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== Description ==
'''Magnetic Clamps''' are devices which allow [[battle armor]] troopers the ability to "hitch a ride" on non-[[OmniMech]]s.  While a straightforward proposition - fit a suit with powerful electromagnets so it can attach to any 'Mech - the weak magnetic attraction of the chassis means the trooper is liable to be thrown off.  To compensate, special mechanical grippers assist the electromagnets, allowing the suit to cling more securely to their ride.<ref name=TM258>''TechManual'', p. 259: "Magnetic Clamps"</ref>

Magnetic clamps were introduced to the [[Inner Sphere]] by the [[Capellan Confederation]] for their first battle armor suit, the [[Fa Shih]], in [[3062]].<ref name=TM258/>  Later variants of the [[Infiltrator Mk. II]] and [[Longinus]] were fitted with magnetic clamps.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 190</ref>  In the [[thirty-second century]], the [[Centaur Battle Armor]] and [[Marauder (Battle Armor)|Marauder Battle Armor]] were built incorporating magnetic clamps in their design.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 9</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 7</ref>  However, the [[Clans]] have never utilized magnetic clamps on their battle armor, although during the [[Wars of Reaving]] the [[Society]] developed a [[Magnetic Clamp System (ProtoMech)|Magnetic Clamp System]] for their [[ProtoMechs]].<ref name=TM258/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 200</ref>

== Notes ==
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=== Game Rules ===
Magnetic clamps weigh 30 kg, take up two space slots and are tech level C.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 347</ref>  A suit may only carry one set of clamps.  Quadruped, assault-weight and suits fitted with an [[Underwater Maneuvering Unit]] may not be equipped with magnetic clamps.<ref name=TM258/>
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''


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