New Samarkand Metals

New Samarkand Metals
New Samarkand Metals.jpg
Corporation Profile
AffiliationDraconis Combine
HeadquartersGarden
(New Samarkand)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)
Division(s)Sapphire Metals
Manufacturing Plant(s)

New Samarkand Metals was a steel-making and military hardware provider in the Draconis Combine.[2]

Overview[edit]

The motto of New Samarkand Metals was, "If it's metal, it's Samarkand." During the Succession Wars, when the destruction of planetary infrastructure and the drop in interstellar transportation threatened the supply of ores for steel making, New Samarkand Metals began research on alternate alloys to keep up their production. This resulted in their newest product: Tempered Samarkite. While more difficult to work with in regards to traditional steel, Tempered Samarkite had proven to be equally as strong. The formula and procedures for creating Samarkite was as closely guarded as the Coordinator.[2]

New Samarkand Metals had also long been the key source of germanium for the Draconis Combine. Headquartered on New Samarkand, they had several mining operations throughout the Combine. In addition to the Combine military market, since 2971 they had supplied raw materials to the Outworlds Alliance. Though the Alliance's recent negotiations with Clan Snow Raven affected the agreement somewhat, NSM had still been honoring the agreement.[3]

Sapphire Metals was a division of New Samarkand Metals by 3067,[1] and the company had facilities on Togura, Niles, and Qandahar by 3076.[3] Additionally, Xinyang was the site of a RetroTech facility; though it produced 'Mechs for the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery, the facility was closed by 3079.[4]

By and large, New Samarkand Metals hadn't been affected by the ravages of the Jihad. Their greatest threat came from local Black Dragon Society cells that appealed to the miners' dissatisfaction with their employers; however, the Internal Security Force was quick to respond to the disruptions.[3]

Manufacturing[edit]

New Samarkand Metals has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

New Samarkand[edit]

Components produced on New Samarkand:[5][6][7][8]
Component Type
Battle Armor
Kage[8] Light battle armor
Kage C[6] Light battle armor
Raiden[8][9] Medium battle armor
Vehicles
Behemoth[5][8] Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank
Demolisher[5][8] Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank
NK-1C Narukami[7] Tracked Vehicles - Heavy Tank
Schrek[5][8] Tracked Vehicles - PPC Carrier
Internal Combustion Engine
GM R200 ICE Behemoth[5]
GM SuperLoad 240 ICE Demolisher[5]
Fusion Engine
GoreTex 240 [citation needed]
Extralight Fusion Engine
GM 270 XL Narukami[7]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
ArcShield Maxi I [citation needed]
ArcShield Maxi II Behemoth[citation needed]
ArcShield VII Mk 5 Demolisher and Behemoth[citation needed]
New Samarkand Teppeki Hardened w/CASE Narukami[7]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
New Samarkand Royal Ferro-fibrous Shipped to Luthien for Jenner, Charger and Mauler[5]
Communications System
Olmstead 30 Demolisher and Behemoth[5]
Olmstead 3000 Schrek[5] & Narukami[7]
Omicron 1500 [citation needed]
Targeting-Tracking System
Cirxese RockeCheck [citation needed]
Omicron VI Demolisher[5]
Omicron IX Schrek[5] & Narukami[7]
Cirxese BallistaCheck and RockeCheck Behemoth[5]
Guardian ECM Suite
New Samarkand Nimbus [citation needed]
Gauss Rifle
Grizzard Model 200 Narukami[7]
PPC
Lord's Light Narukami[7]
Magna Hellstar Schrek[5]
AC/10
SarLon MaxiCannon Behemoth[5]
AC/20
ChemJet Gun 185mm Demolisher[5]
LRM-5
LongFire V Behemoth /Shipped to Al Na'ir for Maxim[5]
Anti-Missile System
Chosatsugai no Kunai Narukami[7]
Sword
Melee Weapon [citation needed]

Xinyang[edit]

Components produced on Xinyang:[4]
Component Type
Mechs
Kyudo[4] Medium BattleMech - Primitive
Archer[4] Heavy BattleMech- Primitive
Combat Vehicle
Nike[10] Combat Vehicle

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 161: "New Samarkand Metals"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 161: "Important Corporations - [New Samarkand Metals]"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 25: "Corporations of the Combine - [New Samarkand Metals]"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "Temporary RetroTech Facilities (Shut Down by End of 3079)"
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 Objective Raids, p. 109: "Produced New Samarkand Metals Components"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita, p. 14: "Produced Experimental Kage Battle Armor variant"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 28: "Produced Narukami Components"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 28: "New Samarkand Metals"
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 33
  10. ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech, p. 11

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