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Pariah Devalis, on 25 April 2017 - 11:43 AM, said:
Especially since the models that were sold to the IS also had to have Clan weapon systems removed in order to not bring upon the wrath of the rest of the Clans. It stands to reason that they were chassis, only. Kinda like what the US does with our fighters when we sell them to Japan. We sell just an airframe, and they install whatever they want inside of it.
No actually the MK. II's that entered IS service had Clan Spec equipment, it's mentioned several times that it was the first time that military Clan spec hardware was sold to the IS... but it is mentioned that it uses older model clan tech, rather than current cutting edge clan spec.
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The Mad Cat Mk II was in development for fifteen months by the time production began in 3061[2]. The sole rationale for the Mad Cat Mk II was to increase profits for Clan Diamond Shark after war with the Inner Sphere in the 3050s. Designed to be sold to fellow Clans, this rebuild of the Timber Wolf carries thirteen tons of ferro-fibrous armor while being one of most nimble BattleMechs of its class, yet still packing serious weaponry.
Despite this, Mk II's most notable potential buyers, Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon, did not purchase even a single unit, though they won some numbers in Trials. Significant numbers of Mad Cat Mk II were sold to Clan Nova Cat[5], and the Mech served also in Clan Ice Hellion[6], Clan Jade Falcon[7], Clan Wolf-in-Exile [8] in addition to Diamond Shark itself.[9]
On a limited basis, [10] Clan Diamond Shark sold unmodified Mad Cat Mk IIs to Inner Sphere factions, most notably the Draconis Combine and Federated Commonwealth, and also the Lyran Alliance[11] bought an unknown amount of Mad Cat Mark IIs.
Despite this, Mk II's most notable potential buyers, Clan Wolf and Clan Jade Falcon, did not purchase even a single unit, though they won some numbers in Trials. Significant numbers of Mad Cat Mk II were sold to Clan Nova Cat[5], and the Mech served also in Clan Ice Hellion[6], Clan Jade Falcon[7], Clan Wolf-in-Exile [8] in addition to Diamond Shark itself.[9]
On a limited basis, [10] Clan Diamond Shark sold unmodified Mad Cat Mk IIs to Inner Sphere factions, most notably the Draconis Combine and Federated Commonwealth, and also the Lyran Alliance[11] bought an unknown amount of Mad Cat Mark IIs.
source:
http://www.sarna.net...i/Mad_Cat_Mk_II
TRO 3067, page 132 last few lines in the final paragraph under Deployment:
"Certainly the fact that the Clan chose to use supplies of outmoded weapons in arming this Battlemech lends credence to this theory."
