Editing Chassis

[[Image:Color-mech-components-1.png|thumb|right|Part of the chassis of a [[BattleMech]]]]

The '''chassis''' or internal structure of a unit is the framework around which the rest of the unit is built.  Depending on the unit's form and function, there are a wide variety of different chassis types.

== BattleMech ==
The first [[BattleMech]] chassis was that of the venerable ''[[Mackie]]'', introduced in [[2439]], and has been standard in 'Mech designs ever since.<ref name=TM224>''TechManual'', p. 224</ref>  Roughly analogous to the bones in the human body, the standard chassis consists of a foamed aluminum core covered with various composite materials, wrapped in silicon-carbide fibers, and clad in titanium-alloyed steel.  However, there are only between sixteen to twenty-five "bones" in a 'Mech chassis, partly due to the more simple nature of the design (i.e. a solid one-piece "rib cage" instead of multiple rib bones), which results in less flexibility and articulation than possible with the human skeletal system.<ref name=TM31-2p>''Tech Manual'', p. 32, "The Frame"</ref>  BattleMech chassis come in bipedal, tripod and quadruped arrangements.

One variant on the standard design uses [[Endo-Steel]], an advanced material which requires zero-g manufacturing but is twice as strong while being more bulky.  Further development in this field has also led to the introduction of [[Composite internal structure]]s and [[Endo-Composite Structure]]s.

== IndustrialMech ==
The chassis of [[IndustrialMech]]s is similar to that BattleMechs but uses heavier, less efficient materials and bulkier [[myomer]] bundles.  The resulting chassis is twice as heavy as a comparable BattleMechs and less resistant to weapons fire, though more suited to physical labor and cheaper to produce.<ref name=TM224/>  IndustrialMech chassis also come in a wider variety of shapes than the typical humanoid form of BattleMechs, and incorporate more exotic means of locomotion such as footpads with grippers or tracks.<ref>''TechManual'', p. 62</ref>

== Aerospace ==
The internal structures used in [[conventional fighter]]s predates man's first spaceflight, while those used for [[aerospace fighter]]s and other space-capable units date from the [[2020]]s.  All are based around the need to maintain structural integrity and withstand intense g-forces during normal flight and combat.  For small fighter craft, their internal structure is welded to their armor, while [[Small Craft]] and larger vessels make use of additional reinforcements to link the two components.<ref name=TM224/>

== Combat Vehicle ==
[[Combat Vehicles]] come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, necessitating a wide variety of different chassis designs to accommodate their disparate functions.  All share the common advantage of using an open, reinforced framework which can be built around the other components, rather than trying to fit them onto a skeletal frame.<ref name=TM224/>

== BattleMech Chassis Models ==
* '''Note''' the added Chassis models are produced in Clan space and in the Inner Sphere.
Chassis are manufactured on the following planets:

{| class="wikitable"
! Brand
! Planet
! Company
! Used by 
! References
|-
| Alpha Primary Endo Steel<br>Beta Manufactured Standard
| [[Strato Domingo]]
| [[Auxiliary Production Site 4]]
| ''[[Solitaire]]''<br>''[[Ha Otoko]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3067p106+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 106-107, "Solitaire"</ref><br><ref name="TRO:3060p170+">''Technical Readout: 3060'', pp. 170-171, "Ha Otoko"</ref>
|-
| Bowie Light Endo Model 14
| [[Carlisle]]
| [[Bowie Industries]]
| [[Razorback|RZK-10T ''Razorback'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p52+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 52-53, "RZK-9S Razorback"</ref>
|-
| Clan Series Assault SXC Endo Steel
| [[Tamaron]]
| [[Ashton 'Mech Production Complex]]
| ''[[Canis]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3060p178+">''Technical Readout: 3060'', pp. 178-179, "Canis"</ref>
|-
| Contraband 
| [[Tortuga Prime]]
| [[Vengeance Incorporated]]
| ''[[Brigand|LDT-1 ''Brigant'']]''
| <ref name="TRO:3067p46+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 46-47, "LDT-1 Brigand"</ref><br>
|-
| Corean Model KL77 Endo Steel
| Talon ([[Wernke]] System) 
| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
| [[Hornet|HNT-171 ''Hornet'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3050p52">''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 52, "HNT-171 Hornet"</ref>
|-
| Coriolis Class IIIb Endo Steel
| [[Huntress]]
| [[Abysmal Manufacturing Complex]]
| ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Peregrine 4]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3055Up110+">''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 178-179, "Peregrine 4"</ref>
|-
| Coventry AL Endo Steel
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
| [[Álfar|AL-A1 ''Álfar'']]
| <ref name="H:RWp209+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 209-210, "AL-A1 Álfar"</ref>
|- 
| Dennenbach-Mitchell Series 8 Endo Steel
| [[Terra]]
| [[Mitchell Vehicles]]
| [[Blue Flame|BLF-21 ''Blue Flame'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p64+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 64-65, "BLF-21 Blue Flame"</ref> 
|-
| Detroit Type III Endo
| [[Detroit]]
| [[Detroit Consolidated MechWorks]]
| [[Anubis|ABS-3L ''Anubis'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p48+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 48-49, "ABS-3L Anubis"</ref>
|-
| Eden Mk. 60-OM
| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
| ''[[Mad Dog (Vulture)]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3050Up130+">''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 130-131, "Mad Dog (Vulture)"</ref>
|-
| Earthwerks PXH IV Endo Steel
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Keystone]]
| [[Bloodhound|B1-HND ''Bloodhound'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p62+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 62-63, "B1-HND Bloodhound"</ref>
|-
| Earthwerk Trooper II Endo Steel  
| [[Asuncion]]<br/>[[Bernardo]]
| [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]
| [[Flea|FLE-17 ''Flea'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3050"p50+">''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 50, "FLE-17 Flea"</ref>
|-
| FITES-O
| [[New Avalon]]
| [[Achernar BattleMechs]]
| [[Osiris|OSR-5D ''Osiris'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p50+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 50-51, "OSR-3D Osiris"</ref>
|-
| Foundation E50 Endo Steel
| [[Furillo]]
| [[Defiance Industries]]
| [[Uziel|UZL-3S ''Uziel'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p71">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 71-72, "UZL-3S Uziel"</ref>
|-
| GM Fury-M Endo Steel
| [[Talcott]]
| [[General Motors]]
| [[Hellspawn|HSN-7D ''Hellspawn'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p67+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 67-68, "HSN-7D Hellspawn"</ref>
|-
| Hellespont Type T Endo Steel
| [[Sian]]
| [[Hellespont Industrials]]
| [[Sha Yu|SYU-2B ''Sha Yu'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p60+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 60-61, "SYU-2B Sha Yu"</ref>
|-
| Huntress WH Standard
| [[Huntress]]
| [[Phan Industrial Complex]]
| ''[[Masakari]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3050Up140+">''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 140-141, "Masakari"</ref>
|-
| Krupp 255 Endo Steel
| [[Terra]]
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
| [[Gurkha|GUR-2G ''Gurkha'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p54+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 54-55, "GUR-2G Gurkha"</ref>
|-
| Leopard Mark I Endo Steel
| [[Terra]]
| [[Leopard Armor]]
| [[Red Shift|RDS-2A ''Red Shift'']] 
| <ref name="TRO:3067Up44+">''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 44-45, "RDS-2A Red Shift"</ref>
|-
| Light Series II Endo Steel
| [[Huntress]]<br>[[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
| [[Huntress Production Facility Epsilon]]<br>[[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
| ''[[Koshi]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3050Up116+">''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', pp. 116-117, "Koshi"</ref>
|-
| MatherTech 750
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
| [[Stiletto|STO-6S ''Stiletto'']]
| <ref name="TRO:3067p56">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 56-57, "STO-4A Stiletto"</ref>
|- 
| Medium Series MVV Endo Steel
| [[Tamaron]]
| [[Ashton 'Mech Production Complex]]
| ''[[Rabid Coyote]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3067p118+">''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 118-119, "Rabid Coyote"</ref>
|-
| Model MHO-7E Endo Steel
| [[Huntress]]
| [[Huntress Production Facility Epsilon]]
| ''[[Stormcrow]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3050Up128+">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 128-129, "Ryoken"</ref>
|-
| Mynx Type Heavy<br>NCIS Standart Type A
| [[Barcella]]
| [[Irece Alpha]]/[[Barcella Alpha]]
| ''[[Nova Cat (OmniMech)|Nova Cat]]''<br>''[[Supernova]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3060p174+">''Technical Readout: 3060'', pp. 174-175, "Nova Cat"</ref><br><ref name="TRO:3058Up190+">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 190-191, "Supernova"</ref>
|-
| Process 12 Endo Steel
| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]<br>[[Babylon]]
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T15]]<br>[[Babylon MechWorks V]]
| ''[[Grendel]]''<br>''[[Uller]]''
| <ref name="TRO:358Up168+">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 168-169, "Grendel</ref><br><ref name="TRO:3050Up118+">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 118-119, "Uller"</ref>
|-
|Reynard Standard Type
|Unknown
|[[CSF Project Reynard]]
|[[Regent]]
|<ref>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 21'', p. 10</ref>
|-
|S-Equus Omicron Endo Steel
|[[Terra]]
|[[RAF Manufacturing Center Providence]]
||[[Celerity|CLR-03-O ''Celerity'']]
|<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 26</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 82</ref>
|-
| Series III Endo Steel
| [[Tamaron]]
| [[Ashton 'Mech Production Complex]]
| ''[[Hunchback IIC]]''
| <ref name="TRO:172+">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 172-173, "Hunchback IIC"</ref>
|-
| Star League XT
| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4]]
| ''[[Hellfire]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3067p120+">''Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 120-121, "Hellfire"</ref>
|-
| Type 79-45 Endo Steel
| [[Irece]]
| [[Barcella Beta]]
| ''[[Shadow Cat]]''
| <ref name="TRO:3058Up170+">''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', pp. 170-171, "Shadow Cat"</ref>
|}

== References ==
<references/>

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''


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