September 11, 3051: Exeter, Fed. Commonwealth A brand now MAD-5S Marauder undergoes final testing at the Bowie Ind. Facility on Carlisle. As a response to the shocking technological advantage the Clan invaders have demonstrated in their military equipment, all of the governments of the Inner Sphere except the Capellan Confederation have begun a massive manufacturing effort, the likes of which has not been seen since before the First Succession War. Facilities for producing recently rediscovered battlefield technologies such as ferro-fibrous armor and enhanced energy weapons have reportedly been ordered to double their output by the end of the year. The conversion of older, outdated manufacturers, and even the construction of new factories, are being pressed forward, even in obviously threatened systems such as Summit and Tamar. Additionally, rumors abound that secret new BattleMech designs in the prototype stage or even still on paper- are being rushed into production in an attempt to offset superior Clan technology. When asked if these efforts would allow the Inner Sphere to achieve parity with the Clans any time soon, one Lyran official stated, "Equality, drek, no! It's going to take us ten years just to replace the losses we've suffered already!" A more restrained response came from Graf Patricia Yeager, Archon Melissa Steiner's press spokesperson: "While it's serious, the Clan menace is not yet critical. Increased defence production is a prudent step to safeguard the people of the Federated Commonwealth and to hasten the liberation of occupied territories." BattleTechnology News From the Front Inner Sphere Factories Retool For Clans War Mercenaries Refuse to Fight Conference on Outreach Miraborg Surrenders to Wolf Clan Man in the Street Interviews Clan Invasion Incoming! The Sergeant Speaks his Mind Kai Allard-Liao Plunges to Death Ragnar Magnusson Lost Back to BattleTechnology 18 Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1992 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com