Editing Kong Interstellar Corporation

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| image = Kong interstellar.jpg
| founded = 
| dissolved = 
| affiliation = {{Ubl|[[Free Worlds League]]|[[Terran Hegemony]]}}
| previous_names = 
| headquarters = Skellig<br>([[Connaught III]])<ref name="hbhm133">''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 133: "Kong Interstellar Corporation (KongCorp)"</ref>
| leadership = [[CEO of Kong Interstellar Corporation|CEO]]
| products = {{Ubl|[[BattleMech]]s|[[IndustrialMech]]s}}
| parent = 
| divisions = 
| plants = [[Loxley]]
}}
'''Kong Interstellar Corporation''' was a defense manufacturer dating back to the [[Star League era]].

==Overview==
During the Star League era, Kong Interstellar was a major defense contractor to the [[Star League Defense Force]],<ref name="FR2765p12"/> with manufacturing plants on at least two worlds: [[Connaught]]<ref name="hbhm133"/> and [[Loxley]].<ref name="FR2765p12">''Field Report 2765: LCAF'', p. 12: "Lyran Guards"</ref> The Loxley facilities didn't survive the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. By the [[thirty-first century]], Connaught was the primary factory world for Kong Interstellar. The Connaught factory complex was severely damaged during the Succession Wars, losing its manufacturing abilities. It soldiered on as a repair and parts fabrication facility. These repair kits kept the company afloat, but were limited to the products Kong produced.<ref name="hbhm133"/> Only after the [[Clan Invasion]] did Kong begin to rebuild its manufacturing abilities and resume production of some of its products.<ref>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 204: "Havester Ant" - Kong loses production abilities in Succession Wars, but regains it. Including construction of manufacturing plant for Harvester Ant.</ref>

In [[3065]], Kong Interstellar opened a new ''Ostsol'' production line in Ranelagh (Connaught's capital) that specialized in the 7M variant.<ref name="hbhm133"/>

The Connaught plant lost a quarter of its staff during the [[Jihad]], but by [[3079]] was operating at 90% of its full output.<ref name=O:FWLp4>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref>

==Manufacturing==
Kong Interstellar Corporation has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

===Connaught===
{|class="wikitable"  
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Connaught:<ref name=OR123>''Objective Raids'', p. 123: "Produced Kong Interstellar Corporation Components"</ref><ref name=TROVA204>''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 204: "Produced Harvester Ant Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p248>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 248: "Produced Ostsol 9R Components"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145FSp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 44: "Produced Black Knight Components"</ref> 
|-
! width="350pt" | Component
! width="350pt" | Type
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Mechs</u>
|-
| [[Harvester Ant|KIC-3 ''Harvester Ant'']]<ref name=TROVA204/>
| [[IndustrialMech]] 
|-
| ''[[Ostscout]]''<ref name="hbhm133"/>
| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]]
|-
| ''[[Ostsol]]''<ref name="hbhm133"/><ref name=ofwl29>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 29</ref>
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
|-
| [[Ostsol#Variants|OTL-9R ''Ostsol'']]<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
| Heavy BattleMech
|-
| ''[[Black Knight]]''<ref name="hbhm133"/><ref name=ofwl29/>
| Heavy BattleMech
|-
| [[Black Knight#Variants|BLK-NT-5H ''Black Knight'']]<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
| Heavy BattleMech
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
|-
| [[Kong Industrial]]
| ''Harvester Ant''<ref name=TROVA204/>
|-
| [[Kell/K]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| [[Technicron Revised NT]] [[Endo-Composite]]
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[GM 180]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Light Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[Vlar 300 Light]]
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[Hermes 300 XL]]
| ''Ostsol''<ref name=OR123/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
|-
| [[Leenex 60 ICE]]
| ''Harvester Ant''<ref name=TROVA204/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
|-
| [[Commercial/StarSlab]]
| ''Harvester Ant''<ref name=TROVA204/>
|-
| [[Valiant Lamellor]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/> & ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
|-
| [[Barret 509p]] w/[[C3]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| [[Bassix 100]]
| ''Harvester Ant''<ref name=TROVA204/>
|-
| [[Rander Comm-Marshal]] 
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
|-
| [[Rander Dragonslayer]] w/[[Targeting Computer|Advanced Targeting Computer]]
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| [[TRSS.2L3]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Tronel I]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Small Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Diverse Optics (ERSL)|Diverse Optics]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[ExoStar Pinnacle]] (Clantech)
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/> 
|-
| [[Magna Mk VI]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[Diverse Optics (LL)|Diverse Optics]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[ExoStar Pinnacle]] (Clantech)
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Pulse Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[ExoStar Pinnacle]] (Clantech)
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Small Laser]]</u>
|-
| [[ExoStar Pinnacle]] (Clantech)
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER PPC]]</u>
|-
| [[Type DDS "Kingston"]]
| ''BLK-NT-5H Black Knight''<ref name=TRO:3145FSp44/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Snub-Nose PPC]]</u>
|-
| [[Fusigon Smarttooth]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Heavy PPC]]</u>
|-
| [[Magna Supernova]]
| ''Ostsol 9R''<ref name=TRO3085p248/>
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Double Heat Sink]]</u>
|-
| [[Kong Advanced Coolant TR-12]]
| ''Ostsol''<ref name=OR123/>
|}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' 
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]'' 

[[Category: Manufacturing Centers|Kong Interstellar Corporations]]
[[Category: Free Worlds League Corporations]]
[[Category: Terran Hegemony Corporations]]