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, Arcturan Arms produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT in 2396,[1] the Büffel VII in 2407,[2] and the Marsden II MBT in 2463.[3] The company also manufactured the second home-grown Lyran-produced BattleMech, the Crossbow, in 2468.[4] 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 and would later discontinue 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 profit money from those lines was used 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 'Mechs for some decades yet; RetroTech 'Mechs seen as being ideal for low-level 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]

Components produced on Arcturus:[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Component Type
Mechs
Commando[5] Primitive Light BattleMech
Dervish[5] Primitive Medium BattleMech
Archer[5] Primitive Heavy BattleMech
CRS-6B Crossbow[10] Heavy BattleMech
Vehicles
Büffel VII[11] Support Vehicles
Büffel VIII[11] Support Vehicles
Kelswa Assault Tank[12] Tracked Vehicles
Marsden I MBT[13] Tracked Vehicles
Marsden II MBT[14] Tracked Vehicles
Vedette V7[15] Tracked Vehicles
I.C.E.
Arcturus Engines CM Elite Marsden I[13]
OmniDiesel 180 Marsden II[14]
Chassis
Arc Walker 6X-B Crossbow[10]
Fuel Cell
Arcturan Electric 250 Vedette V7[15]
Fusion Engine
AA Eterna 300 Crossbow[10]
Pitban 285 Kelswa[12]
Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
AA Battleplate Marsden I[13]
AA-50 Diamondplate Marsden II[14]
Diamond Skin Beta Series Crossbow[10]
Armor - FF - BattleMechs & Vehicles
ArcShield Heavy Ferro-Fibrous w/CASE Kelswa[12]
Durallex Special Heavy Ferro Fibrous w/CASE Vedette V7[15]
Communications System
Arc-Signal A75 Kelswa[12]
Arc Signal 100 Marsden I[13]
Arc Signal 750 Marsden II[14]
Arc Signal 1100 Crossbow[10]
TharHes Muse 54-58K Vedette V7[15]
Targeting-Tracking System
Angst Clear View 2A Kelswa[12]
Arc Walker Prime Crossbow[10]
Land Shark Scanner 15 Marsden II[14]
Scorpion Series AFC System Marsden I[13]
TharHes Mars-1 Vedette V7[15]
Medium Laser
Rassal Blue-Beam Crossbow[10]
ER Medium Laser
Defiance Model XII Kelswa[12]
Bombast Laser
Maxell Maximum Vedette V7[15]
PPC
A-4 "Lightning" Series Crossbow
Gauss Rifle
Grizzard Model 200 Kelswa[12]
Magshot Gauss Rifle
Poland Main Model C Vedette V7[15]
AC-5
Arcturan Arms Longarm Series Marsden I[13] & Marsden II[14]
LRM-10
CDC Double-Five Crossbow[10]
SRM-6
Alpha Wave Marsden I[13] & Marsden II[14]
Machine Gun
General A 70 Model Marsden I[13] & Marsden II[14]

Buena

Components produced on Buena:[12][6]
Component Type
Vehicles
Kelswa Assault Tank[12] Tracked Vehicles
Marsden II MBT[6] Tracked Vehicles

Halfway

Components produced on Halfway:[7]
Component Type
Vehicles
Marsden II MBT[7] Tracked Vehicles
Büffel VIII[11] Support Vehicles

References

  1. Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23, Marsden I MBT
  2. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"
  3. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278-279 "Crossbow Profile"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Objectives: Lyran Alliance p. 4
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 6
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 14
  8. Jihad Final Reckoning, p. 33, "The Retro Wave"
  9. Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 3, "State of the Industry Table"
  10. 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. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel VII Vehicle Profile"
  12. 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. 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. 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. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 50, "Vedette Profile"

Bibliography