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== Description ==
The informal term '''Clanbuster''' was coined by [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] on the eve of the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], when [[ComStar]] upgraded certain [[BattleMech]] types with new technology to face the superior [[Clan]] technology in the upcoming battle. It could either describe a specific Clanbuster configuration, or otherwise refer to an individual 'Mech that had been upgraded in this way.<ref name="T(SP)p12+">''Tukayyid (scenario pack)'', pp. 12-17: "Com Guard 'Mechs"</ref><ref name="bot_p160_p172">''BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid'', pp. 160-172: "Technical Readout"</ref>

When the Battle of Tukayyid was arranged, the upgrades were purposefully designed as field refits that were quick and easy to apply within a few months with ComStar's resources at the time. To this end, only readily available components were used that were reasonably easy to swap, mostly exchanging weapons for more advanced but similar weapons. ComStar also made extensive use of [[Vlar 300 XL]] [[fusion engine]]s for these upgrades because they had a huge cache available on [[Terra]].<ref name="T(SP)p12+"/><ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>

It should be noted that the Clanbusters, while sporting advanced technology that made them superior to most [[Inner Sphere]] 'Mechs at the time, were not as powerful as the moniker suggests. They were essentially just basic frames with some quick and simple upgrades, as opposed to advanced designs. Not designed to make the best use of the available advanced technology, they were still inferior compared to frontline Clan 'Mechs.<ref name="T(SP)p12+"/><ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>

== Known Clanbuster upgrades ==
* [[Archer#Variants|ARC-5CS ''Archer]]''<ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>
* [[Black Knight#Variants|BL9-KNT ''Black Knight]]''<ref name="T(SP)p12+"/><ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>
* [[Champion#Variants|CHP-3N ''Champion]]''<ref name="T(SP)p12+"/>
* [[Hussar#Variants|HSR 400-D ''Hussar]]''<ref name="T(SP)p12+"/>
* [[King Crab#Variants|KGC-001 ''King Crab]]''<ref name="T(SP)p12+"/>
* [[Marauder#Variants|MAD-5CS ''Marauder]]''<ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>
* [[Phoenix Hawk#Variants|PXH-1bC ''Phoenix Hawk]]''<ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>
* [[Rifleman#Variants|RFL-5CS ''Rifleman]]''<ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>
* [[Shadow Hawk#Variants|SHD-2Ht ''Shadow Hawk]]''<ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>
* [[Warhammer#Variants|WHM-7CS ''Warhammer]]''<ref name="bot_p160_p172"/>
* [[Wyvern#Variants|WVE-9N ''Wyvern]]''<ref name="T(SP)p12+"/>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]''
* ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid Supplemental]]''
* ''[[Tukayyid (scenario pack)]]''

[[Category: Technology|Clanbuster]]
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