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Line 26: Produced from the [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]] factories on [[Gibson]] for a brief period in the 3070s, prior to the destruction of Gibson in [[3078]] at the hands of forces from the [[Principality of Regulus]], the '''''Gestalt''''' was the first and only [[BattleMech]] in the ''[[Manei Domini#Machina Domini program|Machina Domini]]'' class of 'Mechs. The 'Mech was given the name ''Gestalt'' not by the [[Word of Blake]], who manufactured it, but by the rebel forces on Gibson who faced it in combat; although the design was only at the prototype stage, the ''Gestalt'' underwent extensive field testing on Gibson in a range of roles, from ambush duties making full use of the combination of [[Angel ECM suite]] and the [[Void Signature System]] to interdiction, recon and high-speed pursuit. The ''Gestalt'' was a fast and agile 'Mech, with a top speed of 118 km/h and [[jump jet]]s capable of propelling it up to 180 meters through the air.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> Produced from the [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]] factories on [[Gibson]] for a brief period in the 3070s, prior to the destruction of Gibson in [[3078]] at the hands of forces from the [[Principality of Regulus]], the '''''Gestalt''''' was the first and only [[BattleMech]] in the ''[[Manei Domini#Machina Domini program|Machina Domini]]'' class of 'Mechs. The 'Mech was given the name ''Gestalt'' not by the [[Word of Blake]], who manufactured it, but by the rebel forces on Gibson who faced it in combat; although the design was only at the prototype stage, the ''Gestalt'' underwent extensive field testing on Gibson in a range of roles, from ambush duties making full use of the combination of [[Angel ECM suite]] and the [[Void Signature System]] to interdiction, recon and high-speed pursuit. The ''Gestalt'' was a fast and agile 'Mech, with a top speed of 118 km/h and [[jump jet]]s capable of propelling it up to 180 meters through the air.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> − The origin of the name ''Gestalt'' lay with the unique nature of the 'Mechs command interface; the ''Gestalt'' could only be operated by a pilot wearing a battlesuit equipped with a [[neural-interface unit]], which allowed the pilot and his battlesuit to detach from the ''Gestalt'' to engage enemies as the mission required. The unique nature of the command interface for the ''Gestalt'' meant that the 'Mech didn't require a gyro, but instead was equipped with a four ton [[interface cockpit]]. Even now, it isn't known if the ''Gestalt'' was a field test for a new modular command system that the Blakists intended to roll out across other signature equipment like the Celestial OmniMech series, or if the ''Gestalt'' was a first-of-class design instead intended to complement the Word's OmniMechs.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> + The origin of the name ''Gestalt'' lay with the unique nature of the 'Mechs command interface; the ''Gestalt'' could only be operated by a pilot wearing a battlesuit equipped with a [[neural-interface unit]], which allowed the pilot and his battlesuit could detach from the ''Gestalt'' to engage enemies as the mission required. The unique nature of the command interface for the ''Gestalt'' meant that the 'Mech didn't require a gyro, but instead was equipped with a four ton [[interface cockpit]]. Even now, it isn't known if the ''Gestalt'' was a field test for a new modular command system that the Blakists intended to roll out across other signature equipment like the Celestial OmniMech series, or if the ''Gestalt'' was a first-of-class design instead intended to complement the Word's OmniMechs.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> The insurgents on Gibson apparently never managed to down a ''Gestalt'' prior to the destruction of Gibson at the hands of the Regulans, but the Word managed to remove a dozen or so ''Gestalts'' from Gibson, which would then face the Regulan forces elsewhere. On [[Diamantina]] a complete [[Level II]] of ''Gestalts'' attempted to resist the Regulan attack, but with the destruction of [[Circinus]] and with it the last of the Word of Blake's senior leadership, combined with the disappearance of the surviving ''[[Manei Domini]]'', the ''Gestalt'' has evidently vanished from use and with it any evidence of any further ''Machina Domini'' technology.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> The insurgents on Gibson apparently never managed to down a ''Gestalt'' prior to the destruction of Gibson at the hands of the Regulans, but the Word managed to remove a dozen or so ''Gestalts'' from Gibson, which would then face the Regulan forces elsewhere. On [[Diamantina]] a complete [[Level II]] of ''Gestalts'' attempted to resist the Regulan attack, but with the destruction of [[Circinus]] and with it the last of the Word of Blake's senior leadership, combined with the disappearance of the surviving ''[[Manei Domini]]'', the ''Gestalt'' has evidently vanished from use and with it any evidence of any further ''Machina Domini'' technology.<ref name="J:FRp149"/>
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Produced from the [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]] factories on [[Gibson]] for a brief period in the 3070s, prior to the destruction of Gibson in [[3078]] at the hands of forces from the [[Principality of Regulus]], the '''''Gestalt''''' was the first and only [[BattleMech]] in the ''[[Manei Domini#Machina Domini program|Machina Domini]]'' class of 'Mechs. The 'Mech was given the name ''Gestalt'' not by the [[Word of Blake]], who manufactured it, but by the rebel forces on Gibson who faced it in combat; although the design was only at the prototype stage, the ''Gestalt'' underwent extensive field testing on Gibson in a range of roles, from ambush duties making full use of the combination of [[Angel ECM suite]] and the [[Void Signature System]] to interdiction, recon and high-speed pursuit. The ''Gestalt'' was a fast and agile 'Mech, with a top speed of 118 km/h and [[jump jet]]s capable of propelling it up to 180 meters through the air.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> | Produced from the [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]] factories on [[Gibson]] for a brief period in the 3070s, prior to the destruction of Gibson in [[3078]] at the hands of forces from the [[Principality of Regulus]], the '''''Gestalt''''' was the first and only [[BattleMech]] in the ''[[Manei Domini#Machina Domini program|Machina Domini]]'' class of 'Mechs. The 'Mech was given the name ''Gestalt'' not by the [[Word of Blake]], who manufactured it, but by the rebel forces on Gibson who faced it in combat; although the design was only at the prototype stage, the ''Gestalt'' underwent extensive field testing on Gibson in a range of roles, from ambush duties making full use of the combination of [[Angel ECM suite]] and the [[Void Signature System]] to interdiction, recon and high-speed pursuit. The ''Gestalt'' was a fast and agile 'Mech, with a top speed of 118 km/h and [[jump jet]]s capable of propelling it up to 180 meters through the air.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> | ||
| − | The origin of the name ''Gestalt'' lay with the unique nature of the 'Mechs command interface; the ''Gestalt'' could only be operated by a pilot wearing a battlesuit equipped with a [[neural-interface unit]], which allowed the pilot and his battlesuit | + | The origin of the name ''Gestalt'' lay with the unique nature of the 'Mechs command interface; the ''Gestalt'' could only be operated by a pilot wearing a battlesuit equipped with a [[neural-interface unit]], which allowed the pilot and his battlesuit could detach from the ''Gestalt'' to engage enemies as the mission required. The unique nature of the command interface for the ''Gestalt'' meant that the 'Mech didn't require a gyro, but instead was equipped with a four ton [[interface cockpit]]. Even now, it isn't known if the ''Gestalt'' was a field test for a new modular command system that the Blakists intended to roll out across other signature equipment like the Celestial OmniMech series, or if the ''Gestalt'' was a first-of-class design instead intended to complement the Word's OmniMechs.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> |
The insurgents on Gibson apparently never managed to down a ''Gestalt'' prior to the destruction of Gibson at the hands of the Regulans, but the Word managed to remove a dozen or so ''Gestalts'' from Gibson, which would then face the Regulan forces elsewhere. On [[Diamantina]] a complete [[Level II]] of ''Gestalts'' attempted to resist the Regulan attack, but with the destruction of [[Circinus]] and with it the last of the Word of Blake's senior leadership, combined with the disappearance of the surviving ''[[Manei Domini]]'', the ''Gestalt'' has evidently vanished from use and with it any evidence of any further ''Machina Domini'' technology.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> | The insurgents on Gibson apparently never managed to down a ''Gestalt'' prior to the destruction of Gibson at the hands of the Regulans, but the Word managed to remove a dozen or so ''Gestalts'' from Gibson, which would then face the Regulan forces elsewhere. On [[Diamantina]] a complete [[Level II]] of ''Gestalts'' attempted to resist the Regulan attack, but with the destruction of [[Circinus]] and with it the last of the Word of Blake's senior leadership, combined with the disappearance of the surviving ''[[Manei Domini]]'', the ''Gestalt'' has evidently vanished from use and with it any evidence of any further ''Machina Domini'' technology.<ref name="J:FRp149"/> | ||