Northern Metal Cats Sprint into Action

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HACS-01LG-MP METAL CAT
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Shaian’s main claim to fame is the Cheetah, an insanely nimble but incredibly expensive recon gear that is so capable that it outshines every opponent in its class. This however led to a problem, a gear that is expensive to make and maintain and serves mainly as a dedicated EW platform is not always in high demand. Simple economics dictated that in order to survive Shaian would need something closer to the baseline.

Introducing the Metal Cat – which is essentially a Cheetah without the high end actuators has stripped down electronics and is up armored. While technically a variant, the Metal Cats have seen wide deployment within the armies of the NLC who seek to reduce their reliance on Northco. With the Electronics stripped out, the Metal Cat solves the problem of Cheetah jocks requiring a small build to effectively operate.

Some gear jocks have began to favor the Metal Cat over the Hunter due to its small size and increased speed translating into a harder target for enemies. As the Metal Cats sensor suite has not changed it is more likely to detect incoming targets earlier allowing them to strike from relative safety without fear of reprisals.

Metal Cat in Heavy Gear Blitz!
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These profiles replace the Metal Cat entry North model list in Heavy Gear Blitz!. Metal Cats count as Cheetah for all rules interactions. These additional profiles are Extended Content Metal Cats can be made out of standard Cheetah miniatures with the appropriate weapons.

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Model	TV	Roles	MR	Arm	H/S	A	GU	PI	EW	React Weapons	Mounted Weapons	Traits	Type	HT
Metal Cat	8	SK, FS	W/G:8	6	3/3	1	4+	3+	6+	LBZ (AP:1, Burst:1), LSMG, LVB	LRP	Hands, Agile, Comms	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat Gunner	8	SK, FS	W/G:8	6	3/3	1	4+	3+	6+	LAC, LVB	LRP	Hands, Agile, Comms	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat Sniper	9	SK, FS	W/G:8	6	3/3	1	4+	3+	6+	MRF, LVB	LRP	Hands, Agile, Comms	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat Wildfire	9	SK, FS	W/G:8	6	3/3	1	4+	3+	6+	MAC, LVB	LAPR (Fire:1)	Hands, Agile, Comms	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat UC	8	SK, FS	W/G:8	6	3/3	1	4+	3+	6+	MFC, LVB	LRP	Hands, Agile, Comms	Gear	1.5"
Red Cat	10	SK, FS	W/G:8	6	3/3	1	4+	3+	6+	MAC, LSG	-	Hands, Agile, Comms, Field Armor, Brawl:1	Gear	1.5"

Metal Cat in Heavy Gear RPG
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Manufacturer: Shaian Mechanics
Unit Type: Light Strike Gear
Height: 4.1 m / 13.5 ft
Weight: 5,850 kg / 12,897 lbs

Location	Stock	Strip
Torso	6	9
R Manip	0	2
L Manip	0	2
R Shoulder	0	1
L Shoulder	0	0

Variant	TV	PL	Crew	MR	Arm	Hl	GU	PI	EW	Weapons, Equipment & Traits	Type	Size
Metal Cat	8	3	1	W/G:8	6	6	+0	+1	-1	LRFBZ (Manip), LVB (Manip), LSMG, LRP (Shoulder)	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat	8	3	1	W/G:8	6	6	+0	+1	-1	LAC (Manip), LVB (Manip), LRP (Shoulder)	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat	9	3	1	W/G:8	6	6	+0	+1	-1	MRF (Manip), LVB (Manip), LRP (Shoulder)	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat	9	3	1	W/G:8	6	6	+0	+1	-1	MAC (Manip), LVB (Manip), LAPR (Fire:1) (Shoulder)	Gear	1.5"
Metal Cat	8	3	1	W/G:8	6	6	+0	+1	-1	MFC (Manip), LVB (Manip), LRP (Shoulder)	Gear	1.5"
Red Cat	10	4	1	W/G:8	6	6	+0	+1	-1	MAC (Manip), LSG (Manip), Field Armor	Gear	1.5"
Hands, Early Warning System, Comms Suite

Building the Metal Cat
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Metal Cats can be easily built with the regular Cheetah kit, in fact with the exception of a few weapon options they look identical! The Red Cat however is a bit more involved. For my conversion I used a normal Cheetah, with the Strike Cheetah leg protectors, Para Cheetah’s Spike Gun, and a Medium Autocannon. On the torso I used some green stuff to make the armored jacket, but luckily for you, the Cheetah Armored Jacket torso will soon be available on the web store!