Rhodes Foundry

Rhodes Foundry
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Corporation Profile
AffiliationRepublic of the Sphere
HeadquartersDevil's Rock
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)

Rhodes Foundry was a military supplier that created various weapons for the Republic of the Sphere.

Overview[edit]

In addition to their battle armor suits, the company was the main development center for the Republic's Colossal and Heavy Tripod BattleMech program, mainly focused around the Rhodes Project.[1][2]

Manufacturing[edit]

Rhodes Foundry has a manufacturing center on Devil's Rock:

Devil's Rock[edit]

Components produced on Devil's Rock:[3][4][5][6][7][2]
Component Type
Battle Armor
Simian[3] medium battle armor (As of 3135)[8]
Centaur[4] heavy battle armor (As of 3136)[9]
BattleMechs
ARS-V1 Ares[5] Superheavy BattleMech (As of 3136)[10]
PSD-V2 Poseidon[6] Superheavy BattleMech (As of 3136)[11]
TRK-4V Triskelion[2] Heavy BattleMech (As of 3146)[12]
Chassis
Rhodes-M Endo-Composite Ares[5]
Rhodes-P Endo-Steel Poseidon[6]
Fusion Engine
PlasmaStar 270 Ares[5]
Extralight Fusion Engine
PlasmaStar 375 XL Poseidon[6]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Maximillian 320 w/CASE II Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
Communications System
Titan's Shout Mk. IVA Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
Targeting-Tracking System
Titan's Vantage Mk. II Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
ER Medium Laser
Hyperion Lance Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
ER Small Laser
Hyperion Ray Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
LRM-5
LongFire Light Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
MRM-20
Skobel Drotnik Poseidon[6]
SRM-2
Harvester 2K Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
A-Pod
Titan's Tread Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
TSEMP
Brontios Poseidon[6]

Notes[edit]

  • As of this writing, it is unclear if the company is a nationalized company directly controlled by the Republic of the Sphere or a private organization.
  • When first introduced, the Triskelion was built by hand, rather than via mass production like other designs.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, pp. 44, 46
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3, pp. 11, 33: Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 7: "Simian Battle Armor"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 9: "Centaur Battle Armor"
  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 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 46: "ARS-V1 Ares"
  6. 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: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 44: "PSD-V2 Poseidon"
  7. Technical Readout: 3145, pp. 18, 25, 182, 184
  8. MUL Profile of Simian.
  9. MUL Profile of Centaur .
  10. MUL Listing for all Ares OmniTripod BattleMechs.
  11. MUL Profile Posedion Superheavy Tripod BattleMech.
  12. MUL Profile Triskelion Heavy Tripod BattleMech.

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