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| founded = 27 February [[2340]]<ref name=HLCCp121>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 121: "Corporate Profiles - [Firmir Commercial]"</ref>
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| headquarters = Kingston<br>([[Betelgeuse II]])<ref name=H:HLp131>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 131: "Firmir Commercial"</ref>
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'''Firmir Weaponry''' is a [[Capellan Confederation]] based manufacturer of civilian and military laser systems.
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'''Firmir Commercial''', also known as '''Firmir Weaponry''',{{ref label|name|See Notes}} was a [[Capellan Confederation]]-based manufacturer of civilian and military laser systems.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Founded on 27 Feburary [[2340]], Firmir Commercial was a manufacturer of medical, scientific and consumer electronic products, particularly for entertainment systems.<ref name=HL131>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 131, "Economics"</ref><ref name=HLCC-121>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 121 "Firmir Commercial"</ref> With a reputation for low cost, reliable equipment, Firmir is a household name across the Capellan Confederation. Firmir continues to offer a complete line of several product types, ranging from entry level to sought after high end products for the discerning buyer.<ref name=HL121>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 121, "Society and Culture"</ref> After the 4th Succession War, Romano Liao's urgent rearmament push provided a large demand for laser weaponry. <ref name=HL131>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 131, "Economics"</ref>Seeing the opportunity to enter a new market Firmir licensed a number of Magna Enterprises designs from the Star League era. In addition to this cloned line of products, Firmir also set about designing their own indigenous laser weaponry systems. <ref name=OR142>''Objective Raids'', p. 142, "Firmir Weaponry"</ref>
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Founded on 27 February [[2340]], Firmir Commercial was a manufacturer of medical, scientific and consumer electronic products, particularly for entertainment systems.<ref name=HLCCp121/><ref name=H:HLp131/> With a reputation for low cost, reliable equipment, Firmir was a household name across the Capellan Confederation. Firmir offered a complete line of several product types, ranging from entry level to sought after high end products for the discerning buyer.<ref name=HL121>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 121: "Society and Culture"</ref> After the [[Fourth Succession War]], [[Romano Liao]]'s urgent rearmament push provided a large demand for laser weaponry.<ref name=H:HLp131/> Seeing the opportunity to enter a new market Firmir licensed a number of Magna Enterprises designs from the Star League era. In addition to this cloned line of products, Firmir also set about designing their own indigenous laser weaponry systems.<ref name=OR142>''Objective Raids'', p. 142: "Firmir Weaponry"</ref>
  
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As their fabrication center in Kingston<ref name=OBC16>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 16, "Industrial Systems"</ref> was built around the manufacture of consumer goods, the layout and design of the Firmir campus circa [[3055]] left much to be desired from a security standpoint. [[Warrior House Kamata]]'s 2nd Battalion was charged with the defense of the facility. [[Michelangelo Schmidt]], Kamata House's master, is on record around mid century stating that the (lack of) security arrangements was a "nightmare" situation, a comment that other experts in the field have considered to be a probable understatement.<ref name=OR142/>
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As their fabrication center in Kingston<ref name=O:CCp16>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 16: "Firmir Weaponry"</ref> was built around the manufacture of consumer goods, the layout and design of the Firmir campus circa [[3055]] left much to be desired from a security standpoint. [[Warrior House Kamata]]'s Second Battalion was charged with the defense of the facility. [[Michelangelo Schmidt]], Kamata House's master, is on record around mid century stating that the (lack of) security arrangements was a "nightmare" situation, a comment that other experts in the field have considered to be a probable understatement.<ref name=OR142/>
  
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During the [[Jihad]] Firmir's facilities have been damaged considerably, having lost nearly half of their personnel and capital. Nonetheless, Firmir has managed to maintain nearly 80% of their industrial output.<ref name=OBC3>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 3, "Industrial Update"</ref> In more recent years the security arrangements at Firmir have been upgraded. A system of 10 remotely operated bunkers with dual purpose anti `Mech and antipersonnel laser systems supplant a couple of manned bunkers at the complex entrance. The low manning levels of the security detail reflect the belief that the much larger [[Aldis]] plant on [[Betelgeuse]] is a far more likely target for raiding parties than Firmir's facility. <ref name=OBC36>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 36, "Static Defenses"</ref>
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During the [[Jihad]], Firmir's facilities had been damaged considerably, having lost nearly half of their personnel and capital. Nonetheless, Firmir managed to maintain nearly 80% of its industrial output.<ref name=O:CCp3a>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 3: "Industrial Update"</ref> Later, the security arrangements at Firmir had been upgraded. A system of ten remotely operated bunkers with dual purpose anti-'Mech and antipersonnel laser systems supplemented a couple of manned bunkers at the complex entrance. The low manning levels of the security detail reflected the belief that the much larger [[Aldis Industries|Aldis]] plant on [[Betelgeuse]] was a far more likely target for raiding parties than Firmir's facility.<ref name=O:CCp36>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 36: "Static Defenses"</ref>
  
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Since the start of the Jihad, the facility on [[Betelgeuse]], suffers a capital and personal losses of 45%, and the operating capacity of the factory is reduced to 78% of their main production volume in [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 3, "State of the Industry Table"</ref>
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Since the start of the Jihad, the facility on [[Betelgeuse]] suffered capital and personal losses of 45%, and the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 78% of its main production volume in [[3079]].<ref name=O:CCp3b>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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'''Firmir Weaponry''' has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
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Firmir Commercial has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
  
 
===Betelgeuse===
 
===Betelgeuse===
 
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Betelgeuse:<ref name=OR142>''Objective Raids'', p. 142, "Produced Firmir Weaponry Components"</ref>:
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on Betelgeuse:<ref name=OR142c>''Objective Raids'', p. 142: "Produced Firmir Weaponry Components"</ref>
 
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| [[Firmir LaserLite]]
 
| [[Firmir LaserLite]]
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| For export ?<ref name=OR142c/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Laser]]</u>
 
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| [[Firmir Standard]]
 
| [[Firmir Standard]]
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| For export ?<ref name=OR142/>
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| For export ?<ref name=OR142c/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Large Laser]]</u>
 
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| [[Firmir MaxiLase]]
 
| [[Firmir MaxiLase]]
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| Export<ref name=OR142/><br>''Shen Yi - LRM''<ref>[http://cf.sarna.net/docs/mwda_dossiers/liao_incursion_8.pdf Character's]</ref> ''Brutus Assault Tank''<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 64.</ref>''CTF-2X Cataphract''<ref name=BP4SW>''BattlePack: Fourth Succession War''</ref>
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| Export<ref name=OR142c/><br>''SHY-5B Shen Yi''<ref name=DADossiers147>''MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards'', p. 147: "Catalina Trujillo" - variant corresponds to the 5B</ref> ''Brutus Assault Tank''<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 108: "Brutus Assault Tank"</ref>''CTF-2X Cataphract''<ref name=BP4SW>''BattlePack: Fourth Succession War''</ref>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Small Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
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| [[Magna 200P]]
 
| [[Magna 200P]]
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| ''UrbanMech''<ref name=OR142c/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Medium Pulse Laser]]</u>
 
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| [[Firmir High-Frequency]]
 
| [[Firmir High-Frequency]]
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| ''SHY-3B Shen Yi''<ref name=TRO3085-92>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 92, "Shen Yi"</ref>
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| ''SHY-3B Shen Yi''<ref name=TRO3085-92>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 92: "SHY-3B Shen Yi"</ref>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Medium Laser]]</u>
 
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| [[Firmir Improved]]
 
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| ''Danai Support Vehicle''<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 52, "Danai Vehicle Profile"</ref>
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| ''Danai Support Vehicle''<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 52: "Danai Support Vehicle"</ref>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[ER Large Laser]]</u>
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| [[Magna Firestar]]
 
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==Notes==
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{{note|name}} The company is referred to as Firmir Weaponry in ''Objective Raids'',<ref name=OR142/> a "[[Objective Raids#Canonicity|secondary source]]," and once in ''[[Objectives: Capellan Confederation]]''<ref name=O:CCp16/> despite also being named Firmir Commercial later in the same publication.<ref name=O:CCp36/> The 1996 ''[[First Strike]]'' scenario pack also mentions Firmir Weaponry on page 17. It is unclear if Firmir Weaponry is a perpetuating typo or meant to be a division of Firmir Commercial.
  
 
==References==
 
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]''
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* ''[[BattlePack: Fourth Succession War]]''
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*''[[Handbook: House Liao]]''
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* ''[[MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards]]''
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*''[[House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)]]''
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*''[[Objective Raids]]''
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*''[[Objectives: Capellan Confederation]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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* ''[[Objectives: Capellan Confederation]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
  
 
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Companies]]
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation Corporations]]

Latest revision as of 09:31, 7 April 2024

Firmir Commercial
Firmir-Logo.png
Corporation Profile
Founding Year27 February 2340[1]
AffiliationCapellan Confederation
HeadquartersKingston
(Betelgeuse II)[2]
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)

Firmir Commercial, also known as Firmir Weaponry,[See Notes] was a Capellan Confederation-based manufacturer of civilian and military laser systems.

History[edit]

Founded on 27 February 2340, Firmir Commercial was a manufacturer of medical, scientific and consumer electronic products, particularly for entertainment systems.[1][2] With a reputation for low cost, reliable equipment, Firmir was a household name across the Capellan Confederation. Firmir offered a complete line of several product types, ranging from entry level to sought after high end products for the discerning buyer.[3] After the Fourth Succession War, Romano Liao's urgent rearmament push provided a large demand for laser weaponry.[2] Seeing the opportunity to enter a new market Firmir licensed a number of Magna Enterprises designs from the Star League era. In addition to this cloned line of products, Firmir also set about designing their own indigenous laser weaponry systems.[4]

As their fabrication center in Kingston[5] was built around the manufacture of consumer goods, the layout and design of the Firmir campus circa 3055 left much to be desired from a security standpoint. Warrior House Kamata's Second Battalion was charged with the defense of the facility. Michelangelo Schmidt, Kamata House's master, is on record around mid century stating that the (lack of) security arrangements was a "nightmare" situation, a comment that other experts in the field have considered to be a probable understatement.[4]

During the Jihad, Firmir's facilities had been damaged considerably, having lost nearly half of their personnel and capital. Nonetheless, Firmir managed to maintain nearly 80% of its industrial output.[6] Later, the security arrangements at Firmir had been upgraded. A system of ten remotely operated bunkers with dual purpose anti-'Mech and antipersonnel laser systems supplemented a couple of manned bunkers at the complex entrance. The low manning levels of the security detail reflected the belief that the much larger Aldis plant on Betelgeuse was a far more likely target for raiding parties than Firmir's facility.[7]

Since the start of the Jihad, the facility on Betelgeuse suffered capital and personal losses of 45%, and the operating capacity of the factory was reduced to 78% of its main production volume in 3079.[8]

Manufacturing[edit]

Firmir Commercial has manufacturing centers on the following planets:

Betelgeuse[edit]

Components produced on Betelgeuse:[9]
Component Type
Small Laser
Firmir LaserLite For export ?[9]
Medium Laser
Firmir Standard For export ?[9]
Large Laser
Firmir MaxiLase Export[9]
SHY-5B Shen Yi[10] Brutus Assault Tank[11]CTF-2X Cataphract[12]
Small Pulse Laser
Magna 200P UrbanMech[9]
Medium Pulse Laser
Firmir High-Frequency SHY-3B Shen Yi[13]
Magna 400P Falcon[9]
ER Medium Laser
Firmir Improved Danai Support Vehicle[14]
ER Large Laser
Firmir UltraLase SHY-3B Shen Yi[13]
ER PPC
Magna Firestar Scorpion[9]

Notes[edit]

^ The company is referred to as Firmir Weaponry in Objective Raids,[4] a "secondary source," and once in Objectives: Capellan Confederation[5] despite also being named Firmir Commercial later in the same publication.[7] The 1996 First Strike scenario pack also mentions Firmir Weaponry on page 17. It is unclear if Firmir Weaponry is a perpetuating typo or meant to be a division of Firmir Commercial.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 House Liao (The Capellan Confederation), p. 121: "Corporate Profiles - [Firmir Commercial]"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Handbook: House Liao, p. 131: "Firmir Commercial"
  3. ↑ Handbook: House Liao, p. 121: "Society and Culture"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Objective Raids, p. 142: "Firmir Weaponry"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 16: "Firmir Weaponry"
  6. ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 3: "Industrial Update"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 36: "Static Defenses"
  8. ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 3: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Objective Raids, p. 142: "Produced Firmir Weaponry Components"
  10. ↑ MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards, p. 147: "Catalina Trujillo" - variant corresponds to the 5B
  11. ↑ Technical Readout: 3058, p. 108: "Brutus Assault Tank"
  12. ↑ BattlePack: Fourth Succession War
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 92: "SHY-3B Shen Yi"
  14. ↑ Technical Readout: 3075, p. 52: "Danai Support Vehicle"

Bibliography[edit]

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