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| − | | birthdate = [[2647]] | + | | birthdate = <!--[[2647]]--> |
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| − | '''Dr. Katherine Piscalla''' was a | + | '''Dr. Katherine Piscalla''' was a Lead Engineer at [[Harvard Company, Inc.]] in [[2688]].<ref name=TRO3085p296>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 296: "WSP-100 Wasp MAM Mk I"</ref><ref name=TRO3025p128>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 128: "Wasp LAM"</ref> |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | Dr. Piscalla was hired by the Harvard Company in 2688 to assist on the ''[[Wasp LAM]]''. Focusing on the role of a fighter-bomber they included an internal bomb bay, her team designed the WSP-100 Mk I which entered service after two years of development. Seven years later in [[2697]] they unveiled the WSP-100A which replaced the bomb bay and the SRM launcher with an LRM. This variation was later involved in a legal dispute with Corean Enterprises over their "nearly wholesale" duplication of the 100A in their VLK-QA ''[[Valkyrie]]''. Concurrent with the legal wranglings with Corean was the realization that the 100 was so effective at its role that it was being specifically targeted. In an effort to make it more survivable the Mark II, later termed the WSP-105, started design in 2697 and entered production in [[2701]]. Ironically this redesign eliminated the internal bomb bay that made the 100s so well liked by [[SLDF]] ground forces.<ref name=TRO3085p296/><ref name=TRO3025p128/> | |
| − | Dr. Piscalla was eventually assassinated at a corporate resort on [[La Blon]] in 2690. Although no evidence was ever uncovered at the time, many believe the assassination was funded by [[LexaTech Industries]], as they were in direct competition with their [[Stinger LAM|STG-A5 ''Stinger LAM'']].{{cn}} | + | |
| + | <!--Dr. Piscalla was eventually assassinated at a corporate resort on [[La Blon]] in 2690. Although no evidence was ever uncovered at the time, many believe the assassination was funded by [[LexaTech Industries]], as they were in direct competition with their [[Stinger LAM|STG-A5 ''Stinger LAM'']].{{cn}}--> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]'' | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Star League Characters|Piscalla, Katherine]] | |
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Katherine Piscalla | |
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| Affiliation | Star League |
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| Profession | Doctor and Lead Engineer of Harvard Company |
Dr. Katherine Piscalla was a Lead Engineer at Harvard Company, Inc. in 2688.[1][2]
History[edit]
Dr. Piscalla was hired by the Harvard Company in 2688 to assist on the Wasp LAM. Focusing on the role of a fighter-bomber they included an internal bomb bay, her team designed the WSP-100 Mk I which entered service after two years of development. Seven years later in 2697 they unveiled the WSP-100A which replaced the bomb bay and the SRM launcher with an LRM. This variation was later involved in a legal dispute with Corean Enterprises over their "nearly wholesale" duplication of the 100A in their VLK-QA Valkyrie. Concurrent with the legal wranglings with Corean was the realization that the 100 was so effective at its role that it was being specifically targeted. In an effort to make it more survivable the Mark II, later termed the WSP-105, started design in 2697 and entered production in 2701. Ironically this redesign eliminated the internal bomb bay that made the 100s so well liked by SLDF ground forces.[1][2]