Whitworth Specialty Manufacturing
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Whitworth Specialty Manufacturing | |
|---|---|
| Corporation Profile | |
| Founding Year | 3035[1] |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Headquarters | Benjamin[1] |
| Leadership | CEO |
| Product(s) | BattleMechs |
| Parent Corporation | Luthien Armor Works |
The Draconis Combine-based Whitworth Specialty Manufacturing was focused on the manufacture of replacement parts for and refitting and upgrading of the maligned Whitworth BattleMech.
Overview[edit]
Incorporated on Benjamin in 3035, the company was created to manufacture spare parts specific to the WTH-1 which had become increasing rare after the destruction of the Dieron-based Whitworth Company in 2776. Rumors indicate that ComStar was apparently influential in the company's startup, reportedly part of the aid the organization offered to Theodore Kurita as part of Operation ROSEBUD.[1]
With the return of LosTech thanks to the Helm Memory Core, the company expanded into developing upgrades for the mediocre design, first with field refit kits like the WTH-2 during the era of the Clan Invasion and later more involved upgrades. During the Jihad, the company was under exclusive contract with the DCMS to refurbish a stockpile of old and decommissioned WTH-1s to the modern Multi-Missile Launcher equipped WTH-K version.[2]
Whitworth Specialty Manufacturing was a division of Luthien Armor Works by 3067.[3]
Manufacturing[edit]
Whitworth Specialty Manufacturing has a refit center on the following planets:
| Components produced on Benjamin: | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| Whitworth-2 | Medium BattleMech |
| Whitworth-K | Medium BattleMech |
| Whitworth Type 1?? Endo Steel | Chassis - Whitworth-K |
| QuestStar | Improved Jump Jets - Whitworth-K |