Difference between revisions of "Brigadier Corporation"
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| products = [[BattleMech]]s<br>[[IndustrialMech]]s<br>[[DropShip]]s<br>[[LAM]]s<br>[[Small Craft]]<br>[[Vehicle]]s<br>[[WarShip]]s
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| products = [[BattleMech]]s,<br>[[IndustrialMech]]s,<br>[[DropShip]]s,<br>[[LAM]]s,<br>[[Small Craft]],<br>[[Vehicle]]s,<br>[[WarShip]]s
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Like [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited|Nimakachi]] and [[SelaSys Incorporated|SelaSys]], the interests of the Brigadier Corporation span the manufacture of BattleMechs and naval vessels, including work on the imposing ''[[Impavido]]''-class [[WarShip]]. Their imposing ''Behemoth''-class DropShips have long been prized as bulk haulers, but the smaller ''Fury'', ''Buccaneer'' and ''Monarch''-classes are more commonly seen across the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=HBHM127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127, "Manufacturer Profile"</ref>
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Like [[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited|Nimakachi]] and [[SelaSys Incorporated|SelaSys]], the interests of the Brigadier Corporation span the manufacture of BattleMechs and naval vessels, including work on the imposing ''[[Impavido]]''-class [[WarShip]]. Their imposing ''Behemoth''-class DropShips have long been prized as bulk haulers, but the smaller ''Fury'', ''Buccaneer'' and ''Monarch''-classes are more commonly seen across the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=HBHM127>''Handbook: House Marik'', p. 127: "Manufacturer Profile"</ref>
  
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Historically, Brigadier had its headquarters on [[Oliver]], but legalities associated with the [[FedCom]] takeover of that world at the end of the [[Fourth Succession War]] led the company to relocate its business hub to Portent on [[Gibson]], though the Gordon plant remained under Brigadier Corporation's control despite the FedCom occupation. According to the [[apocryphal]] 1989 video game [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]], set around the year [[3025]], the original home of the "Brigadier Mech Corp. - now extinct" was [[Procyon]]. A Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory existed on Procyon during the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], but was abandoned some considerable time prior to the end of the [[Third Succession War]]. The abandoned factory became a key target of the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] campaign against the Free Worlds League during the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p82"/>
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Historically, Brigadier had its headquarters on [[Oliver]], but legalities associated with the [[FedCom]] takeover of that world at the end of the [[Fourth Succession War]] led the company to relocate its business hub to Portent on [[Gibson]], though the Gordon plant remained under Brigadier Corporation's control despite the FedCom occupation. According to the [[apocryphal]] 1989 video game [[MechWarrior (1989 Video Game)|MechWarrior]], set around the year [[3025]], the original home of the "Brigadier 'Mech Corp. - now extinct" was [[Procyon]]. A Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory existed on Procyon during the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], but was abandoned some considerable time prior to the end of the [[Third Succession War]]. The abandoned factory became a key target of the [[Tikonov Free Republic]] campaign against the Free Worlds League during the [[Fourth Succession War]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p82"/>
  
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Just as the loss of Brigadier's 'Mech Factory on Oliver set back Free Worlds League 'Mech production, the 'Mech producing side waned in power and the DropShip facilities came to dominate the corporation, with the headquarters remaining on Gibson even after the recovery of Oliver in [[Operation Guerrero]].<ref name=HBHM127/> [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] purchased the dilapidated Brigadier factory on Procyon in [[3050]], and would subsequently refurbish it, reactivating it as a production facility for engineering vehicles and [[IndustrialMech]]s.<ref name="DARWp245">''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 245, "Procyon"</ref>  
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Just as the loss of Brigadier's 'Mech Factory on Oliver set back Free Worlds League 'Mech production, the 'Mech producing side waned in power and the DropShip facilities came to dominate the corporation, with the headquarters remaining on Gibson even after the recovery of Oliver in [[Operation Guerrero]].<ref name=HBHM127/> [[Earthwerks Incorporated]] purchased the dilapidated Brigadier factory on Procyon in [[3050]], and would subsequently refurbish it, reactivating it as a production facility for engineering vehicles and [[IndustrialMech]]s.<ref name="DARWp245">''Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)'', p. 245: "Procyon"</ref>
  
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Brigadier's Gibson factory is actually a converted repair facility, upgraded with aid from the [[FWLM]] and later the [[Word of Blake]]. The changeover from repair to production was a success, and the plant is running smoothly though defense is complicated by a landing field with only makeshift defenses at the site. After the near complete takeover of Gibson during the [[Jihad]] by the Blakist's, the Gibson facility was renamed the '''Master's Wings Aerospace''' with the ''Monarch'' civilian DropShip line converted to the production of the [[Spectral Series]] [[OmniFighter]]s <ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 125, "Brigadier Corporation"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', "Note of Spectral Series"</ref> and [[LAM]]s. <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 155</ref> <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 157</ref> <ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 159</ref> Gibson was subjected to a massive orbital bombardment by Regulus forces in 3078. By 3085, the planet was listed as dead or dying. All factories on world are assumed destroyed. {{cn}}
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Brigadier's Gibson factory is actually a converted repair facility, upgraded with aid from the [[FWLM]] and later the [[Word of Blake]]. The changeover from repair to production was a success, and the plant is running smoothly though defense is complicated by a landing field with only makeshift defenses at the site. After the near complete takeover of Gibson during the [[Jihad]] by the Blakists, the Gibson facility was renamed the '''Master's Wings Aerospace''' with the ''Monarch'' civilian DropShip line converted to the production of the [[Spectral Series]] [[OmniFighter]]s<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 125: "Brigadier Corporation"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'': "Note of Spectral Series"</ref> and [[LAM]]s.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 155</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 157</ref><ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 159</ref> Gibson was subjected to a massive orbital bombardment by Regulus forces in 3078. By 3085, the planet was listed as dead or dying. All factories on world are assumed destroyed.{{cn}}
  
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In the mid-3120s, the Mackenzie plant was raided by a small mercenary unit. They used AeroSpace Fighters and battle armor to seize two ''Behemoth''-class DropShips and escape.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 50</ref>
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In the mid-3120s, the Mackenzie plant was raided by a small mercenary unit. They used aerospace fighters and battle armor to seize two ''Behemoth''-class DropShips and escape.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League'', p. 50</ref>
  
 
==Leadership==
 
==Leadership==
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===Gibson===
 
===Gibson===
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Gibson:<ref name=OR125>''Objective Raids'', p. 125, "Produced Components on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3057Rp16>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 16, "Produced Fury DropShip"</ref><ref name="TRO:3067p174">''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 174, "Merlin DropShip Profile"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Gibson:<ref name=OR125>''Objective Raids'', p. 125: "Produced Components on Gibson"</ref><ref name=TRO3057Rp16>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 16: "Produced Fury DropShip"</ref><ref name="TRO:3067p174">''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 174: "Merlin DropShip Profile"</ref>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>DropShip</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>DropShip</u>
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Buccaneer (DropShip class)|Buccaneer]]''<ref name=HBHM127/><ref name=OR125/>
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| ''[[Buccaneer (DropShip class)|Buccaneer]]''<ref name=HBHM127/><ref name=OR125/>
 
| [[DropShip]]
 
| [[DropShip]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''<ref name=HBHM127/><ref name=OR125/><ref name=TRO3057Rp16/>
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| ''[[Fury (DropShip class)|Fury]]''<ref name=HBHM127/><ref name=OR125/><ref name=TRO3057Rp16/>
 
| DropShip
 
| DropShip
 
|-
 
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===Mackenzie===
 
===Mackenzie===
 
The Mackenzie plant wasn't affected by the [[Jihad]] and it was operating at full capacity in [[3079]].<ref name=ofwl4>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4</ref>
 
The Mackenzie plant wasn't affected by the [[Jihad]] and it was operating at full capacity in [[3079]].<ref name=ofwl4>''Objectives: Free Worlds League'', p. 4</ref>
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{|class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Mackenzie:<ref name=OR132>''Objective Raids'', p. 132, "Produced Components on McKenzie"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Mackenzie:<ref name=OR132>''Objective Raids'', p. 132: "Produced Components on McKenzie"</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Small Craft</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Small Craft</u>
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[K-1|K-1 DropShuttle]]''{{cn}}
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| [[K-1|K-1 DropShuttle]]{{cn}}
 
| [[Small Craft]]
 
| [[Small Craft]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[S-7A|S-7A Bus]]''{{cn}}
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| [[S-7A|S-7A Bus]]{{cn}}
 
| Small Craft
 
| Small Craft
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
| ''[[Impavido]]''<ref name=HBHM127/>
 
| ''[[Impavido]]''<ref name=HBHM127/>
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| [[Warship]]
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| [[WarShip]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Interplanetary Drive - Small Craft]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Interplanetary Drive - Small Craft]]</u>
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===Oliver===
 
===Oliver===
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Oliver:<ref name=TRO:Ip46>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', p. 46, "''Heavy Lifter'' CargoMech MOD"</ref><ref name=OR85>''Objective Raids'', p. 85, "Produced Components on Oliver"</ref><ref name=TRO3067-58>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 58, "Produced Chimera Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3025-69>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 69, "Produced Scorpion 1N Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p240>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 240, "Produced Scorpion 10M 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p294>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 294, "Produced Crusader 3R Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p299>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 299, "Produced Goliath 1H 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'', p. 5, "SCP-X1 Scorpion LAM"</ref><ref name=TRO3085-24>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 24, "Produced Demon Medium Tank Components on Oliver"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p1415>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 14-15, "Produced Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle - Standard and Original"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Oliver:<ref name=TRO:Ip46>''Technical Readout: Irregulars'', p. 46: "''Heavy Lifter'' CargoMech MOD"</ref><ref name=OR85>''Objective Raids'', p. 85: "Produced Components on Oliver"</ref><ref name=TRO3067-58>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 58: "Produced Chimera Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3025-69>''Technical Readout: 3025'', p. 69: "Produced Scorpion 1N Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p240>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 240: "Produced Scorpion 10M 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p294>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 294: "Produced Crusader 3R Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p299>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 299: "Produced Goliath 1H 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles'', p. 5: "SCP-X1 Scorpion LAM"</ref><ref name=TRO3085-24>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 24: "Produced Demon Medium Tank Components on Oliver"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p1415>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 14-15: "Produced Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle - Standard and Original"</ref>
 
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! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
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| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
| [[Heavy BattleMech]]
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Crusader#Variants|CRD-5M Crusader]]''<ref name=OR85/>
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| [[Crusader#Variants|CRD-5M ''Crusader'']]<ref name=OR85/>
 
| Heavy BattleMech
 
| Heavy BattleMech
 
|-
 
|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicle</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Vehicle</u>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Demon Medium Tank|''Demon'']]<ref name=TRO3085-24/>
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| [[Demon Medium Tank|Demon]]<ref name=TRO3085-24/>
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]] - ''Medium Tank''
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]] - Medium Tank
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle|''Shandra'' (Original)]]<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| [[Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle|Shandra (Original)]]<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]] - ''Light Scout Vehicle - (Since [[3087]])<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6699/shandra-advanced-scout-vehicle-original MUL Profile for the Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle (Original) - Introduction Year.]</ref>
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]] - Light Scout Vehicle - (Since [[3087]])<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6699/shandra-advanced-scout-vehicle-original MUL Profile for the Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle (Original) - Introduction Year.]</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle|''Shandra'' (Standard Variant)]]<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| [[Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle|Shandra (Standard Variant)]]<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]] - ''Light Scout Vehicle - (Since [[3089]])<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6654/shandra-advanced-scout-vehicle-standard MUL Profile for the Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle (Standard) - Introduction Year.]</ref>
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| [[Wheeled Vehicles]] - Light Scout Vehicle - (Since [[3089]])<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6654/shandra-advanced-scout-vehicle-standard MUL Profile for the Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle (Standard) - Introduction Year.]</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u>
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corean VIII]]
 
| [[Corean VIII]]
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| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
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| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Earthwerk GRF]]
 
| [[Earthwerk GRF]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Crucis-B]]
 
| [[Crucis-B]]
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| ''Crusader 5M''<ref name=OR85/> & ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
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| ''Crusader'' 5M<ref name=OR85/> & ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Brigadier 800F]] [[Endo Steel]]
 
| [[Brigadier 800F]] [[Endo Steel]]
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| ''Scorpion 1N''<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion 10M''<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
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| ''Scorpion'' 1N<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion'' 10M<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[GM 180]]
 
| [[GM 180]]
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| ''Shandra''<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| Shandra<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[GM 295]]
 
| [[GM 295]]
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| ''Demon Medium Tank''<ref name=TRO3085-24/>
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| Demon Medium Tank<ref name=TRO3085-24/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hermes 320]]
 
| [[Hermes 320]]
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| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
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| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Magna 260]]
 
| [[Magna 260]]
−
| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
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| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[VOX 330]]
 
| [[VOX 330]]
−
| ''Scorpion 1N''<ref name=TRO3025-69/>
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| ''Scorpion'' 1N<ref name=TRO3025-69/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[GM 240 XL]]
 
| [[GM 240 XL]]
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| ''Chimera'' <ref name=TRO3067-58/>
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| ''Chimera''<ref name=TRO3067-58/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hermes 260 XL]]
 
| [[Hermes 260 XL]]
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| ''Crusader 5M''<ref name=OR85/>
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| ''Crusader'' 5M<ref name=OR85/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Hermes 275 XL]]
 
| [[Hermes 275 XL]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[VOX 385 XL]]
 
| [[VOX 385 XL]]
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| ''Scorpion 10M''<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
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| ''Scorpion'' 10M<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Jump Jet]]s</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Jump Jet]]s</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Chilton 465]]
 
| [[Chilton 465]]
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| ''Crusader 5M''<ref name=OR85/>
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| ''Crusader'' 5M<ref name=OR85/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rawlings 40]]
 
| [[Rawlings 40]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Riese 500]]
 
| [[Riese 500]]
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| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
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| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab-3]]
 
| [[StarSlab-3]]
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| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
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| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarSlab-4]]
 
| [[StarSlab-4]]
−
| ''Scorpion 1N''<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion 10M''<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
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| ''Scorpion'' 1N<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion'' 10M<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[StarGuard CCM]]
 
| [[StarGuard CCM]]
 
| ''Chimera''<ref name=TRO3067-58/>
 
| ''Chimera''<ref name=TRO3067-58/>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[Krupp 155]]  
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| [[Krupp 155]]
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| ''Shandra''<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| Shandra<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Leopard II Heavy]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
 
| [[Leopard II Heavy]] [[ferro-fibrous]]
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| ''Demon Medium Tank''<ref name=TRO3085-24/>
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| Demon Medium Tank<ref name=TRO3085-24/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Communications System]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corean Transband-J9]]
 
| [[Corean Transband-J9]]
−
| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
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| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corean Transband-J12]]
 
| [[Corean Transband-J12]]
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Exeter LongScan]]
 
| [[Exeter LongScan]]
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| ''Demon Medium Tank''<ref name=TRO3085-24/> and ''Shandra''<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| Demon Medium Tank<ref name=TRO3085-24/> and Shandra<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garret T11-b]]
 
| [[Garret T11-b]]
−
| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
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| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garret 500A]]
 
| [[Garret 500A]]
−
| ''Scorpion 1N''<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion 10M''<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
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| ''Scorpion'' 1N<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion'' 10M<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-Tracking System]]</u>
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Corean B-Tech]]
 
| [[Corean B-Tech]]
−
| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
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| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garret GRNDTRK 9]]
 
| [[Garret GRNDTRK 9]]
−
| ''Scorpion 1N''<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion 10M''<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
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| ''Scorpion'' 1N<ref name=TRO3025-69/> & ''Scorpion'' 10M<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Garret A6]]
 
| [[Garret A6]]
−
| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
+
| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Standard TargetTrack]]
 
| [[Standard TargetTrack]]
−
| ''Demon Medium Tank''<ref name=TRO3085-24/> and ''Shandra''<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| Demon Medium Tank<ref name=TRO3085-24/> and Shandra<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[ChipsComp 32]]
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| [[ChisComp 32]]
 
| ''Griffin''<ref name=OR85/>
 
| ''Griffin''<ref name=OR85/>
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
| [[Diverse Optics]]
 
| [[Diverse Optics]]
−
| ''Shandra''<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
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| Shandra<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Intek]]
 
| [[Intek]]
−
| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
+
| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[PPC]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[PPC]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Rand 1200|Rand]]
 
| [[Rand 1200|Rand]]
−
| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
+
| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Heavy PPC]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Heavy PPC]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Fusigon Strongtooth]]
 
| [[Fusigon Strongtooth]]
−
| ''Scorpion 10M''<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
+
| ''Scorpion'' 10M<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-10]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-10]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Doombud]]
 
| [[Doombud]]
−
| ''Scorpion 10M''<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
+
| ''Scorpion'' 10M<ref name=TRO3085p240/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Holly]]
 
| [[Holly]]
−
| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
+
| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[LRM-15]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Magna Longbow]]
 
| [[Magna Longbow]]
−
| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
+
| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-4]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-4]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Holly]]
 
| [[Holly]]
−
| ''Shandra''<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
+
| Shandra<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[SRM-6]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Harpoon-6]]
 
| [[Harpoon-6]]
−
| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
+
| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Machine Gun]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Machine Gun]]</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Voelkers 200]]
 
| [[Voelkers 200]]
−
| ''Goliath 1H''<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
+
| ''Goliath'' 1H<ref name=TRO3039p299/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[SureFire Miniguns]]
 
| [[SureFire Miniguns]]
−
| ''Shandra''<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
+
| Shandra<ref name=TRO3145p1415/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[M100 Heavy Machine Gun|M100]]
 
| [[M100 Heavy Machine Gun|M100]]
−
| ''Crusader 3R''<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
+
| ''Crusader'' 3R<ref name=TRO3039p294/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=== Procyon ===
 
=== Procyon ===
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The Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory on Procyon had been abandoned well before the end of the Third Succession War, but inadvertently became a deciding factor in the invasion of Procyon by the Tikonov Free Republic, as Supreme Lord - formerly [[Colonel]] - [[Pavel Ridzik]] envisaged being able to rejuvenate the factory using research from the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p82">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 82, "Procyon"</ref> Earthwerks Incorporated purchased the abandoned factory in 3050.<ref name="DARWp245"/>
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The Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory on Procyon had been abandoned well before the end of the Third Succession War, but inadvertently became a deciding factor in the invasion of Procyon by the Tikonov Free Republic, as Supreme Lord - formerly [[Colonel]] - [[Pavel Ridzik]] envisaged being able to rejuvenate the factory using research from the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]].<ref name="FSWMAv2p82">''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2'', p. 82: "Procyon"</ref> Earthwerks Incorporated purchased the abandoned factory in 3050.<ref name="DARWp245"/>
  
 
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles]]''
 
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* ''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''  
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''

Revision as of 22:50, 17 October 2022

Brigadier Corporation
Brigadier-corporation.png
Corporation Profile
HeadquartersPortent (Gibson)
Product(s)BattleMechs,
IndustrialMechs,
DropShips,
LAMs,
Small Craft,
Vehicles,
WarShips

The Brigadier Corporation is a Free Worlds League-based BattleMech, DropShip and JumpShip manufacturer.

Overview

Like Nimakachi and SelaSys, the interests of the Brigadier Corporation span the manufacture of BattleMechs and naval vessels, including work on the imposing Impavido-class WarShip. Their imposing Behemoth-class DropShips have long been prized as bulk haulers, but the smaller Fury, Buccaneer and Monarch-classes are more commonly seen across the Inner Sphere.[1]

Historically, Brigadier had its headquarters on Oliver, but legalities associated with the FedCom takeover of that world at the end of the Fourth Succession War led the company to relocate its business hub to Portent on Gibson, though the Gordon plant remained under Brigadier Corporation's control despite the FedCom occupation. According to the apocryphal 1989 video game MechWarrior, set around the year 3025, the original home of the "Brigadier 'Mech Corp. - now extinct" was Procyon. A Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory existed on Procyon during the early Succession Wars, but was abandoned some considerable time prior to the end of the Third Succession War. The abandoned factory became a key target of the Tikonov Free Republic campaign against the Free Worlds League during the Fourth Succession War.[2]

Just as the loss of Brigadier's 'Mech Factory on Oliver set back Free Worlds League 'Mech production, the 'Mech producing side waned in power and the DropShip facilities came to dominate the corporation, with the headquarters remaining on Gibson even after the recovery of Oliver in Operation Guerrero.[1] Earthwerks Incorporated purchased the dilapidated Brigadier factory on Procyon in 3050, and would subsequently refurbish it, reactivating it as a production facility for engineering vehicles and IndustrialMechs.[3]

Brigadier's Gibson factory is actually a converted repair facility, upgraded with aid from the FWLM and later the Word of Blake. The changeover from repair to production was a success, and the plant is running smoothly though defense is complicated by a landing field with only makeshift defenses at the site. After the near complete takeover of Gibson during the Jihad by the Blakists, the Gibson facility was renamed the Master's Wings Aerospace with the Monarch civilian DropShip line converted to the production of the Spectral Series OmniFighters[4][5] and LAMs.[6][7][8] Gibson was subjected to a massive orbital bombardment by Regulus forces in 3078. By 3085, the planet was listed as dead or dying. All factories on world are assumed destroyed.[citation needed]

In the mid-3120s, the Mackenzie plant was raided by a small mercenary unit. They used aerospace fighters and battle armor to seize two Behemoth-class DropShips and escape.[9]

Leadership

The company's CEO in 3067 is Salwa Hanachi.[1]

Manufacturing

Brigadier Corporation has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Gibson

Components produced on Gibson:[10][11][12]
Component Type
Land Air 'Mechs
S-PW-1LAM Pwwka[13] Land Air 'Mech
S-YR-1LAM Yurei[14] Land Air 'Mech
S-WN-2LAM Waneta[15] Land Air 'Mech
DropShip
Buccaneer[1][10] DropShip
Fury[1][10][11] DropShip
Merlin[1][12] DropShip
Monarch[1][10] DropShip
Interplanetary Drive - DropShips
Hyperdyne 211 Fury[10]
Magna Corp. VX250B Buccaneer[10]
Marly 750 Monarch[10]

Mackenzie

The Mackenzie plant wasn't affected by the Jihad and it was operating at full capacity in 3079.[16]

Components produced on Mackenzie:[17]
Component Type
Small Craft
K-1 DropShuttle[citation needed] Small Craft
S-7A Bus[citation needed] Small Craft
DropShip
Behemoth[1][17][18] DropShip
WarShip
Impavido[1] WarShip
Interplanetary Drive - Small Craft
Burster M-100 [citation needed]
Pratt & Whitney 400 [citation needed]
Interplanetary Drive - DropShips
Sunburst M-200L Megadrive Behemoth[17]

Oliver

Components produced on Oliver:[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Component Type
Mechs
HCL-1 Heavy Lifter[19] Heavy IndustrialMech
GRF-3M Griffin[20] Medium BattleMech
CMA-1S Chimera[21] Medium BattleMech
SCP-1N Scorpion[22] Medium BattleMech
SCP-10M Scorpion[23] Medium BattleMech
CRD-3R Crusader[24] Heavy BattleMech
CRD-5M Crusader[20] Heavy BattleMech
GOL-1H Goliath[25] Assault BattleMech
LAMs
SCP-X1 Scorpion LAM[26] Land Air 'Mech
Vehicle
Demon[27] Wheeled Vehicles - Medium Tank
Shandra (Original)[28] Wheeled Vehicles - Light Scout Vehicle - (Since 3087)[29]
Shandra (Standard Variant)[28] Wheeled Vehicles - Light Scout Vehicle - (Since 3089)[30]
Chassis
Chameleon Light Endo 2 Chimera[21]
Corean VIII Goliath 1H[25]
Earthwerk GRF Griffin[20]
Crucis-B Crusader 5M[20] & Crusader 3R[24]
Brigadier 800F Endo Steel Scorpion 1N[22] & Scorpion 10M[23]
Fusion Engine
GM 180 Shandra[28]
GM 295 Demon Medium Tank[27]
Hermes 320 Goliath 1H[25]
Magna 260 Crusader 3R[24]
VOX 330 Scorpion 1N[22]
Extralight Fusion Engine
GM 240 XL Chimera[21]
Hermes 260 XL Crusader 5M[20]
Hermes 275 XL Griffin[20]
VOX 385 XL Scorpion 10M[23]
Jump Jets
Chilton 465 Crusader 5M[20]
Rawlings 40 Chimera[21]
Rawlings 55 Griffin[20]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Riese 500 Crusader 3R[24]
StarSlab-3 Goliath 1H[25]
StarSlab-4 Scorpion 1N[22] & Scorpion 10M[23]
StarGuard CCM Chimera[21]
Krupp 155 Shandra[28]
Ferro-fibrous Armor
Leopard II Heavy ferro-fibrous Demon Medium Tank[27]
Communications System
Corean Transband-J9 Goliath 1H[25]
Corean Transband-J12 Chimera[21]
Exeter LongScan Demon Medium Tank[27] and Shandra[28]
Garret T11-b Crusader 3R[24]
Garret 500A Scorpion 1N[22] & Scorpion 10M[23]
Targeting-Tracking System
BlazeFire /w Range Check Chimera[21]
Corean B-Tech Goliath 1H[25]
Garret GRNDTRK 9 Scorpion 1N[22] & Scorpion 10M[23]
Garret A6 Crusader 3R[24]
Standard TargetTrack Demon Medium Tank[27] and Shandra[28]
Small Laser
ChisComp 32 Griffin[20]
ER Small Laser
Diverse Optics Shandra[28]
Medium Laser
Intek Crusader 3R[24]
PPC
Rand Goliath 1H[25]
Heavy PPC
Fusigon Strongtooth Scorpion 10M[23]
LRM-10
Doombud Scorpion 10M[23]
Holly Goliath 1H[25]
LRM-15
Magna Longbow Crusader 3R[24]
SRM-4
Holly Shandra[28]
SRM-6
Harpoon-6 Crusader 3R[24]
Machine Gun
Voelkers 200 Goliath 1H[25]
SureFire Miniguns Shandra[28]
M100 Crusader 3R[24]

Procyon

The Brigadier Corporation 'Mech factory on Procyon had been abandoned well before the end of the Third Succession War, but inadvertently became a deciding factor in the invasion of Procyon by the Tikonov Free Republic, as Supreme Lord - formerly Colonel - Pavel Ridzik envisaged being able to rejuvenate the factory using research from the New Avalon Institute of Science.[2] Earthwerks Incorporated purchased the abandoned factory in 3050.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Handbook: House Marik, p. 127: "Manufacturer Profile"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 2, p. 82: "Procyon"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130), p. 245: "Procyon"
  4. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 125: "Brigadier Corporation"
  5. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075: "Note of Spectral Series"
  6. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 155
  7. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 157
  8. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 159
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Free Worlds League, p. 50
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Objective Raids, p. 125: "Produced Components on Gibson"
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 16: "Produced Fury DropShip"
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 174: "Merlin DropShip Profile"
  13. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 155
  14. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 157
  15. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 159
  16. ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 4
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Objective Raids, p. 132: "Produced Components on McKenzie"
  18. ↑ Objectives: Free Worlds League, p. 30
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Technical Readout: Irregulars, p. 46: "Heavy Lifter CargoMech MOD"
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 Objective Raids, p. 85: "Produced Components on Oliver"
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 Technical Readout: 3067, p. 58: "Produced Chimera Components"
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 Technical Readout: 3025, p. 69: "Produced Scorpion 1N Components"
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 240: "Produced Scorpion 10M 'Mech Components"
  24. ↑ 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 294: "Produced Crusader 3R Components"
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 299: "Produced Goliath 1H 'Mech Components"
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Boondoggles, p. 5: "SCP-X1 Scorpion LAM"
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 24: "Produced Demon Medium Tank Components on Oliver"
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, pp. 14-15: "Produced Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle - Standard and Original"
  29. ↑ MUL Profile for the Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle (Original) - Introduction Year.
  30. ↑ MUL Profile for the Shandra Advanced Scout Vehicle (Standard) - Introduction Year.

Bibliography

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