Curtiss Hydroponics

Curtiss Hydroponics
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Corporation Profile
Founding YearAugust 2618[1]
AffiliationFree Worlds League
HeadquartersReunion
(Paradise III)[2]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)
Division(s)
Manufacturing Plant(s)Silver

Curtiss Hydroponics (also referred to as Curtiss Hydrosystems) was a major industrial conglomerate based on Paradise in the Free Worlds League.[1]

History[edit]

Originally, Curtiss Hydroponics was a small manufacturer of hydroponic food production systems before taking a contract from the Star League in 2618 to manufacturing and distributing the TriFil water purification system. Their success nearly drove the Ryan Cartel bankrupt, and in 2668 Curtiss ended up purchasing all of the Ryan Cartel's assets which they continued to operate as their own Ryan Iceship Division.[1]

After the Amaris Civil War concluded and the Star League was disbanded shortly after, the patent to the TriFil process became the property of Curtiss Hydroponics.[3] Sensing war on the horizon, Curtiss pumped its profits into amassing a vast stockpile of essential chemicals and replacement parts, even reinvesting in new iceships which hadn't been done in nearly two centuries. During the Succession Wars, water purification production facilities became military targets, yet due to the stockpiling, 70–80% of Marik worlds remained supplied with pure water.[1]

Iceships continued to be in relied upon well into the thirty-first century, and the Ryan Iceship Division's fleet, which grew to fifty-one vessels by 3067, was the sole lifeline of water to over a dozen League worlds along with a few Capellan worlds on occasion.[2][4]

Curtiss Hydroponics' Power Systems Division branched into the IndustrialMech market. Following the destruction of its Curtiss Militech BattleMech factory on Paradise in 3080 and the imposition of a moratorium on BattleMech construction by Devlin Stone, Curtiss withdrew from the military market and focused instead on the civilian sector reconstruction following the Jihad. The move into IndustrialMechs was thought of as a way to both supply the massive reconstruction effort and circumvent the BattleMech restrictions at the same time.[5]

Executive Directors[edit]

Throughout most of its history, Curtiss Hydroponics had been managed by a triumvirate of executive directors, one of whom was always of the Wong family.[4]

Manufacturing[edit]

Curtiss Hydroponics (Power Systems Division) has a manufacturing center on the following planet:

Silver[edit]

Components produced on Silver:[6]
Component Type
Mechs
D-M3D-3 Diomede[6] IndustrialMech
Chassis
Curtiss Diomede Diomede[6]
Fusion Engine
Nissan 200 Diomede[6]
Industrial Armor
Kallon FWl Heavy Industrial w/CASE Diomede[6]
Communications System
CurtissComm Mk III Diomede[6]
Targeting-Tracking System
Dynatec 256/Missiletrac V Advanced Diomede[6]
Pile Driver
ThruSteel Heavy Duty Diomede[6]
Lift Hoist
Aeneas Diomede[6]
Rivet Gun
Sperrybrowning-Civ Diomede[6]
Sprayer
Curtiss Expert Diomede[6]
MML-7
Doombud Diomede[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 128: "Curtiss Hydrosystems" profile
  2. 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Marik, p. 137: "Curtiss Hydroponics (CHydro)"
  3. Handbook: House Marik, pp. 119, 137
  4. 4.0 4.1 House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 129
  5. Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades, p. 7: "BattleMechs"
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 110: "Produced Diomede Components"

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