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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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| affiliation = {{Ubl|[[Federated Suns]]|[[Terran Hegemony]]}}
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| headquarters = Topell<br>([[Axton III]])<ref name=HB:HDp168>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 168–169: "Wangker Aerospace (WgkAero)"</ref>
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| leadership = [[CEO of Wangker Aerospace|CEO]]
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| products = {{Ubl|[[Aerospace fighter]]s|[[OmniFighter]]s}}
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| plants = {{Ubl|[[Connaught]]|[[Mars (planet)|Mars]]}}
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'''Wangker Aerospace''' was a manufacturer noted for constructing the ''[[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|Corsair]]'', ''[[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter class)|Eagle]]'', and ''[[Thunderbird (Aerospace Fighter class)|Thunderbird]]'' classes of [[aerospace fighter]]s.
  
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==Company profile==
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==Overview==
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===Star League Era & Succession Wars===
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===Star League Era and Succession Wars===
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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]].<ref name=HB:HDp168/> Its headquarters was originally on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]].<ref name=SLp131>''The Star League'', p. 131: "Weapons Industries - Manufacturers"</ref> 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 name=TRO:3039p200>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200: "Corsair"</ref>
  
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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'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]].<ref name=TRO:3039p200/> The corporation faced extinction with all of its manufacturing facilities reduced to ruins. However, the company was able to deploy teams of 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. Additionally the company's Axton site became the target of raids from the [[Capellan Confederation]]. The damage those raids did to it were minor compared to the devastation of the First Succession War.<ref name=HB:HDp168/>
  
 
===Recovery of Star League Technology===
 
===Recovery of Star League Technology===
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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 Federated Suns' armies.<ref name=HB:HDp168/>
  
 
===The Jihad and Devastation===
 
===The Jihad and Devastation===
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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.
  
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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)|Thirty-third 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 name=JS:TBDp94>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 94: "33rd Division"</ref>
  
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In the Jihad era, it also housed a NAIS College of Militar Sciences Training Facility at Fort Vanders, there 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 Age===
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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]], incorporating many of the components used to produce the ''[[Tomahawk (Aerospace Fighter class)|Tomahawk]]'' light fighter.<ref name=TRO:3085p114>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 114: "SGT-2R Sagittarii"</ref>
  
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==Leadership==
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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 (Aerospace Fighter class)|''Schrack'']] OmniFighter.<ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50-133>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 50–51, 133: "SCK-O Schrack"</ref>
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The companies CEO in 3067 is Baron Tevile Wester III.<ref name=HBHD168-169/>
 
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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''Wangker Aerospace'' has manufacturing centers on the following planet(s):
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Wangker Aerospace has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
  
 
===Axton===
 
===Axton===
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'''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 was reduced to 25% of their main production volume in [[3079]].<ref name=O:FSp4>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> The plant's production in 3079 was restricted to ''Corsair'' and ''Thunderbird'' fighters.<ref name="ofs6"/>
  
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! 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"</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'', pp. 52–53: "CUT-01D ''Cutlass''"</ref>
 
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! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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| [[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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| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
 
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| [[Corsair#Variants|CSR-12D ''Corsair'']]<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| [[Tomahawk (Aerospace Fighter class)|THK-63 ''Tomahawk'']]<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Light aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Corsair|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]
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| [[Banshee (Aerospace Fighter class)|BSE-X2 ''Banshee'']]<ref name=XTRO/>
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| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Corsair|CSR-V14 ''Corsair'']]<ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)#Variants|CSR-12D ''Corsair'']]<ref name="ofs6">''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 6</ref><ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Corsair|CSR-V18 ''Corsair'']] ([[Jihad era]])<ref>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 200, Upgrades V18 variant listed.</ref>
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| [[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]<ref name="ofs6"/>
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| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter)|EGL-R6 ''Eagle'']]<ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|CSR-V14 ''Corsair'']]<ref name="ofs6"/><ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Thunderbird|TRB-D36 ''Thunderbird'']]<ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|CSR-V18 ''Corsair'']] ([[Jihad era]])<ref name="ofs6"/><ref name=TRO:3039p200/>
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| [[Heavy Aerospace Fighters]]
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| Medium aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Wangker III]]
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| [[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)#Variants|''Corsair'' RIGID NIGHT]]<ref name=XTRO:Dp12/>
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| [[Chassis]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| Medium aerospace fighter
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| [[Cutlass|CUT-01D ''Cutlass'']]<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
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| Medium aerospace fighter
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| [[Cutlass|CUT-01E ''Cutlass'']]<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
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| Medium aerospace fighter
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| [[Eagle (Aerospace Fighter class)|EGL-R6 ''Eagle'']]<ref name=OR89/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| [[Thunderbird (Aerospace Fighter class)|TRB-D36 ''Thunderbird'']]<ref name="ofs6"/><ref name=OR89/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Frame]]</u>
 
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| [[Wangker II]]
 
| [[Wangker II]]
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| [[Frame]] - ''Corsair''<ref name=OR89/>
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| ''Corsair''<ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Wangker III]]
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| CSR-12D ''Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
 
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| [[Wangker IV]]
 
| [[Wangker IV]]
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| [[Frame]] - ''Eagle''<ref name=OR89/>
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| ''Eagle''<ref name=OR89/>
 
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| [[Wangker VII]]
 
| [[Wangker VII]]
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| [[Frame]] - ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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| ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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| [[Wangker IX]]
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| ''Cutlass''<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
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| [[Vlar 300]]
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| ''Eagle'' & ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
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| [[General Motors 300 XL]]
 
| [[General Motors 300 XL]]
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| [[Fusion Engine - XL]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| CSR-12D ''Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Heavy Ferro-Aluminum|Armor - Heavy FA - Aerospace Fighters]]</u>
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| [[Wangker S5]] [[Heavy Ferro-Aluminum]]
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| CSR-12D ''Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| colspan="2" align="center" | <u>[[Reflective Armor]]</u>
 
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| [[Vlar 300]]
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| [[Wangker Solarion]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Eagle'' & ''Thunderbird''<ref name=OR89/>
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| ''Cutlass'' (CUT-01D & CUT-01E)<ref name="TRO:3145FSp52+"/>
 
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| [[Wangker S5 Heavy]] [[Ferro-Aluminum]]
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
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| [[Armor - Aerospace Fighters & Conventional Aircraft]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
 
 
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| [[Rander 200B]]
 
| [[Rander 200B]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| CSR-12D ''Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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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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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
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| [[Rander TA1000]]
 
| [[Rander TA1000]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| CSR-12D ''Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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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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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Large X-Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
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| Exostar
 
| Exostar
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| [[Large X-Pulse Laser]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| CSR-12D ''Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Medium X-Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
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| Exostar
 
| Exostar
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| [[Medium X-Pulse Laser]] - ''CSR-12D Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| CSR-12D ''Corsair''<ref name=TROPRO172/>
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u>
 
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| [[Martell]]
 
| [[Martell]]
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| [[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+"/>
 
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===Connaught===
 
===Connaught===
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'''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: The plant was destroyed during the First Succession War.<ref name=TRO:3039p200/>
  
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Connaught]]:
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Connaught:
 
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! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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| [[Corsair|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| [[Medium Aerospace Fighters]]
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| [[Corsair (Aerospace Fighter class)|CSR-V12 ''Corsair'']]
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| Medium aerospace fighter
 
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|}
  
 
===Mars===
 
===Mars===
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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 components on Mars"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145RotSp50>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', p. 50: "SCK-O Schrack"</ref>
 
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|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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|-
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| [[Tomahawk|THK-63CS ''Tomahawk'']]<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| [[Light AeroSpace Fighters]]
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| [[Tomahawk (Aerospace Fighter class)|THK-63CS ''Tomahawk'']]<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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| Light aerospace fighter
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>OmniFighter</u>
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| [[Schrack (Aerospace Fighter class)|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]]
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| [[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>
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|-
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| [[PlasmaStar 270]]
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| ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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|-
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Plasmastar 270]]
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| [[Krupp 300 XL]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Tomahawk''<ref name=TRO3050U234/>
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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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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]]
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| [[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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*''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
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*''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles]]''
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*''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
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*''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
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*''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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* ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''  
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* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]''
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Wangker Aerospace]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Wangker Aerospace]]
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[[Category:Federated Suns Corporations]]
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[[Category:Republic of the Sphere Corporations]]
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[[Category:Terran Hegemony Corporations]]

Latest revision as of 00:19, 10 April 2024

Wangker Aerospace
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Corporation Profile
Affiliation
HeadquartersTopell
(Axton III)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)
Manufacturing Plant(s)

Wangker Aerospace was a manufacturer noted for constructing the Corsair, Eagle, and Thunderbird classes of aerospace fighters.

Overview[edit]

Star League Era and Succession Wars[edit]

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.[1] Its headquarters was originally on Mars.[2] Its most noted product was the Corsair. The fighter was designed for the Star League Defense Force, which was recovering from the Amaris Coup.[3]

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.[3] The corporation faced extinction with all of its manufacturing facilities reduced to ruins. However, the company was able to deploy teams of 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. Additionally the company's Axton site became the target of raids from the Capellan Confederation. The damage those raids did to it were minor compared to the devastation of the First Succession War.[1]

Recovery of Star League Technology[edit]

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 Federated Suns' armies.[1]

The Jihad and Devastation[edit]

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 Thirty-third 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 Age[edit]

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, incorporating many of the 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]

Manufacturing[edit]

Wangker Aerospace has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Axton[edit]

Note: During the Jihad, the Axton facility suffered heavy capital and personal losses of 95%, and the operating capacity of the factory was 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 fighter
BSE-X2 Banshee[9] Medium aerospace fighter
CSR-12D Corsair[8][11] Medium aerospace fighter
CSR-V12 Corsair[8] Medium aerospace fighter
CSR-V14 Corsair[8][10] Medium aerospace fighter
CSR-V18 Corsair (Jihad era)[8][3] Medium aerospace fighter
Corsair RIGID NIGHT[12] Medium aerospace fighter
CUT-01D Cutlass[13] Medium aerospace fighter
CUT-01E Cutlass[13] Medium aerospace fighter
EGL-R6 Eagle[10] Heavy aerospace fighter
TRB-D36 Thunderbird[8][10] Heavy aerospace fighter
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]
Extralight Fusion Engine
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[edit]

Note: The plant was destroyed during the First Succession War.[3]

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

Mars[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Handbook: House Davion, pp. 168–169: "Wangker Aerospace (WgkAero)"
  2. ↑ The Star League, p. 131: "Weapons Industries - Manufacturers"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 200: "Corsair"
  4. ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents, p. 94: "33rd Division"
  5. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 114: "SGT-2R Sagittarii"
  6. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, pp. 50–51, 133: "SCK-O Schrack"
  7. ↑ Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  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"
  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, pp. 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 components on Mars"
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 50: "SCK-O Schrack"

Bibliography[edit]

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