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General BattleTech => Periphery => Universal News & Reports => Shattered Dawn => Alternate Universe => Magistracy of Canopus => Topic started by: Ice Hellion on November 06, 2010, 01:24:27 PM

Title: First 'Mech
Post by: Ice Hellion on November 06, 2010, 01:24:27 PM
Do we know when were 'Mechs introduced in the Magistracy? And if so which ones?
And last but not least, when did the Magistracy start their own production?
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Takiro on November 06, 2010, 02:16:14 PM
I believe so. Let me check.

First BattleMech - Wasp (2579)
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Ice Hellion on November 06, 2010, 02:37:18 PM
Imported or produced locally?
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Takiro on November 06, 2010, 02:53:08 PM
Produced locally although the design is foreign I think.
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Rainbow 6 on November 07, 2010, 06:58:00 AM
According to the Ostwar entry in XTRO:Primitives Vol. 1 the Magistracy was importing from the Lyrans pre Reunification war so whats the betting they bought there first battlemech plans from them as well, i'm also wondering if the Taurians and Outworlds did the same?
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Ice Hellion on November 07, 2010, 08:14:28 AM
And the first local design would be?
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Rainbow 6 on November 07, 2010, 08:40:44 AM
The Wasp, as Takiro says and according to the entry in TechManual which lists the first locally built battlemech.
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Takiro on November 07, 2010, 09:04:47 AM
The Ostwar is part of the Ost series Ice with the Ostscout and the Ostroc. Not native Canopian but Terran originally I believe.
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Ice Hellion on November 07, 2010, 11:30:51 AM
I am surprised by the lack of imagination of these Periphery people  ;)
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: lrose on November 08, 2010, 06:21:55 AM
I am surprised by the lack of imagination of these Periphery people  ;)

I'm more surprised by the lack of imagination by the Battletech writers....

And I'm amazed that the MOC some how managed to establish it's first battlemech factory during the Reunification War- which of the IS powers was dealing under the table with them to provide the info- since the MOC's policy seems to buy what they need, not develop it on their own. 
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Ice Hellion on November 08, 2010, 04:51:41 PM
And I'm amazed that the MOC some how managed to establish it's first battlemech factory during the Reunification War- which of the IS powers was dealing under the table with them to provide the info- since the MOC's policy seems to buy what they need, not develop it on their own. 

Always count on a Steiner merchant to do business where he/she shouldn't  ;D
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: wolfcannon on November 08, 2010, 10:04:19 PM
also didnt Amaris help the Taurans and Canopians build clandestine mech factories to build exported designs from the Republic, as well as their own designs such as the Toro?
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: lrose on November 09, 2010, 06:03:12 AM
also didnt Amaris help the Taurans and Canopians build clandestine mech factories to build exported designs from the Republic, as well as their own designs such as the Toro?

That was much later just prior to the Uprisings.
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Rainbow 6 on November 09, 2010, 01:32:32 PM
And I'm amazed that the MOC some how managed to establish it's first battlemech factory during the Reunification War- which of the IS powers was dealing under the table with them to provide the info- since the MOC's policy seems to buy what they need, not develop it on their own. 

Always count on a Steiner merchant to do business where he/she shouldn't  ;D

Yep, looks like they were selling Terran design's though as the MoC never built any Lyran ones.
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Ice Hellion on November 09, 2010, 01:40:37 PM
Yep, looks like they were selling Terran design's though as the MoC never built any Lyran ones.

Clever.
If they are caught, "Say it wasn't you"
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Rainbow 6 on November 09, 2010, 05:19:09 PM
and blame one of the other great house's.
Title: Re: First 'Mech
Post by: Ice Hellion on November 10, 2010, 01:39:12 PM
and blame one of the other great house's.

See you are getting as twisted as I am.