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Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm | |
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Corporation Profile | |
Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
Previous Name(s) | |
Headquarters | Glorious Sunset (Vega VII)[3] |
Leadership | CEO |
Product(s) | |
Manufacturing Plant(s) | Hokusai (Kajikazawa IV)[4] |
Originally a technology research firm dedicated to studying new Myomer applications, Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm's success with Triple Strength Myomer and battle armor construction had catapulted into being a full-fledged military manufacturer, with several high-profile contracts with the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery.[3]
Overview[edit]
Originally located on Vega, the then-Cosby Myomer Research Firm (also previously known as Cosby BattleMech Research Firm[1]) was one of the few operational manufacturers left on that planet, producing myomer bundles for 'Mechs. In the later years of the Third Succession War the company was known for its devious ethics; their CEO at the time was rumored to be wanted in the Lyran Commonwealth for the murder of a Lyran trader. The Internal Security Force reportedly turned a blind eye to many of these shady dealings, as they were aimed primarily at the Commonwealth traders who visited Vega.[2]
Working in close cooperation with the famed Eleventh Legion of Vega, known for its ex-commander Theodore Kurita, a regiment which also had very competent techs and even a full-blown research and design team,[5] the company received a considerable quantity of advanced technologies and the technical know-how. This allowed them to incorporate their own new-tech Myomer technologies into mighty No-Dachi Heavy BattleMech in exchange for half of all produced 'Mechs.[5][6]
Through funding from the Coordinator, CBMR chose to develop another 'Mech untainted by association with the Legion of Vega, (like the No-Dachi), more fitting for the picky, honor-obsessed units of the DCMS. Acquiring the manufacturing rights to the Crusader through hostile takeovers, they designed a complete refit of the ancient machine with their new 'Mechs finding a place into Sword of Light and Ryuken regiments.[1] While initially popular, by 3067 sales of Cosby's new Crusader were considered so lackluster that company CEO Jennifer Watanabe made the expensive decision to redesign two of its production lines to accommodate manufacture of the No-Dachi. Additionally the new factories have been problematic from a worker safety standpoint, ultimately triggering an extensive investigation by the Combine's Bureau of Worker Protection which almost shut down the two reconfigured lines entirely. These problems triggered calls from Cosby's board for Watanabe's resignation.[3]
With Vega coming under heavy attack by the Word of Blake during the Jihad, House Kurita ordered Cosby to relocate its production lines deeper into the Combine prior to the world falling to the Blakists. The company moved to the Benjamin Military District world of Kajikazawa and quickly resumed full production. Impressive, given the massive undertaking of the relocation and the fact it occurred during the worst combat since the First Succession War.[7] While the company's production lines were running at full capacity by 3079, a lack of suitable shipping to and from the formerly backwater world hampered off-world delivery. While the DCMS high command worked to correct this, the bulk of the Cosby's output went to the Second Benjamin Regulars tasked with defending Kajikazawa and the company.[4]
Given its successful relocation, Cosby received significant government funding to develop an advanced BattleMech using Experimental Technology. While its exact specifications were unknown by 3079, the design was rumored to be "something truly fearsome."[7]
Manufacturing[edit]
Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Kajikazawa[edit]
During the Jihad, the facility on Kajikazawa suffered no capital or personnel losses, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 65% in 3079.[8]
Components produced on Kajikazawa:[4][9] | |
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Component | Type |
Mechs | |
Phoenix Hawk L[9] | Light BattleMech (as of 3101) |
Phoenix Hawk[4] | Medium BattleMech |
NDA-3X No-Dachi[10] | Heavy BattleMech |
No-Dachi[4] | Heavy BattleMech |
Thunderbolt[4] | Heavy BattleMech |
Chassis | |
Foundation CMRFa 12 Endo Steel | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
Extralight Fusion Engine | |
GM 210 XL | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
Jump Jets | |
Rawlings 55 | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
Durallex Light w/CASE | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
Communications System | |
Sipher CommCon SCU-4 | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Matabushi Sentinel Insulated | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
ER Medium Laser | |
Victory 23E | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
TSEMP | |
Matabushi Stunner | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
MML-3 | |
Shigunga | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
Heavy Machine Gun | |
Sperry Browning | Phoenix Hawk L[9] |
Vega[edit]
Lost to the Word of Blake in 3069.[11]
Components produced on Vega:[3] | |
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Component | Type |
Mechs | |
NDA-1K No-Dachi[3][12] | Heavy BattleMech |
NDA-2K No-Dachi[3][12] | Heavy BattleMech |
KDA-2KO No-Dachi[3][12] | Heavy BattleMech |
CRD-5K Crusader[1][3] | Heavy BattleMech |
Battle Armor | |
Inner Sphere Standard[3][13] | medium battle armor |
Triple Strength Myomer | |
Cosby ThermoFlex | [citation needed] |
Chassis | |
Foundation CMRFa6 | Crusader[1] |
Foundation CMRFa7 | No-Dachi[1] |
Extralight Fusion Engine | |
Nissan 260 XL | Crusader[citation needed] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Technical Readout: Project Phoenix, pp. 40–41: "CDR-5K Crusader"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 192: "Vega" planet profile
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 158: "Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 20: "Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 123: "11th Legion of Vega: Swiftness of Wind"
- ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 162: "No-Dachi"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 37: "Cosby BattleMech and Myomer Research Firm"
- ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 30: "Produced Phoenix Hawk L Components"
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita, p. 5
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 42
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 82: "NDA-1K No-Dachi"
- ↑ Technical Readout 3058 Upgrade, p. 27: "Inner Sphere Standard Battle Armor"