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[[Clan Ghost Bear]] were not really impressed when thy capture the planet [[Spittal]], and see the vehicle production plant by ''Benson and Bjorn'' there is to crude for [[Clan]] standarts.
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The Bear's continuing there production here but they have no plans to level uped the plant.<ref>''Objective Raids'' p.111 Benson an Bjorn</ref>
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| affiliation = {{Ubl|[[Free Rasalhague Republic]]|[[Ghost Bear Dominion]]}}
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| headquarters = Moray ([[Spittal I]])<ref name=O:TCp38>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 38: "Benson and Bjorn"</ref>
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| leadership = [[CEO of Benson and Bjorn|CEO]]
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'''Benson and Bjorn''' (B&B) was a military armaments manufacturer in the [[Free Rasalhague Republic]] and later [[Clan Ghost Bear]].
  
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==Overview==
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Benson and Bjorn was the Free Rasalhague Republic's second largest weapons manufacturer by [[3050]].<ref name=20YUp50>''20 Year Update'', p. 50: "Defense Industry"</ref>
  
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'''Benson and Bjorn''' has a manufacture center on the following planet:
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[[Clan Ghost Bear]] was not really impressed when they captured the [[Spittal]]. Having seen the B&B vehicle production plant, they felt it was too crude for [[Clan]] standards. The Bear's continued to use their production line, but they had no plans to bring the plant up to Clan technology standards.<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 111: "Benson and Bjorn Profile"</ref> However, during the later part of the [[Jihad]] the now [[Ghost Bear Dominion]] needed produce more traditional vehicle for its KungsArmé Galaxies. The Clan's merchant caste then invested money to bring tech abilities to produce Clan grade vehicles starting with the Axel IIC.<ref name=O:TCp38/>
  
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=== Trondheim ===
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During the Jihad, the plant lost no personnel and it was operating at 90% efficiency in [[3079]].<ref name=O:TCp32>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 32: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> In later stages of the Jihad, Benson and Bjorn would gather success improving their vehicle designs. However, the company began to clash with the [[Scientist Caste]] who saw the success of upgraded Inner Sphere designs as tarnish against their honor. They forcefully commissioned B&B to produce the Vidar Heavy Defense Tank, which would turn out to be inferior to previous designs the company had produced.<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 78: "Vidar Heavy Defense Tank"</ref>
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Components produced on [[Trondheim]]:
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==Manufacturing==
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Benson and Bjorn has a manufacture center on the following planet:
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===Spittal===
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{|class="wikitable" 
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Spittal:<ref name=O:TCp38/><ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/><ref name=OR111>''Objective Raids'', p. 111: " Produced Benson an Bjorn Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p34>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 34: "Produced Scorpion Vehicle Components"</ref>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
 
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| [[Tracked APC]]
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| [[Axel#Variants|Axel IIC Heavy Tank]]<ref name=O:TCp38/>
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
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| [[Scorpion]]
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| [[Huitzilopochtli|Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank]]<ref name=O:TCp38/>
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| [[Tracked Vehicles]] - ''Light Tank''
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| Tracked Vehicles
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| [[Tracked APC]]<ref name=OR111/><ref name=O:TCp38/>
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| Tracked Vehicles
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| [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion]]<ref name=OR111/><ref name=TRO3039p34/>
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| Tracked Vehicles
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| [[Vedette]]<ref name=OR111/>
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| Tracked Vehicles
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| [[Vidar|Vidar Heavy Defense Tank]]<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
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| Tracked Vehicles - As of [[3085]]
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
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| [[Fuel Cell 150]]
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| Vidar<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
 
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| [[Vedette]]
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| [[SitiCide 100]]
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| [[Tracked Vehicles]] - ''Medium Tank''
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| Scorpion<ref name=TRO3039p34/>
 
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| [[Locom-Pack 60]]
 
| [[Locom-Pack 60]]
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Tracked APC''
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| Tracked APC<ref name=OR111/>
 
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| [[Locom-Pack 100]]
 
| [[Locom-Pack 100]]
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Scorpion''
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| Scorpion<ref name=OR111/>
 
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| [[Locom-Pack 250]]
 
| [[Locom-Pack 250]]
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Vedette''
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| Vedette<ref name=OR111/>
 
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| [[Locom-Pack 260]]
 
| [[Locom-Pack 260]]
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Vedette''
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| Vedette<ref name=OR111/>
 
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| [[Axel Mark I]]
 
| [[Axel Mark I]]
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Rommel''
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| Rommel<ref name=OR111/>
 
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| [[Axel Mark II]]
 
| [[Axel Mark II]]
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| Patton<ref name=OR111/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
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| [[ProTec Light]]
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| Scorpion<ref name=TRO3039p34/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
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| [[Compound A2F]] [[ferro-fibrous]] w/[[CASE]]
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| Vidar<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
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| [[Basix 200]]
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| Scorpion<ref name=TRO3039p34/>
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| [[Q2 Block 7]]
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| Vidar<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
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| [[Build 2 JRD TTS]] w/[[Artemis V FCS]]
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| Vidar<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
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| [[OptiSight-12]]
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| Scorpion<ref name=TRO3039p34/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chemical Large Laser]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Series 7CHM]]
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| Vidar<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[AC/5]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Deleon 5]]
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| Scorpion<ref name=TRO3039p34/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Type XVI]] w/[[Artemis V FCS]]
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| Vidar<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Machine Gun]]</u>
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| [[Machine Guns|20mm Gatling Gun]]
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| Scorpion<ref name=TRO3039p34/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[anti-missile system|Anti-Missile System]]</u>
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| [["Goalkeeper"]]
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| Vidar<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
 
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== References ==
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==Notes==
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*[[Objective Raids]]
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' lists the company name's backward as "Bjorn and Benson."<ref name=TRO:PROTOp78/>
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==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[20 Year Update]]''
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* ''[[Objectives: The Clans]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
  
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Benson and Bjorn]]
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[[Category:Clan Ghost Bear Corporations]]
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[[Category:Free Rasalhague Republic Corporations]]

Latest revision as of 09:22, 19 May 2024

Benson and Bjorn
Corporation Profile
Affiliation
HeadquartersMoray (Spittal I)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)Combat Vehicles

Benson and Bjorn (B&B) was a military armaments manufacturer in the Free Rasalhague Republic and later Clan Ghost Bear.

Overview[edit]

Benson and Bjorn was the Free Rasalhague Republic's second largest weapons manufacturer by 3050.[2]

Clan Ghost Bear was not really impressed when they captured the Spittal. Having seen the B&B vehicle production plant, they felt it was too crude for Clan standards. The Bear's continued to use their production line, but they had no plans to bring the plant up to Clan technology standards.[3] However, during the later part of the Jihad the now Ghost Bear Dominion needed produce more traditional vehicle for its KungsArmé Galaxies. The Clan's merchant caste then invested money to bring tech abilities to produce Clan grade vehicles starting with the Axel IIC.[1]

During the Jihad, the plant lost no personnel and it was operating at 90% efficiency in 3079.[4] In later stages of the Jihad, Benson and Bjorn would gather success improving their vehicle designs. However, the company began to clash with the Scientist Caste who saw the success of upgraded Inner Sphere designs as tarnish against their honor. They forcefully commissioned B&B to produce the Vidar Heavy Defense Tank, which would turn out to be inferior to previous designs the company had produced.[5]

Manufacturing[edit]

Benson and Bjorn has a manufacture center on the following planet:

Spittal[edit]

Components produced on Spittal:[1][5][6][7]
Component Type
Vehicles
Axel IIC Heavy Tank[1] Tracked Vehicles
Huitzilopochtli Assault Tank[1] Tracked Vehicles
Tracked APC[6][1] Tracked Vehicles
Scorpion[6][7] Tracked Vehicles
Vedette[6] Tracked Vehicles
Vidar Heavy Defense Tank[5] Tracked Vehicles - As of 3085
Internal Combustion Engine
Fuel Cell 150 Vidar[5]
SitiCide 100 Scorpion[7]
Locom-Pack 60 Tracked APC[6]
Locom-Pack 100 Scorpion[6]
Locom-Pack 250 Vedette[6]
Locom-Pack 260 Vedette[6]
Axel Mark I Rommel[6]
Axel Mark II Patton[6]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
ProTec Light Scorpion[7]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Compound A2F ferro-fibrous w/CASE Vidar[5]
Communications System
Basix 200 Scorpion[7]
Q2 Block 7 Vidar[5]
Targeting-Tracking System
Build 2 JRD TTS w/Artemis V FCS Vidar[5]
OptiSight-12 Scorpion[7]
Chemical Large Laser
Series 7CHM Vidar[5]
AC/5
Deleon 5 Scorpion[7]
LRM-15
Type XVI w/Artemis V FCS Vidar[5]
Machine Gun
20mm Gatling Gun Scorpion[7]
Anti-Missile System
"Goalkeeper" Vidar[5]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Objectives: The Clans, p. 38: "Benson and Bjorn"
  2. ↑ 20 Year Update, p. 50: "Defense Industry"
  3. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 111: "Benson and Bjorn Profile"
  4. ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 32: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 78: "Vidar Heavy Defense Tank"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Objective Raids, p. 111: " Produced Benson an Bjorn Components"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 34: "Produced Scorpion Vehicle Components"

Bibliography[edit]

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