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| − | '''Elementals''' are the armored infantry troopers of the [[Clans]]. Elementals are genetically bred to be the largest and strongest of the three common Clan warrior phenotypes. They wear [[battle armor]] that gives them tremendous strength, protection, and mobility. The armor also allows groups of Elementals to damage, or even destroy, [['Mech]]s. Elementals are some of the best soldiers in existence. They follow difficult training, which differs from one Clan to another. Only a few members of each [[sibko]] "test out" to become true Elementals.
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| − | While respected for their prowess, few Elementals attain the post of [[Khan]]. This is because Trials are fought individually and few are the Elementals who can successfully take on a 'Mech in single combat. [[Lincoln Osis]] was one of those few, eventually attaining the rank of [[ilKhan]].
| + | '''Elementals''' are the [[trueborn]], genetically-engineered [[infantry]] of the [[Clans]]. Designed and bred over dozens of generations to operate Clan [[Battle Armor]], Elementals are the largest and strongest of the three common Clan warrior phenotypes. Elementals average two to two and a half meters and height and are disproportionally muscular compared to even the strongest [[Inner Sphere]] warrior.<ref>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 81</ref> |
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| − | When the [[Inner Sphere]] first encountered Elementals, it was thought these might be alien invaders due to the odd look of the different suits they generally bear. Elementals usually fight with [[Elemental (battle armor)]] but the late 3050s and 3060s gave way to newer suits that are also worn by Elementals such as the [[Gnome]], [[Undine]], [[Sylph]], and the so-called [[Clan Battle Armor]].
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| − | Some Clan Nova Cat's Elementals have been seen fighting with Draconis Combine [[Kage]] Battle Armor; also many Clan Elementals have been seen wearing battle armor of [[Inner Sphere]] origin such as the [[Cavalier]], [[Hauberk]], [[Longinus]] or [[Purifier]] Battle Armor refits. In [[3138]], some [[Wolf's Dragoons]] Elementals were seen sporting a brand new kind of armor: the [[Black Wolf]] Battle Armor.
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| − | Elemental armors bear incredible weaponry for their size, and can also take tremendous punishment with first aid and drug administration systems, giving an Elemental the ability to survive heavy wounds while the armor is able to seal-off the opening. The most known system is [[HarJel]], included in the Elemental battle armor.
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| − | Under the Clan military organization system, a [[Point]] of elementals consists of five warriors. A [[Star]] is composed of 5 points, a total of 25 elementals.
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| − | A mixed unit formed of one Elemental [[Star]] and one [[BattleMech]] [[Star]] forms a Nova.
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| − | The Clans can lay claim to some of the best [[BattleMech]]s ever created, but the strength of the Clans is also due in part to their Elemental Stars. Thanks to their powerful battle armors, Elementals are usually feared due to their alien size and suit appearance, and they use this fear against their enemies.
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| − | Elementals are often seen with [[OmniMech]]s, to create combined arms assaults, and Clan Omnis usually sport pods on which Elementals can hang or sit.
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| − | One of the most commonly used tactics, developed during the [[Clan Invasion]], is called "Headhunters". Elemental Stars infiltrate enemy lines, supported by Clan [[OmniMech]]s, look for officers or headquarters and use surprise to destroy the command chain in a lighting-fast attack, creating chaos in enemy lines. [[Clan Wolf]] even developed a variant of the [[Elemental (battle armor)|Elemental Battle Armor]] for just this purpose.
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| − | Elementals are also feared because just a few of them can destroy an entire 'Mech, swarming the hull of the enemy BattleMech, ripping off sheets of armor and firing their weapons at point-blank range.
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| − | No Inner Sphere equivalent exists. Each state has its own infantry and battle armor units, but the breeding protocols used to create Elementals are not known by the [[Successor States]]. It is doubtful that these protocols would be used even if they were known. The only way for the Inner Sphere forces to compete directly with Elementals is through development of more powerful battle armor.
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| − | However, the [[Gray Death Standard|Gray Death Battle Armor]] is one of the best challengers the Inner Sphere could offer at the moment of [[Operation Revival]], but these armored soldiers lack the strength and size an Elemental has.
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| − | More recently, new types of Battle Armor have been created to face Elementals, like the [[Inner Sphere Standard]] battle armor, designed for standard human with the aim to lower the inequality between Inner Sphere standard infantrymen and Clan bred Elementals.
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| − | 80 years after the first Clan invasion, most of the Great Houses possess battle armors that try to equal armored Elemental results, with the help of some designed-for-Elemental armor that have been refitted (like some rarely seen [[Gnome]] Battle Armors) but still lack Elemental-like soldiers. Some factions, like the [[Republic of the Sphere]], also have in their ranks former Clan troops or descendants of Clan communities, including Elementals and Elemental descendants.
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| | + | ==Bibliography== |
| | + | *''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' |
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