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{{InfoBoxBattleMech
|image=Tian-zong-TRO3145_Liao.jpg
|name=''Tian-zong''
|manufacturer=[[Hellespont 'Mech Works]]<ref name=TRO:CCp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 44</ref>
| production year=3090
|year reference=
|model=TNZ-N1
|mass=75
|Tech Base=Inner Sphere
|mech type=BattleMech
|chassis=[[Hellespont Type TZ]]
|armor=[[Hellespont Lite II Stealth]]
|comsys=[[Ceres Metals Model 777]] with [[Angel ECM Suite]]
|T&T=[[Radcom TXXII]]
|heat sinks=12 [[Double Heat Sinks]]
|engine=[[Rawlings 300 XL]]
|speed=65
|armament=*2x [[ER Medium Laser]]s
*2x [[Gauss rifle]]s
|BV (2.0) = 2,167<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 91</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 101</ref>
}} 

==Description==
The '''''Tian-zong''''' is a post-[[Jihad]] design that the [[Capellan Confederation]] first developed in [[3090]]. Equipped with thirteen and a half tons of [[Stealth Armor]] powered by an [[Angel ECM Suite]], the ''Tian-zong'' is a premier "Recon in Force" [['Mech]]. The 300-rated [[extralight engine]] propels the ''Tian-zong'' to a top speed of 64 km/h, which can make for a jarring ride given the [[Small Cockpit]]. The ''Tian-zong'' is one of the first Capellan 'Mechs to use an [[Endo-Composite]] skeleton. Twelve [[Double Heat Sink]]s dissipate the heat from the Stealth Armor. It is a popular 'Mech with [[CCAF]] commanders.<ref name=TRO:CCp44/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The 'Mech is armed with a pair of [[Mydron Concussor]] [[Gauss rifle]]s as its main weaponry. Each rifle has two tons of ammunition, keeping it in the fight. For close-in work the 'Mech carries a [[Ceres Arms]] [[Extended Range Medium Laser]] in each arm.

==Variants==
*;TZN-N2 : This ''Tian-zong'' replaces the standard weaponry with a [[Light Gauss Rifle]] in the side torsos and an [[ER Large Laser]] in each arm. The Light Gauss Rifles each have a ton of ammunition. All other aspects of the N2 are identical to the N1. BV (2.0) = 1,726<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 92</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 102</ref>

*;TZN-N3 : This variant is based on the N1. It uses the same Gauss Rifles, but they only have a ton of ammunition. Two heat sinks have been removed (leaving ten in the engine) as have the ER Medium Lasers. The freed space and mass allows the N3 to carry a [[Light PPC]] in each arm. It is identical to the N1 in all other respects. BV (2.0) = 2,072<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 45, 93</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 103</ref>

===Custom Variants===
*; ''Tian-zong'' Jasminda : The customized TZN-N3 ''Tian-zong'' piloted by ''[[Sang-shao]]'' [[Jasminda Xiang]] of the [[Sixth Confederation Reserve Cavalry]] during the [[Capellan Crusades]] featured the Light Gauss Rifles of the TZN-N2 variant to save weight to carry [[ER PPC]] in the right arm, supported by an ER Medium Laser in the left arm. <ref name=OTPCC-32>''Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusaders'', p. 32 "Tian-zong TNZ-N3 Jasminda"</ref>

==Notable Pilots==
:''See [[:Category:Notable Tian-zong Pilots]]''

==Design Quirks==
The ''Tian-zong'' is subject to the following [[Design Quirk]]:<ref>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 155</ref>
* [[Command BattleMech]]

==Notes==
* The ''Tian-zong'' was introduced by [[WizKids]] as part of their ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age]]'' line of collectible miniatures.  It first appeared in their game set release ''[[MechWarrior: Liao Incursion|Liao Incursion]]''. In the novel ''[[Fortress of Lies]]'', the 'Mech first appeared in action.  However, the 'Mech was firing its Gauss rifles from its arms, conflicting with the original figure's physical appearance.

* The TZN-N3 ''Tian-zong'' is the variant described in the ''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'' entry.

==References==
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==Gallery==

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Image:MWDA Tian-zong.JPG|MW:DA Tian-zong model
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Fortress of Lies]]'' (Novel) - Tian-zong first appears in fiction.
* ''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_9.pdf Jaquelin Pejiko's Confederation Reserve Cavalry Dossier]''
* ''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_34.pdf Clara Park's House Liao/McCarron's Armored Cavalry Dossier]''
* ''[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_43.pdf Hoa Phiri's House Liao/Warrior House Dossier]''
* ''[[Operational Turning Points: Capellan Crusades]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''

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