While Pandora did not fall during the Invasion an effort was made to relocate its BattleMaster factory, but the haphazard nature of the factory and foot-dragging by the planet's corrupt nobility delayed this effort. Although the manufacture of new BattleMasters was disrupted when Twycross fell to Clan Jade Falcon, the recapture of that world allowed for a brief resumption of production. New models of the BattleMaster would be introduced in time to take part in the Clan Invasion. These BattleMasters served as excellent command vehicles during the War of 3039. By fortuitous accident the Draconis Combine also came into possession of a large number of BattleMasters when a hapless ComStar Precentor, intending to ship unmodified versions of advanced BattleMasters to Com Guard units, sent them to the Combine instead. House Liao also fielded a large number of BattleMasters, at least until the devastation of the Fourth Succession War when many fell into the hands of the Federated Suns, themselves lacking any BattleMaster factories. This was enough though to make House Steiner and House Marik the largest users of BattleMasters during the Succession Wars. While production of new BattleMasters was taken up by Earthwerks Incorporated on Keystone, Trellshire Heavy Industries on Twycross, and Red Devil Industries on Pandora, they could build only a handful of new 'Mechs every year. During the First Succession War Hollis' BattleMaster factories on Corey were attacked, their production lines destroyed and any finished BattleMasters purloined by the various House forces. Īlthough only produced in modest numbers, examples of the BattleMaster could be found in the arsenals of all the Great Houses and technicians have gone to great lengths in order to repair one. With good reliability, firepower and armoring, the BattleMaster is equally adept anchoring an assault lance or serving as a command vehicle. ![]() ![]() Still, those lucky enough to pilot a BattleMaster can attest to some of the stories surrounding the 'Mech. Indeed the sheer size of the BattleMaster, combined with the cost and resources needed to build one, meant the 'Mech could only be manufactured on a few planets. Hollis Industries began production in 2633, originally designed to be the largest and most powerful 'Mech for the Star League armies at that time. Versatile and powerful, the BattleMaster was one of the best known BattleMechs in existence.
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