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| previous_names = Norse BattleMech Works<ref name=HB:HKp162>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 162: "Victory Industries"</ref>
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'''Victory Industries''', previously known as '''Norse BattleMech Works''' while in [[Federated Suns]] hands, is a [[Draconis Combine]] based [[BattleMech]] manufacturer. Located on the planet [[Marduk]] on the [[House Davion|Davion]] - [[Kurita]] border, this important factory has been traded back and forth between the nations since the collapse of the [[Star League]].
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'''Victory Industries''', previously known as '''Norse BattleMech Works''' while in [[Federated Suns]] hands,<ref name=HB:HKp162/> was a [[Draconis Combine]] based [[BattleMech]] manufacturer. Located on the planet [[Marduk]] on the [[House Davion|Davion]]–[[House Kurita|Kurita]] border, this important factory has been traded back and forth between the nations since the collapse of the [[Star League]].
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
===Founding===
 
===Founding===
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While Marduk was originally exploited for its rich agricultural resources, just prior to the creation of the original Star League a deposit of rare metals was discovered in the middle of the jungle. To take maximum advantage of this discovery, a huge complex of factories was built directly over the metals deposit. After the ore is mined, it is processed in a smelter system next to the factory, the finished product traveling less than a hundred meters before being used to manufacture ''[[Griffin]]'' chassis. Other nearby factories make almost all the electronic and mechanical components necessary to build the 'Mechs, with only the tracking systems having to be imported from offworld. This complex of factories was built with such skill that it barely damaged the surrounding jungle, greatly benefiting defensive operations, with finished 'Mechs shipped off Marduk from the spaceport built nearby.<ref name=HDTFS-151>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 151: "Weapons Industries - Norse BattleMech Works"</ref>
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While Marduk was originally exploited for its rich agricultural resources, just prior to the creation of the original Star League a deposit of rare metals was discovered in the middle of the jungle. To take maximum advantage of this discovery, a huge complex of factories was built directly over the metals deposit. After the ore is mined, it is processed in a smelter system next to the factory, the finished product traveling less than a hundred meters before being used to manufacture ''[[Griffin]]'' chassis. Other nearby factories make almost all the electronic and mechanical components necessary to build the 'Mechs, with only the tracking systems having to be imported from offworld. This complex of factories was built with such skill that it barely damaged the surrounding jungle, greatly benefiting defensive operations, with finished 'Mechs shipped off Marduk from the spaceport built nearby.<ref name=HD(TFS)p149>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 149 (PDF p. 151): "Weapons Industries - [Norse BattleMech Works]"</ref>
  
 
Norse BattleMech Works won the contract for the production of a front-line 'Mech that could outmaneuver enemy 'Mechs and keep up with advancing forces for the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] ahead of stiff competition from companies in the [[Capellan March]]. This may have been in part as a result of implicit support from [[First Prince]] [[Ellen Davion]], given the overly ambitious nature of [[Richard Varnay]], and Norse used the ''Griffin'' and ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' designs being fielded by the [[Terran Hegemony]] as inspiration in the development of what would become the [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-1R ''Wolverine'']] and its successors. The original ''Wolverine'' design was lightly armed, using an experimental [[Autocannon/5]] and a [[medium laser]] for armament, as Norse wanted to emphasize movement first and then a balanced weapon load, but they did attempt to accommodate a [[PPC]] in place of the autocannon to allow for a more heavily armed variant. Unfortunately, the first model of PPC supplied was a failure, being inaccurate, prone to overheating and a source of electromagnetic interference that prompted the FPF High Command to direct Norse to stick to the more accurate and reliable autocannon that would remain a mainstay of the design. Norse would continue to produce primitive ''Wolverines'' for more than a century, with the first "modern" design of ''Wolverine'' only appearing after [[Kallon Industries]] bought the rights to the chassis from Norse in the late [[twenty-sixth century]].<ref name="XTRO:Pp5">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 5: "WVR-1R Wolverine"</ref>
 
Norse BattleMech Works won the contract for the production of a front-line 'Mech that could outmaneuver enemy 'Mechs and keep up with advancing forces for the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]] ahead of stiff competition from companies in the [[Capellan March]]. This may have been in part as a result of implicit support from [[First Prince]] [[Ellen Davion]], given the overly ambitious nature of [[Richard Varnay]], and Norse used the ''Griffin'' and ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' designs being fielded by the [[Terran Hegemony]] as inspiration in the development of what would become the [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-1R ''Wolverine'']] and its successors. The original ''Wolverine'' design was lightly armed, using an experimental [[Autocannon/5]] and a [[medium laser]] for armament, as Norse wanted to emphasize movement first and then a balanced weapon load, but they did attempt to accommodate a [[PPC]] in place of the autocannon to allow for a more heavily armed variant. Unfortunately, the first model of PPC supplied was a failure, being inaccurate, prone to overheating and a source of electromagnetic interference that prompted the FPF High Command to direct Norse to stick to the more accurate and reliable autocannon that would remain a mainstay of the design. Norse would continue to produce primitive ''Wolverines'' for more than a century, with the first "modern" design of ''Wolverine'' only appearing after [[Kallon Industries]] bought the rights to the chassis from Norse in the late [[twenty-sixth century]].<ref name="XTRO:Pp5">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 5: "WVR-1R Wolverine"</ref>
  
 
===Succession Wars Era===
 
===Succession Wars Era===
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As the Norse BattleMech Works was one of the few nearly self-reliant 'Mech factories in the [[Inner Sphere]], it was one of the initial targets of the [[First Succession War]]. The Federated Suns reaped the majority of the factory's output with [[AFFS]] troops fending off numerous raids, holding the planet almost uninterrupted until the [[DCMS]] succeeded in capturing Marduk during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The prize of the Combine's operations in that war, the facility came complete with plans and details for advanced [[lostech]] redesigns, with production stepped up to help refit the depleted ranks of the DCMS and provide material for other manufacturers in that nation.<ref name=HDTFS-151/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 138–139</ref>
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As the Norse BattleMech Works was one of the few nearly self-reliant 'Mech factories in the [[Inner Sphere]], it was one of the initial targets of the [[First Succession War]]. The Federated Suns reaped the majority of the factory's output with [[AFFS]] troops fending off numerous raids, holding the planet almost uninterrupted until the [[DCMS]] succeeded in capturing Marduk during the [[Fourth Succession War]]. The prize of the Combine's operations in that war, the facility came complete with plans and details for advanced [[lostech]] redesigns, with production stepped up to help refit the depleted ranks of the DCMS and provide material for other manufacturers in that nation.<ref name=HD(TFS)p149/><ref name=TRO3050>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 138–139</ref>
  
 
Duke [[James Sandoval]]'s [[Draconis March]] forces briefly recaptured the planet during the [[War of 3039]],<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 42–43</ref> stripping the Norse factory before they were ejected, taking four years for the Combine to restore the plant to production.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 93</ref>
 
Duke [[James Sandoval]]'s [[Draconis March]] forces briefly recaptured the planet during the [[War of 3039]],<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', pp. 42–43</ref> stripping the Norse factory before they were ejected, taking four years for the Combine to restore the plant to production.<ref>''Historical: War of 3039'', p. 93</ref>
  
 
===Clan War Era===
 
===Clan War Era===
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By the [[Clan Invasion]] era the now renamed Victory Industries was somewhat overshadowed by the monolithic [[Luthien Armor Works]], its primary claims to success being its streamlined production process and a highly refined technology staff. It was thanks to that technology staff that the company was able to solidify its position within the Combine military industrial complex when its team was among the few invited by the DCMS to reverse engineer captured [[Clan]] [[OmniMech]]s in the early 3050s, ultimately leading to lucrative subcontracts producing LAW's [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|''Firestarter'']], [[Black Hawk-KU|''Black Hawk-KU'']] and [[Avatar (OmniMech)|''Avatar'']] OmniMechs in the early 3060s.<ref name=HHK-162>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 162: "Pillar of Jade (Economics) - Direct Service (Military) Industries - Victory Industries (Formerly Norse BattleMech Works)"</ref>
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By the [[Clan Invasion]] era the now renamed Victory Industries was somewhat overshadowed by the monolithic [[Luthien Armor Works]], its primary claims to success being its streamlined production process and a highly refined technology staff. It was thanks to that technology staff that the company was able to solidify its position within the Combine military industrial complex when its team was among the few invited by the DCMS to reverse engineer captured [[Clan]] [[OmniMech]]s in the early 3050s, ultimately leading to lucrative subcontracts producing LAW's [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|''Firestarter'']], [[Black Hawk-KU|''Black Hawk-KU'']] and [[Avatar (OmniMech)|''Avatar'']] OmniMechs in the early 3060s.<ref name=HB:HKp162/>
  
 
===FedCom Civil War===
 
===FedCom Civil War===
 
Victory Industries would make Marduk a priority targeted of Duke James Sandoval unauthorized invasion of the Draconis Combine in the midst of the [[FedCom Civil War]], Sandoval sending the green [[First Chisholm's Raiders]] to take the important BattleMech manufacturing world from the equally green [[Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars]].<ref name=FCCW-44>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 44–46: "War within the Draconis Combine - Marduk"</ref>
 
Victory Industries would make Marduk a priority targeted of Duke James Sandoval unauthorized invasion of the Draconis Combine in the midst of the [[FedCom Civil War]], Sandoval sending the green [[First Chisholm's Raiders]] to take the important BattleMech manufacturing world from the equally green [[Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars]].<ref name=FCCW-44>''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 44–46: "War within the Draconis Combine - Marduk"</ref>
  
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Landing on the planet on the 22nd of December 3062, the Raiders initial plan on striking the capital of New Pontiac was set aside when they realized that while the 22nd Benjamin defended the whole world, the sole defenders in proximity to the Victory Industries BattleMech plant was the company's own security forces, a combined arms [[regiment]] with a [[battalion]] of [[OmniMech]]s. While taking heavy losses, the Raiders secured tenuous control over sections of the Victory plant before the 22nd Benjamin Regulars finally learned of the attack.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
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Landing on the planet on 22 December 3062, the Raiders initial plan on striking the capital of New Pontiac was set aside when they realized that while the Twenty-second Benjamin defended the whole world, the sole defenders in proximity to the Victory Industries BattleMech plant was the company's own security forces, a combined arms [[regiment]] with a [[battalion]] of [[OmniMech]]s. While taking heavy losses, the Raiders secured tenuous control over sections of the Victory plant before the Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars finally learned of the attack.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
  
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With the 22nd striking out from New Pontiac, over 120 km from Victory plant, the 1st Chisholm's CO General Neece had sent the 23rd Breed Recon Regiment to delay them. The dense Tillerbee Jungle allowed the 23rd to stage ambush after ambush, preventing the 22nd Benjamin from reaching the Victory complex before the Raiders finished securing it on December 26th. While the Raiders spent the next eight days recuperating and re-equipping from weapons and 'Mechs stockpiled at the factory, the 22nd had pushed within twenty kilometers of the Victory factories before the Davion forces moved to counterattack.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
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With the Twenty-second striking out from New Pontiac, over 120 km from Victory plant, the First Chisholm's CO General Neece had sent the Twenty-third Breed Recon Regiment to delay them. The dense Tillerbee Jungle allowed the Twenty-third to stage ambush after ambush, preventing the Twenty-second Benjamin from reaching the Victory complex before the Raiders finished securing it on December 26th. While the Raiders spent the next eight days recuperating and re-equipping from weapons and 'Mechs stockpiled at the factory, the Twenty-second had pushed within twenty kilometers of the Victory factories before the Davion forces moved to counterattack.<ref name=FCCW-44/>
  
 
===The Jihad===
 
===The Jihad===
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Manufacturing on this important industrial world was largely unaffected by the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]].<ref name="O:DCp21">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21: "Marduk"</ref> With the devastation inflicted on Luthien Armor Works, Victory Industries was one of the companies responsible for compensating for the loss in production thanks to the OmniMech manufacturing lines established in the 3060s.<ref name="O:DCp36">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 36: "Victory Industries"</ref>
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Manufacturing on this important industrial world was largely unaffected by the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]].<ref name=O:DCp21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21: "Marduk"</ref> With the devastation inflicted on Luthien Armor Works, Victory Industries was one of the companies responsible for compensating for the loss in production thanks to the OmniMech manufacturing lines established in the 3060s.<ref name="O:DCp36">''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 36: "Victory Industries"</ref>
  
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However, after centuries of heavy industrial activity geological reports indicating massive metal ore depletion in the Tillerbee Jungle region attracted concern from the Combine central government. While geologists reported that the deposit should be sufficient to continue supporting production at the same level for several more decades, local manufacturers such as Victory were beginning to call for additional resources to support future production efforts, possibly threatening the self-sufficiency that made Marduk such an important industrial world in the first place.<ref name="O:DCp21"/>
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However, after centuries of heavy industrial activity geological reports indicating massive metal ore depletion in the Tillerbee Jungle region attracted concern from the Combine central government. While geologists reported that the deposit should be sufficient to continue supporting production at the same level for several more decades, local manufacturers such as Victory were beginning to call for additional resources to support future production efforts, possibly threatening the self-sufficiency that made Marduk such an important industrial world in the first place.<ref name=O:DCp21/>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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===Marduk===
 
===Marduk===
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Marduk:<ref name=OR107>''Objective Raids'', p. 107: "Produced Victory Industries Components on Marduk"</ref><ref name=TROPP26>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 26: "Produced Griffin-6S Components"</ref><ref name=TROPP32>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 32: "Produced Wolverine 8K Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p102>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 102: "Produced Orochi Components"</ref>
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! colspan="3" |Components produced on Marduk:<ref name=OR107>''Objective Raids'', p. 107: "Produced Victory Industries Components on Marduk"</ref><ref name=TROPP26>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 26: "Produced Griffin-6S Components"</ref><ref name=TROPP32>''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'', p. 32: "Produced Wolverine 8K Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p102>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 102: "Produced Orochi Components"</ref>
 
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! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
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| colspan="3"  align="center " | <u>Mechs</u>
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|-
 
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| Age of War
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-1R ''Wolverine'']]
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-1R ''Wolverine'']]
 
| Medium BattleMech  
 
| Medium BattleMech  
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| 2471–2570
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-3R ''Wolverine'']]
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-3R ''Wolverine'']]
 
| Medium BattleMech  
 
| Medium BattleMech  
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| 2490–2780
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Star League to Late Succession War
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| [[Griffin|GRF-1N ''Griffin'']]<ref name=HD(TFS)p149/>
−
|-
 
−
| [[Griffin|GRF-1N ''Griffin'']] <ref name=HHDp151>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 151</ref>
 
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
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| 2492–3049
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-6R ''Wolverine'']] <ref name=HHDp151>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 151</ref>
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| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-6R ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=HD(TFS)p149/>
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
−
|-
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| 2575–3050
−
| Clan Invasion
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Griffin|GRF-1DS ''Griffin'']]<ref name=OR107/>
 
| [[Griffin|GRF-1DS ''Griffin'']]<ref name=OR107/>
 
| [[BattleMech#Medium|Medium BattleMech]]
 
| [[BattleMech#Medium|Medium BattleMech]]
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| 3049–3066
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-7K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=OR107/>
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-7K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
−
|-
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| 3050–3063
−
| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=obdc21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21</ref>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Heavy OmniMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| Civil War
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Griffin|GRF-1DS ''Griffin'']]<ref name=OR107/>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Medium|Medium BattleMech]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wolverine|WVR-8C ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| [[Wolverine|WVR-8C ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
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| 3064–3067
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-8K ''Wolverine'']] (Refit)<ref name=TROPP32/>
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| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-8K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=OR107/>
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=HHK-162/><ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=HHK-162/><ref name=obdc21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21</ref>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=HHK-162/><ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Heavy OmniMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| Jihad
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Griffin|GRF-6S ''Griffin'']]<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
 +
| 3067–3074
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-9K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
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| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=O:DCp21/>
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=obdc21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21</ref>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Heavy OmniMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| Early Republic
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Griffin|GRF-6S ''Griffin'']]<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-9K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Orochi|OR-2I ''Orochi'']]<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Assault|Assault BattleMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
 
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
 
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
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| 3056–current
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=obdc21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21</ref>
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| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=O:DCp21/>
 
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 +
| 3056–current
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
+
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=O:DCp21/>
 
| Heavy OmniMech
 
| Heavy OmniMech
−
|-
+
| 3055–current
−
| Late Republic
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Griffin|GRF-6S ''Griffin'']]<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
| [[Griffin|GRF-6S ''Griffin'']]<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
 +
| 3066–current
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-9K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-9K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
 +
| 3074–current
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Orochi|OR-2I ''Orochi'']]<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| [[Orochi|OR-2I ''Orochi'']]<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| [[BattleMech#Assault|Assault BattleMech]]
 
| [[BattleMech#Assault|Assault BattleMech]]
−
|-
+
| 3084–3140
−
| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=obdc21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21</ref>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Heavy OmniMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| Dark Age
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Griffin|GRF-6S ''Griffin'']]<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-9K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Orochi|OR-3K ''Orochi'']]<ref name=TRO3150p224>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 224</ref>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Assault|Assault BattleMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=obdc21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21</ref>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Heavy OmniMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| Ilclan
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Griffin|GRF-6S ''Griffin'']]<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Wolverine (BattleMech)|WVR-9K ''Wolverine'']]<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
−
| Medium BattleMech
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Orochi|OR-3K ''Orochi'']]<ref name=TRO3150p224>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 224</ref>
 
| [[Orochi|OR-3K ''Orochi'']]<ref name=TRO3150p224>''Technical Readout: 3150'', p. 224</ref>
 
| [[BattleMech#Assault|Assault BattleMech]]
 
| [[BattleMech#Assault|Assault BattleMech]]
−
|-
+
| 3140–current
−
| [[Firestarter (OmniMech)|FS9-O ''Firestarter'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Medium [[OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Avatar (OmniMech)|AV1-O ''Avatar'']]<ref name=obdc21>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 21</ref>
 
−
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy OmniMech]]
 
−
|-
 
−
| [[Black Hawk-KU|BHKU-O ''Black Hawk-KU'']]<ref name=obdc21/>
 
−
| Heavy OmniMech
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Alshain Class 98c]]
 
| [[Alshain Class 98c]]
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Earthwerk GRF]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| [[Earthwerk GRF]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| ''Griffin''<ref name=OR107/><ref name=TROPP26/>
 
| ''Griffin''<ref name=OR107/><ref name=TROPP26/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Crucis-A]]
 
| [[Crucis-A]]
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR107/><ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR107/><ref name=TROPP32/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
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| [[Defiance 275 XL]]
 
| [[Defiance 275 XL]]
 
| ''Griffin'' 6S<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
| ''Griffin'' 6S<ref name=TROPP26/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hermes 360 XL]]
 
| [[Hermes 360 XL]]
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Nissan 275 XL]]
 
| [[Nissan 275 XL]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Jump Jet]]s</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Jump Jet]]s</u>
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| [[Northrup 12000]]
 
| [[Northrup 12000]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Norse Industries 3S]]
 
| [[Norse Industries 3S]]
 
| ''Valkyrie''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| ''Valkyrie''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Norse Industries 7S]]
 
| [[Norse Industries 7S]]
 
| Shipped to [[Quentin]] for ''Marauder''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Shipped to [[Quentin]] for ''Marauder''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rawlings 55]]
 
| [[Rawlings 55]]
 
| ''Griffin'' 6S<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
| ''Griffin'' 6S<ref name=TROPP26/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Starshield]]
 
| [[Starshield]]
 
| Shipped to [[Luthien]] for ''Quickdraw''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Shipped to [[Luthien]] for ''Quickdraw''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Starshield A]]
 
| [[Starshield A]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/> & ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/><br />Shipped to Luthien for ''Quickdraw''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/> & ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/><br />Shipped to Luthien for ''Quickdraw''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Starshield Light]]
 
| [[Starshield Light]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
| {{cn}}
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Starshield]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
 
| [[Starshield]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
| {{cn}}
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
−
|-
+
|
 +
|-  
 
| [[Garret T11-b]]
 
| [[Garret T11-b]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Neil 6000]]
 
| [[Neil 6000]]
 
| ''Phoenix Hawk''<ref name=OR107/> & ''Griffin''<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
| ''Phoenix Hawk''<ref name=OR107/> & ''Griffin''<ref name=TROPP26/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sipher CommSys 4b]]
 
| [[Sipher CommSys 4b]]
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Cat's Eyes 5]]
 
| [[Cat's Eyes 5]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Matabushi Sentinel]]
 
| [[Matabushi Sentinel]]
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[RCA Instatrac Mark X]]
 
| [[RCA Instatrac Mark X]]
 
| ''Griffin'' 6S<ref name=TROPP26/>
 
| ''Griffin'' 6S<ref name=TROPP26/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER PPC]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER PPC]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Lords Light]]
 
| [[Lords Light]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
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| [[ChisComp 32]]
 
| [[ChisComp 32]]
 
| {{cn}}
 
| {{cn}}
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Pulse Laser]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Victory Throb]]
 
| [[Victory Throb]]
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Small Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Small Laser]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Victory 12E]]
 
| [[Victory 12E]]
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Victory 23R]]
 
| [[Victory 23R]]
 
| Shipped to Luthien for ''Jenner'', ''Wolf Trap'', ''Grand Dragon'' and to [[Proserpina]] for Manticore<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Shipped to Luthien for ''Jenner'', ''Wolf Trap'', ''Grand Dragon'' and to [[Proserpina]] for Manticore<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Diverse Optics]]
 
| [[Diverse Optics]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Victory Heartbeat]]
 
| [[Victory Heartbeat]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/><br />Shipped to Luthien for ''Charger'', to [[Al Na'ir]] for ''Atlas'' and to [[Quentin]] for ''JagerMech'', ''Marauder'', ''Victor'' & ''Atlas''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/><br />Shipped to Luthien for ''Charger'', to [[Al Na'ir]] for ''Atlas'' and to [[Quentin]] for ''JagerMech'', ''Marauder'', ''Victor'' & ''Atlas''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Pulse Laser]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Victory Drumbeat]]
 
| [[Victory Drumbeat]]
 
| Shipped to Quentin for ''Marauder''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Shipped to Quentin for ''Marauder''<ref name=OR107/>
−
|-
+
|
 +
|-  
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Victory Nickel Alloy]]
 
| [[Victory Nickel Alloy]]
 
| Shipped to Al Na'ir for ''Atlas'' and to Quentin for ''Atlas'' & ''Marauder''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Shipped to Al Na'ir for ''Atlas'' and to Quentin for ''Atlas'' & ''Marauder''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Thunderbolt 20]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Thunderbolt 20]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Telos ThunderShot]]
 
| [[Telos ThunderShot]]
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-10]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-10]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Telos DecaCluster]]
 
| [[Telos DecaCluster]]
 
| Shipped to Luthien for ''Grand Dragon''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Shipped to Luthien for ''Grand Dragon''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-20]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-20]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Telos ScoreShot]]
 
| [[Telos ScoreShot]]
 
| ''Griffin''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| ''Griffin''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-4]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-4]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Telos-4]]
 
| [[Telos-4]]
 
| Shipped to [[Tok Do]] for ''Panther'', to Quentin for ''Victor'', to Luthien for ''Jenner'' & ''Quickdraw'' and to Proserpina for Bulldog<ref name=OR107/>
 
| Shipped to [[Tok Do]] for ''Panther'', to Quentin for ''Victor'', to Luthien for ''Jenner'' & ''Quickdraw'' and to Proserpina for Bulldog<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Streak SRM-4]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Streak SRM-4]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Telos TargetLok-4]]
 
| [[Telos TargetLok-4]]
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 
| ''Orochi''<ref name=TRO3085p102/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Guided Technologies 2nd Gen]]
 
| [[Guided Technologies 2nd Gen]]
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 
| ''Wolverine'' 8K<ref name=TROPP32/>
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Telos-6]]
 
| [[Telos-6]]
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR107/>
 
| ''Wolverine''<ref name=OR107/>
 +
|
 
|}
 
|}
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Victory Industries
Victory-industries.png
Corporation Profile
Affiliation
Previous Name(s)Norse BattleMech Works[1]
HeadquartersNew Pontiac (Marduk IV)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)

Victory Industries, previously known as Norse BattleMech Works while in Federated Suns hands,[1] was a Draconis Combine based BattleMech manufacturer. Located on the planet Marduk on the Davion–Kurita border, this important factory has been traded back and forth between the nations since the collapse of the Star League.

Overview[edit]

Founding[edit]

While Marduk was originally exploited for its rich agricultural resources, just prior to the creation of the original Star League a deposit of rare metals was discovered in the middle of the jungle. To take maximum advantage of this discovery, a huge complex of factories was built directly over the metals deposit. After the ore is mined, it is processed in a smelter system next to the factory, the finished product traveling less than a hundred meters before being used to manufacture Griffin chassis. Other nearby factories make almost all the electronic and mechanical components necessary to build the 'Mechs, with only the tracking systems having to be imported from offworld. This complex of factories was built with such skill that it barely damaged the surrounding jungle, greatly benefiting defensive operations, with finished 'Mechs shipped off Marduk from the spaceport built nearby.[2]

Norse BattleMech Works won the contract for the production of a front-line 'Mech that could outmaneuver enemy 'Mechs and keep up with advancing forces for the Federated Peacekeeping Forces ahead of stiff competition from companies in the Capellan March. This may have been in part as a result of implicit support from First Prince Ellen Davion, given the overly ambitious nature of Richard Varnay, and Norse used the Griffin and Shadow Hawk designs being fielded by the Terran Hegemony as inspiration in the development of what would become the WVR-1R Wolverine and its successors. The original Wolverine design was lightly armed, using an experimental Autocannon/5 and a medium laser for armament, as Norse wanted to emphasize movement first and then a balanced weapon load, but they did attempt to accommodate a PPC in place of the autocannon to allow for a more heavily armed variant. Unfortunately, the first model of PPC supplied was a failure, being inaccurate, prone to overheating and a source of electromagnetic interference that prompted the FPF High Command to direct Norse to stick to the more accurate and reliable autocannon that would remain a mainstay of the design. Norse would continue to produce primitive Wolverines for more than a century, with the first "modern" design of Wolverine only appearing after Kallon Industries bought the rights to the chassis from Norse in the late twenty-sixth century.[3]

Succession Wars Era[edit]

As the Norse BattleMech Works was one of the few nearly self-reliant 'Mech factories in the Inner Sphere, it was one of the initial targets of the First Succession War. The Federated Suns reaped the majority of the factory's output with AFFS troops fending off numerous raids, holding the planet almost uninterrupted until the DCMS succeeded in capturing Marduk during the Fourth Succession War. The prize of the Combine's operations in that war, the facility came complete with plans and details for advanced lostech redesigns, with production stepped up to help refit the depleted ranks of the DCMS and provide material for other manufacturers in that nation.[2][4]

Duke James Sandoval's Draconis March forces briefly recaptured the planet during the War of 3039,[5] stripping the Norse factory before they were ejected, taking four years for the Combine to restore the plant to production.[6]

Clan War Era[edit]

By the Clan Invasion era the now renamed Victory Industries was somewhat overshadowed by the monolithic Luthien Armor Works, its primary claims to success being its streamlined production process and a highly refined technology staff. It was thanks to that technology staff that the company was able to solidify its position within the Combine military industrial complex when its team was among the few invited by the DCMS to reverse engineer captured Clan OmniMechs in the early 3050s, ultimately leading to lucrative subcontracts producing LAW's Firestarter, Black Hawk-KU and Avatar OmniMechs in the early 3060s.[1]

FedCom Civil War[edit]

Victory Industries would make Marduk a priority targeted of Duke James Sandoval unauthorized invasion of the Draconis Combine in the midst of the FedCom Civil War, Sandoval sending the green First Chisholm's Raiders to take the important BattleMech manufacturing world from the equally green Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars.[7]

Landing on the planet on 22 December 3062, the Raiders initial plan on striking the capital of New Pontiac was set aside when they realized that while the Twenty-second Benjamin defended the whole world, the sole defenders in proximity to the Victory Industries BattleMech plant was the company's own security forces, a combined arms regiment with a battalion of OmniMechs. While taking heavy losses, the Raiders secured tenuous control over sections of the Victory plant before the Twenty-second Benjamin Regulars finally learned of the attack.[7]

With the Twenty-second striking out from New Pontiac, over 120 km from Victory plant, the First Chisholm's CO General Neece had sent the Twenty-third Breed Recon Regiment to delay them. The dense Tillerbee Jungle allowed the Twenty-third to stage ambush after ambush, preventing the Twenty-second Benjamin from reaching the Victory complex before the Raiders finished securing it on December 26th. While the Raiders spent the next eight days recuperating and re-equipping from weapons and 'Mechs stockpiled at the factory, the Twenty-second had pushed within twenty kilometers of the Victory factories before the Davion forces moved to counterattack.[7]

The Jihad[edit]

Manufacturing on this important industrial world was largely unaffected by the Word of Blake Jihad.[8] With the devastation inflicted on Luthien Armor Works, Victory Industries was one of the companies responsible for compensating for the loss in production thanks to the OmniMech manufacturing lines established in the 3060s.[9]

However, after centuries of heavy industrial activity geological reports indicating massive metal ore depletion in the Tillerbee Jungle region attracted concern from the Combine central government. While geologists reported that the deposit should be sufficient to continue supporting production at the same level for several more decades, local manufacturers such as Victory were beginning to call for additional resources to support future production efforts, possibly threatening the self-sufficiency that made Marduk such an important industrial world in the first place.[8]

Manufacturing[edit]

Victory Industries has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Marduk[edit]

Components produced on Marduk:[10][11][12][13]
Component Type Year Made
Mechs
WVR-1R Wolverine Medium BattleMech 2471–2570
WVR-3R Wolverine Medium BattleMech 2490–2780
GRF-1N Griffin[2] Medium BattleMech 2492–3049
WVR-6R Wolverine[2] Medium BattleMech 2575–3050
GRF-1DS Griffin[10] Medium BattleMech 3049–3066
WVR-7K Wolverine[10] Medium BattleMech 3050–3063
WVR-8C Wolverine[12] Medium BattleMech 3064–3067
WVR-8K Wolverine[10] Medium BattleMech 3067–3074
FS9-O Firestarter[8] Medium OmniMech 3056–current
AV1-O Avatar[8] Heavy OmniMech 3056–current
BHKU-O Black Hawk-KU[8] Heavy OmniMech 3055–current
GRF-6S Griffin[11] Medium BattleMech 3066–current
WVR-9K Wolverine[12] Medium BattleMech 3074–current
OR-2I Orochi[13] Assault BattleMech 3084–3140
OR-3K Orochi[14] Assault BattleMech 3140–current
Chassis
Alshain Class 98c Orochi[13]
Earthwerk GRF Endo Steel Griffin[10][11]
Crucis-A Wolverine[10][12]
Extralight Fusion Engine
Defiance 275 XL Griffin 6S[11]
Hermes 360 XL Orochi[13]
Nissan 275 XL Wolverine 8K[12]
Jump Jets
Northrup 12000 Wolverine 8K[12]
Norse Industries 3S Valkyrie[10]
Norse Industries 7S Shipped to Quentin for Marauder[10]
Rawlings 55 Griffin 6S[11]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Starshield Shipped to Luthien for Quickdraw[10]
Starshield A Wolverine 8K[12] & Orochi[13]
Shipped to Luthien for Quickdraw[10]
Starshield Light [citation needed]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Starshield ferro-fibrous [citation needed]
Communications System
Garret T11-b Wolverine 8K[12]
Neil 6000 Phoenix Hawk[10] & Griffin[11]
Sipher CommSys 4b Orochi[13]
Targeting-Tracking System
Cat's Eyes 5 Wolverine 8K[12]
Matabushi Sentinel Orochi[13]
RCA Instatrac Mark X Griffin 6S[11]
ER PPC
Lords Light Wolverine 8K[12]
Small Laser
ChisComp 32 [citation needed]
Small Pulse Laser
Victory Throb Wolverine[10]
ER Small Laser
Victory 12E Orochi[13]
Medium Laser
Victory 23R Shipped to Luthien for Jenner, Wolf Trap, Grand Dragon and to Proserpina for Manticore[10]
ER Medium Laser
Diverse Optics Wolverine 8K
Medium Pulse Laser
Victory Heartbeat Wolverine 8K[12]
Shipped to Luthien for Charger, to Al Na'ir for Atlas and to Quentin for JagerMech, Marauder, Victor & Atlas[10]
Large Pulse Laser
Victory Drumbeat Shipped to Quentin for Marauder[10]
ER Large Laser
Victory Nickel Alloy Shipped to Al Na'ir for Atlas and to Quentin for Atlas & Marauder[10]
Thunderbolt 20
Telos ThunderShot Orochi[13]
LRM-10
Telos DecaCluster Shipped to Luthien for Grand Dragon[10]
LRM-20
Telos ScoreShot Griffin[10]
SRM-4
Telos-4 Shipped to Tok Do for Panther, to Quentin for Victor, to Luthien for Jenner & Quickdraw and to Proserpina for Bulldog[10]
Streak SRM-4
Telos TargetLok-4 Orochi[13]
SRM-6
Guided Technologies 2nd Gen Wolverine 8K[12]
Telos-6 Wolverine[10]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 162: "Victory Industries"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 149 (PDF p. 151): "Weapons Industries - [Norse BattleMech Works]"
  3. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5, p. 5: "WVR-1R Wolverine"
  4. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp. 138–139
  5. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, pp. 42–43
  6. ↑ Historical: War of 3039, p. 93
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 FedCom Civil War, pp. 44–46: "War within the Draconis Combine - Marduk"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 21: "Marduk"
  9. ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 36: "Victory Industries"
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 Objective Raids, p. 107: "Produced Victory Industries Components on Marduk"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, p. 26: "Produced Griffin-6S Components"
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, p. 32: "Produced Wolverine 8K Components"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 102: "Produced Orochi Components"
  14. ↑ Technical Readout: 3150, p. 224

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