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Designed to mimic the compact profile and light weight of [[Clan]]-tech [[XL engine]]s, the '''light fusion engine''' weighs only 75% of a standard [[fusion engine]]. While not as dramatic as the 50% weight saving of an XL Engine, the real benefit of the light fusion engine is that while it intrudes into the side torsos of a [[BattleMech]], it takes up the same amount of space as a Clan extra-light engine, allowing a light fusion engine-equipped 'Mech to survive the destruction of a side-torso that would cripple an [[Inner Sphere]] XL engine-equipped 'Mech.

==History==
While introduced by the [[Lyran Alliance]] in [[3062]], the technology actually stems from [[Wolf's Dragoons]] and [[Blackwell Corporation]]. With dwindling supplies of Clan-Tech XL Engines, after the initial [[Clan Invasion]] the Dragoons charged Blackwell with developing a new form of lighter than standard engine yet with the same bulk as the Clan extralight.<ref name=FMLA>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 147–148</ref>

Using the [[Lostech]] protective energy damping grid of the [[Steiner Stadium]] on [[Solaris VII]] as a base, Blackwell engineers were able to reduce the level of physical shielding with the energy field assisting in keeping the engine's fusion reaction in check.<ref name=SVIIPB-58>''Solaris VII: The Game World'' Player Book, p. 58: "The Arenas - Steiner Stadium"</ref> As rumors of this technology began to leak out in [[3053]], [[Archon-Prince]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] entered into protracted and ultimately fruitless negotiations with Blackwell, becoming apparent either the rumors were false or Blackwell would not sell the technology to anybody outside of the Dragoons.<ref name=FMLA/>

In [[3058]], after the formation of the Lyran Alliance, the [[Lyran Intelligence Corps]] discovered that while a long way from full mass-production, Blackwell had succeeded in developing a prototype. Recognizing the awesome potential of the technology and viewing the possible alienation of the Dragoons as worth the cost to secure it for the Alliance, [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]] authorized [[Loki (Intelligence agency)|Loki]] to steal the prototype. It took [[Defiance Industries]] four years and unlimited funding and resources, but the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] were duly impressed with the resulting light fusion engine.<ref name=FMLA/>

The Dragoons, however, were not, filing charges against the Alliance in the [[Star League]] Court. In a slap to the face of the Archon, they sold the light fusion technology via Blackwell to the Lyrans' age-old enemies- the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=TROPP>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 26</ref> The technology spread yet further when the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[ROM]] used the distraction of the approaching [[FedCom Civil War]] to secure it for themselves.<ref name=TRO67>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 84</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col" width="250" style="background: #dedede;" | Model
! scope="col" width="250" style="background: #dedede;" | Used by
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| Leenex 145 light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 32</ref> || IS [[Padilla]] Tube Artillery Tank (Vehicle)
|-
| Pitban light 210 Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 40</ref> || IS [[Winston]] Combat Vehicle (Vehicle)
|-
|260 Magna lite light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 254</ref> || IS TDR-10M ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|275 Defiance Light Fusion<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS SHD-11CS ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|280 Edasich Light<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS ARC-7S ''[[Archer]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|350 Magna Light Engine<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 84</ref> || IS WHF-3B ''[[White Flame]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Defiance 275 Light Fusion<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS GRF-5K ''[[Griffin]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Defiance 275 Light Fusion Engine<ref>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 26</ref> || IS GRF-6S ''Griffin'' ('Mech)
|-
|340 VOX Light<ref>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 52</ref> || IS BLR-4S ''[[BattleMaster]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|DefHes 210 Light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 66</ref> || IS C-Mk-O ''[[Malak]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Defiance 180 Light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 52</ref> || IS RZK-9S ''[[Razorback]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Defiance 210 light<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 256</ref> || IS ARC-9M ''[[Archer]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Defiance 300 light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 246</ref> || IS OSR-5W ''[[Ostroc]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Defiance 300 Light Fusion<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS OSR-5W ''Ostroc'' ('Mech)
|-
|GM 240 Light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 80</ref> || IS C-GRG-O ''[[Grigori]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Edasich 300 Light<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 86</ref> || IS DFN-3S ''[[Defiance (BattleMech)|Defiance]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Edasich 330 Light<ref>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 28</ref> || IS SCP-12S ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|GM 255 Light Fusion with Triple-Strength Myomer<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 90</ref> || IS C-SRP-O ''[[Seraph]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|GM 270 Light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 74</ref> || IS C-PRT-O ''[[Preta]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|GM 300 Light<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS OTL-8D ''[[Ostsol]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|GM 300 Light Fusion<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS MAD-4K ''[[Marauder II]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Galas Lightpower 80 Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 54</ref> || IS [[Sprint]] Scout Helecopter (Vehicle)
|-
|Pitban 320 light<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 72</ref> || IS TRG-1N ''[[Targe]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Pitban 320 light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 262</ref> || IS GOL-6H ''[[Goliath]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Pitban 320 Light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 100</ref> || IS GRN-D-04 [[Grand Crusader (Star Crusader)|''Grand Crusader II'']] ('Mech)
|-
|Pitban 320 Light Fusion<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS GOL-6H ''Goliath'' ('Mech)
|-
|Pitban 320 Light Fusion Engine<ref>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 50</ref> || IS GOL-4S ''Goliath'' ('Mech)
|-
|VOX-LE 200 Light Engine<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 96</ref> || IS NXS2-A ''[[Nexus (Star Python)|Nexus II]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|VOX 225 Light<ref>Milspecs</ref> || IS CBR-03 ''[[Cobra (BattleMech)|Cobra]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|VOX 225 Light Engine<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 64</ref> || IS BLF-2Y ''[[Blue Flame]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|VLAR Light 300<ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 148</ref> || IS AQS-3 ''[[Aquagladius]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|Strand 255 Class B light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 266</ref> || IS LGB-12R ''[[Longbow]]'' ('Mech)
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|Inspiration 280 Light Fusion<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 84</ref> || IS C-DVA-O ''[[Deva]]'' ('Mech)
|-
|PlasmaStar 375 light<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 100</ref> || IS PRF-1R ''[[Prefect (BattleMech)|Prefect]]'' ('Mech)
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#Archer|BattleCorps MilSpecs: "Archer"]]''
* ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#Cobra|BattleCorps MilSpecs: "Cobra"]]''
* ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#Ostsol|BattleCorps MilSpecs: "Ostsol"]]''
* ''[[List of MilSpecs articles#Shadow Hawk|BattleCorps MilSpecs: "Shadow Hawk"]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
* ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Project Phoenix]]''
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