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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image = Pack Hunter RGilClan v01.jpg
|name = ''Pack Hunter''
|manufacturer = [[WC Site 3]]
|model = Standard
|production year = 3059
|year reference = <ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2392/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
|cost = 3,206,840 [[C-bill]]s
|Tech Base = Clan
|mech type = BattleMech
|introduced = [[3059]]<ref name=MUL />
|mass = 30
|chassis = [[Type AR1]] [[endo steel]]
|armor = [[Royal-7 Standard]]
|engine = [[Light Force 210]]
|comsys = [[K9 Communications System]]
|T&T = [[Hunter (3) Dedicated TTS]]
|heat sinks = 10 [[double heat sink]]s
|speed = 119
|jumpjets = Unknown
|armament = 1x [[ER PPC]]
|BV (1.0) = 1,384<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 119</ref>
|BV (2.0) = 1,369<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 207</ref><ref name=TRO3060>''Technical Readout: 3060'', pp. 142–143: "Pack Hunter Profile"</ref>
}}

==Description==
Fast and with a sharp bite, the '''''Pack Hunter''''' was the first new design produced by [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] on [[Arc-Royal]].<ref name=TRO3060/>

Following their arrival on Arc-Royal in the wake of the [[Refusal War]], [[Khan]] [[Phelan Kell]]'s newly Exiled Wolves quickly set about constructing production facilities to support [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile Touman|their ''touman'']]. Though many Exiled Wolf Warriors pushed for a heavy flagship [[OmniMech]] that would command attention from the other Clans as their first [[BattleMech]], Khan Kell pragmatically realized that a second-line machine was of more immediate usefulness as well as serving as a proof-of-concept for the new production lines, allowing problems to be identified and fixed without the risk of producing a flawed OmniMech. Showing his bias for lighter, faster designs, Khan Phelan Kell directed his scientists to create a 'Mech offering "impressive speed but with a bite. A real pack hunter."<ref name=TRO3060/>

Production of the ''Pack Hunter'' also showed the strength of the Exiled Wolves' ties to the Kell Hounds, the 'Mech carrying [[standard armor]] and communication equipment manufactured by the Hounds and purchased as part of a trade agreement for access to [[endo steel]] from an Exiled Wolf orbital factory. While the lion's share of ''Pack Hunter''s were deployed in Clan Wolf-in-Exile's second-line and garrison [[Cluster]]s as fast as they can be produced, the Kell Hounds deployed a few in their own [[regiment]]s.<ref name=TRO3060/>

Intended for obsolescence from the very start, repeated delays and false starts would ensure the ''Pack Hunter'' saw continued production until the introduction not of a new OmniMech, but the updated and upgraded ''[[Pack Hunter II]]'' in [[3077]] instead.<ref name=TRO3085-144>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 144: "Pack Hunter II"</ref> Amazingly, the original design would reappear over 70 years later during the [[Dark Ages]] thanks to the [[Wolf Empire]]'s capture of the [[Technicron Manufacturing]]/[[Irian BattleMechs Unlimited]] plant on [[Tongatapu]]. Rather than upgrade the Tongatapu ''[[Hermes]]'' 4K line to Clan standards, the Empire instead used it as the basis to reintroduce the ''Pack Hunter''. Though how the Empire acquired the plans is unknown, the decision was intended not as a snub to the Exiled Wolves but an attempt at enticing its survivors to join the Empire following the fall of Arc-Royal.<ref name=RGIV1p13>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1'', p13 "Pack Hunter"</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
Built around an [[endo steel]] skeleton, standard 210-rated [[fusion engine]] and seven [[jump jet]]s, a max speed of more than 100 km/h and an impressive jumping range make the ''Pack Hunter'' an excellent flanking or vanguard BattleMech. Though lacking the high-powered sensor equipment that would make it an excellent scout, its ability to handle itself in nearly any situation makes up for that perceived deficiency. The use of a standard engine and its internal [[double heat sink]]s make the 'Mech cheaper to manufacture.<ref name=TRO3060/>

The ''Pack Hunter''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Extended_Range_Particle_Projector_Cannon#Ripper_Series_A1|Ripper Series A1]] [[ER PPC]], capable of decapitating a foe in a single blast, gives any 'Mech that faces it a good reason to worry. The 'Mech excels when staying at extreme range and using its speed to keep that distance between it and larger 'Mechs, especially with multiple ''Pack Hunters'' acting in unison as its name implies. However, the ''Pack Hunter'' is hard pressed to defend itself if attacked by multiple opponents due to its lack of secondary weapons and its meager four tons of [[standard armor]].<ref name=TRO3060/>

==Variants==
*; ''Pack Hunter'' 2 : This variant was introduced during [[3065]].<ref name=MUL/> It adds an [[XL engine]] to mount eight [[General Systems]] [[ER micro laser]]s and an additional [[double heat sink]], and also carries the maximum amount of [[ferro-fibrous]] armor possible. Even with the additional heat sink, the ''Pack Hunter'' 2 is at risk to high heat levels.<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 208: 'Mech variant's era is Civil War</ref> BV (1.0) = 1,464;<ref>''Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I'', p. 40</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,598<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 208</ref>

*; ''Pack Hunter'' 3 : Introduced during the [[Jihad]] in [[3068]],<ref name=MUL/> this variant of the 2 removes half of the lasers to mount [[MASC]], enabling the ''Pack Hunter'' to move up to 151 km/h in bursts. This has the added bonus of alleviating some of the heat problems of the first variant. BV (1.0) = 1,550;<ref>''Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I'', p. 41</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,747<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 209</ref>

*; ''Pack Hunter'' 4 : Another [[Jihad]] variant introduced [[3070]], this one takes advantage of new advances in Clan technology. The 'Mech has been fitted with lower rate [[XL engine]], reducing the 'Mech speed to 90 km/h. To make up for the drop in speed, the ''Pack Hunter'' is equipped with nine [[improved jump jet]]s. The design has been given [[endo steel]] and a slight increase in [[ferro-fibrous]] armor. For weaponry, the 'Mech has a Clan [[ER large laser]], guided by a [[targeting computer]]. In addition, the 'Mech has been given a [[Guardian ECM suite]]. BV (2.0) = 1,257<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 210</ref>

*; ''Pack Hunter'' 5 : This Wolf Empire variant is a much more thorough melding of Inner Sphere and Clan technologies. Built around a few central Inner Sphere-grade components - a 270-rated [[XL engine]], seven standard [[jump jet]]s, and an [[endo steel]] frame - while clad in five and a half tons of Clan-grade [[ferro-fibrous]] armor. Now better armored than the original and capable of a remarkable 151 km/h top speed, the ''Pack Hunter'' 5's sole weapon is the Clan-tech [[ER PPC]] that gave the original model its bite. Though this means the 5 is still plagued by the original's inability to engage multiple opponents, the sheer speed gained in this upgrade makes it ever easier to avoid most return fire. BV (2.0) = 1,644<ref name=RGIV1p15>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1'', p15 "Pack Hunter"</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The ''Pack Hunter'' has the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>''BattleMech Manual'', p. 93: BattleMech Quirk Table - Pack Hunter Entry</ref>
* [[Reinforced Legs]]

==Notable Pilots==
:''See: [[:Category:Notable Pack Hunter Pilots]]''

==Related BattleMechs==
* ''[[Pack Hunter II]]'' - Originally intending to develop an upgraded [[OmniMech]] version of the original ''Pack Hunter'', the desperation of the Jihad resulted in the Wolves-in-Exile refocusing their efforts into merely developing an improved ''Pack Hunter II''<ref name=TRO3085-144>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 144: "Pack Hunter II"</ref>

==Notes==
* In German products, the unit's proper Clan name was translated to '''''Rudeljäger'''''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Packhunter.gif|Original ''Pack Hunter'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3060|TRO:3060]]''
Pack Hunter RGilClan v01.jpg|''Pack Hunter'' from ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1 |RG:ilClan v1]]''
Clan Ad Hoc Star - Pack Hunter.jpg|''Pack Hunter'' miniature from ''[[BattleTech: Clan Ad Hoc Star]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
<div class="desktop-3-col">
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 1]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3060]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: MechWarrior Dark Age I]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
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