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Line 31: The existence of the '''ALI-1A ''Alliance''''' [[BattleMech]] was announced in [[Introduction Year::3028]] in the lead-up to the wedding of [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]]. It was described as one of the "wedding presents" from a combination of [[NAIS]] scientists and leading [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] 'Mech designers to the couple. While the ''Alliance'' was allegedly originally intended to be deployed in regimental strength, it failed to achieve production, even during the flood of new and recovered designs produced in the 3030s and 3040s following the discovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]]. The existence of the '''ALI-1A ''Alliance''''' [[BattleMech]] was announced in [[Introduction Year::3028]] in the lead-up to the wedding of [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]]. It was described as one of the "wedding presents" from a combination of [[NAIS]] scientists and leading [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] 'Mech designers to the couple. While the ''Alliance'' was allegedly originally intended to be deployed in regimental strength, it failed to achieve production, even during the flood of new and recovered designs produced in the 3030s and 3040s following the discovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]]. − Intended to "out-''Atlas'' the ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]''", the ''Alliance'' was to field massive quantities of a new composite plasti-ceramic armor intended to give greater resiliency than ordinary plate. Its [[Vlar 300]] fusion engine was also supposed to contain new systems possibly sourced from an old Star League supply/repair base. Finally, "new, improved" NAIS-80 heat sinks were installed to handle heat from the weapons array. + Intended to "out-''Atlas'' the ''[[Atlas]]''", the ''Alliance'' was to field massive quantities of a new composite plasti-ceramic armor intended to give greater resiliency than ordinary plate. Its [[Vlar 300]] fusion engine was also supposed to contain new systems possibly sourced from an old Star League supply/repair base. Finally, "new, improved" NAIS-80 heat sinks were installed to handle heat from the weapons array. In the long run, the existence of any of these new systems—perhaps prefiguring [[Ferro-fibrous]] armor, [[XL fusion engine]]s, and [[double heat sink]]s—remained unproven, and the only technical data available indicates the use of standard equipment in all cases. The fact that the ''Alliance'' never entered service could mean the advanced systems failed to live up to their promises, or may never have existed outside Davion-supplied propaganda. Despite the supposed existence of 20 prototypes undergoing testing at the [[NAIS]], the only hard evidence of their existence is a photograph of one ''Alliance'' in what appears to be a field repair unit (though the physical appearance is reminiscent of a modified ''[[BattleMaster]]''). In the long run, the existence of any of these new systems—perhaps prefiguring [[Ferro-fibrous]] armor, [[XL fusion engine]]s, and [[double heat sink]]s—remained unproven, and the only technical data available indicates the use of standard equipment in all cases. The fact that the ''Alliance'' never entered service could mean the advanced systems failed to live up to their promises, or may never have existed outside Davion-supplied propaganda. Despite the supposed existence of 20 prototypes undergoing testing at the [[NAIS]], the only hard evidence of their existence is a photograph of one ''Alliance'' in what appears to be a field repair unit (though the physical appearance is reminiscent of a modified ''[[BattleMaster]]'').
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The existence of the '''ALI-1A ''Alliance''''' [[BattleMech]] was announced in [[Introduction Year::3028]] in the lead-up to the wedding of [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]]. It was described as one of the "wedding presents" from a combination of [[NAIS]] scientists and leading [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] 'Mech designers to the couple. While the ''Alliance'' was allegedly originally intended to be deployed in regimental strength, it failed to achieve production, even during the flood of new and recovered designs produced in the 3030s and 3040s following the discovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]]. | The existence of the '''ALI-1A ''Alliance''''' [[BattleMech]] was announced in [[Introduction Year::3028]] in the lead-up to the wedding of [[Hanse Davion]] and [[Melissa Steiner]]. It was described as one of the "wedding presents" from a combination of [[NAIS]] scientists and leading [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] 'Mech designers to the couple. While the ''Alliance'' was allegedly originally intended to be deployed in regimental strength, it failed to achieve production, even during the flood of new and recovered designs produced in the 3030s and 3040s following the discovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]]. | ||
| − | Intended to "out-''Atlas'' the ''[[ | + | Intended to "out-''Atlas'' the ''[[Atlas]]''", the ''Alliance'' was to field massive quantities of a new composite plasti-ceramic armor intended to give greater resiliency than ordinary plate. Its [[Vlar 300]] fusion engine was also supposed to contain new systems possibly sourced from an old Star League supply/repair base. Finally, "new, improved" NAIS-80 heat sinks were installed to handle heat from the weapons array. |
In the long run, the existence of any of these new systems—perhaps prefiguring [[Ferro-fibrous]] armor, [[XL fusion engine]]s, and [[double heat sink]]s—remained unproven, and the only technical data available indicates the use of standard equipment in all cases. The fact that the ''Alliance'' never entered service could mean the advanced systems failed to live up to their promises, or may never have existed outside Davion-supplied propaganda. Despite the supposed existence of 20 prototypes undergoing testing at the [[NAIS]], the only hard evidence of their existence is a photograph of one ''Alliance'' in what appears to be a field repair unit (though the physical appearance is reminiscent of a modified ''[[BattleMaster]]''). | In the long run, the existence of any of these new systems—perhaps prefiguring [[Ferro-fibrous]] armor, [[XL fusion engine]]s, and [[double heat sink]]s—remained unproven, and the only technical data available indicates the use of standard equipment in all cases. The fact that the ''Alliance'' never entered service could mean the advanced systems failed to live up to their promises, or may never have existed outside Davion-supplied propaganda. Despite the supposed existence of 20 prototypes undergoing testing at the [[NAIS]], the only hard evidence of their existence is a photograph of one ''Alliance'' in what appears to be a field repair unit (though the physical appearance is reminiscent of a modified ''[[BattleMaster]]''). | ||