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Black Knight (75t)
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Model
by Primus BuS
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The
Star League Army introduced the Black Knight into service in 2578, designing
the 'Mech to primarily serve the role of a company or battalion command
unit. Its heavy armor gives the Black Knight the staying power needed
to make it an ideal command 'Mech for front-line units, and its ample
arsenal of weapons allows the 'Mech to effectively fill more aggressive
combat assignments. The communications system originally installed in
the Black Knight was state-of-the-art even by Star League standards.
It effortlessly coordinated communications for an entire company at
once, and could link together the command frequencies of a whole regiment
if necessary. Because its targeting computer was directly tied into
the Black Knight's sensors, the 'Mech's on-board computers were able
to identify targets before the unit established line of sight. The centerpiece
of the Black Knight's arsenal is the Magna Hellstar II particle projection
cannon mounted on the outside of the right arm. The positioning of the
weapon creates the impression that the Black Knight is wielding an immense
sword made of lightning in the hundredths of a second it takes for the
weapon to fully discharge.
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