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The ''Black Knight'' first debuted in the [[Reunification War]] when they were fielded by the [[3rd Heavy Assault Regiment]] in combat with the [[Taurian Concordat]]; following its success it was soon adopted by [[1st Corps (Star League)|I Corps]] and the rest of the SLDF. When the [[Star League]] collapsed, Kong Interstellar continued producing ''Black Knight''s until their [[Connaught]] orbital factory was destroyed in [[2802]]. In [[2809]], Kong was able to restart their production line, but was no longer capable of producing many of the more advanced components found in the ''Black Knight''. As a result, Kong was forced to design a downgraded version, the BL-7-KNT. Finally the ''Black Knight'' production line was permanently destroyed in a raid by the [[Capellan Confederation]] in [[2820]], reducing the company to producing low-grade spare parts and performing maintenance.<ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 270–271</ref>
 
The ''Black Knight'' first debuted in the [[Reunification War]] when they were fielded by the [[3rd Heavy Assault Regiment]] in combat with the [[Taurian Concordat]]; following its success it was soon adopted by [[1st Corps (Star League)|I Corps]] and the rest of the SLDF. When the [[Star League]] collapsed, Kong Interstellar continued producing ''Black Knight''s until their [[Connaught]] orbital factory was destroyed in [[2802]]. In [[2809]], Kong was able to restart their production line, but was no longer capable of producing many of the more advanced components found in the ''Black Knight''. As a result, Kong was forced to design a downgraded version, the BL-7-KNT. Finally the ''Black Knight'' production line was permanently destroyed in a raid by the [[Capellan Confederation]] in [[2820]], reducing the company to producing low-grade spare parts and performing maintenance.<ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 270–271</ref>
  
During the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] many ''Black Knights'' fell into the hands of the [[Great Houses]], although as the years progressed they were increasingly forced to repair them with inferior components and their numbers slowly decreased.  Some were modified with a number of nonstandard components such as [[jump jets]] but few if any survived into the [[thirty-first century]].  [[ComStar]]'s stockpiles of Star League 'Mechs included the ''Black Knight'', which they found to be an excellent command unit for [[Level II]] and [[Level III]] units when the [[Com Guards]] were formed, but the very few ''Black Knights'' gifted to the [[Draconis Combine]] during [[Operation ROSEBUD]] was apparently the result of a clerical error.  For their part the [[Clans]] maintained the ''Black Knight'', although by the time of the [[Clan Invasion]] it was reserved for ''[[solahma]]'' units.<ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3039/>
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During the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] many ''Black Knights'' fell into the hands of the [[Great Houses]], although as the years progressed they were increasingly forced to repair them with inferior components and their numbers slowly decreased.  Some were modified with a number of nonstandard components such as [[jump jets]] but few if any survived into the [[Thirty-first century]].  [[ComStar]]'s stockpiles of Star League 'Mechs included the ''Black Knight'', which they found to be an excellent command unit for [[Level II]] and [[Level III]] units when the [[Com Guards]] were formed, but the very few ''Black Knights'' gifted to the [[Draconis Combine]] during [[Operation ROSEBUD]] was apparently the result of a clerical error.  For their part the [[Clans]] maintained the ''Black Knight'', although by the time of the [[Clan Invasion]] it was reserved for ''[[solahma]]'' units.<ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3039/>
  
 
The ''Black Knight'' was one of several [[Clanbuster]]s put together by ComStar leading up to the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], and in [[3063]] [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]] secured a license from Kong Interstellar to build a new variant, the BL-12-KNT.  Two years later KIC finished rebuilding their plant and began producing ''Black Knights'' of their own.<ref name=TRO3050u/>
 
The ''Black Knight'' was one of several [[Clanbuster]]s put together by ComStar leading up to the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], and in [[3063]] [[Robinson Standard BattleWorks]] secured a license from Kong Interstellar to build a new variant, the BL-12-KNT.  Two years later KIC finished rebuilding their plant and began producing ''Black Knights'' of their own.<ref name=TRO3050u/>

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