Imstar Aerospace

Imstar Aerospace
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Corporation Profile
AffiliationFree Worlds League
HeadquartersAtreus City (Atreus)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)
Manufacturing Plant(s)

Imstar Aerospace is one of the largest producers of aerospace fighters in the Free Worlds League.

Overview[edit]

Imstar's extensive expertise in zero-G construction, along with their extensive facilities around Atreus, made them a logical-if unexpected-choice for the Agamemnon WarShip project. Using experience imported from Illium Naval Engineering, the Agamemnon project was a complete success.[1] The Agamemnon production line at Atreus was shut down in the wake of the Jihad as the Ionus produced parts stopped arriving.[2]

During the Jihad, the Atreus factory lost a third of its personnel and capital, and by 3079 its production lines were operating at 55% of their maximum. The Amity line lost a third of its employees, but by 3079 it was operating at 80% of its maximum output. The Marik line suffered no losses and was operating at full output in 3079.[3]

In the wake of the Jihad, Imstar Aerospace was lucky to have little factory damage to rebuild, but found itself under pressure to convert one of the Cheetah production lines located within the Marik Commonwealth to the production of Eagle fighters.[4]

The company introduced the Red Kite VTOL in 3093. It quickly became a favorite of the Marik-Stewart Commonwealth. Imstar had to open a second production line to keep up with demand.[5]

Manufacturing[edit]

Imstar Aerospace has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Amity[edit]

Components produced on Amity:[1][6][7][8][9][5][10]
Component Type
VTOLs
Red Kite[5] VTOL
Conventional Aircraft
Defender[8] Conventional Aircraft
Defender II[10] Conventional Aircraft
Aerospace Fighter
F-11 Cheetah-R[6] light aerospace fighter
F-12A Cheetah II[7] light aerospace fighter
F-13 Cheetah[11] light aerospace fighter
OF-17A-R Cheetah[9] light aerospace fighter
Frame
Imstar 10/f Cheetah[6] & OF-17A-R Cheetah[9]
Imstar DF/25 Defender[8]
Turbine
Imstar-C 150 Turbine Defender[8]
Extralight Fusion Engine
GM 250a XL Cheetah[6] & OF-17A-R Cheetah[9]
Shipil 275 XL [citation needed]
Armor - Aerospace Fighters & Conventional Aircraft
Imstar Aero-Stealth OF-17A-R Cheetah[9]
Armor - FA - Aerospace Fighters
Riese AeroFerro 200 Ferro-Aluminum [citation needed]
Riese Heavy Ferro-Aluminum Defender[8]
Communications System
Lassitor 2JA Defender[8]
Lassitor-3QS w/Guardian ECM OF-17A-R Cheetah[9]
Targeting-Tracking System
IMB SYS 3000 Defender[8]
IMB SYS 3600 w/Hyperspectral Imager OF-17A-R Cheetah[9]
Small Laser
Starflash I Cheetah[6] & OF-17A-R Cheetah[9]
Medium Laser
Starflash II Cheetah[6]

Atreus[edit]

Components produced on Atreus:[12]
Component Type
WarShip
Agamemnon[1] Warship
Aerospace Fighter
F-11 Cheetah[12][2] Light aerospace fighter
F-12 Cheetah[citation needed] Light aerospace fighter
Support Vehicles
Hyperion[13] Spotter plane
Extralight Fusion Engine
GM 250 XL Cheetah[12]
Shipil 275 XL [citation needed]
Frame
Imstar 10-f Cheetah[12]
Small Laser
Starflash I [citation needed]
Medium Laser
Starflash II [citation needed]
Medium Pulse Laser
Starflash Cheetah[12]

Marik[edit]

Components produced on Marik:[14][15][16]
Component Type
Conventional Aircraft
Planetlifter[1][14][17] Conventional Aircraft
Planetlifter Support Aircraft[15][16] Conventional Aircraft
Aerospace Fighter
F-12 Cheetah[1][17] light aerospace fighter
F-14 Cheetah-S[citation needed] light aerospace fighter
Support Vehicles
Chameleon[10] Spotter plane
Hyperion[10] Spotter plane
Frame
Imstar 10-f Cheetah[citation needed]
Imstar Type XI Planetlifter[14]
Imstar Type XI-M Planetlifter Support[16]
Internal Combustion Engine
GM 200 Turbine Planetlifter[14]
Fusion Engine
GM 200 Planetlifter Support[16]
Extralight Fusion Engine
GM 250 XL Cheetah[citation needed]
PlasmaStar 270 XL [citation needed]
Shipil 275 XL [citation needed]
Armor - Aerospace Fighters & Conventional Aircraft
Imstar V-Stealth Planetlifter Support[16]
Riese Reliable Planetlifter[14]
Armor - FA - Aerospace Fighters
Riese AeroFerro 200 Ferro-Aluminum [citation needed]
Riese AeroFerro 300 Ferro-Aluminum [citation needed]
Communications System
IMB Hi-Def ComCon w/Angel ECM Suite Planetlifter Support[16]
Irian UHF Planetlifter[14]
Lassitor-3QS Cheetah /Shipped to Atreus and Amity for Cheetah[citation needed]
Lassitor FibroLink [citation needed]
Targeting-Tracking System
Imstar SkyWatch w/LDR Array Planetlifter Support[16]
Beagle Active Probe
Imstar Oracle [citation needed]
SRM-4
Holly [citation needed]
Streak SRM-2
Hovertec Cheetah[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Handbook: House Marik, p. 136: "Imstar Aerospace (ImStar)"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 7
  3. Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  4. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 93: "Marik Commonwealth"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 12
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Objective Raids, p. 117: "Produced Cheetah-R Components"
  7. 7.0 7.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles, p. 15: F-12A Cheetah II
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 180: "Produced Defender Components on Amity"
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 164: "Produced OF-17A-R Cheetah variant Components"
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Objectives: Free Worlds League Errata v1.0
  11. Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 26
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Objective Raids, p. 119: "Produced Cheetah Components"
  13. Objectives: Free Worlds League Errata v1.0
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 186: "Produced Aircraft Components"
  15. 15.0 15.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Corporations, p. 16: "Produced Planetlifter variant"
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 160: "Produced Planetlifter Support variant Components"
  17. 17.0 17.1 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 10

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