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|image = Hellspawn.gif
 
|image = Hellspawn.gif
 
|name = ''Hellspawn''
 
|name = ''Hellspawn''
|manufacturer = [[General Motors]]<ref name=TRJp86f>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', pp. 86–87: "HSN-7D Hellspawn"</ref> <!-- reprinted from TRO:3067 -->
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|manufacturer = [[General Motors]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 67-68, "HSN-7D Hellspawn"</ref>
 
|production year = 3062
 
|production year = 3062
 
|year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4307/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
|year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4307/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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|feet = biped
 
|feet = biped
 
|mass = 45
 
|mass = 45
|chassis = [[GM Fury-M Endo]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|chassis = [[GM Fury-M Endo Steel]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|armor = [[StarGuard III]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|armor = [[StarGuard III]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|engine = [[GM 270 XL]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|engine = [[GM 270 XL]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|comsys = [[Dalban SuperMicronics]] with [[Guardian ECM suite]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|comsys = [[Dalban SuperMicronics]] with [[Guardian ECM suite]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|T&T = [[GME HiTrak-3]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|T&T = [[GME HiTrak-3]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|heat sinks = 10 [[Double Heat Sinks|double]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|heat sinks = 10 [[Double Heat Sinks|double]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|speed = 97 <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|speed = 97.2<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|jumpjets = [[Rawlings 80]] <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|jumpjets = [[Rawlings 80]]<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
|armament = <!-- <ref name=TRJp86f /> -->
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|armament =  
* 3x [[medium pulse laser]]
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* 3x [[Medium pulse laser]]s<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
* 2x [[LRM-10]]
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* 2x [[LRM-10]]s<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
 
|BV (1.0) = 1,094<ref name="COp127">''Combat Operations'', p. 127, "Force Faction Tables"</ref>
 
|BV (1.0) = 1,094<ref name="COp127">''Combat Operations'', p. 127, "Force Faction Tables"</ref>
|BV (2.0) = 1,220<ref name=TRJp86f /><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 99</ref>
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|BV (2.0) = 1,220<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/><ref name="MUL1"/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 99</ref>
 
}}  
 
}}  
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The flagship design of the [[General Motors]] [[Talcott]] production facility, the '''''Hellspawn''''' was designed in response to a call from the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] for a modern, highly mobile, fire-support [[BattleMech]] to compete with the older ''[[Dervish]]''.<ref name="TRO:3067p67+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 67-68, "HSN-7D Hellspawn"</ref>
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The flagship design of the [[General Motors]] [[Talcott]] production facility, the '''''Hellspawn''''' was designed in response to a call from the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] for a modern, highly mobile, fire-support [[BattleMech]] to compete with the older ''[[Dervish]]''.<ref name="TRO:3067p67+"/>
  
 
== Weapons and Equipment ==
 
== Weapons and Equipment ==
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== Variants ==
 
== Variants ==
*; HSN-8E : The 8E, developed in [[Introduction Year::3068]]<ref name="MUL2"/>, is a variant aimed at increasing the 'Mech's long range effectiveness. Two of the [[medium pulse laser]]s have been traded for lighter [[ER medium laser]]s, and an [[Artemis IV]] system has been added to each [[LRM-10]] launcher.<ref name=TRJp86f /> BV (1.0) = 1,186<ref name="COp127"/>, BV (2.0) = 1,341<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 100</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4308/hellspawn-hsn-8e/ MUL online entry for the Hellspawn HSN-8E variant]''</ref>
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*; HSN-8E : The 8E, developed in [[Introduction Year::3068]]<ref name="MUL2"/>, is a variant aimed at increasing the 'Mech's long range effectiveness. Two of the [[medium pulse laser]]s have been traded for lighter [[ER medium laser]]s, and an [[Artemis IV]] system has been added to each [[LRM-10]] launcher. BV (1.0) = 1,186<ref name="COp127"/>, BV (2.0) = 1,341<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 100</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4308/hellspawn-hsn-8e/ MUL online entry for the Hellspawn HSN-8E variant]''</ref>
  
*; HSN-9F : Also developed in 3068<ref name="MUL3"/>, the 9F variant is designed for close combat. The  9F sacrifices both of the [[LRM-10]] launchers, one [[medium pulse laser]], the [[Guardian ECM suite]], and a half-ton of armor for two [[MRM-20]] launchers, giving the 'Mech more punch at the cost of ranged combat capabilities and defenses.<ref name=TRJp86f /> BV (1.0) = 998<ref name="COp127"/>, BV (2.0) = 1,118<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 101</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4309/hellspawn-hsn-9f/ MUL online entry for the Hellspawn HSN-9F variant]''</ref>
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*; HSN-9F : Also developed in 3068<ref name="MUL3"/>, the 9F variant is designed for close combat. The  9F sacrifices both of the [[LRM-10]] launchers, one [[medium pulse laser]], the [[Guardian ECM suite]], and a half-ton of armor for two [[MRM-20]] launchers, giving the 'Mech more punch at the cost of ranged combat capabilities and defenses. BV (1.0) = 998<ref name="COp127"/>, BV (2.0) = 1,118<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 101</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4309/hellspawn-hsn-9f/ MUL online entry for the Hellspawn HSN-9F variant]''</ref>
  
 
*; HSN-10G : This variant, introduced in [[Introduction Year::3076]]<ref name="MUL4"/>, is equipped with a pair of [[MML-7]]s and [[medium pulse laser]]s, supplemented with a [[light PPC]]. This variant loses a [[jump jet]], restricting its jump range to 150 meters. BV(2.0)=1,188<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 102</ref><ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5673/hellspawn-hsn-10g/ MUL online entry for the Hellspawn HSN-10G variant]''</ref>
 
*; HSN-10G : This variant, introduced in [[Introduction Year::3076]]<ref name="MUL4"/>, is equipped with a pair of [[MML-7]]s and [[medium pulse laser]]s, supplemented with a [[light PPC]]. This variant loses a [[jump jet]], restricting its jump range to 150 meters. BV(2.0)=1,188<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 102</ref><ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5673/hellspawn-hsn-10g/ MUL online entry for the Hellspawn HSN-10G variant]''</ref>

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