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Line 1: − The ''Hedgehog'' was the first [[tripod]] [[BattleMech]], devised in the early days of the [[Star League]]. The counterintuitive structure and controls left tripodal 'Mechs a mere curiosity for centuries.<ref name=IOp183>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 183: "Tripod 'Mechs (Multiple Eras)"</ref> + The ''Hedgehog'' was the first [[tripod]] [[BattleMech]], devised in the early days of the [[Star League]]. The counterintuitive structure and controls left tripod 'Mechs a mere curiosity for centuries.<ref name=IOp163>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 163: "Tripod 'Mechs (Multiple Eras)"</ref> At least one example accompanied [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus Fleet]] into exile, its advanced systems being used to good effect by a bandit raiding [[Clan Burrock]] supplies from the hills of Dratha on [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]]. Lured into an elaborate trap by a pair of Burrock ''Ostscout''s and defeated, the wreckage of this ''Hedgehog'' remained on display on the Burrocks' main enclave until [[Clan Star Adder]] cleansed it during the [[Wars of Reaving]].<ref name=RGIV2p4/> At least one example accompanied [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus Fleet]] into exile, its advanced systems being used to good effect by a bandit raiding [[Clan Burrock]] supplies from the hills of Dratha on [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]]. Lured into an elaborate trap by a pair of Burrock ''Ostscout''s and defeated, the wreckage of this ''Hedgehog'' remained on display on the Burrocks' main enclave until [[Clan Star Adder]] cleansed it during the [[Wars of Reaving]].<ref name=RGIV2p4/> − ==Canonicity==+ {{TOC}} − * It is generally held that the fully canonical ''Hedgehog'' mentioned in the 2016 ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' rulebook and 2020 ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2]]'' is a nod to the otherwise [[apocryphal]] tripod BattleMech of the same name that was published in ''[[Stardate]]'' magazine in October 1987, canonizing it at least as an otherwise unspecified tripod BattleMech. − * The detailed write-up from ''Stardate'' remains apocryphal to the extent where it was not repeated or confirmed in a canonical source, i.e. beyond the information given above. No further information was provided. It is presumed that this (canonical) mention of the ''Hedgehog'' refers to the otherwise apocryphal write-up of a tripodal 'Mech by the same name from 1987 as described below. {{ApocryphalContentStart}} {{ApocryphalContentStart}} + <!-- all data in the infobox is apocryphal unless marked as canon, thus its inclusion within the apocryphal content section --> <!-- all data in the infobox is apocryphal unless marked as canon, thus its inclusion within the apocryphal content section --> {{InfoBoxBattleMech {{InfoBoxBattleMech Line 15:
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Line 39: Noted as an ultrafast design with advanced sensors and communication systems to match that of an ''[[Ostscout]]'', although described as a "relatively straightforward" design, the structure and controls were considered counterintuitive and the overall concept of tripod 'Mechs would remain a curiosity for centuries.<ref name=RGIV2p4>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2'', p. 4: "Ostscout"</ref> Noted as an ultrafast design with advanced sensors and communication systems to match that of an ''[[Ostscout]]'', although described as a "relatively straightforward" design, the structure and controls were considered counterintuitive and the overall concept of tripod 'Mechs would remain a curiosity for centuries.<ref name=RGIV2p4>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2'', p. 4: "Ostscout"</ref> + ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== Line 53:
Line 53: {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} {{ApocryphalContentEnd}} + + ==Canonicity== + * It is generally held that the fully canonical ''Hedgehog'' mentioned in the 2016 ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' rulebook and 2020 ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2]]'' is a nod to the otherwise [[apocryphal]] tripod BattleMech of the same name that was published in ''[[Stardate]]'' magazine in October 1987, canonizing it at least as an otherwise unspecified tripod BattleMech. + + * The detailed write-up from ''Stardate'' remains apocryphal to the extent where it was not repeated or confirmed in a canonical source, i.e. beyond the information given above. No further information was provided. It is presumed that this (canonical) mention of the ''Hedgehog'' from 2016 refers to the otherwise apocryphal write-up of a tripodal 'Mech by the same name from 1987 as described below. ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The introductory date in ''Interstellar Operations'' is the only canon statistic of the ''Hedgehog'' while the stats given in ''Stardate'' remain apocryphal. Because of this, the infobox is placed within the apocryphal content section. + * The introductory date in ''Interstellar Operations'' is the only canon statistic of the ''Hedgehog''. Because of these, the infobox is placed within the apocryphal content section. * The maximum ground speed given for this 'Mech is slightly higher than normal for its mass and engine rating (132.5 instead of 129.6 km/h), but this had no impact on its game stats at the time of publication. * The maximum ground speed given for this 'Mech is slightly higher than normal for its mass and engine rating (132.5 instead of 129.6 km/h), but this had no impact on its game stats at the time of publication. − * The original publication included special rules for three-legged 'Mechs including kicking, and for the smoke launchers. These rules are not recognized as official. + * The publication included special rules for three-legged 'Mechs including kicking, and for the smoke launchers. * Following up on the ''Hedgehog'' as published in ''Stardate'' magazine, [[David L. McCulloch]] privately published an unofficial document titled "Three-Legged BattleMech Construction Rules" in 2001. The rules were derived from those originally presented in ''Stardate'', albeit streamlined and simplified. Along with these he published the HDG-3S ''Hedgehog'' within the document, a version with a 285-rated [[XL engine]], [[double heat sink]]s, eight [[jump jet]]s, an [[ER medium laser]], a [[Guardian ECM suite]], and a [[Beagle active probe]]. All of this is [[Fanon]] and without official sanction, however, and does not qualify as apocryphal; it is neither official nor canonical. * Following up on the ''Hedgehog'' as published in ''Stardate'' magazine, [[David L. McCulloch]] privately published an unofficial document titled "Three-Legged BattleMech Construction Rules" in 2001. The rules were derived from those originally presented in ''Stardate'', albeit streamlined and simplified. Along with these he published the HDG-3S ''Hedgehog'' within the document, a version with a 285-rated [[XL engine]], [[double heat sink]]s, eight [[jump jet]]s, an [[ER medium laser]], a [[Guardian ECM suite]], and a [[Beagle active probe]]. All of this is [[Fanon]] and without official sanction, however, and does not qualify as apocryphal; it is neither official nor canonical. Line 70:
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| − | The ''Hedgehog'' was the first [[tripod]] [[BattleMech]], devised in the early days of the [[Star League]]. The counterintuitive structure and controls left | + | The ''Hedgehog'' was the first [[tripod]] [[BattleMech]], devised in the early days of the [[Star League]]. The counterintuitive structure and controls left tripod 'Mechs a mere curiosity for centuries.<ref name=IOp163>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 163: "Tripod 'Mechs (Multiple Eras)"</ref> |
At least one example accompanied [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus Fleet]] into exile, its advanced systems being used to good effect by a bandit raiding [[Clan Burrock]] supplies from the hills of Dratha on [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]]. Lured into an elaborate trap by a pair of Burrock ''Ostscout''s and defeated, the wreckage of this ''Hedgehog'' remained on display on the Burrocks' main enclave until [[Clan Star Adder]] cleansed it during the [[Wars of Reaving]].<ref name=RGIV2p4/> | At least one example accompanied [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus Fleet]] into exile, its advanced systems being used to good effect by a bandit raiding [[Clan Burrock]] supplies from the hills of Dratha on [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]]. Lured into an elaborate trap by a pair of Burrock ''Ostscout''s and defeated, the wreckage of this ''Hedgehog'' remained on display on the Burrocks' main enclave until [[Clan Star Adder]] cleansed it during the [[Wars of Reaving]].<ref name=RGIV2p4/> | ||
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Noted as an ultrafast design with advanced sensors and communication systems to match that of an ''[[Ostscout]]'', although described as a "relatively straightforward" design, the structure and controls were considered counterintuitive and the overall concept of tripod 'Mechs would remain a curiosity for centuries.<ref name=RGIV2p4>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2'', p. 4: "Ostscout"</ref> | Noted as an ultrafast design with advanced sensors and communication systems to match that of an ''[[Ostscout]]'', although described as a "relatively straightforward" design, the structure and controls were considered counterintuitive and the overall concept of tripod 'Mechs would remain a curiosity for centuries.<ref name=RGIV2p4>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2'', p. 4: "Ostscout"</ref> | ||
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| + | * It is generally held that the fully canonical ''Hedgehog'' mentioned in the 2016 ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' rulebook and 2020 ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2]]'' is a nod to the otherwise [[apocryphal]] tripod BattleMech of the same name that was published in ''[[Stardate]]'' magazine in October 1987, canonizing it at least as an otherwise unspecified tripod BattleMech. | ||
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| + | * The detailed write-up from ''Stardate'' remains apocryphal to the extent where it was not repeated or confirmed in a canonical source, i.e. beyond the information given above. No further information was provided. It is presumed that this (canonical) mention of the ''Hedgehog'' from 2016 refers to the otherwise apocryphal write-up of a tripodal 'Mech by the same name from 1987 as described below. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * The introductory date in ''Interstellar Operations'' is the only canon statistic of the ''Hedgehog'' | + | * The introductory date in ''Interstellar Operations'' is the only canon statistic of the ''Hedgehog''. Because of these, the infobox is placed within the apocryphal content section. |
* The maximum ground speed given for this 'Mech is slightly higher than normal for its mass and engine rating (132.5 instead of 129.6 km/h), but this had no impact on its game stats at the time of publication. | * The maximum ground speed given for this 'Mech is slightly higher than normal for its mass and engine rating (132.5 instead of 129.6 km/h), but this had no impact on its game stats at the time of publication. | ||
| − | * The | + | * The publication included special rules for three-legged 'Mechs including kicking, and for the smoke launchers. |
* Following up on the ''Hedgehog'' as published in ''Stardate'' magazine, [[David L. McCulloch]] privately published an unofficial document titled "Three-Legged BattleMech Construction Rules" in 2001. The rules were derived from those originally presented in ''Stardate'', albeit streamlined and simplified. Along with these he published the HDG-3S ''Hedgehog'' within the document, a version with a 285-rated [[XL engine]], [[double heat sink]]s, eight [[jump jet]]s, an [[ER medium laser]], a [[Guardian ECM suite]], and a [[Beagle active probe]]. All of this is [[Fanon]] and without official sanction, however, and does not qualify as apocryphal; it is neither official nor canonical. | * Following up on the ''Hedgehog'' as published in ''Stardate'' magazine, [[David L. McCulloch]] privately published an unofficial document titled "Three-Legged BattleMech Construction Rules" in 2001. The rules were derived from those originally presented in ''Stardate'', albeit streamlined and simplified. Along with these he published the HDG-3S ''Hedgehog'' within the document, a version with a 285-rated [[XL engine]], [[double heat sink]]s, eight [[jump jet]]s, an [[ER medium laser]], a [[Guardian ECM suite]], and a [[Beagle active probe]]. All of this is [[Fanon]] and without official sanction, however, and does not qualify as apocryphal; it is neither official nor canonical. | ||
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* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2]]'' | * ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 2]]'' | ||
* ''[[Stardate]]'' Vol. 3, No. 5 (October 1987) | * ''[[Stardate]]'' Vol. 3, No. 5 (October 1987) | ||
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[[Category:BattleMechs]] | [[Category:BattleMechs]] | ||