Editing Orion IIC
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 32:
Line 32: Since it was the chosen [[BattleMech]] of the "Great Father", the venerable ''[[Orion]]'' has always held a special place in the mystique of the [[Clan]]s. Out of respect for General Kerensky's legacy, all the Clans maintained the design for several decades even as the development of newer and more advanced technologies increasingly left it less effective on the battlefield. Behind the scenes however, only Clan Wolf dared to think about designing an upgraded version, convinced that neither Aleksandr nor [[Nicholas Kerensky]] would have approved of blindly following tradition at the expense of military progress. Debuting early during the [[Golden Century]], the ''Orion IIC'' was quickly overshadowed as the [[OmniMech]] fast became the standard front-line 'Mechs of all the Clans. Despite this the Wolves jealously guarded their rights to the design, refusing all trade offers and successfully defeating any [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] attempting to acquire it as they would for the [[Kerensky (Bloodname)|Kerensky Bloodrights]], seeing the ''Orion IIC'' as tied to their honor as the guardians of Kerensky's legacy.<ref name=TRO3060/> Since it was the chosen [[BattleMech]] of the "Great Father", the venerable ''[[Orion]]'' has always held a special place in the mystique of the [[Clan]]s. Out of respect for General Kerensky's legacy, all the Clans maintained the design for several decades even as the development of newer and more advanced technologies increasingly left it less effective on the battlefield. Behind the scenes however, only Clan Wolf dared to think about designing an upgraded version, convinced that neither Aleksandr nor [[Nicholas Kerensky]] would have approved of blindly following tradition at the expense of military progress. Debuting early during the [[Golden Century]], the ''Orion IIC'' was quickly overshadowed as the [[OmniMech]] fast became the standard front-line 'Mechs of all the Clans. Despite this the Wolves jealously guarded their rights to the design, refusing all trade offers and successfully defeating any [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] attempting to acquire it as they would for the [[Kerensky (Bloodname)|Kerensky Bloodrights]], seeing the ''Orion IIC'' as tied to their honor as the guardians of Kerensky's legacy.<ref name=TRO3060/> − Still produced in limited numbers during the [[Clan Invasion era]], by this time the Wolves most notably used the ''Orion IIC'' as a visible reward for officers in second-line [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] who were expected to soon advance to front-line units. Each ''Orion IIC'' is sent to its recipients "with the compliments of" the Wolf [[Khan]] or [[saKhan]]; no warrior has ever refused such a gift - even if it means downgrading from an [[BattleMech#Assault|assault 'Mech]] - and no other Wolf warrior would ever dare to challenge such a recipient for right to pilot an ''Orion IIC''. While a number of the design existed in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s own second-line forces, almost as a gesture of reconciliation to their [[Crusader Clans|Crusader Brothers]] the Exiled Wolves made no plans to manufacture the ''Orion IIC''.<ref name=TRO3060/> + Still produced in limited numbers during the [[Clan Invasion era]], by this time the Wolves most notably used the ''Orion IIC'' as a visible reward for officers in second-line [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] who were expected to soon advance to front-line units. Each ''Orion IIC'' is sent to its recipients "with the compliments of" the Wolf ''[[Khan]]'' or ''[[saKhan]]''; no warrior has ever refused such a gift - even if it means downgrading from an [[BattleMech#Assault|assault 'Mech]] - and no other Wolf warrior would ever dare to challenge such a recipient for right to pilot an ''Orion IIC''. While a number of the design existed in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s own second-line forces, almost as a gesture of reconciliation to their [[Crusader Clans|Crusader Brothers]] the Exiled Wolves made no plans to manufacture the ''Orion IIC''.<ref name=TRO3060/> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment==
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
Since it was the chosen [[BattleMech]] of the "Great Father", the venerable ''[[Orion]]'' has always held a special place in the mystique of the [[Clan]]s. Out of respect for General Kerensky's legacy, all the Clans maintained the design for several decades even as the development of newer and more advanced technologies increasingly left it less effective on the battlefield. Behind the scenes however, only Clan Wolf dared to think about designing an upgraded version, convinced that neither Aleksandr nor [[Nicholas Kerensky]] would have approved of blindly following tradition at the expense of military progress. Debuting early during the [[Golden Century]], the ''Orion IIC'' was quickly overshadowed as the [[OmniMech]] fast became the standard front-line 'Mechs of all the Clans. Despite this the Wolves jealously guarded their rights to the design, refusing all trade offers and successfully defeating any [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] attempting to acquire it as they would for the [[Kerensky (Bloodname)|Kerensky Bloodrights]], seeing the ''Orion IIC'' as tied to their honor as the guardians of Kerensky's legacy.<ref name=TRO3060/> | Since it was the chosen [[BattleMech]] of the "Great Father", the venerable ''[[Orion]]'' has always held a special place in the mystique of the [[Clan]]s. Out of respect for General Kerensky's legacy, all the Clans maintained the design for several decades even as the development of newer and more advanced technologies increasingly left it less effective on the battlefield. Behind the scenes however, only Clan Wolf dared to think about designing an upgraded version, convinced that neither Aleksandr nor [[Nicholas Kerensky]] would have approved of blindly following tradition at the expense of military progress. Debuting early during the [[Golden Century]], the ''Orion IIC'' was quickly overshadowed as the [[OmniMech]] fast became the standard front-line 'Mechs of all the Clans. Despite this the Wolves jealously guarded their rights to the design, refusing all trade offers and successfully defeating any [[Trial of Possession|Trials of Possession]] attempting to acquire it as they would for the [[Kerensky (Bloodname)|Kerensky Bloodrights]], seeing the ''Orion IIC'' as tied to their honor as the guardians of Kerensky's legacy.<ref name=TRO3060/> | ||
| − | Still produced in limited numbers during the [[Clan Invasion era]], by this time the Wolves most notably used the ''Orion IIC'' as a visible reward for officers in second-line [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] who were expected to soon advance to front-line units. Each ''Orion IIC'' is sent to its recipients "with the compliments of" the Wolf [[Khan]] or [[saKhan]]; no warrior has ever refused such a gift - even if it means downgrading from an [[BattleMech#Assault|assault 'Mech]] - and no other Wolf warrior would ever dare to challenge such a recipient for right to pilot an ''Orion IIC''. While a number of the design existed in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s own second-line forces, almost as a gesture of reconciliation to their [[Crusader Clans|Crusader Brothers]] the Exiled Wolves made no plans to manufacture the ''Orion IIC''.<ref name=TRO3060/> | + | Still produced in limited numbers during the [[Clan Invasion era]], by this time the Wolves most notably used the ''Orion IIC'' as a visible reward for officers in second-line [[Galaxy|Galaxies]] who were expected to soon advance to front-line units. Each ''Orion IIC'' is sent to its recipients "with the compliments of" the Wolf ''[[Khan]]'' or ''[[saKhan]]''; no warrior has ever refused such a gift - even if it means downgrading from an [[BattleMech#Assault|assault 'Mech]] - and no other Wolf warrior would ever dare to challenge such a recipient for right to pilot an ''Orion IIC''. While a number of the design existed in [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]]'s own second-line forces, almost as a gesture of reconciliation to their [[Crusader Clans|Crusader Brothers]] the Exiled Wolves made no plans to manufacture the ''Orion IIC''.<ref name=TRO3060/> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||