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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
One of the many Solaris 'Mech design firms, the [[Solaris City]] based Innovative Design Concepts is the only one listed on the [[Lyran Alliance]] stock exchanges. IDC's listing is based on company CEO Ramon Pietro's desperate desire to enter the main-line 'Mech markets, despite the fact that unlike [[Vining Engineering and Salvage Team]] (a company that has developed truly new and unique designs which have entered mass production), IDC still produces only extensive customization of existing designs such as its popular ''[[Daedalus (BattleMech)|Daedalus]]'' and ''[[Longshot]]'', based on the venerable ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' and ''[[Assassin]]'' respectively.<ref name=HBHS147>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 147, "Innovative Design Concepts Profile"</ref> | One of the many Solaris 'Mech design firms, the [[Solaris City]] based Innovative Design Concepts is the only one listed on the [[Lyran Alliance]] stock exchanges. IDC's listing is based on company CEO Ramon Pietro's desperate desire to enter the main-line 'Mech markets, despite the fact that unlike [[Vining Engineering and Salvage Team]] (a company that has developed truly new and unique designs which have entered mass production), IDC still produces only extensive customization of existing designs such as its popular ''[[Daedalus (BattleMech)|Daedalus]]'' and ''[[Longshot]]'', based on the venerable ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' and ''[[Assassin]]'' respectively.<ref name=HBHS147>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 147, "Innovative Design Concepts Profile"</ref> | ||
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== Leadership == | == Leadership == |
Revision as of 00:50, 24 June 2021
Innovative Design Concepts is a BattleMech design firm producing 'Mechs for the Solaris VII arenas.
Overview
One of the many Solaris 'Mech design firms, the Solaris City based Innovative Design Concepts is the only one listed on the Lyran Alliance stock exchanges. IDC's listing is based on company CEO Ramon Pietro's desperate desire to enter the main-line 'Mech markets, despite the fact that unlike Vining Engineering and Salvage Team (a company that has developed truly new and unique designs which have entered mass production), IDC still produces only extensive customization of existing designs such as its popular Daedalus and Longshot, based on the venerable Phoenix Hawk and Assassin respectively.[1]
IDC survived the Jihad, but afterwards struggled to compete with larger and more advanced manufacturers.[2]
Leadership
In 3067 the company's CEO is Ramon Pietro.[1]
Manufacturing
Innovative Design Concepts has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Solaris VII
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 147, "Innovative Design Concepts Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Experimental Technical Readout: Caveat Emptor, p. 11, "DAD-DX Daedalus"
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 136, "Produced Longshot Components"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 126, "Produced Porcupine Components"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Caveat Emptor, p. 8, "PRC-3N Porcupine"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 138, "Produced Silver Fox Components"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 144, "Produced Daedalus Components"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 154, "Produced Prowler Components"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 156, "Produced Paladin Components"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 166, "Produced Cudgel Components"