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Clyde brought this 40 1/2 lb Flathead to Rock River Outfitters to be weighed 6/19/11. The fish was caught on the west side of the dam at Oregon, IL.
The original FlatHead (left), a medium scout Frame previously popular among formal and informal military outfits alike for its excellent modularity, impressive mobility, and its reputation for being able to dish out and take plenty of punishment. The FlatHead is held to be the unofficial gold standard against which competing systems are measured, and several Batch One examples see use today in small militias and mech-athlon leagues.
The Cairn-Class (right) is a third-generation FlatHead derivative built for reconnaissance and combat on unstable terrain. Its longer legs enable swift strides, and its modified feet help keep its reduced-mass frame from sinking into softer ground. The extra linear stabilizers on the arms and legs serve three purposes: keep the Frame balanced, provide additional damping against harsh impacts that would propagate through the limbs, and provide an active counter-force to weapons recoil. As a consequence, the Cairn is the direct replacement for the Gen-One Flatheads in field missions and ranged combat.
The Anvil-Class (middle) is a second-generation FlatHead frame built to counter the myriad anti-armor technologies developed following the first deployment of FlatHead frames. Sporting upgraded armor, sensors, and fire control systems, as well as new high-torque actuators, the Anvil is the frame against which hundreds assaults and sieges were broken. Despite being intended as a direct replacement for the first-generation FlatHeads, increased production costs, slower maintenance throughput, and ramping economic debt incurred by the expanded deployment of the Batch Five 1st-Gens ultimately kept the Anvil from seeing use against anything less threatening than the wandering Nuckelavee-class auto-forts that threatened Terra Collective colonies and outposts.