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Highlander
(90t)
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Model
by Primus BuS
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The
Highlander was originally introduced in 2592 as a dedicated city/installation
defender. Its wide range of weapons and powerful jump jets enabled it
to cover virtually any contingency for fighting in a typical Inner Sphere
city with low buildings, winding streets and dead-end alleyways. Though
the Highlander's massive HildCo jump jets were designed to lift the
BattleMech over inconveniently placed buildings, initial combat trials
showed that Highlander pilots often used them to execute the popular
death-from-above maneuver. The engineers re-designed the structure and
armor of the lower legs and switched to sturdy Lang composite armor
so that the Highlander's actuators could withstand the repeated stress
caused by this devastating maneuver. Over the years, a Highlander's
death-from-above attack became known as a "Highlander burial."
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