Editing Harpagos

{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image= Harpagos.png|191px
|name= ''Harpagos''
|manufacturer=[[Csesztreg Industriplex Alpha Annex]]
|production year=3136
|year reference= 
|model=Standard
|introduced=[[3136]]
|Tech Base=Clan
|mech type=BattleMech
|feet=quadvee
|cost=
|mass= 75
|chassis=[[Csesztreg QuadVee 75.1 Endo Steel]]
|armor=[[Compound H17 Ferro-Fibrous]]
|engine=[[300 Fusion Extralight]]
|comsys=[[CH2 Series Integrated]]
|T&T=[[Version Gamma-V TTS]]
|heat sinks=10 [[Laser Heat Sinks|Laser]] Heat Sinks
|speed=64
|speed with MASC=
|speed with TSM=
|jumpjets= 
|armament= 2x [[Gauss rifle]]
|BV (1.0)=
|BV (2.0)=1,721<ref name=tro3145:cl3031> Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans, pp. 30-31 & 79 Harpagos - All information on the Unit.</ref><ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6254/harpagos-standard MUL Profile for the Harpagos - BV2 and Introduction Year.]</ref>
}}

==Description==
Named for one of the horses of the ancient Greek demigods [[w:Castor and Pollux|Castor and Pollux]], the '''''Harpagos''''' is a Heavy Class hybrid [[Quad 'Mech|Quad BattleMech]] / [[Combat Vehicle]] known as a [[QuadVee]].  Being a QuadVee, the ''Harpagos'' can transform itself from a tracked combat vehicle into a quadruped BattleMech, benefiting from some of the best qualities of both. The 'Mech was designed by [[Clan Hell's Horses]] during the [[thirty-second century|mid-thirty-second century]] and was produced at the Csesztreg Industriplex Alpha Annex on [[Csesztreg]]. The ''Harpagos'' came into existence as part of the Horses' efforts to introduce a new type of technology to the battlefield.

The ''Harpagos'' itself was one of three QuadVees introduced in the late 3130s and was the heaviest of its kind at the time. Hell's Horses Commanders typically blend the ''Harpagos'' with others of its kind into Vehicle [[Star (Formation)|Stars]], which gave the appearance of being a Combat Vehicle. This unique ability was used initially to fool other Clans through the combat ritual of ''[[zellbrigen]]''. With their unusual ability to transform into BattleMechs from vehicles, Clan opponents facing them would think they were facing an ordinary Combat Vehicle force instead of two Stars of BattleMechs.

Since the development of the QuadVee, the unit's balance of armor and limited armaments has been met with scorn along with others of its kind.<ref name=tro3145:cl3031/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The ''Harpagos'' utilizes a 300-rated Extra-Light Fusion Engine to propel itself at a modest 64 kph while it is in either vehicle or BattleMech form.  The machine is protected by 12 tons of armor, giving it less armor protection than typical Clan Heavy 'Mechs of its time.

With the benefit of its two-man cockpit, the ''Harpagos''&#39; gunner can target multiple enemies with little trouble while the pilot handles the unit's movement.  The gunner's only weaponry is a pair of Type AA4 Gauss Rifles mounted in the 'Mech's turret-like torso.<ref name=tro3145:cl3031/>

==Design Quirks==
The ''Harpagos'' has the following [[Design Quirks]]:
*[[Bad Reputation]]
*[[No Ejection Mechanism|No Ejection System]]
*[[Non-Standard Parts]]

==Notes==
* In the [[Alpha Strike (rules)|Alpha Strike]] ruleset for BattleTech, the ''Harpagos'' has been given the Point Value of 17, with Specials including; Turret (3/3/3), [[CASE]], SRCH, and QV.<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6254/harpagos-standard MUL Profile for the ''Harpagos'' - Alpha Strike Card Info.]</ref>

* The ''Harpagos'' is listed as having ferro-fibrous armor, but the unit stats in both its source Technical Readout and Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged shows the vehicle possesses no such armor on it.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Master Unit List]]
*''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 The Clans]]''

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