Editing Triple Strength Myomer

[[File:Triple-strength myomer.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Triple Strength Myomer Cutaway]]

== Description ==
'''Triple Strength Myomer''' (a.k.a. '''TSM''') is bulkier and also more expensive than standard [[myomer]]. It can be used in the "muscles" of [[BattleMech]]s instead of standard myomer, and delivers significantly improved performance when the 'Mech has hit a certain heat threshold (in the CBT game, activate at a heat level of 9+). Under these conditions the 'Mech will move faster (add 2 to the normal walk speed, then multiply that speed by 1.5 to get the new run speed, rounding up) and deal more damage with physical attacks (double damage for applicable attack types, such as punching, kicking, and use of clubs, along with double lifting/throwing capacity). This effectively means that a 50 ton 'Mech can hit as hard as a 100 ton 'Mech in melee combat, and a 100 ton 'Mech is absolutely devastating.<ref name=TWp149>''Total Warfare'', p. 149</ref>

This should not be confused with [[Myomer Accelerator Signal Circuitry]] (MASC), an entirely different technology that is incompatible with TSM but also improves myomer performance. Triple Strength Myomer is, however, compatible with the [[supercharger]] device.<ref name=MT-92>''Maximum Tech, Revised Edition'', p. 84: "Equipment - Supercharger"</ref>

The [[Federated Suns]] intentionally leaked early research results regarding TSM to the [[Capellan Confederation]] during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The Capellans were quick to copy the technology and the 'Mechs of [[Warrior House#Imarra|Warrior House Imarra]], who guarded the Capellan capital at [[Sian]] were equipped with TSM first. Unbeknownst to them was the fact that this early version of the improved myomer reacted violently when exposed to a certain gaseous agent. The [[1st Kathil Uhlans|Kathil Uhlans]] took advantage of this during a raid on [[Sian]] to extract double-agent [[Justin Xiang Allard]] at the end of the war by fogging the entire area with the green gas. This led to violent chemical reactions whenever the armor of a defending Imarra 'Mech was breached, rendering them incapable of mounting an effective defense.

Much to the chagrin of the Federated Suns, the Capellan Confederation was the first to perfect the TSM formula and gained a valuable technology which they later used as a bargaining chip to gain further advanced technologies from the [[Free Worlds League]]. This perfected TSM went into use in 3050.<ref name=TMp240>''TechManual'', p. 240: "Triple-Strength Myomer"</ref>

Initially the [[Clans]] showed little interest in this technology, likely because its use to increase the damage dealt in a melee. [[Clan Ice Hellion]] at some point obtained samples of early formulations and their catalyzing agents.<ref name=TMp240/> By the [[Dark Age]], it is indicated that the technology had come into use by the [[Clans]], particularly with [[Clan Jade Falcon]]'s ''[[Jade Hawk]]''.

===Prototype TSM===
Prototype TSM is the early manufactured version of TSM. This formula was created by the [[Capellan Confederation]] as a result of receiving a "leak" from the [[Federated Suns]] in [[3028]]. This meant it was vulnerable to the [[Anti-TSM Missile]] mixture created by the [[Federated Suns]]. This type of Myomer is not heat-catalyzed, meaning its effects are always active. It does not increase the movement speed of a 'Mech, but it does double the physical attack damage of a 'Mech using this type of Myomer, and double its lifting/throwing capacity.<ref name=IOp103>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 103</ref>

===Industrial TSM===
As part of the experiments that led to Triple Strength Myomer, the NAIS and other research firms went through several prototypes. Though unsuited for combat use, there were several formulations that held promise for Industrial applications. This information, released in [[3040]] allowed IndustrialMech manufacturers to create '''Industrial Triple Strength Myomer''', a formulation which was ideally suited for loading, hauling, and other heavy lift tasks.<ref name=TMp240/>

== Models ==
Triple Strength Myomer is manufactured on the following planets:

{| class="wikitable" | width='750'
! Brand
! Planet
! Company
|-
| Ares-Bergan TSM
| [[Ares (system)|Ares]]
| [[Bergan Industries]]
|-
| Cosby ThermoFlex
| [[Vega]]
| [[Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm]]
|}

==Notes==
* The original formulation was called Quadruple Strength Myomer; it was to bypass the weakness of the gas catalyst that caused Liao researchers to reduce the specifications on it, as well as the side effect of it only activating under moderate heat.{{cn}}

==References==
<references />

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''

[[Category:Technology]]