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Line 32: Although now usually associated with the [[Draconis Combine]], who perfected the design and were the first to put it in regular production, the original MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'' was actually created by [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside the ''[[Cataphract]]'' just prior to [[3022]].<ref name=S15>''Shrapnel'' magazine, issue #15, pp. 183-196 - "Technical Readout: The Untold Mauler"</ref> In 3022 and [[3023]], the six handcrafted ''Mauler'' prototypes that Earthwerks had custom-built (one of them the MAL-1PT6 subvariant) were deployed in [[McCarron's Long March]] for field testing. They were found to be very effective at long-range support from the sidelines, earning them the nickname ''Linesman''.<ref name=S15/> Two of the prototypes fell on [[Beten Kaitos]] and were salvaged by the [[Federated Suns]] for analysis.<ref name=S15/> Although now usually associated with the [[Draconis Combine]], who perfected the design and were the first to put it in regular production, the original MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'' was actually created by [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside the ''[[Cataphract]]'' just prior to [[3022]].<ref name=S15>''Shrapnel'' magazine, issue #15, pp. 183-196 - "Technical Readout: The Untold Mauler"</ref> In 3022 and [[3023]], the six handcrafted ''Mauler'' prototypes that Earthwerks had custom-built (one of them the MAL-1PT6 subvariant) were deployed in [[McCarron's Long March]] for field testing. They were found to be very effective at long-range support from the sidelines, earning them the nickname ''Linesman''.<ref name=S15/> Two of the prototypes fell on [[Beten Kaitos]] and were salvaged by the [[Federated Suns]] for analysis.<ref name=S15/> − Despite the overall successful field test, the ''Mauler'' project was subsequently abandoned by the Confederation in favor of the ''Cataphract'' which fulfilled the Confederation's needs much better, being significantly cheaper, more effective at conventional combat ranges, and easier on logistics. Earthwerks subsequently sold the plans to [[Luthien Armor Works]] in the [[Draconis Combine]], where they were filed as Project ''Nainokami''.<ref name=S15/> Following the rediscovery of lost technology through the [[Helm Memory Core]], a think tank of Combine engineers upgraded it with recovered technologies in [[3036]] and named the upgraded testbed design ''[[Daboku]]''.<ref name=S15/> ''Daboku''s were then deployed along the Combine border as early as [[Introduction Year::3038]] with selected [[DCMS]] units. When encountering them in the [[War of 3039]], [[Federated Commonwealth]] forces were already familiar with the design, which they kept calling the ''Mauler''. + Despite the overall successful field test, the ''Mauler'' project was subsequently abandoned by the Confederation in favor of the ''Cataphract'' which fulfilled the Confederation's needs much better, being significantly cheaper, more effective at conventional combat ranges, and easier on logistics. Earthwerks subsequently sold the plans to [[Luthien Armor Works]] in the [[Draconis Combine]], where they were filed as Project ''Nainokami''.<ref name=S15/> Following the rediscovery of lost technology through the [[Helm Memory Core]], a think tank of Combine engineers upgraded it with recovered technologies in [[3036]] and named the upgraded testbed design ''Daboku''.<ref name=S15/> ''Daboku''s were then deployed along the Combine border as early as [[Introduction Year::3038]] with selected [[DCMS]] units. When encountering them in the [[War of 3039]], [[Federated Commonwealth]] forces were already familiar with the design, which they kept calling the ''Mauler''. Because the ''Daboku'' turned out a design failure suffering from crippling construction flaws, leading to many being captured in the War of 3039, Luthien Armor Works shelved the design and consigned the name to history. For its redesigned successor they would later revert to the name ''Mauler'' in order to avoid the stigma associated with the earlier shameful failure. As a result, the ''Daboku'' is officially treated as a different, distinct 'Mech design from the ''Mauler'' although in reality it was merely an evolutionary stage between the original Capellan prototype from 3022 and the eventual standardized MAL-1R design that was officially unveiled in [[3048]] and put into regular production. Because the ''Daboku'' turned out a design failure suffering from crippling construction flaws, leading to many being captured in the War of 3039, Luthien Armor Works shelved the design and consigned the name to history. For its redesigned successor they would later revert to the name ''Mauler'' in order to avoid the stigma associated with the earlier shameful failure. As a result, the ''Daboku'' is officially treated as a different, distinct 'Mech design from the ''Mauler'' although in reality it was merely an evolutionary stage between the original Capellan prototype from 3022 and the eventual standardized MAL-1R design that was officially unveiled in [[3048]] and put into regular production.
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Although now usually associated with the [[Draconis Combine]], who perfected the design and were the first to put it in regular production, the original MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'' was actually created by [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside the ''[[Cataphract]]'' just prior to [[3022]].<ref name=S15>''Shrapnel'' magazine, issue #15, pp. 183-196 - "Technical Readout: The Untold Mauler"</ref> In 3022 and [[3023]], the six handcrafted ''Mauler'' prototypes that Earthwerks had custom-built (one of them the MAL-1PT6 subvariant) were deployed in [[McCarron's Long March]] for field testing. They were found to be very effective at long-range support from the sidelines, earning them the nickname ''Linesman''.<ref name=S15/> Two of the prototypes fell on [[Beten Kaitos]] and were salvaged by the [[Federated Suns]] for analysis.<ref name=S15/> | Although now usually associated with the [[Draconis Combine]], who perfected the design and were the first to put it in regular production, the original MAL-1PT5 ''Mauler'' was actually created by [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] in the [[Capellan Confederation]] alongside the ''[[Cataphract]]'' just prior to [[3022]].<ref name=S15>''Shrapnel'' magazine, issue #15, pp. 183-196 - "Technical Readout: The Untold Mauler"</ref> In 3022 and [[3023]], the six handcrafted ''Mauler'' prototypes that Earthwerks had custom-built (one of them the MAL-1PT6 subvariant) were deployed in [[McCarron's Long March]] for field testing. They were found to be very effective at long-range support from the sidelines, earning them the nickname ''Linesman''.<ref name=S15/> Two of the prototypes fell on [[Beten Kaitos]] and were salvaged by the [[Federated Suns]] for analysis.<ref name=S15/> | ||
| − | Despite the overall successful field test, the ''Mauler'' project was subsequently abandoned by the Confederation in favor of the ''Cataphract'' which fulfilled the Confederation's needs much better, being significantly cheaper, more effective at conventional combat ranges, and easier on logistics. Earthwerks subsequently sold the plans to [[Luthien Armor Works]] in the [[Draconis Combine]], where they were filed as Project ''Nainokami''.<ref name=S15/> Following the rediscovery of lost technology through the [[Helm Memory Core]], a think tank of Combine engineers upgraded it with recovered technologies in [[3036]] and named the upgraded testbed design '' | + | Despite the overall successful field test, the ''Mauler'' project was subsequently abandoned by the Confederation in favor of the ''Cataphract'' which fulfilled the Confederation's needs much better, being significantly cheaper, more effective at conventional combat ranges, and easier on logistics. Earthwerks subsequently sold the plans to [[Luthien Armor Works]] in the [[Draconis Combine]], where they were filed as Project ''Nainokami''.<ref name=S15/> Following the rediscovery of lost technology through the [[Helm Memory Core]], a think tank of Combine engineers upgraded it with recovered technologies in [[3036]] and named the upgraded testbed design ''Daboku''.<ref name=S15/> ''Daboku''s were then deployed along the Combine border as early as [[Introduction Year::3038]] with selected [[DCMS]] units. When encountering them in the [[War of 3039]], [[Federated Commonwealth]] forces were already familiar with the design, which they kept calling the ''Mauler''. |
Because the ''Daboku'' turned out a design failure suffering from crippling construction flaws, leading to many being captured in the War of 3039, Luthien Armor Works shelved the design and consigned the name to history. For its redesigned successor they would later revert to the name ''Mauler'' in order to avoid the stigma associated with the earlier shameful failure. As a result, the ''Daboku'' is officially treated as a different, distinct 'Mech design from the ''Mauler'' although in reality it was merely an evolutionary stage between the original Capellan prototype from 3022 and the eventual standardized MAL-1R design that was officially unveiled in [[3048]] and put into regular production. | Because the ''Daboku'' turned out a design failure suffering from crippling construction flaws, leading to many being captured in the War of 3039, Luthien Armor Works shelved the design and consigned the name to history. For its redesigned successor they would later revert to the name ''Mauler'' in order to avoid the stigma associated with the earlier shameful failure. As a result, the ''Daboku'' is officially treated as a different, distinct 'Mech design from the ''Mauler'' although in reality it was merely an evolutionary stage between the original Capellan prototype from 3022 and the eventual standardized MAL-1R design that was officially unveiled in [[3048]] and put into regular production. | ||