The Hellcat came after the success of the lighter Wildcat and is also produced by the United Outworlders Corporation (UOC) in Ramora, Outworlds Alliance (OA). The first variant produced is armed with the most powerful weapon in the Inner Sphere, the Autocannon class 20, able to delivery a massive damage at short distance. The second variant is equipped with LRM launchers.
Heavier and more expensive to produce, the Hellcat was meant to be an export version of the cheaper Wildcat but was also adopted in small numbers by the Alliance Borderers and some militia units.
AC/20 version:
Equipping a heavy weapon like an AC/20 in a fragile VTOL is a radical approach with mixed results. When properly used taking advantage of its high speed to flank and attack its targets from the rear arc it proved deadly but many unexperienced crews had short careers by exposing themselves in frontal attacks against heavy or assaults BattleMechs.
The armored protection is even lower than the lighter Wildcats and side or rear hits are most of the times fatal. Some crews in a desperate move to improve their survival chances, dropped the second ton of ammo in exchange for additional side and rear armor, being limited to only 5 shots.
| Type/Model: | Hellcat AC20 |
| Mass: | 30 tons |
| Cruise MP: | 7 | | |
| Flank MP: | 11 | | |
| Jumping MP: | 0 | | |
| Heat Sinks: | 0 Single | 0 | 0 |
| Critical | Internal | Armor Points |
| Front | 3 | 20 |
| Left/Right | 3/3 | 8/8 |
| Rear | 3 | 2 |
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| Rotor | 3 | 2
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| | Weapons & Equipment | Loc | Heat | Ammo | Crits | Mass |
| 1 | Autocannon/20 | Front | 7 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
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| | TOTALS: | | 7 | | 2 | 16 |
| Calculated Factors: | |
| Total Cost: | 1,090,000 C-Bills |
| Battle Value 1: | 746 |
| Battle Value 2: | 546 |
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record sheet Hellcat AC20
LRM version:
The VTOL ability to fly over terrain grants it an unblocked line of sight most of the times. This is a major advantage for the best utilization of Long-Range Missiles (LRMs). The Hellcat is also a highspeed vehicle able to quickly reposition itself at the best range to the target. Besides the weak armor and fragile rotors, it is a hard-to-hit target at longer distances. Armed with 6 LRM5, it has a good hitting chance even against the most elusive targets and it is particularly efficient against combat vehicles. One Machine Gun with 100 rounds is also provided as a secondary weapon against close range targets and infantry.
| Type/Model: | Hellcat LRM |
| Mass: | 30 tons |
| Cruise MP: | 7 | | |
| Flank MP: | 11 | | |
| Jumping MP: | 0 | | |
| Heat Sinks: | 0 Single | 0 | 0 |
| Critical | Internal | Armor Points | | Front | 3 | 20 | | Left/Right | 3/3 | 8/8 | | Rear | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Rotor | 3 | 2 |
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| | Weapons & Equipment | Loc | Heat | Ammo | Crits | Mass |
| 6 | LRM 5 | Front | 12 | 72 | 7 | 15 |
| 1 | Machine Gun | Front | 0 | 100 | 2 | 1 |
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| | TOTALS: | | 12 | | 9 | 16
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| Calculated Factors: | |
| Total Cost: | 1,001,000 C-Bills |
| Battle Value 1: | 994 |
| Battle Value 2: | 672 |
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