Editing Wolfhound IIC

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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
| image        = Wolfhound IIC Grinner TacOps.jpg
| name         = ''Wolfhound IIC''
| manufacturer = N/A
|production year=3051
|year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3570/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| cost         = 5,694,030 [[C-bill]]s
|Tech Base=Clan
|mech type=BattleMech
| mass         = 35
| chassis      = [[Endo steel]]
| armor        = [[Ferro-fibrous]]
| engine       = 210 [[XL engine]]
| speed        = 97
| heat sinks   = 14 [[double heat sink]]s
| armament     =
* 1x [[ER large laser]]
* 3x [[Medium pulse laser]]s
* 1x [[ER medium laser]]
| BV (1.0)     = 1,473
| BV (2.0)     = 1,579
}} 

== Description ==
The '''''Wolfhound IIC''''' is the rebuilt version of "''Grinner''", [[Phelan Kell]]'s ''[[Wolfhound]]'' [[BattleMech]]. It is unclear whether this design ever achieved full production, and the only version of it known to be in existence is his. In authorizing the upgrade, [[Khan]] [[Ulric Kerensky]] spared no expense. It uses an [[endo steel]] internal structure and an [[XL engine]] to save weight, while also mounting six and a half tons of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor, the most that can be squeezed onto the chassis. An [[ECM suite]] provides additional defense against enemy electronics. <ref name="T(SP)p10">''Tukayyid (scenario pack)'', p. 10, "Wolfhound II C"</ref>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
A direct upgrade of the ''Wolfhound'', its [[IIC]] version has better range, damage, and heat control. Its largest and longest-range gun is the arm-mounted [[Series 7K]] [[ER large laser]], supported by a trio of torso-mounted [[Kolibri Omega Series]] [[medium pulse laser]]s which provide accurate firepower, and while a rear-mounted [[Series 2b]] [[ER medium laser]] worries any 'Mech that gets behind it. The use of 14 [[double heat sink]]s is enough to keep heat levels at a minimum as long as the rear-mounted laser does not see use.<ref>Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Inner Sphere), p. 70</ref> The design team charged with rebuilding ''Grinner'' were initially set on using some of the weight savings of the Clan technology to mount an [[anti-missile system]] in the design, but the technicians ultimately decided that it would go against the design specification of the ''Wolfhound'' as an all-energy weapon platform, without ammunition concerns. <ref name="T(SP)p10"/>

== Variants ==
Though technically a one-of-kind design, a number of sources posit entirely different weapon arrays from the canon loadout above:

*; Phelan Kell Variant : The book ''More Tales of the Black Widow'' describes a version of the ''Wolfhound IIC'' more properly, a refit of his original ''Wolfhound'', retaining the Inner Sphere chassis but replacing other components with Clan versions. An [[XL engine]], [[double heat sink]]s, and six tons of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor frees up enough space to upgrade the weaponry to a [[large pulse laser]] and four [[medium pulse laser]]s, with an [[ECM suite]] added in the head.<ref>''More Tales of the Black Widow'', p. 61</ref>
<!--  ===Apocryphal Variants===
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These variants were introduced in various apocryphal sources, and thus far have not appeared in any canonical media.

''From [[MechWarrior Online]]:''
*; WLF-GR ''Grinner'' : Rather than a mixed-tech or purely Clan-tech design, MechWarrior Online's version of [[Phelan Ward]]'s ''Grinner'' is an entirely Inner Sphere technology replication of the main features of the ''Wolfhound IIC'' - an IS grade [[ER large laser]] in the right arm is supported by four forward facing standard [[medium laser]]s - two in the center torso and one in each side torso. Carrying an IS standard [[endo steel]] frame and just 10 IS [[double heat sink]]s free up weight to also mount a [[Guardian ECM suite]].<ref name=MWO>''MechWarrior Online'' Resistance Heroes Sale Page</ref>
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== Notable Pilots ==
* The pilot of the original, and only confirmed version, Phelan Kell is one of the best-known [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] in history. Phelan piloted his ''Wolfhound IIC'', "''Grinner''", to victory over [[Vlad Ward]] in his bid to earn a [[Bloodname]], becoming the youngest ever to do so. By [[Extinction Era::3059]], however, Kell (now Khan of [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]) had abandoned ''Grinner'' in favor of a ''[[Executioner (Gladiator)|Gladiator]]''.

== Notes ==
* An [[apocryphal]] version of the ''Wolfhound IIC'' ''Grinner'' was added to [[MechWarrior Online]] & [[MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries]] for the DLC "Heroes of the Inner Sphere" but is instead a variant of the ''Wolfhound'' chassis that utilizes Inner Sphere rather than Clan technology.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Wolfhound_IIC_Tukayyid.jpg|Phelan's ''Wolfhound IIC'' on [[Tukayyid]]
</gallery>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Blood Legacy]]''
* ''[[Grave Covenant]]''
* [https://mwomercs.com/resistance-heroes MechWarrior Online - Resistance Heroes Sale Page]
* ''[[More Tales of the Black Widow]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrade, Inner Sphere]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Inner Sphere)]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)|Tukayyid]]''


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