Arcturan Arms

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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][7][8]
Component Type
Marsden I MBT[5] Heavy Tracked Combat Vehicle
Büffel VII[6] Support Vehicles
Marsden II MBT[7] Heavy Tracked Combat Vehicle
CRS-6B Crossbow[8] Heavy BattleMech
Arcturan Arms Longarm Series Autocannon/5 - Marsden I[5], Marsden II[7]
Arc Walker 6X-B Chassis - Crossbow[8]
AA Eterna 300 Fusion Engine - Crossbow[8]
Diamond Skin Beta Series Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Crossbow[8]
Arc Signal 1100 Communications System - Crossbow[8]
Arc Walker Prime Targeting-Tracking System - Crossbow[8]

References

  1. Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
  2. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"
  3. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
  4. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel VII Vehicle Profile"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278, "Produced Crossbow BattleMech Components"

Bibliography