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Line 33: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Assassin''''' is a [[BattleMech]] that began life because of corporate ambitions and successful lobbyists. Though there was no need for a new medium 'Mech in its arsenal, the [[Maltex Corporation]] lobbied the [[Star League]] to purchase the ''Assassin'' as a replacement for the lighter ''[[Wasp]]'' and ''[[Stinger]]''. They were successful largely through over-hyped performance statistics, fuzzy budget approximations, and some greased palms, and even then only several hundred were constructed before production slowed to a crawl after two ''Assassin'' factories came under investigation for quality control violations. Still, the ''Assassin'' proved to be popular with garrison forces of the [[SLDF]] and the [[Marik Militia]]; with an impressive top speed and jumping distance of 210 meters combined with excellent coverage for its four and a half tons of armor and solid firepower, the ''Assassin'' was considered a superb reconnaissance and light 'Mech hunter in its own right.<ref name=IRS>''[[Classic BattleTech Introductory Record Sheets]], pp 6</ref><ref name=TM302534-35>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 34-35, "Assassin Profile"</ref><ref name=TM3039116-117>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 116-117, "ASN-21 ''Assassin''"</ref> + The '''''Assassin''''' is a [[BattleMech]] that began life because of corporate ambitions and successful lobbyists. Though there was no need for a new medium 'Mech in its arsenal, the [[Maltex Corporation]] lobbied the [[Star League]] to purchase the ''Assassin'' as a replacement for the lighter ''[[Wasp]]'' and ''[[Stinger]]''. They were successful largely through over-hyped performance statistics, fuzzy budget approximations, and some greased palms, and even then only several hundred were constructed before production slowed to a crawl after two ''Assassin'' factories came under investigation for quality control violations. Still, the ''Assassin'' proved to be popular with garrison forces of the [[SLDF]] and the [[Marik Militia]]; with an impressive top speed and jumping distance of 210 meters combined with excellent coverage for its four and a half tons of armor and solid firepower, the ''Assassin'' was considered a superb reconnaissance and light 'Mech hunter in its own right.<ref name=IRS>''[[Introductory Record Sheets]], pp 6</ref><ref name=TM302534-35>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 34-35, "Assassin Profile"</ref><ref name=TM3039116-117>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 116-117, "ASN-21 ''Assassin''"</ref> The ''Assassin'' was not flawless however, especially when Maltex cut corners during its initial production, and it has the dubious distinction of having one of the most cramped cockpits of any [[Inner Sphere]] 'Mech. Dozens of attempts by Maltex over hundreds of years to overhaul the cockpit cooling system to create more elbow-room ended in failure, not only limiting ''Assassin'' pilots' time in-cockpit to half of that of other 'Mechs, but causing many to develop a lifetime of back problems. The ''Assassin'' would first see combat in [[2980]], long after the fall of the Star League, when the [[Free Worlds League]] successfully fought off the [[Federated Suns]] for control of [[Rochelle]] during the [[Third Succession War]]. The ''Assassin'' fared better than other 'Mechs during the bloody battle and House Marik became an enthusiastic user of the design late into the war. Eventually the use of ''Assassins'' by all sides lessened due to a shortage of spare parts, with the [[Capellan Confederation]] simply running out of these 'Mechs by [[3025]], though its modular design and access systems allowed it to survive.<ref name=TM302534-35/><ref name=TM3039116-117/> The ''Assassin'' was not flawless however, especially when Maltex cut corners during its initial production, and it has the dubious distinction of having one of the most cramped cockpits of any [[Inner Sphere]] 'Mech. Dozens of attempts by Maltex over hundreds of years to overhaul the cockpit cooling system to create more elbow-room ended in failure, not only limiting ''Assassin'' pilots' time in-cockpit to half of that of other 'Mechs, but causing many to develop a lifetime of back problems. The ''Assassin'' would first see combat in [[2980]], long after the fall of the Star League, when the [[Free Worlds League]] successfully fought off the [[Federated Suns]] for control of [[Rochelle]] during the [[Third Succession War]]. The ''Assassin'' fared better than other 'Mechs during the bloody battle and House Marik became an enthusiastic user of the design late into the war. Eventually the use of ''Assassins'' by all sides lessened due to a shortage of spare parts, with the [[Capellan Confederation]] simply running out of these 'Mechs by [[3025]], though its modular design and access systems allowed it to survive.<ref name=TM302534-35/><ref name=TM3039116-117/> Line 113:
Line 113: <div class="desktop-3-col"> <div class="desktop-3-col"> * ''[[BattleMech Manual]]'' * ''[[BattleMech Manual]]'' − * ''[[Classic BattleTech Introductory Record Sheets]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * [https://mwomercs.com/assassin ''MechWarrior Online'' Assassin Sale Page] * [https://mwomercs.com/assassin ''MechWarrior Online'' Assassin Sale Page]
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| − | The '''''Assassin''''' is a [[BattleMech]] that began life because of corporate ambitions and successful lobbyists. Though there was no need for a new medium 'Mech in its arsenal, the [[Maltex Corporation]] lobbied the [[Star League]] to purchase the ''Assassin'' as a replacement for the lighter ''[[Wasp]]'' and ''[[Stinger]]''. They were successful largely through over-hyped performance statistics, fuzzy budget approximations, and some greased palms, and even then only several hundred were constructed before production slowed to a crawl after two ''Assassin'' factories came under investigation for quality control violations. Still, the ''Assassin'' proved to be popular with garrison forces of the [[SLDF]] and the [[Marik Militia]]; with an impressive top speed and jumping distance of 210 meters combined with excellent coverage for its four and a half tons of armor and solid firepower, the ''Assassin'' was considered a superb reconnaissance and light 'Mech hunter in its own right.<ref name=IRS>''[[ | + | The '''''Assassin''''' is a [[BattleMech]] that began life because of corporate ambitions and successful lobbyists. Though there was no need for a new medium 'Mech in its arsenal, the [[Maltex Corporation]] lobbied the [[Star League]] to purchase the ''Assassin'' as a replacement for the lighter ''[[Wasp]]'' and ''[[Stinger]]''. They were successful largely through over-hyped performance statistics, fuzzy budget approximations, and some greased palms, and even then only several hundred were constructed before production slowed to a crawl after two ''Assassin'' factories came under investigation for quality control violations. Still, the ''Assassin'' proved to be popular with garrison forces of the [[SLDF]] and the [[Marik Militia]]; with an impressive top speed and jumping distance of 210 meters combined with excellent coverage for its four and a half tons of armor and solid firepower, the ''Assassin'' was considered a superb reconnaissance and light 'Mech hunter in its own right.<ref name=IRS>''[[Introductory Record Sheets]], pp 6</ref><ref name=TM302534-35>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 34-35, "Assassin Profile"</ref><ref name=TM3039116-117>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 116-117, "ASN-21 ''Assassin''"</ref> |
The ''Assassin'' was not flawless however, especially when Maltex cut corners during its initial production, and it has the dubious distinction of having one of the most cramped cockpits of any [[Inner Sphere]] 'Mech. Dozens of attempts by Maltex over hundreds of years to overhaul the cockpit cooling system to create more elbow-room ended in failure, not only limiting ''Assassin'' pilots' time in-cockpit to half of that of other 'Mechs, but causing many to develop a lifetime of back problems. The ''Assassin'' would first see combat in [[2980]], long after the fall of the Star League, when the [[Free Worlds League]] successfully fought off the [[Federated Suns]] for control of [[Rochelle]] during the [[Third Succession War]]. The ''Assassin'' fared better than other 'Mechs during the bloody battle and House Marik became an enthusiastic user of the design late into the war. Eventually the use of ''Assassins'' by all sides lessened due to a shortage of spare parts, with the [[Capellan Confederation]] simply running out of these 'Mechs by [[3025]], though its modular design and access systems allowed it to survive.<ref name=TM302534-35/><ref name=TM3039116-117/> | The ''Assassin'' was not flawless however, especially when Maltex cut corners during its initial production, and it has the dubious distinction of having one of the most cramped cockpits of any [[Inner Sphere]] 'Mech. Dozens of attempts by Maltex over hundreds of years to overhaul the cockpit cooling system to create more elbow-room ended in failure, not only limiting ''Assassin'' pilots' time in-cockpit to half of that of other 'Mechs, but causing many to develop a lifetime of back problems. The ''Assassin'' would first see combat in [[2980]], long after the fall of the Star League, when the [[Free Worlds League]] successfully fought off the [[Federated Suns]] for control of [[Rochelle]] during the [[Third Succession War]]. The ''Assassin'' fared better than other 'Mechs during the bloody battle and House Marik became an enthusiastic user of the design late into the war. Eventually the use of ''Assassins'' by all sides lessened due to a shortage of spare parts, with the [[Capellan Confederation]] simply running out of these 'Mechs by [[3025]], though its modular design and access systems allowed it to survive.<ref name=TM302534-35/><ref name=TM3039116-117/> | ||
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* ''[[BattleMech Manual]]'' | * ''[[BattleMech Manual]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Master Unit List]]'' | * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' | ||
* [https://mwomercs.com/assassin ''MechWarrior Online'' Assassin Sale Page] | * [https://mwomercs.com/assassin ''MechWarrior Online'' Assassin Sale Page] | ||