#Battletech shadowhawk upgrade
#Battletech shadowhawk full

The Shadow Hawk is fairly effective in a melee. Heat-Adjusted Maximum and Expected Damage Brawling Inside that point, the LRM’s minimum range reduces its effectiveness, but then at 3 hexes, the SRM and laser get into short range and become more accurate. The mixed weapon loadout means that it has its highest damage output within 6 hexes. Then at 9 hexes, it is able to add a medium laser and SRM 2 to nearly double its potential damage output to 19 points. The LRM 5 and AC/5 can both engage targets at long range. The Shadow Hawk SHD-2H has a mixed set of weapons. That means that taking internal damage to any torso location can quickly prove lethal. The center torso has 8% of its critical slots explode, the right torso 25%, and the left torso 17%. A vulnerability of the design is that it carries explosive ammunition in all of its torso locations. Its legs are relatively under armored compared to its upper body. That is above average for a medium ’Mech even if it is a little below average protection for its tonnage. It carries 152 points of standard armor which is 82% of the maximum for its chassis. On the ground, it can achieve a +3 target movement modifier, but when jumping the maximum is only a +2. Having such a limited jump capability compared to its running speed means that a Shadow Hawk’s MechWarrior generally won’t use the jump jets except for maneuvering in rough terrain. The design is a bit unusual in that it only carries 3 jump jets. On the ground, it has a walk speed of 5 and a run speed of 8. The Shadow Hawk SHD-2H has fairly average mobility for a medium ’Mech. Consider Inferno SRMs if you expect to face off against infantry or conventional vehicles.Use your jump jets to bypass obstacles, but not for evasion.Pick your engagement range based on your enemies.It remained in wide use until the Republic Era when it was gradually phased out everywhere other than in the Periphery and amongst ill-equipped mercenaries. It proliferated throughout the Inner Sphere and Periphery. The SHD-2H is a widely used design throughout history. Its mix of weaponry gives it tools to use at any range, but it lacks focus to really excel against targets at any distance. If I need to drop a couple of MG due to slot limits then I could add more SRM ammo instead.The Shadow Hawk SHD-2H is a multi-role medium ’Mech that was introduced as a replacement for the Terran Hegemony’s earlier SHD-1R model. I am aware that values, slots, and systems available will be different.Ĭompared to a stock Kintaro KTO-18 at the same 55 tons, my SRM boat Shadow Hawk has about the same armor, slightly smaller SRM volleys, MGs instead of a second Medium Laser, and no LRMs but it has better cooling efficiency and jump jets. I used a MWO build site to help estimate what might be possible to do with the Shadowhawk in this Battletech game. It has a huge number of chances for crits however once that armor is pierced. It lacks a high single point damage weapon for piercing armor and will have to rely on melee or other mechs for that. I am not certain about the build slots available in the game but something like that might work.

#Battletech shadowhawk full

You see them a lot on Solaris brawler mechs with good reason.Įxample close range brawler Shadowhawk 2H Build:Ĭhanges - swap SRM 2 for SRM 4, swap LRM 5 for SRM 6, swap LRM ammo for more SRM ammo, add SRM 6, swap AC 5 for MG x 3, swap AC 5 ammo for MG ammo, add another SRM 6, add armorįinal Weapons Load - SRM 6 x 2, SRM 4, MG x 3, Medium Laser with about 12.5 full volleys for the SRMs For close range mediums using some medium lasers and/or SRMs is more weight efficient and the heat build up can be dealt with by periodically using melee attacks.Īdding as many machine guns, small lasers, and/or flamers as will fit is also a pretty good idea.

#Battletech shadowhawk upgrade

If the tonnage investment is too high for your close range build then I think you should delete the AC entirely and upgrade other weapons.Ĭhanges - swap AC 5 for AC 10, swap LRM 5 for SRM 2, swap AC 5 ammo for AC 10 ammo, remove LRM ammo, remove 2 heat sinks.įinal weapons load - AC 10, SRM2 x 2, Medium Laser with 20 shots for the AC 10 and 25 volleys for the twin SRM2.īecause of this tonnage requirement I think it is often better to focus on medium to long range for medium mechs with autocannons. AC 10 and AC 20 do not have range minimums and either would be a decent choice. I would not put an AC 5 on a close range specialized mech since it has a minimum range higher than zero.