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Line 1: + {{otheruses|the MechForce Germany magazine|other uses|Life Support (disambiguation)}} {{ApocryphalProduct}} {{ApocryphalProduct}} − {{otheruses|the MechForce Germany magazine|other uses|Life Support}} − {{infoBoxProduct {{infoBoxProduct | image = | image = | name = Life Support | name = Life Support | type = Magazine | type = Magazine − | development = Chief editor:<br />[[Detlef Howe]] (Issues 1–2, 4)<br />[[Hans Schönberg]] (Issues 3, 5–8)<br />[[Beat Volkert]] (Issue 8, with Hans Schönberg) + | development = Chief editor:<br />[[Detlef Howe]] (Issues 1-2, 4)<br />[[Hans Schönberg]] (Issues 3, 5-8)<br />[[Beat Volkert]] (Issue 8, with Hans Schönberg) | primarywriting = Various contributors | primarywriting = Various contributors | pages = varies | pages = varies Line 12:
Line 11: | illustrations = Various artists | illustrations = Various artists | publisher = [[MechForce Germany]] | publisher = [[MechForce Germany]] − | year = 1993–1995 + | year = 1993-1995 − | productioncode = + | production code = | ISBN10 = | ISBN10 = − | MSRP = 7,50 DM (Issues 1-6)<br />8,50 DM (Issues 7–8) + | MSRP = 7,50 DM (Issues 1-6)<br />8,50 DM (Issues 7-8) }} }} − {{TOCleft}}'''''Life Support''''' was the German-language [[BattleTech]] magazine published by the first incarnation of the [[MechForce Germany]] (MFG). It contained internal MFG news and ranking lists as well as rules, essays, fiction, scenarios, [['Mech]] designs and record sheets, and similar information, some of it original, some translated from American BattleTech publications. + {{TOCleft}}'''Life Support''' was the German-language [[BattleTech]] magazine published by the first incarnation of the [[MechForce Germany]] (MFG). It contained internal MFG news and ranking lists as well as rules, essays, fiction, scenarios, [['Mech]] designs and record sheets, and similar information, some of it original, some translated from American BattleTech publications. − The magazine was issued to MFG members, but was also available for sale independent of MFG membership. A total of eight issues were published before the first MFG folded. + The magazine was issued to MFG members, but was also available for sale independent of MFG membership. A total of 8 issues was published before the first MFG folded. ==Canonicity== ==Canonicity== − As a German-only product, the ''Life Support'' magazine does not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe. + As a German-only product, the Life Support magazine does not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe. − The MechForce Germany organization was officially sanctioned by [[FASA]], therefore ''Life Support'' can be regarded as an official (apocryphal) BattleTech publication. However, its content was not checked for continuity whatsoever by FASA. + The MechForce Germany organization was officially sanctioned by [[FASA]], therefore Life Support can be regarded as an official (apocryphal) BattleTech publication. However, its content was not checked for continuity whatsoever by FASA. [[FanPro]], on the other hand, holder of the German BattleTech license and publisher of the German-language BattleTech game line, maintained close contact with the MFG fan organization to the point that several items first published by the MFG found their way into official German-language BattleTech products, particularly the expanded ''[[Arena-Planet Solaris VII]]'' which reproduced the rules for [[Dual Cockpit]]s and [[ECM 3025]]. Likewise, the ''[[Linesman]]'' BattleMech introduced by the MFG was officially mentioned in ''[[BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'' which was produced by [[Heyne]], the publisher of the German novel line. [[FanPro]], on the other hand, holder of the German BattleTech license and publisher of the German-language BattleTech game line, maintained close contact with the MFG fan organization to the point that several items first published by the MFG found their way into official German-language BattleTech products, particularly the expanded ''[[Arena-Planet Solaris VII]]'' which reproduced the rules for [[Dual Cockpit]]s and [[ECM 3025]]. Likewise, the ''[[Linesman]]'' BattleMech introduced by the MFG was officially mentioned in ''[[BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'' which was produced by [[Heyne]], the publisher of the German novel line. Line 61:
Line 60: *(Brief) history and description of Clan culture *(Brief) history and description of Clan culture *''Keine Chance!'' (part 3) *''Keine Chance!'' (part 3) − *Article about the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] + *Article about the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] *Detailed article on the [[LIC]] *Detailed article on the [[LIC]] *Article about the [[Ares Conventions]] *Article about the [[Ares Conventions]] Line 76:
Line 75: *[[ECM 3025]] rules *[[ECM 3025]] rules *BattleMech development history/timeline (part 2) *BattleMech development history/timeline (part 2) − *History/timeline of the fall of the [[Star League]], part V [''sic''] (there is no part IV) + *History/timeline of the fall of the [[Star League]], part V {sic; there is no part IV} *Record sheets for various 'Mechs with Dual Cockpit refits (using the English 'Mech names instead of the established German translations): *Record sheets for various 'Mechs with Dual Cockpit refits (using the English 'Mech names instead of the established German translations): **RVN-1XL DC ''[[Raven]]'' **RVN-1XL DC ''[[Raven]]'' Line 102:
Line 101: [[Image:Life Support 8.jpg|right|210px|Life Support, Issue 8]]72 pages. Notable content includes: [[Image:Life Support 8.jpg|right|210px|Life Support, Issue 8]]72 pages. Notable content includes: *Detailed description of the interior of a BattleMech cockpit *Detailed description of the interior of a BattleMech cockpit − *Essay on BattleTech tactics (translation of an article by [[Blaine Pardoe]] in ''[[StarDrive]]'' Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1987) + *Essay on BattleTech tactics (translation of an article by [[Blaine Pardoe]] in ''[[Stardrive]]'' Vol. 1, November 1987) *''They call me Toad'' (part 2) *''They call me Toad'' (part 2) *HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (a suggested rework of the published design to account for [[Hatchet]] rules) *HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (a suggested rework of the published design to account for [[Hatchet]] rules) *RFL-3N ''[[Rifleman]]'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (reworked; lower arm actuators removed "to end the discussion about flipping arms.") *RFL-3N ''[[Rifleman]]'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (reworked; lower arm actuators removed "to end the discussion about flipping arms.") − *''[[Sidewinder (OmniMech)|Sidewinder]]'' [[OmniMech]] write-up & record sheet + *''[[Sidewinder]]'' [[OmniMech]] write-up & record sheet <div style="clear:both"></div> <div style="clear:both"></div> − ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> Line 115:
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| + | {{otheruses|the MechForce Germany magazine|other uses|Life Support (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{ApocryphalProduct}} | {{ApocryphalProduct}} | ||
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{{infoBoxProduct | {{infoBoxProduct | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| name = Life Support | | name = Life Support | ||
| type = Magazine | | type = Magazine | ||
| − | | development = Chief editor:<br />[[Detlef Howe]] (Issues | + | | development = Chief editor:<br />[[Detlef Howe]] (Issues 1-2, 4)<br />[[Hans Schönberg]] (Issues 3, 5-8)<br />[[Beat Volkert]] (Issue 8, with Hans Schönberg) |
| primarywriting = Various contributors | | primarywriting = Various contributors | ||
| pages = varies | | pages = varies | ||
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| illustrations = Various artists | | illustrations = Various artists | ||
| publisher = [[MechForce Germany]] | | publisher = [[MechForce Germany]] | ||
| − | | year = | + | | year = 1993-1995 |
| − | | | + | | production code = |
| ISBN10 = | | ISBN10 = | ||
| − | | MSRP = 7,50 DM (Issues 1-6)<br />8,50 DM (Issues | + | | MSRP = 7,50 DM (Issues 1-6)<br />8,50 DM (Issues 7-8) |
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{TOCleft}} | + | {{TOCleft}}'''Life Support''' was the German-language [[BattleTech]] magazine published by the first incarnation of the [[MechForce Germany]] (MFG). It contained internal MFG news and ranking lists as well as rules, essays, fiction, scenarios, [['Mech]] designs and record sheets, and similar information, some of it original, some translated from American BattleTech publications. |
| − | The magazine was issued to MFG members, but was also available for sale independent of MFG membership. A total of | + | The magazine was issued to MFG members, but was also available for sale independent of MFG membership. A total of 8 issues was published before the first MFG folded. |
==Canonicity== | ==Canonicity== | ||
| − | As a German-only product, the | + | As a German-only product, the Life Support magazine does not fall under the current definition of [[Canon]] for the BattleTech universe. |
| − | The MechForce Germany organization was officially sanctioned by [[FASA]], therefore | + | The MechForce Germany organization was officially sanctioned by [[FASA]], therefore Life Support can be regarded as an official (apocryphal) BattleTech publication. However, its content was not checked for continuity whatsoever by FASA. |
[[FanPro]], on the other hand, holder of the German BattleTech license and publisher of the German-language BattleTech game line, maintained close contact with the MFG fan organization to the point that several items first published by the MFG found their way into official German-language BattleTech products, particularly the expanded ''[[Arena-Planet Solaris VII]]'' which reproduced the rules for [[Dual Cockpit]]s and [[ECM 3025]]. Likewise, the ''[[Linesman]]'' BattleMech introduced by the MFG was officially mentioned in ''[[BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'' which was produced by [[Heyne]], the publisher of the German novel line. | [[FanPro]], on the other hand, holder of the German BattleTech license and publisher of the German-language BattleTech game line, maintained close contact with the MFG fan organization to the point that several items first published by the MFG found their way into official German-language BattleTech products, particularly the expanded ''[[Arena-Planet Solaris VII]]'' which reproduced the rules for [[Dual Cockpit]]s and [[ECM 3025]]. Likewise, the ''[[Linesman]]'' BattleMech introduced by the MFG was officially mentioned in ''[[BattleTech – Die Welt des 31. Jahrhunderts]]'' which was produced by [[Heyne]], the publisher of the German novel line. | ||
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*(Brief) history and description of Clan culture | *(Brief) history and description of Clan culture | ||
*''Keine Chance!'' (part 3) | *''Keine Chance!'' (part 3) | ||
| − | *Article about the [[ | + | *Article about the [[Battle of Tukayyid]] |
*Detailed article on the [[LIC]] | *Detailed article on the [[LIC]] | ||
*Article about the [[Ares Conventions]] | *Article about the [[Ares Conventions]] | ||
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*[[ECM 3025]] rules | *[[ECM 3025]] rules | ||
*BattleMech development history/timeline (part 2) | *BattleMech development history/timeline (part 2) | ||
| − | *History/timeline of the fall of the [[Star League]], part V | + | *History/timeline of the fall of the [[Star League]], part V {sic; there is no part IV} |
*Record sheets for various 'Mechs with Dual Cockpit refits (using the English 'Mech names instead of the established German translations): | *Record sheets for various 'Mechs with Dual Cockpit refits (using the English 'Mech names instead of the established German translations): | ||
**RVN-1XL DC ''[[Raven]]'' | **RVN-1XL DC ''[[Raven]]'' | ||
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[[Image:Life Support 8.jpg|right|210px|Life Support, Issue 8]]72 pages. Notable content includes: | [[Image:Life Support 8.jpg|right|210px|Life Support, Issue 8]]72 pages. Notable content includes: | ||
*Detailed description of the interior of a BattleMech cockpit | *Detailed description of the interior of a BattleMech cockpit | ||
| − | *Essay on BattleTech tactics (translation of an article by [[Blaine Pardoe]] in ''[[ | + | *Essay on BattleTech tactics (translation of an article by [[Blaine Pardoe]] in ''[[Stardrive]]'' Vol. 1, November 1987) |
*''They call me Toad'' (part 2) | *''They call me Toad'' (part 2) | ||
*HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (a suggested rework of the published design to account for [[Hatchet]] rules) | *HCT-3F ''Hatchetman'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (a suggested rework of the published design to account for [[Hatchet]] rules) | ||
*RFL-3N ''[[Rifleman]]'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (reworked; lower arm actuators removed "to end the discussion about flipping arms.") | *RFL-3N ''[[Rifleman]]'' BattleMech write-up & record sheet (reworked; lower arm actuators removed "to end the discussion about flipping arms.") | ||
| − | *''[[ | + | *''[[Sidewinder]]'' [[OmniMech]] write-up & record sheet |
<div style="clear:both"></div> | <div style="clear:both"></div> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:Magazines]] | [[Category:Magazines]] | ||
[[Category:BattleTech Magazines]] | [[Category:BattleTech Magazines]] | ||
| − | [[Category:German | + | [[Category:German language products]] |