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Name/Model:         Lyran Fist LRF-1A
Designer:           Knightrunner
Source(s):          Custom Mordel.Net Units
Technology:         Inner Sphere
Technology Rating:  E
Tonnage:            100
Configuration:      Biped BattleMech
Era/Year:           Civil War / 3063
Rules (Current):    Standard
Rules (Era):        Standard
Rules (Year):       Standard
Total Cost:         7,708,333 C-Bills
Battle Value:       1,642

Chassis:              Standard
Power Plant:          100 Fusion
Walking Speed:        10.8 kph  
Maximum Speed:        21.6 kph  
Jump Jets:            None
    Jump Capacity:    None
Armor:                Standard
Armament:             
    2 Heavy Gauss Rifles
    2 Ultra AC/20s
    1 Flamer
Manufacturer:         Unknown
    Primary Factory:  Unknown
Communications:       Unknown
Targeting & Tracking: Unknown

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Overview:
    The Lyran television show "Fist of the Alliance" has become the nation's most popular show
    due, in no small part, to the appeal of this massive, menacing mech.  In the show, maverick
    LAAF mechwarrior  Jack Stone single-handedly wages war against pirates, clanners, and
    unlikely rogue mechwarriors.
    
    Originally the show' writers assumed that mech battles would be filmed using a combination
    of models and computer animation, but a young executive producer  at Alliance Productions
    was able to convince investors to finance construction of an actual working version of Jack
    Stone's pride and joy: The Lyran Fist.
    
    Filming using actual mechs allowed the show to bill itself as 'real', and its popularity has
    skyrocketed.  The immense initial cost of creating a new mech was recouped in the first year
    from sales of toy models, and sales for shirts, hats, lunchboxes, computer games, comic
    books, and similar and similar knickknacks have been phenomenal.  A feature film is
    scheduled for release later in the year, and applications for mechwarrior academies have
    reached an all-time high.
    
    Alliance Productions managed to secure an official declaration from the LAAF stating that
    the Lyran Fist was "combat capable", but no official units have yet expressed interest in
    acquiring copies of the design.  Several petitions are currently circulating in the Alliance
    demanding that the military purchase and use this mech, but none have been successful so
    far.

Capabilities:
    Although not capable of some of the more exotic abilities pictured in the show (for
    instance, the mech is incapable of flight or performing backflips, nor can it spit acid from
    it's head mounted flamer), the Lyran Fist is a fully-functional mech.  The slow speed and
    small ammuntion bins preclude actual combat, but are not considered drawbacks for film and
    PR work.  Several alternate ammo types are used that include multi-colored tracer rounds,
    exploding sparkle shells, and whistling smoke rounds.  Many of these shells are essentially
    harmless, but appear dramatically destructive when used against specially prepared targets.

Deployment:
    Currently the Lyran Fist is housed on the lot of Alliance Productions.  In between film
    shoots the mech travels frequently for parades, publicity stunts, and public appearances.
    It never fails to attract a large crowd, and has even started to appear at political rallies
    with no obvious commerical tie-in.

Notable MechWarriors:
    Jack Stone: Although he is the most famous 'mechwarrior' in Steiner space, Jack is actually
    a fictional character played by actor Frank McPhereson.  The ruggedly handsome, mustachioed
    McPhereson has no military experience with battlemechs, and relies on a small cadre stunt
    pilots to maneuver the mech during filming.  His catchphrase ("Fear The Fist!") can be heard
    repeated in schoolrooms and on playgrounds across the Alliance.

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Equipment                                                             Mass                      
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Internal Structure:                          Standard                 10.00                     
Engine:                                     100 Fusion                 3.00                     
    Walking MP:                                 1                                               
    Running MP:                                 2                                               
    Jumping MP:                                 0                                               
Heat Sinks (Single):                            10                     0.00                     
Gyro:                                        Standard                  1.00                     
Cockpit:                                     Standard                  3.00                     
Armor Factor:                                  224                    14.00                     
    Type:                                    Standard                                           

                                    Internal         Armor     
                                    Structure        Value     
    Head:                               3              9       
    Center Torso:                      31             25       
    Center Torso (rear):                              12       
    R/L Torso:                         21             22       
    R/L Torso (rear):                                 12       
    R/L Arm:                           17             27       
    R/L Leg:                           21             28       

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Weapons and Ammo                                       Location          Critical     Tonnage   
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Flamer                                                    H                 1          1.00             
Heavy Gauss Rifle (Ammo 4)                                CT                1          1.00             
Ultra AC/20 (Ammo 5)                                      CT                1          1.00             
Heavy Gauss Rifle                                         RT                11        18.00             
Heavy Gauss Rifle                                         LT                11        18.00             
Ultra AC/20                                               RA                10        15.00             
Ultra AC/20                                               LA                10        15.00             

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Alpha Strike Statistics                                             
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Point Value (PV): 37
TP: BM,  SZ: 4,  TMM: 0,  MV: 2"
Damage: (S) 2 / (M) 3 / (L) 2,  OV: 4
Armor (A): 7,  Structure (S): 8
Specials:
 
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