Bolshevik Battlemechs

[Wyrd]

Apologies if this has already cropped up:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/history-transformed-in-vce-exam-20121114-29ce7.html

I was tickled this turned up on an exam paper.

[Siberian-troll]

Yes, we can.  ;)

And I know author, I think.

[Degman]

LOL!   ;D

[Deadborder]

I wish I could have sat that exam

Brings new meaning to the fall of the Kerensky government.

[Dragon Cat]

That's brilliant

[Blacksheep]

Pretty funny O0

[JadeHellbringer]

Not liking the "Oh, whoops, well you get the idea" vibe from the university about it- close enough really shouldn't be something an instructor ever settles for, even for something as obvious as this. But the image is a lot of fun- I wish there was a large version, I'd gladly change my Windows wallpaper.

[Atlas3060]

I think that image was once used in a Photoshop Friday. Still nice though, maybe Catalyst is going a different route for advertisement!  O0 lol

[JadeHellbringer]

I think that image was once used in a Photoshop Friday. Still nice though, maybe Catalyst is going a different route for advertisement!  O0 lol

Good idea- more art modified for our game! Edvard Munch's "The Scream" could just be an image of Hanse Davion getting that note from Sun-Tzu!  ;D

[monbvol]

What I find most interesting is that they peg it as a Marauder and not an Officer Pod from Robotech.

[Diamondshark]

Yes, this pleases me.  O0

[Stormlion1]

Pure awesome. Best part is that it got by everyone until it was put in front of the students. Nobody even gave it a second glance up until then.

[Pa Weasley]

What I find most interesting is that they peg it as a Marauder and not an Officer Pod from Robotech.

That's the best part of the story for me.  ^-^

[abou]

What I find most interesting is that they peg it as a Marauder and not an Officer Pod from Robotech.

Indeed.  Does this mean we get the Unseen back since we've won on the identity and association point?

[ShadowRaven]

saddly, no, but it does give me another reason to thumb my nose at Harmony Gold. Even though.

I find it hilarious that it made it on to the test without anyone noticing until far too late

[ANS Kamas P81]

The historical parallel makes it even that much funnier.  What 'Mech did Natasha Kerensky drive when she first started?

[ColBosch]

Popped back in because a few friends forwarded me that story. Is that one of Falchion's 'Shops?

[jimdigris]

I find it hilarious that it made it on to the test without anyone noticing until far too late

Given what we've seen on state education tests, that doesn't surprise me at all.

[Auren]

I believe so. Let me bug him.

[Hersh67]

Looks more like a Marauder II with the wings.

[Lt Dan]

Not sure if this should go here... but...

http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/history-transformed-in-vce-exam-20121114-29ce7.html

We recognise the significance of BT in the human future down under!!!

[worktroll]

I have got to get me a copy of that exam paper! Unfortunately, while my youngest is doing that stream of history, he's only in year 11.

[massey]

Those jumpship malfunctions do crazy things.

[Alex Keller]

Take that, Harmony Gold!

[SCC]

I want to know why they think it's a "BattleTech Marauder" and not, say a Zentradi BattlePod

[Saint]

To funny, I know I would have liked history more if it included giant stumpy robots. O0

[glitterboy2098]

Looks more like a Marauder II with the wings.

the 2nd image, intended to illustrate the 'battlemech', doesn't match the 'shopped image. the one in the 'shopped image is a regular Marauder.

[DarkISI]

I want to know why they think it's a "BattleTech Marauder" and not, say a Zentradi BattlePod

Because either the author or someone else in the office identified it as such, I would guess.

[BlackKnight95]

I would love to see a fan-fic that explain how a battlemech end up in 1917 

[Charlie Tango]

 [copper]

In the future, please check to see if there is already an extant topic on a subject before beginning a new thread."

/  [copper]

[TS_Hawk]

that is AWESOME

[Feenix74]

 ;D brilliant

I can see a bunch of Victorian (one of the states of Australia) high-school nerds putting in "special consideration" requests indicating that they had been distracted during their VCE (sort of equivalent to the SATs for our American friends) by inclusion of Battletech in the History exam, which was not in the syllabus  O0

[TS_Hawk]

somebody just posted it up a bit ago in the general discussion... have to admit.. that is pretty awesome

[Jal Phoenix]

But when students opened their exam this morning they found an altered version of the work with what appear to be a large "BattleTech Marauder" robot aiding the rising revolutionaries in the background.

I cannot begin to explain how that makes me cackle with glee.  Seriously, I'm giddy with righteous mirth.   {>{>

[Atlas3060]

I would love to see a fan-fic that explain how a battlemech end up in 1917

It could be a precursor to Dust!  O0

[Thatguybil]

At least it is a battletech marauder and not a Macross Marauder. :)

[Nav_Alpha]

At least it is a battletech marauder and not a Macross Marauder. :)

See - for years no one has ever noticed the Marauder in the picture until it was Reseen only NOW can we see it!

A mate sent me the link today with the line "Anton Marik's revolt?" I cracked up

[Deadborder]

I wish I could have sat that exam yesterday. Probably could have written pages about the Amaris coup and its aftermath

[Stormlion1]

Time travel, the Marauder really was there but the hidden goverments don't want you to know of there secret battletech army hidden beneath phone company's worldwide.   :D

[Nav_Alpha]

I wish I could have sat that exam yesterday. Probably could have written pages about the Amaris coup and its aftermath

Surely you'd still get serious points for examining the fall out from the break up of the Second Star League and the subsequent Jihad? I mean, what are we teaching kids, if not that...

[SCC]

Where did the previous version of this thread go?

[dragonkid11]

Well,that would encourage students to study history a lot more better than colored historical image :D

[VhenRa]

I would love to see a fan-fic that explain how a battlemech end up in 1917

This... Must... Be... Written!

[Feenix74]

Well,that would encourage students to study history a lot more better than colored historical image :D

Yeah, great now when I try to tell my teenaged boys that they have to stop playing PC/XBox360/PS3 and do some study, they will put MWO/MW4/Mechcommander2/MechAssault/Megamek on and say that they are studying the Russian Revolution  >:(

[wwwjason]

that is AWESOME

Nope, that is Marauder   ;D

[Lt Dan]

Meanwhile, during WWII.....

[Stormlion1]

Meanwhile, during WWII.....

They must be Lyrans. Who else would attach an Atlas to jump troops?

[wwwjason]

They must be Lyrans. Who else would attach an Atlas to jump troops?

That made me laugh  ;D

[Feenix74]

Meanwhile, during WWII.....

That's not a real photo, it is from the movie Saving Private Redjack Ryan  ;)

[Atlas3060]

Meanwhile, during WWII.....

Wait! BMR rules or Total Warfare?

[Midnightsun]

http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/history-transformed-in-vce-exam-20121114-29ce7.html

:)

[Midnightsun]

I can't help but think of that Wolf Dragoons officer who quoted Soviet propaganda during Battles...I wonder if he was a Scorpion by birth?

[DarthRads]

That's gone straight on my facebook!!! (Proud Australian!!!)

[Stormlion1]

Already reported. Twice.

[Fletch]

Well what can you really expect from Victorians.....  :))

(Fletch notes he is a proud Queenslander!)

[Atlas3060]

Well what can you really expect from Victorians.....  :))

I'd expect that from Feddies, wait wrong Victorian?  ;D

[Jellico]

The historical parallel makes it even that much funnier.  What 'Mech did Natasha Kerensky drive when she first started?

I believe you will find it is Alexander Kerensky.

History is just different in Australia.

[Paint it Pink]

Well it's official. BattleTech Marauder is a stronger meme than Robotech Glaug.

Hardly surprising as the name Marauder and BattleTech is just a stronger combination.  O:-)

[StCptMara]

Well it's official. BattleTech Marauder is a stronger meme than Robotech Glaug.

Hardly surprising as the name Marauder and BattleTech is just a stronger combination.  O:-)

Well...I think this carries some significance as to HG's ability to defend its stolen IP....

And *fist pump* YES! First identification was Battletech, not Robotech! YES!..

(Also, is it me, or did the mods merge 3 separate threads into this?)

[Atlas3060]

Oh they merged it and I'm fine with that. All Bolshevik Mech threads should join together TTGL style.
That way we show the great power of the Battletech Marauder in a nesting doll type of way.  8)

[Charlie Tango]

(Also, is it me, or did the mods merge 3 separate threads into this?)

I think we are at four or five merged threads now on this exact issue.   Please, in the future, everyone check to see if there is already a topic extant and active on your subject before starting a new one.

[Mastergunz]

Lol, If this has been mentioned already I apologize but (I didn't read through the last 3 pages) ....suck it Harmony Gold! That's a BATTLETECH MARAUDER! ;D

Someone really needs to send a link to TPTB at Harmony Gold with a nice little note.

'Thought you might enjoy this. Jerks.'

-Sincerily,
The Battletech Community  ;D

-Gunz

[Atlas3060]

Someone really needs to send a link to TPTB at Harmony Gold with a nice little note.

'Thought you might enjoy this. Jerks.'

-Sincerily,
The Battletech Community  ;D

-Gunz

We are classier than that...somewhat.  ;)

[Weirdo]

We are classier than that...somewhat.  ;)

*clicks send*

Wait...we are?

Uh oh...

[Mastergunz]

We are classier than that...somewhat.  ;)

Lawlz, speak for yourself. I live for 'cheap shots'.  ;D

-Gunz

[Orin J.]

Lawlz, speak for yourself. I live for 'cheap shots'.  ;D

-Gunz

there's no cheap shots, just tactically advantageous targets!  O:-)

[ShadowRaven]

this thread is so full of lolz,

[Demon55]

It is a "Commie 'Rauder."

[Southern Coyote]

It's a time paradox...without SkyNet the SLDF sending a Terminator Battlemech into the past, then John Connor Alexander Kerensky wouldn't have been born...

That makes sense, right? 

[five_corparty]

They must be Lyrans. Who else would attach an Atlas to jump troops?

too funny

 O0 ;D

[DarthRads]

Well what can you really expect from Victorians.....  :))

(Fletch notes he is a proud Queenslander!)

Proud South Aussie here...and still bitter over the loss of the F1s...the only sport I cared about...

[innersphere3050]

Don't know if this has already been posted, but I thought it was funny

Friend of mine I grew up with moved to Australia and and we usually have a monthly megamek game, anyways he sent me the following

http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/history-transformed-in-vce-exam-20121114-29ce7.html

Apparently, the VCE is some kind of Australian standardized test.  I visit him every few years and travel the country but haven't noticed the marauder elsewhere....
If the link doesn't work just google the VCE and battletech

[I am Belch II]

Nice!

[Lysenko]

That's actually sort of cool.....

[Atlas3060]

Roosterboy'd this will probably merge with the other thread at some point.
The threads merged and thus my original post will now be altered, much like that image!

[glitterboy2098]

Meanwhile, during WWII.....

They must be Lyrans. Who else would attach an Atlas to jump troops?

must be a fedsuns operation then, since on the beach we find the other troops:

[Blacksheep]

 ;D O0 ::)

[BlackKnight95]

 8)

[ColBosch]

I believe so. Let me bug him.

Oh, did he flee, too? ;)

[Von Jankmon]

What I find most interesting is that they peg it as a Marauder and not an Officer Pod from Robotech.

Yes, in a mainstream newspaper, that will cause some collars to heat. What a pity.

[John_Dolphin]

Apparently the Revolution had help.  To bad Kerensky didn't have his Orion around!

http://io9.com/5960510/thousands-of-australian-students-are-taught-that-robots-led-the-russian-revolution

[Lazarus Jaguar]

Been posted already

In fact you're at least poster 6 on this

[John_Dolphin]

Fair enough, I have to quicker next time!!

[Wrangler]

Thats funny, i guess the professor putting the exam together was't paying attention to them image.

I find it amusing that other website reporting the story showed a fan-made Marauder II instead of regular marauder.

I guess universities need get their make sure their going to actual galleries websites or something before cruzing the internet.

[Summoner]

That could be a scene from the Liberation of Terra.

[DarthRads]

That could be a scene from the Liberation of Terra.

To bad it can't be... :(

[Weirdo]

It's in my head-canon now.

And now I want to create a costume that is an SLDF officer's uniform with Russian stylings from that era.

[fltadm]

Sholder bords. Nothing says Russian than sholder boards

[ShadowRaven]

except Vodka

[Iron Mongoose]

The coolest thing for me is: my wife found this first and alerted me to it.  She's comming around, even if she won't admit it.

Second thing is that of course, there must have been a Kerensky in that Marauder, who ever it was.

[Dr Dodo]

I'm a new teacher in NSW and when I caught this on ABC news this morning I was caught between <facepalm>,  :o, and  ;D  . If I knew I could teach/play Battletech for history I would be a lot less stressed making lessons :D

I am planning on putting this up on our "Board of Shame"

[worktroll]

Dr Dodo,

BattleTech promotes mathematical skills, literacy, spatial geometry, analytical thinking, and cooperative play. Minis enhance development of eye-hand coordination, aesthetics, and practical art appreciation. Given it's got endorsement from VCAT, surely you should be seeking funding to implement a trial project in your school? Measure IQs before & after six months regular play?

[Sid]

Take that, Harmony Gold!

I thought I'd crack a joke how in a few days and a C&D letter later, the site may have a disclaimer clarifying the 'mech is from Robotech and not Battletech.

Then I thought maybe it isn't actually a joke  :))

[Orin J.]

I thought I'd crack a joke how in a few days and a C&D letter later, the site may have a disclaimer clarifying the 'mech is from Robotech and not Battletech.

Then I thought maybe it isn't actually a joke  :))

the comments page is rife with "corrections*", but it's almost a week and nothing so i think it's likely safe at this point.

*"Corrections": A bastardized Cappellan word describing informing people witness to an event what they have actually seen to avoid conflicting reports.

[Dr Dodo]

Dr Dodo,

BattleTech promotes mathematical skills, literacy, spatial geometry, analytical thinking, and cooperative play. Minis enhance development of eye-hand coordination, aesthetics, and practical art appreciation. Given it's got endorsement from VCAT, surely you should be seeking funding to implement a trial project in your school? Measure IQs before & after six months regular play?

While I agree on all those points with my classes I first would have to make sure that the books, printouts, minis, paint, dice are all non-harmful when eaten (no joke I lost 7 pens that were eaten by my class of 16 & 17 year olds! there were just the gnawed tips remaining. I now keep to pencils as they are less toxic when eaten) and are non-harmful when used as a projectile.  :-[

... But still I will have to consider this very carefully

[PsihoKekec]

I think legos are made with that in mind. And there are plans for lego mechs on internet.

[Feenix74]

Is the NSW Government still giving netbooks to all highschool students Dr Dodo?

If so, just get Megamek installed and away you go with no additional risk (assuming risk assessment on the netbooks have already been done)  O0

[Sabelkatten]

Having MM do the maths would hurt the educational value a bit... :(

[Feenix74]

True but the high schools now allow the teenagers to use calculators to do all the maths for them anyway so that educational value is already lost  :(

[Diamondshark]

Yep, I have NO idea how to do the elements of math that I studied in college--all my professor did was explain how to do the equations on my calculator.

[JadeHellbringer]

Is the NSW Government still giving netbooks to all highschool students Dr Dodo?

If so, just get Megamek installed and away you go with no additional risk (assuming risk assessment on the netbooks have already been done)  O0

"My exam? Well... my Marauder is running a bit warm, the Whitworth lost its left arm, and I'm running out of peasant hordes, but I think I can take the fort still. This is a lot harder than the one we did about the Smoke Jaguars capturing the Bastille!"

[Dr Dodo]

Is the NSW Government still giving netbooks to all highschool students Dr Dodo?

If so, just get Megamek installed and away you go with no additional risk (assuming risk assessment on the netbooks have already been done)  O0

it is being changed to a cheaper (for the government) byod system. So each student will be responsible for their own computer and the teachers have to make sure that any programs that they use have versions for pc, mac, ipad, ipod, & androids with the added bonus of having it work on multiple vintage machines from brand new to 4+ years old.

But the government says its cheaper so its good and it can't see any problems with its wonderful plan :D

[Charlie Tango]

 [copper]

Ahem.  Let's knock off the political discussion.  Now.

/  [copper]

[Dr Dodo]

[copper]

Ahem.  Let's knock off the political discussion.  Now.

/  [copper]

Deleted due to rereading it as potential to be read as extreme sarcasm to mod(s)