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'''Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated''' is a [[BattleMech]] manufacturer located on [[Lyran Commonwealth|Lyran]] world of [[Loxley]].
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{{InfoBoxCorporation
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| image = Norse-Storm.jpg
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| founded =
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| affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]]
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| 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<br>([[Loxley I]])<ref name=H:HSp145/>
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| leadership = [[CEO of Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated|CEO]]
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| products = [[BattleMech]]s
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| divisions = [[Norse-Storm BattleMechs Inc.]]
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| plants = [[Solaris]]
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'''Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated''' was a [[Lyran Commonwealth]] [[BattleMech]] manufacturer.
  
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[[File:Norse-Storm.jpg|right|thumb|Norse-Storm Technologies Inc. Manufacturer Logo]]
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==Overview==
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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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==Overview==
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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>
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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 goverment 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 well-received ''[[Devastator]]'' [[Assault BattleMech]]. The company has since expanded, re-introducing further [[lostech]] [[Star League era]] designs. Originally producing 'Mechs for the [[AFFC]], Griff Storm's immense loyalty to [[House Steiner]] led to company producing exclusively for the [[LAAF]] upon the [[Federated Commonwealth]]'s dissolution.<ref name=HBHS145>''Handbook: House Steiner'', p. 145, "Norse-Storm Technologies Inc. Profile"</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>
  
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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.
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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=TRO:3050Up58>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 58: "HBK-5M Hunchback"</ref>
  
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==Leadership==
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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 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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In [[3067]] the companies CEO is Samuel Norse.<ref name=HBHS145/>
 
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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===Loxley===
 
===Loxley===
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on [[Loxley]]:<ref name=TRO3058U230>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 230, "Produced Thunder Hawk Components on Loxley"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U206>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 206, "Produced Spector Components on Loxley"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U156>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 156, "Produced Devastator Components on Loxley"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Loxley:<ref name=TRO3058U230>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 230: "Produced Thunder Hawk Components on Loxley"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U206>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 206: "Produced Spector Components on Loxley"</ref><ref name=TRO3058U156>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 156: "Produced Devastator Components on Loxley"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Spector|SPR-5F ''Spector'']]<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Mechs</u>
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| [[Light BattleMech]]
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|-
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| [[Spector|SPR-5F ''Spector'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]]
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|-
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| [[Hunchback|HBK-5S ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO:3050Up58/><ref name=O:LAp19/>
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| [[Medium BattleMech]]
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|-
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| [[Hunchback|HBK-5SS ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO:3050Up58/>
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| Medium BattleMech
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|-
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| [[Hunchback|HBK-5SG ''Hunchback'']]<ref name=TRO:3050Up58/>
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| Medium BattleMech
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Devastator|DVS-2 ''Devastator'']]<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
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| [[Devastator|DVS-2 ''Devastator'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U156/>
 
| [[Assault BattleMech]]
 
| [[Assault BattleMech]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Thunder Hawk|TDK-7S ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| [[Thunder Hawk#Variants|TDK-7KMA ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| [[Assault BattleMech]]
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| Assault BattleMech
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|-
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| [[Thunder Hawk#Variants|TDK-7S ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| Assault BattleMech
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|-
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| [[Thunder Hawk|TDK-7X ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/><ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| Assault BattleMech
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Thunder Hawk|TDK-7X ''Thunder Hawk'']]<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| [[Xanthos (BattleMech)|XNT-3O ''Xanthos'']]<ref name=O:LAp19/>
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| [[Assault BattleMech]]
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| Assault BattleMech
 
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
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| [[Norse XT-Light AE]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| [[Norse XT-Light AE]] [[Endo Steel]]
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| [[Chassis]] - ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
 
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| [[Norse Heavy XTI-4C]]
 
| [[Norse Heavy XTI-4C]]
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| [[Chassis]] - ''Thunder Hawk''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| ''Thunder Hawk 7X''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
 
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|-  
 
| [[Starleague XT]]
 
| [[Starleague XT]]
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| [[Chassis]] - ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
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| ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
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| [[Magna 245 XL]]
 
| [[Magna 245 XL]]
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| [[Fusion Engine - XL]] - ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
 
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| [[Vlar 300 XL]]
 
| [[Vlar 300 XL]]
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| [[Fusion Engine - XL]] - ''Thunder Hawk''<ref name=TRO3058U230/> & ''Devastaror''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
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| ''Thunder Hawk 7X''<ref name=TRO3058U230/> & ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
 
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
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| [[ArcShield Heavy Type K]]
 
| [[ArcShield Heavy Type K]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Thunder Hawk''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| ''Thunder Hawk 7X''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
 
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|-
 
| [[Durallex Heavy]]
 
| [[Durallex Heavy]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
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| ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Starshield Light]]
 
| [[Starshield Light]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Jump Jet]]s</u>
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| [[HildCo Model 11c]]
 
| [[HildCo Model 11c]]
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| [[Jump Jet]]s - ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
 
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
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| [[AR-12 Sheathed Directional Beacon]]
 
| [[AR-12 Sheathed Directional Beacon]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
 
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|-
 
| [[Johnston Wide Band]]
 
| [[Johnston Wide Band]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
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| ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
 
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|-
 
| [[Tek BattleCom]]
 
| [[Tek BattleCom]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Thunder Hawk''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| ''Thunder Hawk 7X''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
 
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
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| [[DLK Type Phased Array Sensor System]]
 
| [[DLK Type Phased Array Sensor System]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Thunder Hawk''<ref name=TRO3058U230/> & ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Thunder Hawk 7X''<ref name=TRO3058U230/> & ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Randar Pinpoint-HY]]
 
| [[Randar Pinpoint-HY]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
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| ''Devastator''<ref name=TRO3058U156/>
 
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Guardian ECM Suite]]</u>
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| [[Norse Guardian ECM]]
 
| [[Norse Guardian ECM]]
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| [[Guardian ECM Suite]] - ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Gauss rifle|Gauss Rifle]]</u>
 
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|-
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| [[Nightwind]]
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| [[Norse Model M-7D]]
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| [[Large Laser]] - ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
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| ''Thunder Hawk 7X''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
 
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|-
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| [[Norse-Storm M-7D]]
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
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| [[Gauss Rifle]]
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| [[Defiance B3M]]
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| ''Thunder Hawk 7X''<ref name=TRO3058U230/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u>
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|-
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| [[Nightwind (Large Laser)|Nightwind]]
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| ''Spector''<ref name=TRO3058U206/>
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Solaris===
 
===Solaris===
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'''Note:''' These production lines were destroyed during the Jihad.<ref name=O:LAp19/>
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! 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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{|class="wikitable"
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! 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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|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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|-
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| [[Maelstrom|MTR-5K ''Maelstrom'']]<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Mechs</u>
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|-
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| [[Maelstrom (BattleMech)|Maelstrom|MTR-5K ''Maelstrom'']]<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
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| [[Assault BattleMech]]
 
| [[Assault BattleMech]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
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|-
 
| [[Norse TRA34 Heavy]]
 
| [[Norse TRA34 Heavy]]
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| [[Chassis]] - ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
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| ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Norse-GM Heavy TRQ]]
 
| [[Norse-GM Heavy TRQ]]
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| [[Chassis]] - ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
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| ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
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|-
 
| [[Ford 375 XL]]
 
| [[Ford 375 XL]]
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| [[Fusion Engine - XL]] - ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
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| ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Pitban 285 XL]]
 
| [[Pitban 285 XL]]
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| [[Fusion Engine - XL]] - ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
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| ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u>
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|-
 
| [[Kallon Royalstar Heavy Type K]]
 
| [[Kallon Royalstar Heavy Type K]]
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| [[Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles]] - ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
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| ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
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|-
 
| [[Sony MSF-21]]
 
| [[Sony MSF-21]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
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| ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Tek BattleCom]]
 
| [[Tek BattleCom]]
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| [[Communications System]] - ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
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| ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
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|-
 
| [[Cirxese Ballistacheck, Cirxese Rocketcheck ]]
 
| [[Cirxese Ballistacheck, Cirxese Rocketcheck ]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
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| ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[DLK Type Phased Array Sensors]]
 
| [[DLK Type Phased Array Sensors]]
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| [[Targeting-Tracking System]] - ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
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| ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
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|-
 
| [[Jackson Model 12]]
 
| [[Jackson Model 12]]
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| [[Small Laser]] - ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
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| ''Maelstrom''<ref name=TRO3058U148/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Gauss rifle|Gauss Rifle]]</u>
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|-
 
| [[Norse-Storm Model-7D]]
 
| [[Norse-Storm Model-7D]]
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| [[Gauss Rifle]] - ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
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| ''Nightstar''<ref name=TRO3058U226/>
 
|}
 
|}
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==Notes==
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]'' mentions the [[40th Lyran Guards]] being assigned to protect a [[Kong Interstellar]] factory on Loxley.<ref>''Field Report LCAF: 2765'', p. 13</ref> This may be the original owner of the ruined factory that Storm discovered.
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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>
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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 name=TRO3058U230/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''  
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: LCAF]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
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* ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''  
  
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated]]
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[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Corporations]]

Latest revision as of 04:15, 16 March 2024

Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated
Norse-Storm.jpg
Corporation Profile
AffiliationLyran Commonwealth
Previous Name(s)Norse Technologies[1]
HeadquartersGray Mountains
(Loxley I)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)BattleMechs
Division(s)Norse-Storm BattleMechs Inc.
Manufacturing Plant(s)Solaris

Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated was a Lyran Commonwealth BattleMech manufacturer.

Overview[edit]

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.[2] 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.[1]

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.[3]

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 Systems) 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.[4]

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.[4] 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, 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.[5]

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.[6] Their production lines on Solaris were not so lucky; they were totally destroyed during the Jihad.[7]

Manufacturing[edit]

Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Loxley[edit]

Components produced on Loxley:[8][9][10]
Component Type
Mechs
SPR-5F Spector[7][9] Light BattleMech
HBK-5S Hunchback[5][7] Medium BattleMech
HBK-5SS Hunchback[5] Medium BattleMech
HBK-5SG Hunchback[5] Medium BattleMech
DVS-2 Devastator[7][10] Assault BattleMech
TDK-7KMA Thunder Hawk[7][8] Assault BattleMech
TDK-7S Thunder Hawk[8] Assault BattleMech
TDK-7X Thunder Hawk[7][8] Assault BattleMech
XNT-3O Xanthos[7] Assault BattleMech
Chassis
Norse XT-Light AE Endo Steel Spector[9]
Norse Heavy XTI-4C Thunder Hawk 7X[8]
Starleague XT Devastator[10]
Extralight Fusion Engine
Magna 245 XL Spector[9]
Vlar 300 XL Thunder Hawk 7X[8] & Devastator[10]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
ArcShield Heavy Type K Thunder Hawk 7X[8]
Durallex Heavy Devastator[10]
Starshield Light Spector[9]
Jump Jets
HildCo Model 11c Spector[9]
Communications System
AR-12 Sheathed Directional Beacon Spector[9]
Johnston Wide Band Devastator[10]
Tek BattleCom Thunder Hawk 7X[8]
Targeting-Tracking System
DLK Type Phased Array Sensor System Thunder Hawk 7X[8] & Spector[9]
Randar Pinpoint-HY Devastator[10]
Guardian ECM Suite
Norse Guardian ECM Spector[9]
Gauss Rifle
Norse Model M-7D Thunder Hawk 7X[8]
Medium Laser
Defiance B3M Thunder Hawk 7X[8]
Large Laser
Nightwind Spector[9]

Solaris[edit]

Note: These production lines were destroyed during the Jihad.[7]

Components produced on Solaris::[11][12]
Component Type
Mechs
Maelstrom|MTR-5K Maelstrom[11] Heavy BattleMech
NSR-9J Nightstar[12] Assault BattleMech
Chassis
Norse TRA34 Heavy Maelstrom[11]
Norse-GM Heavy TRQ Nightstar[12]
Extralight Fusion Engine
Ford 375 XL Maelstrom[11]
Pitban 285 XL Nightstar[12]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Kallon Royalstar Heavy Type K Nightstar[12]
Communications System
Sony MSF-21 Maelstrom[11]
Tek BattleCom Nightstar[12]
Targeting-Tracking System
Cirxese Ballistacheck, Cirxese Rocketcheck Maelstrom[11]
DLK Type Phased Array Sensors Nightstar[12]
Small Laser
Jackson Model 12 Maelstrom[11]
Gauss Rifle
Norse-Storm Model-7D Nightstar[12]

Notes[edit]

  • 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.[14]
  • 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.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handbook: House Steiner, p. 145: "Norse-Storm Technologies, Inc. (NSTech)"
  2. ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, p. 84: "Storm's Metal Thunder: Serving the Alliance"
  3. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 152: "ON1-K Orion"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3058, p. 206: "SPR-5F Spector"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 58: "HBK-5M Hunchback"
  6. ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 19: "Norse Storm"
  8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 230: "Produced Thunder Hawk Components on Loxley"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 206: "Produced Spector Components on Loxley"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 156: "Produced Devastator Components on Loxley"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 148: "Produced Maelstrom Components on Solaris"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 226: "Produced Nightstar Components on Solaris"
  13. ↑ Field Report LCAF: 2765, p. 13
  14. ↑ Era Report: 2750, p. 99

Bibliography[edit]

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