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| − | ==Description==
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| − | As the Combine’s unofficial cultural rebirth
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| − | took hold, LAW engineers developed a stylized
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| − | medium BattleMech for the Dragon’s more aggressive
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| − | samurai. Similar to the Rokurokubi in
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| − | philosophy, it has found favor among rank-andfile
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| − | DCMS MechWarriors in the decade since
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| − | its debut.
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| − | Capabilities
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| − | Mounting advanced myomers once found
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| − | among Davion and Capellan BattleMechs, the
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| − | Hitotsume-Kozo, or “one-eyed dwarf,” uses its
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| − | variable speed to quickly bring its blade into
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| − | close quarters. Experienced pilots will carefully
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| − | mix their energy weapon usage to build
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| − | and maintain the Hitotsume’s heat curve, giving
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| − | it a deadly blend of speed, damage, and
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| − | maneuverability. When combined with lighter
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| − | Rokurokubis, Hitotsumes often provide ranged
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| − | cover fire as their lighter brethren charge into
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| − | the fray.
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| − | Deployment
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| − | The first Hitotsumes were difficult to appreciate
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| − | by the average samurai because of their
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| − | advanced structure and finicky heat curve. As a
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| − | result, the Procurement Department believed it
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| − | a dud concept and shunted them to the Ghost
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| − | regiments and other less-favored units. However,
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| − | some enthusiastic officers—most notably former
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| − | Warlord Katana Tormark—and the yakuza-samurai
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| − | embraced the Hitotsume. Through extensive
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| − | practice and raiding operations—as well as pairing
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| − | them with Rokurokubis and other fast, closequarters
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| − | ’Mechs—these samurai turned them
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| − | into efficient killing machines.
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| − | One event on Mara typifies the savage
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| − | grace shown by a competent Hitotsume pilot.
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| − | A mixed company from the First Ghost attacked
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| − | a fortified bunker network defended
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| − | by the Second Robinson Strikers. The Ghost
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| − | force fielded five Hitotsumes and a smattering
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| − | of Rokurokubis, Panthers, and Dragons.
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| − | Moving along the edge of effective range, the
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| − | Hitotsumes blasted the distant bunker walls and
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| − | eventually breached them. The Hitotsumes then
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| − | closed at a slow pace, providing cover fire for
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| − | the sprinting Rokurokubis and slower Panthers.
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| − | The Combine light ’Mechs forced their way
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| − | into the hillside bunker and were swarmed by
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| − | Striker battle armor. The battle raged outward
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| − | as the Strikers committed their ’Mechs to the
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| − | defense. The Davions were caught by surprise
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| − | when the five Hitotsumes suddenly sprinted
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| − | forward and waded into the tight confines of
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| − | the complex. Expertly wielding their blades and
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| − | feathering their heat, the five samurai cut down
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| − | the remaining Davion defenders. With the bunker
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| − | breached, the way was clear for the First
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| − | Ghost to fall upon the planetary capital, Terrace.
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| − | In the hands of an unfamiliar pilot, however,
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| − | the Hitotsume is a deathtrap. Sho-sa
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| − | Miguel Tanaka-Rheese of the Eleventh Ghost
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| − | was on patrol during the Combine’s assault on
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| − | Brookeland. The sho-sa moved out of position
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| − | to investigate a sensor anomaly and found
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| − | himself surrounded by a squad of Cavaliers
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| − | and two Marksmen tanks. Unfamiliar with
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| − | the Hitotsume’s temperamental heat curve
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| − | and out of range of his lancemates, Tanaka-
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| − | Rheese quickly overheated his ’Mech in firing
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| − | on the Davion tanks. The Hitotsume shut
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| − | down, allowing the Cavaliers to swarm his
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| − | fallen BattleMech and take the sho-sa prisoner.
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| − | Embarrassed by his obscene failure to
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| − | properly wield his weapon, Tanaka-Rheese
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| − | fashioned a crude dagger while in custody and
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| − | committed seppuku.
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| − | ==Armament==
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| − | *1x [[Hatchet]] but more likely an Japanese Kama set.
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| − | *2x [[ER Medium Laser]]
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| − | *1x [[Heavy PPC]]
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| − | ==Variants==
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| − | *HK-1P
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| − | LAW has provided the DCMS with one variant
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| − | of the Hitotsume-Kozo. Exchanging its particle
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| − | cannon for a heavy ultra autocannon [[Ultra AC/10]] and
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| − | upgrading its laser array (instead 2x Medium Pulse Lasers), the -1P has been positively
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| − | received by MechWarriors in the Ghost
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| − | Regiments. BV 2= 1.611
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| − | ==Notable Pilots==
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| − | *Sho-sa Gerald Yamamoto
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| − | Commander of
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| − | the bunker breaching operation on Mara,
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| − | Yamamoto received the Bushido Blade for his
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| − | actions. The sho-sa was responsible for two
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| − | BattleMech kills that day. The sho-sa styles himself
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| − | a brilliant strategist, along the lines of his
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| − | famous ancestor Isoroku. While his strategies
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| − | were helpful in the First’s conquest of Mara,
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| − | they were not enough to bring him more than
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| − | token acknowledgement from the regimental
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| − | command staff. Yamamoto believes he is
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| − | due a new Shiro, but his arrogant attitude has
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| − | done nothing to endear him to Tai-sa Seijun
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| − | Noketsuna, who believes the sho-sa a “pissant
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| − | noble unworthy of his heritage.”
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| | <references /> | | <references /> |
| − | *''[[Dragon Rising]]''
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| − | *''[[Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction]]''
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| − | *''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]''
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| | [[Category:BattleMechs]] | | [[Category:BattleMechs]] |
