Maybe I misinterpreted what it says, “... joining the Rasalhague Dominion’s “Phoenix” models as the formidable core of many Clan assault formations.”
Maybe it just means the 4 and 7 not every Phoenix model? The plural ‘model’ threw me.
Ok, so going back to my initial post, according to the MUL, the Bears have access to every Mad IIC model except the 6 (the 4 and 5 are not listed as available to
anyone by the Dark Ages, so this probably means no they are no longer produced and none survive, or survive in such small quantities so as to be irrelevant)
The Bears had access to the original Mad IIC along with all the other Clans, but by the Dark Ages, only the Falcons and Bears still have it (producing? Just ancient relics?)
As for the remaining variants, the Bears only ever were said to produce the 4 and 7, and the rest being Adder or Falcon in origin...
I don't recall any major Trials between the Bears and Adders or Falcons that they would gain enough Mad IIC 2s, 3s and 8s to be a primary user of them in the Dark Ages
And as pointed out, RecGuide 6 says the Bears can produce the Phoenix models...so since when? How? Trade with the Falcons and Adders?