CODE
HBK-5M Hunchback
Tonnage: 50
Estimated Value: 3,643,300 C-Bills
Chassis: Crucis Type V
Power Plant: Magna 200
Cruising Speed: 43
Maximum Speed: 64.5
Jump Jets: none
Jump Capacity: none
Armor: Durallex Tensile-4 with CASE
Armament:
1 Kali Yama Big Bore Autocannon/20
2 Hellion-V Medium Lasers
1 Sunglow Prism-Optic Small Pulse Laser
Manufacturer: Kali Yama Weapons Industries
Primary Factory: Kalidasa
Communications System: Omicron 4002 Networking Channel
Targeting and Tracking System: TRSS Eagle Eye
Overview:
The Hunchback, known for its devastating firepower at close
range, has a problem with heat buildup. The recovery of Star League
technology made this an easy problem to solve. With barely a pause
in production, Kali Yama Weapons Industries Inc. at Kalidasa started
producing Hunchbacks with double heat sinks. The Free Worlds
League, seeing the value of the new design, increased its orders to
20 per year.
Besides using double heat sinks, the new HBK-5M uses the new
Sunglow Prism-Optic Small Pulse Laser instead of the Diverse Optics
Type 10 Small Laser. It also envelops the autocannon shells in
Cellular Ammunition Storage Equipment to guard against an internal
explosion. Unfortunately, these two changes reduce the amount of
autocannon ammunition the Hunchback can carry. If this proves to be
a problem, Kali Yama could easily keep the double heat sinks but
return to the previous weapon-and-ammunition configuration.[HARD
RETURN]Marik units that have received the new Hunchback have given it
rave reviews. The first MechWarrior who runs out of autocannon
ammunition in the middle of battle might be doing a different kind of
raving, however.
HBK-5M Hunchback
Technology Base: - Inner Sphere - Level 2
Equipment Mass
Internal Structure: 5
Engine: 200 8.5
Walking MP: 4
Running MP: 6
Jumping MP: 0
Heat Sinks: 13(26) - Double 3
Gyro: 2
Cockpit: 3
Armor Factor: 160 10
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head 3 9
Center Torso 16 26
Center Torso(rear) 5
R/L Torso 12 20
R/L Torso(rear) 4
R/L Arm 8 16
R/L Leg 12 20
Weapons and Ammo Location Critical Tonnage
Medium Laser LA 1 1
Autocannon/20 Ammo LT 1 1
CASE LT 1 0.5
Autocannon/20 RT 10 14
Medium Laser RA 1 1
Small Pulse Laser H 1 1