BATTLETECH: The Warhammer
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2022
- The #Warhammer is one of the greats of the entirety of #Battletech, and it only feels right to give it its due. A steel juggernaut from the #StarLeague era, and one of the finest mechs in the #SLDF, this lord of war would never leave the #InnerSphere after its introduction. A ruthless warrior that fought under every house, this #Battlemech would be among the most frightening mechs in the entirety of the #Succession Wars.
It would also make its impact on #Clan society as they took them with them on their Exile, and eventually rebuilt it into a new version. It would be noteworthy for #NatashaKerensky, the #BlackWidow, of the #WolfsDragoons as well, piloting it while becoming the most feared #Mechwarrior in the history of the warfare.
It would see itself pitted against the #Clans during the #ClanInvasion, and it would see itself embroiled in the #FedComCivilWar, #DarkAge, and #Ilclan eras. Redesigned, refit, and prepared for new battles in every one of these conflict zones.
So, let’s go over the proud history of this Machine.
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CGL needs to pull a massive troll move and make a WHM-40K variant.
Using lethal and powerful technology from 3100
I'm a warhammer fan long before I got into battletech so when I saw the warhammer, saw its name, and saw how both games are about as old as each other, I legitimately thought either the warlord titan or the warhammer battlemech were meant to be an homage to the other
@@gradystovinevery titan has at least one variation that is a reference to battletech, some owe their whole design to "battletech but gothic"
WHM-4DK for a more subtle variant.
@@damianarvizu1095DK would be a Davion/Kurita 40K would be a Kuritan.
When I think of the Warhammer I think of the old adage: “Beware old men in a profession where men die young.”
Heh, that is the quote of a Clan Mech Jock I have in a IIC4.
As Tex famously put it, its 'good enough'. They weren't trying to reinvent the wheel, StarCorp kept to the brief they were given and made a straightforward, rugged line animal, and they did a damn good job of it. It's the AK-47 of Heavy Mechs, its simple, effective, and keeps on kicking.
You can see the beginnings of the Clan's favored design elements in the Warhammer: its built to be able to fight reasonably at any range, rather than being able to dominate at one range. Just like you'd want in the duels that are the core of Clan Warrior life, and just like you'd want in a line animal of a mech that forms the backbone of heavy lances. Tactical flexibility always has value.
Dead on.
An AK-47 could be run over by a tank and still fire. A Warhammer can run over a tank and still fire. Good enough.
Of course, in lore it was a bit of a derivative of the Battleaxe, which was kinda a Davion White Elephant.
@@alexhurlbut 2 AC10s on something in that weight class isn't super efficient I wouldn't really want to go twin AC10s till the Assault range
Which is why the Clans took its basic premise and turned it into one of their nastiest heavy OmniMechs: The Hellbringer.
Correction: The Black Widow did not choose the Warhammer. She was originally a Marauder pilot until she ran into The Bounty Hunter. In that encounter he stole her Marauder and left her with his broken Warhammer and used it to become a legend, a legend far bigger than his.
I dunno, the mantle of the Bounty Hunter lasted far beyond Natasha's death. His collective legend is probably better known by the Dark Age compared to hers.
The Bounty Hunter kind of was Kerensky kryptonite.
@@MoreEvilThanYahweh the Bounty Hunter is battletechs version of The Princess Bride version of The Dread pirate Roberts
One might say the black widow didn't choose the Warhammer. The Warhammer chose her.
@@MoreEvilThanYahweh I'd disagree, the Bounty Hunter is a living legend everyone knows isn't the same individual. Nastasha is pure legend...
The Warhammer was the reason I got into Battletech all those decades ago. I was a huge fan of Robotech and seeing the Tomahawk on the front of the FASA Battletech box was all I needed.
I was a fan of robotech too... At least, until harmony gold pulled their bullshit on the warhammer, phoenix hawk, and the marauder.
The irony of the Warhammer, is that it was far more lauded and beloved by Fasa and it's players then the tomahawk ever was by HG.
Me too!
Absolutely the same here. Me, my brother and best friend were all under 12 and saw the boxed set. We were huge Robotech fans in the Philippines back in 1988 and were also D&D red boxed set veterans at the time. If only we could have all been neighbors!
Same. The Tomahawk was just a background vehicle in Robotech. FASA made it legendary. Some folks don't know what they have until someone else makes money with it.
The very FIRST Mechwarrior PC game had this beauty as one of its eight mechs.
And so we finally get to see the legendary warhammer
What a fantastic machine. I love the Warhammer.
Yes the legendary warhammer:
OF SIGMAR! THE GHAL MATAZ, HEAD SPLITER!
FOR SIGMAR! FOR THE EMPIRE! FOR THE WARHAMMER!
@@tuomastall5836 It's "Ghal Maraz" or "Skull-Splitter" or "Splitter of Skulls", are you an Umgak or simply a knife-eared bastard? This goes in the Book.
This is probably my favourite Inner Sphere mech and one of my favourites overall. It's not just an iconic design, it's one of the few IS mechs to live up to its name.
This was very Tex-ish. That's a good thing. And yes, Natasha and the Warhammer are inseparable in the history of the 31st century. When trooper mechs are in trouble, this is the back up they are calling for. I prefer the WHM-6D to the -6R pre-Helm, myself, and DHSes are a blessing that makes weight for plate, but a Warhammer is a Warhammer, and Warhammers go "WHaM!" when they drop.
It's not entirely meant to be, I just do longer format coverage for several mechs, that's all :)
I love the Black Pants Legion documentaries!
I was there Gandalf.
I was there 3000 years ago.
The First Age of the Seen in the 1980s.
Then into the Dark Ages of the Unseen.
And now into this new Era.
And through all this time, my love of the Warhammer abides.
That warhammer on the boxed set, firing one of its meds.
So iconic :3
(especially if you came from Macross/Robotech)
@@ashaide I played a Warhammer in my very first game of tabletop Battletech.
Pen and paper, dice and rulebook. Mapboards and cardboard pictures of mechs in plastic stands.
So many memories.
It didn't take much to spur the imagination of kids back in those days. Tho Macross/Robotech did help.
The Battltech Universe was so much richer.
The Warhammer is eternal!
The Warhammer and the Black Knight are by far my favorite Mechs.
Ah, I see you are a man of culture, as well...
Truly one of the all time greats. There are mechs with more speed, firepower or armor that have come after, but nothing quite matched the simple presence of this monster.
Looks good, plays good. What more can anyone ask for?
I only recently got into MW5 and started learning about BattleTech, but dear God did I instantly fall in love with Warhammer. The first time I fired both ppc's and headshot a dragon I was hooked. I love how the closer I get to a target the more firepower I can unload on it until the target is nothing but scrap.
The warhammer is a mech I wasn’t that interested in to begin with, but soon grew to love. A great mech and a solid choice for any mechwarrior.
Love this mech, hell I love the two Davion mechs Star Corps took inspiration from in the Battleaxe and Hammerhand to make it. My favorite variant is the Taurian 11T with jumpjets and snub ppcs to really drive home that Taurian message of Hippity Hoppity get off my property.
For those of us who remember the “Battletechnology “ magazine’s the Warhammer inspired 2 mech designs in the 80 ton Assault class. The Thug, and the Ventilator.
The Ral Partha 5 part blocky Warhammer got me into BATTLETECH in 1987. In 2024, waiting for a second Kickstarter to arrive.
My favorite heavy mech with the orion being a close 2nd.
With its multitude of weapons and speed, it was my go to weapon for all mechwarrior games.
It's basically several layers of death as you come in to fight it. I love it.
It was among the first Mechs I got to my Alpha Strike games. Although less impressive there compared to CBT, it remains a solid long-range choice in the Succession Wars era. A few have been destroyed during our games, but they rarely disappoint and tend to dish out more damage than they take. Most of the forces me and my friends deploy tend to have at least one Warhammer in there.
Orion looks ugly though.
Warhammer is so damn handsome, always a joy to look at.
A brawling mech. Its reputation is not its ability to fire at range, but to get in close and fire multiple combinations of weapons. Its weakness are the legs. But the arms are well armored. Its iconic and a legend.
Use that terrain if you have it.
Ive always loved the Warhammer, Rifleman, and the Battle Master. Back in the early 90's playing Mechwarrior, the Warhammer was a mainstay in my unit.
When I heard redesign and you mentioned both Mechwarrior games. I was surprised that I didn't hear "Project Phoenix " since that first redesigned all the unseen.
Fanpro is best forgotten
@@BigRed40TECH I don't know about that honestly. They had some good and some bad. I have a few of the things they produced and I was happy with it.
@@sgt_s4und3r54 I honestly can't say I appreciated almost anything from the Fanpro era tbh.
Every single playthrough of Mechwarrior 5 I always keep whatever Warhammers I get! They’re fantastic!
Warhammer! Warhammer!
WARHAMMER FANTASY BATTLE!
Sorry
Not sorry
*sigh* the WHM-6R Warhammer. In the DCMS we never had enough of them, and it always seemed those damned Fed Rats always had them.. and in spades. Even those treasonous Wolf's Dragoons had them. It was a formidable design it had a very glaring achilles heel. It's thin leg armor. I taught many of my younger pilots to go for that point... Avoiding straight up gun fights with them. Easier said than done.
It's HAMMERTIME!
Can't touch this!
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Natasha Kerensky's mech. No more words needed.
She has better taste in mechs, than she has in attire. lol
Many Battlemechs in the setting get by on just being good enough. Good enough is what has pushed back tides again and again, but The Warhammer is by far more then good enough.
Ahhh finally the hamwarmer.
That's Mr. Hamwarmer!
@@BigRed40TECH well I have roasted plenty of pork with those PPC's for Sunday dinner.
the animated series was what got me introduced to battletech. i even had the following mechs as a kid and regret having to give them up.
Zentradi pod/Marauder
Radar-x/Rifleman
Spartan/Phalanx
Gladiator/Archer
Tomahawk/Warhammer, though that was labeled as the Excalibur MK.lV via Exo-Squad.
This is my actual favorite 'Mech of all time. It looks rugged, and boasts an impressive array of weapons especially for the era it was built in. It's always reliable, and unless I'm doing an especially hard contact in MW5, I pilot one of these beauties.
Its clear that you have the Warhammer in very special spot in your heart when the Warhammer video is longer than the poster boy of Battletech, the Atlas ^.^
I actually like the Atlas more, just in this case it ended up being longer because I chose to mention Natasha Kerensky. There are a few key mechs that I think deserve longer videos, the Warhammer just happens to be one of them. :)
Never underestimate and old man/mech from a profession where men, and mech's, die young.
I'm sure more than a few dead-fools have done exactly what you said not to do. lol
There is a place for people who do forget this saying - it's called "a cemetery".
Black Knight is my fav heavy mech, but the Warhammer is a close second
This mech is responsible for getting me through more than a few tough battles in battletech(game)
The Warhammer is easily my favorite mech in all of the franchise. In MW5, I almost exclusively run a WHM-6Rb unless drop limits and mission difficulty demand I run something smaller like a Centurion or bigger like a Mackie (Clan Invasion mod FTW). If I was suddenly isekai'd to Battletech in any era of the setting, I'd take a WHM model any day.
1:55 general Sturnson's requirements constitute a very low bar: "A mech that can fight at its own weight class or lower". I kinda think that should be the default.
Considering many of the other designs that existed at the time, it’s a pretty high bar. (Looks at charger with disappointment)
Along with the Marauder, it's one of my favorite Mechs of all BattleTech.
Great video Bear
Thanks!
The Warhammer. The beginner mech for everyone. And the Eternal.
Second mech I used back in 1987 when we first played Battletech, first mech was the Shadow Hawk
I like having this mech around in MW5. I personally dislike piloting it, however, I can't deny the effectiveness of it in the hands of my lancemates.
My first mech back when I was starting out in MWO, it is still very much an old reliable no matter the medium be it tabletop or videogames. There's always a place for a Warhammer somewhere. In the words of some Periphery bumpkin, "It's good enough."
MW2 was my introduction to battletech, and tbh… i dont really care for most Innersphere mechs. This one though, i absolutely adore. Only IS mechs i love more are the Marauder and Atlas. My favorite Warhammer being the 6D due to the extra the extra armor. Its the AK-47 of Innersphere mechs, and Tex said it best when he said the Warhammer is the perfect example of “good enough”.
Of all the machines in Battletech I think Natasha's Warhammer is the most inspiring and beautiful, I wish I had the skill to properly paint a miniature to this level of detail.
A staple Heavy 'mech. Although it's not the most mobile of 'mechs, the Warhammer's a reliable and sturdy design, a great addition to a battle lance.
It has never failed to pull its weight every time I've fielded it.
The WHM-6rb is one of the best variants of the mech and arguably one of the best heavy mechs in the game. It doesn't drastically change the mech outside of giving it weight saving technology for double heatsinks and more armor. Sometimes, that's all you need.
Love me a whammer. It can pretty adeptly do anything any other heavy can do besides indirect spam while the parts are fricken MOPAR.
I don't think Natasha is the most famous but she is very much up there in terms of mech warrior fame
Saw the Warhammer. Looked at its hands. Learned what a PPC was. The mech made me a fan. No matter which company claims they invented its "design".
Hoping for a new BattleTech TV show.
Almost a 0 chance for a new TV show tbh.
now you have to talk about its predecessors, the Battleaxe and Hammerhands and it successor the Thug
One day all will be talked about. The Thug sooner than the others.
Top three fave mech by far. Love all the content coming out on battletech. As Tex says, "In war, good enough is fucking brilliant," and as Red says, "it is the standard of what a heavy mech should be."
They are are a damn good choice for the line. And for being lighter armored, not as much of an issue, as it’s PPC’s will strip much on an enemies armor away at range, allowing the others to rip them apart at closer range, also I did crazy with it. Said PPC’s are cool, but what’s cooler? Binary L lasers, Clan MP lasers, Clan SP lasers, a 270 clan XL, double engine heat sinks, Clan machine guns, and Clan SRM 6…ferrofiberous, case for SRM ammo. Yeah…it’s silly, and probably one the most expensive WHM made, but hey each arm has the equivalent of an AC-20…with far greater range. And still slays things, while taking minimal damage, as lists of times, it’ll core or head shot mech’s just from the Binaries
I love the the Warhammer.
There are too many variants to list, but Ill try. The 3025 WHM-6D is a solid tank of its era with heavy armor, an all-energy weapons loadout, and enough heat sinks to keep cool, though not going into Full Alpha Strike.
The WHM-7A is a Royal model from the Star League era. It uses Double Heat Sinks to handle upgrading Extended Range PPCs, Pulse Lasers, and an Artemis IV system for its SRM launcher.
The WHM-8M oddly has a Light Gauss Rifles in addition to its ER PPCs. This makes it a solid direct fire support model.
The WHM-9D uses an Extralight Engine to increase its speed to 86kph, and mounts a Targeting Computer. This makes it a very fast heavy sniper battlemech.
The WHM-9K is a Kuritan design, using Heavy PPCs instead of Extended Range PPCs. This results in decreased range and accuracy but greater stopping power. The typical SRM launcher has been upgraded to an MML-9, increasing its SRM salvo by +50%, and giving it some long range missile firepower.
The WHM-10K uses new Ballistic-Reinforced Armor, greatly increasing this Warhammer's battlefield durability.
WHM-11T is a Taurian model with 2 Snub-Noses PPCs, 2 Light PPCs, 2 ER Medium Lasers, an MML-5, and 5 Improved Jump Jets.
There are several Clan-refits of the Warhammer. The improved clan-tech makes these models deadly despite being on an old chassis.
Edit: Oddly none of the models think to use something like Medium Range Missiles or large Long Range missile pods. Upgrade that SRM-6 to an LRM-20. Maybe that would make it too much like a Thunderbolt?
Yeah Warhammer 40k is so cool
(just kidding) 😝
booo this man! lol
So variants go to X0K. I wonder what WHR-40K would look like?
Replase MGs with flamethrowers, one LL with Ultra(marine) AC 10 and another LL with chainsaw?
And the search light is exchanged to small laz.
@@tuomastall5836 I don't like how Warhammer 40k tried to make everything into a melee combat game.
A Warlord Titan has a Gatling Blaster, Volcano Cannon, and Turbo Laser Destructors.
Games-Workshop "pst, replace the guns with chainsaws'
I'm like "replace the chainsaws with guns"
6D was a neat way to simplify logistics by leaving out ammunition hungry weapons which can be a major concern in a lengthy Campaign.
It is a solid mech for anyone, and unlike a marauder you don't have to worry about half you weapons disappearing if an arm gets blown off
honestly, as a jenner pilot, a warhammer is a reason to turn around...
Sometimes, when you really need to hammer it in to your foes, you need a Warhammer.
Just drop the hammer on them. They'll understand.
First 4 mech minis I bought in the early 90s (got them for cool factor) Battle Master, Atlas, Panther and Warhammer
the WARHAMMER the finest battlemechs in MWO i have the honor.. neigh privilage to own and pilot in MWO.
I have 4 models of them.
My favorite one is the ECM verson.
I bought them when they came out in MWO. #ForShameForMe lol
Warhammer: Have all the shots!
Marauder: One shot is all I need.
While I will always have a soft spot for the shadow hawk, the Warhammer is the weapon I would want to bring in a real war.
I watched Tex's video on the Marauder and quickly resolved to get my hands on a Royal Marauder in Mechwarrior 5. Instead, I got my hands on a Royal Warhammer. I quickly became a convert. It's a good heavy mech.
Warhammer stronk. :)
Whne you have a Warhammer, every problem starts looking like a nail.
Every problem is a nail O.O
oh god I remember my friends custom data sheet for his Warhammer that he named Tomahawk it was beast on the table top sadly during the "Dark Times" he couldn't use his beloved Warhammer in tournaments as the miniature was now illegal so it could only be used in friendly games eventually we drifted apart and we moved on I'm just now getting back into the Battletech miniatures game's resurgence in my area
Warhammers,always a threat no matter what I bring even when out matches weight wise. The Black Widow's Warhammer took both of my Bullsharks to down. It still took them two full turns of hellish Auto Cannon fire to tear it in half,and not a lot of mechs last that long facing down the sharks. Still the best fight in Battletech 2018.
I deleted her with 120 lrms per turn, it was a little anti-climactic.
Warhammer is a monster, on the field. The Warhammer is a mech that can help destroy anything. The Warhammer , was the favorite Mechwarrior of Natasha. I favor it.
since the beginning of mankind, a man's most relied on tool: able to fix things, break things, even kill in a single blow: will always be there and will never change: it's a hammer.
The Warhammer is a very interesting heavy. It sacrifices armor for sheer firepower at multiple ranges. If you want an aggressive design, then the Warhammer is your mech. I like how the design punches big holes in a target, then has a host of crit seeking weapons. It possesses an average of 10 potential crits (average of 4 SRMs, 2 medium lasers, 2 small lasers and 2 machine guns). This makes the design an excellent dualist. Its PPCs and lasers also give it some endurance.
When I was little I had a toy of the Robotech version of this Mech. Now I have every variant of it in MW5. It just feels so reliable, and powerful.
Love this thing. Both in roguetech (battletech mod) and mechwarrior games. I always go for one first for my personal mech.
For me, in the early game I swap out the MGs and ammo and small lasers to fully armor the 6R and either fill the rest with 2 extra medium lasers or heatsinks.
Eventually I end up with a 7A with ERPPCs, endo, ferros, XL engine, quad medium pulse lasers and LRM10s going against clan scum. It has never let me down. From light omni mechs like adders to dueling it out with a timber wolf, i feared nothing.
"Fighting as a Thug" that line made me smile 😃. Well done. I like these longer vids. Good job and keep up the great work 😎 🍻 🤘
My absolute favorite! I'm happy that you covered it
My absolute favorite mech of all time, the first one i saw (on the cover) i get one each career i can
Love this thing it was a critical part of my jumping into battletech from 40k
It's a fantastic mech. :)
I have a lot of love for the Warhammer, as its illustrations on the original Battle Tech box helped sell it for me oh so many years ago, when I was young and impressionable. Good times. 😃 Nostalgia aside, I have always used the Warhammer as a personal 'mech for these 3 reasons.
1. Tactical flexibility. PPCs, to PPCs and MLs, to the entire chest cluster + SRMS. Something good at any range band. You can stand off and pop targets with the PPCs (and not get too heated) but when they decide to charge in or send the harassers, let 'em have all the short-range stuff. Bye-bye back stabbers. 😝
2. Customization flexibility. The -6R is definitely in the "if it ain't broke" category, but twiddling with it to get a good personal load-out can be rewarding. Just about everyone has an official or unofficial custom version. And it upgrades to lostech or clan tech rather nicely to! *sighs* One of these days I'll be able to field Outlaw Man in truth, not in game fic.
3. Tactical flexibility. The Warhammer can lead a strike lance. It can lead a support lance or a command lance. It can work as a bodyguard unit to a lance commander. It can be a sharpshooter, it can be a brawler. It can attack, it can defend.
Also fun to run Marauder, 2 WHM 6R’s and a catapult. Can wreck much heavier lances as by the time they close, they have equal, or now less armor and they’re now facing similar amounts of close in weapons. Probably why the SLDF ran similar lances.
Never played with this mech I look forward to giving this beast a blast and blast my opponents with it when I do.
Sorry I missed your last couple streams, was travelling visiting my best friend, Signed - Maple Ridge's "best" Mechwarrior ;)
Ah, my favorite Mech of 3025. There's not much short of an assault Mech the 'Hammer can't take out...and with slight modifications it's an absolute BEAST
Loving g the newer longer length videos! Looking at great pilots, the mechs place in game lore and universe lore, and as ever the excellent tabletop analysis of armour weapons etc.
Keep up the good work!!
Another fantastic video. The Warhammer is one of my favorite mechs, alongside the Highlander. It is just an impressive old warhorse that has remained effective as time went on. Keep up the good work.
Royal WHM-6Rb is nuts, 78/78 criticals used and perfectly even heat sinking.
One of the best Mechs in existence.
It will never be unseen
My favorite heavy
When someone says "the old gods", this is one of the first things that pops in my head.
Cthulhu's got nothing on the Warhammer. lol
It is my hope that when I pass into history, I get reincarnated as a WHM-6R Warhammer!
Definitely one of my favorite mechs. It looks so cool and has it all when it comes to weapons.
Rule of cool appearance. Rule of cool loadout. What's not to love?
though i've never play the game, my six based on these videos would be, and in no prefered order:
Marauder
Atlas
Timber Wolf/Mad Cat
Warhammer
Thor/Summoner
Vulture/Mad Dog
I love this mech. I love the original design.
There is a reason I used a few reference images beyond my typical "This is what this used to look like" in this video. :)
I love the warhammer !!!
Great video! I've been waiting for this since I found your channel! Keep up the great work!
BR40k!!!! Awesome video!! I love,love,love the Warhammer! Thank You for doing it justice! And as a side note. Natasha Kerensky actually piloted a Marauder first. She lost it to the Bounty Hunter and took his Warhammer as her own. Just saying Brother! LOL Loved the Video!
I know she piloted a Marauder first. I left it out, because I didn't cover her entire life and career, this video is about the Warhammer, not the Marauder. :)
@@BigRed40TECH Yeah I know. And I'm waiting with heart in hand for your video on my Clan! And the Hammerhead!
@@kennethelkins-wulff9644 Which clan??? lol
The Warhammer has one additional quirk that sets it beyond many similar heavies: it's just sexy af.
I think people are spoiled, most started playing in the clan era and forget the game really started in a fallen technology era, ie: 3025 when centuries of war has devastated entire world and the Tech is so degraded, getting a mech to even have all its equipment, armor and weapons as stated in TADOC is almost impossible outside of the core worlds. I didnt care for this mech when it was in the 3025 books because it ran so dang hot, getting Ferro on it and double heat sinks made it a terror on the tabletop, getting Clan er ppcs on it when I piloted it scared even me when I was in it because EVERYONE on the other team targeted it to get it off the table.
When I first fielded this I felt its power!
Playing a campaign this weekend and the enemy lance has a Warhammer. I was scared......now I'm terrified!
The Warhammer is a serious opponent. Ideally it isn't used as an assault unit. Ideally it is a long range support mech. In such a role the moderate amount of armor the Warhammer has is adequate. When used as an assault mech the weapons package performs well, but it quickly becomes apparent that the Warhammer isn't armored enough to take on superior brawler designs. It isn't horrible in this role, which means many commanders will still commit the Warhammer to a close ranged assault against heavily entrenched defenders. Ideally a Warhammer should be deployed with other long range support mechs, where the Warhammer not only provides support fire but also acts as a bodyguard for other support mechs that don't fair well against medium and light skirmishers.
I think it's more about a layered approach personally.
Even when its on the defense, the opponent is just ground down on the way in imo, making the WHM's armour seem stronger than it really is.
Yeah in MW5 my NPN pilots always try to face tank at 20m away from their targets. It hemorrhages PPCs because it loses arms all the time so I end up swapping then out with LLas.
This was my head hunter in MW5. More cockpit shots in that than anything else
I consider this thing to be a line-of-sight Sniper and a darn good one. It’s like taking two Panthers and merging them and adding a few extra ML and/or MG for good measure.
The Warhammer subscribes to the old adage "The best defense is a good offense."
My favourite mech, pretty much as soon as I saw it in the old box set with that Macross Tomahawk style. It's such a mean looking machine! My 3025 variant was to just drop the MGs and ammo for two more tons of armour. 3050 was much like that, but with ERPPCs and endo steel (you can still squeeze in 17 DHS), so like the 7M, the same, only better in every way!
ps, one of the main reasons I despise the Clans is because of what their introduction did to my Dragoons. Turning them into the Mary Sue's of the setting was just the start. :p