Editing Phoenix Hawk (section)

== History ==
The ''Phoenix Hawk'' is a [[Star League]]-era direct successor to the Light Class ''Stinger'', who'd already acquitted itself well as a scout 'Mech throughout the Inner Sphere. Orguss Industries found that the ''Stinger'' 's chassis was designed in such a way that it could be in fact made bigger without sacrificing it's speed and agility, while also giving the theoretical 'Mech a major boost in what kind of weapons it could carry. Thus, they began testing what would inevitably become the ''Phoenix Hawk'', a 20 ton larger 'Mech that was not only capable of performing the ''Stinger'''s own role, but surpass it. 

Even after the fall of the Star League, ''Phoenix Hawk''s found their way into every single Successor State's army and in enormous quantities, finding roles for itself no matter where it was; Recon, Hit-and run, and with some of it's superior electronics and sensor equipment, could find itself acquitting itself nicely as a Command 'Mech among smaller lances. They were so common that the phrase "Phoenix Hawk-bound" was coined by members of the [[Draconis Combine|DCMS]] for Mechwarriors who got their Mech shot out from under them and were in the market for a replacement. 

With the Helm Memory Core's re-discovery and LosTech becoming available, the ''Phoenix Hawk'' quickly found itself being redesigned several different ways in order to take advantage, diversifying it's lineage into one of the most copied designs in the entire BattleTech canon. Including a light version that could hang out alongside the ''Stinger''s it had otherwise relegated to pure scout roles.