Huntress (BattleMech)

Designed as an ArtilleryMech, the Huntress was the most successful of the experimental designs produced by Rebel Industrial Technologies in the late Star League era. When the Star League attacked the Rim Worlds Republic world of Crellacor in late 2767, a battalion of Huntress ArtilleryMechs was deployed against "Fortress Green" hidden in the world's dense and near-impassable jungle, softening up the defenses from afar.

Built from highly reliable components, an estimated thirty to forty functional Huntress 'Mechs survived into the late Succession Wars era, mostly with House Steiner and House Kurita, although the Huntress was never produced in great numbers to begin with.

Weapons and Equipment
The Huntress was built around its two Thumper artillery pieces which define the design and its role. The mass of these guns made the design heavier and slower than originally intended.

For defense against more direct threats the Huntress also sports two Delta Dart LRM-10 launchers and two Martell Medium Lasers.

Canonicity
The Huntress was only described in BattleTechnology, which is not counted as a canonical source anymore. Consequentially, the Huntress must be considered apocryphal as well at this time. A ruling by then-Line Developer Randall N. Bills to the effect that all 'Mechs from BattleTechnology are canonical was rescinded by his successor as Line Developer, Herbert A. Beas II (who is no longer line developer).