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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
Introduced in [[3022]] by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 220</ref>. The '''Hatchet''' is a melee attack weapon equipped on [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]]. While most 'Mechs are equipped with ranged weaponry, melee weaponry is also both feasible and useful, especially due to a lack of noticeable heat buildup.
 
Introduced in [[3022]] by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 220</ref>. The '''Hatchet''' is a melee attack weapon equipped on [[BattleMech|BattleMechs]]. While most 'Mechs are equipped with ranged weaponry, melee weaponry is also both feasible and useful, especially due to a lack of noticeable heat buildup.

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(Complete list of Hatchet or Sword using BattleMechs)

BattleMech Hatchet

Description

Introduced in 3022 by the Lyran Commonwealth[1]. The Hatchet is a melee attack weapon equipped on BattleMechs. While most 'Mechs are equipped with ranged weaponry, melee weaponry is also both feasible and useful, especially due to a lack of noticeable heat buildup.

Models

The Hatchet is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand Planet Company
Coventry StarBlade II Coventry Coventry Metal Works
Defiance Type 3 Hesperus II Defiance Industries
Defiance Type 3 Taurus Taurus Territorial Industries
Defiance Type 4 Hesperus II Defiance Industries
Defiance Type 7 Hesperus II Defiance Industries
Gibson-Kallon D Gibson Gibson Federated BattleMechs - (Free Worlds Defense Industries)
Johnston Cleaver-V New Syrtis Johnston Industries

Rules

Game Rules

In the BattleTech board game, the Hatchet is swung in the physical attack phase at -1 to hit, dealing a point of damage for every five tons of weight.[2] Notable 'Mechs equipping Hatchets include the Hatchetman, the Axman, the Buccaneer, the Berserker, and a variant of the Black Knight.

Technical Availability

Weapon / Item: Hatchetpertont
Cost: 5
Age of War –Star League :does not exist
Succession War: unique
Clan Invasion – Present: rare
Introduced: 3022 LC / NA
Extinction: — / NA
Reintroduced: NA / NA

[3]


References

  1. TechManual, p. 220
  2. TechManual, p. 220
  3. Techmanual p. 289

Bibliography