Luthien Armor Works - OmniMech Production Facility

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Tasked by the DCMS with reverse-engineering the technological advantage of the Clan invaders' fearsome OmniMechs, Luthien Armor Works (LAW) eventually succeeded and constructed the top-secret Luthien Armor Works - OmniMech Production Facility to produce their designs.

Overview

The DCMS's victory on Wolcott provided the Draconis Combine with pristine examples of the Clans' advanced military technology, and as the premier BattleMech manufacturer in the Combine and with its location on the capital world of Luthien, Luthien Armor Works was the obvious choice to reverse-engineer the advanced technology for the Dragon.[1] While unable to match the material advances of the invader's hardware, LAW quickly realized the Omni-Pod technology was within their reach. The later Clan assault on Luthien turned out to be a mixed blessing: while Clan forces succeeded in damaging the existing LAW facilities and crippling production, they left behind a treasure trove of OmniMechs to study and help kick-start the development and production of further Inner Sphere designs. Using extensive funding from the government, LAW rebuilt and expanded their existing facilities, while constructing a top secret facility for the development and construction of OmniMechs.

While a number of LAW's OmniMech designs have been sub-licensed to other manufacturers, the LAW OmniMech wing had both the highest output of all Combine-derived OmniMech production. Like most LAW facilities, the original OmniMech wing was destroyed during the Jihad.[2]

Planetary Description

Located mere kilometers from the center of Imperial City, the LAW OmniMech Production Facility is centrally located on Guthry Island, a man-made island on the Unity Plateau. Part of the greater industriplex that comprises the company's headquarters and LAW City, the facility has both surface and sub-surface structures that are largely responsible for the system's overall economic output and employment of millions.[3]

Manufacturing

The OmniMech facility was destroyed in January, 3068, by the Black Dragons.[2]

Luthien

Components produced on Luthien:
Component Type
RTX1-0 Raptor[4] OmniMech
OW-1 Owens[5] OmniMech
SR1-0 Strider[6] OmniMech
FS9-0 Firestarter[7] OmniMech
BJ2-0 Blackjack[8] OmniMech
BHKU-0 Black Hawk-KU OmniMech
AV1-0 Avatar OmniMech
SD1-0 Sunder OmniMech
Alshain Type KR140 Endo Steel Chassis - Raptor[4]
Alshain Class 48 Omni Chassis - Owens[5]
Alshain Type KR240 Endo Steel Chassis - Strider[6]
Foundation Reinforced Endo Steel Chassis - Firestarter[7]
Alshain Type 50 Endo Steel Chassis - Blackjack[8]
Alshain Type 52 Endo Steel Chassis - Black Hawk-KU
Alshain Hagetaga-07 Chassis - Avater
Alshain Class 98 Omni Chassis - Sunder
Omni 175 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Raptor[4]
GM 240 Fusion Engine - Strider[6]
GM 270 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Firestarter[7]
Nissan 200 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Blackjack[8]
Hermes 280 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Avater
VOX 280 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Owens[5]
Vlar 300 Fusion Engine - XL - Black Hawk-Hu/Shipped to Quentin for Shugenja & Tessen
Hermes 360 XL Fusion Engine - XL - Sunder
Icarus Standard Jump Jets - Blackjack[8] & Black Hawk-KU Luxor Load Lifters Jump Jets - Firestarter[7]
Durallex Nova Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Firestarter[7]
Michel Argon Standard Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Blackjack[8], Black Hawk-KU & Sunder
Starshield Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Owens[5]
Star Slab/4 w/CASE Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles - Raptor[4] & Strider[6]
Cyclops 18XS Adaptable Communications System - Firestarter[7]
Sipher CommCon SCU-9 Communications System - Raptor[4] & Strider[6]
Sipher Security Plus w/C3 Network Communications System - Owens[5] & Blackjack[8]
Cyclops Special Limited Targeting-Tracking System - Firestarter[7]
Matabushi Sentinel w/Beagle Active Probe & TAG Targeting-Tracking System - Owens[5] & Blackjack[8]
Matabushi Stalker Targeting-Tracking System - Raptor[4] & Strider[6]

References

  1. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 5, "Luthien" - location on Luthien
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 24, "says this facility was totally destroyed".
  3. ↑ Jihad Turning Points: Luthien, p. 5, "Luthien"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 120, "Produced Raptor OmniMech Components"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 124, "Produced Owens OmniMech Components"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 126, "Produced Strider OmniMech Components"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 128, "Produced Firestarter OmniMech Components"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 130, "Produced Blackjack OmniMech Components"
  • Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 140, 144, 154

Bibliography

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