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Line 34: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Ostscout''''' was designed as a pure recon [[BattleMech]] by [[Ostmann Industries]]. To that end, it was built entirely around gathering data and getting out of trouble, tasks for which it is exceptional; the ''Ostscout'' is quick enough to escape most traps, and very few other designs can match it in terms of speed and maneuverability. However, its ability to run and leap out of danger came at the expense of offensive capability, and in fact, were it not for aggressive lobbying on the part of its test pilots the final production model would have been completely weaponless. As it is, the ''Ostscout'' would be hard pressed to win a fight against all but the lightest 'Mechs, but the 'Mech excels at operating deep behind enemy lines, gathering as much information as possible about the terrain and the disposition of enemy forces.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 28</ref> + The '''''Ostscout''''' was designed as a pure recon [[BattleMech]] by [[Ostmann Industries]]. To that end, it was built entirely around gathering data and getting out of trouble, tasks for which it is exceptional; the ''Ostscout'' is quick enough to escape most traps, and very few other designs can match it in terms of speed and maneuverability. However, its ability to run and leap out of danger came at the expense of offensive capability, and in fact, were it not for aggressive lobbying on the part of its test pilots the final production model would have been completely weaponless. As it is, the ''Ostscout'' would be hard-pressed to win a fight against all but the lightest 'Mechs, but the 'Mech excels at operating deep behind enemy lines, gathering as much information as possible about the terrain and the disposition of enemy forces.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 28</ref> Starting in [[Introduction Year::2600]], Ostmann built and sold the ''Ostscout'' to fulfill many armies' need for a swift reconnaissance 'Mech, but eventually found that demand was outstripping their production ability. Rather than sacrifice their popular ''[[Ostroc]]'' line of urban-combat 'Mechs, the company licensed [[Kong Interstellar]] to start building the 'Mech in [[2700]], an arrangement similar to that struck regarding the ''[[Ostsol]]''. Kong would continue to build ''Ostscouts'' for the next hundred years until the destruction of their factory on [[Connaught]] at the outset of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Deprived of the possibility of replacement, many commanders began to hoard their ''Ostscouts'' like valuable treasure, parceling them out only for special missions, and most ''Ostscout'' pilots would not even attempt to engage enemy 'Mechs, as the advanced sensor system became extremely rare and nearly impossible to replace. This unwillingness to put the 'Mech in danger meant many survived the Succession Wars in practically mint condition, although many which suffered damage to their advanced sensors were forced to replace them with inferior, albeit more robust, systems.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 82</ref> Starting in [[Introduction Year::2600]], Ostmann built and sold the ''Ostscout'' to fulfill many armies' need for a swift reconnaissance 'Mech, but eventually found that demand was outstripping their production ability. Rather than sacrifice their popular ''[[Ostroc]]'' line of urban-combat 'Mechs, the company licensed [[Kong Interstellar]] to start building the 'Mech in [[2700]], an arrangement similar to that struck regarding the ''[[Ostsol]]''. Kong would continue to build ''Ostscouts'' for the next hundred years until the destruction of their factory on [[Connaught]] at the outset of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Deprived of the possibility of replacement, many commanders began to hoard their ''Ostscouts'' like valuable treasure, parceling them out only for special missions, and most ''Ostscout'' pilots would not even attempt to engage enemy 'Mechs, as the advanced sensor system became extremely rare and nearly impossible to replace. This unwillingness to put the 'Mech in danger meant many survived the Succession Wars in practically mint condition, although many which suffered damage to their advanced sensors were forced to replace them with inferior, albeit more robust, systems.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 82</ref>
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| − | The '''''Ostscout''''' was designed as a pure recon [[BattleMech]] by [[Ostmann Industries]]. To that end, it was built entirely around gathering data and getting out of trouble, tasks for which it is exceptional; the ''Ostscout'' is quick enough to escape most traps, and very few other designs can match it in terms of speed and maneuverability. However, its ability to run and leap out of danger came at the expense of offensive capability, and in fact, were it not for aggressive lobbying on the part of its test pilots the final production model would have been completely weaponless. As it is, the ''Ostscout'' would be hard pressed to win a fight against all but the lightest 'Mechs, but the 'Mech excels at operating deep behind enemy lines, gathering as much information as possible about the terrain and the disposition of enemy forces.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 28</ref> | + | The '''''Ostscout''''' was designed as a pure recon [[BattleMech]] by [[Ostmann Industries]]. To that end, it was built entirely around gathering data and getting out of trouble, tasks for which it is exceptional; the ''Ostscout'' is quick enough to escape most traps, and very few other designs can match it in terms of speed and maneuverability. However, its ability to run and leap out of danger came at the expense of offensive capability, and in fact, were it not for aggressive lobbying on the part of its test pilots the final production model would have been completely weaponless. As it is, the ''Ostscout'' would be hard-pressed to win a fight against all but the lightest 'Mechs, but the 'Mech excels at operating deep behind enemy lines, gathering as much information as possible about the terrain and the disposition of enemy forces.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 28</ref> |
Starting in [[Introduction Year::2600]], Ostmann built and sold the ''Ostscout'' to fulfill many armies' need for a swift reconnaissance 'Mech, but eventually found that demand was outstripping their production ability. Rather than sacrifice their popular ''[[Ostroc]]'' line of urban-combat 'Mechs, the company licensed [[Kong Interstellar]] to start building the 'Mech in [[2700]], an arrangement similar to that struck regarding the ''[[Ostsol]]''. Kong would continue to build ''Ostscouts'' for the next hundred years until the destruction of their factory on [[Connaught]] at the outset of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Deprived of the possibility of replacement, many commanders began to hoard their ''Ostscouts'' like valuable treasure, parceling them out only for special missions, and most ''Ostscout'' pilots would not even attempt to engage enemy 'Mechs, as the advanced sensor system became extremely rare and nearly impossible to replace. This unwillingness to put the 'Mech in danger meant many survived the Succession Wars in practically mint condition, although many which suffered damage to their advanced sensors were forced to replace them with inferior, albeit more robust, systems.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 82</ref> | Starting in [[Introduction Year::2600]], Ostmann built and sold the ''Ostscout'' to fulfill many armies' need for a swift reconnaissance 'Mech, but eventually found that demand was outstripping their production ability. Rather than sacrifice their popular ''[[Ostroc]]'' line of urban-combat 'Mechs, the company licensed [[Kong Interstellar]] to start building the 'Mech in [[2700]], an arrangement similar to that struck regarding the ''[[Ostsol]]''. Kong would continue to build ''Ostscouts'' for the next hundred years until the destruction of their factory on [[Connaught]] at the outset of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. Deprived of the possibility of replacement, many commanders began to hoard their ''Ostscouts'' like valuable treasure, parceling them out only for special missions, and most ''Ostscout'' pilots would not even attempt to engage enemy 'Mechs, as the advanced sensor system became extremely rare and nearly impossible to replace. This unwillingness to put the 'Mech in danger meant many survived the Succession Wars in practically mint condition, although many which suffered damage to their advanced sensors were forced to replace them with inferior, albeit more robust, systems.<ref name=TRO3039/><ref name=TRO3025/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 82</ref> | ||