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Line 28: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Cataphract''''' is a heavy [[BattleMech]] and one of the first original designs since the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], though it had inauspicious beginnings. Desperate for a heavy 'Mech design that their failing infrastructure could sustainably produce and maintain, the [[Capellan Confederation]] designed the ''Cataphract'' in [[Introduction Year::3025]] to be assembled from parts they could still manufacture. Dubbed a [[FrankenMech]] for its appearance,<ref>''Blood Legacy'', p. 49</ref> and using components from the ''[[Marauder]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' and ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'',<ref name=TRO3039/> the ''Cataphract'' was set to become the Confederation's new standard heavy 'Mech. It entered service just before the [[Fourth Succession War]] when the production line on [[Tikonov]] fell to the [[Federated Suns]]. This embarrassing failure was further compounded when many Davion units, including the [[Crucis Lancers]], adopted the ''Cataphract'' as their own. However, the product quality from Tikonov left the Federated Suns wanting (at least in part due to deliberate obstruction by workers still loyal to the Confederation<ref>''From the Ruins''</ref>). It was not until [[3032]] that the Confederation finally replaced the lost factory with one on [[Betelgeuse]], producing their own ''Cataphract''s in time for the [[Andurien Crisis]].<ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 230</ref><ref name=TRO3050u>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 78</ref> + The '''''Cataphract''''' is a heavy [[BattleMech]] and one of the first original designs since the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], though it had inauspicious beginnings. Desperate for a heavy 'Mech design that their ailing infrastructure could sustainably produce and maintain, the [[Capellan Confederation]] designed the ''Cataphract'' in [[Introduction Year::3025]] to be assembled from parts they could still manufacture. Dubbed a [[FrankenMech]] for its appearance,<ref>''Blood Legacy'', p. 49</ref> and using components from the ''[[Marauder]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' and ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'',<ref name=TRO3039/> the ''Cataphract'' was set to become the Confederation's new standard heavy 'Mech. It entered service just before the [[Fourth Succession War]] when the production line on [[Tikonov]] fell to the [[Federated Suns]]. This embarrassing failure was further compounded when many Davion units, including the [[Crucis Lancers]], adopted the ''Cataphract'' as their own. However, the product quality from Tikonov left the Federated Suns wanting (at least in part due to deliberate obstruction by workers still loyal to the Confederation<ref>''From the Ruins''</ref>). It was not until [[3032]] that the Confederation finally replaced the lost factory with one on [[Betelgeuse]], producing their own ''Cataphract''s in time for the [[Andurien Crisis]].<ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 230</ref><ref name=TRO3050u>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 78</ref> Shortly after conquering Tikonov, the [[Federated Commonwealth]] began work on the CTF-3D, intended to stand toe-to-toe with an assault 'Mech and be as versatile as possible. Despite the upgrades the CTF-3D was only marginally deployed by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and eventually relegated to the [[Crucis March Militia]] as an insult to the Capellans. The onset of the [[Clan Invasion]] caused everything still in production, including the ''Cataphract'', to be rushed to the front lines. For their part the Capellans were able to produce the CTF-3D from stolen plans and went about creating their own variant, the CTF-3L, which would go on to make up twenty-five percent of all their newly acquired heavy 'Mechs during the [[3050]]s. In the years afterwards use of the design would wane, though a few new variants would continue to be produced as new technology and new demands arose.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 142</ref> Shortly after conquering Tikonov, the [[Federated Commonwealth]] began work on the CTF-3D, intended to stand toe-to-toe with an assault 'Mech and be as versatile as possible. Despite the upgrades the CTF-3D was only marginally deployed by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and eventually relegated to the [[Crucis March Militia]] as an insult to the Capellans. The onset of the [[Clan Invasion]] caused everything still in production, including the ''Cataphract'', to be rushed to the front lines. For their part the Capellans were able to produce the CTF-3D from stolen plans and went about creating their own variant, the CTF-3L, which would go on to make up twenty-five percent of all their newly acquired heavy 'Mechs during the [[3050]]s. In the years afterwards use of the design would wane, though a few new variants would continue to be produced as new technology and new demands arose.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 142</ref>
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| − | The '''''Cataphract''''' is a heavy [[BattleMech]] and one of the first original designs since the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], though it had inauspicious beginnings. Desperate for a heavy 'Mech design that their | + | The '''''Cataphract''''' is a heavy [[BattleMech]] and one of the first original designs since the start of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], though it had inauspicious beginnings. Desperate for a heavy 'Mech design that their ailing infrastructure could sustainably produce and maintain, the [[Capellan Confederation]] designed the ''Cataphract'' in [[Introduction Year::3025]] to be assembled from parts they could still manufacture. Dubbed a [[FrankenMech]] for its appearance,<ref>''Blood Legacy'', p. 49</ref> and using components from the ''[[Marauder]]'', ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' and ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'',<ref name=TRO3039/> the ''Cataphract'' was set to become the Confederation's new standard heavy 'Mech. It entered service just before the [[Fourth Succession War]] when the production line on [[Tikonov]] fell to the [[Federated Suns]]. This embarrassing failure was further compounded when many Davion units, including the [[Crucis Lancers]], adopted the ''Cataphract'' as their own. However, the product quality from Tikonov left the Federated Suns wanting (at least in part due to deliberate obstruction by workers still loyal to the Confederation<ref>''From the Ruins''</ref>). It was not until [[3032]] that the Confederation finally replaced the lost factory with one on [[Betelgeuse]], producing their own ''Cataphract''s in time for the [[Andurien Crisis]].<ref name=TRO3039>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 230</ref><ref name=TRO3050u>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 78</ref> |
Shortly after conquering Tikonov, the [[Federated Commonwealth]] began work on the CTF-3D, intended to stand toe-to-toe with an assault 'Mech and be as versatile as possible. Despite the upgrades the CTF-3D was only marginally deployed by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and eventually relegated to the [[Crucis March Militia]] as an insult to the Capellans. The onset of the [[Clan Invasion]] caused everything still in production, including the ''Cataphract'', to be rushed to the front lines. For their part the Capellans were able to produce the CTF-3D from stolen plans and went about creating their own variant, the CTF-3L, which would go on to make up twenty-five percent of all their newly acquired heavy 'Mechs during the [[3050]]s. In the years afterwards use of the design would wane, though a few new variants would continue to be produced as new technology and new demands arose.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 142</ref> | Shortly after conquering Tikonov, the [[Federated Commonwealth]] began work on the CTF-3D, intended to stand toe-to-toe with an assault 'Mech and be as versatile as possible. Despite the upgrades the CTF-3D was only marginally deployed by the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] and eventually relegated to the [[Crucis March Militia]] as an insult to the Capellans. The onset of the [[Clan Invasion]] caused everything still in production, including the ''Cataphract'', to be rushed to the front lines. For their part the Capellans were able to produce the CTF-3D from stolen plans and went about creating their own variant, the CTF-3L, which would go on to make up twenty-five percent of all their newly acquired heavy 'Mechs during the [[3050]]s. In the years afterwards use of the design would wane, though a few new variants would continue to be produced as new technology and new demands arose.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 142</ref> | ||