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− The [[Star League era]] '''''Shadow Hawk LAM''''' was notable for being the first [[Land-Air 'Mech]] ever tested. The inherent flaws with the design prevented any of the ''Shadow Hawk LAM'' prototypes from entering full-scale production. + The [[Star League era]] '''''Shadow Hawk LAM''''' was notable for being the first [[Land Air 'Mech]] ever tested. The inherent flaws with the design prevented any of the ''Shadow Hawk LAM'' prototypes from entering full-scale production.
In [[2680]], [[Michael Cameron (27th c.)|Michael Cameron]] appointed Admiral [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]] commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Peterson quickly established commission guidelines for "a series of ’Mechs that could fly as well as function as light ground 'Mechs."<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 286</ref> [[Allied Aerospace]] was eager to obtain a foothold in the surface-combat market; their highly ambitious and revolutionary design, based on the venerable ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' [[BattleMech]], won the bid. While construction was completed in [[Introduction Year::2680]], thanks to the chassis' numerous flaws, lackluster performance, and a number of ill-fated and publicly witnessed test-flights disasters during [[SLDF]] reviews in [[2682]], Allied Aerospace was forced to go back to the drawing board. The more refined X2 variant faced considerable scrutiny by SLDF evaluators in [[2684]], successfully meeting the SLDF's requirements but still rejected thanks to its high fuel consumption and the bad press generated by the earlier X1. 20 SHD-X2 were built for trials with potential customers, but failed to attract any interest. Ultimately, Allied scrapped the ''Shadow Hawk LAM'' program in favor of what became the considerably more successful ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]''. In [[2680]], [[Michael Cameron (27th c.)|Michael Cameron]] appointed Admiral [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]] commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Peterson quickly established commission guidelines for "a series of ’Mechs that could fly as well as function as light ground 'Mechs."<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 286</ref> [[Allied Aerospace]] was eager to obtain a foothold in the surface-combat market; their highly ambitious and revolutionary design, based on the venerable ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' [[BattleMech]], won the bid. While construction was completed in [[Introduction Year::2680]], thanks to the chassis' numerous flaws, lackluster performance, and a number of ill-fated and publicly witnessed test-flights disasters during [[SLDF]] reviews in [[2682]], Allied Aerospace was forced to go back to the drawing board. The more refined X2 variant faced considerable scrutiny by SLDF evaluators in [[2684]], successfully meeting the SLDF's requirements but still rejected thanks to its high fuel consumption and the bad press generated by the earlier X1. 20 SHD-X2 were built for trials with potential customers, but failed to attract any interest. Ultimately, Allied scrapped the ''Shadow Hawk LAM'' program in favor of what became the considerably more successful ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]''.
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− | The [[Star League era]] '''''Shadow Hawk LAM''''' was notable for being the first [[Land | + | The [[Star League era]] '''''Shadow Hawk LAM''''' was notable for being the first [[Land Air 'Mech]] ever tested. The inherent flaws with the design prevented any of the ''Shadow Hawk LAM'' prototypes from entering full-scale production. |
In [[2680]], [[Michael Cameron (27th c.)|Michael Cameron]] appointed Admiral [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]] commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Peterson quickly established commission guidelines for "a series of ’Mechs that could fly as well as function as light ground 'Mechs."<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 286</ref> [[Allied Aerospace]] was eager to obtain a foothold in the surface-combat market; their highly ambitious and revolutionary design, based on the venerable ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' [[BattleMech]], won the bid. While construction was completed in [[Introduction Year::2680]], thanks to the chassis' numerous flaws, lackluster performance, and a number of ill-fated and publicly witnessed test-flights disasters during [[SLDF]] reviews in [[2682]], Allied Aerospace was forced to go back to the drawing board. The more refined X2 variant faced considerable scrutiny by SLDF evaluators in [[2684]], successfully meeting the SLDF's requirements but still rejected thanks to its high fuel consumption and the bad press generated by the earlier X1. 20 SHD-X2 were built for trials with potential customers, but failed to attract any interest. Ultimately, Allied scrapped the ''Shadow Hawk LAM'' program in favor of what became the considerably more successful ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]''. | In [[2680]], [[Michael Cameron (27th c.)|Michael Cameron]] appointed Admiral [[David Peterson (27th c.)|David Peterson]] commander of the [[Star League Defense Force]]. Peterson quickly established commission guidelines for "a series of ’Mechs that could fly as well as function as light ground 'Mechs."<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 286</ref> [[Allied Aerospace]] was eager to obtain a foothold in the surface-combat market; their highly ambitious and revolutionary design, based on the venerable ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' [[BattleMech]], won the bid. While construction was completed in [[Introduction Year::2680]], thanks to the chassis' numerous flaws, lackluster performance, and a number of ill-fated and publicly witnessed test-flights disasters during [[SLDF]] reviews in [[2682]], Allied Aerospace was forced to go back to the drawing board. The more refined X2 variant faced considerable scrutiny by SLDF evaluators in [[2684]], successfully meeting the SLDF's requirements but still rejected thanks to its high fuel consumption and the bad press generated by the earlier X1. 20 SHD-X2 were built for trials with potential customers, but failed to attract any interest. Ultimately, Allied scrapped the ''Shadow Hawk LAM'' program in favor of what became the considerably more successful ''[[Phoenix Hawk LAM]]''. |