Then during the Jihad, the Taurian Concordat began to manufacture the WHM-6Rb again and made the design available to other nations of the Periphery and mercenary forces into the Dark Age.
The design was lost to the Inner Sphere until the return of the Clans who still had surviving models of the variant in their caches and second line units. The SLDF took many into exile with them, and a few of the Great Houses managed to field them during the first two Succession Wars. While it was originally only available to forces from the Terran Hegemony, the WHM-6Rb survived the fall of the Star League.
BATTLETECH WARHAMMER UPGRADE
It is an upgrade over the WHM-6R that makes use of double heat sinks, ferro fibrous armor, and an Artemis IV guidance system. The electronics were also updated, with a Barret Party Line-200 comms system and Wasat Watchdog W100 targeting system.The Warhammer WHM-6Rb was created for the Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions shortly after the end of the Reunification War in 2599. One ton of machine gun rounds were carried in the center torso, while one ton each of missile reloads and AMS rounds were carried in the right. A LFN Lindblad machine gun was carried in the right torso, while the left mounted an LFN Lindblad Shotgun Anti-Missile System.
Backing up these new weapons were two Martell medium lasers in the side torsos and a Shannon SH-60 SRM-6 launcher over the right shoulder. Built on a Kell Reinforced 270 Standard chassis and equipped with a Magna 280 fusion engine, the 7M had a top speed of 64.5 km/h and carried eighteen (18) Double Heat Sink ( DHS) to handle the waste heat generated by its two (2) Fusigon Longtooth ER PPCs.
BATTLETECH WARHAMMER FREE
as the official upgraded variant of the Warhammer for the Free Worlds League. The 7M variant was introduced in 3047 by Ronin Inc. The only certainty when facing a Warhammer is that, whatever the configuration, the Mech will deal out punishment. _House Liao’s _ WHM-6L adds flamers to its so-called “Hot Hammers” in place of the MGs. The WHM-6D favored in House Davion space removes the Holly launcher and the SperryBrowning MGs in favor of heat sinks and armor, while the _WHM-6K version ( House Kurita ) retains the missiles.
Variants : With its long history and varies service record, variants of the Warhammer abound. No manufacturer has ever scaled-back production of the Mech, as demand can only increase with every new battle report. Surprisingly, two small facilities exist in the Taurian Concordat, slowly bringing new Mechs to that faraway Periphery nation. The Warhammer is produced in several factories, most notably in the Free World’s League and the LYran Commonwealth. Every Successor State military makes use of the design, and it is held in high regard by most mercenaries and Periphery nations. Dated but still competitive electronics suites make the Warhammer a simple but effective machine, equally capable of serving in the line of combat or in the command slot.ĭeployment : First deployed in 2515, the Warhammer has served admirably in every major action in the Inner Sphere and beyond, from the liberation of Terra from Stephan Amaris, to the bloody fields of Marduk. With a top speed of 64.8 kph, the Warhammer can keep pace with almost any battle, and its eighteen heat sinks allow it the freedom to move and fire without undue concern over heat buildup. A six-tube Holly SRM tube supports these cannons, and is itself backed by a pair of medium and small lasers and SperryBrowning MGs. Respectable armor protects a framework supporting a pair of deadly Donal PPCs, allowing the Warhammer to threaten even the heaviest armored target. The Mech served ably in the Star League, forming the backbone of several heavy and battle regiments, and was a popular Mech with the Star League Gunslingers Program.Ĭapabilities : The Warhammer almost defines the Heavy weight class of BattleMechs. StarCorps Industries responded with the appropriately named Warhammer, and the Mech has been smashing its opponents for more than five hundred years. Overview : When requesting its design, the procurement officer asked for “a mobile Mech with enough firepower to destroy or severely damage any Mech of the same weight class or lower”.