V5.00ˆ@ALeSabreL3-SBR (M-Rex)ô “Múº ÑDà½D AA€@MH 5 3 5 3 1— 5 c3iE   F (Unknown)l (Unknown)w (Unknown)8 (Unknown)FFFFF888Öllüww  âÿÓ-Word of Blake operatives took with them many advanced ComStar 'mechs to Gibson during the Schism. One of these was the BL9-KNT Black Knight. Its design features impressed the Word of Blake and Free Worlds League technicians. Plans were drawn up for a 'mech of similar function, designed on a somewhat lighter chassis. The designer's intent was to supplement their new Vanquisher design with a maneuverable 'mech with much hitting power for its size; using the most advanced weaponry that the WoB and the FWL could provide. This 'mech would be able to support the slower moving assault class 'mech, but still be able to handle itself on its own. Word of Blake engineers researched numerous battlemech designs that utilised some form of melee weapon. They also delved into over 300 years of 'Mech design theory and, hopefully, gleaned the best features of several designs to incorporate into the LeSabre. Word of Blake technicians believe they have designed a rock solid weapons platform capable of the multi-role battlefield of the thirty-first century. JWord of Blake technicians attempted to boil down the Black Knight design into its purest parts. This has produced a compact, yet very effective weapons platform. Great thought was put into a design that shared many of the same components and capabilities of the Vanquisher, that it was designed to support. Primary weaponry consists of one Corean Light Gauss Rifle giving the LeSabre a powerful long-range punch with good ammunition capacity. However, where the LeSabre really shines is at medium to close ranges. Three Diverse Optics Medium Lasers supplemented by a Guided Technologies, 2nd Generation Streak-6 SRM rack provide a close in strike capable of downing most 'Mechs in it's weight class and severely damaging heavier designs. One feature that the Word of Blake technicians were intrigued by was the blade-like melee weapon found on the original ComStar Black Knight. This feature was incorporated into the design of the LeSabre. Weapons configuration was also highly influenced by another Word of Blake 'Mech, the Buccaneer. The combination of features from these two designs bore fruit in the LeSabre. The LeSabre is able to fire all of its weapons in an alpha strike and is still able to deliver the coup de grace with its melee weapon. Triple Strength Myomer, along with ten standard heat sinks increase the damage potential during close quarter battle, while 13.5 tones of Aldis Plate armor provides tremendous protection for its weight class. In accordance to the Word of Blake's new warfare strategy, a Skobel Wave III Comm Improved C3 communications system is standard. ¬The LeSabre has only recently completed its final trials with the Word of Blake Militia. Plans are to deploy the 'mech at HPG's along the Lyran and Capellan borders. ÎTo date, Word of Blake technicians have produced one variant of the LeSabre. The L4-SBR replaces the Triple Strength Myomer, and single heat sinks with 10 double strength 'freezer' heat sinks. This allowed the up gunning of one of the medium lasers with a Diverse Optics Sunbeam II Extended Range Large Laser to supplement the Light Gauss Rifle; all but doubling the LeSabre's long range punch. This version comes at the cost of about 2.5 tones of armor. ÓBeing somewhat of a battlemech buff, Precentor Epsilon VIII Michaleus Roschenko is said to have taken a personal interest in the development of this 'Mech. It's reported he put forth considerable amounts of personal capital from his private business ventures to aid the LeSabre's design and development in return for the first 'mech off the production line. ScandalVids nearly destroyed the Precentor's corporation, M-Rex Industries, when it was discovered that the Precentor had manipulated the Free Worlds League into granting his company several 'no-bid' government contracts to produce battlemechs. This, and the Precentor's subsequent mysterious disappearance mar the history of an otherwise fine machine. sThe LeSabre is being slowly deployed with the Word of Blake's 11th Division 'Light of Truth' under the command of Precentor Epsilon VIII Michaleus Roschenko. A scant few have been offered to the Free Worlds League military for trials. Rumors abound of a single L3-SBR operating with a minor stable on Solaris 7. Currently, ROM operatives are unable to confirm this. iFluff text under construction. Imperator Automatic Weapons of Atreus and Corean Enterprises of Stewart [ none ] (Unknown)Terra / WB (BT) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown) (Unknown)