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Northrup (Jump Jets)

Description

Northrup, is an ancient name in the aerospace industry that has persisted through to the 31st century. Most recently Northrup is most famous for its lines of Jump Jet systems. Northrup jump jets are manufactured by a number of producers in the Inner Sphere as well as being utilized by the Clans.

Standard Jump Jets

Northrup standard jump jet designs have been produced in a number of variants. The best known versions are listed below.


750 Series

Produced between 2660 and 2835 by the Maltex Corporation, the Northrup 750 series of Jump Jets was designed for the WVE-5N Wyvern. Being a refit, the WVE-9N Wyvern was not actually manufactured directly by Maltex but is included here as the Model 750 remains the standard jet for that variant. The 750 may also remain as the installed system in the WVE-10N Wyvern as produced by Maltex.

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Errai Maltex Corporation WVE-5N Wyvern
WVE-6N Wyvern
WVE-9N Wyvern
[1][2]
[3][4]
[5]

12000 Series

Introduced in 2575 in the WVR-6R Wolverine , the 12000 series has been in production essentially continuously since that time. This model has also seen use in the MAD-5M Marauder, PWR-1X Prowler and CNS-5M Cronus. The Prowler is built explicitly upon a Wolverine chassis by Innovative Design Concepts on Solaris VII and the Cronus is offered by Gilmour MilTech, a company initially known as a maintenance contractor and re-builder of scrapped equipment. In these cases it is unclear whether the use of the 12000 series is new manufacture or is simply an artifact of being already installed in remanufactured equipment.

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Nanking Kallon Industries WVR-7D Wolverine [6]
Thermopolis Kallon Industries WVR-7M Wolverine [7]
Gibson Gibson Federated BattleMechs WVR-7M Wolverine [8]
Wallis Ronin Incorporated MAD-5M Marauder [9]
Talitha Gilmour MilTech MAD-5M Marauder [10]
Solaris VII Innovative Design Concepts PWR-1X Prowler [11]

Starlifter M41 Series

Fluff needed.

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Irece
Barcella
Irece Alpha
Barcella Beta
Griffin IIC 6 [12]
Dieron (destroyed 3077)
New Samarkand
Luthien Armor Works WVR-9W2 Wolverine [13]

Starlifter M40 Series

Fluff needed.

Griffin IIC 4

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Planet Manufacturer MCH-01 Mechtype [14]

Starlifter M45 Series

Fluff needed.


Shadow Hawk IIC 4

Shadow Hawk IIC 5

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Planet Manufacturer MCH-01 Mechtype [14]

Starlifter M46 Series

Fluff needed.

Shadow Hawk IIC 7

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Planet Manufacturer MCH-01 Mechtype [14]

Starlifter M50 Series

Fluff needed.

Nobori-nin (Huntsman)

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Planet Manufacturer MCH-01 Mechtype [14]

Super Heavy Starlifter M100 Series

Fluff needed.

Supernova

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Planet Manufacturer MCH-01 Mechtype [14]

Nova Leap 30a Series

Fluff needed.

Nanking Kallon Industries

Gibson Gibson Federated BattleMechs

Manufactured on Manufactured by Typicaly used in References
Planet Manufacturer MCH-01 Mechtype [14]

Notes

† References unclear whether this factory produces or imports this equipment

References

  1. Technical Readout 2750, p. 28, "WVE-5N Wyvern"
  2. Technical Readout 3050 Upgrade, p. 198, "WVE-5N Wyvern"
  3. Technical Readout 3039, p. 256, "WVE-6N Wyvern"
  4. Technical Readout 3025 (Revised), p. 52, "WVE-6N Wyvern"
  5. Tukayyid, p. 17, "WVE-9N Wyvern"
  6. Objective Raids, p. 87, "Components Produced by Kallon Industries on Nanking"
  7. Objective Raids, p. 137, "Components Produced by Kallon Industries on Thermopolis"
  8. Objective Raids, p. 124, "Components Produced by Gibson Federated Battlemechs on Gibson"
  9. Objective Raids, p. 139, "Components Produced by Ronin Incorporated on Wallis"
  10. Technical Readout: 3067, p. 72, "Produced Cronus Components"
  11. Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 154, "Produced Prowler Components"
  12. Technical Readout: 3085, p. 274, "Griffin IIC Profile"
  13. Technical Readout: , p. 245, "Wolverine 'Mech Profile"
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 Example Reference, p. 1, "Placeholder references in new documents"

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