Editing Daboku

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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image=Daboku 3039.jpg
|name=''Daboku''
|manufacturer=[[Luthien Armor Works]]<ref name=TR3039p234f>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 234–235: "DCMS-MX90-D Daboku"</ref>
|production year=3038
|year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/788/daboku-dcms-mx90-d MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
|model=DCMS-MX90-D
|class=Assault
|cost= 8,012,300 C-bills
|Tech Base= Inner Sphere
|mech type= BattleMech
|mass=90
|chassis=[[Alshain Class 100-X]]
|armor=[[Wakazashi Standard Plate]] with [[CASE]]
|engine=[[Hermes 270]]
|comsys=[[Sipher Security II]]
|T&T=[[Matabushi Sentinel-4]]
|heat sinks=12 [[Heat Sink|single]]
|speed=54.0
|jumpjets=
|armament=
* 2x [[large laser]]
* 2x [[LRM-10]]
* 4x [[autocannon/2]]
|BV (1.0) = 1,037
|BV (2.0) = 1,290<ref name=TR3039p234f /><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 186</ref>
}}

==Description==
Although technically a step in the evolution of the ''[[Mauler]]'' [[BattleMech]] design between the original [[Capellan Confederation]] MAL-1PT5 prototype and the later regular MAL-1R ''Mauler'' as created by the [[Draconis Combine]], the DCMS-MX90-D '''''Daboku''''' is treated as a distinct 'Mech for political reasons, namely to distance the successful ''Mauler'' project from the failure that was the ''Daboku''.

==History==
The result of a [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] think tank tasked with gleaning information from the [[Helm Memory Core]], the '''''Daboku''''' was unveiled in [[Introduction Year::3038]] to little fanfare. Under pressure to produce results quickly while hampered by politicking, the think tank applied newly rediscovered technologies to Project ''Nainokami'', a 'Mech design that the Draconis Combine had received from the Capellans after the latter abandoned the project in its prototype stage. The original designation of what was now Project ''Nainokami'' had been ''Mauler'', and prototypes had seen combat (and been captured by the [[Federated Suns]]) under this name.

A near-instant failure with flaws in almost every major system, the ''Daboku'' was nonetheless rushed to the front lines for the [[War of 3039]] where it became both a laughingstock and a virtual death sentence for DCMS pilots. Problems with the [[CASE]] system protecting the ammunition bins resulted in the auto-eject triggering when the torso armor was struck in a certain manner. DCMS [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] found themselves rocketing above the battlefield, often at the most inopportune moments, and ultimately took to disabling the auto-eject. One DCMS MechWarrior, [[Nakisawa Eldersage]], became somewhat famous for engaging [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] ''Daboku''s in close combat with his ''[[Cyclops]]'' and punching their torso so that the MechWarriors were ejected from their salvaged rides. Other problems included lasers that were prone to overheat, overtaxing the already burdened heat sinks, and routine jamming of the autocannon ammunition feeds, the result of an improperly designed chest cavity. 

These problems persuaded the DCMS to shelve the design after the conflict. 

When it was revisited in the 3040s with a further understanding of [[Star League]] technology, the name of the successful design was reverted to MAL-1R ''[[Mauler]]''.

==Weapons and Equipment==
The ''Daboku'' is armed with two [[Tronel VI-X]] [[large laser]]s, two [[Holly]] [[LRM-10]]s, and four [[Imperator Smoothie-2]] [[autocannon/2]]s, a layout that was intended to allow the pilot to snipe at enemies from well beyond conventional ranges. Unfortunately, the housing for the large lasers prevents proper cooling and as a result, they often overheat and short-circuit the ''Daboku''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s targeting circuits. The ammunition feed for the Imperator autocannons also tends to jam, depriving the 'Mech of its longest-range weaponry. Only the Holly LRMs seem to work properly but are only equipped with a ton of ammunition each, limiting their usefulness in a drawn-out fight.

==Variants==
No variants of the ''Daboku'' itself were ever manufactured. When the design had finally been refined into a worthwhile [[BattleMech]] it was reintroduced as the ''Mauler'' to leave behind the stigma that was associated with the ''Daboku''.

== Design Quirks ==
The ''Daboku'' has the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=BMM90>''BattleMech Manual'', Fifth Printing, p. 91: "BattleMech Quirk Table"</ref><ref>[https://bg.battletech.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/BattleMech-Manual-2022-09-14-v6.01.pdf ''BattleMech Manual Errata (Version 6.01)'', p. 9: "BattleMech Quirk Table"]</ref>
* [[Prototype]]
* [[Stabilized Weapon|Stabilized Weapon (Autocannons)]]<!-- added by errata -->
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==Notes==
*The ''Daboku'' is a nod to ''[[BattleTech: The Animated Series]]'' and the ''[[1st Somerset Strikers (sourcebook)|1st Somerset Strikers]]'' sourcebook, where the production history of the ''Mauler'' was significantly changed from what had originally been published in ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''. To reconcile the divergent information, this earlier version of the ''Mauler'' was written to already exist by the War of 3039.
*The backstory of the ''Daboku'' proto-''Mauler'' as an unsuccessful [[Succession Wars era]] Capellan design project was originally apocryphal information from a German source (see ''[[Linesman]]'') that actually predated the publication of the ''Daboku''. According to the German material, the ''Mauler'' prototypes became known as ''Nainokami'' in the Combine. It was only in 2023 that most of this obscure bit of trivia was canonized, adding another retroactive change to the design't complicated history.
*The faulty ejection system is an in-joke referring to [[Mauler (toy)|the toy]] that was produced for the animated TV series. The 'Mech's toy had a panel, located in the lower torso, that ejected the pilot when hit.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Daboku 3039.jpg|Original ''Daboku'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3039|TRO:3039]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]''
* [[Shrapnel (magazine)/Issue 15|''Shrapnel'' magazine, issue #15]]
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''

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