Blackstone BattleMechs Limited

Blackstone BattleMechs Limited is BattleMech manufacturer located on the Lyran world of Inarcs.

History

One of the relatively new BattleMech manufacturers to spring up after the signing of the Truce of Tukayyid, Blackstone Industries announced they'd formed a BattleMech division in 3053 after signing a production license with the Federated Commonwealth government for the Enfield, an un-produced Star League era design, with the first finished 'Mechs emerging in July 3055.

After successfully completing the bulk of the first production run of the Enfield in 3056, Blackstone announced they had secured plans and a production license for the once popular and advanced Talon. Blackstone's luck in securing two major production contracts for the AFFC, later the LAAF and AFFS, has been a double-edged sword in making the company a big name overnight, but straining to hurriedly expand its limited production facilities and clear backed up orders.

Notably, the factory has close links with the Blackstone Highlanders Mercenary unit, created in 2984 to defend the interests of Blackstone Industries. The Highlanders act as field testers for 'Mechs manufactured by Blackstone BattleMechs, and have the largest volume of Enfields and Talons outside the LAAF and AFFS.

Blackstone BattleMechs Limited has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Inarcs

Components produced on Inarcs:

Component	Type
TLN-5W Talon	Light BattleMech
END-6Q Enfield	Medium BattleMech

References

• Technical Readout: 3058, p. 104, 108
• Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 134, 208
• Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 39
• Handbook House Steiner, pp. 141-142