Wangker Aerospace
Wangker Aerospace is a fighter manufacturer that noted for constructing the Corasir, Eagle, and Thunderbird Classes of Aerospace Fighters.
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Company profile
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 theAmaris Coup.[1]
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.[2] 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.
Recovery of Star League Technology
However, as the company machines signs of wear up down. The company was able rebuild itself and during the 3020s and 3030s with recoveryof the Helm Memory Core. This change its fortunes allowed the Company production lines become on fully and enhanced its products to the FedSuns' armies.[3]
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.
Wangker's complex was target of a raid by the 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.[4]
Locations
Wangker Aerospace has manufacturing centers on the following planet(s):
Axton
Components produced on Axton:
Component | Type |
---|---|
THK-63 Tomahawk[5] | Light Aerospace Fighters |
CSR-V12 Corsair | Medium Aerospace Fighters |
CSR-V14 Corsair (Clan Invasion Era) | Medium Aerospace Fighters |
CSR-V18 Corsair (Jihad era)[6] | Medium Aerospace Fighters |
EGL-R6 Eagle | Heavy Aerospace Fighters |
TRB-D36 Thunderbird | Heavy Aerospace Fighters |
Vlar 300 | Fusion Engine - Eagle and Thunderbird |
Wangker II | Frame - Corsair |
Wangker IV | Frame - Eagle |
Wangker VII | Frame - Thunderbird |
Connaught
Components produced on Connaught: (Destroyed First Succession War)[7]
Component | Type |
---|---|
CSR-V12 Corsair | Medium Aerospace Fighters |
References
- Technical Readout: 3025
- House Davion (The Federated Suns)
- Objective Raids page 89
- Aerotech 2 - page 88, 98
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
- ↑ TRO:3039 page 200 - Corsair - Wangker produces Corsair for SLDF prior to its Exodus.
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion page 168-169 Wangker Aerospace company profile - Update history brief in earlier eras.
- ↑ Handbook: House Davion - Corporate History up to 3067.
- ↑ Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents page 94 - 33rd Division - Raids in mid-3074 causes production at Axton plant to cease.
- ↑ TRO:3050Upgrade p.234 Manufacturer
- ↑ TRO3039 page 200 - Upgrades V18 variant listed.
- ↑ TRO3039 page 200 - Deployment - small manfacturing line noted in captured during 1st Succession War & destroyed.