Manufacturing Timeline

This article is a timeline of the first appearance of a given unit, model, or variant in the Battletech universe. No precise years are given for Pre-Spaceflight and Early Spaceflight units, models, or variants.

Pre-Spaceflight

• Unknown - Infantry Platoon (Machine Gun), Infantry Platoon (Rifle), Mechanized Hover Platoon (Machine Gun), Mechanized Hover Platoon (Rifle), Mechanized Tracked Platoon (Machine Gun), Mechanized Tracked Platoon (Rifle), Mechanized Wheeld Platoon (Machine Gun), Mechanized Wheeled Platoon (Rifle), Motorized Platoon (Machine Gun), Motorized Platoon (Rifle)

Early Spaceflight

• Unknown - Air Car, B1 Heavy Transport, B1 Heavy Transport (Machine Gun), Command Van, Engineering Vehicle (Flamer), Engineering Vehicle (Standard), Flatbed Truck (Armored), Flatbed Truck (Standard), Ground Car, Heavy over APC (Machine Gun), Heavy Hover APC (Standard), Heavy Tracked APC (Machine Gun), Heavy Tracked APC (Standard), Heavy Wheeled APC (Machine Gun), Heavy Wheeled APC (Standard), Hover APC (Machine Gun), Hover APC, Jeep (Machine Gun), Jeep (Standard), Jet Sled (Machine Gun), Jet Sled (Standard), Jump Platoon (Flamer), Jump Platoon (Machine Gun), Jump Platoon (Rifle), Mechanized Hover Platoon (Flamer), Mechanized Tracked Platoon (Flamer), Mechanized Wheeld Platoon (Flamer), Motorized Platoon (Flamer), Mosquito Radar Plane I, Skimmer, Škoda "Growler" Surface Utility Truck, Small Agricultural Robot, Speeder, Tracked APC (Machine Gun), Tracked APC, Wheeled APC (Machine Gun), Wheeled APC
• 2093 - Torrent Heavy Bomber (Standard)

22nd Century

• 2111 - Torrent Heavy Bomber (ASW)
• 2114 - Croyle Systems Cortez Series N
• 2115 - Torrent Heavy Bomber (FC)
• 2118 - Torrent Heavy Bomber (IC)
• 2183 - Eckener Tanker Airship EC-1
• 2190 - Catapillar-Deere "MoleRat" Tracked Sub-Surface Mining Vehicle

23rd Century

• 2294 - Merkava Heavy Tank
• 2300 - Torrent Heavy Bomber (Fire Fighting)

24th Century

• 2301 - Augustus A-3
• 2305 - Dart Light Cruiser
• 2308 - Verne Cargo Submarine
• 2311 - Lexan Oceanic Personal VTOL
• 2312 - Vulture (Infantry Carrier)
• 2317 - Bonaventure Corvette
• 2320 - Planetlifter Air Transport (Standard), Vigilant Corvette, Whitestreak Jetski
• 2322 - Whitestreak Speedboat
• 2324 - Eagle EGL-R1
• 2325 - Merkava Mk II
• 2345 - Lola Destroyer Block I
• 2350 - Quixote Frigate
• 2355 - Lumberjack LM1/A
• 2360 - Defender, Hurricane, Korvin KVR-2
• 2364 - Winchester Cruiser
• 2365 - Thorizer
• 2368 - League, Monsoon Battleship
• 2369 - Athena
• 2370 - B1 Heavy Transport (SRM), Foot Platoon (SRM), Heavy Hover APC (SRM), Heavy Tracked APC (SRM), Heavy Wheeled APC (SRM), Hover APC (SRM), Jeep (SRM), Jump Platoon (SRM), Mechanized Hover Platoon (SRM), Mechanized Tracked Platoon (SRM), Mechanized Wheeled Platoon (SRM), Motorized Platoon (SRM), Tracked APC (SRM), Wheeled APC (SRM)
• 2372 - Aegis Heavy Cruiser
• 2374 - Planetlifter Air Transport "Walrus"
• 2375 - Commonwealth, Flatbed Truck (SRM)
• 2380 - Du Shi Wang Battleship, Narukami
• 2390 - Firebird, Pinard Protectorate Limited Bulldog Medium Truck, Snowden Mining Station Mk I
• 2396 - Marsden Main Battle Tank
• 2400 - B1 Heavy Transport (Small Laser), Foot Platoon (LRM), Heavy Hover APC (LRM), Heavy Tracked APC (LRM), Heavy Wheeled APC (LRM) Hover APC (LRM), Jump Platoon (LRM), Mechanized Hover Platoon (LRM), Mechanized Tracked Platoon (LRM), Mechanized Wheeled Platoon (LRM), Motorized Platoon (LRM), Samurai SL-25, Sauer-Bucher TFL-LL6500 Fire Engine, Tracked APC (LRM), Wheeled APC (LRM)

25th Century

• 2403 - Manatee (Cargo)
• 2405 - Foot Platoon (Laser), Jump Platoon (Laser), Mechanized Hover Platoon (Laser), Mechanized Tracked Platoon (Laser), Mechanized Wheeled Platoon (Laser), Motorized Platoon (Laser), Pinard Protectorate Limited Pit Bull Medium Truck
• 2407 - Büffel VII Engineering Support Vehicle (Standard), HMR-HC Hammerhead, LRM Carrier, SRM Carrier, Tracker
• 2410 - Isesaki Roku Royal
• 2419 - Walrus Cargo Hauler
• 2420 - Corx Mobile Tunnel Miner, Vulture (Cargo)
• 2430 - CNT-1A Centurion, Iveco Burro Heavy Cargo Truck, Korvin KVR-3R, Sherpa Armored Truck (Fuel Tanker), Sherpa Armored Truck (MASH), Sherpa Armored Truck (Mobile HQ), Sherpa Armored Truck (Mobile Canteen), Sherpa Armored Truck (Standard)
• 2432 - Silverfin Coastal Cutter, Vincent Corvette
• 2435 - Merkava Mk VII
• 2438 - Mackie MSK-5S
• 2439 - Heavy BattleMech Recovery Vehicle
• 2440 - BattleMech Recovery Vehicle, Mackie MSK-6S, Riga Frigate
• 2443 - Kyudo KY2-D01
• 2447 - Nightwing
• 2448 - Farragut Battleship, Mosquito Radar Plane IX
• 2449 - Manatee (Mech Transport)
• 2451 - Büffel VII Engineering Support Vehicle (Cargo), Chi-ha CCV
• 2452 - Sand Devil Scout Hovertank
• 2456 - Norman Utility Truck
• 2457 - Galaport Ground Tug
• 2459 - BattleAxe BKX-1K
• 2460 - Helepolis HEP-1H