Hunter, Commando EW
Overview and History
Vehicle Specifications   General Stats
Name: Hunter, Commando EW   Threat Value: 620
Vehicle Type: Walker   Offensive Value: 368
Production Type: Mass Produced   Defensive Value: 303
Cost: 465,000.00 marks   Miscellaneous Value: 1,189
Manufacturer: Northco   Size: 6
Use: Assault   Original Default Size: 9
Height: 4.3 meters   Indv. Lemon Dice: 3
Length: 2.9 meters   Crew: 1
Width: 3.0 meters   Bonus Actions: 0
Avg. Armor Thickness: 45mm
Armor Material: Durasheet   Armor
Standard Op. Weight: 6627 kg   Light Damage: 15
Primary Move Mode: Walker (42 kph)   Heavy Damage: 30
Secondary Move Mode: Ground (76 kph)   Overkill: 45
Deployment Range: 480 km
Sensor Range: 3 km   Vehicle Availability
Communication Range: 15 km   Availability Threshhold: 7
Powerplant: V-Engine   Max Number on Field: 2
Engine Output: 450hp  
    Movement
Electronics   Primary Move Mode: Walker
Sensors: 0   Combat Speed: 4
Communications: 0   Top Speed: 7
Fire Control: 0   Secondary Move Mode: Ground
    Combat Speed: 7
    Top Speed: 13
    Maneuver: 0
Weapons
Quantity Name Code Arc ACC Damage Range ROF Ammo Special
 1
  Light Bazooka
 LBZK
 F
 0
 x15
 2/4/8/16
 
 30
  
 1
  Hand Grenade
 HG
 F
 -1
 x15
 0/0/0/0
 
 3
  AI, Dis
 1
  Spike Gun
 SKG
 F
 -1
 x12
 0/0/0/0
 
 5
  
 1
  Vibroblade
 VB
 F
 0
 x8
 0/0/0/0
 
 0
  
Perks
Name Rating Game Effects AUX
 Airdroppable
 
  Can be airdropped
 
 Easy to Modify
 
  +2 to Repair and Modify rolls
 
 ECM
 3
  Offensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 ECCM
 2
  Defensive Electronic Warfare equipment
 AUX
 HEP: Desert
 
  -
 
 Manipulator Arm x2
 6
  Can punch
 
 Reinforced Armor
 2
  F Arc; add to base armor
 
Flaws
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Defects
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Variants
There are no variants.
Designer Notes
The Hunter Commando EW was developed shortly after the basic Commando to provide electronic warfare coverage and countermeasures to deep insertion paratrooper teams. The Commando EW began as a field modification initiated by the technicians of the Northern Gear's 1st Airborne division, who cannibalized the electronic warfare pods from Wild Ferret electronic warfare Gears for their use. The use of these pods allowed commando teams both to knock out the command and control systems of the enemy units they were targeting -- rapidly paralyzing a whole defensive sector on at least one occasion in TN 1832 -- and to maintain inter-unit communications when faced with enemy electronic warfare tactics. To make room for the pod, the standard Commando was stipped of its RP-209 rocket pod and grenade launcher, but mtaintained all its other weapons and reinforcements. This made it a deadly opponent as well as a specialist machine. As the Hunter line has been upgrade, so has the electronics package of the Commando EW. In TN 1928, the standard ECM/ECCM pod was changed for the Terringer 5615 DA pod developed for the Weasel, whose production had been delayed. Some pilots, however, prefer to use pods captured from enemy Chatterbox Gears.