Kong Interstellar Corporation

Kong Interstellar Corporation
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Corporation Profile
AffiliationFree Worlds League
HeadquartersSkellig
(Connaught III)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)
Manufacturing Plant(s)Loxley

Kong Interstellar Corporation was a defense manufacturer dating back to the Star League era.

Overview[edit]

During the Star League era, Kong Interstellar was a major defense contractor to the Star League Defense Force,[2] with manufacturing plants on at least two worlds: Connaught[1] and Loxley.[2] The Loxley facilities didn't survive the Succession Wars. By the thirty-first century Connaught was the primary factory world for Kong Interstellar. The Connaught factory complex was severely damaged during the Succession Wars, losing its manufacturing abilities. It soldiered on as a repair and parts fabrication facility. These repair kits kept the company afloat, but were limited to the products Kong produced.[1] Only after the Clan Invasion did Kong begin to rebuild its manufacturing abilities and resume production of some of its products.[3]

In 3065, Kong Interstellar opened a new Ostsol production line in Ranelagh (Connaught's capital) that specialized in the 7M variant.[1]

The Connaught plant lost a quarter of its staff during the Jihad, but by 3079 was operating at 90% of its full output.[4]

Manufacturing[edit]

Kong Interstellar Corporation has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Connaught[edit]

Components produced on Connaught:[5][6][7][8]
Component Type
Mechs
KIC-3 Harvester Ant[6] IndustrialMech
Ostscout[1] Light BattleMech
Ostsol[1][9] Heavy BattleMech
OTL-9R Ostsol[7] Heavy BattleMech
Black Knight[1][9] Heavy BattleMech
BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8] Heavy BattleMech
Chassis
Kong Industrial Harvester Ant[6]
Kell/K Ostsol 9R[7]
Technicron Revised NT Endo-Composite BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
Fusion Engine
GM 180 Ostsol 9R[7]
Light Fusion Engine
Vlar 300 Light BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
Extralight Fusion Engine
Hermes 300 XL Ostsol[5]
Internal Combustion Engine
Leenex 60 ICE Harvester Ant[6]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Commercial/StarSlab Harvester Ant[6]
Valiant Lamellor Ostsol 9R[7] & BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
Communications System
Barret 509p w/C3 Ostsol 9R[7]
Bassix 100 Harvester Ant[6]
Rander Comm-Marshal BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
Targeting-Tracking System
Rander Dragonslayer w/Advanced Targeting Computer BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
TRSS.2L3 Ostsol 9R[7]
Small Laser
Tronel I Ostsol 9R[7]
ER Small Laser
Diverse Optics Ostsol 9R[7]
ER Medium Laser
ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech) BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
Magna Mk VI Ostsol 9R[7]
Large Laser
Diverse Optics Ostsol 9R[7]
ER Large Laser
ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech) BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
Small Pulse Laser
ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech) BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
ER Small Laser
ExoStar Pinnacle (Clantech) BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
ER PPC
Type DDS "Kingston" BLK-NT-5H Black Knight[8]
Snub-Nose PPC
Fusigon Smarttooth Ostsol 9R[7]
Heavy PPC
Magna Supernova Ostsol 9R[7]
Double Heat Sink
Kong Advanced Coolant TR-12 Ostsol[5]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Handbook: House Marik, p. 133: "Kong Interstellar Corporation (KongCorp)"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Field Report 2765: LCAF, p. 12: "Lyran Guards"
  3. Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 204: "Havester Ant" - Kong loses production abilities in Succession Wars, but regains it. Including construction of manufacturing plant for Harvester Ant.
  4. Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Objective Raids, p. 123: "Produced Kong Interstellar Corporation Components"
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, p. 204: "Produced Harvester Ant Components"
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 248: "Produced Ostsol 9R Components"
  8. 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 Technical Readout: 3145 Federated Suns, p. 44: "Produced Black Knight Components"
  9. 9.0 9.1 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 29

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