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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
 
{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image=Tian-zong-TRO3145_Liao.jpg
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|image=Tian-Zong-TRO3145_Liao.jpg
|name=''Tian-zong''
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|name=Tian-zong
|manufacturer=[[Hellespont 'Mech Works]]<ref name=TRO:CCp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 44</ref>
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|manufacturer=[[Hellespont 'Mech Works]]<ref name=trocc44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 44</ref>
 
| production year=3090
 
| production year=3090
 
|year reference=
 
|year reference=
 
|model=TNZ-N1
 
|model=TNZ-N1
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|class=Heavy
 
|mass=75
 
|mass=75
|Tech Base=Inner Sphere
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|chassis=Hellespont Type TZ
|mech type=BattleMech
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|armor=Hellespont Lite II Stealth
|chassis=[[Hellespont Type TZ]]
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|comsys=[[Ceres Metals Model 777]] w/Angel ECM Suite
|armor=[[Hellespont Lite II Stealth]]
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|t&t=Radcom TXXII
|comsys=[[Ceres Metals Model 777]] with [[Angel ECM Suite]]
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|heat sinks=10 [[Double Heat Sinks]]
|T&T=[[Radcom TXXII]]
 
|heat sinks=12 [[Double Heat Sinks]]
 
 
|engine=[[Rawlings 300 XL]]
 
|engine=[[Rawlings 300 XL]]
 
|speed=65
 
|speed=65
|armament=*2x [[ER Medium Laser]]s
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|armament=*2x Ceres Arms [[ER Medium Laser]]s
*2x [[Gauss rifle]]s
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*2x Mydron Concussor [[Gauss Rifle]]s
 
|BV (2.0) = 2,167<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 91</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 101</ref>
 
|BV (2.0) = 2,167<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 91</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 101</ref>
 
}}  
 
}}  
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''''Tian-zong''''' is a post-[[Jihad]] design that the [[Capellan Confederation]] first developed in [[Production Year::3090]]. Equipped with thirteen and a half tons of [[Stealth Armor]] powered by an [[Angel ECM Suite]], the ''Tian-zong'' is a premier "Recon in Force" [['Mech]]. The 300-rated [[extralight engine]] propels the ''Tian-zong'' to a top speed of 64 km/h, which can make for a jarring ride given the [[Small Cockpit]]. The ''Tian-zong'' is one of the first Capellan 'Mechs to use an [[Endo-Composite]] skeleton. Twelve [[Double Heat Sink]]s dissipate the heat from the Stealth Armor. It is a popular 'Mech with [[CCAF]] commanders.<ref name=TRO:CCp44/>
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The '''''Tian-zong''''' is a post-[[Jihad]] design that the [[Capellan Confederation]] first developed in [[Production Year::3090]]. Equipped with thirteen and a half tons of [[Stealth Armor]] powered by an [[Angel ECM Suite]], the ''Tiang-zong'' is a premier "Recon in Force" [['Mech]]. The 300 rated [[Extralight Engine]] propels the ''Tiang-zong'' to a top speed of 64 km/h, which can make for a jarring ride given the [[Small Cockpit]]. The ''Tian-zong'' is one of the first Capellan 'Mechs to use an [[Endo-Composite]] skeleton. Twelve [[Double Heat Sink]]s dissipate the heat from the Stealth Armor. It is a popular 'Mech with [[CCAF]] commanders.<ref name=trocc44/>
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
The 'Mech is armed with a pair of [[Mydron Concussor]] [[Gauss rifle]]s as its main weaponry. Each rifle has two tons of ammunition, keeping it in the fight. For close-in work the 'Mech carries a [[Ceres Arms]] [[Extended Range Medium Laser]] in each arm.
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The 'Mech is armed with a pair of Mydron Concussor [[Gauss Rifle]]s as its main weaponry. Each rifle has two tons of ammunition, keeping it in the fight. For close-in work the 'Mech carries an Extended Range Ceres Arms Medium Laser in each arm.
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
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===Custom Variants===
 
===Custom Variants===
*; ''Tian-zong'' Jasminda : The customized TZN-N3 ''Tian-zong'' piloted by ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Jasminda Xiang]] of the [[Sixth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] during the [[Capellan Crusades]] featured the Light Gauss Rifles of the TZN-N2 variant to save weight to carry [[ER PPC]] in the right arm, supported by an ER Medium Laser in the left arm. <ref name=OTPCC-32>''Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusaders'', p. 32 "Tian-zong TNZ-N3 Jasminda"</ref>
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*; ''Tian-Zong'' Jasminda : The customized TZN-N3 ''Tian-Zong'' piloted by ''[[Sang-shao]]'' Jasminda Xiang of the [[Sixth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] during the [[Capellan Crusades]] featured the Light Gauss Rifles of the TZN-N2 variant to save weight to carry [[ER PPC]] in the right arm, supported by a ER Medium Laser in the left arm. <ref name=OTPCC-32>''Operation Turning Point: Capellan Crusaders'', p. 32 "Tian-Zong TNZ-N3 Jasminda"</ref>
 
 
==Design Quirks==
 
The ''Tian-zong'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 155</ref>
 
* [[Command BattleMech]]
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The ''Tian-zong'' was introduced by [[WizKids]] as part of their ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' line of collectible miniatures.  It first appeared in their game set release ''[[MechWarrior: Liao Incursion|Liao Incursion]]''. In the novel ''[[Fortress of Lies]]'', the 'Mech first appeared in action.  However, the 'Mech was firing its Gauss rifles from its arms, conflicting with the original figure's physical appearance.
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* The ''Tian-Zong'' was introduced by [[WizKids]] as part of their [[MechWarrior: Dark Age]] line of collectible miniatures.  It first appeared in their game set release called [[Liao Incursion]]. In the novel ''[[Fortress of Lies]]'', the 'Mech first appeared in action in canon fiction.  However, the 'Mech was firing its Gauss Rifles from its arms, conflicting with the original figure's physical appearance.
  
* The TZN-N3 ''Tian-zong'' is the variant described in the ''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'' entry.
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* The TZN-N3 ''Tian-Zong'' is the variant described in the ''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'' entry.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:MWDA Tian-zong.JPG|MW:DA Tian-zong model
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Image:MWDA Tian-zong.JPG|MW:DA Tian-Zong model
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Fortress of Lies]]'' (Novel) - Tian-zong first appears in fiction.
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*''[[Fortress of Lies]]'' (Novel) - Tian-zong first appears in fiction.
* ''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_9.pdf Jaquelin Pejiko's Confederation Reserve Cavalry Dossier]''
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*''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_9.pdf Jaquelin Pejiko's Confederation Reserve Cavalry Dossier]''
* ''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_34.pdf Clara Park's House Liao/McCarron's Armored Cavalry Dossier]''
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*''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_34.pdf Clara Park's House Liao/McCarron's Armored Cavalry Dossier]''
* ''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_43.pdf Hoa Phiri's House Liao/Warrior House Dossier]''
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*''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_43.pdf Hoa Phiri's House Liao/Warrior House Dossier]''
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusades]]''
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*''[[Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusades]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
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*''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
  
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