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− | | Sites = [[Alarion]]<br>[[Carlisle]]<br>[[Dicallus]]<br>[[Terra]]<br>[[Wasat]]<br>[[Wyatt]] | + | | Sites = [[Alarion]];<br>[[Carlisle]];<br>[[Dicallus]];<br>[[Terra]];<br>[[Wasat]];<br>[[Wyatt]] |
− | | Main Products = [[Aerospace fighter]]s<br>[[BattleMech]]s<br>[[DropShip]]s<br>[[IndustrialMech]]s<br>[[Vehicle]]s<br>[[WarShip]]s | + | | Main Products = [[Aerospace fighter]]s;<br>[[BattleMech]]s;<br>[[DropShip]]s;<br>[[IndustrialMech]]s;<br>[[Vehicle]]s;<br>[[WarShip]]s |
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Originally based on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Dell]], the planet's poor strategic position and strong economic incentives contributed to the company's relocation to [[Alarion]]. When the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] broke, the company was in a better position to ride out the storm, though it still lost many manufacturing centers during the conflict. Heavy financial aid from [[House Steiner]] allowed the company to recover and resume production in time for the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=HBHS142 /> | Originally based on the [[Draconis Combine]] world of [[Dell]], the planet's poor strategic position and strong economic incentives contributed to the company's relocation to [[Alarion]]. When the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] broke, the company was in a better position to ride out the storm, though it still lost many manufacturing centers during the conflict. Heavy financial aid from [[House Steiner]] allowed the company to recover and resume production in time for the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name=HBHS142 /> | ||
− | In [[2462]], a number of disaffected employees from '''Bowie Industries''' on Alarion defected to the [[Free Worlds League]], taking the technical details needed for the League to begin its own manufacturing program with them. [[Archon]] [[Alistair Steiner]] was furious at the loss and had the security staff responsible for guarding these industrial and technological secrets tried for treason through inaction, imprisoning many for life and even executing several.<ref name="HS(TLC)p21">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 21 | + | In [[2462]], a number of disaffected employees from '''Bowie Industries''' on Alarion defected to the [[Free Worlds League]], taking the technical details needed for the League to begin its own manufacturing program with them. [[Archon]] [[Alistair Steiner]] was furious at the loss and had the security staff responsible for guarding these industrial and technological secrets tried for treason through inaction, imprisoning many for life and even executing several.<ref name="HS(TLC)p21">''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 21: "Lyran Military Superiority"</ref> |
− | The [[Clan Invasion]] spurred on the company, in a joint project with [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]], to restart [[WarShip]] production and produce the first ''[[Mjolnir]]''-class WarShip, the ''[[Yggdrasil]]'', from the [[Port Sydney Naval Shipyards]].<ref name=HBHS143>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 143 | + | The [[Clan Invasion]] spurred on the company, in a joint project with [[Ioto Galactic Enterprises]], to restart [[WarShip]] production and produce the first ''[[Mjolnir]]''-class WarShip, the ''[[Yggdrasil]]'', from the [[Port Sydney Naval Shipyards]].<ref name=HBHS143>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 143: "Ioto Galactic Industries Profile"</ref> With the end of the [[FedCom Civil War]], the company continued in this joint venture to produce the second in the ''Mjolnir'' class, the ''[[Fylgia]]'', for the Lyrans. The rest of the company's aerospace assets are tied up in [[DropShip]] production. The naval shipyards are also frequently used to repair more and more of the Commonwealth's 'Mech-carrying DropShips, so a repair bay for 'Mechs was installed on the orbital facility, constituting an important extension for the shipyard.<ref name=HBHS142 /><ref name=OR78-79>''Objective Raids'', pp. 78–79: "Produced Components"</ref> |
− | During the [[Jihad]] the [[Alarion]] system was attacked by the [[Word of Blake]]. Everyone in the system was killed, and Bowie's factories were destroyed.<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', pp. | + | During the [[Jihad]] the [[Alarion]] system was attacked by the [[Word of Blake]]. Everyone in the system was killed, and Bowie's factories were destroyed.<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 3–4</ref> The facility on Carlisle suffered no capital and personnel losses, but the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 85% of their main output in 3079.<ref name=O:LAp3>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 3: "State of the Industry Table"</ref> |
− | The Bowie plant on [[Wyatt]] was hit by a pair of 50-kiloton cobalt-laced nuclear weapons in [[3068]] which devastated the plant and nearby Earhardt City. Multiplying the long-term effects of the nuclear strike against the Bowie plant was a Class Nine storm which proceeded to distribute the fallout across a wide swathe of the planet.<ref name="JHS:3072p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 17 | + | The Bowie plant on [[Wyatt]] was hit by a pair of 50-kiloton cobalt-laced nuclear weapons in [[3068]] which devastated the plant and nearby Earhardt City. Multiplying the long-term effects of the nuclear strike against the Bowie plant was a Class Nine storm which proceeded to distribute the fallout across a wide swathe of the planet.<ref name="JHS:3072p17">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 17: "Environmental Impact"</ref> |
The [[Dicallus]] plant wasn't directly affected by the Jihad, but in [[3079]] it was only operating at 90% of its maximum potential.<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 3</ref> | The [[Dicallus]] plant wasn't directly affected by the Jihad, but in [[3079]] it was only operating at 90% of its maximum potential.<ref>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 3</ref> | ||
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
− | The company's CEO in [[3025]] is Duchess [[Natalie Vanderzham]].<ref name=HSp123>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 123 | + | The company's CEO in [[3025]] is Duchess [[Natalie Vanderzham]].<ref name=HSp123>''House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)'', p. 123: "Weapons Industries - [Coventry Metal Works]"</ref> |
− | In [[3067]] the company's CEO is Duke [[Clarence Vanderzham]].<ref name=HBHS142>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 142 | + | In [[3067]] the company's CEO is Duke [[Clarence Vanderzham]].<ref name=HBHS142>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 142: "Bowie Industries Profile"</ref> |
==Manufacturing== | ==Manufacturing== | ||
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===Alarion=== | ===Alarion=== | ||
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− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Alarion:<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=TRO3039p216>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 216 | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Alarion:<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=TRO3039p216>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 216: "Produced Chippewa W5 Components"</ref> |
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| [[Heavy BattleMech]] | | [[Heavy BattleMech]] | ||
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− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter]]</u> |
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| [[Chippewa|CHP-W5 ''Chippewa'']]<ref name=HSp123/><ref name=TRO3039p216/> | | [[Chippewa|CHP-W5 ''Chippewa'']]<ref name=HSp123/><ref name=TRO3039p216/> | ||
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| [[DropShips]] | | [[DropShips]] | ||
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− | | ''[[Leopard]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp123/><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 17</ref> | + | | ''[[Leopard]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp123/><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 17</ref> |
| DropShip | | DropShip | ||
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| DropShip | | DropShip | ||
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− | | ''[[Union]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp123/><ref name=DS&JSp17 /> | + | | ''[[Union]]''<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=HSp123/><ref name=DS&JSp17 /> |
| DropShip | | DropShip | ||
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| [[Bowie 50]] | | [[Bowie 50]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> and W7<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u> | ||
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| [[PlasmaStar 270]] | | [[PlasmaStar 270]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> and W7<ref name=OR78-79/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[PlasmaStar 280 XL]] | | [[PlasmaStar 280 XL]] | ||
| {{cn}} | | {{cn}} | ||
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− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor - | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor - aerospace fighters & conventional aircraft]]</u> |
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| [[Wyatt Coresteel Standard]] | | [[Wyatt Coresteel Standard]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> |
|- | |- | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor - FA - | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor - FA - aerospace fighters]]</u> |
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| [[Bowie Ferro-Aluminum]] | | [[Bowie Ferro-Aluminum]] | ||
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| [[Rander 200]] | | [[Rander 200]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> and W7<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u> | ||
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| [[Rander TA5]] | | [[Rander TA5]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> and W7<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| [[Rander TA900]] | | [[Rander TA900]] | ||
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| [[McCorkel]] | | [[McCorkel]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u> | ||
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| [[Martell]] | | [[Martell]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u> | ||
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| [[McCorkel]] | | [[McCorkel]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Exostar]] | | [[Exostar]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> |
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Exostar]] | | [[Exostar]] | ||
− | | ''Chippewa | + | | ''Chippewa'' W5<ref name=TRO3039p216/> |
|} | |} | ||
===Carlisle=== | ===Carlisle=== | ||
− | {|class="wikitable" | + | {|class="wikitable" |
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Carlisle:<ref name=TRO3067-52>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 52 | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Carlisle:<ref name=TRO3067-52>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 52: "Produced Razorback Profiles"</ref><ref name=TRO3039-22>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 22: "Packrat Profile"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Bp5>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks'', p. 5: "Produced Spindrift IndustrialMech"</ref><ref name=ola7>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 7</ref><ref name=TRO:PROTOp98>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 98: "Produced SDT-1A Spindrift Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p256>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 256: "Produced Archer 9M 'Mech variant"</ref><ref name=TRO3085-260>''Technical Readout: 3085, p. 260: "Produced Marauder Components"''</ref><ref name=TROPROTO-170>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 170: "WKT-1S Wildkatze"</ref> |
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| IndustrialMech | | IndustrialMech | ||
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| [[Wildkatze|WKT-1S ''Wildkatze'']] | | [[Wildkatze|WKT-1S ''Wildkatze'']] | ||
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| [[Archer#Variants|ARC-5W ''Archer'']]<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=ola7/> | | [[Archer#Variants|ARC-5W ''Archer'']]<ref name=OR78-79/><ref name=ola7/> | ||
− | | Heavy BattleMech | + | | Heavy BattleMech |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Archer#Variants|ARC-9M ''Archer'']]<ref name=TRO3085p256/> | | [[Archer#Variants|ARC-9M ''Archer'']]<ref name=TRO3085p256/> | ||
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| ''Wildkatze''<ref name=TROPROTO-170/> | | ''Wildkatze''<ref name=TROPROTO-170/> | ||
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− | | [[Bowie Light Endo Model 14]] | + | | [[Bowie Light Endo Model 14]] |
| ''Razorback''<ref name=TRO3067-52/> | | ''Razorback''<ref name=TRO3067-52/> | ||
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| [[GM Marauder-X]] | | [[GM Marauder-X]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[SDA Harvester (Sealed)]] | | [[SDA Harvester (Sealed)]] | ||
− | | | + | | SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u> | ||
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| [[Defiance 210 Light]] | | [[Defiance 210 Light]] | ||
− | | ''Archer | + | | ''Archer'' 9M<ref name=TRO3085p256/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Doorman 120]] | | [[Doorman 120]] | ||
− | | | + | | SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Doorman 140]] | | [[Doorman 140]] | ||
− | | | + | | Packrat<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| [[Vlar 225 LFE]] | | [[Vlar 225 LFE]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Light Fusion Engine]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Light Fusion Engine]]</u> | ||
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| [[Piscis Volans]] | | [[Piscis Volans]] | ||
− | | | + | | SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Improved Jump Jet]]s</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Improved Jump Jet]]s</u> | ||
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| [[Chilton Model 21]] | | [[Chilton Model 21]] | ||
− | | ''Archer | + | | ''Archer'' 9M<ref name=TRO3085p256/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Phoenix Tail]] | | [[Phoenix Tail]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u> | ||
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| [[Ibuki Dragonweave]] | | [[Ibuki Dragonweave]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[StarSlab-1]] | | [[StarSlab-1]] | ||
− | | | + | | Packrat<ref name=TRO3039-22/> |
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| [[Maxmillian 100]] | | [[Maxmillian 100]] | ||
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| [[Valiant Lamellor]] | | [[Valiant Lamellor]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder''<ref name=OR78-79/> & | + | | ''Marauder''<ref name=OR78-79/> & SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u> | ||
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| [[Durallex Guardian II Light]] [[ferro-fibrous]] w/[[CASE]] | | [[Durallex Guardian II Light]] [[ferro-fibrous]] w/[[CASE]] | ||
− | | ''Archer | + | | ''Archer'' 9M<ref name=TRO3085p256/> |
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| [[Durallex Super Medium]] [[ferro-fibrous]] | | [[Durallex Super Medium]] [[ferro-fibrous]] | ||
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| [[Mendham DB]] w/ [[Guardian ECM]] & [[C3 slave]] | | [[Mendham DB]] w/ [[Guardian ECM]] & [[C3 slave]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[O/P COMTES]] | | [[O/P COMTES]] | ||
− | | | + | | Packrat<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| [[Rander 250]] | | [[Rander 250]] | ||
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| [[T-300 Dual Wave]] | | [[T-300 Dual Wave]] | ||
− | | | + | | SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u> | ||
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| [[Dalban Micronics (TTS)|Dalban Micronics]] | | [[Dalban Micronics (TTS)|Dalban Micronics]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dalban Trident]] | | [[Dalban Trident]] | ||
− | | | + | | SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
|- | |- | ||
| [[O/P 2000JSA]] | | [[O/P 2000JSA]] | ||
− | | | + | | Packrat<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| [[Rander TA8]] | | [[Rander TA8]] | ||
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| [[RCA Instatrac Mark XII]] w/[[Artemis IV]] | | [[RCA Instatrac Mark XII]] w/[[Artemis IV]] | ||
− | | ''Archer | + | | ''Archer'' 9M<ref name=TRO3085p256/> |
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Light PPC]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Light PPC]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Defiance 250]] | | [[Defiance 250]] | ||
− | | ''Archer | + | | ''Archer'' 9M<ref name=TRO3085p256/> |
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Snub-Nose PPC]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Snub-Nose PPC]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Fusigon Smarttooth]] | | [[Fusigon Smarttooth]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Binary Laser Cannon]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Binary Laser Cannon]]</u> | ||
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| [[Victory Heartbeat]] | | [[Victory Heartbeat]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u> | ||
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| [[Diverse Optics (ERML)|Diverse Optics]] | | [[Diverse Optics (ERML)|Diverse Optics]] | ||
− | | ''Archer | + | | ''Archer'' 9M<ref name=TRO3085p256/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u> | ||
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| [[Victory Nickel Alloy]] | | [[Victory Nickel Alloy]] | ||
− | | ''Marauder | + | | ''Marauder'' 9W2<ref name=TRO3085-260/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Small Laser]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Small Laser]]</u> | ||
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| [[Diverse Optics (ERSL)|Diverse Optics]] | | [[Diverse Optics (ERSL)|Diverse Optics]] | ||
− | | | + | | SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Flamer]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Flamer]]</u> | ||
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| [[HS]] | | [[HS]] | ||
− | | | + | | Packrat<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Harvester 20K]] | | [[Harvester 20K]] | ||
− | | | + | | Packrat<ref name=OR78-79/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[SRT-6]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[SRT-6]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sea Harvester]] | | [[Sea Harvester]] | ||
− | | | + | | SDT-1A ''Spindrift''<ref name=TRO:PROTOp98/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Delta Dart]] | | [[Delta Dart]] | ||
− | | ''Archer | + | | ''Archer'' 9M<ref name=TRO3085p256/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[MML-5]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[MML-5]]</u> | ||
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===Dicallus=== | ===Dicallus=== | ||
− | {|class="wikitable" | + | {|class="wikitable" |
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Dicallus:<ref name=OB:Pp5>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 5 | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Dicallus:<ref name=OB:Pp5>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 5: "Bowie Industries"</ref> |
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===Terra=== | ===Terra=== | ||
− | {|class="wikitable" | + | {|class="wikitable" |
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Terra:<ref name=TRO3050U148>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 148 | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Terra:<ref name=TRO3050U148>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 148: "Produced Gabriel Vehicle Components"</ref> |
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| [[Gabriel]]<ref name=TRO3050U148/> | | [[Gabriel]]<ref name=TRO3050U148/> | ||
− | | [[Hovercraft]] | + | | [[Hovercraft]] |
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The facility was situated roughly 100 km outside of Earhardt City.<ref name=TCotV>"The Calm of the Void"</ref> It was targeted by two nuclear devices in [[3068]] and apparently devastated; it is not known to what extent production was affected.<ref name="JHS:3072p17"/> | The facility was situated roughly 100 km outside of Earhardt City.<ref name=TCotV>"The Calm of the Void"</ref> It was targeted by two nuclear devices in [[3068]] and apparently devastated; it is not known to what extent production was affected.<ref name="JHS:3072p17"/> | ||
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Revision as of 19:19, 28 August 2022
Bowie Industries is a multinational manufacturer of armaments.
Contents
Overview
Originally based on the Draconis Combine world of Dell, the planet's poor strategic position and strong economic incentives contributed to the company's relocation to Alarion. When the Succession Wars broke, the company was in a better position to ride out the storm, though it still lost many manufacturing centers during the conflict. Heavy financial aid from House Steiner allowed the company to recover and resume production in time for the Fourth Succession War.[1]
In 2462, a number of disaffected employees from Bowie Industries on Alarion defected to the Free Worlds League, taking the technical details needed for the League to begin its own manufacturing program with them. Archon Alistair Steiner was furious at the loss and had the security staff responsible for guarding these industrial and technological secrets tried for treason through inaction, imprisoning many for life and even executing several.[2]
The Clan Invasion spurred on the company, in a joint project with Ioto Galactic Enterprises, to restart WarShip production and produce the first Mjolnir-class WarShip, the Yggdrasil, from the Port Sydney Naval Shipyards.[3] With the end of the FedCom Civil War, the company continued in this joint venture to produce the second in the Mjolnir class, the Fylgia, for the Lyrans. The rest of the company's aerospace assets are tied up in DropShip production. The naval shipyards are also frequently used to repair more and more of the Commonwealth's 'Mech-carrying DropShips, so a repair bay for 'Mechs was installed on the orbital facility, constituting an important extension for the shipyard.[1][4]
During the Jihad the Alarion system was attacked by the Word of Blake. Everyone in the system was killed, and Bowie's factories were destroyed.[5] The facility on Carlisle suffered no capital and personnel losses, but the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 85% of their main output in 3079.[6]
The Bowie plant on Wyatt was hit by a pair of 50-kiloton cobalt-laced nuclear weapons in 3068 which devastated the plant and nearby Earhardt City. Multiplying the long-term effects of the nuclear strike against the Bowie plant was a Class Nine storm which proceeded to distribute the fallout across a wide swathe of the planet.[7]
The Dicallus plant wasn't directly affected by the Jihad, but in 3079 it was only operating at 90% of its maximum potential.[8]
Leadership
The company's CEO in 3025 is Duchess Natalie Vanderzham.[9]
In 3067 the company's CEO is Duke Clarence Vanderzham.[1]
Manufacturing
Bowie Industries has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Alarion
Carlisle
Dicallus
Components produced on Dicallus:[21] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Gabriel[21] | Hovercraft |
Terra
Components produced on Terra:[22] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicle | |
Gabriel[22] | Hovercraft |
Fusion Engine | |
VOX 25 | Gabriel[22] |
Ferro-fibrous Armor | |
Bowie Ferro-Fibrous | Gabriel[22] |
Communications System | |
CBR CommSat | Gabriel[22] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Halo 901 | Gabriel[22] |
Medium Laser | |
Maxell TR | Gabriel[22] |
Wasat
Components produced on Wasat:[23] | |
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Component | Type |
WarShip | |
Bug-Eye[23] | WarShip |
Interplanetary Drive - Combat JumpShips | |
Quadrant Turbo Thrusters | Bug-Eye[23] |
Compact Kearny-Fuchida Drive | |
Delano 2070 | Bug-Eye[23] |
Armor - WarShips | |
Mitchell 6HY | Bug-Eye[23] |
Communications System | |
Farralex BT | Bug-Eye[23] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Tokina 9000R | Bug-Eye[23] |
Wyatt
The facility was situated roughly 100 km outside of Earhardt City.[24] It was targeted by two nuclear devices in 3068 and apparently devastated; it is not known to what extent production was affected.[7]
Components produced on Wyatt:[25] | |
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Component | Type |
BattleMechs | |
ARC-5W Archer[25] | Heavy BattleMech |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 142: "Bowie Industries Profile"
- ↑ House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 21: "Lyran Military Superiority"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 143: "Ioto Galactic Industries Profile"
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 Objective Raids, pp. 78–79: "Produced Components"
- ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, pp. 3–4
- ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 3: "State of the Industry Table"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 17: "Environmental Impact"
- ↑ Objectives: Periphery, p. 3
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth), p. 123: "Weapons Industries - [Coventry Metal Works]"
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 216: "Produced Chippewa W5 Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3057, p. 52
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 17
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 52: "Produced Razorback Profiles"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 22: "Packrat Profile"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks, p. 5: "Produced Spindrift IndustrialMech"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 7
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 98: "Produced SDT-1A Spindrift Components"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 256: "Produced Archer 9M 'Mech variant"
- ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 260: "Produced Marauder Components"
- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 170: "WKT-1S Wildkatze"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Objectives: Periphery, p. 5: "Bowie Industries"
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 148: "Produced Gabriel Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 Technical Readout: 2750, p. 124: "Produced Bug-Eye Ship Components"
- ↑ "The Calm of the Void"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Technical Readout: 3050, p. 162: "Archer"
Bibliography
- The Calm of the Void (short story)
- DropShips and JumpShips
- Experimental Technical Readout: Boondocks
- Handbook: House Steiner
- House Steiner (The Lyran Commonwealth)
- Objective Raids
- Objectives: Lyran Alliance
- Objectives: Periphery
- Technical Readout: 2750
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3050
- Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3057
- Technical Readout: 3067
- Technical Readout: 3085
- Technical Readout: Prototypes