The Hunter Commando Brings Company
HACS-01MG-HC/EW HUNTER COMMANDO EW
The Hunter Commando EW was developed shortly after the basic Commando to provide electronic warfare coverage and countermeasures to deep-insertion paratrooper teams. The Commando EW began as a field modification initiated by the technicians of the Northern Guards 1st Airborne division, who cannibalized the electronic warfare pods from Wild Ferret electronic warfare Gears for their use. The use of these pods allowed commando teams to both knock out the command and control systems of the enemy units they were targeting – rapidly paralyzing a whole defensive sector on at least one occasion in TN 1832 – and to maintain inter-unit communications when faced with enemy electronic warfare tactics. TO make room for the pod, the standard Commando was stripped of it’s RP-209 rocket pod and grenade launcher, but maintained all its other weapons and reinforcements. This made it a deadly opponent as well as a specialist machine. As the Hunter line has been upgraded, so has the electronics package of the Commando EW. In TN 1928, the standard ECM/ECCM pod was changed for the Terringer 5615 DA pod developed for the weasel, whose production had been delayed. Some pilots, however, prefer to use pods captured from enemy Chatterbox Gears.
While the standard Hunter Commando is slowly disappearing because of the introduction of the cheaper Assault Hunter and more effective Strike Jaguar during the war cycles, hundreds of Commandos still in existence have been being slowly converted to the Commando EW configuration. One of the only airdroppable electronic warfare units, the Commando EW still has a long life ahead of it and is welcome in most paratrooper and commando units. Northco has proposed that the Jaguar be fitted with an electronic warfare pod to serve this function, but military commanders have been very satisfied with the Commando EW’s performance and see no reason to invest in all-new machines when the venerable Commando can be revived by a relatively inexpensive EW conversion. Military historians appreciate the new lease on life given a classic model.
Using New Gears in Heavy Gear Blitz!
Introducing new and old gears is one of the great parts of the Extended Content project for blitz. These gears may be used in the armies specified in their description. Sometimes, they will count as another gear for rules purposes, since the sublists were written without them in mind. In these cases, they interact with special rules as if they were a gear of the type mentioned. For Example, a Jaguarundi counts as a Jaguar for Rules Purposes, and so may be used in additional roles with the Surplus Jaguars from the Northern Guard rule, Surplus Jaguars.
Hunter Commando in Heavy Gear Blitz!
The Hunter Commando counts as a Hunter for all rules purposes. If using Extended Content, this replaces the Hunter Commando entry entirely.
| Model | TV | Roles | MR | Arm | H/S | A | GU | PI | EW | React Weapons | Mounted Weapons | Traits | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Commando | 10 | SK, SO, FS | W/G:6 | 6 | 4/2 | 1 | 4+ | 4+ | 6+ | LBZ, LSG | MRP | Hands, Airdrop, Vet, Field Armor, Sensors:24 | Gear | 1.5" |
| Hunter Commando EW | 11 | SK, SO, FS | W/G:6 | 6 | 4/2 | 1 | 4+ | 4+ | 4+ | LBZ, LSG | - | Hands, Airdrop, Vet, Field Armor, Sensors:24, Comms, ECM (Aux), SatUp (Aux), ECCM (Aux) | Gear | 1.5" |
| Hunter Commando Storm | 10 | SK, SO, FS | W/G:6 | 6 | 4/2 | 1 | 4+ | 4+ | 6+ | LAC, LSG | LGM, LAPGL | Hands, Airdrop, Vet, Field Armor, Sensors:24 | Gear | 1.5" |
| Headhunter* | +1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5+ | - | - | Comms | - | - |
| *The Headhunter Upgrade is not available to Hunter Commando EW. | ||||||||||||||
Hunter Commando in Heavy Gear RPG
Manufacturer: Northco
Unit Type: Commando Gear
Height: 4.3 m / 14.1 ft
Weight: 6,627 kg / 14,610 lbs
The Hunter Commando EW was developed shortly after the basic Commando to provide electronic warfare coverage and counter- measures to deep-insertion paratrooper teams .
| Location | Stock | Strip |
|---|---|---|
| Torso | 5 | 9 |
| R Manip | 0 | 2 |
| L Manip | 0 | 2 |
| R Shoulder | 0 | 2 |
| L Shoulder | 0 | 0 |
| Variant | TV | PL | Crew | MR | Arm | HI | GU | PI | EW | Weapons, Equipment & Traits | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Commando | 10 | 4 | 1 | W/G:6 | 6 | 7 | +0 | +0 | -1 | LBZ (Manip), LSG (Manip), MRP (Shoulder) | Gear | 1.5" |
| Hunter Commando EW | 11 | 4 | 1 | W/G:6 | 6 | 7 | +0 | +0 | +1 | LBZ (Manip), LVB (Manip), Comms Suite, ECM Suite, Satellite Uplink, ECCM Suite | Gear | 1.5" |
| Hunter Commando Storm | 10 | 4 | 1 | W/G:6 | 6 | 7 | +0 | +0 | -1 | LAC (Manip), LSG (Manip), LGM, LAPGL | Gear | 1.5" |
| Headhunter Upgrade | +1 | +1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | +1 | +Comms Suite | - | - |
| Hands, Airborne Deployment Rig, Recon Sensors, Field Armor | ||||||||||||
