Hawk Moth
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| Hawk Moth Gunship | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Michaelson Heavy Industries |
| Mission | Assault |
| Type | VTOL |
| Cost | 916,667 C-bills |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 25 tons |
| Armor | StarSlab 5 Ferro-Fibrous |
| Engine | Michaelson 60 Internal Combustion |
| Speed | 130 km/h |
| Crew | 1 |
| Armament | |
| BV (1.0) | 734 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Description
The Hawk Moth Gunship is Michaelson Heavy Industries' follow-up to the very well-received Yellow Jacket Gunship. The similarities between the designs allowed Michaelson to develop the Hawk Moth very quickly. A scant one and a half tons of armor protect this VTOL, but this is not seen as a significant problem as the Hawk Moth is quite speedy and stands off at extreme range.
Armament
With the Hawk Moth, the designers responded to the only criticism of the Yellow Jacket; its lack of ammunition. They contracted with Imperator Automatic Weaponry to import the Light Gauss Rifle, who was delighted to showcase what was then a new weapon on a platform so similar to one that had proven itself against the Clans. The light rifle has twice the ammunition of the standard variety and the Hawk Moth carries two tons of this ammo. The incredibly long range of the Gauss gives the Hawk Moth the ability to indiscriminately pepper away at a target, while its speed allows it to stay out of range of its enemies guns.
Variants
- Armor - This variant trades out a ton of ammunition for an extra ton of armor. BV (1.0) = 674
References
- Combat Operations, pg. 120
- Technical Readout: 3060
External Links
Hawk Moth on Chaos March.com