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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxProduct + {{InfoBoxBook − | image = InvadingClans.jpg + | image = InvadingClans.jpg − | name = Invading Clans + | name = Invading Clans − | type = Sourcebook + | product development = [[Bryan Nystul]] − | author = + | primary writing = [[Brent Carter]] <br /> [[Michael Pellicciotti]] <br /> [[Diane Piron-Gelman]] <br /> [[Sharon Turner Mulvihill]] − | development = [[Bryan Nystul]]+ | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] − | primarywriting = [[Brent Carter]]<br />[[Michael Pellicciotti]]<br />[[Diane Piron-Gelman]]<br />[[Sharon Turner Mulvihill]] + | illustrations = [[Earl Geier]] <br /> [[Malcom Hee]] <br /> [[Ray Lederer]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] <br /> [[Mike Nielson]] <br /> [[Gary Opasinski]] − | pages = 160+ | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] − | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] + | type = Sourcebook − | interiorart = [[Joel Biske]]<br />[[Jeff Laubenstein]]<br />[[David Martin]]<br />[[William O'Conner]]+ | publisher = [[FASA]] − | illustrations = [[Earl Geier]]<br />[[Malcom Hee]]<br />[[Ray Lederer]]<br />[[Jim Nelson]]<br />[[Mike Nielsen]]<br />[[Gary Opasinski]] + | year = 1994 − | publisher = [[FASA]] + | pages = 144 − | productioncode = 1645 + | production code = [http://classicbattletech.com/index.php?action=products&mode=full&id=120 1645] − | year = November 1994 + | ISBN = 1555602517 − | ISBN10 = 1555602517 − | ISBN13 = 978-1555602512 − | MSRP = $18.00 − | content = − | era = [[Clan Invasion era]] − | timeline = − | series = − | precededby = − | followedby = }} }} − − ''For the Clans who reside in the Inner Sphere, see [[Invading Clans]]'' == Description == == Description == − '''''Invading Clans''''' is presented as a report by [[Jaime Wolf]] about five of the seven [[Clans]] that participated in [[Operation REVIVAL]] (Clans [[Wolf Clan Sourcebook|Wolf]] and [[Jade Falcon Sourcebook|Jade Falcon]] were covered separately by [[Comstar]]). Details on each Clan's history, unit rosters and exclusively-owned [[BattleMech]] designs are provided, along with an Occupation Zone section that summarizes each battle fought by that Clan during the [[Clan Invasion]].+ ''Invading Clans'' is presented as a report by [[Jaime Wolf]] about five of the seven [[Clans]] that participated in [[Operation Revival]] (Clans [[Wolf Clan Sourcebook|Wolf]] and [[Jade Falcon Sourcebook|Jade Falcon]] were covered separately by [[Comstar]]). Details on each Clan's history, unit rosters and exclusively-owned Battlemech designs are provided, along with an Occupation Zone section that summarizes each battle fought by that Clan during the Clan Invasion. − It is also the only sourcebook that provides in-depth information on [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] prior to that Clan's annihilation in 3059-60. + It is also the only sourcebook that provides in-depth information on Clan Smoke Jaguar prior to that Clan's annihilation in 3059-60. == From the back cover == == From the back cover == − {{quote|''Invaders from Beyond'' + {{quote|''They came from the [[Periphery]] in devastating [[OmniMech|war machine]]s piloted by [[trueborn|genetically engineered]] warriors. They are the [[Clans]], descendants of the great [[Aleksandr Kerensky]], the legendary general who led the remnants of the [[SLDF|Star League army]] out of the [[Inner Sphere]] and away from the rising tide of war. Their very names strike fear in the hearts of their foes.'' − ''They came from beyond the [[Periphery]]: invaders with advanced weapons, strange tactics and stranger customs. Arriving in [[3049]], they attacked world after world with unrelenting fury. By [[3052]] they had conquered more than 200 planets, and their target was clear. They sought to capture the cradle of humanity: [[Terra]]. If not for the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]] and the resulting truce, the Earth would surely have fallen.'' + ''[[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]]. [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]]. [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]]. [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]]. [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]]. [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]]. [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]].'' − ''We now know these invaders are the Clans, the sons and daughters of the legendary [[Aleksandr Kerensky]], gone from known space for over 250 years. They seek to overthrow the [[Inner Sphere]] and recreate the lost [[Star League]] in their own image... or so it seems...'' + ''But who are these mysterious invaders? How have they changed from their cousins who remained behind in the Inner Sphere? In the tradition of the ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook|Clan Wolf]]'' and ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook|Jade Falcon]]'' sourcebooks, ''Invading Clans'' details the history, culture and military might of the remaining invading Clans.''}} − − Invading Clans ''describes the history, culture, and military capabilities of Clans [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]], [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]], [[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]], [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]], and [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]]. Also included is an overview of occupied worlds, deadly new [[BattleMech]]s, and eight full-color pages featuring renderings of Clan uniforms and ceremonies.''}} == Contents == == Contents == Line 63:
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Line 109: **Baptism of Fire **Baptism of Fire **Aftermath: The Invisible Clan **Aftermath: The Invisible Clan − *BattleMechs + *Battlemechs *Glossary *Glossary *Index *Index + {{sectionstub}} − == Notes ==+ [[Category:Books]] − * A number of notable changes to information provided in earlier sourcebooks were made in this title, such as Clan Diamond Shark not being totally wiped out on Tukayyid or Clan Nova Cat making use of [[Land-Air 'Mech]] production lines, "dangerous inaccuracies" in largely in-universe [[ComStar]] penned reports that [[Wolfnet]] chalks up to the [[ComStar Schism|effects of the Schism]] and insisting its efforts are more truthful. − * [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] [[Loremaster]] [[Edumund Hoyt]] is erroneously referred to as the Smoke Jaguar Khan in several places. − * The Diamond Shark chapter erroneously refers to [[Vandervahn Chistu]] as the senior Jade Falcon Khan and [[Elias Crichell]] as the Falcon saKhan during the start of the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref name=IC137-39>''Invading Clans'', pp. 137–139</ref> At the start of the Clan Invasion, Elias Crichell was the senior Jade Falcon Khan and [[Timur Malthus]] was the Falcon saKhan.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', p. 20</ref><ref>''Operational Turning Points: REVIVAL Trials'', p. 17</ref> Vandervahn Chistu became the Jade Falcon saKhan after September 3050.<ref>''Jade Falcon Sourcebook'', pp. 28–29, 42</ref> − − == References == − <references/> − − [[Category:Sourcebooks]] [[Category:Sourcebooks]]
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| − | + | | cover = [[Doug Chaffee]] | |
| − | | | + | | illustrations = [[Earl Geier]] <br /> [[Malcom Hee]] <br /> [[Ray Lederer]] <br /> [[Jim Nelson]] <br /> [[Mike Nielson]] <br /> [[Gary Opasinski]] |
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | ''Invading Clans'' is presented as a report by [[Jaime Wolf]] about five of the seven [[Clans]] that participated in [[Operation Revival]] (Clans [[Wolf Clan Sourcebook|Wolf]] and [[Jade Falcon Sourcebook|Jade Falcon]] were covered separately by [[Comstar]]). Details on each Clan's history, unit rosters and exclusively-owned Battlemech designs are provided, along with an Occupation Zone section that summarizes each battle fought by that Clan during the Clan Invasion. | |
| − | It is also the only sourcebook that provides in-depth information on | + | It is also the only sourcebook that provides in-depth information on Clan Smoke Jaguar prior to that Clan's annihilation in 3059-60. |
== From the back cover == | == From the back cover == | ||
| − | {{quote|'' | + | {{quote|''They came from the [[Periphery]] in devastating [[OmniMech|war machine]]s piloted by [[trueborn|genetically engineered]] warriors. They are the [[Clans]], descendants of the great [[Aleksandr Kerensky]], the legendary general who led the remnants of the [[SLDF|Star League army]] out of the [[Inner Sphere]] and away from the rising tide of war. Their very names strike fear in the hearts of their foes.'' |
| − | '' | + | ''[[Clan Ghost Bear|Ghost Bear]]. [[Clan Diamond Shark|Diamond Shark]]. [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cat]]. [[Clan Smoke Jaguar|Smoke Jaguar]]. [[Clan Steel Viper|Steel Viper]]. [[Clan Jade Falcon|Jade Falcon]]. [[Clan Wolf|Wolf]].'' |
| − | '' | + | ''But who are these mysterious invaders? How have they changed from their cousins who remained behind in the Inner Sphere? In the tradition of the ''[[Wolf Clan Sourcebook|Clan Wolf]]'' and ''[[Jade Falcon Sourcebook|Jade Falcon]]'' sourcebooks, ''Invading Clans'' details the history, culture and military might of the remaining invading Clans.''}} |
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
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**Fifth Wave | **Fifth Wave | ||
*Front-Line Unit Summary | *Front-Line Unit Summary | ||
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*Clan Smoke Jaguar | *Clan Smoke Jaguar | ||
**Fires of War | **Fires of War | ||
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**Fifth Wave | **Fifth Wave | ||
*Front-Line Unit Summary | *Front-Line Unit Summary | ||
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*Clan Steel Viper | *Clan Steel Viper | ||
**Birth of the Viper | **Birth of the Viper | ||
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**Post Invasion | **Post Invasion | ||
*Front-Line Unit Summary | *Front-Line Unit Summary | ||
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*Clan Nova Cat | *Clan Nova Cat | ||
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**Fifth Wave | **Fifth Wave | ||
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**Baptism of Fire | **Baptism of Fire | ||
**Aftermath: The Invisible Clan | **Aftermath: The Invisible Clan | ||
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*Glossary | *Glossary | ||
*Index | *Index | ||
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