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Line 3: |image=3050 Mauler.jpg |image=3050 Mauler.jpg |name=''Linesman'' |name=''Linesman'' − |manufacturer= + |manufacturer=[[Earthwerks Incorporated]]/[[Kallon Industries]] (prototype) − [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] − ------ − [[Kallon Industries]] (prototype) |model=LMN-1PT5 |model=LMN-1PT5 |cost= |cost= Line 26:
Line 23: |BV (2.0)=? |BV (2.0)=? }} }} + ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Linesman''''' is an [[apocryphal]] predecessor to the ''[[Daboku]]'' and ''[[Mauler]]''. Canonical sources have since confirmed most of its backstory in broad strokes at least, but also established that the ''Linesman'' never existed as a distinct 'Mech; canonically, it was just a nickname given to the earliest ''Mauler'' prototypes. − − This article remains in place to describe the distinct 'Mech design that existed in apocryphal form for many years; mind that the prototype ''Mauler'' that was established as canonical in its stead differs in some aspects. − − ==Canonicity== − The ''Linesman'' (alternatively also called ''"Linienrichter"'' in German) was first published along with its background history as detailed below in ''[[Life Support (magazine)|Life Support]]'' #4, the official magazine of the (first) [[MechForce Germany]]. The German-only book ''[[BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'' by [[Heyne]], the publisher of the translated German line of BattleTech novels, also mentions the ''Linesman'' and its abbreviated background history, but does not provide statistics for the 'Mech. The expanded [[Solaris VII: The Game World#Arena-Planet Solaris VII|German edition]] of the ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' box set produced by [[FanPro]] included an official record sheet for the MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'', an exact reproduction of the ''Linesman'' in all but name. − − None of the aforementioned sources meets the criteria for [[Canon]]. However, in 2023 [[Shrapnel (magazine)/Issue 15|''Shrapnel'' magazine, issue #15]], established that the early history of the ''Mauler'' was indeed essentially as described in the ''Linesman'' writeup. The key difference is that canonically, the Capellans had designated the 'Mech the MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'' right from the beginning and ''Linesman'' was just a nickname coined during field trials. Thus, the LMN alphanumerical designation was explicitly not canonized, but refuted in canon. Also, in canon there was a sixth prototype in the field trials, the sole sample of the MAL-1PT6 subvariant. − − Wassili Cherenkow was not mentioned in canon, nor was the fate of any of the original prototypes beyond two of them being salvaged by [[Federated Suns]] forces on [[Beten Kaitos]] and one resurfacing in the [[Solaris Games]] in the late 3040s, piloted by [[Michael Romney]]. − − ==History== The '''''Linesman''''' was a [[Capellan Confederation]] design project developed at the same time as the ''[[Cataphract]]'' around [[Introduction Year::3015]]. Its aim was to create a [[BattleMech]] from proven, domestically produced components that could be maintained and supported with relative ease by the resource-poor Confederation with its ailing industry base. The '''''Linesman''''' was a [[Capellan Confederation]] design project developed at the same time as the ''[[Cataphract]]'' around [[Introduction Year::3015]]. Its aim was to create a [[BattleMech]] from proven, domestically produced components that could be maintained and supported with relative ease by the resource-poor Confederation with its ailing industry base. Line 49:
Line 35: ==Variants== ==Variants== When it became apparent that enemy forces could close in on the ''Linesman'' to stay below the effective range of its weaponry, the designers considered to exchange the [[Ceres Arms]] [[Medium Laser]]s for [[Sunglow 2S]] [[Large Laser]]s for better defense at short range. However, this required a speed reduction and came with heat problems and no satisfactory solution could be found. While no change was implemented, these considerations already heralded the weapons layout of the later ''Daboku'' and ''Mauler'' evolutions of the basic design. When it became apparent that enemy forces could close in on the ''Linesman'' to stay below the effective range of its weaponry, the designers considered to exchange the [[Ceres Arms]] [[Medium Laser]]s for [[Sunglow 2S]] [[Large Laser]]s for better defense at short range. However, this required a speed reduction and came with heat problems and no satisfactory solution could be found. While no change was implemented, these considerations already heralded the weapons layout of the later ''Daboku'' and ''Mauler'' evolutions of the basic design. + + ==Canonicity== + The ''Linesman'' (alternatively also called ''"Linienrichter"'' in German) has only appeared in [[apocryphal]] publications, i.e. in sources that are official BattleTech products yet do not meet the current criteria for [[Canon]]. + + It was first published along with its background history in ''[[Life Support (magazine)|Life Support]]'' #4, the official magazine of the (first) [[MechForce Germany]]. + + The German-only book ''[[BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'' by [[Heyne]], the publisher of the translated German line of BattleTech novels, mentions the ''Linesman'' and its abbreviated background history, but does not provide statistics for the 'Mech. + + The expanded [[Solaris VII: The Game World#Arena-Planet Solaris VII|German edition]] of the ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' box set produced by [[FanPro]] included an official record sheet for the MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'', an exact reproduction of the ''Linesman'' in all but name. + + It is generally held that the ''Linesman'' was meant to give 3025-era players a chance to play a contemporary version of the popular ''Mauler''. ==References== ==References== Line 56:
Line 53: * ''[[Battletech, Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'', p. 441 * ''[[Battletech, Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'', p. 441 * ''[[Life Support (magazine)]]'', issue #4 * ''[[Life Support (magazine)]]'', issue #4 − * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 15]]'' − − − [[Category:'Mechs]]
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The '''''Linesman''''' was a [[Capellan Confederation]] design project developed at the same time as the ''[[Cataphract]]'' around [[Introduction Year::3015]]. Its aim was to create a [[BattleMech]] from proven, domestically produced components that could be maintained and supported with relative ease by the resource-poor Confederation with its ailing industry base. | The '''''Linesman''''' was a [[Capellan Confederation]] design project developed at the same time as the ''[[Cataphract]]'' around [[Introduction Year::3015]]. Its aim was to create a [[BattleMech]] from proven, domestically produced components that could be maintained and supported with relative ease by the resource-poor Confederation with its ailing industry base. | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
When it became apparent that enemy forces could close in on the ''Linesman'' to stay below the effective range of its weaponry, the designers considered to exchange the [[Ceres Arms]] [[Medium Laser]]s for [[Sunglow 2S]] [[Large Laser]]s for better defense at short range. However, this required a speed reduction and came with heat problems and no satisfactory solution could be found. While no change was implemented, these considerations already heralded the weapons layout of the later ''Daboku'' and ''Mauler'' evolutions of the basic design. | When it became apparent that enemy forces could close in on the ''Linesman'' to stay below the effective range of its weaponry, the designers considered to exchange the [[Ceres Arms]] [[Medium Laser]]s for [[Sunglow 2S]] [[Large Laser]]s for better defense at short range. However, this required a speed reduction and came with heat problems and no satisfactory solution could be found. While no change was implemented, these considerations already heralded the weapons layout of the later ''Daboku'' and ''Mauler'' evolutions of the basic design. | ||
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| + | The ''Linesman'' (alternatively also called ''"Linienrichter"'' in German) has only appeared in [[apocryphal]] publications, i.e. in sources that are official BattleTech products yet do not meet the current criteria for [[Canon]]. | ||
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| + | The expanded [[Solaris VII: The Game World#Arena-Planet Solaris VII|German edition]] of the ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' box set produced by [[FanPro]] included an official record sheet for the MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'', an exact reproduction of the ''Linesman'' in all but name. | ||
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* ''[[Battletech, Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'', p. 441 | * ''[[Battletech, Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'', p. 441 | ||
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