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'''Grumman Industries''' has an manufacturing center on the following planet:
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==Manufacturing==
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'''Grumman Industries''' was the company responsible for the design of the and production of the [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)|Zephyr]] hovertank for the [[Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Star League]] era. Grumman continued to supply [[ComStar]] with vehicles after the fall of the Star League, and when the [[Word of Blake]] seized control of [[Terra]] in the [[thirty-first century]] the Blakists continued to purchase vehicles from Grumman.<ref name="TRO:3050Up162">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 162, "Zephyr"</ref>
  
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=== Terra ===
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The Word of Blake invested heavily in Grumman, providing capital for the company to both upgrade and expand their various vehicle production lines; almost the first of the orders placed by the Blakists on Grumman was for a revamped version of the Zephyr. The first of these new vehicles was seen in service at least as early as [[3062]], and following demonstrations of the vehicle to the [[Precentor]] of Terran Security Grumman were awarded a huge production contract.<ref name="TRO:3050Up162"/>
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Orders from the Word of Blake for the new Zephyr vehicle proved to be so high that Grumman opened a new manufacturing plant in [[3066]], located on the nearby world of [[New Earth]]. The high volume of orders was a result of the Blakists first forming and then later expanding both [[Word of Blake Militia]] and [[Protectorate Militia]] forces.<ref name="TRO:3050Up162"/>
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Dissidents within the Grumman-New Earth branch began to harbor doubts about the actions being taken by the Word of Blake outside of the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]], and in [[3071]] those dissidents began smuggling Zephyrs to enemies of the Protectorate, with figures as high up as Vice President [[Rudolph Brice]] assisting in the smuggling efforts. More than two hundred Zephyrs were smuggled out from the New Earth facility before the dissidents departed on a long "retreat" at Grumman's headquarters on Terra, and when the smuggling operations were uncovered the entire New Earth facility was placed under lockdown pending detailed investigations. Brice was targeted by a Word of Blake detainment team that raided Grumman's offices in the early 3070s; having been identified as being responsible for diverting Zephyrs to both black marketeers within the Word of Blake Protectorate and agents within the Skye region of the [[Lyran Alliance]], Brice narrowly escaped the detainment team and went on the run, with the Word of Blake placing a bounty of 75 million C-Bills on his head.<ref name="TRO:3050Up162"/>
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Grumman Industries launched GrummanCRI in the late 3060s or early 3070s, a merger between Grumman and CRI Mechanical of the Lyran Alliance. GrummanCRI reinvigorated and revamped production of the [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]] artillery vehicle from facilities on the Lyran world of [[Melissia]].<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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==Melissia==
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Grumman was manufacturing on Melissia under the GrummanCRI brand.<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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{|class="wikitable" 
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Melissia:<ref name=TRO3050U172>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 172, "Produced Marksman Components"</ref>
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|-
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! width="350pt" | Component
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! width="350pt" | Type
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
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|-
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| [[Marksman (Combat Vehicle)|Marksman]]<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Magna 260]]
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| Marksman<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Grumman CRI]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
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| Marksman<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
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|-
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| [[O/P GRD 300]]
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| Marksman<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
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|-
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| [[O/P GRD059]]
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| Marksman<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u>
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| [[RAMTech 500]]
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| Marksman<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Sniper Artillery Piece]]</u>
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|-
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| No brand name
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| Marksman<ref name=TRO3050U172/>
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|}
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== New Earth ==
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The Grumman facility on New Earth was opened in 3066 to manufacture the Zephyr hovertank following heavy investment in the company by the Word of Blake.<ref name="TRO:3050Up162"/>
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{|class="wikitable" 
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on New Earth:<ref name=TRO3050U172>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 172, "Produced Marksman Components"</ref>
 
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| [[Zephyr]]
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
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| [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)|Zephyr]]<ref name="TRO:3050Up162"/>
 
| [[Hovercraft]] - ''Medium Tank''
 
| [[Hovercraft]] - ''Medium Tank''
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|}
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==Terra==
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Terra:<ref name=TRO3050U162>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 162, "Produced Zephyr Components"</ref><ref name=XTRO:RV1p11>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1'', p. 11, "Zephyr Omni-Drone"</ref><ref name=TRO3050U164>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 164, "Produced Chaparral Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3145RS20>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 20, "Produced Scapha Components"</ref>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
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| [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)|Zephyr]]<ref name=TRO3050U162/>
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| [[Hovercraft]]
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| [[Zephyr (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|Zephyr Omni-Drone]]<ref name=XTRO:RV1p11/>
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| Hovercraft
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| [[Scapha|Scapha Hovertank]]<ref name=TRO3145RS20/>
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| Hovercraft - ''[[OmniVehicle|Omni]]-Medium Tank'' (Since [[3123]])<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6658/scapha-hovertank-base MUL Profile for Scapha - Introduction Year]</ref>
 
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| [[Chaparral]]
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| [[Chaparral]]<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
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| [[Tracked Vehicles]] - ''Artillery Vehicle''
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| [[Tracked Vehicles]]  
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
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| [[GM 185]]
 
| [[GM 185]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Zephyr''
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| Zephyr<ref name=TRO3050U162/>
 
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| [[Nissan 200]]
 
| [[Nissan 200]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Chaparral''
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| Chaparral<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
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| [[Strand 265 XXL]]
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| Scapha<ref name=TRO3145RS20/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
 
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| [[Grumman-3]] [[Ferro-Fibrous]]
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| [[Grumman CRT ]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Highlander''
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| Zephyr<ref name=TRO3050U162/>
 
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| [[StarSlab-1]]
 
| [[StarSlab-1]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Chaparral''
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| Chaparral<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
 
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| [[Grumman CRT ]]
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
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| [[Armor - FF - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Zephyr''
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| [[Grumman-3]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
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| Highlander<ref name="TRO:3050Up220">''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 220, "HGN-732 Highlander"</ref>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - Reflective - BattleMechs & Vehicles]]</u>
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| [[Grumman CRR Reflective]]
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| Scapha<ref name=TRO3145RS20/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
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| [[Guardian ECM Suite]] Systems X
 
| [[Guardian ECM Suite]] Systems X
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Zephyr''
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| Zephyr<ref name=TRO3050U162/> and ''Scapha''<ref name=TRO3145RS20/>
 
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| [[TransComm 12]]
 
| [[TransComm 12]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Chaparral''
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| Chaparral<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
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| [[TransComm 44]]
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| Scapha<ref name=TRO3145RS20/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
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| [[Bundesweyth Target Acquisition Gear]]
 
| [[Bundesweyth Target Acquisition Gear]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Zephyer''
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| Zephyer<ref name=TRO3050U162/>
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| [[Bundesweyth FlexTrak]]
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| ''Scapha''<ref name=TRO3145RS20/>
 
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| [[TransComm WDS40A]]
 
| [[TransComm WDS40A]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Chaparral''
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| Chaparral<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
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| [[Sapphire]]
 
| [[Sapphire]]
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| [[Medium Laser]] - ''Chaparral''
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| Chaparral<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
|-
 
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| [[Shrike]]
 
| [[Shrike]]
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| [[SRM-6]] - ''Chaparral''
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| Chaparral<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
 
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| [[Thor-6]]
 
| [[Thor-6]]
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| [[SRM-6]] - ''Zephyr''
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| Zephyr<ref name=TRO3050U162/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Arrow IV]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Ail]]
 
| [[Ail]]
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| [[Arrow IV]] - ''Chaparral''
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| Chaparral<ref name=TRO3050U164/>
 
|}
 
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== ''References'' ==
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==References==
 
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]],'' p 164
 
  
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[[Category: Manufacturing Centers|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]''
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[[Category: Manufacturing Centers|Grumman Industries]]

Latest revision as of 22:07, 5 December 2023

Grumman Industries
Corporation Profile
Product(s)Vehicles

Manufacturing[edit]

Grumman Industries was the company responsible for the design of the and production of the Zephyr hovertank for the Star League Defense Force during the Star League era. Grumman continued to supply ComStar with vehicles after the fall of the Star League, and when the Word of Blake seized control of Terra in the thirty-first century the Blakists continued to purchase vehicles from Grumman.[1]

The Word of Blake invested heavily in Grumman, providing capital for the company to both upgrade and expand their various vehicle production lines; almost the first of the orders placed by the Blakists on Grumman was for a revamped version of the Zephyr. The first of these new vehicles was seen in service at least as early as 3062, and following demonstrations of the vehicle to the Precentor of Terran Security Grumman were awarded a huge production contract.[1]

Orders from the Word of Blake for the new Zephyr vehicle proved to be so high that Grumman opened a new manufacturing plant in 3066, located on the nearby world of New Earth. The high volume of orders was a result of the Blakists first forming and then later expanding both Word of Blake Militia and Protectorate Militia forces.[1]

Dissidents within the Grumman-New Earth branch began to harbor doubts about the actions being taken by the Word of Blake outside of the Word of Blake Protectorate, and in 3071 those dissidents began smuggling Zephyrs to enemies of the Protectorate, with figures as high up as Vice President Rudolph Brice assisting in the smuggling efforts. More than two hundred Zephyrs were smuggled out from the New Earth facility before the dissidents departed on a long "retreat" at Grumman's headquarters on Terra, and when the smuggling operations were uncovered the entire New Earth facility was placed under lockdown pending detailed investigations. Brice was targeted by a Word of Blake detainment team that raided Grumman's offices in the early 3070s; having been identified as being responsible for diverting Zephyrs to both black marketeers within the Word of Blake Protectorate and agents within the Skye region of the Lyran Alliance, Brice narrowly escaped the detainment team and went on the run, with the Word of Blake placing a bounty of 75 million C-Bills on his head.[1]

Grumman Industries launched GrummanCRI in the late 3060s or early 3070s, a merger between Grumman and CRI Mechanical of the Lyran Alliance. GrummanCRI reinvigorated and revamped production of the Marksman artillery vehicle from facilities on the Lyran world of Melissia.[2]

Melissia[edit]

Grumman was manufacturing on Melissia under the GrummanCRI brand.[2]

Components produced on Melissia:[2]
Component Type
Vehicles
Marksman[2] Tracked Vehicles
Fusion Engine
Magna 260 Marksman[2]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Grumman CRI ferro-fibrous Marksman[2]
Communications System
O/P GRD 300 Marksman[2]
Targeting-Tracking System
O/P GRD059 Marksman[2]
Large Laser
RAMTech 500 Marksman[2]
Sniper Artillery Piece
No brand name Marksman[2]

New Earth[edit]

The Grumman facility on New Earth was opened in 3066 to manufacture the Zephyr hovertank following heavy investment in the company by the Word of Blake.[1]

Components produced on New Earth:[2]
Component Type
Vehicles
Zephyr[1] Hovercraft - Medium Tank

Terra[edit]

Components produced on Terra:[3][4][5][6]
Component Type
Vehicles
Zephyr[3] Hovercraft
Zephyr Omni-Drone[4] Hovercraft
Scapha Hovertank[6] Hovercraft - Omni-Medium Tank (Since 3123)[7]
Chaparral[5] Tracked Vehicles
Fusion Engine
GM 185 Zephyr[3]
Nissan 200 Chaparral[5]
Strand 265 XXL Scapha[6]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Grumman CRT Zephyr[3]
StarSlab-1 Chaparral[5]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Grumman-3 ferro-fibrous Highlander[8]
Armor - Reflective - BattleMechs & Vehicles
Grumman CRR Reflective Scapha[6]
Communications System
Guardian ECM Suite Systems X Zephyr[3] and Scapha[6]
TransComm 12 Chaparral[5]
TransComm 44 Scapha[6]
Targeting-Tracking System
Bundesweyth Target Acquisition Gear Zephyer[3]
Bundesweyth FlexTrak Scapha[6]
TransComm WDS40A Chaparral[5]
Medium Laser
Sapphire Chaparral[5]
SRM-6
Shrike Chaparral[5]
Thor-6 Zephyr[3]
Arrow IV
Ail Chaparral[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 162, "Zephyr"
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 172, "Produced Marksman Components"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 162, "Produced Zephyr Components"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 1, p. 11, "Zephyr Omni-Drone"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 164, "Produced Chaparral Components"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 20, "Produced Scapha Components"
  7. ↑ MUL Profile for Scapha - Introduction Year
  8. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 220, "HGN-732 Highlander"

Bibliography[edit]

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