The Scorpion Empire: All your Warhawks are belong to us

[Crimson Dynamo]

You are right about his ride- still a Alpha Galaxy Commander not having a Omni . . . or the whole premier cluster of a Alpha Galaxy not being fitted out with Omnis- like FMWC says- is bonkers.  But it is a Arana in Myers keshik or working with it- built in 3087 when the Scorpions moved to the NC region- that I was thining of is in Chapter 35.  A Kodiak for the Scorps?

It's the Scorpions. They do...*nuanced*, better than most. It's not a flaw, it's a feature.

Look at the FMWC/FMU for that formation- should be Omnis.  Further, the Jaguar cast-offs left on Wayside to die of old age?  Too many bloodnames and too many Omnis to be the desperate Jaguars.

The tables have long been a guide, and not something meant to be taken as carved in stone. The BattleMechs appearing among the 35th Cuirassiers, or the Onagers, Shadow Cat IIs, or even Malvina's Shrike among the 100% Omni Raptor Keshik are proof enough of this.

[Stormy]

So, how about those Star Pythons and Star Crusaders...  :D 8)

[Doc Swift]

Brought to you by the funslayer.  :)

[Talpini]

Good to see Hellions are still causing trouble, getting in tantrums and going feral.

[five_corparty]

So, how about those Star Pythons and Star Crusaders...  :D 8)

very niiiice!

[Stormy]

Brought to you by the funslayer.  :)

 :beer:

I'll take two.

[Stormy]

So far, local consensus seems to be on the Star Crusader A (And a pack of Star Pythons)

What do other people think?

Also pairing them with a Night Gyr T

[Ruger]

So far, local consensus seems to be on the Star Crusader A (And a pack of Star Pythons)

What do other people think?

Also pairing them with a Night Gyr T

My favorite of those designs when Comstar first put them out was the Raijin, so I wish the Scorpions had gotten that one too.

Ruger

[Doc Swift]

Maybe they will one day. Could be they have the schematics but haven't done anything with them yet.

[GuyIncognito]

This is just step one of Doc Swift's plans to revive the Celestial series, in the Empire.

[Doc Swift]

Oh, I have grander plans than that!

[Doc Swift]

I'm a bit surprised no one has mentioned the new Galaxy...

[Baldur Mekorig]

Eta? Mix of free and trueborns?

[Weirdo]

Okay, I can admit when I'm wrong. Intro, Blakist, Mixed, and even EC-tech mechs and tanks. Armed Indys (which I'd previously thought declared extinct in the Empire for some reason) and small combat support vees. Conventional fighters and small craft gunships. No less than four classes of purely IS-tech battlesuits, not to mention what may be the last faction listing for Corona suits.

I need to apologize. Doc Swift, I accused you of rendering the current incarnation of the Goliath Scorpions utterly boring and efficient, and while the loss of Protos still rankles, I was completely wrong on both counts. I am truly sorry.

[truetanker]

Sounds like Weirdo just became a die hard Scorpion fanboy!

TT

[ArkRoyalRavager]

Eta? Mix of free and trueborns?

Hopefully a sign of continued progress.

It would be delicious for Imperial Celestials to appear

[DarkISI]

I'm a bit surprised no one has mentioned the new Galaxy...

Didn't we already reveal Eta in Moving Forward?

Maybe they will one day. Could be they have the schematics but haven't done anything with them yet.

Even if they have the schematics, remember the files used to create the Star Python were damaged and had to be sent to a civilian contractor to be restored.

[Doc Swift]

You're correct. I never know if everyone reads the fiction, but I expect that most people do read TROs and the like.  :)

[Baldur Mekorig]

So, ¿the Star Phyton is getting another line in Gateway besides the line(s) in Imperial BattleMechs of Braunschweig?

[DarkISI]

So, ¿the Star Phyton is getting another line in Gateway besides the line(s) in Imperial BattleMechs of Braunschweig?

Gateway was the first full production line. Everything before that were prototypes. No idea if they start another line on another planet.
Remember, the RecGuide is set before Moving Forward. The Mech is still in limited/prototype production state at that point. The Foxes simply didn't know about the factory being set up on Gateway.

[Baldur Mekorig]

Gateway was the first full production line. Everything before that were prototypes. No idea if they start another line on another planet.

Maybe i got it wrong. The RecGuide #23 list the production site of the mech at Imperial BattleMechs of Braunschweig. But the  "MOVING FORWARD" story at Sharpnel #6 states that a line is beign built in Gateway.

So, Gateway´s line was the first, and later they added another production site at Braunschweig´s Imperial BattleMechs?

[DarkISI]

Maybe i got it wrong. The RecGuide #23 list the production site of the mech at Imperial BattleMechs of Braunschweig. But the  "MOVING FORWARD" story at Sharpnel #6 states that a line is beign built in Gateway.

So, Gateway´s line was the first, and later they added another production site at Braunschweig´s Imperial BattleMechs?

My edit came to late ;)
The RecGuide is set earlier. The Mech is still in prototype/limited production state at that point. Gateway was the first full production line.

[Baldur Mekorig]

My edit came to late ;)
The RecGuide is set earlier. The Mech is still in prototype/limited production state at that point. Gateway was the first full production line.

Got it. So while there is some production at Braunschweig, the first "proper" factory line is at Gateway. Also, if i understanded correctly (english is not my main language) the Scorpions have a "Hephaestus Station". ¿Is something similar to the orbital assembly line the Wolf´s Dragoons used to have?

[DarkISI]

No, the Hephaestus line was cut from Moving Forward via errata. Plans changed between writing and release of the story and it was forgotten to cut it before release.

[Baldur Mekorig]

No, the Hephaestus line was cut from Moving Forward via errata. Plans changed between writing and release of the story and it was forgotten to cut it before release.

Was not aware of the erratas. So, based on that, we can assume that the first test moderl were produced at Braunschweig, but the first production models at Gateway?

[DarkISI]

Was not aware of the erratas. So, based on that, we can assume that the first test moderl were produced at Braunschweig, but the first production models at Gateway?

That seems correct, yes. We don't know if the prototype line was later refurbished for full production or used for something else, though.

[Baldur Mekorig]

That seems correct, yes. We don't know if the prototype line was later refurbished for full production or used for something else, though.

While the RecGuides are usually made as in-universe documents, with all the miss-information and errors that it can entail, the information on the TROs (and RecGuides) tend to be correct.

[VhenRa]

Also we have Scorpion activity in the "former" [Huh... wonder what happened there] Coreward Confederacy world of Norfolk.

[DarkISI]

While the RecGuides are usually made as in-universe documents, with all the miss-information and errors that it can entail, the information on the TROs (and RecGuides) tend to be correct.

Yeah. I think Moving Forward made it clear that the Star Python entering regular production on Gateway was a political move. The Khan was running a long game with Emmy Line. Look deep enough and you might find him machinating a lot of things in the background to get her where she ended up. Her own decisions might not really have been her own over large parts of her career once she caught his eye.
That's all speculation, though. So far we have not seen any of that and just because I imagine it happening doesn't mean it really did. Gateway being a political move is quite clear, based on the sources we have.

[Rainbow 6]

Really impressed with the Scorpions getting the former C* and WoB Mechs, hopefully they'll get some of the other designs like the Initiate, Lightray, Grim Reaper and Toyama.