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[[File:Elemental_BA_LTMEG.png|left|thumb|Elemental battle armor]]
 
[[File:Elemental_BA_LTMEG.png|left|thumb|Elemental battle armor]]
  
Shortly after the Wolf-Nova Cat Trial, [[Clan Hell's Horses]] new [[Elemental|supersoldiers]] became the standard battle armor [[infantry]]. Clan Wolf's new Elementals attracted the attention of Clan Hell's Horses, despite their semi-isolation early in the [[Golden Century]]. While left alone, the Horses had developed their own novel breeding protocols and genetic legacies, creating superhuman infantry, the soon-to-be-named "Elemental" phenotype (after the armor). With their initial superhuman ''[[sibko]]s'' just years from their majority the Horses acted swiftly to ensure their infantry would be well equipped. Hell's Horses' [[Khan]] [[Eric Amirault]] preemptively ''[[batchall]]ed'' Clan Wolf's Khan [[Alexis Ward]], intending to use [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] as a means to exchange their technological advances. After a series of counteroffers, the two Khans settled on a set of three Trials, conducted on the northernmost continent of the jointly owned world [[Tiber (Clan system)|Tiber]] later in [[2868]]. Clan Wolf won two of the three Trials, while Clan Hell's Horses won one. Both Clans were satisfied they had obtained either "Elemental" bloodlines or the signature battle armor. Unfortunately for both parties, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] raided just after the Tiber Trials and took both the armor and "Elemental" phenotypes from Clan Wolf, ultimately resulting in the spread of both technologies.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 54: "Golden Century" - Clan Hell's Horses and Clan Wolf take part in technology-exchange Trials that lead to formulation of the modern Clan Elemental battle armor squads</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 135</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 35</ref><ref name=ER30521/> As with the [[OmniMech]] before, subsequent Trials of Possession over coveted Elemental technology were adjudicated by [[ilKhan]] [[Zenos Danforth]] until his death in [[2870]].<ref name=ED10>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 10</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 41</ref> Despite the rapid spread of Elemental battle armor and Elemental warrior phenotypes, the Horses enjoyed an advantage for some time; the first of their Elemental Infantry reached adulthood in 2870.<ref name=ED10/>
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Shortly after the Wolf-Nova Cat Trial, [[Clan Hell's Horses]] new [[Elemental|supersoldiers]] became the standard battle armor [[infantry]]. Clan Wolf's new Elementals attracted the attention of Clan Hell's Horses, despite their semi-isolation early in the [[Golden Century]]. While left alone, the Horses had developed their own novel breeding protocols and genetic legacies, creating superhuman infantry, the soon-to-be-named "Elemental" phenotype (after the armor). With their initial superhuman ''[[sibko]]s'' just years from their majority the Horses acted swiftly to ensure their infantry would be well equipped. Hell's Horses' [[Khan]] [[Eric Amirault]] preemptively ''[[batchall]]ed'' Clan Wolf's Khan [[Alexis Ward]], intending to use [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] as a means to exchange their technological advances. After a series of counteroffers, the two Khans settled on a set of three Trials, conducted on the northernmost continent of the jointly owned world [[Tiber (Clan system)|Tiber]] later in [[2868]]. Clan Wolf won two of the three Trials, while Clan Hell's Horses won one. Both Clans were satisfied they had obtained either "Elemental" bloodlines or the signature battle armor. Unfortunately for both parties, [[Clan Jade Falcon]] raided just after the Tiber Trials and took both the armor and "Elemental" phenotypes from Clan Wolf, ultimately resulting in the spread of both technologies.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 54: "Golden Century" - the Clan Hell's Horses and Clan Wolf take part in technology-exchange Trials that lead to formulation of the modern Clan Elemental battle armor squads</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 135</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 35</ref><ref name=ER30521/> As with the [[OmniMech]] before, subsequent Trials of Possession over coveted Elemental technology were adjudicated by [[ilKhan]] [[Zenos Danforth]] until his death in [[2870]].<ref name=ED10>''Era Digest: Golden Century'', p. 10</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 41</ref> Despite the rapid spread of Elemental battle armor and Elemental warrior phenotypes, the Horses enjoyed an advantage for some time; the first of their Elemental Infantry reached adulthood in 2870.<ref name=ED10/>
  
 
That same year, Clan Hell's Horses also pioneered 'Mech-based [[Mechanized Battle Armor|mechanized battle armor]] tactics. Relative to other types of infantry, Elementals have significantly more armor and firepower, but are only modestly more mobile. Without a significant improvement in mobility or range of weaponry, Elementals would be constrained to either offensives in extreme environments, or defensive duties on land. Combat Vehicles could provide some much needed mobility for Elementals, but vehicles lack in durability and maneuverability on difficult terrain. Clan Hell's Horses scientists provided another solution. As the first Elemental ''sibkos'' reached the field in 2870, Clan Hell's Horses introduced their first homegrown OmniMech, the ''[[Nova]]''. The ''Nova'' featured handholds, communications ports, and power outlets for their Elemental passengers. Deployed in units also called "[[Nova (unit)|Nova]]s", the ''Nova'' OmniMech could operate concertedly with its Elementals, a revolutionary change in twenty-ninth century infantry combat doctrines. The ''Nova''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s innovative mechanized battle armor capability became standard on all subsequent OmniMech designs.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 126</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 225</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 112</ref><ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34903.0.html BattleTech forums: "Mechanized Battle Armor with Early OmniMechs"]</ref><ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 226: "Mechanized Battle Armor"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 10</ref>
 
That same year, Clan Hell's Horses also pioneered 'Mech-based [[Mechanized Battle Armor|mechanized battle armor]] tactics. Relative to other types of infantry, Elementals have significantly more armor and firepower, but are only modestly more mobile. Without a significant improvement in mobility or range of weaponry, Elementals would be constrained to either offensives in extreme environments, or defensive duties on land. Combat Vehicles could provide some much needed mobility for Elementals, but vehicles lack in durability and maneuverability on difficult terrain. Clan Hell's Horses scientists provided another solution. As the first Elemental ''sibkos'' reached the field in 2870, Clan Hell's Horses introduced their first homegrown OmniMech, the ''[[Nova]]''. The ''Nova'' featured handholds, communications ports, and power outlets for their Elemental passengers. Deployed in units also called "[[Nova (unit)|Nova]]s", the ''Nova'' OmniMech could operate concertedly with its Elementals, a revolutionary change in twenty-ninth century infantry combat doctrines. The ''Nova''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s innovative mechanized battle armor capability became standard on all subsequent OmniMech designs.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 126</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 225</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 112</ref><ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,34903.0.html BattleTech forums: "Mechanized Battle Armor with Early OmniMechs"]</ref><ref>''Total Warfare'', p. 226: "Mechanized Battle Armor"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 10</ref>

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