Editing Hawk Moth

{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = Hawkmothvtol.jpg
| name = Hawk Moth Gunship
| manufacturer = [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]]<ref name=TRO:3060>''Technical Readout: 3060'', pp. 14-15, "Hawk Moth VTOL Profile"</ref>
| production year=3060
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1427/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mission = Assault
| Type = [[VTOL]]
| cost = 916,667 C-bills
| mass = 25 tons
| armor = [[StarSlab/5 Ferro-Fibrous]]
| engine = [[Michaelson 60 Internal Combustion]]
| speed = 130
| Crew = 1
| comsys = [[Garret Supremesound]]
| T&T = [[Garret D2j]]
| heat sinks = 0
| armament = 1x [[Light Gauss Rifle]]
| BV (1.0) = 735<ref name=CO>''Combat Operations'', p. 120</ref><br>734<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060'', p. 24</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 492<ref name=TRO:3060/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 28</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''Hawk Moth Gunship''' is [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]]' follow-up to the very well-received [[Yellow Jacket]] Gunship. The similarities between the designs allowed Michaelson to develop the Hawk Moth very quickly. A scant one and a half tons of armor protect this [[VTOL]], but this is not seen as a significant problem as the Hawk Moth is quite speedy and stands off at extreme range.<ref name=TRO:3060/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
With the Hawk Moth, the designers responded to the only criticism of the Yellow Jacket; its lack of ammunition. They contracted with [[Imperator Automatic Weaponry]] to import the [[Light Gauss Rifle]], who was delighted to showcase what was then a new weapon on a platform so similar to one that had proven itself against the [[Clans]]. The light rifle has twice the ammunition of the standard variety and the Hawk Moth carries two tons of this ammo. The incredibly long range of the Gauss gives the Hawk Moth the ability to indiscriminately pepper away at a target, while its speed allows it to stay out of range of its enemies guns.<ref name=TRO:3060/>

==Variants==
*;Armor : Introduced during the [[Clan Invasion era]], this variant trades out a ton of ammunition for an extra ton of armor. BV (1.0) = 674<ref name=CO /> (672)<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060'', p. 25</ref>, BV (2.0) = 501<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 29</ref>

*;Thunderbolt : This is a [[Jihad]] era design variant which has [[Advance Technology|advanced]] equipment. The Hawk Moth's Internal Combustion Engine is swapped out for a [[fuel cell]] engine. The Light Gauss and its ammunition are taken out and replaced by a [[Thunderbolt 15|Thunderbolt 15 Missile Launcher]] with 8 rounds.  Finally, the Moth has a [[Mast Mount]] on its rotors to increase the craft's ability to keep under cover while spotting. BV (2.0) = 745<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 30</ref>

===Custom Variant===
*;"Verwandlung" : This variant of the Hawk Moth is allegedly used by an assassin known only as "[[Kafka]]." It uses a fuel cell engine to free up weight but maintain the speed of the standard Hawk Moth. The weaponry has been removed and replaced by a [[Rotary AC/5]] and [[Machine Gun]] in a [[VTOL Chin Turret]]. A ton of ammunition is available to the RAC/5, while the Machine Gun gets a half ton of ammunition. To compensate for the reduced range of the weapons, the Verwandlung carries two tons of [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]] armor.<ref name=XTRO:MWp9>''Experimental Technical Readout: Most Wanted'', p. 9</ref> BV (2.0) = 749<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Most Wanted'', p. 22</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The Hawk Moth "Verwandler" variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref name=XTRO:MWp9/>
* [[VTOL Rotor Arrangement|VTOL Rotor Arrangement (Co-Axial Rotors)]]

==Notes==
* In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''''Habichtsmotte'''''.

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

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


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