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[[File:Brooks, Inc.jpg|right|thumb|Brooks Incorporated Manufacturer Logo]]
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| headquarters = Jojoken<br>([[Andurien V]])<ref name=HB:HMp127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Brooks, Inc (Brooks)"</ref>
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| leadership = [[CEO of Brooks Incorporated|CEO]]
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'''Brooks Incorporated''' was a [[combat vehicle]] manufacturer in the [[Free Worlds League]].
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Spread across three worlds, ''Brooks Incorporated'' is best known for the [[Galleon]] light tank but has also developed several other light combat vehicles such as the [[Harasser]] hovertank and the forthcoming [[Bulwark]] assault vehicle. Components are the largest part of Brooks'
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The company was mostly known for the [[Galleon]] light tank but had also developed several other combat vehicles such as the [[Harasser]] hovertank and the [[Bulwark (Combat Vehicle)|Bulwark]] assault vehicle.
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business, especially the StarSlab armor commonly employed on League 'Mechs (most often as a field upgrade rather than as part of a new build) and exported to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Taurian Concordat]]. CEO Meschini is a distant relative of Duchess Humphreys and is a regular guest at official functions. He has so far attempted to remain aloof from the friction between [[Andurien]] and [[Atreus]], spending much of his time on [[Irian]] or [[Kendall]].
 
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The CEO of Brooks Inc. is Walter Meschini.<ref>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127, "Brooks,Inc. CEO"</ref>
 
  
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'''Brooks Incorporated''' has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
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The largest part of the business was the components market, with their StarSlab armor commonly employed on League 'Mechs and also exported to the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Taurian Concordat]].<ref name=HB:HMp127/>
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Brooks was able to take advantage of the aftermath of the [[Jihad]] to acquire technology from [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]], as it was nearly bankrupt at that time, and it utilized that technology in the development of the [[Aeron]], a Strike VTOL based upon prototypes and concepts developed by the [[Word of Blake]] in the 3060s. Brooks was not above using technology acquired through somewhat dubious means, such as the [[Targeting Computer]], with the company taking a robust attitude towards the potential for legal troubles this might cause.<ref name="TRO:3085Sp12">''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 12</ref>
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[[Walter Meschini]], CEO of Brooks in [[3067]], was a distant relative of [[Duke of Andurien|Duchess]] [[Dalma Humphreys|Humphreys]].<ref name=HB:HMp127/>
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In the 3080s, the [[Duchy of Tamarind]] found itself embroiled in a legal and economic tangle with Brooks. A manufacturer within the Duchy, [[Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium]] (MPDC), had been producing a version of the [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)|Thumper Artillery Vehicle]] since the later years of the Jihad. The Duchy government had given the MPDC a production contract as a means of growing the Duchy's military defense industry, despite the Duchy's lack of experience in such matters. The production had been rife with problems... and the design was also based on Brooks intellectual property rights. As the Inner Sphere began to return to normal, Brooks found out about the MPDC vehicle, and immediately filed a civil suit with the Duchy government.<ref name="TRO:Pp54">''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 54: "Thumper (Angel) Artillery Vehicle"</ref>
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When MPDC and the Duchy of Tamarind rejected the initial suit on grounds of national security, Brooks used their substantial interstellar economic pull to embargo MPDC sales to other states in the region. Following swift negotiations on all parts, the matter was finally resolved with a token cash payment for royalties to Brooks, recognition of the licensing for the Thumper, and government-furnished construction of plants within the Duchy of Tamarind to produce the chassis and ECM components for the Thumper. In exchange, Brooks used their expertise to assist in the construction of the various plants within Duchy space, and began line production of the new Thumper vehicle from their plants on [[Irian]] from [[3089]]. Whether the cost for building the factories came directly from the Duchy or from breach of contract penalties against MPDC is unknown.<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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Brooks Incorporated has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
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===Andurien===
 
===Andurien===
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The Andurien plant was undamaged and operating at full capacity in 3079.<ref name=ofwl4/>
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|+ Components produced on [[Andurien]]:<ref name=OR118>''Objective Raids'', p. 118, " Produced Brooks Inc. Components"</ref>  
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{|class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" | Components produced on Andurien:<ref name=TRO3026R22>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 22: "Produced Harasser Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085S12>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 12: "Aeron produced by Brooks after the Jihad in 3082 on Andurien"</ref><ref name=OR118>''Objective Raids'', p. 118: "Produced Brooks Inc. Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085-42>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 42: "Production of Moltke MBT on Andurien"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-75>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 75: "Thumper Artillery Vehicle"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Aeron|Aeron Strike VTOL]]''
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
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| [[VTOL]] (As of [[3082]])<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 12 - Aeron produced by Brooks after the Jihad in 3082.</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Harasser]]''<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 22, " Produced Harraser Components Components"</ref>
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| [[Aeron|Aeron Strike VTOL]]<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
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| [[VTOL]] (As of [[3082]])
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|-
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| [[Harasser]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/><ref name=ofwl20>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 20</ref>
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Galleon]]''<ref name=OR118/>
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| [[Galleon]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=OR118/><ref name=ofwl20/>
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Coolant Truck]]''
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| [[Moltke Main Battle Tank]]<ref name=TRO3085-42/><ref name=ofwl20/>
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| Tracked Vehicles
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|-
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| [[Arrow IV Assault Vehicle]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 22</ref>
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| Tracked Vehicles
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|-
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| [[Coolant Truck]]{{cn}}
 
| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
 
| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
 
|-
 
|-
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|''[[Mobile HQ]]''
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| [[Mobile HQ]]{{cn}}
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
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| Wheeled Vehicles
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|-
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| [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)]]<ref name=TRO3075-75/><ref name=ofwl20/>
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| Wheeled Vehicles
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)]]''<ref name=TRO3075-75>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 75, "Thumper Artillery Vehicle"</ref>
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| [[GM 100 ICE]]
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
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| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[GM 100]]
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| [[GM 120 Classic II ICE]]
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| [[I.C.E.]]
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| Harasser<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[GM 120 Classic II]]
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| [[GTEM 180 ICE]]
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Harasser''<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[GTEM 180]]
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR118/>
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[GTEM 210]]
 
| [[GTEM 210]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]]
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| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Strand 220 Fusion]]
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| [[Strand 220]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Thumper''<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
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| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Nissan 160 XL]]
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| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
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|-
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| [[Vlar 300 XL]]
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| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Durallex Heavy]]
 
| [[Durallex Heavy]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Thumper''<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
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| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab-1]]
 
| [[StarSlab-1]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - Shippe to the [[Federated Commonwealth]] for ''Locust''<ref name=OR118/>
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| Shipped to the [[Federated Commonwealth]] for ''Locust''<ref name=OR118/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab-2]]
 
| [[StarSlab-2]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Harasser''<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Harasser<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab-3]]
 
| [[StarSlab-3]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR118/>
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| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab-6]]
 
| [[StarSlab-6]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR118/>
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| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[StarSlab CASE]]
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| [[Durallex Super Heavy]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
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| [[CASE]]<ref name=OR118/>
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| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
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|-
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| [[StarSlab-7]] Heavy [[ferro-fibrous]]
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| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Irian E.A.R. 5]]
 
| [[Irian E.A.R. 5]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Thumper''<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
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| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Galleon<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Maxell 550]]
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| [[Maxell 650]]
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| [[Communications System]]
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| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
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|-
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| [[Maxell 1500]]w/[[ECM]]
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| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Irian FFE-9]]
 
| [[Irian FFE-9]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Thumper''<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
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| Thumper<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell TA50]]
 
| [[Maxell TA50]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]]
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| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Galleon<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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|-
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| [[Maxell TA65]]
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| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
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|-
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| [[Maxell TA86]] w/[[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]]
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| Moltke MBT<ref name=TRO3085-42/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Diverse Optics Type 10]]
 
| [[Diverse Optics Type 10]]
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| [[Small Laser]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR118/>
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| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hellion-V]]
 
| [[Hellion-V]]
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| [[Medium Laser]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR118/>
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| Galleon<ref name=OR118/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Priestly 600p]]
 
| [[Priestly 600p]]
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| [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
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| {{cn}}
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Hellion-a III]]
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| Aeron<ref name=TRO3085S12/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[SureShot Mk VI]]
 
| [[SureShot Mk VI]]
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| [[SRM-6]] - ''Harasser''<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Harasser<ref name=OR118/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Variable-Speed Pulse Laser]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Blankenburg]]
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| [[Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)]]
 
|}
 
|}
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'''Security Forces''': Brooks Guardians (1 Company of armor)<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 118</ref>
  
 
===Irian===
 
===Irian===
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! colspan="2" | Components produced on Irian:<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/><ref name=TRO3067-10>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 67: "Main Gauche Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3067-12>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 12: "Produced Stygian Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Harasser]]''<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
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|-
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| [[Harasser]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Galleon]]''
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| GAL-102 [[Galleon]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/>
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]] - ''Light Tank''
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]] - ''Light Tank''
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|-
 
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| ''[[Main Gauche]]''<ref name=TRO3067-10>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 67, "Main Gauche Profile"</ref>
 
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| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)]]''<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
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| [[Main Gauche]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=TRO3067-10/>
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| Tracked Vehicles
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|-
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| [[Stygian]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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| Hovercraft - ''Strike Tank''
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|-
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| [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)]]<ref name=TRO3075-75/>
 
| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
 
| [[Wheeled Vehicles]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Stygian]]''<ref name=TRO3067-12>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 12, "Produced Stygian Components"</ref>
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| [[Thumper (Combat Vehicle)#Variants|Thumper (Angel)]] (from [[3089]])<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
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| [[Hovercraft]] - ''Strike Tank''
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| Wheeled Vehicles
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
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|-
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| [[GM 120 Classic II ICE]]
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| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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|-
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| [[GTEM 180 ICE]]
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| Galleon<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 68</ref>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fuel cell]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[GM 120 Classic II]]
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| [[Strand 220 Fusion Cell]]
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Harasser''<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[GTEM 180]]
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
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| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Galleon''
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[120 GM Fusion]]
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| [[GM 120]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Main Gauche''<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
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| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[GTEM 210]]
 
| [[GTEM 210]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]]
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| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Magna 185]]
 
| [[Magna 185]]
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| [[Fusion Engine]] - ''Stygian''<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
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|-
 +
| [[Durallex Heavy]] w/[[CASE II]]
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| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Jolassa 320]]
 
| [[Jolassa 320]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Main Gauche''<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
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| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Maximillian 43]]
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| [[Maximillian 43]]
−
| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Stygian''<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab-2]]
 
| [[StarSlab-2]]
−
| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Harasser''<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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|-
 +
| [[StarSlab-3.6]]
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| Galleon{{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[StarSlab/3-6]]| [[GM 120 Classic II]] - ''Galleon''
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
−
| [[I.C.E.]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garret T21-C]]
 
| [[Garret T21-C]]
−
| [[Communications System]] - ''Main Gauche''<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
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| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
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|-
 +
| [[Irian E.A.R. 5]] w/[[Angel ECM Suite]]
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| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Galleon''
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| Galleon{{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell 600b]]
 
| [[Maxell 600b]]
−
| [[Communications System]] - ''Stygian''<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corean B-Tech]]
 
| [[Corean B-Tech]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Main Gauche''<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
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| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
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|-
 +
| [[Irian FFE-9]]
 +
| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell TA50]]
 
| [[Maxell TA50]]
−
| [[Targeting-Tracking System]]
+
| {{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
−
| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Galleon''
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| Galleon{{cn}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell TA70]]
 
| [[Maxell TA70]]
−
| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Stygian''<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
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|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Thumper Artillery Piece]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Edward Industries]]
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| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Light Gauss Rifle]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Imperator Type II]]
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| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/>
 +
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Diverse Optics (ML)|Diverse Optics]]
 +
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[SureShot Mk VI]]
 
| [[SureShot Mk VI]]
−
| [[SRM-6]] - ''Harasser''<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-2]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Hovertec]]
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| Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Magna Longbow]]
 +
| Stygian<ref name=TRO3067-12/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Machine Gun]]</u>
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|-
 +
| [[Voelkers 200]]
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| Main Gauche<ref name=TRO3067-10/> & Thumper (Angel)<ref name="TRO:Pp54"/>
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Kendall===
 
===Kendall===
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During the [[Jihad]] the plant lost 60% of its staff. In [[3079]] the plant was operating at 70% of its maximum.<ref name=ofwl4>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4</ref>
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|+ Components produced on [[Kendall]]:<ref name=OR129>''Objective Raids'', p. 129, "Produced Galleon Components"</ref>  
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{|class="wikitable"
 +
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Kendall:<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 20: "Produced Bulwark Components"</ref><ref name=OR129>''Objective Raids'', p. 129: "Produced Galleon Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Galleon ]]''<ref name=OR129/>
+
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u>
−
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Main Gauche]]''
+
| [[Bulwark (Combat Vehicle)|Bulwark Assault Vehicle]]<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
| [[Tracked Vehicles]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[GTEM 10]]
+
| [[Galleon]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=OR129/><ref name=ofwl29>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 29</ref>
−
| [[I.C.E.]] - ''Gallon''<ref name=OR129/>
+
| Tracked Vehicles
 +
|-
 +
| [[Main Gauche]]<ref name=HB:HMp127/><ref name=ofwl29/>
 +
| Tracked Vehicles
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[GTEM 180 ICE]]
 +
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[StarSlab/2-6 ]]
+
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
−
| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR129/>
+
|-
 +
| [[StarSlab-2.6]]
 +
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Durallex Special]] [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous]]
 +
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[GTEM 210]]
 
| [[GTEM 210]]
−
| [[Fusion Engine]]
+
| {{cn}}
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Strand 340 XL]]
 +
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
−
| [[Communications System]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR129/>
+
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Maxell 700]]
 +
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
−
| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR129/>
+
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Maxell TA92]]
 +
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Heavy PPC]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Fusigon Strongtooth]]
 +
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Imperator Titan's Wrath]]
 +
| Bulwark<ref name=TRO:3145FWLp20/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Diverse Optics Type 10]]
 
| [[Diverse Optics Type 10]]
−
| [[Small Laser]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR129/>
+
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hellion-V]]
 
| [[Hellion-V]]
−
| [[Medium Laser]] - ''Galleon''<ref name=OR129/>
+
| Galleon<ref name=OR129/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Priestly 600p]]
 
| [[Priestly 600p]]
−
| [[Medium Pulse Laser]]
+
| {{cn}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Carver V/Liberty===
 +
Known as Carver V at the time, this line was likely destroyed in the fierce fighting during the [[Amaris Coup]].{{cn}}
 +
{|class="wikitable"
 +
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Carver V:<ref name=TRO3050U240>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 240: "Produced Ironsides Components on Liberty"</ref>
 +
|-
 +
! width="350pt" | Component
 +
! width="350pt" | Type
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|aerospace fighter]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Ironsides|IRN-SD1 ''Ironsides'']]<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
 +
| medium aerospace fighter
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Frame]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Lockheed FairFax]]
 +
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[GM 260]]
 +
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor - aerospace fighters & Conventional Aircraft]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[SearWeave]]
 +
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[OP/1/2/3.66 Mk IIa]]
 +
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Ryder Track IV]]
 +
| ''Ironsides''<ref name=TRO3050U240/>
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Suzano===
 
===Suzano===
−
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
+
{|class="wikitable"
−
|+ Components produced on [[Suzano]]:<ref name=TRO3026R22/>  
+
! colspan="2" | Components produced on Suzano:<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
−
| ''[[Harasser]]''<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
+
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicle</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Harasser]]<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
| [[Hovercraft]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[GM 120 Classic II]]
+
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Internal Combustion Engine]]</u>
−
| [[I.C.E.]]<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
+
|-
 +
| [[GM 120 Classic II ICE]]
 +
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
 +
|-
 +
| [[Star Slab-2 Standard]]
 +
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Star Slab/2 Standard]]
 
−
| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]]<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
−
|-
 
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
 
| [[Maxell 500]]
−
| [[Communications System]]<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
+
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 +
|-
 +
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
 
| [[Maxell TA55]]
−
| [[Targeting-Tracking System]]<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
+
| Harasser<ref name=TRO3026R22/>
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
−
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==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 +
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
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*''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
+
* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
−
*''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
+
* ''[[Objectives: Free Worlds League]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''
+
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026 Revised]]''
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+
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
 +
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League]]''
 +
{{div col end}}
  
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Brooks Inc.]]
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Brooks, Inc.]]
 +
[[Category: Free Worlds League Corporations]]

Latest revision as of 23:36, 16 March 2024

Brooks Incorporated
Brooks, Inc.jpg
Corporation Profile
AffiliationFree Worlds League
HeadquartersJojoken
(Andurien V)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)
Manufacturing Plant(s)

Brooks Incorporated was a combat vehicle manufacturer in the Free Worlds League.

Overview[edit]

The company was mostly known for the Galleon light tank but had also developed several other combat vehicles such as the Harasser hovertank and the Bulwark assault vehicle.

The largest part of the business was the components market, with their StarSlab armor commonly employed on League 'Mechs and also exported to the Magistracy of Canopus and Taurian Concordat.[1]

Brooks was able to take advantage of the aftermath of the Jihad to acquire technology from Michaelson Heavy Industries, as it was nearly bankrupt at that time, and it utilized that technology in the development of the Aeron, a Strike VTOL based upon prototypes and concepts developed by the Word of Blake in the 3060s. Brooks was not above using technology acquired through somewhat dubious means, such as the Targeting Computer, with the company taking a robust attitude towards the potential for legal troubles this might cause.[2]

Walter Meschini, CEO of Brooks in 3067, was a distant relative of Duchess Humphreys.[1]

In the 3080s, the Duchy of Tamarind found itself embroiled in a legal and economic tangle with Brooks. A manufacturer within the Duchy, Maxwell Planetary Defense Consortium (MPDC), had been producing a version of the Thumper Artillery Vehicle since the later years of the Jihad. The Duchy government had given the MPDC a production contract as a means of growing the Duchy's military defense industry, despite the Duchy's lack of experience in such matters. The production had been rife with problems... and the design was also based on Brooks intellectual property rights. As the Inner Sphere began to return to normal, Brooks found out about the MPDC vehicle, and immediately filed a civil suit with the Duchy government.[3]

When MPDC and the Duchy of Tamarind rejected the initial suit on grounds of national security, Brooks used their substantial interstellar economic pull to embargo MPDC sales to other states in the region. Following swift negotiations on all parts, the matter was finally resolved with a token cash payment for royalties to Brooks, recognition of the licensing for the Thumper, and government-furnished construction of plants within the Duchy of Tamarind to produce the chassis and ECM components for the Thumper. In exchange, Brooks used their expertise to assist in the construction of the various plants within Duchy space, and began line production of the new Thumper vehicle from their plants on Irian from 3089. Whether the cost for building the factories came directly from the Duchy or from breach of contract penalties against MPDC is unknown.[3]

Manufacturing[edit]

Brooks Incorporated has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Andurien[edit]

The Andurien plant was undamaged and operating at full capacity in 3079.[4]

Components produced on Andurien:[5][6][7][8][9]
Component Type
Vehicles
Aeron Strike VTOL[6] VTOL (As of 3082)
Harasser[1][7][5][10] Hovercraft
Galleon[1][7][10] Tracked Vehicles
Moltke Main Battle Tank[8][10] Tracked Vehicles
Arrow IV Assault Vehicle[11] Tracked Vehicles
Coolant Truck[citation needed] Wheeled Vehicles
Mobile HQ[citation needed] Wheeled Vehicles
Thumper (Combat Vehicle)[9][10] Wheeled Vehicles
Internal Combustion Engine
GM 100 ICE [citation needed]
GM 120 Classic II ICE Harasser[7][5]
GTEM 180 ICE Galleon[7]
Fusion Engine
GTEM 210 [citation needed]
Strand 220 Thumper[9]
Extralight Fusion Engine
Nissan 160 XL Aeron[6]
Vlar 300 XL Moltke MBT[8]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Durallex Heavy Thumper[9]
StarSlab-1 Shipped to the Federated Commonwealth for Locust[7]
StarSlab-2 Harasser[7][5]
StarSlab-3 Galleon[7]
StarSlab-6 Galleon[7]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Durallex Super Heavy ferro-fibrous Aeron[6]
StarSlab-7 Heavy ferro-fibrous Moltke MBT[8]
Communications System
Irian E.A.R. 5 Thumper[9]
Maxell 500 Galleon[7][5]
Maxell 650 Moltke MBT[8]
Maxell 1500w/ECM Aeron[6]
Targeting-Tracking System
Irian FFE-9 Thumper[9]
Maxell TA50 [citation needed]
Maxell TA55 Galleon[7][5]
Maxell TA65 Aeron[6]
Maxell TA86 w/TAG Moltke MBT[8]
Small Laser
Diverse Optics Type 10 Galleon[7]
Medium Laser
Hellion-V Galleon[7]
Medium Pulse Laser
Priestly 600p [citation needed]
ER Large Laser
Hellion-a III Aeron[6]
SRM-6
SureShot Mk VI Harasser[7][5]
Medium Variable-Speed Pulse Laser
Blankenburg Arrow IV (Combat Vehicle)

Security Forces: Brooks Guardians (1 Company of armor)[12]

Irian[edit]

Components produced on Irian:[3][13][14]
Component Type
Vehicles
Harasser[1][5] Hovercraft
GAL-102 Galleon[1] Tracked Vehicles - Light Tank
Main Gauche[1][13] Tracked Vehicles
Stygian[1][14] Hovercraft - Strike Tank
Thumper (Combat Vehicle)[9] Wheeled Vehicles
Thumper (Angel) (from 3089)[3] Wheeled Vehicles
Internal Combustion Engine
GM 120 Classic II ICE Harasser[5]
GTEM 180 ICE Galleon[15]
Fuel cell
Strand 220 Fusion Cell Thumper (Angel)[3]
Fusion Engine
GM 120 Main Gauche[13]
GTEM 210 [citation needed]
Magna 185 Stygian[14]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Durallex Heavy w/CASE II Thumper (Angel)[3]
Jolassa 320 Main Gauche[13]
Maximillian 43 Stygian[14]
StarSlab-2 Harasser[5]
StarSlab-3.6 Galleon[citation needed]
Communications System
Garret T21-C Main Gauche[13]
Irian E.A.R. 5 w/Angel ECM Suite Thumper (Angel)[3]
Maxell 500 Galleon[citation needed]
Maxell 600b Stygian[14]
Targeting-Tracking System
Corean B-Tech Main Gauche[13]
Irian FFE-9 Thumper (Angel)[3]
Maxell TA50 [citation needed]
Maxell TA55 Galleon[citation needed]
Maxell TA70 Stygian[14]
Thumper Artillery Piece
Edward Industries Thumper (Angel)[3]
Light Gauss Rifle
Imperator Type II Main Gauche[13]
Medium Laser
Diverse Optics Stygian[14]
SRM-6
SureShot Mk VI Harasser[5]
SRM-2
Hovertec Thumper (Angel)[3]
LRM-15
Magna Longbow Stygian[14]
Machine Gun
Voelkers 200 Main Gauche[13] & Thumper (Angel)[3]

Kendall[edit]

During the Jihad the plant lost 60% of its staff. In 3079 the plant was operating at 70% of its maximum.[4]

Components produced on Kendall:[16][17]
Component Type
Vehicles
Bulwark Assault Vehicle[16] Tracked Vehicles
Galleon[1][17][18] Tracked Vehicles
Main Gauche[1][18] Tracked Vehicles
Internal Combustion Engine
GTEM 180 ICE Galleon[17]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
StarSlab-2.6 Galleon[17]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Durallex Special Heavy Ferro-Fibrous Bulwark[16]
Fusion Engine
GTEM 210 [citation needed]
Extralight Fusion Engine
Strand 340 XL Bulwark[16]
Communications System
Maxell 500 Galleon[17]
Maxell 700 Bulwark[16]
Targeting-Tracking System
Maxell TA55 Galleon[17]
Maxell TA92 Bulwark[16]
Heavy PPC
Fusigon Strongtooth Bulwark[16]
Improved Heavy Gauss Rifle
Imperator Titan's Wrath Bulwark[16]
Small Laser
Diverse Optics Type 10 Galleon[17]
Medium Laser
Hellion-V Galleon[17]
Medium Pulse Laser
Priestly 600p [citation needed]

Carver V/Liberty[edit]

Known as Carver V at the time, this line was likely destroyed in the fierce fighting during the Amaris Coup.[citation needed]

Components produced on Carver V:[19]
Component Type
aerospace fighter
IRN-SD1 Ironsides[19] medium aerospace fighter
Frame
Lockheed FairFax Ironsides[19]
Fusion Engine
GM 260 Ironsides[19]
Armor - aerospace fighters & Conventional Aircraft
SearWeave Ironsides[19]
Communications System
OP/1/2/3.66 Mk IIa Ironsides[19]
Targeting-Tracking System
Ryder Track IV Ironsides[19]

Suzano[edit]

Components produced on Suzano:[5]
Component Type
Vehicle
Harasser[5] Hovercraft
Internal Combustion Engine
GM 120 Classic II ICE Harasser[5]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Star Slab-2 Standard Harasser[5]
Communications System
Maxell 500 Harasser[5]
Targeting-Tracking System
Maxell TA55 Harasser[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Handbook: House Marik, p. 127: "Brooks, Inc (Brooks)"
  2. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 12
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 54: "Thumper (Angel) Artillery Vehicle"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 4
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 22: "Produced Harasser Components"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental, p. 12: "Aeron produced by Brooks after the Jihad in 3082 on Andurien"
  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 7.13 Objective Raids, p. 118: "Produced Brooks Inc. Components"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 42: "Production of Moltke MBT on Andurien"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 75: "Thumper Artillery Vehicle"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 20
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 22
  12. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 118
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 67: "Main Gauche Profile"
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 12: "Produced Stygian Components"
  15. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 68
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 20: "Produced Bulwark Components"
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 Objective Raids, p. 129: "Produced Galleon Components"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 29
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 240: "Produced Ironsides Components on Liberty"

Bibliography[edit]

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