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− | | image = New Earth Trading Company. | + | | image = New Earth Trading Company logo.png |
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− | | | + | | affiliation = {{Ubl|[[Lyran Commonwealth]]|[[Terran Hegemony]]|[[Word of Blake]]}} |
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− | | | + | | headquarters = Meridith<br>([[New Earth]])<ref name=H:HSp145>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 145: "New Earth Trading Company (NETC)"</ref> |
− | | | + | | leadership = [[CEO of New Earth Trading Company|CEO]] |
− | | | + | | products = {{Ubl|[[BattleMech]]s|[[Combat Vehicle]]s|[[IndustrialMech]]s|[[VTOL]]s}} |
− | |}} | + | | parent = |
+ | | divisions = | ||
+ | | plants = {{Ubl|[[Altair]]|[[Bharat]]|[[Caph]]|[[Terra]]|[[Sirius]]}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | The '''New Earth Trading Company''' is considered one of the first ever interstellar trading companies, having been founded in the chaotic exploration days of the [[twenty-second century]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | + | Originally engaged in transportation and trade, New Earth Trading Company's commercial success led to its expansion into other areas, such as [[Robots|robotics]]. Competition between NETC and the other robotic corporations was fierce, with the former often bending the rules in order to get ahead of [[Ulsop Robotics|Ulsop]] and [[Nirasaki Computers Collective|Nirasaki]]. It was NETC that won the contract to design the artificial intelligence of the [[Space Defense System]]'s ''Caspar'' drone ships, which was accomplished by the first neural mapping of the human brain, that of [[Admiral]] [[Kinru Dvarahal]].<ref name=H:HSp145/><ref name=SL165>''The Star League'', p. 165: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies - [New Earth Trading Company]"</ref> | |
− | Unfortunately, that same tactical genius would be turned against the [[Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. While NETC would survive the civil war and the resulting [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], much of its high-tech facilities were destroyed in the fighting, forcing the company back into the trading business. It also retained the ability to produce a limited number of military vehicles, supplied mostly to [[ComStar]] and [[ | + | Unfortunately, that same tactical genius would be turned against the [[Star League Defense Force]] during the [[Amaris Civil War]]. While NETC would survive the civil war and the resulting [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], much of its high-tech facilities were destroyed in the fighting, forcing the company back into the trading business. It also retained the ability to produce a limited number of military vehicles, supplied mostly to [[ComStar]] and the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. The [[Truce of Tukayyid]] provided the company a financial windfall as the various realms raced to rearm their military forces post–[[Clan Invasion]].<ref name=H:HSp145/><ref name=SL165/> |
− | NETC is the original producer of the Vedette tank, and the only company to use ComStar equipment in their vehicles. This has given them a reputation as being a front for ComStar.<ref name= | + | NETC is the original producer of the Vedette tank, and the only company to use ComStar equipment in their vehicles. This has given them a reputation as being a front for ComStar.<ref name=H:HSp145/><ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 84: "New Earth Trading Company"</ref> They maintain fairly cordial relationships with all the Successor States except the [[Draconis Combine]], some events in the [[War of 3039]] have cooled relations between the Combine and NETC.<ref name=M&M219>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 219: "Corporations of the Word of Blake - [New Earth Trading Company]"</ref> |
− | New Earth Trading Company prefers to work within a 200 light year radius of their corporate headquarters on [[New Earth]].<ref name=M&M219/> | + | New Earth Trading Company prefers to work within a 200 light year radius of their corporate headquarters on [[New Earth]]. New Earth division's president [[Donald Witherspoon]] oversaw the construction of two new warehousing and transportation facilities on [[Bharat]].<ref name=M&M219/> |
− | The campaign to liberate [[New Earth]] during [[Operation SCOUR]] was particularly destructive, both in the ground battles and as a result of orbital bombardments. The defending Word of Blake forces ensured that little industry remained after their defeat, making it extremely likely that the NETC facility on New Earth was destroyed.<ref name="J:FRp107">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 107 | + | The campaign to liberate [[New Earth]] during [[Operation SCOUR]] was particularly destructive, both in the ground battles and as a result of orbital bombardments. The defending Word of Blake forces ensured that little industry remained after their defeat, making it extremely likely that the NETC facility on New Earth was destroyed.<ref name="J:FRp107">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 107: "Blake/Terran Protectorate"</ref> |
− | In the mid- | + | In the mid-3080s, the [[Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium]] approached NETC about licensing the [[Myrmidon (Combat Vehicle)|Myrmidon]] tank design. Maxwell hoped that the destruction of NETC's Myrmidon production line would make this a deal worth taking.<ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', p. 78</ref> |
− | At some point in the early parts of the [[thirty-second century]], the company ended up secretly producing combat units for a splinter [[ComStar]] group which was rebuilding the [[Com | + | At some point in the early parts of the [[thirty-second century]], the company ended up secretly producing combat units for a splinter [[ComStar]] group which was rebuilding the [[Com Guards]] for their own purposes. Among the assets NETC were producing at their New Earth factory were BattleMechs. However, during the [[Fortress Republic]] era, elements of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] seized the factory and nationalized it for use for the struggling nation.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 34 Kheper - Background info on the 'Mech includes brief history of NETC and its nationalization to Republic control.</ref> |
− | Early in the Succession Wars Comstar apparently invested heavily in the company, and operated it as a front company. This explains how NETC was able to create new BattleMechs and other military supplies for the | + | Early in the Succession Wars Comstar apparently invested heavily in the company, and operated it as a front company. This explains how NETC was able to create new BattleMechs and other military supplies for the Com Guards of the early thirty-second century.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 137</ref> |
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==Manufacturing== | ==Manufacturing== | ||
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It is believed that this facility was destroyed in [[3078]] during the liberation of New Earth.<ref name="J:FRp107"/> | It is believed that this facility was destroyed in [[3078]] during the liberation of New Earth.<ref name="J:FRp107"/> | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on New Earth:<ref name=OR84>''Objective Raids'', p. 84: "Produced New Earth Trading Company Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039-54>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 54: "Produced Engineering Vehicle Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-24>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 24: "Produced Myrmidon Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U-202>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 202: "Produced Alacorn Mk VI Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p66>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 66: "Produced Vedette Vehicle Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085Sp36>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 36: "Produced Fwltur Components</ref><ref name=TRO3145p34>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 34: "Produced Kheper Components</ref><ref name=TRO3145p38>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 38: "Produced Uraeus Components</ref><ref name=BS/> |
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! width="350pt" | Component | ! width="350pt" | Component | ||
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| Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank | | Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Myrmidon]]<ref name=TRO3060-24/> | + | | [[Myrmidon (Combat Vehicle)|Myrmidon]]<ref name=TRO3060-24/> |
| Tracked Vehicles - Medium Tank | | Tracked Vehicles - Medium Tank | ||
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| [[IndustrialMech]] | | [[IndustrialMech]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[DAV 160 Gas Turbine]] | | [[DAV 160 Gas Turbine]] | ||
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| [[WorkHorse 240]] with PowerChain | | [[WorkHorse 240]] with PowerChain | ||
| Engineering Vehicle<ref name=TRO3039-54/> | | Engineering Vehicle<ref name=TRO3039-54/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " |<u>[[Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Kearny-Fuchida Drives]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[Compact Kearny-Fuchida Drive|Compact K-F Drives]]<ref name=BS>''BattleSpace'', p. 27: "Ship Construction - JumpShips and WarShips"</ref> | ||
+ | |''Unknown'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u> | ||
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| ''Kheper''<ref name=TRO3145p34/> | | ''Kheper''<ref name=TRO3145p34/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Wall Type 8]] [[Light Ferro-Fibrous]] w/[[CASE II]] | | [[Wall Type 8]] [[Light Ferro-Fibrous]] w/[[CASE II]] | ||
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| ''Fwultur''<ref name=TRO3085Sp36/> | | ''Fwultur''<ref name=TRO3085Sp36/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Core Tek 275 XL]] | | [[Core Tek 275 XL]] | ||
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| Alacorn Mk VI<ref name=TRO3058U-202/> | | Alacorn Mk VI<ref name=TRO3058U-202/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Basic Metal Plate Standard]] | | [[Basic Metal Plate Standard]] | ||
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| Manticore<ref name=OR84/> & Myrmidon<ref name=TRO3060-24/> | | Manticore<ref name=OR84/> & Myrmidon<ref name=TRO3060-24/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Gauss Rifle]]</u> | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Gauss rifle|Gauss Rifle]]</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[M-7]] | | [[M-7]] | ||
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===Terra=== | ===Terra=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Terra:<ref name=TRO3026R30>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 30: "Produced Karnov UR Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039-40>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 40: "Produced Karnov Components"</ref> |
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! width="350pt" | Component | ! width="350pt" | Component | ||
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| [[VTOLs]] | | [[VTOLs]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[DAV 190]] | | [[DAV 190]] | ||
| Karnov<ref name=TRO3026R30/><ref name=TRO3039-40/> | | Karnov<ref name=TRO3026R30/><ref name=TRO3039-40/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Star Slab 1.5 Standard]] | | [[Star Slab 1.5 Standard]] | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3085]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]'' | ||
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|New Earth Trading Company]] | [[Category:Manufacturing Centers|New Earth Trading Company]] | ||
− | [[Category:Terran Hegemony | + | [[Category:Terran Hegemony Corporations]] |
+ | [[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Corporations]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Word of Blake Corporations]] |
Latest revision as of 10:54, 24 April 2024
New Earth Trading Company | |
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Corporation Profile | |
Affiliation | |
Headquarters | Meridith (New Earth)[1] |
Leadership | CEO |
Product(s) | |
Manufacturing Plant(s) |
The New Earth Trading Company is considered one of the first ever interstellar trading companies, having been founded in the chaotic exploration days of the twenty-second century.
Overview[edit]
Originally engaged in transportation and trade, New Earth Trading Company's commercial success led to its expansion into other areas, such as robotics. Competition between NETC and the other robotic corporations was fierce, with the former often bending the rules in order to get ahead of Ulsop and Nirasaki. It was NETC that won the contract to design the artificial intelligence of the Space Defense System's Caspar drone ships, which was accomplished by the first neural mapping of the human brain, that of Admiral Kinru Dvarahal.[1][2]
Unfortunately, that same tactical genius would be turned against the Star League Defense Force during the Amaris Civil War. While NETC would survive the civil war and the resulting Succession Wars, much of its high-tech facilities were destroyed in the fighting, forcing the company back into the trading business. It also retained the ability to produce a limited number of military vehicles, supplied mostly to ComStar and the Lyran Commonwealth. The Truce of Tukayyid provided the company a financial windfall as the various realms raced to rearm their military forces post–Clan Invasion.[1][2]
NETC is the original producer of the Vedette tank, and the only company to use ComStar equipment in their vehicles. This has given them a reputation as being a front for ComStar.[1][3] They maintain fairly cordial relationships with all the Successor States except the Draconis Combine, some events in the War of 3039 have cooled relations between the Combine and NETC.[4]
New Earth Trading Company prefers to work within a 200 light year radius of their corporate headquarters on New Earth. New Earth division's president Donald Witherspoon oversaw the construction of two new warehousing and transportation facilities on Bharat.[4]
The campaign to liberate New Earth during Operation SCOUR was particularly destructive, both in the ground battles and as a result of orbital bombardments. The defending Word of Blake forces ensured that little industry remained after their defeat, making it extremely likely that the NETC facility on New Earth was destroyed.[5]
In the mid-3080s, the Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium approached NETC about licensing the Myrmidon tank design. Maxwell hoped that the destruction of NETC's Myrmidon production line would make this a deal worth taking.[6]
At some point in the early parts of the thirty-second century, the company ended up secretly producing combat units for a splinter ComStar group which was rebuilding the Com Guards for their own purposes. Among the assets NETC were producing at their New Earth factory were BattleMechs. However, during the Fortress Republic era, elements of the Republic of the Sphere seized the factory and nationalized it for use for the struggling nation.[7]
Early in the Succession Wars Comstar apparently invested heavily in the company, and operated it as a front company. This explains how NETC was able to create new BattleMechs and other military supplies for the Com Guards of the early thirty-second century.[8]
Manufacturing[edit]
New Earth Trading Company has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
New Earth[edit]
It is believed that this facility was destroyed in 3078 during the liberation of New Earth.[5]
Terra[edit]
Components produced on Terra:[18][19] | |
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Component | Type |
VTOL | |
Karnov UR[18][19] | VTOLs |
Internal Combustion Engine | |
DAV 190 | Karnov[18][19] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
Star Slab 1.5 Standard | Karnov[18][19] |
Communications System | |
Johnston Q-Rotor | Karnov[18][19] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 145: "New Earth Trading Company (NETC)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Star League, p. 165: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies - [New Earth Trading Company]"
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 84: "New Earth Trading Company"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 219: "Corporations of the Word of Blake - [New Earth Trading Company]"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 107: "Blake/Terran Protectorate"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 78
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 34 Kheper - Background info on the 'Mech includes brief history of NETC and its nationalization to Republic control.
- ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 137
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 Objective Raids, p. 84: "Produced New Earth Trading Company Components"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 54: "Produced Engineering Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 24: "Produced Myrmidon Components"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 202: "Produced Alacorn Mk VI Components"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 66: "Produced Vedette Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 36: "Produced Fwltur Components
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 Technical Readout: 3145, p. 34: "Produced Kheper Components
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Technical Readout: 3145, p. 38: "Produced Uraeus Components
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 BattleSpace, p. 27: "Ship Construction - JumpShips and WarShips"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 30: "Produced Karnov UR Components"
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 40: "Produced Karnov Components"
Bibliography[edit]
- Field Manual: 3085
- Field Manual: 3145
- Handbook: House Steiner
- Jihad: Final Reckoning
- Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers
- Objective Raids
- The Star League
- Technical Readout: 3026 Revised
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3060
- Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental
- Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere