Diverse Optics Incorporated
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Diverse Optics Incorporated | |
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| Corporation Profile | |
| Affiliation | |
| Headquarters | Sverdlovsk (Kessel II)[1] |
| Leadership | CEO |
| Product(s) | Energy Weapons |
| Parent Corporation | Luthien Armor Works[2][See Text] |
| Manufacturing Plant(s) | Kirin River (Irian III)[1] |
Diverse Optics Incorporated was one of the primary producers of laser weaponry and the leading manufacturer of Extended Range Lasers in the Inner Sphere.
Overview[edit]
While its headquarters and main plant was based on Kessel in the Draconis Combine, Diverse Optics' range of well-regarded laser products had been produced under license by manufacturers across the entire Inner Sphere for centuries.[1]
Lured by the Clan Invasion-fueled economic boom in the League and with support from Irian BattleMechs Unlimited, Diverse Optics established a satellite office on Irian in 3056.[1] With the League's advances in laser technology and access to large volumes of Clan-tech salvage from the DCMS, the Irian branch cracked the secret of manufacturing IS-grade extended range medium and small lasers in 3058.[1][3] While initially a cause for celebration, the League bureaucracy's attempt to block the Irian plant's efforts in 3060 to export the new systems to the Kessel plant almost triggered a diplomatic incident, only avoided by Diverse Optics' threat to shut down the Irian plant to protect its patents and pressure from League manufacturers seeking continued access to the weapons.[1]
By 3067, Diverse Optics within the Draconis Combine was a division of Luthien Armor Works.[2]^
Following negotiations with Outworlds Alliance President Mitchell Avellar, Diverse Optics Incorporated authorized a complete licensing arrangement with Lushann Industrials Limited, authorizing them the production of the Sunbeam ER large laser, some of DOI's pulse lasers (including the Magna series) and the Zippo plasma-based flamers.[4]
Manufacturing[edit]
Diverse Optics Incorporated has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Irian[edit]
Kessel[edit]
| Components produced on Kessel:[6] | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| Diverse Optics Type 20 | Medium laser - Shilone and Slayer[6] |
| Diverse Optics Type 30 | Large Laser - Shilone[6] |
| Diverse Optics Type 30X | ER Large Laser - Lucifer II[6] |
| Diverse Optics Type 10P | Small Pulse Laser - Lucifer II[6] |
| Diverse Optics Type 20P | Medium Pulse Laser - Lucifer II[6] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Handbook: House Marik, p. 128: "Diverse Optics Inc. (Unlisted)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 160: "Luthien Armor Works"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 138: "ER Small and Medium Lasers"
- ↑ Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 163: "Lushann Industrials Limited"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade: states this model is used on the Grand Titan
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Objective Raids, p. 104: "Produced Divers Optics Incorporated Components on Kessel"