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==Description==
 
==Description==
The '''''Spider''''' was the first [[BattleMech]] produced by [[Newhart Industries]], designed in [[2650]] as a light reconnaissance and attack 'Mech to be used by [[Star League Defense Force]] Special Operations forces such as the [[Blackhearts]]. Beyond exceeding all of the SLDF's minimum requirements, Newhart had actually designed the ''Spider'' before receiving the [[Star League]]'s request for proposals and were ready to begin production immediately, factors which helped the company win the contract very quickly. In terms of maneuverability, the ''Spider'' has a ground speed comparable to a ''[[Locust]]'' and can outjump either the vaunted ''[[Wasp]]'' or ''[[Stinger]]'' light 'Mechs. Built with top-of-the-line reliable parts, sophisticated reconnaissance equipment, and an energy weapon payload which allowed for extended operations without resupply, the ''Spider'' was a great success. While not produced in large numbers, it could be rapidly manufactured, which enabled its service to the end of the Star League.<ref name=TRO3025r/><ref name=TRO3039/>
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The '''''Spider''''' was the first [[BattleMech]] produced by [[Newhart Industries]], designed in [[Introduction Year::2650]] as a light reconnaissance and attack 'Mech to be used by [[Star League Defense Force]] Special Operations forces such as the [[Blackhearts]]. Beyond exceeding all of the SLDF's minimum requirements, Newhart had actually designed the ''Spider'' before receiving the [[Star League]]'s request for proposals and were ready to begin production immediately, factors which helped the company win the contract very quickly. In terms of maneuverability, the ''Spider'' has a ground speed comparable to a ''[[Locust]]'' and can outjump either the vaunted ''[[Wasp]]'' or ''[[Stinger]]'' light 'Mechs. Built with top-of-the-line reliable parts, sophisticated reconnaissance equipment, and an energy weapon payload which allowed for extended operations without resupply, the ''Spider'' was a great success. While not produced in large numbers, it could be rapidly manufactured, which enabled its service to the end of the Star League.<ref name=TRO3025r/><ref name=TRO3039/>
  
 
Newhart's ''Spider'' factory on [[New Earth]] was destroyed in [[2776]] as part of the [[Amaris Civil War]] and very few ''Spider''s ended up in the hands of the [[Successor States]] when the Star League dissolved. As their numbers began to dwindle during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], entire offensive operations were conducted simply to secure spare parts for these 'Mechs. So rare was the ''Spider'' that [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were notable for having an entire [[lance]] of ''Spider''s, albeit split among the various regiments.  This trend towards extinction was finally reversed when the [[Free Worlds League]] was able to secure the schematics for the ''Spider'' and, in a deal with [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]], the company was given exclusive control of the 'Mech's technical specifications in exchange for building them for the Free Worlds League. Nimakachi began building new ''Spider''s from their factory on [[Tematagi]] and later expanded their facilities on [[Lapida II]] to produce them as well. This resulted in the Free Worlds League and [[Draconis Combine]] having the largest number of ''Spider''s in active service in the late Succession War period.<ref name=TRO3025r/><ref name=TRO3039/>
 
Newhart's ''Spider'' factory on [[New Earth]] was destroyed in [[2776]] as part of the [[Amaris Civil War]] and very few ''Spider''s ended up in the hands of the [[Successor States]] when the Star League dissolved. As their numbers began to dwindle during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], entire offensive operations were conducted simply to secure spare parts for these 'Mechs. So rare was the ''Spider'' that [[Wolf's Dragoons]] were notable for having an entire [[lance]] of ''Spider''s, albeit split among the various regiments.  This trend towards extinction was finally reversed when the [[Free Worlds League]] was able to secure the schematics for the ''Spider'' and, in a deal with [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]], the company was given exclusive control of the 'Mech's technical specifications in exchange for building them for the Free Worlds League. Nimakachi began building new ''Spider''s from their factory on [[Tematagi]] and later expanded their facilities on [[Lapida II]] to produce them as well. This resulted in the Free Worlds League and [[Draconis Combine]] having the largest number of ''Spider''s in active service in the late Succession War period.<ref name=TRO3025r/><ref name=TRO3039/>

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