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Line 6: Somewhat inaccurately called "the first serious research into 'Mech technology in almost a century", '''Project Phoenix''' was the codename for a research project carried out by [[Federated Suns]] at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] research facility on [[Hoff]] from approximately October [[3020]] up until the site came under attack on 13th May [[3022]]. Somewhat inaccurately called "the first serious research into 'Mech technology in almost a century", '''Project Phoenix''' was the codename for a research project carried out by [[Federated Suns]] at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] research facility on [[Hoff]] from approximately October [[3020]] up until the site came under attack on 13th May [[3022]]. − Project Phoenix yielded two new [[BattleMech]] designs: Over the course of eighteen months, a team of scientists and engineers including Dr. [[Jorge Belasco]] had devised the 25-ton ''[[Super Wasp]]'' and the 60-ton ''[[Super Griffin]]'' here, evolutions of their classic namesake designs. They had also constructed three functional prototypes of the former and one of the latter design. + Project Phoenix yielded two new [[BattleMech]] designs: Over the course of eighteen months, a team of scientists and engineers including Dr. [[Jorge Belasco]] had devised the 25-ton ''[[Super Wasp]]'' and the 60-ton ''[[Super Griffin]]'' here, evolutions of their classic namesake designs. They had also constructed two functional prototypes of the former and one of the latter design. − Concurrently with the new 'Mech designs, experimental [[Double Heat Sink]]s had been developed (although it is unclear whether this was also part of Project Phoenix, or an independent project) which were included in the new ''Super Griffin'' design, and were also dealt out as refits to the local defenders. These double heat sinks were notable because, unlike regular double heat sinks, they could be combined with regular heat sinks. + Concurrently with the new 'Mech designs, experimental [[Double Heat Sink]]s had been developed (although it is unclear whether this was also part of ''Project Phoenix'', or an independent project) which were included in the new ''Super Griffin'' design, and were also dealt out as refits to the local defenders. These double heat sinks were notable because, unlike regular double heat sinks, they could be combined with regular heat sinks; they were also of the same size as regular (single) heat sinks where normal double-heat sinks are typically two to three times as large. − Hoping to capture new technology, the [[Draconis Combine]] attacked Hoff supported by the [[mercenary unit]] [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in April 3022. On May 13th, elements of the [[Black Widow Company]] pushed through the defenders and attacked the research facility while it was being evacuated. The existing ''Super Wasp''s and the ''Super Griffin'' were deployed as a last line of defense, and were destroyed in the fighting.<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Succession Wars, Volume 1'', pp. 4, 5</ref> + Hoping to capture new technology, the [[Draconis Combine]] attacked Hoff supported by the [[mercenary unit]] [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in April 3022. On May 13th, elements of the [[Black Widow Company]] pushed through the defenders and attacked the research facility while it was being evacuated. The two existing ''Super Wasp''s and the ''Super Griffin'' were deployed as a last line of defense, and were presumably destroyed in the fight. After the fighting on Hoff, neither the new 'Mech designs nor the experimental heat sinks were ever seen or heard of again, suggesting that the research results were lost to both House Davion and House Kurita over the course of the battles, or that they proved not viable for mass production for one reason or another. After the fighting on Hoff, neither the new 'Mech designs nor the experimental heat sinks were ever seen or heard of again, suggesting that the research results were lost to both House Davion and House Kurita over the course of the battles, or that they proved not viable for mass production for one reason or another. Line 17:
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Somewhat inaccurately called "the first serious research into 'Mech technology in almost a century", '''Project Phoenix''' was the codename for a research project carried out by [[Federated Suns]] at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] research facility on [[Hoff]] from approximately October [[3020]] up until the site came under attack on 13th May [[3022]]. | Somewhat inaccurately called "the first serious research into 'Mech technology in almost a century", '''Project Phoenix''' was the codename for a research project carried out by [[Federated Suns]] at the [[Friden Aerospace Park]] research facility on [[Hoff]] from approximately October [[3020]] up until the site came under attack on 13th May [[3022]]. | ||
| − | Project Phoenix yielded two new [[BattleMech]] designs: Over the course of eighteen months, a team of scientists and engineers including Dr. [[Jorge Belasco]] had devised the 25-ton ''[[Super Wasp]]'' and the 60-ton ''[[Super Griffin]]'' here, evolutions of their classic namesake designs. They had also constructed | + | Project Phoenix yielded two new [[BattleMech]] designs: Over the course of eighteen months, a team of scientists and engineers including Dr. [[Jorge Belasco]] had devised the 25-ton ''[[Super Wasp]]'' and the 60-ton ''[[Super Griffin]]'' here, evolutions of their classic namesake designs. They had also constructed two functional prototypes of the former and one of the latter design. |
| − | Concurrently with the new 'Mech designs, experimental [[Double Heat Sink]]s had been developed (although it is unclear whether this was also part of Project Phoenix, or an independent project) which were included in the new ''Super Griffin'' design, and were also dealt out as refits to the local defenders. These double heat sinks were notable because, unlike regular double heat sinks, they could be combined with regular heat sinks. | + | Concurrently with the new 'Mech designs, experimental [[Double Heat Sink]]s had been developed (although it is unclear whether this was also part of ''Project Phoenix'', or an independent project) which were included in the new ''Super Griffin'' design, and were also dealt out as refits to the local defenders. These double heat sinks were notable because, unlike regular double heat sinks, they could be combined with regular heat sinks; they were also of the same size as regular (single) heat sinks where normal double-heat sinks are typically two to three times as large. |
| − | Hoping to capture new technology, the [[Draconis Combine]] attacked Hoff supported by the [[mercenary unit]] [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in April 3022. On May 13th, elements of the [[Black Widow Company]] pushed through the defenders and attacked the research facility while it was being evacuated. The existing ''Super Wasp''s and the ''Super Griffin'' were deployed as a last line of defense, and were destroyed in the | + | Hoping to capture new technology, the [[Draconis Combine]] attacked Hoff supported by the [[mercenary unit]] [[Wolf's Dragoons]] in April 3022. On May 13th, elements of the [[Black Widow Company]] pushed through the defenders and attacked the research facility while it was being evacuated. The two existing ''Super Wasp''s and the ''Super Griffin'' were deployed as a last line of defense, and were presumably destroyed in the fight. |
After the fighting on Hoff, neither the new 'Mech designs nor the experimental heat sinks were ever seen or heard of again, suggesting that the research results were lost to both House Davion and House Kurita over the course of the battles, or that they proved not viable for mass production for one reason or another. | After the fighting on Hoff, neither the new 'Mech designs nor the experimental heat sinks were ever seen or heard of again, suggesting that the research results were lost to both House Davion and House Kurita over the course of the battles, or that they proved not viable for mass production for one reason or another. | ||
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* ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' | * ''[[Tales of the Black Widow Company]]'' | ||
[[Category:Science and Technology Events|Project Phoenix]] | [[Category:Science and Technology Events|Project Phoenix]] | ||