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[jjm1]

My custom Linebacker heroes.

This time I have added some quirks to make some fun builds hopefully better than hopeless. These are not definitive quirks, just a general concept of what it could have in addition to whatever typical quirks Linebackers might have.

I also started writing my own lore for them so they have a bit more in-universe presence.

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JUNGLE CRITTER
When an overwhelming IS coalition force was sent to reclaim territory secured by Clan Jade Falcon they hit the garrisons on Toland hard. Star Captain Viker Folkner found himself and his heavily damaged Linebacker cut-off and abandoned deep in the dense equatorial Jungles. For 2 years he commanded a rag-tag group of field engineers and bondsman and managed to not only survive, but mount an effective guerilla resistance until their mobile base was discovered and destroyed by airstrikes. In that time Folkners Linebacker had been repaired and re-engineered with modified LB-2X autocannons and re-enforced with armor well beyond its standard clan specifications.


TRAUMA TIDE
Clan Diamond Sharks special mission Trauma Tide sought to permanently seek and destroy the supply routes of pirate factions on the clans borders. While successful, they did lose one uniquely outfitted Linebacker to a smooth rogue named Eugene "Zap" Zapherone. His brazen heist of the mech made him an overnight pirate legend. He was killed in his sleep two days later and the mech is known to occasionally turn up in the Periphery under various new owners.


LINE BREAKER
Eager to prove the Linebacker was capable to the rest of the less than enthusiastic mechwarriors of Clan Wolf, an all Linebacker star was assembled with some of the most combat experienced pilots from Alpha Galaxy. The star was put through hell fighting along side smaller mechs as Star Colonels fine tuned their blitzkrieg style of warfare against Jade Falcons relatively immobile garrison forces and their fast scout mechs. To make up for the standard configurations lack of firepower at close range, the prototype LBK-LB variant was conceived giving the Linebacker some emergency utility for exactly the kind of frontline attack roles it was never intended for. The mechwarriors that could adapt to it successfully put this configuration through its paces in dangerous closed quarters environments, but after that grueling trial by fire the Linebacker was almost exclusively fielded in longer range support roles by Clan Wolf.

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[Stingray Productions]

Those are really cool!

[Juodas Varnas]

These are so bloody cool!.. Uhh... Apart from being clan mechs and all.

[Tordin]

*whistles*

Awesome looking!

Now, now Juodas. Besides your quad fetish. Dont you think we FRR should exploit both IS and Clan mechs? Salvage you know

[Juodas Varnas]

Tordin, on 01 November 2016 - 02:09 PM, said:

Dont you think we FRR should exploit both IS and Clan mechs? Salvage you know

I'd rather stay in my cruddy old Vindicator, breaking-apart Trebuchet and my mouldy Quickdraw, than use clan tech, it just ain't fun.