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Line 37: ==Description== ==Description== − [[Clan Steel Viper]] engineers developed the '''''Mercer'''''-class [[DropShip]] after their ejection from the [[Inner Sphere]] by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. To show that they were still a force to be reckoned with, the Vipers planned an assault on their longtime enemies, [[Clan Snow Raven]]. Knowing the Ravens would challenge any landing attempts they made, the Viper Khans realized that they needed a heavily armed and well protected 'Mech transport. The Viper Khan's concern was simple: The massive naval forces of the Snow Ravens would rip through a standard fleet of ''[[Union-C]]'' DropShips, destroying 'Mech [[Trinary|Trinaries]] before they even hit the ground.<ref name=TRO3067-190>''Technical Readout: 3067,'' p. 190, "Mercer DropShip Profile"</ref> + [[Clan Steel Viper]] engineers developed the '''''Mercer'''''-class [[DropShip]] after their ejection from the [[Inner Sphere]] by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. To show that they were still a force to be reckoned with, the Vipers planned an assault on their long-time enemies, [[Clan Snow Raven]]. Knowing the Ravens would challenge any landing attempts they made, the Viper Khans realized that they needed a heavily armed and well protected 'Mech transport. The Viper Khan's concern was simple: The massive naval forces of the Snow Ravens would rip through a standard fleet of ''[[Union-C]]'' DropShips, destroying 'Mech [[Trinary|Trinaries]] before they even hit the ground.<ref name=TRO3067-190>''Technical Readout: 3067,'' p. 190, "Mercer DropShip Profile"</ref> With this in mind, the ''Mercer'' was developed to move a full Trinary into position{{cn}}, while maximizing the armament and protection mounted on the hull. Ultimately the 'Mech storage capacity was reduced to a single [[Binary]], but the armor protection mounted on the ''Mercer'' was maximized. In the Viper's attack on [[Lum]], the ''Mercer'' performed well, delivering its cargo of 'Mechs to the ground while still fighting off the Snow Raven forces. While ultimately unsuccessful, the assault on Lum disrupted production for nearly two months.<ref name=TRO3067-190/> With this in mind, the ''Mercer'' was developed to move a full Trinary into position{{cn}}, while maximizing the armament and protection mounted on the hull. Ultimately the 'Mech storage capacity was reduced to a single [[Binary]], but the armor protection mounted on the ''Mercer'' was maximized. In the Viper's attack on [[Lum]], the ''Mercer'' performed well, delivering its cargo of 'Mechs to the ground while still fighting off the Snow Raven forces. While ultimately unsuccessful, the assault on Lum disrupted production for nearly two months.<ref name=TRO3067-190/>
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| − | [[Clan Steel Viper]] engineers developed the '''''Mercer'''''-class [[DropShip]] after their ejection from the [[Inner Sphere]] by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. To show that they were still a force to be reckoned with, the Vipers planned an assault on their | + | [[Clan Steel Viper]] engineers developed the '''''Mercer'''''-class [[DropShip]] after their ejection from the [[Inner Sphere]] by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]. To show that they were still a force to be reckoned with, the Vipers planned an assault on their long-time enemies, [[Clan Snow Raven]]. Knowing the Ravens would challenge any landing attempts they made, the Viper Khans realized that they needed a heavily armed and well protected 'Mech transport. The Viper Khan's concern was simple: The massive naval forces of the Snow Ravens would rip through a standard fleet of ''[[Union-C]]'' DropShips, destroying 'Mech [[Trinary|Trinaries]] before they even hit the ground.<ref name=TRO3067-190>''Technical Readout: 3067,'' p. 190, "Mercer DropShip Profile"</ref> |
With this in mind, the ''Mercer'' was developed to move a full Trinary into position{{cn}}, while maximizing the armament and protection mounted on the hull. Ultimately the 'Mech storage capacity was reduced to a single [[Binary]], but the armor protection mounted on the ''Mercer'' was maximized. In the Viper's attack on [[Lum]], the ''Mercer'' performed well, delivering its cargo of 'Mechs to the ground while still fighting off the Snow Raven forces. While ultimately unsuccessful, the assault on Lum disrupted production for nearly two months.<ref name=TRO3067-190/> | With this in mind, the ''Mercer'' was developed to move a full Trinary into position{{cn}}, while maximizing the armament and protection mounted on the hull. Ultimately the 'Mech storage capacity was reduced to a single [[Binary]], but the armor protection mounted on the ''Mercer'' was maximized. In the Viper's attack on [[Lum]], the ''Mercer'' performed well, delivering its cargo of 'Mechs to the ground while still fighting off the Snow Raven forces. While ultimately unsuccessful, the assault on Lum disrupted production for nearly two months.<ref name=TRO3067-190/> | ||