Editing Hachiman (Combat Vehicle)

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{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = Hachiman.jpg
| name = Hachiman Fire Support Tank
| manufacturer = Various
| production year=2842
| year reference=<ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1359/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mission = Fire Support
| Type = Tracked
| cost = 3,289,750 C-bills
| Tech Base = [[Clan]]
| mass = 50
| armor = [[Compound G5 Ferro-Fibrous]]
| engine = [[Fusion 200]]
| comsys = [[JNE Integrated]]
| T&T = [[Build 2 JRD TTS]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]]
| heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]
| speed = 65
| Crew = 4
| armament = 
* 2x [[ER Medium Laser]]
* 2x [[LRM-20]] w/[[Artemis IV FCS]]
* 1x [[Streak SRM-4]]
| BV (1.0) = 1,195<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 108</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 1,484<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 85</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''Hachiman Fire Support Tank''' gets little respect, but its effectiveness ensures that the [[Clans]] continue to use it. Both stem from the fact that it uses a compartmentalized crew area. While this increases the survival rate of its crew, they also suffer from decreased communication. The Hachiman, like all [[combat vehicle]]s, is a second-line piece of technology. That does not stop many Clans from employing it offensively, however, as it has a decent top speed for a missile carrier at 65 km/h. Clans that are more vehicle-heavy, such as [[Clan Hell's Horses]] and [[Clan Blood Spirit]], sometimes have Hachimans in front-line units. While it does not often come under heavy fire, the Hachiman does have a respectable seven tons of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor.<ref name=TRO3060-56-57>''Technical Readout: 3060'', pp. 56–57: "Hachiman Combat Vehicle Profile"</ref>

In the aftermath of the Jihad the Hachiman had become spread across the Inner Sphere and was employed by several of the major factions as well as mercenaries.<ref name=MUL/>

==Armament==
The fire support vehicle's main armament is its twin, turret-mounted Type XX "Great Bow" [[LRM-20]]s that are used to devastate opponents from long range. Each of these is slaved to an [[Artemis IV Fire Control System]], making the missiles more accurate. Four tons of ammunition is usually sufficient for Trials, but a Hachiman crew could quickly find itself without ammo in a more protracted engagement. Should an enemy manage to close with a Hachiman, its crew can unleash its pair of Series 2d [[ER Medium Laser]]s and the front-mounted Pattern J6 [[Streak SRM-4]].<ref name=TRO3060-56-57/>

==Variants==
* '''AAA''' - This [[Jihad]] era variant, was designed for Anti-Aircraft operations. The variant exchanges all its weapons save the ER Medium Lasers for pair of [[HAG-20|Class 20 Hyper-Assault Gauss Rifles]]. Twenty four rounds of ammunition split between the two guns. BV (2.0) = 1,418<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 86: "AAA variant of the Hachiman"</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Hachiman.jpg|Original Hachiman from ''[[Technical Readout: 3060|TRO:3060]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Combat Operations]]''
*''[[Master Unit List: Battle Values]]''
*''[[Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
 

[[Category:Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Medium Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:50 ton Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Tracked Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Clan General Combat Vehicles]]