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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
During the [[Age of War]], the company produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2396]], the Büffel VII<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"</ref> in [[2407]], the Marsden II MBT<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2463]] and the ''Crossbow'', the second home-grown Lyran produced [[BattleMech]] in [2468]]. Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to [[Tharkad]], forcing it to shut down its factory in [[2490]] after producing only a few hundred ''Crossbows''. [[MacEnroe Motors]] bought out the financially troubled company in [[2541]], which shut down ''Crossbow'' production in [[2550]].<ref name=TRO278>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 278</ref>
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During the [[Age of War]], the company produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2396]], the Büffel VII<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"</ref> in [[2407]], the Marsden II MBT<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"</ref> in [[2463]] and the ''Crossbow'', the second home-grown Lyran produced [[BattleMech]] in [[2468]]. Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to [[Tharkad]], forcing it to shut down its factory in [[2490]] after producing only a few hundred ''Crossbows''. [[MacEnroe Motors]] bought out the financially troubled company in [[2541]], which shut down ''Crossbow'' production in [[2550]].<ref name=TRO278>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 278</ref>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==

Revision as of 23:56, 7 August 2011


Arcturan Arms was a military hardware manufacturer based on Arcturus, the former capital of the Lyran Commonwealth.

Overview

During the Age of War, the company produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT[1] in 2396, the Büffel VII[2] in 2407, the Marsden II MBT[3] in 2463 and the Crossbow, the second home-grown Lyran produced BattleMech in 2468. Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to Tharkad, forcing it to shut down its factory in 2490 after producing only a few hundred Crossbows. MacEnroe Motors bought out the financially troubled company in 2541, which shut down Crossbow production in 2550.[4]

Manufacturing

Arcturan Arms had a manufacturing center on the following planet:

Arcturus

Components produced on Arcturus:[5][6][7][8]
Component Type
Marsden I MBT[5] Heavy Tracked Combat Vehicle
Büffel VII[6] Support Vehicles
Marsden II MBT[7] Heavy Tracked Combat Vehicle
CRS-6B Crossbow[8] Heavy BattleMech
Arcturan Arms Longarm Series Autocannon/5 - Marsden I[5], Marsden II[7]
Arc Walker 6X-B Chassis - Crossbow[8]
AA Eterna 300 Fusion Engine - Crossbow[8]
Diamond Skin Beta Series Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Crossbow[8]
Arc Signal 1100 Communications System - Crossbow[8]
Arc Walker Prime Targeting-Tracking System - Crossbow[8]

References

  1. Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
  2. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"
  3. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
  4. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23, "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276, "Büffel VII Vehicle Profile"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274, "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278, "Produced Crossbow BattleMech Components"

Bibliography