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Dow-Nexus Fusion Products | |
|---|---|
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| Corporation Profile | |
| Headquarters | Qandahar |
| Leadership | CEO |
| Product(s) | fusion engines |
A subsidiary of Luthien Armor Works, Dow-Nexus Fusion Products is a Draconis Combine manufacturer of fusion engines, both standard and extralight. Their engines are used in many units procured by the DCMS and DCA.[1][2]
Overview[edit]
Located within the domed cities of Qandahar, in the early thirty-first century Dow-Nexus was notorious for its disregard for worker safety, with the company settling 1,358 wrongful death claims between 3018 and 3022. Following a record four hundred employees killed when a poorly maintained conveyor system seized and collapsed in 3019, a small underground protest movement named the Holy Struggle attempted to shut down a Dow-Nexus Fusion Products turbine factory in the domed city of Mistiq. Though the ISF had several informers and agents in place to destroy the Holy Struggle, they didn't actually do so because then-ISF Director Subhash Indrahar also wanted to chastise Dow-Nexus.[3] The situation reached a crisis point in 3028 when an armed conflict broke out between mercenaries hired by the Holy Struggle and Dow-Nexus' security forces, with the ISF arresting several hundred parties from both side. Ultimately the Combine government ordered the death of the Holy Struggle protesters but also imposed several million K-bills worth of fines on the company, prompting Dow-Nexus to reduce their operational footprint on Qandahar in 3042.[4]
The Clan Invasion dealt Dow-Nexus a near mortal blow with the Clans' capture of the BattleMech factories on Alshain, Irece and Jarett cutting off seventy percent of the company's market. Looking elsewhere, Combat Vehicle manufacturers expressed interest in the company's product lines but as of 3055 little sales resulted, with these manufacturers generally unwilling to pay the higher fusion engine prices in comparison to the much cheaper ICE engines they were currently using.[2]
In 3071, the main production facility lost many workers and capital when Word of Blake forces breached the dome over Mistiq. Six years later, elements of the Black Dragon Society attacked Qandahar, and the repair work that had been completed was interrupted again.[5] As a result of losing approximately two-thirds of its workforce, in 3079 the factory was reduced to 60% of its pre-Jihad output.[6]
Manufacturing[edit]
Dow-Nexus Fusion Products has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Qandahar[edit]
| Components produced on Qandahar:[2] | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| Fusion Engine | |
| GM 160 | Shipped to Alshain for Locust[2] |
| GM 180 | Shipped to Irece for Stinger LAM[2] |
| GM 240 | Manticore[2] |
| Extralight Fusion Engine | |
| GM 210 XL | [citation needed] |
| GM 270 XL | Shipped to Jarett for Phoenix Hawk[2] |
| GM 300 XL | Marauder[2] |
| GM 375 XL | [citation needed] |
| GM 380 XL | [citation needed] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 160: "Pillar of Jade (Economics) - Important Direct Service (Military) Corporations - Luthien Armor Works"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Objective Raids, p. 108: "Produced Dow-Nexus Fusion Components"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 181: "Qandahar"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, p. 83: "Qandahar"
- ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 13
- ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "State of the Industry Table"