Editing Shadow Hawk (section)

==Overview==
The ''Shadow Hawk'' was created by Lang Industries during the time of the Star League, designed from the ground up as one of the very first BattleMechs ever constructed to serve as a multipurpose war machine, and critically to keep the Terran Hegemony's interests from being exploited. Despite weighing a mere 55 tons, it's exceptionally fast, maneuverable, and jump capable, making it an easy choice over a number of similar Mechs in it's class while being cost-effective. Though while not necessarily the best or most iconic in the game, it is known for being one of the most balanced BattleMechs in the entire game, able to do respectable damage at all distances, and able to take a similarly respectable amount of punishment. It's to the point that one could argue that any 'Mech with the word "Hawk" in it's name is a direct successor to this one design.

While it was made in enormous quantities due to it's relative ease of construction, Lang Industries wouldn't get to make money on it as their factory was blasted to hell, with only Majesty Metals and Earthwerks manufacturing from then on, turning any ''Shadow Hawk'' into a precious commodity up until a cache of [[LosTech]] made it possible to manufacture new variants. Since then, it's been in any lance that needs just a solid, solid 'Mech.