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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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'''Ferro-Fibrous armor''' ('''FF''') is a special type of [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles|armor]] used by [[Combat Vehicle|vehicles]] and [[BattleMech]]s. Utilizing a weave of ferro-steel, ferro-titanium, and diamond weave fibers which boosts the tensile strength of the plating<ref name="TMp205">''TechManual'', p. 205, "Armor - Ferro-Fibrous"</ref><ref>''MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (Resource)''</ref>, it provides more protection per ton than standard armor (12% for [[Inner Sphere]] FF, 20% for [[Clan]] FF), but takes up more space on the 'Mech or vehicle (14 critical slots for Inner Sphere, 7 for Clan 'Mechs; two slots for Inner Sphere vehicles, one for Clan). The maximum amount of protection is not changed; merely the weight of armor required to achieve that level of protection. For a unit which already has maximum armor protection, it is therefore considered a weight-saving measure, at the cost of critical space. The weight savings for [[Endo Steel]] are greater than those saved by ferro-fibrous armor, but it is more costly and obviously more difficult to repair or add as an upgrade to a 'Mech.  
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'''Ferro-fibrous armor''' ('''FF''') is a special type of [[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)|protective covering]] used by [[Combat Vehicle|vehicles]] and [[BattleMech]]s. Pioneered by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in the mid-[[twenty-sixth century]], early prototypes of the armor appeared as early as [[2557]].<ref name=IO72>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 72: "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"</ref> Standard ferro-fibrous armor was available by [[2571]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205: "Ferro-Fibrous/Ferro-Aluminum Armor"</ref><ref name=IO72/> shortly after the birth of the [[Star League]], prompting [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] to make it the first advanced Star League-era technology the Hegemony would share with the rest of the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=HRW179>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 179: "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"</ref>
  
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First developed by the [[Terran Hegemony]] as a prototype in [[2557]]<ref name="IOp72">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 72, "Ferro-Fibrous Armor-P"</ref> and mass produced in [[2571]]<ref name="TMp205"/>, Ferro-Fibrous armor was lost to the Inner Sphere during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The Draconis Combine was the first to re-create it in [[3040]].<ref name="TMp205"/> Later, the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Lyran Alliance]] would develop [[Light Ferro-Fibrous|Light]] and [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous|Heavy]] versions of Ferro-Fibrous armor.<ref name="TMp205"/>
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Utilizing the same layers as standard armor, ferro-fibrous increases its protection by adding a diamond weave to the outer aligned-crystal steel layer,<ref name="TMp205">''TechManual'', p. 34: "New Armors - Ferro-Fibrous"</ref>. This increase over standard is 12% for [[Inner Sphere]] FF and 20% for [[Clan]] FF. However, ferro-fibrous takes up more space on the 'Mech or vehicle (14 critical slots for Inner Sphere, 16 for prototype Inner Sphere, and 7 for Clan 'Mechs; two slots for Inner Sphere vehicles (three for prototype IS), one for Clan). The maximum amount of protection is not changed; merely the weight of armor required to achieve that level of protection. For a unit which already has maximum armor protection, it is therefore considered a weight-saving measure, at the cost of critical space. The weight savings for [[Endo Steel]] are greater than those saved by ferro-fibrous armor, but it is more costly and obviously more difficult to repair or add as an upgrade to a 'Mech.{{cn}}<ref name=HRW179/><ref name=IO72/>
  
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Ferro-fibrous armor was lost to the Inner Sphere during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The Draconis Combine was the first to recreate it in [[3040]].<ref name="TMp205"/> Later, the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Lyran Alliance]] would develop [[Light Ferro-Fibrous|light]] and [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous|heavy]] versions of ferro-fibrous armor.<ref name="TMp205"/>
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== Game Rules ==
 
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FF Armor is a [[Rules Level#Standard Rules|Standard Rules]] piece of Equipment under the current system and was [[Rules Level/THB#Rules Level 2|Rules Level 2]] under the previous system. Armor of this type produced in the Inner Sphere has a [[Technology Rating#E|Technology Rating of E]] while Clan produced armor has a [[Technology Rating#F|Technology Rating of F]].  As with all combat vehicle armor types Ferro-Fibrous is assumed to have a [[Barrier Armor Rating|Barrier Rating]] of 10.
 
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== Manufacturing ==
 
== Manufacturing ==
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'''Ferro-Fibrous''' armor is manufactured on the following planets:
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Standard ferro-fibrous armor is manufactured on the following planets:
  
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===Inner Sphere Armor Types ===
 
 
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! References
 
! References
 
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| [[Aldis Heavy]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Arcadia Compound Delta VII
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| [[Kendall]]<br>[[Terra]]
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| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Kali Yama - Alphard Trading Corporation]]<br>[[Aldis Industries]]
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| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T15]]
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| [[Hercules (BattleMech)|HRC-LS-9000 ''Hercules'']]<br>[[Behemoth II (Combat Vehicle)|Behemoth II Heavy Tank]]
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| ''[[Highlander IIC]]'', ''[[Mongrel (Grendel)]]''
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| <ref name="TRO:3055Up56">''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 56, "HRC-LS-9000 ''Hercules''"</ref><br><ref name="TRO:3145CCp24">''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 24, "Behemoth II"</ref>
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| <ref name="TRO:CIp32">''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 32: "Grendel"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-184>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 184: "Produced Highlander IIC Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U168>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 168: "Produced Grendel Omni Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[ArcShield Maxi IV]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| ArcShield Max III Advanced
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| [[Betelgeuse]]
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| [[Aldis Industries]]
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| [[Behemoth II Heavy Tank|Behemoth II]]
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| <ref name="TRO:3145CCp24">''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 24: "Behemoth II"</ref>
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|-
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| ArcShield Maxi IV
 
| [[Panpour]]
 
| [[Panpour]]
 
| [[Jalastar Aerospace]]
 
| [[Jalastar Aerospace]]
 
| [[Typhoon (Combat Vehicle)|Typhoon Urban Assault Vehicle]]
 
| [[Typhoon (Combat Vehicle)|Typhoon Urban Assault Vehicle]]
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| <ref name=TRO:3058Up106>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 106, "Typhoon"</ref>
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| <ref name=TRO:3058Up106>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrades'', p. 106: "Typhoon"</ref>
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|-
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| Compound Alpha
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| [[Huntress]]
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| [[Abysmal Manufacturing Complex]]
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| ''[[Horned Owl (Peregrine)|Horned Owl]]''
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| <ref name=TRO3055U>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 110: "Mech Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Compound Alpha
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| [[Irece]]
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| [[Barcella Beta]]
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| [[Sekhmet]], [[Cizin]]
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| <ref name=TRO:3145DCp22>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 22: "Produced Sekhmet Components"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145DCp18>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 18: "Produced Cizin Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Advanced Compound Beta
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| [[Irece]]
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| [[Barcella Beta]]
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| [[Joust]]
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| <ref name=TRO3085-136>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 136: "Produced Joust BE700 Vehicle Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Compound 2110
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| [[Irece]]
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| [[Barcella Beta]]
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| [[Odin (Combat Vehicle)|Odin]]
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| <ref name=TRO3060p38>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 38: "Vehicle Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Compound CL20
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| [[Tamaron]]
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| [[Ashton 'Mech Production Complex]]
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| ''[[Rabid Coyote]]''
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| <ref name=TRO3067p118>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 118: "Mech Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Compound H17
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| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
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| ''[[Mist Lynx]]''
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| <ref name=TRO3050U116>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 116: "OmniMech Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Durallex Light]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Compound H17
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| [[New Syrtis]]<br>[[Gibson]]<br>[[Furillo]]<br>[[Taurus]]
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| [[Irece]]
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| [[Johnston Industries]]<br>[[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]<br>[[Defiance Industries]]<br>[[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
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| [[Barcella Beta]]
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| ???<br>Shipped to [[Federated Commonwealth]] for ''[[Wasp]]''<br>???<br>[[Maultier|Maultier Hover APC]]
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| ''[[Shadow Cat]]''
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| {{cn}}<br><ref name="ORp124">''Objective Raids'', p. 124, "Produced Gibson BattleMech Components"</ref><br>{{cn}}<br><ref name="TRO:3058Up198">''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 198, "Maultier"</ref>
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| <ref name=TRO3058U170>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 170: "OmniMech Components"</ref><ref name="TRO:CIp12"/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Durallex Super Medium]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Compound H18
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| [[Quentin]]<br>[[Hesperus II]]<br>[[Taurus]]
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| [[Babylon]]
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| [[Independence Weaponry]]<br>[[Defiance Industries]]<br>[[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
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| [[Babylon MechWorks V]]
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| Shipped to [[Luthien]] for ''[[Wolf Trap]]''/[[Tai-Sho (BattleMech)|TSH-7S ''Tai-Sho'']]/[[Tessen|TSN-1C ''Tessen'']]/''[[JagerMech III]]''<br>???<br>???
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| ''[[Uller]]''
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| <ref name="ORp105">''Objective Raids'', p. 105, "Produced Independence Weaponry Components"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060">''Technical Readout: 3060 (Reprint)'', p. 122, "TSH-7S''Tai-sho''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3067p68">''Technical Readout: 3067 (Reprint)'', p. 68, "TSN-1C ''Tessen''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060p110">''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 110, "''JagerMech III''"</ref><br>{{cn}}<br>{{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3050U118>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 118: "OmniMech Components"</ref><ref name="TRO:CIp20">''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 20: "Uller"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| Forging AM15<ref name="TRO:3145Mp16+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 26-27, "Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle"</ref>
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| Compound SJ6CW
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| [[Twycross]]<br>[[Ingersoll]]<br>[[Shimonita]]
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| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Trellshire Heavy Industries]]<br>[[Manufacturing Plant SFF-NG1]]<br>[[Manufacturing Plant SFF-SH2]]
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| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Mad Dog]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name="TRO:CIp12">''Technical Readout: Clan Invasion'', p. 12: "Fire Falcon"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Forging FF01]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Durallex Super Medium
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| [[Strato Domingo]]
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| [[Quentin]]
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| [[Auxiliary Production Site 4]]
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| [[Independence Weaponry]]
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| ???
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| Shipped to [[Luthien]] for ''[[Wolf Trap]]'', [[Tai-sho (BattleMech)|TSH-7S ''Tai-sho'']], [[Tessen|TSN-1C ''Tessen'']], and ''[[JagerMech III]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name="ORp105">''Objective Raids'', p. 105: "Produced Independence Weaponry Components"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060">''Technical Readout: 3060 (Reprint)'', p. 122: "TSH-7S ''Tai-sho''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3067p68">''Technical Readout: 3067 (Reprint)'', p. 68: "TSN-1C ''Tessen''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060p110">''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 110: "''JagerMech III''"</ref>
 
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|-
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| [[Forging ZK11]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Durallex Super Medium
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| [[Strato Domingo]]
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| [[Hesperus II]]
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| [[Auxiliary Production Site 4]]
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| [[Defiance Industries]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Hatchetman]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR76>''Objective Raids'', p. 76: "Produced Defiance Industries Components on Hesperus II"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Forging X85]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Durallex Super Medium
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| [[Taurus]]
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| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
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| ''[[Marshal (BattleMech)|Marshal]]''
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| <ref name=TRO3060p100>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 100: "Produced Marshal 'Mech Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Forging AM15
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| [[Twycross]]
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| [[Trellshire Heavy Industries]]
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| ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]]'', [[Kite]], [[Cardinal]]
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| <ref name=TRO3085p280>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 280: "Produced Phoenix Hawk IIC 7 Components"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145Mp16>''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 16: "Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle"</ref><ref name="TRO:3145Mp18+">''Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries'', p. 18: "Cardinal Transport"</ref>
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|-
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| Forging AM15
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| [[Ingersoll]]
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| [[Manufacturing Plant SFF-NG1]]
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| [[Kite]]
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| <ref name=TRO:3145Mp16/>
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|-
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| Forging AM15
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| [[Shimonita]]
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| [[Manufacturing Plant SFF-SH2]]
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| [[Kite]]
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| <ref name=TRO:3145Mp16/>
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|-
 +
| Forging X85
 
| [[Huntress]]
 
| [[Huntress]]
 
| [[Phan Industrial Complex]]
 
| [[Phan Industrial Complex]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Warhawk (Masakari)]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 140: "Produced Warhawk Components on Huntress"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Glasgow Limited Primo]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Glasgow Limited Primo
 
| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Zeus]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR76/>
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|-
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| Jolassa-328
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| [[Umka]]
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| [[Kerr-McGinniss]]
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| ''[[Hermes]]'', ''[[Thunderbolt]]''
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| <ref name=OR138>''Objective Raids'', p. 138: "Produced Kerr-McGuinness Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Hellespont Lite]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Jolassa-328
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| [[Sian]]
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| [[Abadan]]
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| [[Hellespont 'Mech Works]]
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| [[Adam Tech Industries]]
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| ???
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| [[Havoc|HVC-P6 ''Havoc'']]
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO:3145FWLp24>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 24: "Produced Havoc Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Jolassa-328]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Kallon FWL Special
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| [[Umka]]<br>[[Abadan]]
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| [[Gibson]]
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| [[Kerr-McGinniss]]<br>[[Adam Tech Industries]]
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| [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Buccaneer (BattleMech)|Buccaneer]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR124>''Objective Raids'', p. 124: "Produced Gibson BattleMech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-98>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 98: "Buccaneer 'Mech Profile"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Kallon FWL Special]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Kallon FWL Special
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| [[Gibson]]<br>[[Tematagi]]<br>[[Thermopolis]]
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| [[Tematagi]]
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| [[Gibson Federated BattleMechs]]<br>[[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]<br>[[Kallon Industries]]
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| [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Spider]]'', ''[[Venom]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR136>''Objective Raids'', p. 136: "Produced Nimakachi Fusion Components on Tematagi"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U26>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 26: "Produced Venom Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Kallon Light]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Kallon Unity Weave
 
| [[Thermopolis]]
 
| [[Thermopolis]]
 
| [[Kallon Industries]]
 
| [[Kallon Industries]]
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| ???
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| Shipped to Federated Commonwealth for ''[[Axman]]'' and ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR137>''Objective Raids'', p. 137: "Produced Kallon Industries Components on Asuncion"</ref>
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|-
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| Kallon Unity Weave
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| [[Kirklin]]
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| [[Kallon Industries]]
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| [[Challenger|Challenger X]]
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| <ref name=TRO3058U114>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 114: "Produced Challenger X Components on Kirklin"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Kallon Unity Weave]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Kallon Unity Weave
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| [[Kirklin]]/[[Nanking]]/[[Wernke]]/[[Loyalty]]<br>[[Pandora]]
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| [[Talon (moon)|Talon]]
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| [[Kallon Industries]]<br>[[Red Devil Industries]]
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| [[Kallon Industries]]
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| ???
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| ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[JagerMech III]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR91>''Objective Raids'', p. 91: "Produced Kallon Industries Components on Talon"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-112>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 112: "Produced JagerMech III Components on Talon"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Krupp 200]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Kallon Unity Weave
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| [[Loyalty]]
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| [[Kallon Industries]]
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| [[Partisan AA Vehicle]]
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| <ref name=TRO:3145FWLp16>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 16: "Partisan AA Vehicle"</ref>
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|-
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| Krupp 155
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
 
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
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| ???
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| [[Ostscout#Variants|''Ostscout'' 11J]]
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3085p234>: "Produced Ostscout 11J Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Krupp Draco-100]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Krupp 200
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
 
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Nyx]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3085p62>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 62: Produced Nyx Components</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Lexington Ltd. High Grade]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Krupp Draco-100
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| [[Oliver]]<br>[[Coventry]]
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| [[Terra]]
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| [[Quikscell Company]]<br>[[Coventry Metal Works]]
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| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
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| ???
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| [[Pinto (Combat Vehicle)|Pinto]]
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3060-16>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 16: "Produced Pinto VTOL Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Mk. VI]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Lexington Ltd. High Grade
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| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Richvale]]
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| [[Quikscell Company]]
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| [[Ontos]]
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| <ref name=TROPRO62>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 62: "Produced Ontos Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Lexington Ltd. High Grade
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| [[Coventry]]
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| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
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| ''[[Commando]]'', ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'', ''[[Hussar]]'', ''STO-4A [[Stiletto (BattleMech)|Stiletto]]'', ''STO-6S Stiletto'', ''[[Blitzkrieg]]'', ''[[Hollander]]''
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| <ref name=OR80>''Objective Raids'', p. 80: Produced Coventry Metal Works Components</ref><ref name=OR80/><ref name=TRO3050U192>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 192: "Produced Hussar Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3067-56>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 56: "Produced Stiletto Components"</ref><ref name=TRO:PROTOp102>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 102: "Produced STO-6S Stiletto Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-94>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 94: "Produced Blitzkrieg Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U24>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 24: "Produced Hollander Components"</ref>
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|-
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| Mk. VI
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| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Hellfire]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3067>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 120: "Produced Hellfire 'Mech Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[New Samarkand Royal]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| New Samarkand Royal
 
| [[New Samarkand]]
 
| [[New Samarkand]]
 
| [[New Samarkand Metals]]
 
| [[New Samarkand Metals]]
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| ???
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| Shipped to [[Luthien]] for ''[[Jenner]]'', ''[[Charger]]'' and ''[[Mauler]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR109>''Objective Raids'', p. 109: "Produced New Samarkand Metals Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Norse-34]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Norse-34
 
| [[Loxley]]
 
| [[Loxley]]
 
| [[Blue Shot Weapons]]
 
| [[Blue Shot Weapons]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Starslayer]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3058U210>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 210: "Produced Blue Shot Weapons Components"</ref>
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|-
 
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| [[Paulina]] Heavy Ferro-Fibrous
 
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| [[Hesperus II]]
 
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| [[Defiance Industries]]
 
−
| ???
 
−
| {{cn}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Protec 12]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| Protec 12
 
| [[Al Na'ir]]
 
| [[Al Na'ir]]
 
| [[Scarborough Manufacturers]]
 
| [[Scarborough Manufacturers]]
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| ???
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| [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus]], [[Schiltron]]
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3058p34>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 34: "Pegasus"</ref><ref name=TRO3060R-28>''Technical Readout: 3060 Revised'', p. 28: "Produced Schiltron Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Ryerson 250 X-Blend]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| StarGuard 3056
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| [[Pinard]]
 
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| [[Vandenberg Mechanized Industries]]
 
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| ???
 
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| {{cn}}
 
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|-
 
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| [[StarGuard 3056]] Ferro-Fibrous
 
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Terra]]
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| [[Homer]]
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| [[Blankenburg Technologies]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Grim Reaper]]''
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3055U44>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 44: "Produced Grim Reaper Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[StarGuard]] CIV Ferro-Fibrous
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| StarGuard CIV (w/[[CASE]])
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| [[New Avalon]]<br>[[Wernke]]
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| [[Kallon Weapon Industries]]
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| [[Achernar BattleMechs]]/[[Corean Enterprises]]<br>[[Kallon Industries]]
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| [[Wernke]]
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| ???
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| [[Hornet|HNT-171 ''Hornet'']]
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3050p5253>''Technical Readout: 3050'', pp. 50–51: "HNT-171 ''Hornet''"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Starshield]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| StarSlab-1 Ferro-Fibrous
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| [[Marduk]]
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| [[Ruchbah]]
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| [[Victory - (Norse BattleMech Works)]]
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| [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]]
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| ???
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| [[Sprint]]
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3058p8>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 8: "Produced Sprint Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U54>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 54: "Produced Sprint Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[StarSlab 511]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| StarSlab-1 Ferro-Fibrous
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| [[Gienah]]
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| [[Canopus IV]]
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| [[Gienah Combat Vehicles]]
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| [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]]
−
| ???
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| [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]
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| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR151>''Objective Raids'', p. 151: "Produced Locust Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[StarSlab-1]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| StarSlab-1 Ferro-Fibrous
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| [[Ruchbah]]<br>[[Canopus IV]]<br>[[Sevon]]
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| [[Sevon]]
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| [[Michaelson Heavy Industries]]<br>[[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]]<br>[[Alliance Mining and Geology]]
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| [[Alliance Mining and Geology]]
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| ???
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| ''[[Locust]]'', ''[[Stinger]]'', ''[[Wasp]]''
−
| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR155>''Objective Raids'', p. 155: "Produced Alliance Mining and Geology Components"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[StarSlab-4]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| StarSlab-4
 
| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Hesperus II]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
 
| [[Defiance Industries]]
−
| ???
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| [[Gürteltier]]
−
| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=TRO3085-50>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 50: "Produced Gürteltier Components on Hesperus II"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Valiant Gauntlet]] Ferro-Fibrous
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| StarSlab-9.5 Mk II
−
| [[Carlisle]]
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| [[Pandora]]
−
| [[Bergan Industries]]
+
| [[Red Devil Industries]]
−
| ???
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| [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]
−
| {{cn}}
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| <ref name=OR56>''Objective Raids'', p. 56: "Produced Red Devil Industries Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3026R52>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 52: "Produced Condor Vehicle Components"</ref>
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|-
 +
| [[Strasbourg Armaments]] Type 4 Ferro-Fibrous
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| [[Terra]]
 +
| [[Martinson Armaments]]
 +
| LGH-4W ''Lightray'',<br>LGH-6W ''Lightray'',<br>LGH-7W ''Lightray''
 +
| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3067 Revised'', p. 74: "LGH-4W Lightray"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', p. 112: "LGH-4W Lightray"</ref><br><ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 47: "Bryn Rivenschild - LGH-6W Lightray"</ref><br><ref>''MILSpec'': "LGH-7W Lightray"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[Valiant Scutum]] Ferro-Fibrous
 
−
| [[Robinson]]
 
−
| [[Valiant Systems]]
 
−
| ???
 
−
| {{cn}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== References ==
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==Notes==
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* This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "ferro-fibrous armor" (except on section titles & table headings, where "Ferro-fibrous Armor" is favored).
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== Bibliography ==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
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* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (Resource)]]''
 
* ''[[MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (Resource)]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]'' (Reprint)
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' (Reprint)
 
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]'' (reprint)
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' (reprint)
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''
 
 
* ''[[TechManual]]''
 
* ''[[TechManual]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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[[Category:Technology|Ferro-Fibrous Armor]]

Latest revision as of 01:43, 25 February 2024

Ferro-fibrous armor

Description[edit]

Ferro-fibrous armor (FF) is a special type of protective covering used by vehicles and BattleMechs. Pioneered by the Terran Hegemony in the mid-twenty-sixth century, early prototypes of the armor appeared as early as 2557.[1] Standard ferro-fibrous armor was available by 2571[2][1] shortly after the birth of the Star League, prompting First Lord Ian Cameron to make it the first advanced Star League-era technology the Hegemony would share with the rest of the Inner Sphere.[3]

Utilizing the same layers as standard armor, ferro-fibrous increases its protection by adding a diamond weave to the outer aligned-crystal steel layer,[4]. This increase over standard is 12% for Inner Sphere FF and 20% for Clan FF. However, ferro-fibrous takes up more space on the 'Mech or vehicle (14 critical slots for Inner Sphere, 16 for prototype Inner Sphere, and 7 for Clan 'Mechs; two slots for Inner Sphere vehicles (three for prototype IS), one for Clan). The maximum amount of protection is not changed; merely the weight of armor required to achieve that level of protection. For a unit which already has maximum armor protection, it is therefore considered a weight-saving measure, at the cost of critical space. The weight savings for Endo Steel are greater than those saved by ferro-fibrous armor, but it is more costly and obviously more difficult to repair or add as an upgrade to a 'Mech.[citation needed][3][1]

Ferro-fibrous armor was lost to the Inner Sphere during the Succession Wars. The Draconis Combine was the first to recreate it in 3040.[4] Later, the Free Worlds League and Lyran Alliance would develop light and heavy versions of ferro-fibrous armor.[4]

Manufacturing[edit]

Standard ferro-fibrous armor is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand Planet Company Used by References
Arcadia Compound Delta VII Arcadia Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T15 Highlander IIC, Mongrel (Grendel) [5][6][7]
ArcShield Max III Advanced Betelgeuse Aldis Industries Behemoth II [8]
ArcShield Maxi IV Panpour Jalastar Aerospace Typhoon Urban Assault Vehicle [9]
Compound Alpha Huntress Abysmal Manufacturing Complex Horned Owl [10]
Compound Alpha Irece Barcella Beta Sekhmet, Cizin [11][12]
Advanced Compound Beta Irece Barcella Beta Joust [13]
Compound 2110 Irece Barcella Beta Odin [14]
Compound CL20 Tamaron Ashton 'Mech Production Complex Rabid Coyote [15]
Compound H17 Arcadia Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03 Mist Lynx [16]
Compound H17 Irece Barcella Beta Shadow Cat [17][18]
Compound H18 Babylon Babylon MechWorks V Uller [19][20]
Compound SJ6CW Arcadia Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03 Mad Dog [18]
Durallex Super Medium Quentin Independence Weaponry Shipped to Luthien for Wolf Trap, TSH-7S Tai-sho, TSN-1C Tessen, and JagerMech III [21][22][23][24]
Durallex Super Medium Hesperus II Defiance Industries Hatchetman [25]
Durallex Super Medium Taurus Taurus Territorial Industries Marshal [26]
Forging AM15 Twycross Trellshire Heavy Industries Phoenix Hawk IIC, Kite, Cardinal [27][28][29]
Forging AM15 Ingersoll Manufacturing Plant SFF-NG1 Kite [28]
Forging AM15 Shimonita Manufacturing Plant SFF-SH2 Kite [28]
Forging X85 Huntress Phan Industrial Complex Warhawk (Masakari) [30]
Glasgow Limited Primo Hesperus II Defiance Industries Zeus [25]
Jolassa-328 Umka Kerr-McGinniss Hermes, Thunderbolt [31]
Jolassa-328 Abadan Adam Tech Industries HVC-P6 Havoc [32]
Kallon FWL Special Gibson Gibson Federated BattleMechs Locust, Buccaneer [33][34]
Kallon FWL Special Tematagi Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited Spider, Venom [35][36]
Kallon Unity Weave Thermopolis Kallon Industries Shipped to Federated Commonwealth for Axman and Wolverine [37]
Kallon Unity Weave Kirklin Kallon Industries Challenger X [38]
Kallon Unity Weave Talon Kallon Industries JagerMech, JagerMech III [39][40]
Kallon Unity Weave Loyalty Kallon Industries Partisan AA Vehicle [41]
Krupp 155 Terra Krupp Armament Works Ostscout 11J [42]
Krupp 200 Terra Krupp Armament Works Nyx [43]
Krupp Draco-100 Terra Krupp Armament Works Pinto [44]
Lexington Ltd. High Grade Richvale Quikscell Company Ontos [45]
Lexington Ltd. High Grade Coventry Coventry Metal Works Commando, Vulcan, Hussar, STO-4A Stiletto, STO-6S Stiletto, Blitzkrieg, Hollander [46][46][47][48][49][50][51]
Mk. VI Arcadia Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4 Hellfire [52]
New Samarkand Royal New Samarkand New Samarkand Metals Shipped to Luthien for Jenner, Charger and Mauler [53]
Norse-34 Loxley Blue Shot Weapons Starslayer [54]
Protec 12 Al Na'ir Scarborough Manufacturers Pegasus, Schiltron [55][56]
StarGuard 3056 Terra Blankenburg Technologies Grim Reaper [57]
StarGuard CIV (w/CASE) Kallon Weapon Industries Wernke HNT-171 Hornet [58]
StarSlab-1 Ferro-Fibrous Ruchbah Michaelson Heavy Industries Sprint [59][60]
StarSlab-1 Ferro-Fibrous Canopus IV Majesty Metals and Manufacturing Condor [61]
StarSlab-1 Ferro-Fibrous Sevon Alliance Mining and Geology Locust, Stinger, Wasp [62]
StarSlab-4 Hesperus II Defiance Industries Gürteltier [63]
StarSlab-9.5 Mk II Pandora Red Devil Industries Condor [64][65]
Strasbourg Armaments Type 4 Ferro-Fibrous Terra Martinson Armaments LGH-4W Lightray,
LGH-6W Lightray,
LGH-7W Lightray 		[66][67]
[68]
[69]

Notes[edit]

  • This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "ferro-fibrous armor" (except on section titles & table headings, where "Ferro-fibrous Armor" is favored).

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Interstellar Operations, p. 72: "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"
  2. ↑ TechManual, p. 205: "Ferro-Fibrous/Ferro-Aluminum Armor"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Historical: Reunification War, p. 179: "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 TechManual, p. 34: "New Armors - Ferro-Fibrous"
  5. ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 32: "Grendel"
  6. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 184: "Produced Highlander IIC Components"
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 168: "Produced Grendel Omni Components"
  8. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 24: "Behemoth II"
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrades, p. 106: "Typhoon"
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 110: "Mech Components"
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 22: "Produced Sekhmet Components"
  12. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 18: "Produced Cizin Components"
  13. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 136: "Produced Joust BE700 Vehicle Components"
  14. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 38: "Vehicle Components"
  15. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 118: "Mech Components"
  16. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 116: "OmniMech Components"
  17. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 170: "OmniMech Components"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 12: "Fire Falcon"
  19. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 118: "OmniMech Components"
  20. ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 20: "Uller"
  21. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 105: "Produced Independence Weaponry Components"
  22. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060 (Reprint), p. 122: "TSH-7S Tai-sho"
  23. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067 (Reprint), p. 68: "TSN-1C Tessen"
  24. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 110: "JagerMech III"
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Objective Raids, p. 76: "Produced Defiance Industries Components on Hesperus II"
  26. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 100: "Produced Marshal 'Mech Components"
  27. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 280: "Produced Phoenix Hawk IIC 7 Components"
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 16: "Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle"
  29. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 18: "Cardinal Transport"
  30. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 140: "Produced Warhawk Components on Huntress"
  31. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 138: "Produced Kerr-McGuinness Components"
  32. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 24: "Produced Havoc Components"
  33. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 124: "Produced Gibson BattleMech Components"
  34. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 98: "Buccaneer 'Mech Profile"
  35. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 136: "Produced Nimakachi Fusion Components on Tematagi"
  36. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 26: "Produced Venom Components"
  37. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 137: "Produced Kallon Industries Components on Asuncion"
  38. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 114: "Produced Challenger X Components on Kirklin"
  39. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 91: "Produced Kallon Industries Components on Talon"
  40. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 112: "Produced JagerMech III Components on Talon"
  41. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 16: "Partisan AA Vehicle"
  42. ↑ : "Produced Ostscout 11J Components"
  43. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 62: Produced Nyx Components
  44. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 16: "Produced Pinto VTOL Components"
  45. ↑ Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 62: "Produced Ontos Components"
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Objective Raids, p. 80: Produced Coventry Metal Works Components
  47. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 192: "Produced Hussar Components"
  48. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 56: "Produced Stiletto Components"
  49. ↑ Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 102: "Produced STO-6S Stiletto Components"
  50. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 94: "Produced Blitzkrieg Components"
  51. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 24: "Produced Hollander Components"
  52. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 120: "Produced Hellfire 'Mech Components"
  53. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 109: "Produced New Samarkand Metals Components"
  54. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 210: "Produced Blue Shot Weapons Components"
  55. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 34: "Pegasus"
  56. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060 Revised, p. 28: "Produced Schiltron Components"
  57. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 44: "Produced Grim Reaper Components"
  58. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp. 50–51: "HNT-171 Hornet"
  59. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 8: "Produced Sprint Components"
  60. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 54: "Produced Sprint Components"
  61. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 151: "Produced Locust Components"
  62. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 155: "Produced Alliance Mining and Geology Components"
  63. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 50: "Produced Gürteltier Components on Hesperus II"
  64. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 56: "Produced Red Devil Industries Components"
  65. ↑ Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 52: "Produced Condor Vehicle Components"
  66. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067 Revised, p. 74: "LGH-4W Lightray"
  67. ↑ Technical Readout: Jihad, p. 112: "LGH-4W Lightray"
  68. ↑ Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 47: "Bryn Rivenschild - LGH-6W Lightray"
  69. ↑ MILSpec: "LGH-7W Lightray"

Bibliography[edit]

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