Refit Kit
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Developed as a desperate response to the superior technology of the Clans, Field Refit Kits (also referred to as Field-Modification Packages and as Upgrade Kits) were packages of Star League era military hardware intended to enhance the abilities of pre-constructed BattleMechs, Combat Vehicles and AeroSpace Fighters to hurriedly close the gap with the invaders.
Overview
The concept came about in 3051, during a lull in the Clan Invasion, Jaime Wolf, of the Wolf's Dragoons called a conference on Outreach. All the heads of the various Inner Sphere houses and several mercenary leaders were invited.
At the end of the conference Captain-General Thomas Marik struck a deal to supply the Federated Commonwealth, Draconis Combine, and Free Rasalhague Republic with Star League-era military hardware. In return, Thomas' son Joshua began undergoing treatment for his leukemia at the New Avalon Institute of Science. Remaining largely uneffected by the Clan war, the League's military industrial complex expanded more rapidly than those of the war-ravaged nations, with the AFFC, KungsArme and DCMS buying whatever they could, even after the Truce of Tukayyid. [1]
The bulk of these League manufactured BattleMech kits went to the Draconis Combine, and as the Combine's industries tooled up to develop their own versions of these kits, the FWLM also reaped the benefits to upgrade their own forces. [2] [3]
The Free Worlds League also developed a number of vehicle upgrade kits, however with the FedCom and Combine focused on 'Mechs, only the Capellan Confederation and St. Ives Compact showing any interest. This again allowed the FWLM to rapidly upgrade its armor units faster than its neighbours. [4]
References
- ↑ BattleTech Compendium: The Rules of Warfare, p. 36 "Wolfnet Archive File: 88675-RE-4-31/1/5 - Copy of a memo circulating in AFFC units"
- ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 14 "Arm of the Dragon - BattleMech Assets"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 18 "The Modern FWLM - BattleMech Assets"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 19 "The Modern FWLM - Armor Assets"