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Ferro-Fibrous Armor

Description

Ferro-Fibrous armor (FF) is a special type of armor used by vehicles and BattleMechs. Utilizing a weave of ferro-steel, ferro-titanium, and diamond weave fibers which boosts the tensile strength of the plating,[1][2] it provides more protection per ton than standard armor (12% for Inner Sphere FF, 20% for Clan FF), but takes up more space on the 'Mech or vehicle (14 critical slots for Inner Sphere, 16 for prototype Inner Sphere, and 7 for Clan 'Mechs; two slots for Inner Sphere vehicles (three for prototype IS), one for Clan). The maximum amount of protection is not changed; merely the weight of armor required to achieve that level of protection. For a unit which already has maximum armor protection, it is therefore considered a weight-saving measure, at the cost of critical space. The weight savings for Endo Steel are greater than those saved by ferro-fibrous armor, but it is more costly and obviously more difficult to repair or add as an upgrade to a 'Mech.

First developed by the Terran Hegemony as a prototype in 2557[3] and mass produced in 2571,[1] Ferro-Fibrous armor was lost to the Inner Sphere during the Succession Wars. The Draconis Combine was the first to recreate it in 3040.[1] Later, the Free Worlds League and Lyran Alliance would develop Light and Heavy versions of Ferro-Fibrous armor.[1]


Manufacturing

Ferro-Fibrous armor is manufactured on the following planets:

Brand Planet Company Used by References
Aldis Heavy Ferro-Fibrous Kendall Kali Yama - Alphard Trading Corporation HRC-LS-9000 Hercules [4]
Aldis Heavy Ferro-Fibrous Terra Aldis Industries Behemoth II Heavy Tank [5]
Arcadia Compound Delta VII Arcadia Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T15 Highlander IIC, Mongrel (Grendel) [6][7][8]
ArcShield Heavy Ferro-Fibrous Skye Cyclops Incorporated Maxim Mk II [9]
ArcShield Max III Advanced Ferro-Fibrous Betelgeuse Aldis Industries Behemoth II [5]
ArcShield Maxi IV Ferro-Fibrous Panpour Jalastar Aerospace Typhoon Urban Assault Vehicle [10]
Compound Alpha Huntress
Irece 		Abysmal Manufacturing Complex
Barcella Beta 		Horned Owl
Sekhmet, Cizin 		[11]
[12][13]
Advanced Compound Beta Irece Barcella Beta Joust [14]
Compound 2110 Ferro-Fibrous Irece Barcella Beta Odin [15]
Compound CL20 Ferro-Fibrous Tamaron Ashton 'Mech Production Complex Rabid Coyote [16]
Compound H17 Ferro-Fibrous Arcadia
Irece 		Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03
Barcella Beta 		Mist Lynx
Shadow Cat 		[17]
[18][19]
Compound H18 Ferro-Fibrous Babylon Babylon MechWorks V Uller [20][21]
Compound SJ6CW Ferro-Fibrous Arcadia Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03 Mad Dog [19]
Durallex Light Ferro-Fibrous Gibson
Taurus 		Gibson Federated BattleMechs
Taurus Territorial Industries 		Shipped to Federated Commonwealth for Wasp
Maultier Hover APC 		[22]
[23]
Durallex Super Medium Ferro-Fibrous Quentin
Hesperus II
Taurus 		Independence Weaponry
Defiance Industries
Taurus Territorial Industries 		Shipped to Luthien for Wolf Trap/TSH-7S Tai-Sho/TSN-1C Tessen/JagerMech III
Hatchetman
Marshal 		[24][25][26][27]
[28]
[29]
Forging AM15 Twycross
Ingersoll
Shimonita 		Trellshire Heavy Industries
Manufacturing Plant SFF-NG1
Manufacturing Plant SFF-SH2 		Phoenix Hawk IIC, Kite, Cardinal
Kite
Kite 		[30][31][32]
[31]
[31]
Forging X85 Ferro-Fibrous Huntress Phan Industrial Complex Warhawk (Masakari) [33]
Glasgow Limited Primo Ferro-Fibrous Hesperus II Defiance Industries Zeus [28]
Hellespont Lite Ferro-Fibrous Sian Hellespont 'Mech Works ??? [citation needed]
Jolassa-328 Ferro-Fibrous Umka
Abadan 		Kerr-McGinniss
Adam Tech Industries 		??? [citation needed]
Kallon FWL Special Ferro-Fibrous Gibson
Tematagi
Thermopolis 		Gibson Federated BattleMechs
Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited
Kallon Industries 		??? [citation needed]
Kallon Light Ferro-Fibrous Thermopolis Kallon Industries ??? [citation needed]
Kallon Unity Weave Ferro-Fibrous Kirklin/Nanking/Wernke/Loyalty
Pandora 		Kallon Industries
Red Devil Industries 		??? [citation needed]
Krupp 200 Ferro-Fibrous Terra Krupp Armament Works ??? [citation needed]
Krupp Draco-100 Ferro-Fibrous Terra Krupp Armament Works ??? [citation needed]
Lexington Ltd. High Grade Ferro-Fibrous Oliver
Coventry 		Quikscell Company
Coventry Metal Works 		??? [citation needed]
Mk. VI Ferro-Fibrous Arcadia Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4 ??? [citation needed]
New Samarkand Royal Ferro-Fibrous New Samarkand New Samarkand Metals ??? [citation needed]
Norse-34 Ferro-Fibrous Loxley Blue Shot Weapons ??? [citation needed]
Paulina Heavy Ferro-Fibrous Hesperus II Defiance Industries ??? [citation needed]
Protec 12 Ferro-Fibrous Al Na'ir Scarborough Manufacturers ??? [citation needed]
Ryerson 250 X-Blend Ferro-Fibrous Pinard Vandenberg Mechanized Industries ??? [citation needed]
StarGuard 3056 Ferro-Fibrous Terra Homer ??? [citation needed]
StarGuard CIV Ferro-Fibrous w/CASE Kallon Weapon Industries Wernke HNT-171 Hornet [34]
Starshield Ferro-Fibrous Marduk Victory - (Norse BattleMech Works) ??? [citation needed]
StarSlab 511 Ferro-Fibrous Gienah Gienah Combat Vehicles ??? [citation needed]
StarSlab-1 Ferro-Fibrous Ruchbah
Canopus IV
Sevon 		Michaelson Heavy Industries
Majesty Metals and Manufacturing
Alliance Mining and Geology 		??? [citation needed]
StarSlab-4 Ferro-Fibrous Hesperus II Defiance Industries ??? [citation needed]
StarSlab-9.5 Mk II Pandora Red Devil Industries Condor [35][36]
Valiant Gauntlet Ferro-Fibrous Carlisle Bergan Industries ??? [citation needed]
Valiant Scutum Ferro-Fibrous Robinson Valiant Systems ??? [citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 TechManual, p. 205, "Armor - Ferro-Fibrous"
  2. ↑ MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (Resource)
  3. ↑ Interstellar Operations, p. 72, "Ferro-Fibrous Armor-P"
  4. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 56, "HRC-LS-9000 Hercules"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation, p. 24, "Behemoth II"
  6. ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 32, "Grendel"
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 184, "Produced Highlander IIC Components"
  8. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 168, "Produced Grendel Omni Components"
  9. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 28, "Produced Maxim Mk II Components"
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrades, p. 106, "Typhoon"
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 110 - "Mech Components"
  12. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 22, "Produced Sekhmet Components"
  13. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 18, "Produced Cizin Components"
  14. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 136, "Produced Joust BE700 Vehicle Components"
  15. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 38, "Vehicle Components"
  16. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067, p. 118, "Mech Components"
  17. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 116, "OmniMech Components"
  18. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 170, "OmniMech Components"
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 12, "Fire Falcon"
  20. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 118, "OmniMech Components"
  21. ↑ Technical Readout: Clan Invasion, p. 20, "Uller"
  22. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 124, "Produced Gibson BattleMech Components"
  23. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 198, "Maultier"
  24. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 105, "Produced Independence Weaponry Components"
  25. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060 (Reprint), p. 122, "TSH-7STai-sho"
  26. ↑ Technical Readout: 3067 (Reprint), p. 68, "TSN-1C Tessen"
  27. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 110, "JagerMech III"
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Objective Raids, p. 76: "Produced Defiance Industries Components on Hesperus II"
  29. ↑ Technical Readout: 3060, p. 100, "Produced Marshal 'Mech Components"
  30. ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 280, "Produced Phoenix Hawk IIC 7 Components"
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 16, "Kite Reconnaissance Vehicle"
  32. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Mercenaries, p. 18, "Cardinal Transport"
  33. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 140, "Produced Warhawk Components on Huntress"
  34. ↑ Technical Readout: 3050, pp. 50-51, "HNT-171 Hornet"
  35. ↑ Objective Raids, p. 56, "Produced Red Devil Industries Components"
  36. ↑ Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, p. 52, "Produced Condor Vehicle Components"

Bibliography

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