellow Clans to Terra’s doorstep, to say nothing of the Inner Sphere powers which gaze upon humanity’s
birthplace with hungry eyes. But we know our people, we know their aggression. One of them will move to take Terra rst and claim the mantle of ilClan, however briey. If
they intend to hold it, however, they will need new hardware—and, as ever, we stand ready to deliver. For a price.
Contained within these volumes is that hardware. It is an intriguing combination of all-new BattleMech designs and retrots of existing Inner Sphere and Clan designs
with weapons and equipment suitable for modern combat. All are in our inventories or otherwise obtainable, and I have instructed all Merchant Caste personnel under my
command above the rank of Point Merchant to familiarize themselves with the contents of these reports and be ready to negotiate terms for any merchandise herein. I hope
you will assist me, “old friend,” with their distribution across all Khanates.
The wheel of power is poised to spin once more, but we must be the axle on which it revolves. Who winds up atop that wheel, and who is crushed beneath it, matters
little as long as we prot from each turn.
Welcome to Recognition Guide: ilClan, a supplement oering players exciting new ’Mech variants rooted in the closing days of the Dark Age era and the transition
to the ilClan era. Inside, you’ll discover a mix of all-new ’Mechs only recently seen on battleelds of the Inner Sphere, alongside modern rets of long-existing and muchloved units.
Each volume of Recognition Guide: ilClan includes full, Technical Readout-style entries on new ’Mechs or signicant rebuilds of existing designs; a selection of brief writeups on existing variants; notable pilots for each ’Mech, and record sheets for immediate game use.
Special attention has been given to ’Mechs which were redesigned as part of the BattleTech: Clan Invasion Kickstarter, to ensure that these brand-new miniatures have a
place in games set in the Dark Age. Many of these units have torn apart battleelds of the Inner Sphere for hundreds of years. With these guides, they will continue to do so
for hundreds more.
CREDITS
Project Development: Johannes HeidlerDevelopment Assistance: Aaron Cahall, Chris Wheeler
BattleTech Line Developer: Ray ArrastiaAssistant Line Developer: Aaron Cahall
Writing: Joshua Franklin, Joshua Perian, Lance Scarinci, Paul Sjardijn
BattleTech Line Editor: Aaron Cahall
Production Sta
Art Director: Anthony ScrogginsAssistant Art Director: Ray Arrastia
Cover Design and Layout: David A. Kerber
Illustrations: Alan Blackwell, Harri Kallio, Matt Plog, Anthony
Record Sheets: Dave Nawton, Carl Spain, Matt Wilsbacher
Proofers, Core Fact Checkers, and Unit Design: Ray Arrastia,
Matt Cross, Joshua Franklin, William Gauthier, Keith Hann,
Mike Miller, Joshua Perian, Luke Robertson, Lance Scarinci,
Matt Wilsbacher
Additional Fact Checkers: Étienne Charron-Willard, David Nawton,
Eric Salzman
Special Thanks: To Ashley Pollard nee Watkins, for creating the
Clan Classics almost 30 years ago and for sharing her original
notes with me, allowing a few additional ideas to now nally
see the light of day. To Lance and Dale for doing so much
more on this project than what they signed up for.
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1 Kolibri Delta Series Large Pulse Laser
2 Series 2b Extended-Range Medium Laser
4 Series XII Rotary Machine Guns
Manufacturer: Manufacturing Plant SFF-TW2Primary Factory: CSF Titanic Mobile
Production Facility
Communications System: Comset 1
Targeting and Tracking System: Delta-Six
Sensor Suite
The Incubus might have become one of the Clans’
premier BattleMechs, if it had been conceived sooner
than it was. Instead, its development came during a
time of transition in the Homeworlds: the OmniMech
was clearly the future, but manufacturing capabilities
evolve with all the speed of an assault ’Mech. Conceived
by the Steel Vipers as an attempt to compensate for their
inability to keep pace with OmniMech-producing rivals,
the Incubus drew on the Vipers’ existing manufacturing
capability while providing a degree of modularity
through its arm mount. It is this property that makes
it an ideal candidate for manufacture on ArcShips, as
it requires less space for testing than OmniMechs. Its
ease of production also makes it an easier design to
encourage our manufacturing partners to adopt.
CAPABILITIES
At its inception, the Incubus faced competition from
then-new OmniMechs such as the Viper. Its extreme
agility provided a niche for MechWarriors who found
the more brutal nature of the Battle Cobra and Adder
incompatible with their preferred method of combat.
But as the Clans’ premier Clusters transitioned to
OmniMechs, the Incubus was largely relegated to
solahma units despite its capabilities. There, supply
chain issues neutralized much of the potential of
the ’Mech’s semi-modular weaponry. Despite this,
the Incubus was sought after by MechWarriors who
intended to claim a few last victories before finding
death in a Circle of Equals.
BATTLE HISTORY
The Incubus proved a difficult problem for any Inner
Sphere unit that raided Clan holdings. In the wake of
Tukayyid, brief shortages of OmniMechs among the Clan
toumans caused Incubuses to take up front-line duty for
many of its heavier users, including the Jade Falcons
and Steel Vipers. When Warrior House Ijori raided Goat
Path in 3060, the Viper Fusiliers had still not recovered
to full strength and a full complement of OmniMechs,
but the Incubus managed to stymie the Warrior Houses’
cutting-edge Capellan ’Mechs. Renewed production by
the Hell’s Horses in the 3060s prevented the extinction
of the Incubus. More recently, the ’Mech has seen much
use among the Hell’s Horses Mongols, where its more
aggressive variants often result in high attrition rates for
both sides. We have also provided a significant quantity
of the ’Mech’s older configurations to interested
customers, indirectly causing it to appear on Solaris VII
and other gaming worlds in greater frequency.
Data suggests that sufficient female MechWarriors
are attracted to the ’Mech’s Inner Sphere designation
to consider leaning in to this trend with some targeted
marketing. While they might mock the totem animals
of the Clans, many Inner Sphere MechWarriors assign
an animal nickname to themselves, their fighting style,
or their ’Mech, and this is an opportunity.
VARIANTS
Most known variants of the Incubus make good use of
the archaic modular weaponry technology. Its oldest
versions permitted commanders to choose between
the accuracy of a pulse laser and the brute force of a
PPC. Other versions that equip an autocannon or even
an LRM rack, if the mission calls for it, continue to be
used to this day. A rarer variant improves the torso lasers
to pulse models by freeing up mass with a switch to
Streak missiles in the arm. This version is of considerable
interest to mercenaries even today.
As much of the Inner Sphere is still willing to pay
the decades-old early adopter prices for XXL engines,
we will develop an XXL variant, permitting the usual
“deep discounts” without significantly affecting our
profit margins. Upgrading the Incubus’ weaponry and
armor further amplifies the profit potential, and permits
multiple sales channels even without any demandcreation activities.
NOTABLE ’MECHS
AND MECHWARRIORS
MechWarrior Alex Sea Fox: Captured from the Wolves
in the late 3090s, Alex was quickly made abtakha and
became Alex Diamond Shark. Some predicted he would
become a ristar in his new Clan, but this was not to be.
Alex’s rigid adherence to the tenets of honor proved
a political liability in his new Clan and also kept him
aloof from his Bloodhouse. Clans Sea Fox and Wolf
both expect a degree of pragmatism and realism from
their warriors, and Alex maintained a rectitude that
seems more suited to a Jade Falcon. Now well in to his
seventies, his more intelligent commanders have found
great value in Alex Sea Fox’s insights, and he still is able
to best most MechWarriors in his Incubus.
Star Commander Athena Fokker: While the bulk
of the Nova Cat Guards utilized OmniMechs during
the Revival Trials, one Star Commander retained the
’Mech that helped her earn her Bloodname. Athena
Fokker proved the wisdom of this decision when she
successfully helped retain her Clan’s position. Her final
accomplishments on Luthien did much to improve the
reputation of her unit and Bloodname, as she succeeded
in frustrating an entire company of Combine ’Mechs.
She was brought low by artillery fire, but members
of ensuing generations of Fokker sibkos continued to
heavily favor swift, powerful Light ’Mechs in honor of
their ancestor.
This age of darkness knows little mercy, and though
under no immediate threat, Khan Sterling McKenna
believed that a Sphere-wide war must someday visit
its wrath upon Clan Snow Raven and their Outworlds
allies. In December 3144, two new OmniMechs were
commissioned to be the backbone of the Ravens’
modernized touman, but also brought unforeseen
headaches to the Clan.
Many Outworlds citizens decried the funding of
expensive new OmniMech designs, especially when a
famine had struck the world of Loparri and resources
were needed for relief. Native Outworlders expressed
their anger through protests and sit-ins on factory
floors. Rather than put down these demonstrations
through force, Khan McKenna engaged with local
political leaders to find a solution. The details of the
resulting contracts are typically Machiavellian and
unreadable to anyone not deeply versed in Raven
Alliance law, but one noticeable clause is that twenty
percent of new OmniMech production is slated to
bolster the anemic ground forces of the Alliance Military
Command. This surprising show of respect mollified the
loudest detractors, and the War Crow entered service
only slightly behind schedule.
CAPABILITIES
The War Crow is to Clan Snow Raven what the Grand
Summoner is to the Jade Falcons, a ’Mech intended to
serve as the primary line fighter of most engagements.
Not outstanding or exemplary in any particular way, it
is instead a solid platform on which to build an army.
The next generation Ferro-Lamellor armor coating
its chassis, pioneered on the WhiteRaven, represents
a new standard in Raven design philosophy—and a
bone for unwary enemies to choke on. Despite its sleek
appearance, the War Crow is an ungainly beast, prone to
stumble on rough terrain. Its MechWarriors quickly learn
to lean the ’Mech back when traversing rubble, lest they
get a much closer look at the ground.
BATTLE HISTORY
In October 3146, a Star from the Fifth Raven Wing
Cluster encountered an unidentified raiding party
nosing around the ruins of a Draconis Combine garrison
from the Reunification War. Though painted as pirates,
the distinctly Combine flavor of the assorted ’Mechs,
led by an AS8-K Atlas, did not fool the Ravens, who
demanded that the trespassers cease all activity. Half
of the raiders immediately attacked, with the Atlas
singling out Star Commander Philius Howe’s War Crow
A. Howe found his HAG ineffective against the Atlas’
advanced armor, while the Atlas struggled to damage
his War Crow in return. The battle was finally decided
by Howe’s lasers, and a series of lucky shots against
the Atlas’ knee. Howe’s victory was Pyrrhic, however,
as three of his Starmates died and the raiders escaped
with an unknown prize from the ruins. The Atlas pilot
killed himself in his cockpit, and none of the others were
captured alive, leaving the Ravens with many questions.
In late 3147, a War Crow was spotted on several
worlds along the Davion-Liao border, far from the
Raven Alliance, painted in the trademark green of the
infamous Bounty Hunter; it is unknown if this was
actually the Bounty Hunter, or a bold impersonator.
The target of this mystery hunter was Ban-zhang Pang
Ping of Warrior House Imarra, and the two finally met
during Julian Davion’s Operation Cerberus. While
feinting with elements of the First Davion Guards,
Pang either became lost or was deliberately separated
from his Lance, and encountered the green War Crow.
BattleROMs recovered from the Capellan warrior’s
destroyed Lightning indicate that the hunter radioed
him for positive ID before attacking. Though the
Lightning’s heavy weaponry would have crippled a
weaker ’Mech, the War Crow shrugged off what PPC
and Gauss blows it could not avoid, returning fire with
its HAG until an armor breach detonated the Lightning’s
Gauss coils. As Pang lay wounded, the War Crow pilot
said “For Angela, with regards from the Sixth,” before
training his lasers on Pang’s cockpit and killing him. The
bright green War Crow has not been seen since.
NOTABLE ’MECHS
AND MECHWARRIORS
Supervisor Carlton Cume: Cume is known as the best
MechWarrior in the Avellar Guards, and possibly the best
in the entire Alliance Military Corps. He obtained his War Crow not as part of the AMC’s portion of production,
but by challenging Star Colonel Jordan Howe, Khan
McKenna’s personal aide. Cume’s Thunderbolt, long
since upgraded with Clan technology, was already the
envy of his unit, leading to speculation that he made the
challenge simply to humiliate the Star Colonel and the
Ravens as a whole. Ever the politician, Khan McKenna
praised Cume’s victory as proof of the strength of the
Outworlds people, and the rightness of the Ravens’
choice to ally with them.
MechWarrior “Jolly” Daniel: A Raven warrior renowned
for his gregariousness, Jolly is the unofficial morale
officer of the 100th Raven Battle Cluster, soothing
bruised egos and ensuring that minor spats do not
grow into Trials of Grievance. His deep well of patience
and gift for instruction guarantee him a spot as a warder
for Raven cadets once his front-line duty ends.
Head 3 9
Center Torso 22 32
Center Torso (rear) 12
R/L Torso 15 22
R/L Torso (rear) 8
R/L Arm 11 22
R/L Leg 15 30
Weight and Space Allocation
Location Fixed Spaces Remaining
Head None 1
Center Torso None 2
Right Torso 2 XL Engine 4
2 Endo Steel
4 Ferro-Lamellor
Left Torso 2 XL Engine 4
3 Endo Steel
3 Ferro-Lamellor
Right Arm 5 Ferro-Lamellor 3
Left Arm 2 Endo Steel 6
Right Leg None 2
Left Leg None 2
Notes: Features the following Design Quirks: Improved
Targeting (Short), Unbalanced.
Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
Primary Weapons Configuration
Ammo (LRM) 16 RA 2 2
LRM 15 RT 2 3.5
Medium Pulse Laser RT 1 2
ER Medium Laser H 1 1
ER Medium Laser CT 1 1
Medium Pulse Laser LT 1 2
LRM 15 LT 2 3.5
Ammo (LRM) 16 LA 2 2
ER PPC LA 2 6
PPC Capacitor LA 1 1
Double Heat Sink LA 2 1
Alternate Configuration A
ER Large Laser RA 1 4
ER Medium Laser RT 1 1
Supercharger RT 1 1.5
ER Small Laser H 1 .5
ER Medium Laser CT 1 1
Ammo (HAG) 16 LT 4 4
HAG 30 LA 8 13
Battle Value: 3,030 Role: Skirmisher
Alternate Configuration B
Large Pulse Laser RA 2 6
Medium Pulse Laser RT 1 2
ER Medium Laser H 1 1
Medium Pulse Laser CT 1 2
Streak LRM 15 LT 3 7
Ammo (Streak) 16 LA 2 2
Jump Jet RL 1 1
Jump Jet RT 1 1
Jump Jet CT 1 1
Jump Jet LT 1 1
Jump Jet LL 1 1
Battle Value: 2,787 Role: Skirmisher
Alternate Configuration C
ER Large Laser RA 1 4
Ammo (ATM) 14 RA 2 2
ATM 9 RT 4 5
ER Medium Laser H 1 1
ER Medium Laser CT 1 1
ATM 9 LT 4 5
Ammo (ATM) 14 LA 2 2
ER Large Laser LA 1 4
Coolant Pod LA 1 1
Battle Value: 2,572 Role: Sniper
WARHAMMER
8
heavy ’MECH
The Warhammer may be the best representation of
the average citizen’s view of the BattleMech. As they
would see it, once the Warhammer plants its feet, it is
stable and almost impossible to move, carries enough
firepower to destroy any opposing ’Mech, and is always
in the thick of the fight. From the unwavering lines
of the Star League Defense Force bringing down the
Usurper, to the pirate in the Periphery screaming “Stand
and Deliver,” the Warhammer looms large over popular
images of BattleMech warfare.
CAPABILITIES
The defining characteristic of the Warhammer is its
rugged, stable chassis carrying paired, arm-mounted
particle projector cannons. These weapons give the
Warhammer dependable firepower at range, while
the ’Mech’s torso carries close combat weapons or
specialized equipment. Warhammers are typically
found anchoring battle lances but can also serve as
a commander’s BattleMech or provide direct fire
support.
The Free Worlds League found a booming business
in the export of Warhammer refit kits in the years before
and after the Clan Invasion, but production of new units
within the League was limited until early in the Jihad,
when the Prince of Regulus backed a new Warhammer
line on Wallis to supply him with BattleMechs for his
ambitious plans to claim the Captain-Generalcy. Initial
attempts to focus exclusively on long-range weaponry
resulted in a heat dissipation system that was unusually
weak for a Warhammer; despite some initial success,
this variant eventually became very unpopular. The
definitive -8R reverted back to a more typical loadout
that was almost an exact copy of its original forebear,
but with each component lighter, longer-ranged, more
accurate, or tougher.
The Draconis Combine took a similar iterative
rather than revolutionary approach, producing a variant
which mounts ballistic-reinforced armor and employs
Clan technology in its secondary systems.
BATTLE HISTORY
Perhaps the most famous battle of the Warhammer’s
long battlefield service occurred during the Marik
Civil War in 3015. After acquiring the services of Wolf’s
Dragoons, Duke Anton Marik began to distrust the
mercenaries’ intentions, eventually detaining and killing
more than two dozen Dragoon civilians, including
Joshua Wolf and Jaime Wolf’s wife and children. Wolf’s
Dragoons descended on Anton’s New Delos palace in a
fury, kept at bay only by a wildfire the Duke ordered lit
to keep the mercenaries out until reinforcements could
arrive.
At the controls of her famous Warhammer, Natasha
Kerensky volunteered to lead her independent company
through the flames and attack the unsuspecting Ducal
Guard. Pushing her Warhammer’s heat sinks deep in to
the red, Kerensky smashed through the walls of Anton’s
palace and gave her company the time it needed to
break through and vent their rage against the Duke and
his forces.
Our Spirit Cat allies saw the effectiveness of the
Marik Warhammers first hand when the Regulan
Hussars invaded Marik in 3147. The Purifier Cluster
found itself outnumbered by several regiments of the
Hussars and attempted to use the longer range of
their Clan weapons to reduce the invaders’ numerical
advantage. But the Regulan Hussar fire lances and
their Warhammers provided covering fire for the
faster Trebuchet and Sarath equipped striker lances.
The Purifier Cluster was driven into hiding within their
fortified headquarters, where the Regulan Warhammers
watched for any attempt at a breakout. The Hussars
brought forward artillery to shell the fortification, and
the Purifier Cluster was saved only by negotiation for a
Regulan withdrawal after expected reinforcements were
destroyed before reaching the system.
VARIANTS
The recovery of the Helm Core brought about a new
generation of Warhammers, first in the form of refit
kits and later with new production variants employing
reclaimed technology. The new variants’ extendedrange cannons and improved heat-dissipating
technology made an effective combination, even
against the Clan invaders.
The Federated Commonwealth’s Warhammer
production capacity suffered a hard hit with the loss
of the ’Mech’s primary factory to Clan Jade Falcon
early in the Clan Invasion; the Commonwealth was
reduced to refitting ancient Succession Wars ’Mechs
to the -7S variant until Project Phoenix brought
about new Warhammers in the Federated Suns and
Lyran Commonwealth more than a decade later. Clan
garrisons also developed various ClanTech refit kits for
use on captured FedCom Warhammers, replacing the
PPCs with pulse lasers on models not yet equipped with
double heat sinks.
Recently, Wolf’s Dragoons contracted with us
to begin production runs on a Golden Century-era
Clan Warhammer variant which was popular with the
original Dragoons, and we have fulfilled several Clans’
subsequent requests for the model.
Free Worlds League Warhammers became
ubiquitous throughout the Inner Sphere due the
popularity of their refit kits and the deals other
Houses made with the League during the Clan
Invasion. Some of these -7M models were even
fitted with a two-seat command console to serve as
command-and-control units.
The Draconis Combine refit its own Warhammers
to -7K standard, and the resulting ’Mech was often
confused with Marik refits. This would change abruptly
with the introduction of a variant featuring paired
heavy PPCs, a design which proved so popular that
other Houses also copied it, refitting both newer Project
Phoenix and more venerable Warhammers. Alshain
Weapons in turn received the funding it needed to
build a new Warhammer line on Tok Do, where they
created the -9K as an intermediary, placing a large MML
next to the heavy PPCs. With the renewed emphasis on
tradition in the Draconis Combine, Alshain emphasized
the classic chassis on all their Warhammers.
The Taurian Concordat has constructed the
Warhammer on Pinard since the ’Mech was first
introduced. After the discovery of the New Dallas
Memory Core during the Jihad, SLDF Royal models were
introduced, with the WHM-7A currently in production.
WARHAMMER
9
WHM-8R WARHAMMER
Mass: 70 tons
Chassis: Kell Reinforced 270 Endo Steel
Power Plant: Magna 280
Cruising Speed: 43 kph
Maximum Speed: 64 kph
Jump Jets: NoneJump Capacity: None
Armor: Durallex Heavy with CASE II
Armament:
2 Fusigon Longtooth ER PPC
2 Magna Mk. VI Extended-Range Medium Lasers
2 Magna Mk. IV Extended-Range Small Lasers
2 LFN Linblad Machine Guns
1 Shannon SH-67 Streak SRM 6 launcher
Manufacturer: Ronin Inc.
Primary Factory: Wallis
Communications System: Barret Party Line-200
Targeting and Tracking System: Wasat Watchdog
W100
Technology Base: Inner Sphere
Tonnage: 70
Role: Brawler
Battle Value: 1,697
WHM-10K WARHAMMER
Mass: 70 tons
Chassis: Alshain Class 115-70H Endo-Composite
Power Plant: GM 280 Light
Cruising Speed: 43 kph
Maximum Speed: 64 kph
Jump Jets: NoneJump Capacity: None
Armor: Durallex Ballistic-Reinforced with Clan CASE II
Armament:
2 Lord’s Light 2 Extended-Range PPCs
2 Martell Medium Lasers
2 Diverse Optics Extended-Range Small Lasers
2 Bulldog Mk. II (Clanspec) Machine Guns
1 Guided Technologies 3rd Gen (Clanspec)
Streak SRM 6
Manufacturer: Alshain Weapons
Primary Factory: Tok Do
Communications System: Sipher Security Plus
Targeting and Tracking System: Matabushi Sentinel
Head 3 9
Center Torso 22 30
Center Torso (rear) 13
R/L Torso 15 20
R/L Torso (rear) 10
R/L Arm 11 22
R/L Leg 15 30
Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
ER PPC RA 3 7
Streak SRM 6 RT 2 4.5
Ammo (Streak) 15 RT 1 1
ER Medium Laser RT 1 1
ER Small Laser RT 1 .5
Machine Gun RT 1 .5
Ammo (MG) 200 RT 1 1
CASE II RT 1 1
ER Medium Laser LT 1 1
ER Small Laser LT 1 .5
Machine Gun LT 1 .5
ER PPC LA 3 7
Notes: Features the following Design Quirks: Rugged (2),
Searchlight, Stable, Ubiquitous.
Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
ER PPC RA 3 7
Streak SRM 6 (C) RT 2 3
Ammo (Streak) 15 (C) RT 1 1
Medium Laser RT 1 1
ER Small Laser RT 1 .5
Machine Gun (C) RT 1 .25
Ammo (MG) 100 (C) RT 1 .5
CASE II (C) RT 1 .5
Medium Laser LT 1 1
ER Small Laser LT 1 .5
Machine Gun (C) LT 1 .25
ER PPC LA 3 7
Notes: Features the following Design Quirks: Rugged (2),
Searchlight, Stable, Ubiquitous.
WARHAMMER
10
NOTABLE ’MECHS
AND MECHWARRIORS
The Black Widow: Natasha Kerensky led Wolf’s
Dragoons‘ infamous Black Widow formation from
the cockpit of her legendary Warhammer for the
better part of five decades. No other MechWarrior in
history captured the public’s imagination more than
her carefully styled persona—part ruthless killer,
part mysterious femme fatale who once even posed
for pin-up pictures. Her feats proved she was the
greatest warrior of her generation, ahead even of the
fearsome Bounty Hunter with whom she frequently
clashed, and the mythical Morgan Kell, whose son
she would later mentor. Almost a century after her
death as Khan of Clan Wolf, she remains the iconic
MechWarrior of the Succession Wars in popular
media that always clamors for more tales of the Black
Widow and her Warhammer.
Tai-sa Yorinaga Kurita: A distant cousin of Coordinator
Takashi Kurita, Yorinaga’s rise through the DCMS ranks
was hardly surprising. In command of a battalion of
the Second Sword of Light during the 3013 assault on
Mallory’s World, Yorinaga in his Warhammer challenged
and defeated First Prince Ian Davion and his Atlas.
Yorinaga was foiled in his attempt to bring the First
Prince’s body back to his Coordinator, sparking a rivalry
with the Kell Hounds that would doom one of the Kell
brothers as well as Yorinaga himself. In the effort to
defeat the Kells, the Coordinator ordered Yorinaga to
train an elite new command, the Genyosha. Yorinaga’s
last battle with the Kells saw him duel with Morgan yet
again, and the two were unable to destroy each other.
After the duel was ended by mutual consent, Yorinaga
committed seppuku before the regiments he led.
General Michael Maisel: The self-proclaimed “General
or somesuch” of the mercenary band Maisel’s Militia,
Michael piloted his Warhammer with all the finesse
of a jackhammer. During the Battle of Pilot Mountain,
Maisel’s BattleMech was felled by the loss of both legs.
With the battle still in doubt, Maisel commandeered
a rifle and a grappling rod from a fallen infantryman,
scaled his second in command’s Catapult, and continued
to “lead” his remaining mercenaries to victory.
Captain Leopold Vogel: Leopold Vogel’s first command
was a lance of the First Drakøn assigned to defend
the Rasalhagian capital against the invading Wolves.
Vogel and his lance contested the Fourth Wolf Guards’
landing with a desperate charge to counter the Clan’s
range advantage. Vogel alone made it to a close-range
assault, initiating a duel with a Timber Wolf. His rabid
attack nearly overwhelmed his opponent, but Vogel
did not have the firepower to defeat a Clan ’Mech one
on one. He served two years as a prisoner to Clan Wolf
before local partisans broke him free. Disgusted by the
Truce of Tukayyid’s surrender of most of Rasalhague
to the enemy, Vogel left his home and joined several
mercenary groups fighting the Clans before accepting
a berth with Wolf’s Dragoons. He received a new
Warhammer, enabling him to fight the Clans on more
even terms.
MechWarrior Ryveg: Ryveg’s father, finding his
military career in the Draconis Combine stagnating,
resigned his commission and joined the Osaka
Mercenary Legion. Shattered in battle against the
Sword of Light, Ryveg’s father retired to Solaris and
mentored his son to fight in the games. Employing
a new stage name, “Greystar” rose to the Class Four
circuit on behalf of Blackstar Stables, helping lead
their resurgence. Piloting his family Warhammer,
Greystar fought his way to the title of Champion
of that circuit in 3066, but the Jihad destroyed
his dreams of competing for the title of Solaris
Champion.
MechWarrior Eldin Tola: Born in the iron wombs of Clan
Steel Viper after their retreat from the Inner Sphere, Eldin
had few opportunities to achieve the renown needed to
be sponsored for a coveted Bloodname. That left him
the route of the Grand Melee. Stuck with an ancient
Star League Warhammer, Eldin’s patience and accuracy
won him not only the Grand Melee, but his Bloodname.
Before he could trial for a command position, the Fourth
Fang challenged Clan Wolf. Shocked by a surprise attack
by the Wolves, the Vipers struggled. Eldin destroyed a
Wolf Linebacker before falling to a Nova’s laser blast.
He was taken as a bondsman by the Wolves, but within
days found himself adopted as a warrior and assigned
his battered Warhammer yet again. A week later, he
faced his original Clan. Frustrated at the futility of his
future with his new Clan facing Abjuration, Eldin Tola
fought like a man possessed. His Warhammer was left a
smoking ruin amongst the battlefield, the Steel Vipers
discarding him as just another tainted Wolf.
Chu-i Edward “Joe” Brevan: Chu-i Brevan rushed through
his studies at the Sun Zhang Military Academy, eager to
join the ranks of the DCMS, stating “I want to fight so that
others don’t have to.” He eventually graduated directly
to command of a lance in the new Hikage regiment and
was assigned a new Warhammer. With only a few months
of training, the Hikage were deployed to end the vicious
assaults by Task Force Perceval.
As Brevan led his lance off the ramp of their
DropShip and into battle, an unknown enemy heavy
’Mech challenged him to a duel. Aware that his
WARHAMMER
lancemates and company commander had already questioned his leadership abilities, Brevan agreed to honor the
duel. His Warhammer’s PPC lit up the Davion Inferno, beating it down into the tarmac. With the ’Mech on the ground
and seemingly defeated, Brevan waited for his opponent to
surrender. He saw it miraculously rise one last time and fire
its own PPC directly toward his cockpit.
Brevan survived, though he sustained heavy wounds.
He struggles to recover his place in the Hikage, and has
vowed to never show mercy to a Davion again.
Lieutenant Nigel Kendrick: Nigel Kendrick was working
his way up the circuits on Solaris VII when he accepted
an unusual contract to smuggle a Capellan dancer being
held by a local Triad away to join her brother, a refugee in
the Lyran Commonwealth. After sneaking into the Triadowned club, finding the dancer, and escaping, Nigel and his
compatriots found themselves in a three-way ’Mech brawl
with the Triad and Black Hills security. Kendrick’s Warhammer
was captured on tri-vid news repeatedly kicking a downed
Triad Vindicator. On the run, rumors suggest that Kendrick
may be serving the Republic of the Sphere as a Ghost
Paladin or with the Northwind Highlanders.
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Subaltern Bradley Pylypiuk: Pirates are always a threat to
the Calderon Protectorate, and Bradley Pylypiuk has made
a career of bringing them to justice. He leads a company of
the Third Taurian Pride on detached duty, assigned to their
own Union DropShip and hopping from system to system
hunting down reports of pirate hideouts. In his Warhammer,
Pylypiuk led a combat drop directly onto a lunar lair in
the Pirate’s Haven while the pirates celebrated their latest
heist. Although their leader, Moses Henriques, escaped, the
destruction of the pirate hideout, the capture of several
dozen pirates, and the confiscation of billions of bull bills
worth of stolen loot gave Pylypiuk a widespread reputation.
He also came away with a French bulldog named Charlie
and the nickname of “The Bulldog of Matanzas.”
MIST LYNX (KOSHI)
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Mass: 25 tons
Speed: 75 kph cruising, 118 kph maxJump Capacity: 180 meters
Payload: 7.5 tons of pod space, Active Probe
Manufacturer: Manufacturing Plant SFF-AL1
(Alnabog)
Featured in TRO:3050 Upgrade / Clan Invasion
Known as the Mist Lynx among the Clans and the Koshi
to Inner Sphere MechWarriors, this swift OmniMech
remains a popular mainstay in many toumans despite
the introduction of newer designs. Now produced by
our Clan, the nimble Mist Lynx can be found throughout
the Occupation Zones and beyond.
CAPABILITIES
The Mist Lynx has more than a dozen different standard
configurations which cover a range of mission profiles
and battlefield scenarios. The popular OmniMech is
typically deployed as a hard-hitting scout or harasser,
using a few powerful weapons and its speed to snipe
targets from afar, or to quickly engage and then
disengage from the enemy.
BATTLE HISTORY
Clan Smoke Jaguar was once the most frequent
deployer of the Mist Lynx, but their annihilation spread
its manufacture to the Ice Hellions and Steel Vipers, who
both took advantage of the SLDF’s invasion of Huntress
to trial for and then bring the light OmniMech into
production before the Wars of Reaving.
In 3070, during the Wars of Reaving, Viper Khan
Brett Andrews dispatched Alpha Galaxy to punish
the Snow Ravens by seizing the valuable world of
Lum and ejecting them from Clan space. Once on the
ground, the Second Viper Guards tried to draw out
some of the Raven defenders by destroying civilian
settlements between the invaders and the capital. As
the Vipers advanced, a Binary of Mist Lynxes flanked
the Snow Ravens’ attempt to intervene. Using their
speed and lasers, the Vipers eviscerated the few
Raven auxiliaries left.
As Clan Wolf marched towards Terra, the planet
Alula Australis stood in its way. As Wolf forces advanced
on the Republic defenders, several Mist Lynxes of the
Ninth Wolf Guard Striker Cluster provided essential
recon that foiled many of the defending Eleventh
Triarii’s attempts on Khan Alaric Ward’s life. On two
separate occasions, Mist Lynxes outfitted in the P and
K configurations destroyed Republic headhunter units
before they reached the Khan. Unfortunately, the
Eleventh Triarii was able to execute a surprise artillery
strike, but it failed to kill Khan Ward. As Wolf Dominators
clashed with Republic Axmans in the ensuing melee, a
swift Star of Wolf Omnis, including a Mist Lynx J, quickly
overran and made short work of the Republic artillery.
NOTABLE ’MECHS
AND MECHWARRIORS
Captain Ian Schneider: Descended from former
Wolfnet operatives who survived the Jihad, Ian felt he
was born into intelligence work. Fiercely patriotic, he
joined the Republic’s Sphere Intelligence Service as
soon as he could. Gifted with superb reflexes and a
keen wit, Ian’s dedication to the Republic’s survival saw
him deployed outside of the Fortress Wall on numerous
occasions, always in a customized Mist Lynx. Attached
to the Eleventh Triarii on Alula Australis, Ian planned the
failed artillery strike that almost killed Alaric Ward. Last
seen before the Eleventh’s headquarters was overrun,
Ian’s current whereabouts are unknown.
Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
Weapons Configuration T
2 ER Small Lasers RA 2 1
SRM 4 RA 1 1
Ammo (SRM) 25 RA 1 1
ECM Suite RT 1 1
LRM 10 LA 1 2.5
Ammo (LRM) 12 LA 1 1
Battle Value: 971 Role: Scout
Alternate Configuration I
Narc Missile Beacon RA 1 2
Ammo (Narc) 12 RA 2 2
5 SRM 2 LA 5 2.5
Ammo (SRM) 50 LA 1 1
Battle Value: 689 Role: Striker
Alternate Configuration J
Imp. Heavy Medium Laser RA 2 1
Supercharger RT 1 .5
ER PPC LA 2 6
Battle Value: 1,704 Role: Sniper
Alternate Configuration K
2 ER Medium Lasers RA 2 2
ProtoMech AC/4 LA 3 4.5
Ammo (PAC) 20 LA 1 1
Battle Value: 976 Role: Scout
Alternate Configuration L
4 AP Gauss Rifles RA 4 2
Ammo (AP Gauss) 40 RA 1 1
Imp. Heavy Medium Laser RT 2 1
Heavy Flamer LA 1 1.5
Ammo (Heavy Flamer) 10 LA 1 1
ECM Suite LA 1 1
Battle Value: 901 Role: Scout
Alternate Configuration M
Plasma Cannon RA 1 3
Ammo (Plasma) 20 RA 2 2
SRM 2 RT 1 .5
Ammo (SRM) 50 RT 1 1
4 ER Micro Lasers LA 4 1
Battle Value: 961 Role: Striker
Alternate Configuration N
2 LRM 5 RA 2 2
Heavy Small Laser RA 1 .5
Ammo (LRM) 24 RT 1 1
TAG RT 1 1
2 LRM 5 LA 2 2
Laser Anti-Missile System LA 1 1
Battle Value: 976 Role: Missile Boat
STORMCROW (RYOKEN)
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Mass: 55 tons
Speed: 64 kph cruising, 97 kph max
Jump Capacity: None
Payload: 23 tons of pod space
Manufacturer: Industrial Complex Alpha (Dante)
Featured in TRO: 3050 Upgrade / Clan Invasion
Lessons learned from the Corvis helped Clan Snow
Raven create the Stormcrow, arguably the most
successful medium OmniMech ever made. Over two
hundred years after its debut, the original chassis
remains competitive, even dominant. New Stormcrows
from the Dante plant strengthen the Raven touman, and
outside sales of the ’Mech have helped fund important
new OmniMech projects—though it is unlikely anything
will ever supersede it.
CAPABILITIES
Built to deliver a withering barrage to any spot on the
battlefield, the Stormcrow is made not for prolonged
engagements, but for smashing an enemy as quickly as
possible, no matter that enemy’s size. A skilled warrior
in a Stormcrow is a whirlwind of doom, humbling all but
the strongest of BattleMechs and humiliating many an
overconfident MechWarrior. Though the Ghost Bears’
RyokenII and Clan Wolf’s radical Skinwalker descend
from the Stormcrow, neither design has become as
iconic their progenitor’s combination of speed and
hard-hitting firepower.
BATTLE HISTORY
Every major power fields the Stormcrow, though it
is still known as the Ryoken among the Spheroids.
It particularly flourishes in House Kurita’s tactically
unorthodox Ryuken regiments. During the Battle of New
Avalon, the Ryuken-hachi used waves of Stormcrows as
shock troops against the Davion Assault Guards, where
their mix of speed and firepower downed Davion Victors
and BattleMasters with ease. Chu-i Sharanjeet Singh
distinguished himself by blasting the head off of Major
Daniel Zibler’s Atlas at extreme range, demoralizing
Charlie Battalion and hastening the Kurita victory over
their ancient foes.
Star Commander Fernelle, a Falcon warrior on
the verge of solahma status, found herself relegated
to an older Stormcrow after her Clan’s defeat on Skye.
Desperate for some measure of vindication, she threw
herself into the fray on Rigil Kentarus like a savage,
attacking every Wolf in sight. Fernelle downed two
smaller ’Mechs before coming up against Star Captain
Myron Kerensky’s Dominator. Kerensky tried to use
his superior maneuverability to keep out of range
of Fernelle’s guns, but the Wolf warrior fought too
conservatively. Heedless of damage or crippling heat,
Fernelle pressed her opponent until her HAG ammo ran
dry, the weapon itself exploded, and her hip actuator
was frozen, before finally coring the Dominator with her
heavy laser. Her heroism earned her a stay of transfer,
but it remains to be seen if she can repeat her victory,
or if it was simply the luck of the desperate.
NOTABLE ’MECHS
AND MECHWARRIORS
Nova Commander Kanas Cobb: Commanding a Nova
in the Hell’s Horses’ Seventy-first Mechanized Cavalry,
Kanas serves under his own genefather, Star Colonel
Elliot Cobb. Though both are skilled and respected
MechWarriors, a rivalry has grown between them. It
seems neither can do right in the eyes of the other,
and mutual accusations of embarrassing their shared
Bloodright are common. Kanas has vowed to outshine
his genefather, while Elliot often expresses hope that his
subsequent spawn disappoint him less. Kanas has many
friends in his Cluster, some of whom whisper to him to
challenge Elliot for command, but he is not yet ready to
take their spat to such a level.
Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
Weapons Configuration T
Large Pulse Laser RA 2 6
ER Small Pulse Laser RA 1 1.5
Light Active Probe RT 1 .5
2 Double Heat Sinks RT 4 2
Medium Pulse Laser H 1 2
Supercharger LT 1 1.5
2 Double Heat Sinks LT 4 2
Large Pulse Laser LA 2 6
ER Small Pulse Laser LA 1 1.5
Battle Value: 2,280 Role: Striker
Alternate Configuration I
ER Large Laser RA 1 4
ER Medium Laser RA 1 1
Double Heat Sink RA 2 1
LRM 15 RT 2 3.5
Ammo (LRM) 8 RT 1 1
Double Heat Sink RT 2 1
Active Probe H 1 1
LRM 15 LT 2 3.5
Ammo (LRM) 8 LT 1 1
Double Heat Sink LT 2 1
ER Large Laser LA 1 4
ER Medium Laser LA 1 1
Battle Value: 2,319 Role: Scout
Alternate Configuration J
Imp. Heavy Large Laser RA 3 4
Targeting Computer RT 4 4
Ammo (HAG) 8 LT 2 2
HAG 30 LA 8 13
Battle Value: 2,300 Role: Striker
Alternate Configuration K
4 Imp. Heavy Medium Lasers RA 8 4
3 Double Heat Sinks RT 6 3
2 Double Heat Sinks LT 4 2
Ammo (Gauss) 16 LT 2 2
Gauss Rifle LA 6 12
Battle Value: 2,001 Role: Striker
Alternate Configuration P
ER Large Laser RA 1 4
Medium Pulse Laser RA 1 2
Streak SRM 6 RT 2 3
Double Heat Sink RT 2 1
Medium Pulse Laser H 1 2
Streak SRM 6 LT 2 3
Ammo (Streak) 15 LT 1 1
Double Heat Sink LT 2 1
ER Large Laser LA 1 4
Medium Pulse Laser LA 1 2
Battle Value: 2,213 Role: Striker