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Name/Model:         Phoenix Hawk ("Rook") PXH-3M
Designer:           ackbar5
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            45
Role:               Scout
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Clan Invasion / 3055
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         8,958,390 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,312

Chassis:              Earthwerks PXH II Endo Steel
Power Plant:          Hermes 270 XL
Walking Speed:        64.8 kph  
Maximum Speed:        97.2 kph  
Jump Jets:            Rawlings 45 
    Jump Capacity:    180 meters
Armor:                Durallex Light with CASE
Armament:             
    1 Fusigon Longtooth ER PPC
    1 Defiance P5M Medium Pulse Laser
    1 Martell Spitfire Medium Pulse Laser
    1 LFN Lindblad Shotgun Anti-Missile System
    1 LFN Linblad Machine Gun
Manufacturer:         5th North Star Free Company Technicians
    Primary Factory:  Field Refit
Communications:       Neil 6000 with Guardian ECM Suite
Targeting & Tracking: Octagon Tartrac System C with Beagle Active Probe

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Overview:
    Refitted from field salvage after a disastrous operation by the 5th North Star Free Company
    against Clan Ghost Bear on Utrecht, the Hugin is a PXH-3M refitted with gear recovered from
    the company's mech casualties as a command mech for then-Lieutenant Joakim Nambu, the
    company's only surviving officer.
    
    Due to irreparable damage, the Right Arm ER Large Laser was pulled in favor of a
    pistol-mounted ER PPC recovered from a fallen Griffin-3M from the Command Lance, sacrificing
    some firepower in exchange for better range and heat management.  Its Martell Spitfire
    Medium Pulse Laser and LFN Linblad Shotgun AMS were retained, though the ammo supply was
    reduced to one ton.  The Left Arm was severed during the battle and was rebuilt with a
    pistol-mounted Defiance P5M recovered from the Scout Lance's wrecked Wasp-1S.  A spare LFN
    Linblad machine gun was furnished from the reserve parts store.  The resulting weight
    savings of these changes are used to mount the electronic warfare suite of the Scout Lance's
    Raven-3L.  Its Guardian ECM Suite is mounted in the Center Torso, while the internal
    structure was re-arranged to make room for the Beagle Active Probe in the Right Torso.  The
    last piece is the Raven's TAG, which is Head mounted.
    
    Lieutenant Nambu used his rebuilt Phoenix Hawk "Rook" to lead the company's remnants to
    complete their strikes against their targets, and was subsequently promoted to Captain for
    his efforts.  The publicly available record of the contract statement is exceedingly vague
    about the main objective, though it was officially issued by the Free Rasalhague Republic.

Capabilities:
    Built to reclaim essential functions from destroyed mechs, the Rook carries a Raven's EW and
    Sigint capabilities, arms itself with an ER PPC to increase its maximum range, and mounts a
    TAG to designate targets. It retains its ability to function as a Command Mech and its
    Improved Communications suite benefits from being linked to its ECM suite.  The ER PPC and
    Left Arm Medium Pulse Laser are both Jettison Capable, though the utility of this is dubious
    until battle damage is sustained. Though the systems are a bit unusual for a Phoenix Hawk,
    it still benefits from the Ubiquitous distribution of its spare parts.
    
    While an ECM suite improves the survivability of a command mech and its lance, the inclusion
    of the TAG and Active Probe suggest that the Raven's target designation capabilities were
    essential to the mission's completion, as they force the mech to take more risks to use
    them.

Deployment:
    After successfully completing its mission, the Phoenix Hawk "Rook" was designated for
    leading small strike lances against strategic targets.  Debate exists within the North Star
    Free Army on whether this design should be classified as a striker with secondary scout
    capabilities, an anti-scout that can designate artillery targets, or as a self-escorting
    scout.  At least one other Phoenix Hawk have since been refitted into this pattern, though
    they remain anomalous one-offs.

Variants:
    The mech is a variant of the Phoenix Hawk, particularly the PXH-3M.  No derivative designs
    have emerged as of 3057, though everyone to pilot the machine has ambitions of capturing a
    Clan ER PPC for the 50% improvement in effective energy on target while retaining the same
    waste heat output as an Inner Sphere spec ER PPC.

Notable MechWarriors:
    Joakim Nambu
    Affiliation: North Star Free Army, FWLM
    Rank: Captain

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                         Endo Steel                 2.50                     
Engine:                                       270 XL                   7.50                     
    Walking MP:                                 6                                               
    Running MP:                                 9                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 6                                               
Heat Sinks (Double):                         10 [20]                   0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  3.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  120                     7.50                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              6       
    Center Torso:                      14             21       
    Center Torso (rear):                               5       
    R/L Torso:                         11             16       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                  3       
    R/L Arm:                            7             10       
    R/L Leg:                           11             15       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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TAG                                                       H                 1          1.00             
Guardian ECM Suite                                        CT                2          1.50             
Beagle Active Probe                                       RT                2          1.50             
3 Jump Jets                                               RT                3          1.50             
Anti-Missile System (Ammo 12)                             LT                1          1.00             
CASE                                                      LT                1          0.50             
3 Jump Jets                                               LT                3          1.50             
Machine Gun (Ammo 200)                                    LT                1          1.00             
Anti-Missile System                                       RA                1          0.50             
ER PPC                                                    RA                3          7.00             
Medium Pulse Laser                                        RA                1          2.00             
Machine Gun                                               LA                1          0.50             
Medium Pulse Laser                                        LA                1          2.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 32
TP: BM,  SZ: 2,  TMM: 2,  MV: 12"j
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 2 / (L) 1,  OV: 1
Armor (A): 4,  Structure (S): 2
Specials: AMS, CASE, ECM, PRB, RCN, TAG
 
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