Crush
Both words in one sentence
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In BattleTech, kicking/stomping an downed enemy BattleMech is one of the most effective ways to finish them off before they can get back up - especially because the kick has a chance to crush the cockpit.
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Slaking got a critical hit with Crush Claw, and one more attack would've downed Aggron, but Aggron's Rock Throw was a crit as well.
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On the Geoscape, there are times where your fighter craft/troop transport cannot engage/deliver soldiers due to the (downed/landed) USO being "too deep", due to water pressure: even the most basic USO is capable of surviving depths that would crush a human-made submarine.
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