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Harasser
Class:	Hovercraft
Faction	Inner Sphere
Ticket cost:	1 upon destruction
Tier:	{{{Tier}}}
Speed:	109 km/h
Turret rotation:	360°
Turret pitch:	-10° to +70°
Variant Armament
Variant	Weapons	Equipment
Prime: Price: 42 200 CBills Total armor: 15 049	2x SSRM6	GECM 0 HS 2 Free tons
A: Price: 39 500 CBills Total armor: 15 049	2x LRM10	EOptics GECM 0 HS 2 free tons
B: Price: 35 800 CBills Total armor: 15 049	2x MBL 2x MXPL	EOptics 3 HS 0 free tons
C: Price: 45 150 CBills Total armor: 17 809	6x SXPL	EOptics BAP GECM 4 HS 0 free tons +1t Armor
D: Price: 37 100 CBills Total armor: 16 430	6x Flamers	GECM 6 HS 0 free tons
E: Price: 33 500 CBills Total armor: 15 049	2x AC2 1x LBX5	EOptics 0 HS 0 free tons
F: Price: 44 000 CBills Total armor: 15 049	2x TBolt5 1x NARC	GECM 0 HS 2 free tons
G: Price: 37 500 CBills Total armor: 15 049	2x RAC2	EOptics 0 HS 2 free tons

All stats current as of release 0.15.3 </div> The Harasser is an Inner Sphere light hovercraft. It has weak armor but helps compensate for this with a GECM to mask its movements, and a BAP to locate foes at a distance. When an enemy is detected the Harasser may outrun enemy thanks to its high speed and acceleration. A Harasser is the fastest ground unit available, giving it a chance to choose when and how to fight - by the time it is noticed, it may have already fired and flitted away. The Harasser combines its speed with very nimble handling, capable of out-turning the Owens. However, it suffers greatly on rough terrain, as the Harasser's high center of mass causes it to behave erratically and flip over easily.

The unique feature of Harasser is it's speed - unlike any other unit Harasser "boost" function does not create additional heat, giving it one additional gear. This was made for easier control of this speed beast, as players were known to have difficult times controlling Harasser with its speed set to current boost level. Because of this player can move up to 116km/h of regular speed, and up to 163km/h with the 6th gear for the cost of reduced turning rate. Careful use of the boost function can allow Harasser pilots to drive up extremely steep terrain.

Roles and Gameplay Hints

Prime

The Prime variant is used for Mech support. Short-range attacks with fast approaches striking at a targets weaker back armor make it capable of distracting and lowering the accuracy of any ground unit. The pilot of this variant, however, must watch carefully that none of the enemy units take aim on the Harasser, as a single alpha strike from well-armed Mech can destroy this fragile unit.

Variant A

The A variant is used for long range support. It's double LRM10s are able to inflict damage at significant range, while its very high speed protects it from nearly any attempt of an attack. The best method to destroy it is to approach stealthily on passive radar until 900m, and then to attack with long-range direct-fire weapons such as Gauss or ERPPC.

Variant B

Featuring 2 ERML and 1 ERLL, this Harasser certainly offers a nice amount of long range firepower, that it can get into position with decent speed and mobility. However, giving its position away with such a nice laser show is it's downfall as well. As a few hits with most long range weapons will force you to repair, this vehicle is best suited for pop-up attacks over hills.

Variant C

The new Harasser C, 'Sparkle', is essentially a poor man's Epona. Surpassing some of the more expensive Clan hovercraft in raw firepower, 6 SXPLs firing continuously will easily core the most heavily armored of enemies. Sparkle will readily toe it with any light, most mediums, and, in the hands of an experienced pilot, is entirely capable of feeling any Heavy or Assault mech. This, combined with GECM(?), and enough heat sinks to fire for a good half a minute without pause, the Harasser C spells shiny red doom for its enemies. It is a significant improvement over the old Harasser C, which had a Light Gauss and twin Machine Guns.

Variant D

The Harasser D (nicknamed Toast&Go for obvious reasons) comes with more high-risk than other variants because it mounts 6 extremely close range flamers which can easily shut down any mech that does not have plenty of heat sinks. Best used in groups this unit mounts BHP and GECM which lets it find a target at extreme ranges and decide the best route to flank it. A group of two or more of these units can be a real pain for any unit that gets jumped as their is not much chance of surviving once you flush your coolant even if you kill one or two. The only proper way to deal with this unit is to hit it at long range while it's trying to close the distance or simply have a teammate or two with you to counter any possible numbers the hovercraft might bring. It is still extremely paper thin though being a harasser so even if it's at close range any hit from a heavy weapon (LBX20, UAC20, or HGauss) can quickly make the driver change his mind if not he will simply explode right there.

Variant E

On paper, the E Variant would be an amazing and dedicated Anti-Air vehicle. In practice, the only thing it counters is itself. 4 AC2 Flak offer barely any destructive power against either Aerofighters, VTOLs, or other ground based crafts. With pitiful DPS, this version should be avoided at all costs.

Variant F

One of the earliest NARC assets that you can bring into the field, it's potential is only limited by the lack of LRMs in the early game. However, with a bit of coordination, this can turn into a more or less viable tactic. During the later parts of the battle, it is still a viable choice for NARCing target; however, by then, there are better vehicles available to offer guidance support for you LRM boats. Ironically, TBolt5 cannot make use of the NARC, making this a rather odd choice of weapons.

Variant G

2 RAC2s bring a lot of firepower to the field, especially early on. Held back by only one free ton of ammunition, and demanding of strict weapon management, this variant can still lay down serious pain over a long range. Especially early light mechs react allergic to a constant stream of AC2s fired at them; those that are otherwise distracted will often meet the fate of a destroyed CT. You will, however, need to return to base often for resupplies and repairs.

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