| Overview and History |
| Vehicle Specifications | General Stats | |||
| Name: | Hunter, Spearhead | Threat Value: | 504 | |
| Vehicle Type: | Walker | Offensive Value: | 252 | |
| Production Type: | Limited Production | Defensive Value: | 298 | |
| Cost: | 1,344,000.00 marks | Miscellaneous Value: | 961 | |
| Manufacturer: | Northco | Size: | 6 | |
| Use: | Assault | Original Default Size: | 8 | |
| Height: | 4.3 meters | Indv. Lemon Dice: | 2 | |
| 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 (72 kph) | Overkill: | 45 | |
| Deployment Range: | 500 km | |||
| Sensor Range: | 2 km | Vehicle Availability | ||
| Communication Range: | 15 km | Availability Threshhold: | 8 | |
| Powerplant: | V-Engine | Max Number on Field: | 1 | |
| Engine Output: | 450hp | |||
| Movement | ||||
| Electronics | Primary Move Mode: | Walker | ||
| Sensors: | 0 | Combat Speed: | 4 | |
| Communications: | +1 | Top Speed: | 7 | |
| Fire Control: | 0 | Secondary Move Mode: | Ground | |
| Combat Speed: | 6 | |||
| Top Speed: | 12 | |||
| Maneuver: | 0 | |||
| Quantity | Name | Code | Arc | ACC | Damage | Range | ROF | Ammo | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Autocannon |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects | AUX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Personnel Charges | 6 shots | ||
| Anti-Personnel Charges | 6 shots | ||
| HEP: Desert | - | ||
| Laboratories | Rating adds to skill | ||
| Manipulator Arm x2 | Can punch | ||
| Satellite Uplink | Allows orbital communications |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor Dependent | Must rely on sensors in combat | |
| Vulnerable to Haywire Effects | Haywire gets 3 rolls on damage tables. |
| Name | Rating | Game Effects |
|---|
| Variants |
| There are no variants. |
| Designer Notes |
| Northco's Spearhead Hunter is an attempt to use the Hunter frame as a versatile command center. This variant was first fielded by Colonel Keeth Bradlee, regimental commander of the 74th Heavy Gear Regiment (Nova Redriders), and is typical of many reigmental command gears. Because regimental commanders are not expected to fight on the frontlines but may need to mobility of a Gear, the Spearhead was derived from the simple and tested Hunter chassis rather than the more valuable Jaguar chassis. While the basic structure of the Hunter remains the same, the computer and communications system has been radically modified. First fielded in TN 1930, the Spearhead uses an Abaline Tactical Systems TOC-15 tactical coordination computer -- a less powerful version of the TOC-27 employed in the Command Mammoth strider. A satellite uplink dish has also been added to ensure an ease of communication with dispersed forces. The two systems allow for easy interface with a regimental Tactical Operations Center as well, although the integration of the TOC-15 display hardware with the IHADS system has cramped the head module with electronics and blocked the Gear's vision slits. Weaponry has been changed to a single M225 autocannon, supplemented by automated anti-personnel charges to prevent close assault. |