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Line 34: Continuing the trend toward specialized [[BattleMechs]], the '''''Bombardier''''' was proposed to the [[Star League]] in [[Introduction Year::2735]] by [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] as an ArtilleryMech. The concept behind the design was to make a BattleMech that could replace less-mobile artillery vehicles, which might fall behind in an advance or be destroyed by counterbattery fire. It would be well-protected with twelve and a half tons of armor and use specialized missile racks which could carry diverse types of advanced missiles. Over years of testing and field exercises the ''Bombardier'' proved itself extremely effective at fulfilling the long-range fire support role, easily surpassing its vehicular counterparts and even inspiring talks of disbanding the [[SLDF]]'s artillery arm once enough ''Bombardier''s were operational.<ref name=TM2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 40</ref> Continuing the trend toward specialized [[BattleMechs]], the '''''Bombardier''''' was proposed to the [[Star League]] in [[Introduction Year::2735]] by [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] as an ArtilleryMech. The concept behind the design was to make a BattleMech that could replace less-mobile artillery vehicles, which might fall behind in an advance or be destroyed by counterbattery fire. It would be well-protected with twelve and a half tons of armor and use specialized missile racks which could carry diverse types of advanced missiles. Over years of testing and field exercises the ''Bombardier'' proved itself extremely effective at fulfilling the long-range fire support role, easily surpassing its vehicular counterparts and even inspiring talks of disbanding the [[SLDF]]'s artillery arm once enough ''Bombardier''s were operational.<ref name=TM2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 40</ref> − More than 800 of these 'Mechs were in service by the time the Star League collapsed, and as the 'Mech finally entered the battlefield during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] its shortcomings became all too apparent. The greatest of these was its endurance, as with limited ammunition stores for its [[LRM]] and [[SRM]] launchers the ''Bombardier'' could not last long in an extended firefight, and unlike other designs such as the older ''[[Archer]]'' it had no energy weapons to fall back on once its missile stores ran dry. Such was the rapid expenditure of its specialized Bombardier Artillery Missiles during the [[First Succession War]] that many planets simply ran out after a few days of battle. Many ''Bombardier''s were forced to fight on the front lines in close-support roles, and while well-armored, the 'Mech was not designed for slugging matches, leading to it suffering the most battlefield losses of any BattleMech type. By the time of the [[Second Succession War]] the handful of surviving ''Bombardier''s were relegated to defending their dwindling stockpiles of specialized missiles, while others were cannibalized for their parts, and when taking to the field were forced to rely on supply vehicles for additional ordnance, arguably defeating the very purpose for which it was designed.<ref name=TM2750/> + More than 800 of these 'Mechs were in service by the time the Star League collapsed, and as the 'Mech finally entered the battlefield during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] its shortcomings became all too apparent. The greatest of these was its endurance, as with limited ammunition stores for its [[LRM]] and [[SRM]] launchers the ''Bombardier'' could not last long in an extended firefight, and unlike other designs such as the older ''[[Archer]]'' it had no energy weapons to fall back on once its missile stores run dry. Such was the rapid expenditure of its specialized Bombardier Artillery Missiles during the [[First Succession War]] that many planets simply ran out after a few days of battle. Many ''Bombardier''s were forced to fight on the front lines in close-support roles, and while well-armored, the 'Mech was not designed for slugging matches, leading to it suffering the most battlefield losses of any BattleMech type. By the time of the [[Second Succession War]] the handful of surviving ''Bombardier''s were relegated to defending their dwindling stockpiles of specialized missiles, while others were cannibalized for their parts, and when taking to the field were forced to rely on supply vehicles for additional ordnance, arguably defeating the very purpose for which it was designed.<ref name=TM2750/> − With its poor reputation Wakazashi Enterprises was content to let the design die out, even refusing to produce the spare parts it still had the technical knowledge to manufacture, though it allowed [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] license to refit a modest number of 'Mechs. By the end of the Succession Wars the remaining BMB-12Ds and -10Ds could be found in militia and reserve units in the [[Draconis Combine]] or [[Free Worlds League]], while the [[Federated Commonwealth]] gave theirs to training units where ammunition shortages were not a problem. While [[ComStar]] secretly developed a limited number of -14C variants for its [[Com Guards]], the most surprising development in the 'Mech's history came after the [[Clan Invasion]], when the [[Outworlds Alliance]] began fielding the new BMB-05A variant following a secretive deal with [[Clan Snow Raven]]. Their use in a raid on [[Enif]] by the [[Alliance Grenadiers]] caused the Combine to start refitting their own ''Bombardier'' stockpiles.<ref name=TM3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 266</ref><ref name=TM3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 206</ref> + With its poor reputation Wakazashi Enterprises was content to let the design die out, even refusing to produce the spare parts it still had the technical knowledge to produce, though it allowed [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] license to refit a modest number of 'Mechs. By the end of the Succession Wars the remaining BMB-12Ds and -10Ds could be found in militia and reserve units in the [[Draconis Combine]] or [[Free Worlds League]], while the [[Federated Commonwealth]] gave theirs to training units where ammunition shortages were not a problem. While [[ComStar]] secretly developed a limited number of -14C variants for its [[Com Guards]], the most surprising development in the 'Mech's history came after the [[Clan Invasion]], when the [[Outworlds Alliance]] began fielding the new BMB-05A variant following a secretive deal with [[Clan Snow Raven]]. Their use in a raid on [[Enif]] by the [[Alliance Grenadiers]] caused the Combine to start refitting their own ''Bombardier'' stockpiles.<ref name=TM3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 266</ref><ref name=TM3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 206</ref> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment==
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Continuing the trend toward specialized [[BattleMechs]], the '''''Bombardier''''' was proposed to the [[Star League]] in [[Introduction Year::2735]] by [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] as an ArtilleryMech. The concept behind the design was to make a BattleMech that could replace less-mobile artillery vehicles, which might fall behind in an advance or be destroyed by counterbattery fire. It would be well-protected with twelve and a half tons of armor and use specialized missile racks which could carry diverse types of advanced missiles. Over years of testing and field exercises the ''Bombardier'' proved itself extremely effective at fulfilling the long-range fire support role, easily surpassing its vehicular counterparts and even inspiring talks of disbanding the [[SLDF]]'s artillery arm once enough ''Bombardier''s were operational.<ref name=TM2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 40</ref> | Continuing the trend toward specialized [[BattleMechs]], the '''''Bombardier''''' was proposed to the [[Star League]] in [[Introduction Year::2735]] by [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] as an ArtilleryMech. The concept behind the design was to make a BattleMech that could replace less-mobile artillery vehicles, which might fall behind in an advance or be destroyed by counterbattery fire. It would be well-protected with twelve and a half tons of armor and use specialized missile racks which could carry diverse types of advanced missiles. Over years of testing and field exercises the ''Bombardier'' proved itself extremely effective at fulfilling the long-range fire support role, easily surpassing its vehicular counterparts and even inspiring talks of disbanding the [[SLDF]]'s artillery arm once enough ''Bombardier''s were operational.<ref name=TM2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 40</ref> | ||
| − | More than 800 of these 'Mechs were in service by the time the Star League collapsed, and as the 'Mech finally entered the battlefield during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] its shortcomings became all too apparent. The greatest of these was its endurance, as with limited ammunition stores for its [[LRM]] and [[SRM]] launchers the ''Bombardier'' could not last long in an extended firefight, and unlike other designs such as the older ''[[Archer]]'' it had no energy weapons to fall back on once its missile stores | + | More than 800 of these 'Mechs were in service by the time the Star League collapsed, and as the 'Mech finally entered the battlefield during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] its shortcomings became all too apparent. The greatest of these was its endurance, as with limited ammunition stores for its [[LRM]] and [[SRM]] launchers the ''Bombardier'' could not last long in an extended firefight, and unlike other designs such as the older ''[[Archer]]'' it had no energy weapons to fall back on once its missile stores run dry. Such was the rapid expenditure of its specialized Bombardier Artillery Missiles during the [[First Succession War]] that many planets simply ran out after a few days of battle. Many ''Bombardier''s were forced to fight on the front lines in close-support roles, and while well-armored, the 'Mech was not designed for slugging matches, leading to it suffering the most battlefield losses of any BattleMech type. By the time of the [[Second Succession War]] the handful of surviving ''Bombardier''s were relegated to defending their dwindling stockpiles of specialized missiles, while others were cannibalized for their parts, and when taking to the field were forced to rely on supply vehicles for additional ordnance, arguably defeating the very purpose for which it was designed.<ref name=TM2750/> |
| − | With its poor reputation Wakazashi Enterprises was content to let the design die out, even refusing to produce the spare parts it still had the technical knowledge to | + | With its poor reputation Wakazashi Enterprises was content to let the design die out, even refusing to produce the spare parts it still had the technical knowledge to produce, though it allowed [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] license to refit a modest number of 'Mechs. By the end of the Succession Wars the remaining BMB-12Ds and -10Ds could be found in militia and reserve units in the [[Draconis Combine]] or [[Free Worlds League]], while the [[Federated Commonwealth]] gave theirs to training units where ammunition shortages were not a problem. While [[ComStar]] secretly developed a limited number of -14C variants for its [[Com Guards]], the most surprising development in the 'Mech's history came after the [[Clan Invasion]], when the [[Outworlds Alliance]] began fielding the new BMB-05A variant following a secretive deal with [[Clan Snow Raven]]. Their use in a raid on [[Enif]] by the [[Alliance Grenadiers]] caused the Combine to start refitting their own ''Bombardier'' stockpiles.<ref name=TM3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 266</ref><ref name=TM3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 206</ref> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||