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Line 19: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''Undine''' [[battle armor]] is a combat upgrade to the original "[[Water Elemental Mining Suit|water elemental]]s," the underwater [[exoskeleton]]s that inspired [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Elemental (Battle Armor)|Elemental]] battle armor. [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] had been working for some time on a specialized missile which could also function as a [[torpedo]], a separate weapon much-used by the [[Clans]] to protect their extensive underwater facilities, along with a battlesuit designed to take advantage of this capability. While the modifications to the original suit for underwater combat were straightforward, developing a missile/torpedo hybrid proved elusive, and when the Goliath Scorpions failed to win a spot in [[Operation Revival]] the project languished in limbo for some years - at least until the [[Inner Sphere]] began developing their own battlesuits which were rapidly matching or exceeding the venerable Elemental. While the other Clans went about developing specialized suits of their own, a breakthrough in [[3059]] allowed the Goliath Scorpions to complete development of their underwater combat suit. They christened it [[w:Undine|Undine]] after the mystical water spirits.<ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 48</ref><ref name=LOS>''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 68</ref><ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', pp. 187–188</ref> + The '''Undine''' [[battle armor]] is a combat upgrade to the original "[[Water Elemental Mining Suit|water elemental]]s," the underwater [[exoskeleton]]s that inspired [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Elemental (battle armor)|Elemental]] battle armor. [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] had been working for some time on a specialized missile which could also function as a [[torpedo]], a separate weapon much-used by the [[Clans]] to protect their extensive underwater facilities, along with a battlesuit designed to take advantage of this capability. While the modifications to the original suit for underwater combat were straightforward, developing a missile/torpedo hybrid proved elusive, and when the Goliath Scorpions failed to win a spot in [[Operation Revival]] the project languished in limbo for some years - at least until the [[Inner Sphere]] began developing their own battlesuits which were rapidly matching or exceeding the venerable Elemental. While the other Clans went about developing specialized suits of their own, a breakthrough in [[3059]] allowed the Goliath Scorpions to complete development of their underwater combat suit. They christened it [[w:Undine|Undine]] after the mystical water spirits.<ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 48</ref><ref name=LOS>''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 68</ref><ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', pp. 187–188</ref> With its unique weaponry and revolutionary underwater motor system, the Undine is the perfect unit for amphibious warfare, though it comes with some drawbacks. Undines cannot perform typical anti-'Mech swarming attacks and can only make leg attacks against partially-submerged 'Mechs. The suit also only carries 200 kg of armor, 20% less than the Elemental. Although the Goliath Scorpions won a number of defensive underwater [[Trials]] thanks largely to the Undine, its specialized nature and the rarity of underwater offensive operations meant most Clans simply were not interested in acquiring the suit for many years. It was not until [[3068]] that [[Clan Diamond Shark]] began to aggressively pursue acquiring the Undine and the Goliath Scorpions would not give it up without a fight. It took several Trials before the Sharks finally won on [[Roche]], when a [[Star]] of their submarines defeated a [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] of Scorpion submarines and Undine; however since acquiring the suits no Diamond Shark units have been seen actually employing them, much to observers' curiosity.<ref name=TRO3058U/><ref name=LOS/><ref name=FMWC/> With its unique weaponry and revolutionary underwater motor system, the Undine is the perfect unit for amphibious warfare, though it comes with some drawbacks. Undines cannot perform typical anti-'Mech swarming attacks and can only make leg attacks against partially-submerged 'Mechs. The suit also only carries 200 kg of armor, 20% less than the Elemental. Although the Goliath Scorpions won a number of defensive underwater [[Trials]] thanks largely to the Undine, its specialized nature and the rarity of underwater offensive operations meant most Clans simply were not interested in acquiring the suit for many years. It was not until [[3068]] that [[Clan Diamond Shark]] began to aggressively pursue acquiring the Undine and the Goliath Scorpions would not give it up without a fight. It took several Trials before the Sharks finally won on [[Roche]], when a [[Star]] of their submarines defeated a [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] of Scorpion submarines and Undine; however since acquiring the suits no Diamond Shark units have been seen actually employing them, much to observers' curiosity.<ref name=TRO3058U/><ref name=LOS/><ref name=FMWC/>
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| − | The '''Undine''' [[battle armor]] is a combat upgrade to the original "[[Water Elemental Mining Suit|water elemental]]s," the underwater [[exoskeleton]]s that inspired [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Elemental ( | + | The '''Undine''' [[battle armor]] is a combat upgrade to the original "[[Water Elemental Mining Suit|water elemental]]s," the underwater [[exoskeleton]]s that inspired [[Clan Wolf]]'s [[Elemental (battle armor)|Elemental]] battle armor. [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] had been working for some time on a specialized missile which could also function as a [[torpedo]], a separate weapon much-used by the [[Clans]] to protect their extensive underwater facilities, along with a battlesuit designed to take advantage of this capability. While the modifications to the original suit for underwater combat were straightforward, developing a missile/torpedo hybrid proved elusive, and when the Goliath Scorpions failed to win a spot in [[Operation Revival]] the project languished in limbo for some years - at least until the [[Inner Sphere]] began developing their own battlesuits which were rapidly matching or exceeding the venerable Elemental. While the other Clans went about developing specialized suits of their own, a breakthrough in [[3059]] allowed the Goliath Scorpions to complete development of their underwater combat suit. They christened it [[w:Undine|Undine]] after the mystical water spirits.<ref name=TRO3058U>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 48</ref><ref name=LOS>''LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide'', p. 68</ref><ref name=FMWC>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', pp. 187–188</ref> |
With its unique weaponry and revolutionary underwater motor system, the Undine is the perfect unit for amphibious warfare, though it comes with some drawbacks. Undines cannot perform typical anti-'Mech swarming attacks and can only make leg attacks against partially-submerged 'Mechs. The suit also only carries 200 kg of armor, 20% less than the Elemental. Although the Goliath Scorpions won a number of defensive underwater [[Trials]] thanks largely to the Undine, its specialized nature and the rarity of underwater offensive operations meant most Clans simply were not interested in acquiring the suit for many years. It was not until [[3068]] that [[Clan Diamond Shark]] began to aggressively pursue acquiring the Undine and the Goliath Scorpions would not give it up without a fight. It took several Trials before the Sharks finally won on [[Roche]], when a [[Star]] of their submarines defeated a [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] of Scorpion submarines and Undine; however since acquiring the suits no Diamond Shark units have been seen actually employing them, much to observers' curiosity.<ref name=TRO3058U/><ref name=LOS/><ref name=FMWC/> | With its unique weaponry and revolutionary underwater motor system, the Undine is the perfect unit for amphibious warfare, though it comes with some drawbacks. Undines cannot perform typical anti-'Mech swarming attacks and can only make leg attacks against partially-submerged 'Mechs. The suit also only carries 200 kg of armor, 20% less than the Elemental. Although the Goliath Scorpions won a number of defensive underwater [[Trials]] thanks largely to the Undine, its specialized nature and the rarity of underwater offensive operations meant most Clans simply were not interested in acquiring the suit for many years. It was not until [[3068]] that [[Clan Diamond Shark]] began to aggressively pursue acquiring the Undine and the Goliath Scorpions would not give it up without a fight. It took several Trials before the Sharks finally won on [[Roche]], when a [[Star]] of their submarines defeated a [[Nova (unit)|Nova]] of Scorpion submarines and Undine; however since acquiring the suits no Diamond Shark units have been seen actually employing them, much to observers' curiosity.<ref name=TRO3058U/><ref name=LOS/><ref name=FMWC/> | ||