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The FedCom Civil War was one of the most destructive conflicts in Inner Sphere history, and led to the break up of the once mighty alliance. Despite the appearance, of the two, the Lyran Alliance came off better; they had the financial clout to recover, they had the important industrial worlds to rebuild, and more important, they felt victorious than the Federated Suns.

However, they knew that some time the Suns could retaliate, initiate some sort of reprisal, and at the least expecting time. The Lyrans saw what the Suns did to the Capellan Confederation in the Fourth Succession War.

Unlike House Liao, House Steiner was an ally of the Suns, and had committed a lot of joint ventures in battlemech and fighter technology. Now separate, the Lyrans put that knowledge to new machines ready to defend their interests from anyone.

One such machine is the 100 Ton Raubritter (German for Robber Knight, and a title to emphasize their “borrowed” knowledge from the Suns for their noble needs) manufactured by Defiance Industries of Hesperus II, famed for their heavy battlemech construction. The machine was to be a hardy fighter, to engage the best mechs afloat – namely anything from the Suns and the Clans. It utilized a lot of discoveries and innovations during the alliance, and the Lyrans put the lot to good use in this.

For a start, the machine had a compact gyro, an XL engine, and an endo steel frame. This made the Raubritter a modern contender. Two LRM-15 systems were installed with an Atremis-IV guidance system making fire more accurate and virtually every missile from its two ton stores count. Realizing that such accuracy would attract equal accurate fire, the Raubritter was fitted an anti-missile system with a ton of ammo.

The left arm mounted a pair of snub PPCs, a seen downgrade but the short range scattering of particle energy was like an energy fist – it struck with force but with no physical impact. In addition, snub PPCs are not as high tech as conventional PPCs, making them easy to replace and repair by Lyran standards. The Raubritter still had room for more weapons, and three large pulse lasers were considered for the right arm. It still had enough room for an impressive 16 tons plus of armour.

However during a visit by one Steiner Government Official, she liked the design but was curious about its name. When explained, the Official replied “It’s not much of a knight without a sword”. Some engineers and designers pointed out the lasers in the arm, but others agreed. A large argument over the design delayed production until a commission was made – two types were to be built, one with the lasers in the arm, the other with lasers in the torso, the only place they could be installed so that a battlefist could carry the Sword.

The Sword was based on knowledge gained on learning about the Axe used by both the Hachetman and Axeman – Davion Mechs. The problem with this was that the Raubritter had basically a lump of clubbing metal to haul around which generated more stress in carrying. The solution was another Davion secret exploited - triple strength Myomer. There was a grand reluctance to use this technology, especially what happened to the Capellan Confederation because of it during the Fourth Succession War. However, the Steiner engineers reinvented the material. As a result, not only did this give the machine greater integrity, it also gave it greater speed and strength. It was like the Mech had been given steroids. The machine gained reverence making the other version look like a common assault mech. Cosmetic changes were made to make the Raubritter look more knight like.

When finished, all in Steiner society were impressed. Even Archon Peter Steiner-Davion was stunned. These machines went straight to the First Royal Guards and painted blue and white they looked staggering.

In battle, these machines were terrifying, with their triple Myomer abilities, their physical power crushed smaller mechs, severely damaged larger older ones, and in that rare moment, they did engage Axemen and Hachetmen these mechs did take out chunks of armour from the Raubritter but the Raubritter’s superior armour, power and blade smashed them to bits.

It was during the Word or Blake Jihad where it earned it stripes, but at immense cost as it was used to defend the world of Hesperus II from the Word of Blake. The Jihad that took place saw these machines take on the might of the WoB, losing Hesperus, and then retaking it with the help of Devlin Stone. Many say that this machine helped turn that tide.

Unlike most mechs, its future is still certain in the coming Dark Age….

Credit and thanks to for the description.

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Description
The FedCom Civil War was one of the most destructive conflicts in Inner Sphere history, and led to the break up of the once mighty alliance. Despite the appearance, of the two, the Lyran Alliance came off better; they had the financial clout to recover, they had the important industrial worlds to rebuild, and more important, they felt victorious than the Federated Suns.

However, they knew that some time the Suns could retaliate, initiate some sort of reprisal, and at the least expecting time. The Lyrans saw what the Suns did to the Capellan Confederation in the Fourth Succession War.

Unlike House Liao, House Steiner was an ally of the Suns, and had committed a lot of joint ventures in battlemech and fighter technology. Now separate, the Lyrans put that knowledge to new machines ready to defend their interests from anyone.

One such machine is the 100 Ton Raubritter (German for Robber Knight, and a title to emphasize their “borrowed” knowledge from the Suns for their noble needs) manufactured by Defiance Industries of Hesperus II, famed for their heavy battlemech construction. The machine was to be a hardy fighter, to engage the best mechs afloat – namely anything from the Suns and the Clans. It utilized a lot of discoveries and innovations during the alliance, and the Lyrans put the lot to good use in this.

For a start, the machine had a compact gyro, an XL engine, and an endo steel frame. This made the Raubritter a modern contender. Two LRM-15 systems were installed with an Atremis-IV guidance system making fire more accurate and virtually every missile from its two ton stores count. Realizing that such accuracy would attract equal accurate fire, the Raubritter was fitted an anti-missile system with a ton of ammo.

The left arm mounted a pair of snub PPCs, a seen downgrade but the short range scattering of particle energy was like an energy fist – it struck with force but with no physical impact. In addition, snub PPCs are not as high tech as conventional PPCs, making them easy to replace and repair by Lyran standards. The Raubritter still had room for more weapons, and three large pulse lasers were considered for the right arm. It still had enough room for an impressive 16 tons plus of armour.

However during a visit by one Steiner Government Official, she liked the design but was curious about its name. When explained, the Official replied “It’s not much of a knight without a sword”. Some engineers and designers pointed out the lasers in the arm, but others agreed. A large argument over the design delayed production until a commission was made – two types were to be built, one with the lasers in the arm, the other with lasers in the torso, the only place they could be installed so that a battlefist could carry the Sword.

The Sword was based on knowledge gained on learning about the Axe used by both the Hachetman and Axeman – Davion Mechs. The problem with this was that the Raubritter had basically a lump of clubbing metal to haul around which generated more stress in carrying. The solution was another Davion secret exploited - triple strength Myomer. There was a grand reluctance to use this technology, especially what happened to the Capellan Confederation because of it during the Fourth Succession War. However, the Steiner engineers reinvented the material. As a result, not only did this give the machine greater integrity, it also gave it greater speed and strength. It was like the Mech had been given steroids. The machine gained reverence making the other version look like a common assault mech. Cosmetic changes were made to make the Raubritter look more knight like.

When finished, all in Steiner society were impressed. Even Archon Peter Steiner-Davion was stunned. These machines went straight to the First Royal Guards and painted blue and white they looked staggering.

In battle, these machines were terrifying, with their triple Myomer abilities, their physical power crushed smaller mechs, severely damaged larger older ones, and in that rare moment, they did engage Axemen and Hachetmen these mechs did take out chunks of armour from the Raubritter but the Raubritter’s superior armour, power and blade smashed them to bits.

It was during the Word or Blake Jihad where it earned it stripes, but at immense cost as it was used to defend the world of Hesperus II from the Word of Blake. The Jihad that took place saw these machines take on the might of the WoB, losing Hesperus, and then retaking it with the help of Devlin Stone. Many say that this machine helped turn that tide.

Unlike most mechs, its future is still certain in the coming Dark Age….

Credit and thanks to for the description.

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