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−	'''Project Jacob's Ladder''' was a [[3132]] [[Bannson Universal Unlimited]] (BUU) research and development project that tried to skirt around [[Republic of the Sphere]] restrictions on military hardware. It produced the ''[[Raider (BattleMech)|Raider]]'' BattleMech.<ref name=MWDASPp54>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks'', p. 54: "Raider Mk II"</ref>	+	The '''Jacob's Ladder''' was a [[Dark Age]] project from [[Bannson Universal Unlimited]] that tried to skirt around [[Republic of the Sphere]] restrictions on military hardware.<ref name=MWDASPp54>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks'', p. 54: "Raider Mk II"</ref>
	==History==		==History==
−	On 7 April [[3131]], [[Jacob Bannson]], head of Bannson Universal Unlimited, ordered one of his research and development teams to assess how feasible it would be for BUU to produce its own low-cost [[BattleMech]] exclusively using in-house equipment.<ref name=MWDASPp54/><ref name=EDDAp40>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', pp. 40-41: "JL-1 ''Raider''/JL-2 ''Raider Mk II''"</ref><ref name=TRO3150p150>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 152: "JL-1 ''Raider''"</ref> The team - consisting of [[Ben Keller]], [[Denise Harlson]], [[Jim Harding]], [[Susan Lollar]], [[Kit Smithson]], and lead [[Jacob Karlson]] - completed their assessment by 23 October, leading Bannson to officially authorize construction.<ref name=MWDASPp54/>	+	The project was authorized by [[Jacob Karlson]], and confirmed by [[Jacob Bannson]].
−	After the construction of a remote underground facility to house development, Project Jacob's Ladder fully launched on 2 February 3132. The secretive Delta Green-security level project was highly productive in most regards.<ref name=MWDASPp54/> Development of weapons and armor over the first few months was particularly successful, even bringing BUU a patent on an improved [[rotary autocannon]] barrel cooling mechanism.<ref name=EDDAp40/> An outside component considered by the team, the [[Hatchett-Dauer]] [[BUU Quarrel-10|Quarrel-10]] [[MRM-10|MRM launcher]], so impressed them that they convinced Bannson to acquire the manufacturer.<ref name=EDDAp40/>	+	On 7 April [[3131]], the team begin an assessment of the feasibility of building a [[BattleMech]]. The first full report after passing the  extreme security measures that had been implemented during the feasibility assessment stage of the project reached Mr. Bannson's hands until 23 October. On 2 November, Mr. Bannson met with Jacob Karlson, along with those directly involved: [[Ben Keller]], [[Denise Harlson]], [[Jim Harding]], [[Susan Lollar]], and [[Kit Smithson]].
−	What proved more difficult was the new BattleMech's engine. The team was expected to produce their own military-grade [[fusion engine]]. Salvaged reactors were requested repeatedly, and denied each time: they were reserved for repairing existing BattleMechs. Attempt after attempt failed, sometimes disastrously; one failure ended in an explosion that killed Jim Harding. In September 3133, the team gave up.<ref name=MWDASPp54/> The final 'Mech they delivered in [[3134]]<ref>[http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6955/raider-jl-1 MUL Profile for the JL-1 Raider - Introduction year.]</ref> held only an [[internal combustion engine]]. The design was heavier than hoped for, lacked energy weapons and jump jets, and was only lightly armed, but it was a functioning BattleMech, produced to BattleMech standards rather than those of IndustrialMechs.<ref name=EDDAp40/> [[BattleMech Jump Pack|Jump pack]] development went smoothly, helping make up for the lack of jump jets.<ref name=MWDASPp54/><ref name=EDDAp40/> BUU marketers gave the final 'Mech a name: the ''Raider''.<ref name=EDDAp40/>	+	After the meeting, the project was given the go. The team moved to a remote location and built a new underground facility. The next year and a half would see triumphs and spectacular failures in equal measure. Jim Harding, would perish in an explosion following our eighth unsuccessful attempt to balance the plasma field within a military-grade fusion reactor. By September [[3133]], it was obvious that the existing facility was simply not capable of producing a military-grade [[fusion engine|fusion reactor]]. Though all other aspects of the project had exceeded expectation on all levels, it became apparent that almost two years had been wasted in building a 'Mech that would be able to house only an [[ICE|internal combustion engine]].
−	Despite the lack of a fusion engine, the ''Raider'' satisfied most elements of the Project Jacob's Ladder plan.<ref name=TRO3150p150/> Full production soon launched. Having failed to meet all project requirements, project lead Jacob Karlson resigned from BUU.<ref name=MWDASPp54/>	+	Though the project asked for a salvaged fusion reactor, the reply was always that those salvaged engines were used to replace damaged reactors on existing BattleMechs.
−	==Notes==	+	The Project task was to build a brand-new BattleMech from the ground up, and it was technically a failure, but nevertheless it created is a BattleMech in every aspect, except that it mounted an internal combustion engine.
−	* The Delta Green security level for Project Jacob's Ladder is likely a reference to ''[[w:Delta Green|Delta Green]]'', a line of ''Call of Cthulhu'' sourcebooks when Jacob's Ladder was introduced in the early 2000s.	+
		+	The ''[[Raider (BattleMech)|Raider]]'' it is not a modified IndustrialMech: it has a standard [[internal structure]], as opposed to the double-weight reinforced structure of [[IndustrialMech]]s, and the team was able to perfect numerous systems that previously were considered prototypes, such as the jump pack and the [[Rotary AC/2|light autocannon]], with project videos showing it could tangle against some [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMechs, and more importantly, it is also far superior to any modified IndustrialMech in use by [[3135]].<ref name=MWDASPp54/>
	==References==		==References==
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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
−	* ''[[Era Digest: Dark Age]]''
−	* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
	* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks]]''		* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks]]''
−	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3150]]''
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The '''Jacob's Ladder''' was a [[Dark Age]] project from [[Bannson Universal Unlimited]] that tried to skirt around [[Republic of the Sphere]] restrictions on military hardware.<ref name=MWDASPp54>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks'', p. 54: "Raider Mk II"</ref> ==History== The project was authorized by [[Jacob Karlson]], and confirmed by [[Jacob Bannson]]. On 7 April [[3131]], the team begin an assessment of the feasibility of building a [[BattleMech]]. The first full report after passing the extreme security measures that had been implemented during the feasibility assessment stage of the project reached Mr. Bannson's hands until 23 October. On 2 November, Mr. Bannson met with Jacob Karlson, along with those directly involved: [[Ben Keller]], [[Denise Harlson]], [[Jim Harding]], [[Susan Lollar]], and [[Kit Smithson]]. After the meeting, the project was given the go. The team moved to a remote location and built a new underground facility. The next year and a half would see triumphs and spectacular failures in equal measure. Jim Harding, would perish in an explosion following our eighth unsuccessful attempt to balance the plasma field within a military-grade fusion reactor. By September [[3133]], it was obvious that the existing facility was simply not capable of producing a military-grade [[fusion engine|fusion reactor]]. Though all other aspects of the project had exceeded expectation on all levels, it became apparent that almost two years had been wasted in building a 'Mech that would be able to house only an [[ICE|internal combustion engine]]. Though the project asked for a salvaged fusion reactor, the reply was always that those salvaged engines were used to replace damaged reactors on existing BattleMechs. The Project task was to build a brand-new BattleMech from the ground up, and it was technically a failure, but nevertheless it created is a BattleMech in every aspect, except that it mounted an internal combustion engine. The ''[[Raider (BattleMech)|Raider]]'' it is not a modified IndustrialMech: it has a standard [[internal structure]], as opposed to the double-weight reinforced structure of [[IndustrialMech]]s, and the team was able to perfect numerous systems that previously were considered prototypes, such as the jump pack and the [[Rotary AC/2|light autocannon]], with project videos showing it could tangle against some [[BattleMech#Light|light]] BattleMechs, and more importantly, it is also far superior to any modified IndustrialMech in use by [[3135]].<ref name=MWDASPp54/> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Sneak Peeks]]'' [[Category:Science and Technology Events]]

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