The Lineman was one of SWI's earliest attempts at a 
design using Clantech, and combat-wise they were 
incredibly successful.  Unfortunately the difficult 
maintenance and higher cost associated with Clantech 
caused buyers to stay away in droves, so the line was 
discontinued after a single limited production run.  A few 
Linemen can be seen scattered among some of the more 
affluent commands, and they have proven their worth in 
combat even though they could not prove their wirth by 
sales.

Designed as an all-purpose, all-range front-line combat 
unit, the Lineman excels at its lack of specialty.  For 
long-range combat the LNM-1SW combines the incredible 
range of an ER Large Laser with the awesome power of 
an ER PPC.  Although these two weapons themselves 
can be enough to destroy an enemy at long range, the 
Lineman doesn't skimp on short-range weapons either.  In 
fact, it mounts a massive LBX-20 Autocannon in its left 
arm, backed up by 2 Streak SRM-6 systems and a single 
Medium Pulse Laser.  

Obviously heat would have become a serious problem had 
the designers attempted to add any more weapons, so 
instead they packed all the remaining space with double 
heat sinks.  Although it carries an impressive count at 19, 
Mechwarriors can still find themselves overheating if they 
aren't careful.