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Designed as a light [[IndustrialMech]] design used for underground tunnel mining, the '''''Dig King''''' is one of the earliest known examples of MiningMechs. Introduced in [[2573]], this durable, dependable design became the basis for many offshoots produced over the centuries.
 
Designed as a light [[IndustrialMech]] design used for underground tunnel mining, the '''''Dig King''''' is one of the earliest known examples of MiningMechs. Introduced in [[2573]], this durable, dependable design became the basis for many offshoots produced over the centuries.
  
During the [[Succession Wars]], the need for combat 'Mechs became urgent. The militarized version of the ''Dig King'' soon would appear in desperate moments in combat. A civilian variation of the ''Dig King'' would be commonly used in the late 3090s to mid-3130s in the [[Inner Sphere]]. But after [[Gray Monday]] in the [[Dark Age era|late Dark Age]], many of these 'Mechs were once more converted into make-shift combat 'Mechs and pressed into service for many splinter groups after the collapse of the [[HPG]] network.<ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', pp. 7, 13,  29–31: Shards of the Republic/BattleTech Assignment Table/INDUSTRIALMECHS - "RC-1M Dig King MOD" variant listed among the IndustrialMechs used for combat."</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, Revised'', p. 220: Dig Lord - "Dig Lord fluff gives some background to the Dig Lord.</ref>
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During the [[Succession Wars]], the need for combat 'Mechs became urgent. The militarized version of the ''Dig King'' soon would appear in desperate moments in combat. A civilian variation of the ''Dig King'' would be commonly used in late 3090s to mid-3130s in the [[Inner Sphere]]. but after [[Gray Monday]] in the [[Dark Age era|late Dark Age]], many of these 'Mechs were once more converted into make-shift combat 'Mechs and pressed into service for many splinter groups after the collapse of the [[HPG]] network.<ref>''Era Digest: Dark Age'', pp. 7, 13,  29–31: Shards of the Republic/BattleTech Assignment Table/INDUSTRIALMECHS - "RC-1M Dig King MOD" variant listed among the IndustrialMechs used for combat."</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, Revised'', p. 220: Dig Lord - "Dig Lord fluff gives some background to the Dig Lord.</ref>
  
 
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