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Diplan 'Mechyards | |
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| Corporation Profile | |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Headquarters | Belnet (Aix-la-Chapelle IV)[1] |
| Leadership | CEO |
| Product(s) | BattleMechs |
| Parent Corporation | Alshain Weapons[2] |
| Division(s) | Diplan Luthien Corporation |
| Manufacturing Plant(s) | Ozawa |
The Diplan 'Mechyards were a major BattleMech producer for the Star League Defense Force and later for the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery.
Overview[edit]
Although Diplan's role as a major supplier to the SLDF is well-known, the development of a new variant of the popular Mongoose scout 'Mech for the SLDF Gunslinger Program was lost to history until the technical specifications for this new variant were uncovered by ComStar in the 3050s. Only a single model of the new variant, the MON-66GX, was ever produced—the SLDF command were disinclined to place production orders as they felt that the design, which varied significantly from the mainstream model, cost substantially more and closely resembled the specialized Exterminator 'Mech, would lead to inappropriate behavior among its pilots.[3]
In 2815, a shortage of raw materials stopped the assembly lines of the Jenner though chassis could still be produced. In 2823, production of Jenners was back online on Ozawa and around 3000 chassis were sent to subsidiary Diplan Luthien Corporation on Luthien for assembly. Though the Luthien plant was damaged by naval bombardment, the rest of lines were retooled to produce Jenners and by 2830 the Ozawa and Luthien plants had a combined output of 1350 Jenners.[4]
When the Federated Suns were about to conquer the planet during the Second Succession War (circa 2841) the Draconis Combine denied House Davion the ultimate prize by destroying its valuable BattleMech factory together with the city of Prosperity and a good portion of its surface in a nuclear inferno.[citation needed]
One of many manufacturers to be revived by the DCMS's voracious appetite for BattleMechs to recoup the losses suffered during the Clan Invasion, Diplan overextended itself financially and ultimately faltered, finally being bought out by the venerable Alshain Weapons in 3060.[2] Located outside the city of Belnet, Diplan's factory on Aix-la-Chapelle was built as a veritable Castle Brian, allowing the company to weather military attack just as easily as the massive Class 9 storms that constantly batter the world. Additionally, due to the over forty-three days required to travel between Aix-la-Chapelle's Jump Points and the planet itself, Diplan also constructed a component factory incorporating locally processed materials rather than wait for off-world supply shipments, becoming almost totally self-reliant.[1][5]
Unlike Luthien Armor Works, during the Jihad the facility on Aix-la-Chapelle suffered no capital and personnel losses, and had a full production volume of 100% in 3079.[6]
Manufacturing[edit]
Diplan 'Mechyards has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Aix-la-Chapelle[edit]
| Components produced on Aix-la-Chapelle:[1][2][7][8][9] | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| Mechs | |
| Mongoose[1] | Light BattleMech |
| MON-96 Mongoose[10] | Light BattleMech |
| KBO-7A Kabuto[2][7] | Light BattleMech |
| HM-1 Hitman[2][8] | Light BattleMech |
| NX-80 Nyx[9] | Light BattleMech (as of 3085) |
| Chassis | |
| Chariot Type 1 Endo Steel | Hitman[8] |
| Chariot Type 1a | Kabuto[7] |
| Chariot Type I-b | Nyx[9] |
| Extralight Fusion Engine | |
| Leenex 140 XL | Kabuto[7] |
| GM 210 XL | Hitman[8] |
| Pitban 300 XL | Nyx[9] |
| Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
| Starshield A | Hitman[8] & Kabuto[7] |
| Communications System | |
| Corean Transband-J12 | Nyx[9] |
| Sipher CommCon SCU-4 w/Guardian ECM | Hitman[8] & Kabuto[7] |
| Targeting-Tracking System | |
| Cat's Eyes 5 w/Artemis IV FCS | Hitman,[8] Kabuto,[7] & Nyx[9] |
| Medium Laser | |
| Argra 3L | Hitman[8] |
| LRM-5 | |
| Thunderstroke-L | Hitman[8] |
Ozawa[edit]
With the extinction of endo steel at the end of the First Succession War, the plant switched from the production of the MON-66 to the MON-67. The factory was finally destroyed by retreating Combine troops in 2837[11] via nuclear weapons.[12] This deprived the DCMS of one its favorite BattleMechs, the JR7-D Jenner. By 3025, the DCMS could not produce new runs of that variant.[13]
| Components produced on Ozawa:[3][11] | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| Mechs | |
| JR7-D Jenner[14] | Light BattleMech |
| JR7-F Jenner[14] | Light BattleMech |
| MON-66 Mongoose[15] | Light BattleMech |
| MON-66GX Mongoose Gunslinger[3] | Light BattleMech (Single prototype only)[3] |
| MON-67 Mongoose[11] | Light BattleMech |
| Chassis | |
| Diplan Scout-A | JR7-D Jenner |
| Kell/D Endo Steel | MON-66 Mongoose[15] |
| Kell/D Standard | MON-67 Mongoose[11] |
| Fusion Engine | |
| Nissan 200 | MON-67 Mongoose[11] |
| Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
| ProtecTech 6 | MON-67 Mongoose[11] |
| Medium Laser | |
| Argra 27C | Jenner[14] |
| Argra 3L | Jenner[14] |
| Large Laser | |
| Diplan HD | Jenner[14] |
| Communications System | |
| Dawson III | Jenner[14] |
| ON-5 | MON-67 Mongoose[11] |
| Targeting-Tracking System | |
| Bk-309 | Jenner[14] |
| TharHes Mars-1 | MON-67 Mongoose[11] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 18: "Diplan 'Mechyards"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 157: "Alshain Weapons"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers, p. 3: "MON-66GX Mongoose Gunslinger"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3025, p. 27: "JR7-D Jenner"
- ↑ Handbook: House Kurita, pp. 84–85: "Aix-la-Chapelle" planet profile
- ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Technical Readout: 3060, p. 74: "Produced Kabuto Components on Aix-la-Chapelle"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 18: "Produced Hitman Components on Aix-la-Chapelle"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 62: "Produced Nyx Components"
- ↑ Recognition Guide: ilClan, vol. 10, p. 31
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 246: "Produced MON-67 Mongoose Components"
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 202 (PDF p. 200): "Ozawa"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 136: "Weapons Industries"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 Technical Readout: 3025 Revised, p. 26: "JR7-D Jenner"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 189