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| image = Bowie industries.jpg
 
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| caption = Company Logo
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| affiliation = {{Ubl|[[Lyran Commonwealth]]|[[Taurian Concordat]]}}
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| headquarters = Port Sydney<br>([[Alarion III]])<ref name=H:HSp142/>
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| leadership = [[CEO of Bowie Industries|CEO]]
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| Sites = [[Alarion]];<br>[[Carlisle]];<br>[[Dicallus]];<br>[[Terra]];<br>[[Wasat]];<br>[[Wyatt]]
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| products = {{Ubl|[[Aerospace fighter]]s|[[BattleMech]]s|[[DropShip]]s|[[IndustrialMech]]s|[[Combat Vehicle]]s|[[WarShip]]s}}
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| Main Products = [[Aerospace fighter]]s;<br>[[BattleMech]]s;<br>[[DropShip]]s;<br>[[IndustrialMech]]s;<br>[[Vehicle]]s;<br>[[WarShip]]s
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| plants = {{Ubl|[[Carlisle]]|[[Dicallus]]|[[Terra]]|[[Wasat]]|[[Wyatt]]}}
 
 
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'''Bowie Industries''' was a multinational manufacturer of armaments.
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'''Bowie Industries''' is a multinational manufacturer of armaments.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Originally based on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Dell]], the planet's poor strategic position and strong economic incentives contributed to the company's relocation to [[Alarion]].  When the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] broke, the company was in a better position to ride out the storm, though it still lost many manufacturing centers during the conflict.  Heavy financial aid from [[House Steiner]] allowed the company to recover and resume production in time for the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=H:HSp142>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 142: "Bowie Industries (BowInd)"</ref>
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Originally based on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Dell]], the planet's poor strategic position and strong economic incentives contributed to the company's relocation to [[Alarion]].  When the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] broke, the company was in a better position to ride out the storm, though it still lost many manufacturing centers during the conflict.  Heavy financial aid from [[House Steiner]] allowed the company to recover and resume production in time for the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=HBHS142 />
  
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In [[2462]], a number of disaffected employees from Bowie Industries on Alarion defected to the [[Free Worlds League]], taking the technical details needed for the League to begin its own manufacturing program with them. [[Archon of the Lyran Commonwealth|Archon]] [[Alistair Steiner]] was furious at the loss and had the security staff responsible for guarding these industrial and technological secrets tried for treason through inaction, imprisoning many for life and even executing several.<ref name="HS(TLC)p21">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 21: "Lyran Military Superiority"</ref>
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In [[2462]], a number of disaffected employees from '''Bowie Industries''' on Alarion defected to the [[Free Worlds League]], taking the technical details needed for the League to begin its own manufacturing program with them. [[Archon]] [[Alistair Steiner]] was furious at the loss and had the security staff responsible for guarding these industrial and technological secrets tried for treason through inaction, imprisoning many for life and even executing several.<ref name="HS(TLC)p21">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 21: "Lyran Military Superiority"</ref>
  
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The [[Clan Invasion]] spurred on the company, in a joint project with [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]], to restart [[WarShip]] production and produce the first ''[[Mjolnir (WarShip class)|Mjolnir]]''-class WarShip, the ''[[Yggdrasil (Individual Mjolnir-class WarShip)|Yggdrasil]]'', from the [[Port Sydney Naval Shipyards]].<ref name=HBHS143>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 143: "Ioto Galactic Industries Profile"</ref>  With the end of the [[FedCom Civil War]], the company continued in this joint venture to produce the second in the ''Mjolnir'' class, the ''[[Fylgia]]'', for the Lyrans.  The rest of the company's aerospace assets are tied up in [[DropShip]] production. The naval shipyards are also frequently used to repair more and more of the Commonwealth's 'Mech-carrying DropShips, so a repair bay for 'Mechs was installed on the orbital facility, constituting an important extension for the shipyard.<ref name=H:HSp142/><ref name=OR78-79>''Objective Raids'', pp. 78–79: "Produced Components"</ref>
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The [[Clan Invasion]] spurred on the company, in a joint project with [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]], to restart [[WarShip]] production and produce the first ''[[Mjolnir]]''-class WarShip, the ''[[Yggdrasil]]'', from the [[Port Sydney Naval Shipyards]].<ref name=HBHS143>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 143: "Ioto Galactic Industries Profile"</ref>  With the end of the [[FedCom Civil War]], the company continued in this joint venture to produce the second in the ''Mjolnir'' class, the ''[[Fylgia]]'', for the Lyrans.  The rest of the company's aerospace assets are tied up in [[DropShip]] production. The naval shipyards are also frequently used to repair more and more of the Commonwealth's 'Mech-carrying DropShips, so a repair bay for 'Mechs was installed on the orbital facility, constituting an important extension for the shipyard.<ref name=HBHS142 /><ref name=OR78-79>''Objective Raids'', pp. 78–79: "Produced Components"</ref>
  
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During the [[Jihad]] the [[Alarion]] system was attacked by the [[Word of Blake]]. Everyone in the system was killed, and Bowie's factories were destroyed.<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 3–4: "Industrial Update"</ref> The facility on Carlisle suffered no capital and personnel losses, but the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 85% of their main output in 3079.<ref name=O:LAp3>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref>
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During the [[Jihad]] the [[Alarion]] system was attacked by the [[Word of Blake]]. Everyone in the system was killed, and Bowie's factories were destroyed.<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 3–4</ref> The facility on Carlisle suffered no capital and personnel losses, but the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 85% of their main output in 3079.<ref name=O:LAp3>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 3: "State of the Industry Table"</ref>
  
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The Bowie plant on [[Wyatt]] was hit by a pair of 50-kiloton cobalt-laced nuclear weapons in [[3068]] which devastated the plant and nearby Earhardt City. Multiplying the long-term effects of the nuclear strike against the Bowie plant was a Class Nine storm which spread the fallout across a wide swath of the planet.<ref name="JHS:3072p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 17: "Environmental Impact"</ref>
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The Bowie plant on [[Wyatt]] was hit by a pair of 50-kiloton cobalt-laced nuclear weapons in [[3068]] which devastated the plant and nearby Earhardt City. Multiplying the long-term effects of the nuclear strike against the Bowie plant was a Class Nine storm which proceeded to distribute the fallout across a wide swathe of the planet.<ref name="JHS:3072p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 17: "Environmental Impact"</ref>
  
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The [[Dicallus]] plant wasn't directly affected by the Jihad, but in [[3079]] it was only operating at 90% of its maximum potential.<ref name=O:Pp3>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref>
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The [[Dicallus]] plant wasn't directly affected by the Jihad, but in [[3079]] it was only operating at 90% of its maximum potential.<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 3</ref>
  
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==Colors==
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==Leadership==
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As of [[3012]], Bowie Industries used a red and black color scheme for their corporate security, including uniforms, vehicles, and 'Mechs.<ref name=PT>''Paper Tiger''</ref>
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The company's CEO in [[3025]] is Duchess [[Natalie Vanderzham]].<ref name=HSp123>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 123: "Weapons Industries - [Coventry Metal Works]"</ref>
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In [[3067]] the company's CEO is Duke [[Clarence Vanderzham]].<ref name=HBHS142>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 142: "Bowie Industries Profile"</ref>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter]]</u>
 
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| [[Chippewa|CHP-W5 ''Chippewa'']]<ref name=TRO3039p216/><ref name=HSp121>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 121: "Weapons Industries - [Bowie Industries]"</ref>
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| [[Chippewa|CHP-W5 ''Chippewa'']]<ref name=HSp123/><ref name=TRO3039p216/>
 
| heavy aerospace fighter
 
| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>DropShips</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>DropShips</u>
 
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| ''[[Hercules (DropShip class)|Hercules]]''<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 52</ref>
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| ''[[Hercules (DropShip)|Hercules]]''<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 52</ref>
 
| [[DropShips]]
 
| [[DropShips]]
 
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| ''[[Leopard]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp121/><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 17</ref>
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| ''[[Leopard]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp123/><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 17</ref>
 
| DropShip
 
| DropShip
 
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| DropShip
 
| DropShip
 
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| ''[[Union]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp121/><ref name=DS&JSp17 />
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| ''[[Union]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp123/><ref name=DS&JSp17 />
 
| DropShip
 
| DropShip
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>WarShip</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>WarShip</u>
 
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| ''[[Mjolnir (WarShip class)|Mjolnir]]''<ref name=HBHS143/>
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| ''[[Mjolnir]]''<ref name=HBHS143/>
 
| [[WarShip]] - In coordination with [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]]
 
| [[WarShip]] - In coordination with [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]]
 
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===Carlisle===
 
===Carlisle===
 
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Carlisle:<ref name=TRO3067-52>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 52: "Produced Razorback Profiles"</ref><ref name=TRO3039-22>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 22: "Packrat Profile"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Bp5>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks'', p. 5: "Produced Spindrift IndustrialMech"</ref><ref name=ola7>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 7: "Bowie Industries"</ref><ref name=TRO:PROTOp98>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 98: "Produced SDT-1A Spindrift Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p256>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 256: "Produced Archer 9M 'Mech variant"</ref><ref name=TRO3085-260>''Technical Readout: 3085, p. 260: "Produced Marauder Components"''</ref><ref name=TROPROTO-170>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 170: "WKT-1S Wildkatze"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Carlisle:<ref name=TRO3067-52>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 52: "Produced Razorback Profiles"</ref><ref name=TRO3039-22>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 22: "Packrat Profile"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Bp5>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks'', p. 5: "Produced Spindrift IndustrialMech"</ref><ref name=ola7>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 7</ref><ref name=TRO:PROTOp98>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 98: "Produced SDT-1A Spindrift Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p256>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 256: "Produced Archer 9M 'Mech variant"</ref><ref name=TRO3085-260>''Technical Readout: 3085, p. 260: "Produced Marauder Components"''</ref><ref name=TROPROTO-170>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 170: "WKT-1S Wildkatze"</ref>
 
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! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
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| [[Razorback|RZK-9S ''Razorback'']]<ref name=TRO3067-52/><ref name=ola7/>
 
| [[Razorback|RZK-9S ''Razorback'']]<ref name=TRO3067-52/><ref name=ola7/>
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| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]]
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| [[Light BattleMech]]
 
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|-
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| [[Archer|ARC-2R ''Archer'']]<ref name=HSp121/><ref name=ola7/>
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| [[Archer|ARC-2R ''Archer'']]<ref name=HSp123/><ref name=ola7/>
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
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| Heavy BattleMech
 
| Heavy BattleMech
 
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| [[Marauder|MAD-3R ''Marauder'']]<ref name=HSp121/><ref name=ola7/>
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| [[Marauder|MAD-3R ''Marauder'']]<ref name=HSp123/><ref name=ola7/>
 
| Heavy BattleMech
 
| Heavy BattleMech
 
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| [[Marauder#Variants|MAD-5S ''Marauder'']]<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=ola7/>
 
| [[Marauder#Variants|MAD-5S ''Marauder'']]<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=ola7/>
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| Heavy BattleMech
 
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| [[Marauder#Variants|MAD-7R ''Marauder'']]<ref name=RGIC6P>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, Vol. 6'', p. 7</ref>
 
 
| Heavy BattleMech
 
| Heavy BattleMech
 
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
 
| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
 
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| [[Packrat]]<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp121/><ref name=TRO3039-22/><ref name=ola7/>
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| [[Packrat]]<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp123/><ref name=TRO3039-22/><ref name=ola7/>
 
| Wheeled Vehicles
 
| Wheeled Vehicles
 
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| Packrat<ref name=TRO3039-22/>
 
| Packrat<ref name=TRO3039-22/>
 
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| [[Maximillian 100]]
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| [[Maxmillian 100]]
 
| ''Archer''<ref name=OR78-79/>
 
| ''Archer''<ref name=OR78-79/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
 
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| [[Gabriel (Combat Vehicle)|Gabriel]]<ref name=OB:Pp5/>
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| [[Gabriel]]<ref name=OB:Pp5/>
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
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===Terra===
 
===Terra===
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The Bowie site on [[Terra]] is in the [[Chicago megalopolis]].<ref name=SH:I3>''Shrapnel'', Issue #3: "Unit Digest: 138th Mechanized Infantry Division Veterans Association"</ref>
 
 
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Terra:<ref name=TRO3050U148>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 148: "Produced Gabriel Vehicle Components"</ref>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicle</u>
 
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| [[Gabriel (Combat Vehicle)|Gabriel]]<ref name=TRO3050U148>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 148</ref>
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| [[Gabriel]]<ref name=TRO3050U148/>
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
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===Wasat===
 
===Wasat===
 
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Wasat:<ref name=TRO2750p124>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 124: "Bug-Eye ship profile"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Wasat:<ref name=TRO2750p124>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 124: "Produced Bug-Eye Ship Components"</ref>
 
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| [[WarShip]]
 
| [[WarShip]]
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Interplanetary Drive System]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Interplanetary Drive - Combat JumpShips]]</u>
 
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| [[Quadrant Turbo Thrusters]]
 
| [[Quadrant Turbo Thrusters]]
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===Wyatt===
 
===Wyatt===
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The facility was situated roughly 100 km outside of Earhardt City.<ref name=TCotV>''The Calm of the Void''</ref> It was targeted by two nuclear devices in [[3068]] and apparently devastated; it is not known to what extent production was affected.<ref name="JHS:3072p17"/>
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The facility was situated roughly 100 km outside of Earhardt City.<ref name=TCotV>"The Calm of the Void"</ref> It was targeted by two nuclear devices in [[3068]] and apparently devastated; it is not known to what extent production was affected.<ref name="JHS:3072p17"/>
  
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[The Calm of the Void]]'' (short story)
 
* ''[[The Calm of the Void]]'' (short story)
 
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
 
* ''[[DropShips and JumpShips]]''
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* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Paper Tiger]]'' (short story)
 
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* [[Shrapnel (magazine)#Issue 3|'"Shrapnel'', Issue #3]]
 
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Bowie Industries]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Bowie Industries]]
 
[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Corporations]]
 
[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Corporations]]
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[[Category:Taurian Concordat Corporations]]
 

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