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'''Wangker Aerospace''' is a fighter manufacturer that noted for constructing the Corasir, Eagle, and Thunderbird Classes of Aerospace Fighters.
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[[Image:WANGKER_AEROSPACE.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Wangker Aerospace Corporate Logo]]
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| Sites = [[Axton]]<br>[[Connaught]]<br>[[Terra|Mars]]
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'''Wangker Aerospace''' is a fighter manufacturer that is noted for constructing the ''[[Corsair]]'', ''[[Eagle (AeroSpace Fighter)|Eagle]]'', and ''[[Thunderbird]]'' classes of Aerospace Fighters.
  
 
==Company profile==
 
==Company profile==
 
===Star League Era & Succession Wars===
 
===Star League Era & Succession Wars===
When first established prior to the fall of the [[Star League]], then interstellar corporation was expanded to five differient worlds providing fighters for both the [[Terran Hegemony]] and the [[Federated Suns]]. Its most noted product, the Corsair, was noted product.  The fighter was for the Star League Defense Force, whom was recovering from the[[Amaris Coup]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200, "Corsair" - Wangker produces Corsair for SLDF prior to its Exodus.</ref>
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When first established prior to the fall of the [[Star League]], the then interstellar corporation was expanded to five different worlds providing fighters for both the [[Terran Hegemony]] and the [[Federated Suns]]. Its most noted product was the Corsair.  The fighter was designed for the Star League Defense Force, which was recovering from the [[Amaris Coup]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200, "Corsair" - Wangker produces Corsair for SLDF prior to its Exodus.</ref>
  
The Succession Wars, were not kind to Wangker.  Its plant on Connaught was captured by [[Free Worlds League]] forces. The plant's had a small production line, which produce limited amount fighters for the league. It and the rest of the its complexs that were targeted and destroyed in open rounds of the [[First Succession War]]. The corporation faced extinction with all of its manfacturing facilities layed into ruins. However, the company was able to deploy teams technicians and specialized reclamation to the ruins of its complexs. These teams salvage gathered all the usable equipment from these factories before they were worked over by salvagers. These materials were brought to the [[Axton]], where that site was rebuilt by the middle of the [[Second Succession War]].  Due to complex being product of what became [[LosTech]], it suffered over course of the centuries from being worn down.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 168-169, "Wangker Aerospace company profile" - Update history brief in earlier eras.</ref> The company's Axton site became the target of the [[Capellan Confederation]] raids. Those raid's damages inflicted to it were minor compared to the devastation of the First Succession War.
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The Succession Wars were not kind to Wangker.  Its plant on Connaught was captured by [[Free Worlds League]] forces. The plant had a small production line, which made a limited amount of fighters for the League. It and the rest of Wangker's complexes that were targeted were destroyed in the opening rounds of the [[First Succession War]]. The corporation faced extinction with all of its manufacturing facilities reduced to ruins. However, the company was able to deploy teams technicians specialized in reclamation to the ruins of its complexes. These salvage teams gathered all the usable equipment from these factories before they were worked over by salvagers. These materials were brought to [[Axton]], where that site was rebuilt by the middle of the [[Second Succession War]].  Due to the complex being the product of what became [[LosTech]], it suffered over the course of the centuries from being worn down.<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 168-169, "Wangker Aerospace company profile" - Update history brief in earlier eras.</ref> Additionally the company's Axton site became the target of raids from the [[Capellan Confederation]]. Those raid's damages inflicted to it were minor compared to the devastation of the First Succession War.
  
 
===Recovery of Star League Technology===
 
===Recovery of Star League Technology===
At dawn of the [[31st Century]], Wangker's production equipment signs of almost completely failing.  The company was able rebuild during the 3020s and 3030s with recovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]]. This event the company's fortunes changed for the better. The recovered technology allowed the Company production lines become on fully and even enhancing its products to the FedSuns' armies.<ref name=HBHD168-169>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 168-169, "Corporate History up to 3067".</ref>
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At the dawn of the [[thirty-first century]], Wangker's production equipment showed signs of almost complete failure.  The company was able to rebuild during the 3020s and 3030s with the recovery of the [[Helm Memory Core]]. This event shaped the company's fortunes for the better. The recovered technology allowed the company's production lines to be fully restored and even allowed for enhancing its products so far as to make them reach the standards of the FedSuns' armies.<ref name=HBHD168-169>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 168-169, "Corporate History up to 3067".</ref>
  
 
===The Jihad and Devastation===
 
===The Jihad and Devastation===
The [[Jihad]] darken Inner Sphere in late [[3067]], the company able produce newer and latest technology enhancements for its aerospace craft.   
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As the [[Jihad]] darkened the Inner Sphere in late [[3067]], the company was able to produce newer and latest technology enhancements for its aerospace craft.   
  
Wangker's Axton complex was target of a raid by the [[33rd Division (Word of Blake)|33rd Division]] of the [[Word of Blake]] in [[3074]]. Wangker received the worse damage it seen since the First Succession War.  The facilities were so damaged, that by [[3075]] its expanded complex was still unable produce any AeroSpace Fighters.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 94, "33rd Division" - Raids in mid-3074 causes production at Axton plant to cease.</ref>
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Wangker's Axton complex was the target of a raid by the [[33rd Division (Word of Blake)|33rd Division]] of the [[Word of Blake]] in [[3074]]. Wangker received the worst damage it had seen since the First Succession War.  The facilities were so badly damaged, that by [[3075]] its expanded complex was still unable to produce any aerospace fighters.<ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 94, "33rd Division" - Raids in mid-3074 causes production at Axton plant to cease.</ref>
  
In the Jihad era, it also housed a NAIS College of Militar Sciences Training Facility that trained [[Infantry]], [[Battle Armor]], [[BattleMech]] and Conventional Vehicle senior classmen, there can not finished their studies on the [[NAIS]] at their rebuilding.<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 6, "Industrial Systems"</ref>
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===Dark Ages===
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After the Jihad, [[Boeing Interstellar]] would purchase Wangker's surviving facilities and bring them under their ownership.  Boeing would use Wangker's technology and components to produce the ''[[Sagittarii]]'' light fighter for the [[Republic of the Sphere]] from the old company's components used to produce the ''[[Tomahawk]]'' light fighter.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 114 Sagittarii - Fluff of the fighter shows that Wangker Aerospace was purchased by Boeing Interstellar.</ref>
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During the middle of the [[thirty-second century]], Wangker's Mars facilities would become isolated from the rest of the Inner Sphere. This would occur when the [[Republic of the Sphere]] would execute its desperate [[Fortress Republic]] protocols. Wangker would double production of combat units it produces for the [[RAF]], including the [[Schrack (OmniFighter)|''Schrack'']] OmniFighter.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 50-51 & 133 SCK-O Schrack - Background fluff for Schrack notes the factory doubling its production on Mars for Republic during Fortress Republic.</ref>
  
 
==Leadership==
 
==Leadership==
The companies CEO in 3067 is Baron Tevile Wester III.<ref name=HBHD168-169/>
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The company's CEO in 3067 is Baron Tevile Wester III.<ref name=HBHD168-169/>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
''Wangker Aerospace'' has manufacturing centers on the following planet(s):
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Wangker Aerospace has manufacturing centers on the following planet(s):
  
 
===Axton===
 
===Axton===
'''Note''': Since the stard of the Jihad, the facility on Axton, suffers a capital and personal losses of 95%, and the operating capacity of the factory is reduced to 25% of their main production volume in [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4, "State of the Industry Table"</ref>
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'''Note''': During the [[Jihad]] the Axton facility suffered heavy capital and personal losses of 95%, and the operating capacity of the factory is reduced to 25% of their main production volume in [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4, "State of the Industry Table"</ref> The plant's production in 3079 was restricted to ''Corsair'' and ''Thunderbird'' fighters.<ref name="ofs6"/>
  
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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{|class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Axton]]:<ref name=OR89>''Objective Raids'', p. 89, "Prodoced Wangker Aerospace Components"</ref><ref name=TROPRO172>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 172, "Produced Corsair variant Components" </ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Axton:<ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'' p. 14, "BSE-X2 Banshee AeroSpace Fighter Profile"</ref><ref name=OR89>''Objective Raids'', p. 89, "Produced Wangker Aerospace Components"</ref><ref name=TROPRO172>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 172, "Produced Corsair variant Components" </ref><ref name=XTRO:Dp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: Davion'', p. 12, "Produced Experimental Corsair variant"</ref><ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns'', p. 52-53, "CUT-01D ''Cutlass''"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Tomahawk|THK-63 ''Tomahawk'']]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050Upgrade'', p. 234 Manufacturer</ref>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
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|-
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| [[Tomahawk|THK-63 ''Tomahawk'']]<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
 
| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Corsair#Variants|CSR-12D ''Corsair'']]<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| [[Banshee (aerospace fighter)|BSE-X2 ''Banshee'']]<ref name=XTRO/>
 
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
 
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Corsair|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]
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| [[Corsair#Variants|CSR-12D ''Corsair'']]<ref name="ofs6">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 6</ref><ref name=TROPRO172/>
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium Aerospace Fighters
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|-
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| [[Corsair|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]<ref name="ofs6"/>
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| Medium Aerospace Fighters
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|-
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| [[Corsair|CSR-V14 ''Corsair'']]<ref name="ofs6"/><ref name=OR89/>
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| Medium Aerospace Fighters
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|-
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| [[Corsair|CSR-V18 ''Corsair'']] ([[Jihad era]])<ref name="ofs6"/><ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200, Upgrades V18 variant listed.</ref>
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| Medium Aerospace Fighters
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|-
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| [[Corsair#Variants|''Corsair'' RIGID NIGHT]]<ref name=XTRO:Dp12/>
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| Medium Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Corsair|CSR-V14 ''Corsair'']]<ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Cutlass|CUT-01D ''Cutlass'' ]]<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Corsair|CSR-V18 ''Corsair'']] ([[Jihad era]])<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200, Upgrades V18 variant listed.</ref>
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| [[Cutlass|CUT-01E ''Cutlass'' ]]<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium Aerospace Fighters
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter)|EGL-R6 ''Eagle'']]<ref name=OR89/>
 
| [[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter)|EGL-R6 ''Eagle'']]<ref name=OR89/>
 
| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
 
| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Thunderbird|TRB-D36 ''Thunderbird'']]<ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Thunderbird|TRB-D36 ''Thunderbird'']]<ref name="ofs6"/><ref name=OR89/>
| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Heavy Aerospace Fighters  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Wangker III]]
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Frame]]</u>
| [[Chassis]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wangker II]]
 
| [[Wangker II]]
| [[Frame]] - ''Corsair''<ref name=OR89/>
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| ''Corsair''<ref name=OR89/>
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|-
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| [[Wangker III]]
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''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wangker IV]]
 
| [[Wangker IV]]
| [[Frame]] - ''Eagle''<ref name=OR89/>
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| ''Eagle''<ref name=OR89/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Wangker VII]]
 
| [[Wangker VII]]
| [[Frame]] - ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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| ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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|-
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| [[Wangker IX]]
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| ''Cutlass''<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Vlar 300]]
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| ''Eagle'' & ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine - XL]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[General Motors 300 XL]]
 
| [[General Motors 300 XL]]
| [[Fusion Engine - XL]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Heavy Ferro-Aluminum|Armor - Heavy FA - Aerospace Fighters]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Wangker S5]] [[Heavy Ferro-Aluminum]]
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| ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Vlar 300]]
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| colspan="2" align="center" | <u>[[Reflective Armor]]</u>
| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Eagle'' & ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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|-
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| [[Wangker Solarion]]
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| ''Cutlass'' (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Wangker S5 Heavy]] [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
| [[Armor - Aerospace Fighters & Conventional Aircraft]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rander 200B]]
 
| [[Rander 200B]]
| [[Communications System]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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|-
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| Rander 200B with [[Guardian ECM Suite]]
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| ''Cutlass'' (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rander TA1000]]
 
| [[Rander TA1000]]
| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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|-
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| Rander TA1000 with [[Beagle Active Probe]]
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| ''Cutlass'' (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large X-Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Exostar
 
| Exostar
| [[Large X-Pulse Laser]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Exostar
 
| Exostar
| [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Martell]]
 
| [[Martell]]
| [[ER Medium Lasers]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>  and ''Cutlass'' (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Connaught===
 
===Connaught===
'''Note:''' Destroyed [[First Succession War]]<ref name=TRO3039-200>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200, "Deployment" - small manfacturing line noted in captured during 1st Succession War & destroyed.</ref>   
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'''Note:''' Destroyed [[First Succession War]]<ref name=TRO3039-200>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200, "Deployment" - small manufacturing line noted in captured during 1st Succession War & destroyed.</ref>   
  
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Connaught]]:
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Connaught]]:
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corsair|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]
 
| [[Corsair|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]
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===Mars===
 
===Mars===
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Mars]]:<ref name=TRO3050U234>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 234, "Produced Tomahawk fighter compoents on Mars"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Mars:<ref name=TRO3050U234>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 234, "Produced Tomahawk fighter compoents on Mars"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 50, "SCK-O Schrack"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Tomahawk|THK-63CS ''Tomahawk'']]<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
 
| [[Tomahawk|THK-63CS ''Tomahawk'']]<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
 
| [[Light AeroSpace Fighters]]
 
| [[Light AeroSpace Fighters]]
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>OmniFighter</u>
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|-
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| [[Schrack (OmniFighter)|SCK-O ''Schrack'']]<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50/>
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| Medium OmniFighter
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Shipel 35-B]]
 
| [[Shipel 35-B]]
| [[Frame]] - ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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|-
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| [[Shipil SC1F]]
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| ''Schrack''<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Plasmastar 270]]
 
| [[Plasmastar 270]]
| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine - XL]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Krupp 300 XL]]
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| ''Schrack''<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - FA - Aerospace Fighters]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Fiber 10]] [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
 
| [[Fiber 10]] [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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|-
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| [[Fiber 15]] [[Heavy Ferro-Aluminum]]
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| ''Schrack''<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
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|-
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| [[COMSTAT 500 ATM]]
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| ''Schrack''<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Telestar Fortran]]
 
| [[Telestar Fortran]]
| [[Communications System]] - ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[IMB SYS 5000]]
 
| [[IMB SYS 5000]]
| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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|-
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| [[IMB SYS 6000]]
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| ''Schrack''<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Exostar IV]]
 
| [[Exostar IV]]
| [[Small Laser]] - for Export
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell SR]]
 
| [[Maxell SR]]
| [[Large Laser]] - for Export
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles]]''
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*''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
 
*''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
*''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
 
*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''  
 
*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''  
 
*''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
 
*''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]''
  
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Wangker Aerospace]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Wangker Aerospace]]
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[[Category:Federated Suns Companies]]
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[[Category:Republic of the Sphere Companies]]
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[[Category:Terran Hegemony Companies]]

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Wangker Aerospace is a fighter manufacturer that is noted for constructing the Corsair, Eagle, and Thunderbird classes of Aerospace Fighters.

Company profile

Star League Era & Succession Wars

When first established prior to the fall of the Star League, the then interstellar corporation was expanded to five different worlds providing fighters for both the Terran Hegemony and the Federated Suns. Its most noted product was the Corsair. The fighter was designed for the Star League Defense Force, which was recovering from the Amaris Coup.[1]

The Succession Wars were not kind to Wangker. Its plant on Connaught was captured by Free Worlds League forces. The plant had a small production line, which made a limited amount of fighters for the League. It and the rest of Wangker's complexes that were targeted were destroyed in the opening rounds of the First Succession War. The corporation faced extinction with all of its manufacturing facilities reduced to ruins. However, the company was able to deploy teams technicians specialized in reclamation to the ruins of its complexes. These salvage teams gathered all the usable equipment from these factories before they were worked over by salvagers. These materials were brought to Axton, where that site was rebuilt by the middle of the Second Succession War. Due to the complex being the product of what became LosTech, it suffered over the course of the centuries from being worn down.[2] Additionally the company's Axton site became the target of raids from the Capellan Confederation. Those raid's damages inflicted to it were minor compared to the devastation of the First Succession War.

Recovery of Star League Technology

At the dawn of the thirty-first century, Wangker's production equipment showed signs of almost complete failure. The company was able to rebuild during the 3020s and 3030s with the recovery of the Helm Memory Core. This event shaped the company's fortunes for the better. The recovered technology allowed the company's production lines to be fully restored and even allowed for enhancing its products so far as to make them reach the standards of the FedSuns' armies.[3]

The Jihad and Devastation

As the Jihad darkened the Inner Sphere in late 3067, the company was able to produce newer and latest technology enhancements for its aerospace craft.

Wangker's Axton complex was the target of a raid by the 33rd Division of the Word of Blake in 3074. Wangker received the worst damage it had seen since the First Succession War. The facilities were so badly damaged, that by 3075 its expanded complex was still unable to produce any aerospace fighters.[4]

Dark Ages

After the Jihad, Boeing Interstellar would purchase Wangker's surviving facilities and bring them under their ownership. Boeing would use Wangker's technology and components to produce the Sagittarii light fighter for the Republic of the Sphere from the old company's components used to produce the Tomahawk light fighter.[5]

During the middle of the thirty-second century, Wangker's Mars facilities would become isolated from the rest of the Inner Sphere. This would occur when the Republic of the Sphere would execute its desperate Fortress Republic protocols. Wangker would double production of combat units it produces for the RAF, including the Schrack OmniFighter.[6]

Leadership

The company's CEO in 3067 is Baron Tevile Wester III.[3]

Manufacturing

Wangker Aerospace has manufacturing centers on the following planet(s):

Axton

Note: During the Jihad the Axton facility suffered heavy capital and personal losses of 95%, and the operating capacity of the factory is reduced to 25% of their main production volume in 3079.[7] The plant's production in 3079 was restricted to Corsair and Thunderbird fighters.[8]

Components produced on Axton:[9][10][11][12][13]
Component Type
Aerospace Fighter
THK-63 Tomahawk[14] Light Aerospace Fighters
BSE-X2 Banshee[9] Medium Aerospace Fighters
CSR-12D Corsair[8][11] Medium Aerospace Fighters
CSR-V12 Corsair[8] Medium Aerospace Fighters
CSR-V14 Corsair[8][10] Medium Aerospace Fighters
CSR-V18 Corsair (Jihad era)[8][15] Medium Aerospace Fighters
Corsair RIGID NIGHT[12] Medium Aerospace Fighters
CUT-01D Cutlass [13] Medium Aerospace Fighters
CUT-01E Cutlass [13] Medium Aerospace Fighters
EGL-R6 Eagle[10] Heavy Aerospace Fighters
TRB-D36 Thunderbird[8][10] Heavy Aerospace Fighters
Frame
Wangker II Corsair[10]
Wangker III CSR-12D Corsair[11]
Wangker IV Eagle[10]
Wangker VII Thunderbird[10]
Wangker IX Cutlass[13]
Fusion Engine
Vlar 300 Eagle & Thunderbird[10]
Fusion Engine - XL
General Motors 300 XL CSR-12D Corsair[11]
Armor - Heavy FA - Aerospace Fighters
Wangker S5 Heavy Ferro-Aluminum CSR-12D Corsair[11]
Reflective Armor
Wangker Solarion Cutlass (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)[13]
Communications System
Rander 200B CSR-12D Corsair[11]
Rander 200B with Guardian ECM Suite Cutlass (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)[13]
Targeting-Tracking System
Rander TA1000 CSR-12D Corsair[11]
Rander TA1000 with Beagle Active Probe Cutlass (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)[13]
Large X-Pulse Laser
Exostar CSR-12D Corsair[11]
Medium X-Pulse Laser
Exostar CSR-12D Corsair[11]
ER Medium Laser
Martell CSR-12D Corsair[11] and Cutlass (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)[13]

Connaught

Note: Destroyed First Succession War[16]

Components produced on Connaught:
Component Type
Aerospace Fighter
CSR-V12 Corsair Medium Aerospace Fighters

Mars

Components produced on Mars:[14][17]
Component Type
Aerospace Fighter
THK-63CS Tomahawk[14] Light AeroSpace Fighters
OmniFighter
SCK-O Schrack[17] Medium OmniFighter
Chassis
Shipel 35-B Tomahawk[14]
Shipil SC1F Schrack[17]
Fusion Engine
Plasmastar 270 Tomahawk[14]
Fusion Engine - XL
Krupp 300 XL Schrack[17]
Armor - FA - Aerospace Fighters
Fiber 10 Ferro-Aluminum Tomahawk[14]
Fiber 15 Heavy Ferro-Aluminum Schrack[17]
Communications System
COMSTAT 500 ATM Schrack[17]
Telestar Fortran Tomahawk[14]
Targeting-Tracking System
IMB SYS 5000 Tomahawk[14]
IMB SYS 6000 Schrack[17]
Small Laser
Exostar IV Tomahawk[14]
Large Laser
Maxell SR Tomahawk[14]

References

  1. Technical Readout: 3039, p. 200, "Corsair" - Wangker produces Corsair for SLDF prior to its Exodus.
  2. Handbook: House Davion, pp. 168-169, "Wangker Aerospace company profile" - Update history brief in earlier eras.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Davion, p. 168-169, "Corporate History up to 3067".
  4. Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 94, "33rd Division" - Raids in mid-3074 causes production at Axton plant to cease.
  5. Technical Readout: 3085, p. 114 Sagittarii - Fluff of the fighter shows that Wangker Aerospace was purchased by Boeing Interstellar.
  6. Technical Readout: 3145Republic of the Sphere, pp. 50-51 & 133 SCK-O Schrack - Background fluff for Schrack notes the factory doubling its production on Mars for Republic during Fortress Republic.
  7. Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 4, "State of the Industry Table"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 6
  9. 9.0 9.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles p. 14, "BSE-X2 Banshee AeroSpace Fighter Profile"
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 Objective Raids, p. 89, "Produced Wangker Aerospace Components"
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 172, "Produced Corsair variant Components"
  12. 12.0 12.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Davion, p. 12, "Produced Experimental Corsair variant"
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 52-53, "CUT-01D Cutlass"
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 234, "Produced Tomahawk fighter compoents on Mars"
  15. Technical Readout: 3039, p. 200, Upgrades V18 variant listed.
  16. Technical Readout: 3039, p. 200, "Deployment" - small manufacturing line noted in captured during 1st Succession War & destroyed.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 50, "SCK-O Schrack"

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