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Line 16: The construction and ongoing presence of this illegal mining operation convinced the MacGreggor clan that it would be impossible to have peace on New St. Andrews unless the clans were able to defend themselves against hostile outside interests. This led to the various clans making efforts to both eject the illegal mining operation and to recruit the appropriate talented people from the [[Inner Sphere]] to help provide New St. Andrews with an organic defense industry. Both of these milestones were achieved in [[3060]] when the mining operation was shut down and Meridian Manufacturing was officially founded.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> The construction and ongoing presence of this illegal mining operation convinced the MacGreggor clan that it would be impossible to have peace on New St. Andrews unless the clans were able to defend themselves against hostile outside interests. This led to the various clans making efforts to both eject the illegal mining operation and to recruit the appropriate talented people from the [[Inner Sphere]] to help provide New St. Andrews with an organic defense industry. Both of these milestones were achieved in [[3060]] when the mining operation was shut down and Meridian Manufacturing was officially founded.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> − Prior to the establishment of Meridian Manufacturing the defense industry on New St. Andrews had been limited to producing copies of the [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion light tank]] and [[Vedette|Vedette medium tank]], although it had proven impossible to replicate the modern weapons on the two designs, limiting those vehicles produced on New St. Andrews to ancient, pre–[[Age of War]] designs such as the [[Machine Gun]] and [[Heavy Rifle]]. With the founding of Meridian Manufacturing New St. Andrews began to take steps towards the manufacture of [[BattleMech]]s for the first time. The development program was bedeviled with the same problem, however - Meridian couldn't replicate a basic autocannon, leading to the first 'Mech to be produced on New St. Andrews, the armed [[IndustrialMech]] known as the [[Arbiter|ARB-100 ''Arbiter'']], being armed with the same primitive weaponry.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> + Prior to the establishment of Meridian Manufacturing the defense industry on New St. Andrews had been limited to producing copies of the [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion light tank]] and [[Vedette|Vedette medium tank]], although it had proven impossible to replicate the modern weapons on the two designs, limiting those vehicles produced on New St. Andrews to ancient, pre-[[Age of War]] designs such as the [[Machine Gun]] and [[Heavy Rifle]]. With the founding of Meridian Manufacturing New St. Andrews began to take steps towards the manufacture of [[BattleMech]]s for the first time. The development program was bedeviled with the same problem, however - Meridian couldn't replicate a basic autocannon, leading to the first 'Mech to be produced on New St. Andrews, the armed [[IndustrialMech]] known as the [[Arbiter|ARB-100 ''Arbiter'']], being armed with the same primitive weaponry.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> Despite the limitations of the ''Arbiter'' it proved to be remarkably successful in generating off-world sales, in part because of its ferocious appearance, and New St. Andrews soon had orders pouring in from neighboring worlds and the mercenary market due to its low price. Despite the unexpected success, a steady stream of hostile raids against New St. Andrews that specifically targeted the Meridian Manufacturing plant hampered efforts to enter full production, and as a consequence full production wasn't reached until [[3074]], fourteen years after the founding of the company.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> Despite the limitations of the ''Arbiter'' it proved to be remarkably successful in generating off-world sales, in part because of its ferocious appearance, and New St. Andrews soon had orders pouring in from neighboring worlds and the mercenary market due to its low price. Despite the unexpected success, a steady stream of hostile raids against New St. Andrews that specifically targeted the Meridian Manufacturing plant hampered efforts to enter full production, and as a consequence full production wasn't reached until [[3074]], fourteen years after the founding of the company.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/>
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The construction and ongoing presence of this illegal mining operation convinced the MacGreggor clan that it would be impossible to have peace on New St. Andrews unless the clans were able to defend themselves against hostile outside interests. This led to the various clans making efforts to both eject the illegal mining operation and to recruit the appropriate talented people from the [[Inner Sphere]] to help provide New St. Andrews with an organic defense industry. Both of these milestones were achieved in [[3060]] when the mining operation was shut down and Meridian Manufacturing was officially founded.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> | The construction and ongoing presence of this illegal mining operation convinced the MacGreggor clan that it would be impossible to have peace on New St. Andrews unless the clans were able to defend themselves against hostile outside interests. This led to the various clans making efforts to both eject the illegal mining operation and to recruit the appropriate talented people from the [[Inner Sphere]] to help provide New St. Andrews with an organic defense industry. Both of these milestones were achieved in [[3060]] when the mining operation was shut down and Meridian Manufacturing was officially founded.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> | ||
| − | Prior to the establishment of Meridian Manufacturing the defense industry on New St. Andrews had been limited to producing copies of the [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion light tank]] and [[Vedette|Vedette medium tank]], although it had proven impossible to replicate the modern weapons on the two designs, limiting those vehicles produced on New St. Andrews to ancient, | + | Prior to the establishment of Meridian Manufacturing the defense industry on New St. Andrews had been limited to producing copies of the [[Scorpion (Combat Vehicle)|Scorpion light tank]] and [[Vedette|Vedette medium tank]], although it had proven impossible to replicate the modern weapons on the two designs, limiting those vehicles produced on New St. Andrews to ancient, pre-[[Age of War]] designs such as the [[Machine Gun]] and [[Heavy Rifle]]. With the founding of Meridian Manufacturing New St. Andrews began to take steps towards the manufacture of [[BattleMech]]s for the first time. The development program was bedeviled with the same problem, however - Meridian couldn't replicate a basic autocannon, leading to the first 'Mech to be produced on New St. Andrews, the armed [[IndustrialMech]] known as the [[Arbiter|ARB-100 ''Arbiter'']], being armed with the same primitive weaponry.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> |
Despite the limitations of the ''Arbiter'' it proved to be remarkably successful in generating off-world sales, in part because of its ferocious appearance, and New St. Andrews soon had orders pouring in from neighboring worlds and the mercenary market due to its low price. Despite the unexpected success, a steady stream of hostile raids against New St. Andrews that specifically targeted the Meridian Manufacturing plant hampered efforts to enter full production, and as a consequence full production wasn't reached until [[3074]], fourteen years after the founding of the company.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> | Despite the limitations of the ''Arbiter'' it proved to be remarkably successful in generating off-world sales, in part because of its ferocious appearance, and New St. Andrews soon had orders pouring in from neighboring worlds and the mercenary market due to its low price. Despite the unexpected success, a steady stream of hostile raids against New St. Andrews that specifically targeted the Meridian Manufacturing plant hampered efforts to enter full production, and as a consequence full production wasn't reached until [[3074]], fourteen years after the founding of the company.<ref name="TRO:Pp100"/> | ||