Hellcat (Hellhound II)

This article is about the 50-ton BattleMech. For other uses, see Hellcat.

Hellcat
Production information
Manufacturer	Kinetic Dynamics Trellshire Heavy Industries
Production Year	3133
Model	Hellhound II
Class	Medium
Technical specifications
'Mech type	Clan BattleMech
Mass	50 tons
Chassis	Puma Type Medium endo steel
Armor	Alpha Plate Special Ferro-Fibrous
Engine	300 XXL fusion engine
Communications System	JNE II Integrated
Targeting Tracking System	Build 4 CAT Advanced TTS
Heat Sinks	14 double heat sinks
Speed	97 km/h
Jump Jets	None
Armament	1x LB 10-X AC 2x ER Large lasers 1x SRM-6
BV (2.0)	1,801

Description

The Hellcat has its origins in Clan Nova Cat's post-Abjurement rebuilding program. The chassis design was traded to Jade Falcon merchants in exchange for raw materials and was then reworked from the atypical Conjurer variant into its own system. The early Hellcat, named in part for the BattleMech's creators and the Inner Sphere designation for the Conjurer, emphasized flexible firepower and saw limited production before the Jihad. A more modernized variant was introduced during a brief Falcon remilitarization program on Graus in the 3130s but fell victim to the Falcon's Rending. The plans were then acquired by Clan Sea Fox who have begun production.

Variants

• Hellcat-P 

  A prototype variant created by Clan Jade Falcon around 3065 nearly identical to the current production run offered by Clan Sea Fox. Instead of mounting a 300 XXL engine it instead mounts a 250 XL. Its armament remains the same carrying a single ton of LB-10X slug ammunition, a single ton of LB-10X Cluster ammunition, and a single ton of SRM 6 ammunition. BV(2.0) = 1,777

Bibliography

• Master Unit List
• Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 30