To: Felifious Bander, CEO, Bander Battlemechs
From: Lucas Sandberg, Chief Development Scout, Bander Battlemechs
Date: 11:19, October 10, 3067
Re: A potential Bandersnatch variant worth noting

As we look forward to releasing future variants of our signature Battlemech, the Bandersnatch, I thought I would prepare a brief report on an interesting design that has been fielded with some success on Solaris VII for several years. The design belongs to Taharqa “Howler” Bane, a former clansman and gladiator. He has had a successful career on Solaris VII, while fielding a variant of our Bandersnatch, reaching the Elite Eight of the Open Class Championships in 3065 and the Final Four in 3066. I provide the schematics for the design which I dub the “Howler” below, as well as a brief description of its capabilities. Bane actually refers to it as “Poo-Flinger” a name which his opponents originally used disparagingly in reference to the name of his stable, the “Flaming Devil Monkeys.” In a move characteristic of Bane, he openly co-opted this name for himself.

To: Demi-Precentor Davis, Executive Officer Ninth Division
From: Adept VII Clyde Fugu, Ninth Division
Date: 3073-03-12
Re: Void signature system status

I write to inform you that we have located the void signature system that went missing two months ago during a raid by the Flaming Devil Monkeys mercenary unit. Unfortunately, it seems that the mercenary unit has figured out how to install the system onto one of their own mechs, a Bandersnatch piloted by the unit commander. I saw it in action myself in our recent encounter with the unit. How the mercs managed the technological competence to reverse-engineer our systems, I don't know.