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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 | + | 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> |
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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]
Manufacturing
Arcturan Arms had a manufacturing center on the following planet:
Arcturus
| Components produced on Arcturus:[5][6] | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| Büffel VII[6] | Support Vehicles |
| CRS-6B Crossbow[5] | Heavy BattleMech |
| Arc Walker 6X-B | Chassis - Crossbow[5] |
| AA Eterna 300 | Fusion Engine - Crossbow[5] |
| Diamond Skin Beta Series | Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Crossbow[5] |
| Arc Signal 1100 | Communications System - Crossbow[5] |
| Arc Walker Prime | Targeting-Tracking System - Crossbow[5] |
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 5.4 5.5 5.6 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278, "Produced Crossbow BattleMech Components"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel VII Vehicle Profile"