Blackwell Heavy Industries
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Blackwell Heavy Industries | |
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Corporation Profile | |
Products: | BattleMechs Small Craft Vehicles |
Division(s) | New Valencia
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Blackwell Heavy Industries is a military goods manufacturer based on New Valencia.
Overview[edit]
Once only a minor component supplier, association with Wolf's Dragoons in 3007 has led to incredible financial success for the once virtually unknown Blackwell Industries. Bound to the Dragoons by an exclusive contract when they first arrived on Outreach, Blackwell has since become a major military supplier to mercenary units across the Inner Sphere.[citation needed]
During the Dragoon Civil War, the company decided to remain neutral in the conflict, as the company's president wanted to side with Alpin Wolf while most of the board favored Jaime Wolf. [1]
Most of the Blackwell facilities on Outreach were destroyed by the Word of Blake in 3067 at the start of the Jihad.[citation needed]
In 3075, the Word of Blake struck the world again, successfully loading their cargo DropShips with the entire production run of Marauder IIs intended for the AFFS. The AFFS counterstrike drove the Blakists off-world, but the cargo DropShips were destroyed. This left Blackwell in dire straits as the AFFS Department of the Quartermaster refused to pay for 'Mechs it didn't receive.[2] General Motors extended credit and capital to the company, but by 3079 it was clear that Blackwell could not survive alone. GM bought out the company, but announced it wouldn't produce any of Blackwell's designs.[3]
Leadership[edit]
As of 3054, the head of the company was Gerald Kearne, an ardent supporter of Alpin Wolf and Elson Novacat.[1] It is not known if he continued as company lead once the conflict was over.
In 3067 the Chief Financial Officer was Thomas Crown, and Dameon Guillome was Vice President of Logistics.[4]
As of 3072, the head of the company was Dameon Guillome.[5]
Manufacturing[edit]
Blackwell Heavy Industries has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Outreach[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wolf Pack, Chapter 45
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3076, p. 100
- ↑ Objectives: Federated Suns, p. 19
- ↑ BattleCorps: INN Newscast (Solaris Broadcasting Co. section), news item published [28/10/3067]: "Blackwell VP to Honor 'Mercenary Heroes"
- ↑ Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, p. 39: "Priority Alpha-Omicron-Rho"
- ↑ 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: 3050 Upgrade, p. 14, "Produced Falcon 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 54, "Produced Gallowglas 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 68, "Produced War Dog 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 110, "Produced Imp 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 88, "Produced Bandit Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Technical Readout 3058 Upgrade, p.66, "Produced Badger Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Technical Readout 3058 Upgrade p.64, "Produced Kestrel VTOL Components"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 Technical Readout 3058 Upgrade p.72, "Produced Peregrine VTOL Components"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Technical Readout 3057 Revised p. 172, "Produced NL-42 Battle Taxi"
- ↑ Starterbook: Wolf and Blake p.24
- ↑ Wolf's Dragoons, p. 109
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged — Project Phoenix, p. 229
- ↑ Wolf Pack, p.??[citation needed]
Bibliography[edit]
- BattleCorps Solaris Broadcasting Co., 28/10/3067: "Blackwell to Honor Merc Heroes'"
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3076
- Objectives: Federated Suns
- Starterbook: Wolf and Blake
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3057 Revised
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade
- Wolf Pack