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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #30 on: 25 May 2011, 20:28:50 »
A device that shortens all battlefield ranges down to under 600 meters.
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #31 on: 25 May 2011, 20:35:46 »
A collection all of the Unseen BattleMechs standing on copies of a DVD set of a certain 20th century cartoon.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #32 on: 25 May 2011, 20:45:07 »
A hologram projector that produces the only three dimensional map of the inner sphere that was ever made. Mysteriously enough, although the map is current as of January 1, 3025, the casing of the device is engraved with the following:

"Freedonian Aeronautics and Space Administration - Cartographic Division, Copyright 1986"
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #33 on: 25 May 2011, 20:52:13 »
A bullet with Katherine Steiner-Davions name inscribed on it, unfired.
would be even better if inserted into her manually

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #34 on: 25 May 2011, 21:08:22 »
Several thousand tons of Ferro-Fibrous armour, found in one-point sections inside a large box marked "TechManual".

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #35 on: 25 May 2011, 21:09:26 »
A badly mauled copy of TRO:2750 thats been poorly rebound.  Most of the entries are unreadable, those which are (mostly the WarShips) are covered in scrawled handwritten notes.  They are all variations of "DONT LISTEN TO THE FOOLS!  THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE!"

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #36 on: 25 May 2011, 21:19:34 »
The power of fiat.

Crates of stupid pills.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #37 on: 25 May 2011, 22:09:25 »
A captured soldier from anterior space past the outworld alliance, who speaks with an odd british accent from a "441st Cadian Regiment".  He speaks of something called the "Imperium of Man", several alien races, and appears to be heavily religiously fundamental.

Many believe that the Federated Suns invaded the Capellan Commonwealth as a sort of "wedding present" for Melissa Steiner- the reality is that an odd book was once found on Tikonov in a small, heavily armed Star League bunker.  Named "Technical Readout 3140", it talks of invasions of the "Descendants of Kerensky", massive wars in both realms of space, and devastation never seen since the succession wars.  But what's worse is what occurs when any material that can be used to write with is near to the TRO; if a material like ink, paint, or even human blood are placed near to the TRO, the material will flow from it's source into the book and more information will be added to the paperback.  Whats odd is that the pages are apparently infinite, and due to many "Mishaps" considering it's storage and protection the book has more pages then could be physically allowed.

Right now over 500 different designs are added, all categorized by design and faction and is regularly read by the first prince.  At present, however, its designs have taken a turn for the desperate, and it's writings have become more disturbing.

A tech readout from 50 years in the future... it's still writing itself.  Some of the stories in the write ups are... disturbing.

As a member of the SCP foundation, I find this one very nice!
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #38 on: 25 May 2011, 22:28:00 »
A blue police box.
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #39 on: 25 May 2011, 23:17:13 »
Austin Power's Mojo

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #40 on: 25 May 2011, 23:49:15 »
A 5" floppy disk labeled "Dr. Weisman's Theory of Fasanomics", assumed to still be in working condition.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #41 on: 26 May 2011, 00:34:27 »
A massive metal container marked "Lava Gun" stamped with the Word of Blake Broadsword.

A large archaic looking device suspended within a massive spherical purple tinged bubble. It is theorized that the device itself is responsible for projecting the field. Attempts to breach the bubble are typically met with failure as the electromagnetic dome self-regenerates.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #42 on: 26 May 2011, 01:06:53 »
1. The entire Charon Mass Relay, carefully removed by WoB and replaced with an amalgamation of asteroids.  Why do you think they had the Erinyes in the first place?

2. The Erinyes. All those ghost stories? Just stories.

3. A typewriter that keeps printing strange messages on its own. The keys only move in its reflection.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #43 on: 26 May 2011, 01:16:50 »
3. A typewriter that keeps printing strange messages on its own. The keys only move in its reflection.

Nice reference. Off-topic, but I just heard from a friend that's building a Fringe typewriter to work off of remote control via smartphone. The necessary control equipment is being built, and hidden in the desk itself.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #44 on: 26 May 2011, 08:42:56 »
Nice reference. Off-topic, but I just heard from a friend that's building a Fringe typewriter to work off of remote control via smartphone. The necessary control equipment is being built, and hidden in the desk itself.

That's pretty neat. I'd love to see that in action.

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What's buried below Fortress Dieron and below Unit City.

Heck, everything that's buried beneath everything.

A twinkie. Everlasting proof they can last forever...
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #45 on: 26 May 2011, 08:55:01 »
What's buried under fortress Dieron? Cap'n Flint's treasure!
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #46 on: 26 May 2011, 08:58:12 »
...also proof the twin babies were eaten by Nicholas Kerensky.

Then I'd like to retcon history so Nicky K will be known as Fat Bastard.
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #47 on: 26 May 2011, 09:11:54 »
The preserved bodies of Natasha Kerensky, Jamie and Joshua Wolf

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #48 on: 26 May 2011, 10:30:44 »
A blue police box.

A blue Wombat.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #49 on: 26 May 2011, 11:05:32 »
A blue Wombat.

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...attempting to steal the contents of said Warehouse or putting stuff in. It's hard to tell as the Warehouse is only half full
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #50 on: 26 May 2011, 11:56:13 »
  • A cryogenics container holding an asian man in his 90s wearing a straightjacket. Carved into a metal plate on the container are the words: Open at own risk, in several languages.
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #51 on: 26 May 2011, 14:35:08 »
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #52 on: 26 May 2011, 15:48:02 »
A large box about a meter in size square, white, with pink hearts in the middle of each face. Stenciled on one face is the words; Aperture Science... 

edit:
A combat-damaged F-15 Eagle, painted light grey with red trim; the craft also has Word of Blake markings on the wings. One of the engine covers is missing; the engine inside contains unknown technologies more advanced then even the 3070s.
Of all the things that's wrong with B-tech, fighter engines is not one of them... Their often lighter for a given power, and get way better fuel efficiency, even the Turbines (the MSF gets 1.1 mega newtons, on a 11 ton engine, the F-15C gets 130 kilo newtons on a 1.7 ton engine -a 10.2 to 1 ratio vs 7.8 to 1 ratio in power to weight).

You'd have better luck on electronics or missiles.
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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #54 on: 26 May 2011, 19:31:30 »
The missing sock.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #55 on: 26 May 2011, 20:03:41 »
The missing sock.

Which, when turned inside out, produces the other missing sock.  And when *that* one is turned inside out...

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #56 on: 26 May 2011, 20:37:02 »
Which, when turned inside out, produces the other missing sock.  And when *that* one is turned inside out...

*gasp* Old Man Winters!  :o

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #57 on: 26 May 2011, 23:44:59 »
Grey F-15 with Red Trim...

Ahh Missed that, I'm not all that failure with that series, so I did not catch the reference.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #58 on: 27 May 2011, 05:03:49 »
Ahh Missed that, I'm not all that failure with that series, so I did not catch the reference.
Don't worry, you're not the only one.

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Re: The BattleTech "Secret Government Warehouse"
« Reply #59 on: 27 May 2011, 06:44:39 »
A large box about a meter in size square, white, with pink hearts in the middle of each face. Stenciled on one face is the words; Aperture Science... 

Inside the large box is another smaller box that says Episode 3. sm