Curtiss Militech

Curtiss Militech
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Corporation Profile
Founding Yearca. 3055[1]
Affiliation
HeadquartersReunion
(Paradise III)[2]
LeadershipDivision Head
Product(s)BattleMechs
Parent CorporationCurtiss Hydroponics

Curtiss Militech is a division of Curtiss Hydroponics, a manufacturer of water purification systems that branched into military hardware.

Overview[edit]

After Curtiss Militech's formation, the company quickly created the design of its debut BattleMech in 3055: the Wraith.[1] By 3067, Curtiss Militech was still considered a little-known military technologies division.[3]

After the dissolution of the Free Worlds League in 3079, the company's output went to the Duchy of Graham-Marik.[2]

On 26 February 3080, forces from the Principality of Regulus bombarded the planet with thousands of cobalt-laced strategic nuclear weapons.[4] The planet and its Curtiss Militech factory were both destroyed.[5] Following the destruction of its sole factory, Curtiss Hydroponics announced its withdrawal from the military market altogether and the sale of its Curtiss Militech assets. By 3085, Hellespont Industrials had expressed interest in the Wraith while the Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey was seeking to acquire the Eagle and Yeoman.[6]

Manufacturing[edit]

Curtiss Militech has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Paradise[edit]

Components produced on Paradise:[1][7][8]
Component Type
BattleMechs
EGL-2M Eagle[7][2] Light BattleMech
TR1 Wraith[1][2] Medium BattleMech
YMN-6Y Yeoman[8][2] Heavy BattleMech
Chassis
Curtiss Eagle Eagle[7]
Curtiss Wraith Wraith[1]
Curtiss Yeoman Yeoman[8]
Fusion Engine
Pitban 240 Yeoman[8]
Vlar 125 Eagle[7]
Extralight Fusion Engine
LTV 385 XL Wraith[1]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Kallon FWL Eagle[7]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Kallon FWL Ferro-fibrous Wraith[1] & Yeoman[8]
Jump Jets
CurtissJet 55 Eagle[7] & Wraith[1]
Communications System
CurtissComm Mk I Wraith[1]
CurtissComm Mark II Eagle[7]
CurtissComm Mark IV Yeoman[8]
Targeting-Tracking System
Dynatec 128 w/TAG Eagle[7]
Dynatec 2780 Wraith[1]
Dynatec MissileTrac X Yeoman[8]
Medium Pulse Laser
Tronel XII Wraith[1]
ER Medium Laser
Diverse Optics Eagle[7]
Large Pulse Laser
Tronel XIII Wraith[1]
ER Large Laser
Diverse Optics Sunbeam Eagle[7]
LRM-10
Zeus Yeoman[8]
LRM-15
Zeus Yeoman[8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 46: "TR1 Wraith"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 24: "Curtiss Militech"
  3. Handbook: House Marik, p. 137: "Curtiss Hydroponics"
  4. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 61: "The Jihad in Review"
  5. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 94: "Neutral (and Rogue) Powers"
  6. Field Manual: 3085, pp. 22, 78: "Sian Commonality - Duchy of Tamarind-Abbey"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 78: "Produced Eagle 'Mech Components"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 108: "Produced Yeoman 'Mech Components"

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