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| leadership = [[CEO of Holly|CEO]]
 
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Manufactured by [[StarCorps Industries]]' '''Holly Industries''' division, '''Holly''' is a common brand of [[BattleMech]]-scale [[Dictionary#Missile Weapons|Missile launcher]]s in use throughout the [[Inner Sphere]].
  
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The '''Holly Corporation''' was a missile weapon manufacturer from the [[SRM]] to the [[Arrow IV]] and everything in-between. First known as the [[Lockenburg-Holly Industries]] on [[Emris IV]], their successful creation of the LGB-0C ''[[Longbow]]'' in [[2480]] would prompt a buyout by [[StarCorps Industries]] sometime prior to LGB-0W's release in [[2529]].<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 8: "LGB-0C Longbow"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 301: "LGB-0W Longbow"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 100: "PRF-1R Prefect"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 148: "PRF-1R Prefect"</ref> Because of its patented smooth running pneumatic ammunition-feed system it was viewed as the most reliable manufacturer on the market.<ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 72: "GTHA-500 Gotha"</ref>  This reputation was damaged slightly with the [[2676]] release of the ASN-21 ''[[Assassin]]'' which suffered from chronic jamming when exposed to a high heat curve.  This was resolved in [[2815]] under pressure from corporate, who even footed the bill for the recalls.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 116: "ASN-21 Assassin"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', p. 52: "ASN-21 Assassin"</ref>  
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==Overview==
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Dating as far back as the [[twenty-fifth century]] in the so-called [[Age of War]], '''Lockenburg-Holly Industries''' of [[Emris IV]] was a manufacturer servicing the [[Free Worlds League Military]]. As the FWLM expanded into the [[BattleMech]] age, the League's high command realised that it needed to fill a variety of roles including fire support, something Lockenburg-Holly believed it could fulfil. As with many manufacturer of the time, its chief engineer responded by taking inspiration from the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s own successful fire support 'Mech, the ''[[Archer]]'', scaling it up by fifteen tons while moving its missile launchers to the arms for much wider firing arcs, producing the iconic ''[[Longbow]]''. The success of Lockenburg-Holly Industries' design, becoming one of the Free Worlds League's longest enduring 'Mechs, would secure its future and as expanded trade polices under the newly formed [[Star League]] the company would merge with a number of other League, Terran and [[Capellan Confederation]] interests to form StarCorps Industries, one of the first truly Inner Sphere-wide corporations.<ref name=ETRPv3p8>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3'', p. 8: "LGB-0C Longbow"</ref>
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Because of its patented smooth running pneumatic ammunition-feed system it was viewed as the most reliable manufacturer on the market.<ref>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 72: "GTHA-500 Gotha"</ref>  This reputation was damaged slightly with the [[2676]] release of the ASN-21 ''[[Assassin]]'' which suffered from chronic jamming when exposed to a high heat curve.  This was resolved in [[2815]] under pressure from corporate, who even footed the bill for the recalls.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 116: "ASN-21 Assassin"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Succession Wars'', p. 52: "ASN-21 Assassin"</ref>
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During the late [[Star League era]] the Holly Industries and StarCorps factories on Emris IV kept to [[House Marik]]'s anti-[[Star League]] mandate and refused to allow the "foreign" Star League Defense Force direct access to replacement 'Mechs, parts or munitions. The [[67th BattleMech Division|Sixty-seventh BattleMech Division]] garrisoned on Emris IV and charged with defending these factories from [[Third Hidden War|bandit forces]] most felt the sting of these restrictions, resulting in some members of the Sixty-seventh stealing missile shipments from the Holly factory at Ivanograd to cover ammunition shortages for several years before being caught and court-martialled in [[2763]], shattering whatever goodwill the division had earned from the populace for preventing any pirate attacks.<ref name=FMSLDFp111>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 111 "Eighth Army - 67th BattleMech Division"</ref>
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During the [[Clan Invasion era]] StarCorps and Holly Industries saw a massive upswing in demand for their products along with additional funds and [[LosTech]] to rebuild long moribund production lines. Following the [[Word of Blake]] [[Operation ODYSSEUS|seizure of Terra]] the output of the Terran Holly Industries plant increasingly fed the rapid expansion of the [[Word of Blake Militia]], with the Emris IV plant at Ivanograd taking up the shortfall in exports from Terra.<ref name=HBHMp135>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 135:"Economics - Military Engineering - StarCorp (FWL) Industries (StarCorp)"</ref>
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With Holly's Kuala Lumpur based production lines having suffered damage as part of [[Operation SCOUR]] during the Word of Blake [[Jihad]], as [[Devlin Stone]] attempted to mollify Terran based manufacturers seeking to raise lawsuits with the new [[Republic of the Sphere]] over lost profits in [[3085]], a closed door deal was reached whereby the Republic poured funds into the reconstruction of the line to create much-needed jobs as well as StarCorps agreement to create a [[Light Fusion Engine]] version of the [[PlasmaStar 375 Extra Light|PlasmaStar 375 Extra Light Engine]] to be used on the new ''[[Prefect (BattleMech)|Prefect]]'' BattleMech.<ref name=TR3085p100>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 100: "PRF-1R Prefect"</ref><ref name=TRDAp148>''Technical Readout: Dark Age'', p. 148: "PRF-1R Prefect"</ref>
  
 
==Components Produced==
 
==Components Produced==
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* [[Holly (SRM4)|Holly]] [[SRM-4]] <ref name=TR3145Mp38>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p.38:"HD-2F Hound"</ref>
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* [[Holly (LRM5)|Holly]] [[LRM-5]] <ref name=TRPPp20>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p.20:"VLK-QD1 Valkyrie"</ref> <ref name=ETRPp9>''Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery'', p. 9:"Patton-SB"</ref>
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* [[Holly (LRM15)|Holly]] [[LRM-15]] <ref name=BTBoTp166>''BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid'', p.166:"Archer ARC-5CS"</ref>
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* [[Holly (LRM15)|Holly]] [[LRM-15]]
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* [[Holly "Ballista-15"]] LRM-15 <ref name=TRPPp54>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p.54:"LGB-12C Longbow"</ref>
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* [[Holly (LRM20)|Holly]] [[LRM-20]] <ref name=TRO:3039p301>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 301: "LGB-0W Longbow"</ref>
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* [[Holly "Ballista-20"]] LRM-20 <ref name=TRPPp54/>
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* [[Holly (SSRM2)|Holly]] [[Streak SRM-2]] <ref name=RGiCV4p5>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4'', p.5:"WSP-51 Wasp"</ref>
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* [[Holly (SSRM6)|Holly]] [[Streak SRM-6]] <ref name=RGiCV3p9>''Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 3'', p.9:"BLR-6G BattleMaster"</ref>
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* [[Holly (MML7)|Holly]] [[MML-7]] <ref name=ETRCSp7>''Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar'', p.7:"Highlander 641-X-2"</ref>
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* [[Holly (ELRM20)|Holly]] [[ELRM-20]] <ref name=ETRDp7>''Experimental Technical Readout: Davion'', p.7:"PDG-1X Pendragon Muse Red"</ref>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]''
 
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
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* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 3]]''
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* ''[[Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: Dark Age]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: Succession Wars]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: Succession Wars]]''
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Latest revision as of 02:24, 1 February 2024

Holly
Corporation Profile
HeadquartersEmris IV (Ivanograd), Terra (Kuala Lumpur)
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)Missiles

Manufactured by StarCorps Industries' Holly Industries division, Holly is a common brand of BattleMech-scale Missile launchers in use throughout the Inner Sphere.

Overview[edit]

Dating as far back as the twenty-fifth century in the so-called Age of War, Lockenburg-Holly Industries of Emris IV was a manufacturer servicing the Free Worlds League Military. As the FWLM expanded into the BattleMech age, the League's high command realised that it needed to fill a variety of roles including fire support, something Lockenburg-Holly believed it could fulfil. As with many manufacturer of the time, its chief engineer responded by taking inspiration from the Terran Hegemony's own successful fire support 'Mech, the Archer, scaling it up by fifteen tons while moving its missile launchers to the arms for much wider firing arcs, producing the iconic Longbow. The success of Lockenburg-Holly Industries' design, becoming one of the Free Worlds League's longest enduring 'Mechs, would secure its future and as expanded trade polices under the newly formed Star League the company would merge with a number of other League, Terran and Capellan Confederation interests to form StarCorps Industries, one of the first truly Inner Sphere-wide corporations.[1]

Because of its patented smooth running pneumatic ammunition-feed system it was viewed as the most reliable manufacturer on the market.[2] This reputation was damaged slightly with the 2676 release of the ASN-21 Assassin which suffered from chronic jamming when exposed to a high heat curve. This was resolved in 2815 under pressure from corporate, who even footed the bill for the recalls.[3][4]

During the late Star League era the Holly Industries and StarCorps factories on Emris IV kept to House Marik's anti-Star League mandate and refused to allow the "foreign" Star League Defense Force direct access to replacement 'Mechs, parts or munitions. The Sixty-seventh BattleMech Division garrisoned on Emris IV and charged with defending these factories from bandit forces most felt the sting of these restrictions, resulting in some members of the Sixty-seventh stealing missile shipments from the Holly factory at Ivanograd to cover ammunition shortages for several years before being caught and court-martialled in 2763, shattering whatever goodwill the division had earned from the populace for preventing any pirate attacks.[5]

During the Clan Invasion era StarCorps and Holly Industries saw a massive upswing in demand for their products along with additional funds and LosTech to rebuild long moribund production lines. Following the Word of Blake seizure of Terra the output of the Terran Holly Industries plant increasingly fed the rapid expansion of the Word of Blake Militia, with the Emris IV plant at Ivanograd taking up the shortfall in exports from Terra.[6]

With Holly's Kuala Lumpur based production lines having suffered damage as part of Operation SCOUR during the Word of Blake Jihad, as Devlin Stone attempted to mollify Terran based manufacturers seeking to raise lawsuits with the new Republic of the Sphere over lost profits in 3085, a closed door deal was reached whereby the Republic poured funds into the reconstruction of the line to create much-needed jobs as well as StarCorps agreement to create a Light Fusion Engine version of the PlasmaStar 375 Extra Light Engine to be used on the new Prefect BattleMech.[7][8]

Components Produced[edit]

Manufacturing[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3, p. 8: "LGB-0C Longbow"
  2. ↑ Technical Readout: 2750, p. 72: "GTHA-500 Gotha"
  3. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 116: "ASN-21 Assassin"
  4. ↑ Technical Readout: Succession Wars, p. 52: "ASN-21 Assassin"
  5. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 111 "Eighth Army - 67th BattleMech Division"
  6. ↑ Handbook: House Marik, p. 135:"Economics - Military Engineering - StarCorp (FWL) Industries (StarCorp)"
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 100: "PRF-1R Prefect"
  8. ↑ Technical Readout: Dark Age, p. 148: "PRF-1R Prefect"
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p.38:"HD-2F Hound"
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, p.20:"VLK-QD1 Valkyrie"
  11. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery, p. 9:"Patton-SB"
  12. ↑ BattleTech: Battle of Tukayyid, p.166:"Archer ARC-5CS"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, p.54:"LGB-12C Longbow"
  14. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 301: "LGB-0W Longbow"
  15. ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 4, p.5:"WSP-51 Wasp"
  16. ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 3, p.9:"BLR-6G BattleMaster"
  17. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar, p.7:"Highlander 641-X-2"
  18. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Davion, p.7:"PDG-1X Pendragon Muse Red"

Bibliography[edit]

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