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During the [[Age of War]], the company produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2396]], the Büffel VII<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"</ref> in [[2407]], the Marsden II MBT<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2463]] and the ''Crossbow'', the second home-grown Lyran produced [[BattleMech]], in [[2468]]. Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to [[Tharkad]], forcing it to shut down its factory in [[2490]] after producing only a few hundred ''Crossbows''. [[MacEnroe Motors]] bought out the financially troubled company in [[2541]], which shut down ''Crossbow'' production in [[2550]].<ref name=TRO278>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 278</ref> | During the [[Age of War]], the company produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2396]], the Büffel VII<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"</ref> in [[2407]], the Marsden II MBT<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2463]] and the ''Crossbow'', the second home-grown Lyran produced [[BattleMech]], in [[2468]]. Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to [[Tharkad]], forcing it to shut down its factory in [[2490]] after producing only a few hundred ''Crossbows''. [[MacEnroe Motors]] bought out the financially troubled company in [[2541]], which shut down ''Crossbow'' production in [[2550]].<ref name=TRO278>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 278</ref> | ||
− | During the [[Jihad]] Arcturan Arms expanded its refit facility to produce [[RetroTech]] 'Mechs for the [[LCAF]]. Production on these lines had shut down by [[3079]],<ref name=orla4>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'' p. 4</ref> but the money from those lines, however, was able to launch new Marsden II production facilities on [[Buena]]<ref name=orla6>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 6</ref> and [[Halfway]].<ref name=orla14>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 14 | + | During the [[Jihad]] Arcturan Arms expanded its refit facility to produce [[RetroTech]] 'Mechs for the [[LCAF]]. Production on these lines had shut down by [[3079]],<ref name=orla4>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'' p. 4</ref> but the money from those lines, however, was able to launch new Marsden II production facilities on [[Buena]]<ref name=orla6>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 6</ref> and [[Halfway]].<ref name=orla14>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 14</ref> In September [[3081]] Arcturan Arms told the [[Interstellar News Network]] that their refit facilities would be producing considerable numbers of the primitive ''[[Archer]]'', ''[[Commando]]'' and ''[[Dervish]]'' for some decades yet, which the RetroTech 'Mechs seen as being ideal for organizations such as militia forces.<ref name="J:FRp33">''Jihad Final Reckoning'', p. 33, "The Retro Wave"</ref> |
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| ''[[Dervish]]''<ref name=orla4/> | | ''[[Dervish]]''<ref name=orla4/> | ||
| [[Primitive Technology|Primitive]] [[Medium BattleMech]] | | [[Primitive Technology|Primitive]] [[Medium BattleMech]] | ||
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| [[Crossbow (BattleMech)|CRS-6B ''Crossbow'']]<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | | [[Crossbow (BattleMech)|CRS-6B ''Crossbow'']]<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | ||
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| ''[[Archer]]''<ref name=orla4/> | | ''[[Archer]]''<ref name=orla4/> | ||
| [[Primitive Technology|Primitive]] Heavy BattleMech | | [[Primitive Technology|Primitive]] Heavy BattleMech | ||
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u> | ||
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| [[Büffel VII]]<ref name=TRO3075-276/> | | [[Büffel VII]]<ref name=TRO3075-276/> | ||
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+ | | [[Büffel VII|Büffel VIII]]<ref name=TRO3075-276/> | ||
| [[Support Vehicles]] | | [[Support Vehicles]] | ||
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| [[Marsden II]] MBT<ref name=orla14/> | | [[Marsden II]] MBT<ref name=orla14/> | ||
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+ | | [[Büffel VII|Büffel VIII]]<ref name=TRO3075-276/> | ||
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Revision as of 02:03, 28 January 2017
Arcturan Arms was a military hardware manufacturer based on Arcturus, the former capital of the Lyran Commonwealth.
Overview
During the Age of War, the company produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT[1] in 2396, the Büffel VII[2] in 2407, the Marsden II MBT[3] in 2463 and the Crossbow, the second home-grown Lyran produced BattleMech, in 2468. Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to Tharkad, forcing it to shut down its factory in 2490 after producing only a few hundred Crossbows. MacEnroe Motors bought out the financially troubled company in 2541, which shut down Crossbow production in 2550.[4]
During the Jihad Arcturan Arms expanded its refit facility to produce RetroTech 'Mechs for the LCAF. Production on these lines had shut down by 3079,[5] but the money from those lines, however, was able to launch new Marsden II production facilities on Buena[6] and Halfway.[7] In September 3081 Arcturan Arms told the Interstellar News Network that their refit facilities would be producing considerable numbers of the primitive Archer, Commando and Dervish for some decades yet, which the RetroTech 'Mechs seen as being ideal for organizations such as militia forces.[8]
Manufacturing
Arcturan Arms has a manufacturing center on the following planets:
Arcturus
The facility on Arcurus suffered no capital and personnel losses, but the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 40% of their main output in 3079.[9]
Buena
Components produced on Buena:[12][6] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Kelswa Assault Tank[12] | Tracked Vehicles |
Marsden II MBT[6] | Tracked Vehicles |
Halfway
Components produced on Halfway:[7] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Marsden II MBT[7] | Tracked Vehicles |
Büffel VIII[11] | Support Vehicles |
References
- ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Objectives: Lyran Alliance p. 4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 6
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 14
- ↑ Jihad Final Reckoning, p. 33, "The Retro Wave"
- ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 3, "State of the Industry Table"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278, "Produced Crossbow BattleMech Components"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel VII Vehicle Profile"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, p. 22, "Kelswa Vehicle Profile"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 50, "Vedette Profile"