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The '''''Trebuchet''''' (also jovially referred to as the Trenchbucket) is a mainline medium weight [[BattleMech]] considered to be a fine blend of long- and short-range fire support for a unit of its size.  Unlike many other pre-[[Clan]] 'Mechs, the ''Trebuchet'' was designed from the beginning to work as part of a [[lance]] instead of functioning as a stand-alone model.  The TBT-5N features respectable firepower, ten [[heat sink]]s, seven and a half tons of armor and a top speed of 86.4 km/h for good mobility.  The main drawback of the design is its endurance: since it was never meant to operate far from supply lines the ''Trebuchet'' has a limited amount of munitions for its missile launchers and once these ammunition bins have run dry the 'Mech must defend itself with only its laser weapons, where it is often outgunned compared to other 'Mechs when fighting independently at close range.<ref name=TRO3025r>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 62</ref><ref name=TRO3039/>
 
The '''''Trebuchet''''' (also jovially referred to as the Trenchbucket) is a mainline medium weight [[BattleMech]] considered to be a fine blend of long- and short-range fire support for a unit of its size.  Unlike many other pre-[[Clan]] 'Mechs, the ''Trebuchet'' was designed from the beginning to work as part of a [[lance]] instead of functioning as a stand-alone model.  The TBT-5N features respectable firepower, ten [[heat sink]]s, seven and a half tons of armor and a top speed of 86.4 km/h for good mobility.  The main drawback of the design is its endurance: since it was never meant to operate far from supply lines the ''Trebuchet'' has a limited amount of munitions for its missile launchers and once these ammunition bins have run dry the 'Mech must defend itself with only its laser weapons, where it is often outgunned compared to other 'Mechs when fighting independently at close range.<ref name=TRO3025r>''Technical Readout: 3025 Revised'', p. 62</ref><ref name=TRO3039/>
  
The ''Trebuchet'' first walked off assembly lines in [[Introduction Year::2780]] for the [[SLDF]] in the final years of the [[Star League]], between the [[Operation Liberation|liberation of Terra]] from [[Stefan Amaris]] and [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|departure]].  With the onset of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] the ''Trebuchet'' would become an almost exclusive staple of the [[Free Worlds League]] since its manufacturing site on [[Stewart]] fell within their territory.  However the original TBT-3C models proved to be too difficult to repair and produce with the [[lostech|disappearance of advanced technology]], and in [[2799]]<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3297/trebuchet-tbt-5n MUL online date]''</ref> Corean Enterprises went back to the drawing board to create the TBT-5N using less advanced technology.<ref name=TRO3025r/><ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 60</ref>
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The ''Trebuchet'' first walked off assembly lines in [[Introduction Year::2780]] for the [[SLDF]] in the final years of the [[Star League]], between the [[Operation Liberation|liberation of Terra]] from [[Stefan Amaris]] and [[Aleksandr Kerensky]]'s [[Operation Exodus|departure]].  With the onset of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] the ''Trebuchet'' would become an almost exclusive staple of the [[Free Worlds League]] since its manufacturing site on [[Stewart]] fell within their territory.  However the original TBT-3C models proved to be too difficult to repair and produce with the [[lostech|disappearance of advanced technology]], and in [[2799]]<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3297/trebuchet-tbt-5n MUL online date]''</ref> Corean Enterprises went back to the drawing board to create the TBT-5N using older, mass-producible technology.<ref name=TRO3025r/><ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 60</ref>
  
 
The [[Free Worlds League Military]] often partnered the ''Trebuchet'' with the ''[[Archer]]'', while lances consisting of an ''Archer'', two ''Trebuchet''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s and a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' became a common configuration used for siege operations by the [[Regulan Hussars]].  However the design also found its way into the hands of the other [[Great Houses]] and served with distinction during the Succession Wars in nearly every major operation, with a number of variants created to fulfill various needs.  The technological renaissance which swept through the [[Inner Sphere]] during the [[3030]]s allowed first Kali Yama and then the Irian corporations to begin producing the ''Trebuchet'' as well, culminating in upgraded designs debuting several years prior to the [[Clan Invasion]].  As late as [[3071]] advanced ''Trebuchet'' variants would continue to be produced and found themselves used by new actors on the galactic stage, most notoriously the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u/>
 
The [[Free Worlds League Military]] often partnered the ''Trebuchet'' with the ''[[Archer]]'', while lances consisting of an ''Archer'', two ''Trebuchet''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s and a ''[[Centurion (BattleMech)|Centurion]]'' became a common configuration used for siege operations by the [[Regulan Hussars]].  However the design also found its way into the hands of the other [[Great Houses]] and served with distinction during the Succession Wars in nearly every major operation, with a number of variants created to fulfill various needs.  The technological renaissance which swept through the [[Inner Sphere]] during the [[3030]]s allowed first Kali Yama and then the Irian corporations to begin producing the ''Trebuchet'' as well, culminating in upgraded designs debuting several years prior to the [[Clan Invasion]].  As late as [[3071]] advanced ''Trebuchet'' variants would continue to be produced and found themselves used by new actors on the galactic stage, most notoriously the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3050u/>

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