Telfar BattleMechs

Telfar BattleMechs
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Corporation Profile
AffiliationDraconis Combine
HeadquartersGilhooly's Bar
(Midway III)[1]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)BattleMechs
Parent CorporationIndependence Weaponry[2]

Telfar BattleMechs was a defense contractor that operated in the Draconis Combine.

Overview[edit]

A subsidiary of Independence Weaponry,[2] Telfar's company headquarters was in Gilhooly's Bar, a city on Midway located in an inversion zone. This inversion zone caused the weather around the plant to vary from beautiful and clear to harsh and stormy on a nearly hourly basis.[1]

During the Jihad, half of Telfar's plants were destroyed and half their employees were killed. In 3079, they had restored enough of their factory to reach 60% of their pre-Jihad production capability.[3] Repairs continued to be made to the plant after the Jihad, and it was anticipated that the damaged factory would be back to operating at full capacity by the end of 3082.[4]

After the Jihad ended, the Midway facility was mothballed as part of the military drawdowns, only keeping limited production of spare parts. After the 3132 collapse of the HPG network, the facility was reactivated and brought up to full production capacity.[5]

Manufacturing[edit]

Telfar BattleMechs has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Midway[edit]

Components produced on Midway:[6][7]
Component Type
Mechs
LNX-9C Lynx[1][6] Medium BattleMech
LNX-9Q Lynx[1][6] Medium BattleMech
MTR-5K Maelstrom[1][7] Heavy BattleMech
MTR-5R2 Maelstrom[1][7] Heavy BattleMech
MTR-7K Maelstrom[8] Heavy BattleMech
Chassis
RAMTech QWT Lynx[6]
Norse TRA34 Heavy Maelstrom[7]
Extralight Fusion Engine
Ford 375 XL Maelstrom[7]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Kallon Royalstar Heavy Maelstrom[7] & Lynx[6]
Communications System
Lynx-Shur Lynx[6]
Sony MSF-21 Maelstrom[7]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 27: "Telfar BattleMechs"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 159: "Independence Weaponry"
  3. Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  4. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 89: "New Samarkand Military District"
  5. Field Manual: 3145, p. 50: "Industrial Strength"
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 212: "Produced Lynx Mech Components"
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 148: "Produced Maelstrom Mech Components"
  8. Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades, p. 6: "Maelstrom MTR-7K"

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