Krupp Armament Works

Krupp Armament Works
Corporation Profile
HeadquartersTerra
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)BattleMechs
Battle armor
VTOLs

Krupp Armament Works is a weapons manufacturer located in the region of Germany on Terra. They produced weapons for anyone who could afford them, including the Word of Blake.

Overview[edit]

During Operation SCOUR's assault on Terra, Krupp's Budapest facility was taken over by the Word of Blake's 4th Division. They used the fortified assembly lines as a base and tried to rebuild their damaged forces. Coalition forces were able to drive them out, and troops under the command of General Andrew Redburn stripped the facility for all useful parts and weapons. Krupp's management objected, but there was little they could do to stop the looting.[1]

These objections, and Krupp's insistence that the newborn Republic of the Sphere provide reparations, led the company to enter into secret talks with other manufacturers affected by Operation SCOUR to file lawsuits suing numerous parties involved in the Coalition for lost profits. When Devlin Stone's intelligence network got wind of this in late 3082, the Exarch negotiated a number of behind-closed door contracts for equipment and parts with Krupp, an obvious attempt to try and placate the manufacturer.

When Krupp filed the lawsuits anyway in 3084, Stone saw it as personal betrayal, triggering a acrimonious rift between the Republic, Stone, and the company.[2]

As part of the settlement between Krupp and the Republic, technicians from Clan Ghost Bear and Clan Diamond Shark upgraded several factories in the Republic, including Krupp's. For nearly fifty years these factories turned out equipment that rivaled the Clans' gear.[3]

Manufacturing[edit]

Krupp Armament Works has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Terra[edit]

Components produced on Terra:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Component Type
Battle Armor
Tornado PAL[13] Light battle armor (As of 2905)[14]
Nighthawk[15] Light battle armor
Purifier Adaptive[16] Medium battle armor (As of 3062)[17]
Taranis[12] Heavy battle armor (As of 3123)[18]
BattleMechs
NX-80 Nyx[4] Light BattleMech
GUR-2G Gurkha[5] Light BattleMech
GUR-4G Gurkha[5] Light BattleMech
OTT-9CS Ostscout[6] Light BattleMech
OTT-10CS Ostscout[6] Light BattleMech
OTT-11J Ostscout[7] Light BattleMech
SDR-8R Spider[8] Light BattleMech
RJN101-A Raijin[citation needed] Medium BattleMech
RJN-200-A Raijin II [9] Medium BattleMech
OSR-5W Ostroc[citation needed] Heavy BattleMech
GRN-D-03 Grand Crusader II[10] Assault BattleMech
GRN-D-04 Grand Crusader II[10] Assault BattleMech
Vehicles
Karnov UR[citation needed] VTOLs
Pinto[11] VTOLs - Attack VTOL
Chassis
Chariot Type I-B Nyx[4]
Crucis-II Delux Endo Steel Spider[8]
Krupp Ost-ES Endo Steel Ostroc[citation needed]
Krupp 255 Endo Steel Raijin II and Gurkha[5], Ostscout 9CS[6] and Ostscout 11J[7]
Skobel Template 8 Endo Steel Grand Crusader II[10]
I.C.E.
DAV 190 Gas Turbine [citation needed]
Fusion Engine
GM 210 Light Spider[8]
Pitban 320 Light Grand Crusader II[10]
Robinson 160 Fuse-Pak Pinto[11]
VOX 300 Light Raijin II[9]/Shipped to Mars for King Crab[citation needed]
Fusion Engine - XL
GM 315 XL Ostscout 11J[7]
Magna 245 XL Gurkha[5]
Pitban 300 XL Nyx[4]
VOX 280 XL Ostscout OTT-9CS[6]
Vlar 300 XL Raijin II[9]/Shipped to Mars for King Crab
CurtissJet 80 Jump Jets - Grand Crusader II[10]
Jump Jets
LFT-20X Spider[8]
Rawlings 45 Ostscout OTT-9CS[6] and Ostscout 11J[7]
Rawlings 60 Raijin II[9]
Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
Aldis Plate with CASE Grand Crusader II[10]
Krupp 155 Ostscout OTT-9CS[6] and Gurkha[5]
Krupp Stealth Nexus, Phoenix Hawk, and Raijin II[9]
Armor - FF - BattleMechs & Vehicles
Krupp 155 ferro-fibrous Ostscout 11J[7]
Krupp 200 ferro-fibrous Nyx[4], Ostroc, and Nexus II[citation needed]
Krupp Draco 100 ferro-fibrous Pinto[11]
Communications System
Corean Transband-J12 Nyx[4]
Exeter Longscan 200 Raijin, Nexus II, and Ostroc[citation needed]
Exeter Longscan 300 with C3i Computer Ostscout OTT-9CS[6] and Ostscout 11J (not equipped with C3i Computer)[7]
Exeter Longscan 500 with Gurkha[5]
Marshall Long-Talk Pinto[11]
O/P 500A Spider[8]
Skobel Wave VII Comm w/ C3 computer Grand Crusader II[10]
Targeting-Tracking System
Cat's Eye 5 with Forward 1 BAP Nyx[4]
Falcon 15 Watcher Grand Crusader II[10]
Garret T12A Raijin II[9] and Ostroc[citation needed]
Garret T97C Gurkha[5]
GPT Multi-Track Pinto[11]
O/P 500A Spider[8]
TRSS Eagle Eye with Beagle Active Probe, Guardian ECM TAG Ostscout OTT-9CS[6] and Ostscout 11J (only with TAG equipped)[7]
Light Gauss Rifle
Krupp Strumfurer[19] Grand Crusader II[10], Emperor, and Thunderbolt[citation needed]
ER PPC
Kinslaughter-H Spartan, Thorn, Lightray, Warhammer, and Hussar[citation needed]
Light PPC
Moscovia Ostscout 11J[7]
ER Small Laser
Diverse Optics Nyx[4], Ostscout OTT-9CS[6], Gurkha[5], Raijin II, Lightray, Initiate, Crockett, Mercury, Legacy, Longbow, Nexus II, and Grim Reaper[citation needed]
ER Medium Laser
Diverse Optics Sunfire Raijin II, Ostscout, Ostroc, Hammerhead, Grand Crusader II[10], Grim Reaper, Spartan, Lightray, Shootist, White Flame, Vanquisher, Legacy, Nexus II, Phoenix Hawk, Thunderbolt, Shadow Hawk, Griffin, and Galledon[citation needed]
ER Large Laser
Diverse Optics Sunbeam Blue Flame, Vanquisher, Phoenix Hawk, and Galleon; shipped to Mars for Lancelot and Tomahawk[citation needed]
SRM-6
Holly Nyx[4]
LRM-5
Magna Longbow-V with Artemis IV FCS Pinto[11]
MML-5
Krupp for Export[citation needed]
MML-7
MML-9
Krupp MML-9 - for Export[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 109, "Breaking Krupp"
  2. Technical Readout: 3085, p. 100 "PRF-1R Prefect"
  3. Era Report: 3145, p. 119
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 62, Produced Nyx Components
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 54, "Gurkha Profile"
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, p. 22, "Produced Ostscout OTT-9CS 'Mech Components"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 , "Produced Ostscout 11J Components"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 64, "Produced Spider Components"
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 98, "Produced Raijin II Components"
  10. 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 100, "Produced Grand Crusader II Components"
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 16, "Produced Pinto VTOL Components"
  12. 12.0 12.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 11, "Taranis battle armor"
  13. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 15, "Tornado PA(L) Profile"
  14. MUL Profile for the Original Tornado PAL - Introduction date for the original model.
  15. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 13, "Nighthawk Profile"
  16. Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 31, "Purifier Adaptive Profile"
  17. MUL Profile for the Purifier Adaptive battle armor - Introduction Year.
  18. MUL Profile for Taranis notes Introduction Year.
  19. This may be an unintentional misspelling of the German word "sturmfeuer"

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