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Line 7: [[Omnitech Industries]] [[Omnitech Industries]] ---- ---- − [[Innovative Design Concepts]]<ref name=O:LAp4>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 4 </ref> + [[Innovative Design Concepts]] <ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'',p.4 </ref> | production year=2442 | production year=2442 |year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3817/bellerophon-bel-1x MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> |year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3817/bellerophon-bel-1x MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> Line 31:
Line 30: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Bellerophon''''' was a failed prototype [[BattleMech]] developed in [[Production Year::2442]] by what would later be known as [[Defiance Industries]]. Designed during the infancy of BattleMech technology, Defiance Industries used what later was known as [[Primitive Technology]] to create the ''Bellerophon''. It was envisioned that the design would complement the ''[[Mackie]]'' with its higher speed, while having nearly as much armor as its companion. Using technology based on the original ''Mackie'' prototype, the design inherited a host of design flaws from its predecessor. Chief among these were stability issues: the weapon arrangement would amplify its balance problems despite numerous improvements to the gyro system. After four prototypes were produced, the program was canceled due to the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s lack of interest in the design.<ref name=ETROV3p6>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 6: "Bellerophon"</ref> + The '''''Bellerophon''''' was a failed prototype [[BattleMech]] developed in [[Production Year::2442]] by what would later be known as [[Defiance Industries]]. Designed during the infancy of BattleMech technology, Defiance Industries used what later was known as [[Primitive Technology]] to create the ''Bellerophon''. It was envisioned that the design would complement the ''[[Mackie]]'' with its higher speed, while having nearly as much armor as its companion. Using technology based on the original ''Mackie'' prototype, the design inherited a host of design flaws from its predecessor. Chief among these were stability issues: the weapon arrangement would amplify its balance problems despite numerous improvements to the gyro system. After four prototypes were produced, the program was canceled due to the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s lack of interest in the design.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 6 ''Bellerophon'' - Background information.</ref> − The design was briefly revived during the [[Jihad]], where [[Omnitech Industries]] and [[Innovative Design Concepts]] produced the 'Mech on [[Solaris VII]] until sometime before [[3079]].<ref name=O:LAp4/> + The design was briefly revived during the [[Jihad]], where [[Omnitech Industries]] and [[Innovative Design Concepts]] produced the 'Mech on [[Solaris VII]] until sometime before [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 4 - Retrotech version of the Bellerophon ends by 3079.</ref> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== Line 40:
Line 39: On the other hand, the ''Bellerophon's'' speed for the time was exceptional. This allowed the design to outpace the ''Mackie'' at 60 km/h, assuming the pilot was able to keep the machine upright. On the other hand, the ''Bellerophon's'' speed for the time was exceptional. This allowed the design to outpace the ''Mackie'' at 60 km/h, assuming the pilot was able to keep the machine upright. − The ''Bellerophon's'' hull is protected by 11.5 tons worth of Primitive Armor.<ref name=ETROV3p6/> + The ''Bellerophon's'' hull is protected by 11.5 tons worth of Primitive Armor.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 6 Bellerophon - Background information.</ref> ==Design Quirks== ==Design Quirks==
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''''Bellerophon''''' was a failed prototype [[BattleMech]] developed in [[Production Year::2442]] by what would later be known as [[Defiance Industries]]. Designed during the infancy of BattleMech technology, Defiance Industries used what later was known as [[Primitive Technology]] to create the ''Bellerophon''. It was envisioned that the design would complement the ''[[Mackie]]'' with its higher speed, while having nearly as much armor as its companion. Using technology based on the original ''Mackie'' prototype, the design inherited a host of design flaws from its predecessor. Chief among these were stability issues: the weapon arrangement would amplify its balance problems despite numerous improvements to the gyro system. After four prototypes were produced, the program was canceled due to the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s lack of interest in the design.<ref | + | The '''''Bellerophon''''' was a failed prototype [[BattleMech]] developed in [[Production Year::2442]] by what would later be known as [[Defiance Industries]]. Designed during the infancy of BattleMech technology, Defiance Industries used what later was known as [[Primitive Technology]] to create the ''Bellerophon''. It was envisioned that the design would complement the ''[[Mackie]]'' with its higher speed, while having nearly as much armor as its companion. Using technology based on the original ''Mackie'' prototype, the design inherited a host of design flaws from its predecessor. Chief among these were stability issues: the weapon arrangement would amplify its balance problems despite numerous improvements to the gyro system. After four prototypes were produced, the program was canceled due to the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s lack of interest in the design.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 6 ''Bellerophon'' - Background information.</ref> |
| − | The design was briefly revived during the [[Jihad]], where [[Omnitech Industries]] and [[Innovative Design Concepts]] produced the 'Mech on [[Solaris VII]] until sometime before [[3079]].<ref | + | The design was briefly revived during the [[Jihad]], where [[Omnitech Industries]] and [[Innovative Design Concepts]] produced the 'Mech on [[Solaris VII]] until sometime before [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 4 - Retrotech version of the Bellerophon ends by 3079.</ref> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
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On the other hand, the ''Bellerophon's'' speed for the time was exceptional. This allowed the design to outpace the ''Mackie'' at 60 km/h, assuming the pilot was able to keep the machine upright. | On the other hand, the ''Bellerophon's'' speed for the time was exceptional. This allowed the design to outpace the ''Mackie'' at 60 km/h, assuming the pilot was able to keep the machine upright. | ||
| − | The ''Bellerophon's'' hull is protected by 11.5 tons worth of Primitive Armor.<ref | + | The ''Bellerophon's'' hull is protected by 11.5 tons worth of Primitive Armor.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 6 Bellerophon - Background information.</ref> |
==Design Quirks== | ==Design Quirks== | ||