Dateline: New Avalon, August 3028 ALMA Alliance at left Reliable sources within the NewAvalon Institute of Science recently disclosed that a totally new BattleMech design co-created by technicians of House Davion and House Steiner had begun field tests early in August, 3028. Though to be called the ALI-1 A ALLIANCE, this 'Mech is reportedly 100 tons in mass, and is equipped with an undisclosed array of offensive weaponry. Additional details concerning this new 'Mech prototype were considered to be TOP SECRET until announced by Federated Suns information sources as the "wedding present" to Hanse Davion and Melissa Arthur Steiner. As soon as further information is available, BattleTechnology will report further details on this 'Mech, the first new design fielded by House Davion or House Steiner in centuries. BattleTechnology News Service New `Mech Design Begins Testing Jamie Wolf A Terrorist? Mandrinn of Capella to Earn Spiritual Grace Wolf Returns to Dragoons Tikonov Falls Death's Shadows Renews Steiner Contract Kuo Company: The Saga Ends Free Worlds at War With Own Ally? The Sleeping Dragon Awakes Back to BattleTechnology 7 Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1988 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com