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Rhodes Foundry was a military supplier that created various weapons for the Republic of the Sphere. In addition to their battle armor suits, the company was the main development center for the Republic's Colossal and Heavy Tripod BattleMech program.[1][2]

Manufacturing

Rhodes Foundry has a manufacturing center on the world of Devil's Rock:

Components produced on Devil's Rock:[3][4][5][6][7][2]
Component Type
Battle Armor
Simian[3] Medium Battle Armor (As of 3135)[8]
Centaur[4] Heavy Battle Armor (As of 3136)[9]
BattleMechs
ARS-V1 Ares[5] Superheavy BattleMech (As of 3136)[10]
PSD-V2 Poseidon[6] Superheavy BattleMech (As of 3136)[11]
TRK-4V Triskelion[2] Heavy BattleMech (As of 3146)[12]
Chassis
Rhodes-M Endo-Composite Ares[5]
Rhodes-P Endo-Steel Poseidon[6]
Fusion Engine
PlasmaStar 270 Ares[5]
Fusion Engine - XL
PlasmaStar 375 XL Poseidon[6]
Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
Maximillian 320 w/CASE II Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
Communications System
Titan's Shout Mk. IVA Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
Targeting-Tracking System
Titan's Vantage Mk. II Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
ER Medium Laser
Hyperion Lance Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
ER Small Laser
Hyperion Ray Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
LRM-5
LongFire Light Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
MRM-20
Skobel Drotnik Poseidon[6]
SRM-2
Harvester 2K Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
A-Pod
Titan's Tread Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
TSEMP
Brontios Poseidon[6]

Notes

  • As of this writing, it is unclear if the company is a Nationalized Company directly controlled by Republic of the Sphere or a private organization.
  • When first produced, the Triskelion, was produced by hand verses mass-produced like other designs.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, pp. 44, 46
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3, pp. 11, 33 - Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 7, "Simian Battle Armor"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 9, "Centaur Battle Armor"
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 46, "ARS-V1 Ares"
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 44, "PSD-V2 Poseidon"
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, pp. 18, 25, 182, 184
  8. ↑ MUL Profile of Simian notes Introduction date for the Simian Medium Battle Armor.
  9. ↑ MUL Profile of Simian notes Introduction date for the Centaur Heavy Battle Armor.
  10. ↑ MUL Listing for all Ares OmniTripod BattleMechs.
  11. ↑ MUL Profile Posedion Superheavy Tripod BattleMech.
  12. ↑ MUL Profile Triskelion Heavy Tripod BattleMech.

Bibliography

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