Hoplite C
- Type
- BattleMech
- Tech
- Clan
- Mass
- 55t
- Role
- Brawler
- Intro
- 3052 Clan Invasion
- Rules
- Standard
- Cost
- 5.19M C-bills
- Move
- Armor
- 185 pts
Medium Pulse Laser ×2ER Medium LaserUltra AC/10LRM 15
Technical Readout: TR:SW · Record Sheets: RS:SW
Compare this unit
Availability by era
3 eras · 1 faction
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 4,010 |
| G1 | 2 | 3,507 |
| G2 | 3 | 2,916 |
| G3 | 4 | 2,292 |
| G4 | 5 | 1,736 |
| G5 | 6 | 1,493 |
| G6 | 7 | 1,337 |
| G7 | 8 | 1,180 |
| G8 | 8 | 1,111 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Hoplite C rebuilds the 55-ton medium as a Clan-tech brawler, where the 2578-vintage HOP-4A carried no defined role. In place of the original's armless hull with an LRM 5 and AC/10 buried in the torsos, this variant mounts an LRM 15 in the left arm and an Ultra AC/10 in the right arm, both arms now minimal weapon pods without hands. It adds a pair of Medium Pulse Lasers in the left torso and an ER Medium Laser in the center torso, none of which the HOP-4A carried. Ferro-fibrous armor replaces the base model's standard plating, and the heat-sink count drops from 16 single to 10 double while cruising and top speeds hold at 43 and 65 km/h. Blackwell Corporation performs the refit at Outreach.
Armor & loadout
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enr | CT | 1 | |
| Enr | LT ×2 | 2 | |
| Bal | RA | 1 | 30 rds · 3 t in RT |
| Msl | LA | 1 | 16 rds · 2 t in RT |