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Line 19: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''Raiden''' is a [[battle armor]] design that hails from the [[Draconis Combine]]. It is essentially the Combine's take on the [[Inner Sphere Standard]] which, though debuting first and also produced by the Kuritans themselves, represents an improvement on the design. Creation of the Raiden first began in November [[3050]], after the Combine's stunning success in the [[Battle of Wolcott]] netted them a grand prize of twenty-four [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]] battlesuits from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. The first prototype was produced in April [[3052]] and presented before [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] in June in a live-fire trial. Unlike the early models of the Inner Sphere Standard, this prototype had both decent ground speed and jump capability, though the [[Federated Commonwealth]] was currently working on a redesigned Standard which would match these attributes. It was armed with a [[Small Laser (Battle Armor)|Small Laser]] in its right arm and shoulder-mounted single-shot [[SRM]] launcher. Most importantly it mounted more armoring than the Standard thanks to a unique polymer bonding method, allowing it to survive a hit from a [[medium laser]] and several missile strikes. However the Coordinator was unimpressed. He ordered the development team to rework the suit so that it could survive a hit from a [[Large Laser]] and present the modified prototype for his inspection within the year. He also commanded that the team's 70-year-old director, [[Dr. Guthrie]], would personally wear the suit during its next demonstration.<ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 155</ref><ref name=LOS96>''Lostech'', p. 96</ref><ref name=TRO3058u>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref> + The '''Raiden''' is a [[battle armor]] design that hails from the [[Draconis Combine]]. It is essentially the Combine's take on the [[Inner Sphere Standard]] which, though debuting first and also produced by the Kuritans themselves, represents an improvement on the design. Creation of the Raiden first began in November [[3050]], after the Combine's stunning success in the [[Battle of Wolcott]] netted them a grand prize of twenty-four [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]] battle suits from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. The first prototype was produced in April [[3052]] and presented before [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] in June in a live-fire trial. Unlike the early models of the Inner Sphere Standard, this prototype had both decent ground speed and jump capability, though the [[Federated Commonwealth]] was currently working on a redesigned Standard which would match these attributes. It was armed with a [[Small Laser (Battle Armor)|Small Laser]] in its right arm and shoulder-mounted single-shot [[SRM]] launcher. Most importantly it mounted more armoring than the Standard thanks to a unique polymer bonding method, allowing it to survive a hit from a [[medium laser]] and several missile strikes. However the Coordinator was unimpressed. He ordered the development team to rework the suit so that it could survive a hit from a [[Large Laser]] and present the modified prototype for his inspection within the year. He also commanded that the team's 70-year-old director, [[Dr. Guthrie]], would personally wear the suit during its next demonstration.<ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 155</ref><ref name=LOS96>''Lostech'', p. 96</ref><ref name=TRO3058u>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref> The redesigned suit was ready after nine months of work and again was demonstrated before the Coordinator in a life-fire exercise in February [[3053]]. The team managed to mount more armor on the suit by removing the SRM launcher, which had the added benefit of improving balance. Despite the fact that the septuagenarian had neither the training nor strength to properly control the Raiden, in a testament to his faith in the suit and loyalty to his leader, he nevertheless strapped himself and marched it out onto the firing range. For the next few moments the suit was engulfed in a firestorm of laser and missiles. When it was over, the suit remained functional, albeit barely, and the scientist was still alive if not in great pain. With an effort of will he saluted the Coordinator before collapsing and spent the next month in the hospital recovering from five broken bones. The Coordinator rewarded Dr. Guthrie's dedication by promoting him to the head of the [[Internal Security Force]]'s Research and Development department, and when he died a year later he was laid to rest by a Raiden honor guard. Full-scale production of the suit finally begin after his death in January [[3055]].<ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 155</ref><ref name=LOS96>''Lostech'', p. 96</ref><ref name=TRO3058u>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref> The redesigned suit was ready after nine months of work and again was demonstrated before the Coordinator in a life-fire exercise in February [[3053]]. The team managed to mount more armor on the suit by removing the SRM launcher, which had the added benefit of improving balance. Despite the fact that the septuagenarian had neither the training nor strength to properly control the Raiden, in a testament to his faith in the suit and loyalty to his leader, he nevertheless strapped himself and marched it out onto the firing range. For the next few moments the suit was engulfed in a firestorm of laser and missiles. When it was over, the suit remained functional, albeit barely, and the scientist was still alive if not in great pain. With an effort of will he saluted the Coordinator before collapsing and spent the next month in the hospital recovering from five broken bones. The Coordinator rewarded Dr. Guthrie's dedication by promoting him to the head of the [[Internal Security Force]]'s Research and Development department, and when he died a year later he was laid to rest by a Raiden honor guard. Full-scale production of the suit finally begin after his death in January [[3055]].<ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 155</ref><ref name=LOS96>''Lostech'', p. 96</ref><ref name=TRO3058u>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref>
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| − | The '''Raiden''' is a [[battle armor]] design that hails from the [[Draconis Combine]]. It is essentially the Combine's take on the [[Inner Sphere Standard]] which, though debuting first and also produced by the Kuritans themselves, represents an improvement on the design. Creation of the Raiden first began in November [[3050]], after the Combine's stunning success in the [[Battle of Wolcott]] netted them a grand prize of twenty-four [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]] | + | The '''Raiden''' is a [[battle armor]] design that hails from the [[Draconis Combine]]. It is essentially the Combine's take on the [[Inner Sphere Standard]] which, though debuting first and also produced by the Kuritans themselves, represents an improvement on the design. Creation of the Raiden first began in November [[3050]], after the Combine's stunning success in the [[Battle of Wolcott]] netted them a grand prize of twenty-four [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]] battle suits from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. The first prototype was produced in April [[3052]] and presented before [[Coordinator]] [[Takashi Kurita]] in June in a live-fire trial. Unlike the early models of the Inner Sphere Standard, this prototype had both decent ground speed and jump capability, though the [[Federated Commonwealth]] was currently working on a redesigned Standard which would match these attributes. It was armed with a [[Small Laser (Battle Armor)|Small Laser]] in its right arm and shoulder-mounted single-shot [[SRM]] launcher. Most importantly it mounted more armoring than the Standard thanks to a unique polymer bonding method, allowing it to survive a hit from a [[medium laser]] and several missile strikes. However the Coordinator was unimpressed. He ordered the development team to rework the suit so that it could survive a hit from a [[Large Laser]] and present the modified prototype for his inspection within the year. He also commanded that the team's 70-year-old director, [[Dr. Guthrie]], would personally wear the suit during its next demonstration.<ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 155</ref><ref name=LOS96>''Lostech'', p. 96</ref><ref name=TRO3058u>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref> |
The redesigned suit was ready after nine months of work and again was demonstrated before the Coordinator in a life-fire exercise in February [[3053]]. The team managed to mount more armor on the suit by removing the SRM launcher, which had the added benefit of improving balance. Despite the fact that the septuagenarian had neither the training nor strength to properly control the Raiden, in a testament to his faith in the suit and loyalty to his leader, he nevertheless strapped himself and marched it out onto the firing range. For the next few moments the suit was engulfed in a firestorm of laser and missiles. When it was over, the suit remained functional, albeit barely, and the scientist was still alive if not in great pain. With an effort of will he saluted the Coordinator before collapsing and spent the next month in the hospital recovering from five broken bones. The Coordinator rewarded Dr. Guthrie's dedication by promoting him to the head of the [[Internal Security Force]]'s Research and Development department, and when he died a year later he was laid to rest by a Raiden honor guard. Full-scale production of the suit finally begin after his death in January [[3055]].<ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 155</ref><ref name=LOS96>''Lostech'', p. 96</ref><ref name=TRO3058u>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref> | The redesigned suit was ready after nine months of work and again was demonstrated before the Coordinator in a life-fire exercise in February [[3053]]. The team managed to mount more armor on the suit by removing the SRM launcher, which had the added benefit of improving balance. Despite the fact that the septuagenarian had neither the training nor strength to properly control the Raiden, in a testament to his faith in the suit and loyalty to his leader, he nevertheless strapped himself and marched it out onto the firing range. For the next few moments the suit was engulfed in a firestorm of laser and missiles. When it was over, the suit remained functional, albeit barely, and the scientist was still alive if not in great pain. With an effort of will he saluted the Coordinator before collapsing and spent the next month in the hospital recovering from five broken bones. The Coordinator rewarded Dr. Guthrie's dedication by promoting him to the head of the [[Internal Security Force]]'s Research and Development department, and when he died a year later he was laid to rest by a Raiden honor guard. Full-scale production of the suit finally begin after his death in January [[3055]].<ref name=FMDC>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', p. 155</ref><ref name=LOS96>''Lostech'', p. 96</ref><ref name=TRO3058u>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 32</ref> | ||