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| − | |image=Devil.jpg
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| − | |manufacturer=unknown
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| − | |model=TZ-1
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| − | |class=light
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| − | |cost= ?
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| − | |mass=30
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| − | |chassis=[[Endo Steel]] (unspecified)
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| − | |armor=[[Ferro-Fibrous]] (unspecified)
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| − | |engine=300 XL
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| − | |speed=162
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| − | |armament=1x [[ER PPC]]
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| − | The TZ-1 '''''Devil''''' is one of two [[BattleMech]]s introduced in [[FASA]]'s promotional [[1993 Update Flyer]] (the other being the RD-1R ''[[Roadrunner]]''), set around [[3055]]. Reportedly, they were observed by [[ROM]] operatives in the [[Clan Jade Falcon]] occupied zone. The existence of both 'Mechs as described remains unconfirmed (in the fashion of a [[Canon Rumor]]). The ''Devil'' was later identified as a variant of the significantly lighter and somewhat slower but otherwise similar ''[[Howler (Baboon)]]'', namely the ''Howler 3 "Devil"''.
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| − | ==Weapons and Equipment==
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| − | The ''Devil'' was speculated from the start to be based on the lighter ''Howler (Baboon)'' because of its visual appearance. However, it was also explicitly noted to be heavier and faster. Since neither is actually true for the ''Howler 3 "Devil"'', the TZ-1 ''Devil'' as reported may have been a misreporting.
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| − | ==Armament==
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| − | The ''Devil'' is armed with a single [[ER PPC]] mounted in the right torso. This standoff weapon, combined with its good ground speed, makes it a dangerous scout hunter.
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| − | ==Canonicity==
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| − | Technically, the 1993 Update Flyer meets all criteria for a [[canon]]ical product as laid out by the [[Line Developer]]. However, in typical FASA fashion the two new 'Mechs it featured were thinly veiled references to another intellectual property (the [[w:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] characters of [[w:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wile_E._Coyote_and_Road_Runner|The Road Runner]] and [[w:Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|The Tasmanian Devil]]), and apparently pose a possible copyright problem for [[BattleTech]]. They have both been expressly declared [[apocryphal]] by the Line Developer.<ref>In an official ruling on the [[BattleTech Forum]] (link and content lost to the forum crash in early 2011)</ref>
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| − | ==Bibliography==
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| − | *[[1993 Update Flyer]], p. 7
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| − | ==References==
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| − | [[Category:Light BattleMechs]]
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| − | [[Category:30 ton BattleMechs]]
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| − | [[Category:Apocryphal BattleMechs]]
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