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*; Prototypes : Carried a prototype autocannon "spread across the torso," making it more vulnerable to damage. A temporary replacement using lasers was deployed to replace field units while designers reworked the autocannon mount.<ref name=TRSWp58f />
 
*; Prototypes : Carried a prototype autocannon "spread across the torso," making it more vulnerable to damage. A temporary replacement using lasers was deployed to replace field units while designers reworked the autocannon mount.<ref name=TRSWp58f />
  
*; HER-2M : Also known as the '''''Mercury''''', this variant of the ''Hermes II'' was introduced in [[2802]] and used primarily by [[SAFE]]'s [[Dark Shadows]] units<ref name=TRSWp58f />. A larger [[VOX 280]] engine was installed to bring the 'Mech's top speed up to 118.8 km/h, although this necessitated the removal of the [[AC/5]], eliminating the 'Mech's long-range firepower. To make up for this, short-range firepower was increased with two additional [[medium laser]]s and two [[machine gun]]s mounted in the right torso. Half a ton of machine gun ammo was stored in the left torso while an additional single heat sink was added.<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 185</ref> BV (1.0) = 740; BV (2.0) = 910<ref name=TRO3039pp122f/> (Earlier publications either failed to mention the engine upgrade, suggesting an underweight design, or stated one full ton of machine gun ammunition, resulting in an overweight design; the 'Mech was later officially corrected to the aforementioned stats.)
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*; HER-2M : Also known as the '''''Mercury''''', this variant of the ''Hermes II'' was introduced in [[2802]] and used primarily by [[SAFE]]'s [[Dark Shadows]] units<ref name=TRSWp58f />. A larger [[VOX 280]] engine was installed to bring the 'Mech's top speed up to 118.8 km/h, although this necessitated the removal of the [[AC/5]], eliminating the 'Mech's long-range firepower. To make up for this, short-range firepower was increased with two additional [[medium laser]]s and two [[machine gun]]s mounted in the right torso. Half a ton of machine gun ammo was stored in the left torso while an additional single heat sink was added.<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 185</ref> BV (1.0) = 740; BV (2.0) = 910<ref name=TRO3039pp122f/> (Earlier publications stated one full ton of machine gun ammunition, which resulted in an overweight design and was later officially corrected to the aforementioned stats.)
  
 
*; HER-4K : Also sometimes referred to as the '''''Hermes III''''', this variant of the ''Hermes II'' was introduced in 3025. Based on the prototype ''Hermes II'' which used lostech, it is a modification of the design built to remove its dependence on ammunition by replacing all of the weapons with two [[Tronel III]] [[large laser]]s and an additional single heat sink.<ref name=TRSWp58f /> In at least one instance this was done as a field refit on a salvaged HER-2S by [[Ostmann Industries]] with help from [[Kong Interstellar]]; the refit 'Mech had its [[Wasat Aggressor]] [[communications system]] replaced by an [[Ostmann SatNav]] system and the [[targeting-tracking system]] was exchanged for a [[TRSS.2L3]] system.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 47; ''Sorenson's Sabres'', p. 26</ref><br />The ''Hermes III'' appeared only in the [[Draconis Combine]]; the [[Master Unit List]] canonically confirms its exclusive availability to the Draconis Combine and Free Rasalhague Republic, but notably not to the Free Worlds League. The Combine bought ''Hermes II'' 'Mechs from [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] in the Free Worlds League under the auspices of the [[Concord of Kapteyn]] since around [[3025]],<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 133</ref> so the ''Hermes III'' was apparently a joint Marik/Kurita version for which the Free Worlds League only provided the chassis.<br />(The HER-4K ''Hermes III'' should not be confused with the HER-4K variant of the ''[[Hermes]]'', which was an export version for the Draconis Combine of the ''Hermes II''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s predecessor.) BV (1.0) = 749; BV (2.0) = 976<ref name=TRO3039pp122f/>
 
*; HER-4K : Also sometimes referred to as the '''''Hermes III''''', this variant of the ''Hermes II'' was introduced in 3025. Based on the prototype ''Hermes II'' which used lostech, it is a modification of the design built to remove its dependence on ammunition by replacing all of the weapons with two [[Tronel III]] [[large laser]]s and an additional single heat sink.<ref name=TRSWp58f /> In at least one instance this was done as a field refit on a salvaged HER-2S by [[Ostmann Industries]] with help from [[Kong Interstellar]]; the refit 'Mech had its [[Wasat Aggressor]] [[communications system]] replaced by an [[Ostmann SatNav]] system and the [[targeting-tracking system]] was exchanged for a [[TRSS.2L3]] system.<ref>''Starterbook: Sword and Dragon'', p. 47; ''Sorenson's Sabres'', p. 26</ref><br />The ''Hermes III'' appeared only in the [[Draconis Combine]]; the [[Master Unit List]] canonically confirms its exclusive availability to the Draconis Combine and Free Rasalhague Republic, but notably not to the Free Worlds League. The Combine bought ''Hermes II'' 'Mechs from [[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] in the Free Worlds League under the auspices of the [[Concord of Kapteyn]] since around [[3025]],<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 133</ref> so the ''Hermes III'' was apparently a joint Marik/Kurita version for which the Free Worlds League only provided the chassis.<br />(The HER-4K ''Hermes III'' should not be confused with the HER-4K variant of the ''[[Hermes]]'', which was an export version for the Draconis Combine of the ''Hermes II''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s predecessor.) BV (1.0) = 749; BV (2.0) = 976<ref name=TRO3039pp122f/>

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