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+ | | image = arcturan-arms.png | ||
+ | | founded = | ||
+ | | dissolved = | ||
+ | | affiliation = [[Lyran Commonwealth]] | ||
+ | | previous_names = | ||
+ | | headquarters = [[Arcturus]] | ||
+ | | leadership = [[CEO of Arcturan Arms|CEO]] | ||
+ | | products = {{Ubl|[[Aerospace fighter]]s|[[BattleMech]]s|[[Combat Vehicle]]s}} | ||
+ | | parent = | ||
+ | | divisions = | ||
+ | | plants = {{Ubl|[[Buena]]|[[Halfway]]}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | '''Arcturan Arms''' was a military hardware manufacturer based on [[Arcturus]], the former capital of the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. | ||
+ | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | The ''' | + | During the [[Age of War]], Arcturan Arms produced a number of notable vehicles including the [[Marsden I|Marsden I MBT]] in [[2396]],<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23: Marsden I MBT</ref> the [[Büffel VII]] in [[2407]],<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 276: "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"</ref> and the [[Marsden II|Marsden II MBT]] in [[2463]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 274: "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"</ref> The company also manufactured the second homegrown Lyran-produced BattleMech, the [[Crossbow (BattleMech)|''Crossbow'']], in [[2468]].<ref name=TRO278>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 278–279: "Crossbow Profile"</ref> Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to [[Tharkad]], forcing it to shut down its factory in [[2490]] after producing only a few hundred ''Crossbows''. [[MacEnroe Motors]] bought out the financially troubled company in [[2541]] and would later discontinue ''Crossbow'' production in [[2550]].<ref name=TRO278/> |
+ | |||
+ | During the [[Jihad]], Arcturan Arms expanded its refit facility to produce [[RetroTech]] 'Mechs for the [[LCAF]]. Production on these lines had shut down by [[3079]],<ref name=O:LAp4>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'' p. 4: "RetroTech Facilities (Limited Commercial Production by End of 3079)"</ref> but the profit money from those lines was used to launch new Marsden II production facilities on [[Buena]]<ref name=O:LAp6>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 6: "Arcturan Arms"</ref> and [[Halfway]].<ref name=O:LAp14>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 14: "Arcturan Arms"</ref> In September [[3081]], Arcturan Arms told the [[Interstellar News Network]] that their refit facilities would be producing considerable numbers of the primitive ''[[Archer]]'', ''[[Commando]]'', and ''[[Dervish]]'' 'Mechs for some decades yet; RetroTech 'Mechs seen as being ideal for low-level organizations such as militia forces.<ref name="J:FRp33">''Jihad Final Reckoning'', p. 33: "The Retro Wave"</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | After the rebirth of the [[Tamar Pact]], Clan Sea Fox, working in concert with the Pact's leadership, retooled Arcturus Arms' production lines to produce Clan OmniMechs. In exchange, they received the opportunity to claim three of every four ''Crossbow''s produced there.<ref>''Elements of Treason: duty'', ch. 21</ref> | ||
==Manufacturing== | ==Manufacturing== | ||
− | + | Arcturan Arms has a manufacturing center on the following planets: | |
===Arcturus=== | ===Arcturus=== | ||
− | {|class="wikitable" | + | The facility on Arcturus suffered no capital and personnel losses, but the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 40% of their main output in 3079.<ref name=O:LAp3>''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> |
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | |
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Arcturus:<ref name=TRO3075-278>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 278: "Produced Crossbow BattleMech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-276>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 276: "Büffel VII Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145LCp22>''Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth'', p. 22: "Kelswa Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref name=AoW>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23: "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref><ref name=TRO3075-274>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 274: "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"</ref><ref name=TROPROp50>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 50: "Vedette Profile"</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! width="350pt" | Component | ! width="350pt" | Component | ||
! width="350pt" | Type | ! width="350pt" | Type | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[ | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Mechs</u> |
− | | [[ | + | |- |
+ | | ''[[Commando]]''<ref name=O:LAp4/> | ||
+ | | [[Primitive Technology|Primitive]] [[BattleMech#Light|light]] [[BattleMech]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Dervish]]''<ref name=O:LAp4/> | ||
+ | | Primitive [[Medium BattleMech]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Crossbow (BattleMech)|CRS-6B ''Crossbow'']]<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | | [[Crossbow (BattleMech)|CRS-6B ''Crossbow'']]<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | ||
− | | [[Heavy BattleMech]] | + | | Heavy BattleMech (Discontinued [[2550]]) |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Crossbow (BattleMech)#Variants|CRS-6C ''Crossbow'']]<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | ||
+ | | Heavy BattleMech (Discontinued [[2550]]) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Crossbow (BattleMech)#Variants|CRS-9A ''Crossbow'']]<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | ||
+ | | Heavy BattleMech (As of [[3071]]) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Archer]]''<ref name=O:LAp4/> | ||
+ | | Primitive [[Heavy BattleMech]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Büffel VII]]<ref name=TRO3075-276/> | ||
+ | | [[Support Vehicles]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Büffel VII|Büffel VIII]]<ref name=TRO3075-276/> | ||
+ | | Support Vehicles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Kelswa (Combat Vehicle)|Kelswa Assault Tank]]<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
+ | | [[Tracked Vehicles]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Marsden I|Marsden I MBT]]<ref name=AoW/> | ||
+ | | Tracked Vehicles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Marsden II|Marsden II MBT]]<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
+ | | Tracked Vehicles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Vedette#Variants|Vedette V7]]<ref name=TROPROp50/> | ||
+ | | Tracked Vehicles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ICE]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Arcturus Engines CM Elite]] | ||
+ | | Marsden I<ref name=AoW/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[OmniDiesel 180]] | ||
+ | | Marsden II<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Arc Walker 6X-B]] | | [[Arc Walker 6X-B]] | ||
− | | | + | | ''Crossbow''<ref name=TRO3075-278/> |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fuel cell]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Arcturan Electric 250]] | ||
+ | | Vedette V7<ref name=TROPROp50/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[AA Eterna 300]] | | [[AA Eterna 300]] | ||
− | | | + | | ''Crossbow''<ref name=TRO3075-278/> |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Pitban 285]] | ||
+ | | Kelswa<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[AA Battleplate]] | ||
+ | | Marsden I<ref name=AoW/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[AA-50 Diamondplate]] | ||
+ | | Marsden II<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Diamond Skin Beta Series]] | | [[Diamond Skin Beta Series]] | ||
− | | [[Armor - | + | | ''Crossbow''<ref name=TRO3075-278/> |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[ArcShield Heavy]] [[Ferro-fibrous]] w/[[CASE]] | ||
+ | | Kelswa<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Durallex Special Heavy]] [[Ferro-fibrous]] w/[[CASE]] | ||
+ | | Vedette V7<ref name=TROPROp50/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Arc-Signal A75]] | ||
+ | | Kelswa<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Arc Signal 100]] | ||
+ | | Marsden I<ref name=AoW/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Arc Signal 750]] | ||
+ | | Marsden II<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Arc Signal 1100]] | | [[Arc Signal 1100]] | ||
− | | | + | | ''Crossbow''<ref name=TRO3075-278/> |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[TharHes Muse 54-58K]] | ||
+ | | Vedette V7<ref name=TROPROp50/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Angst Clear View 2A]] | ||
+ | | Kelswa<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Arc Walker Prime]] | | [[Arc Walker Prime]] | ||
− | | [[ | + | | ''Crossbow''<ref name=TRO3075-278/> |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Land Shark Scanner 15]] | ||
+ | | Marsden II<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Scorpion Series AFC System]] | ||
+ | | Marsden I<ref name=AoW/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[TharHes Mars-1]] | ||
+ | | Vedette V7<ref name=TROPROp50/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Rassal Blue-Beam]] | ||
+ | | ''Crossbow''<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Defiance Model XII]] | ||
+ | | Kelswa<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Bombast Laser]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Maxell Maximum]] | ||
+ | | Vedette V7<ref name=TROPROp50/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[PPC]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[A-4 "Lightning" Series]] | ||
+ | | ''Crossbow'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Gauss rifle]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Grizzard Model 200]] | ||
+ | | Kelswa<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Magshot Gauss rifle]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Poland Main Model C]] | ||
+ | | Vedette V7<ref name=TROPROp50/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[AC/5]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Arcturan Arms Longarm Series]] | ||
+ | | Marsden I<ref name=AoW/> & Marsden II<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[LRM-10]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[CDC Double-Five]] | ||
+ | | ''Crossbow''<ref name=TRO3075-278/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Alpha Wave]] | ||
+ | | Marsden I<ref name=AoW/> & Marsden II<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Machine Gun]]</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[General A 70 Model]] | ||
+ | | Marsden I<ref name=AoW/> & Marsden II<ref name=TRO3075-274/> | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Buena=== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Buena:<ref name=O:LAp6/><ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/><ref name=FM3145p121>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 121: "Buena Province"</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! width="350pt" | Component | ||
+ | ! width="350pt" | Type | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Kelswa (Combat Vehicle)|Kelswa Assault Tank]]<ref name=TRO:3145LCp22/> | ||
+ | | [[Tracked Vehicles]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Marsden II|Marsden II MBT]]<ref name=O:LAp6/> | ||
+ | | Tracked Vehicles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Manteuffel|Manteuffel OmniVehicle]]<ref name=FM3145p121/> | ||
+ | | Tracked Vehicles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Fensalir]]<ref name=FM3145p121/> | ||
+ | | WiGE | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Halfway=== | ||
+ | {|class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Halfway:<ref name=O:LAp14/><ref name=TRO3075-276/> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! width="350pt" | Component | ||
+ | ! width="350pt" | Type | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Vehicles</u> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Marsden II|Marsden II MBT]]<ref name=O:LAp14/> | ||
+ | | [[Tracked Vehicles]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | [[Büffel VII|Büffel VIII]]<ref name=TRO3075-276/> | ||
+ | | [[Support Vehicles]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
+ | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | *''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | + | * ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Objectives: Lyran Alliance]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' | ||
+ | |||
[[Category: Manufacturing Centers|Arcturan Arms]] | [[Category: Manufacturing Centers|Arcturan Arms]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Lyran Commonwealth Corporations]] |
Latest revision as of 01:58, 14 April 2024
Arcturan Arms | |
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Corporation Profile | |
Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
Headquarters | Arcturus |
Leadership | CEO |
Product(s) | |
Manufacturing Plant(s) |
Arcturan Arms was a military hardware manufacturer based on Arcturus, the former capital of the Lyran Commonwealth.
Overview[edit]
During the Age of War, Arcturan Arms produced a number of notable vehicles including the Marsden I MBT in 2396,[1] the Büffel VII in 2407,[2] and the Marsden II MBT in 2463.[3] The company also manufactured the second homegrown Lyran-produced BattleMech, the Crossbow, in 2468.[4] Despite these achievements, the company's fortunes suffered when the Lyran Commonwealth shifted its capital from Arcturus to Tharkad, forcing it to shut down its factory in 2490 after producing only a few hundred Crossbows. MacEnroe Motors bought out the financially troubled company in 2541 and would later discontinue Crossbow production in 2550.[4]
During the Jihad, Arcturan Arms expanded its refit facility to produce RetroTech 'Mechs for the LCAF. Production on these lines had shut down by 3079,[5] but the profit money from those lines was used to launch new Marsden II production facilities on Buena[6] and Halfway.[7] In September 3081, Arcturan Arms told the Interstellar News Network that their refit facilities would be producing considerable numbers of the primitive Archer, Commando, and Dervish 'Mechs for some decades yet; RetroTech 'Mechs seen as being ideal for low-level organizations such as militia forces.[8]
After the rebirth of the Tamar Pact, Clan Sea Fox, working in concert with the Pact's leadership, retooled Arcturus Arms' production lines to produce Clan OmniMechs. In exchange, they received the opportunity to claim three of every four Crossbows produced there.[9]
Manufacturing[edit]
Arcturan Arms has a manufacturing center on the following planets:
Arcturus[edit]
The facility on Arcturus suffered no capital and personnel losses, but the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 40% of their main output in 3079.[10]
Buena[edit]
Components produced on Buena:[6][13][17] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Kelswa Assault Tank[13] | Tracked Vehicles |
Marsden II MBT[6] | Tracked Vehicles |
Manteuffel OmniVehicle[17] | Tracked Vehicles |
Fensalir[17] | WiGE |
Halfway[edit]
Components produced on Halfway:[7][12] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
Marsden II MBT[7] | Tracked Vehicles |
Büffel VIII[12] | Support Vehicles |
References[edit]
- ↑ Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23: Marsden I MBT
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276: "Büffel Engineering Support Vehicle"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274: "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 278–279: "Crossbow Profile"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Objectives: Lyran Alliance p. 4: "RetroTech Facilities (Limited Commercial Production by End of 3079)"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 6: "Arcturan Arms"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 14: "Arcturan Arms"
- ↑ Jihad Final Reckoning, p. 33: "The Retro Wave"
- ↑ Elements of Treason: duty, ch. 21
- ↑ Objectives: Lyran Alliance, p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 278: "Produced Crossbow BattleMech Components"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 276: "Büffel VII Vehicle Profile"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Technical Readout: 3145 Lyran Commonwealth, p. 22: "Kelswa Vehicle Profile"
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 Era Digest: Age of War, p. 23: "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 274: "Marsden II Main Battle Tank"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 50: "Vedette Profile"
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Field Manual: 3145, p. 121: "Buena Province"