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{{InfoBoxCorporation
 
{{InfoBoxCorporation
 
| image = Norse-Storm.jpg
 
| image = Norse-Storm.jpg
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| Founded =  
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| Dissolved =  
| affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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| Previous Names =  
| previous_names = Norse Technologies<ref name=H:HSp145>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 145: "Norse-Storm Technologies, Inc. (NSTech)"</ref>
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| headquarters = Gray Mountains ([[Loxley]])<ref name=H:HSp145>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 145: "Norse-Storm Technologies, Inc. (NSTech)"</ref>
| headquarters = Gray Mountains<br>([[Loxley I]])<ref name=H:HSp145/>
 
 
| leadership = [[CEO of Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated|CEO]]
 
| leadership = [[CEO of Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated|CEO]]
 
| products = [[BattleMech]]s
 
| products = [[BattleMech]]s
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| Parent Corporation =
| divisions = [[Norse-Storm BattleMechs Inc.]]
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| Division = [[Solaris]]
| plants = [[Solaris]]
 
 
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'''Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated''' was a [[Lyran Commonwealth]] [[BattleMech]] manufacturer.
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'''Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated''' is a [[BattleMech]] manufacturer headquartered on the [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] world of Loxley.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
While the [[Storm's Metal Thunder]] [[mercenary unit]] was garrisoning [[Loxley]], a post they held since [[3034]], its commanding officer [[Griff Storm]] discovered the remains of a [[Star League era]] 'Mech factory. With substantial loans from the Lyran government and aid of business partner [[Samuel Norse]], the factory was eventually brought back online as '''Norse-Storm BattleMechs''' in or shortly after [[3046]].<ref name=FM:Mp84>''Field Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 84: "Storm's Metal Thunder: Serving the Alliance"</ref> Desperate to ensure their survival, the company signed a license agreement to produce the well-received ''[[Devastator]]'' [[Assault BattleMech]]. The company has since expanded, reintroducing further [[lostech]] [[Star League era]] designs. Originally producing 'Mechs for the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]], Griff Storm's immense loyalty to [[House Steiner]] led to the company producing exclusively for the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] upon the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s dissolution.<ref name=H:HSp145/>
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While the [[Storm's Metal Thunder]] [[Mercenary unit]] was garrisoning Loxley in [[3034]], its commanding officer Captain Griff Storm discovered the remains of a [[Star League era]] 'Mech factory. With substantial loans from the Lyran government and aid of business partner Samuel Norse, the factory was eventually brought back online as Norse-Storm BattleMechs in [[3046]]. Desperate to ensure their survival, the company signed a license agreement to produce the well-received ''[[Devastator]]'' [[Assault BattleMech]]. The company has since expanded, reintroducing further [[lostech]] [[Star League era]] designs. Originally producing 'Mechs for the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]], Griff Storm's immense loyalty to [[House Steiner]] led to the company producing exclusively for the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] upon the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s dissolution.<ref name=H:HSp145/>
  
 
During its drive to rebuild the Loxley factory in the 3030s, the then-small company would also achieve notoriety and considerable profit after it developed an upgrade for the finicky [[autocannon]] loading system for the widely used ''[[Orion]]''.<ref name=TRO3039-152>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 152: "ON1-K Orion"</ref>
 
During its drive to rebuild the Loxley factory in the 3030s, the then-small company would also achieve notoriety and considerable profit after it developed an upgrade for the finicky [[autocannon]] loading system for the widely used ''[[Orion]]''.<ref name=TRO3039-152>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 152: "ON1-K Orion"</ref>
  
Developing a brand new in-house 'Mech design known as the ''[[Daemon]]'', the company revived its venerable ''Spector'' design (minus the [[LosTech]] [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]] and [[Null Signature System]]s) in [[3053]] for a brief eight-year production run, before intending to convert its production line to manufacture the ''Daemon''. The popularity of even the less advanced 5F model among all the Great Houses and the [[Com Guards]] was such that Norse-Storm would extend production for another ten years as well as finally developing variants based off the 5F.<ref name=TRO3058U-206>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 206: "SPR-5F Spector"</ref>
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Developing a brand new in-house 'Mech design known as the ''[[Daemon]]'', the company revived its venerable ''Spector'' design (minus the [[LosTech]] [[Chameleon Light Polarization Shield]] and [[Null Signature System]]s) in [[3053]] for a brief eight-year production run, before intending to convert its production line to manufacture the ''Daemon''. The popularity of even the less advanced 5F model among all the Great Houses and the [[Com Guards]] was such that Norse-Storm would extend production for another ten years as well as finally developing variants based off the 5F. <ref name=TRO3058U-206>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 206: "SPR-5F Spector"</ref>
  
At the behest of [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]], Norse-Storm engaged in several years of intense and insanely expensive negotiations with [[Shengli Arms]] in the hopes of acquiring access to the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s [[Stealth Armor]] technology in the hopes of making the ''Spector'' stealthy again. Despite appearing to deal with Norse-Storm in good faith, Shengli had no intention of releasing such an advantage to an enemy of the Capellan nation. With the contract having no stipulation stating in what language the technical specifications were to be provided in, Shengli provided Norse-Storm the data in an obscure and ancient Han dialect, forcing the company to employ Shengli Arms techs to install the armor.<ref name=TRO3058U-206/> When all of Norse-Storm's efforts to break the ironclad contract failed, their security chief supposedly went "rogue" and launched an objective raid against [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]], making off with several hundred tons of stealth armor and crippling Shengli production for eight months. While Norse-Storm denied any link, this rang hollow when they detained the Shengli aides required to install the armor and continued production of the "Stealth ''Spector''" unabated while they tried to reverse engineer the technology. Shengli halted all future shipments to Loxley in response.<ref name=TRO:3050Up58>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 58: "HBK-5M Hunchback"</ref>
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At the behest of [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner-Davion]], Norse-Storm engaged in several years of intense and insanely expensive negotiations with [[Shengli Arms]] in the hopes of acquiring access to the [[Capellan Confederation]]'s [[Stealth Armor]] technology in the hopes of making the ''Spector'' stealthy again. Despite appearing to deal with Norse-Storm in good faith, Shengli had no intention of releasing such an advantage to an enemy of the Capellan nation. With the contract having no stipulation stating in what language the technical specifications were to be provided in, Shengli provided Norse-Storm the data in an obscure and ancient Han dialect, forcing the company to employ Shengli Arms techs to install the armor. <ref name=TRO3058U-206/> When all of Norse-Storm's efforts to break the ironclad contract failed, their security chief supposedly went "rogue" and launched an objective raid against [[Victoria (CC)|Victoria]], making off with several hundred tons of stealth armor and crippling Shengli production for eight months. While Norse-Storm denied any link, this rang hollow when they detained the Shengli aides required to install the armor and continued production of the "Stealth ''Spector''" unabated while they tried to reverse engineer the technology. Shengli halted all future shipments to Loxley in response. <ref name=TRO3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 58: "HBK-5M Hunchback"</ref>
  
During the [[Jihad]], with so many other Lyran BattleMech factories in the hands of the [[Word of Blake]], Norse-Storm became one of the most critical industries in the Alliance. The Loxley production line suffered some losses, but in [[3079]] it was operating at 80% of its maximum output.<ref name=O:LAp3>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> Their production lines on Solaris were not so lucky; they were totally destroyed during the Jihad.<ref name=O:LAp19>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 19: "Norse Storm"</ref>
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During the [[Jihad]], with so many other Lyran BattleMech factories in the hands of the [[Word of Blake]], Norse-Storm became one of the most critical industries in the Alliance. The Loxley production line suffered some losses, but in [[3079]] it was operating at 80% of its maximum output.<ref>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 3</ref> Their production lines on Solaris were not so lucky, they were totally destroyed during the Jihad.<ref name=obla19/>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Mechs</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Mechs</u>
 
|-  
 
|-  
| [[Spector|SPR-5F ''Spector'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| [[Spector|SPR-5F ''Spector'']]<ref name=TRO3058U206/><ref name=obla19>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 19</ref>
 
| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]]
 
| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]]
 
|-  
 
|-  
| [[Hunchback|HBK-5S ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO:3050Up58/><ref name=O:LAp19/>
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| [[Hunchback|HBK-5S ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO3050U58>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 58</ref><ref name=obla19/>
 
| [[Medium BattleMech]]
 
| [[Medium BattleMech]]
 
|-  
 
|-  
| [[Hunchback|HBK-5SS ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO:3050Up58/>
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| [[Hunchback|HBK-5SS ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO3050U58/>
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
|-  
 
|-  
| [[Hunchback|HBK-5SG ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO:3050Up58/>
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| [[Hunchback|HBK-5SG ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO3050U58/>
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
| Medium BattleMech
 
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| [[Devastator|DVS-2 ''Devastator'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U156/>
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| [[Devastator|DVS-2 ''Devastator'']]<ref name=TRO3058U156/><ref name=obla19/>
 
| [[Assault BattleMech]]
 
| [[Assault BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Thunder Hawk#Variants|TDK-7KMA ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| [[Thunder Hawk#Variants|TDK-7KMA ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=TRO3058U230/><ref name=obla19/>
 
| Assault BattleMech
 
| Assault BattleMech
 
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| Assault BattleMech
 
| Assault BattleMech
 
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| [[Thunder Hawk|TDK-7X ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| [[Thunder Hawk|TDK-7X ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=TRO3058U230/><ref name=obla19/>
 
| Assault BattleMech
 
| Assault BattleMech
 
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| [[Xanthos (BattleMech)|XNT-3O ''Xanthos'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/>
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| [[Xanthos (BattleMech)|XNT-3O ''Xanthos'']]<ref name=obla19/>
 
| Assault BattleMech
 
| Assault BattleMech
 
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===Solaris===
 
===Solaris===
'''Note:''' These production lines were destroyed during the Jihad.<ref name=O:LAp19/>
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'''Note:''' These production lines were destroyed during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=obla19/>
 
{|class="wikitable"   
 
{|class="wikitable"   
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Solaris::<ref name=TRO3058U148>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 148: "Produced Maelstrom Components on Solaris"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U226>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 226: "Produced Nightstar Components on Solaris"</ref>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Solaris::<ref name=TRO3058U148>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 148: "Produced Maelstrom Components on Solaris"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U226>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 226: "Produced Nightstar Components on Solaris"</ref>
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' names Norse-Storm as one of the main producers of Gauss rifles outside the Terran Hegemony, despite the firm not having been founded yet.<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 99</ref>
 
* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]'' names Norse-Storm as one of the main producers of Gauss rifles outside the Terran Hegemony, despite the firm not having been founded yet.<ref>''Era Report: 2750'', p. 99</ref>
  
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' names Norse-Storm as the developer of the Thunder Hawk TDK-7X assault 'mech during the final stages of the invasion of the Amaris-ruled Terran Hegemony, despite the firm not having been founded yet.<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]'' names Norse-Storm as the developer of the Thunder Hawk TDK-7X assault 'mech during the final stages of the invasion of the Amaris-ruled Terran Hegemony, despite the firm not having been founded yet.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 230</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''

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