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{{InfoBoxCorporation
 
{{InfoBoxCorporation
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| image = Lycomb-Davion IntroTech logo.png
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| image = LYCOMB-DAVION INTROTECH.jpg
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| affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
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| previous_names = Lycomb IntroTechnologies<ref name=HB:HDp167>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 167: "Lycomb-Davion IntroTech (LyDavIn)"</ref>
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| headquarters = [[New Avalon]]
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| headquarters = [[Ultron]] and [[Novais]]<br>([[New Avalon IV]])<ref name=HB:HDp167/>
 
 
| leadership = [[CEO of Lycomb-Davion IntroTech|CEO]]
 
| leadership = [[CEO of Lycomb-Davion IntroTech|CEO]]
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| products = {{Ubl|[[Aerospace fighter]]s|[[BattleMech]]s|[[Conventional Fighter]]s}}
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| products = [[Aerospace fighter]]s<br/>[[BattleMech]]s<br/>[[Conventional fighter]]s
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| parent =
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| Parent Corporation =  
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| Division =  
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| plants = Pattersville ([[Demeter III]])<ref name=FSWp81>''First Succession War'', p. 81: "Quinn's War: The Confederation–Suns Front"</ref>
 
 
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'''Lycomb-Davion IntroTech''' was an [[aerospace fighter]] manufacturer located in two locations on the [[Brunswick]] continent of the [[Federated Suns]] capital world of [[New Avalon]].<ref name=JTPNA3-4>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 3–4: "New Avalon" (map)</ref>
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'''Lycomb-Davion IntroTech''' is an [[aerospace fighter]] manufacturer located{{m}} in two locations{{m}}on the [[Brunswick]] continent of the [[Federated Suns]] capital world of [[New Avalon]].<ref name=JTPNA3-4>''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'', pp. 3–4: "New Avalon" (map)</ref>
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Originally named Lycomb IntroTechnologies during the [[Star League era]],<ref name=HB:HDp167/> the rise of Lycomb-Davion IntroTech began with the conquest of [[Demeter]] by the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]].{{when}} Demeter, a founding member of the [[Chesterton Trade League]], proved to have a population and military willing to be loyal to the Federated Suns. The Federated Suns invested heavily in Demeter and its people in return, leading to Demeter's premiere combat formation, the [[Arcadian Cuirassiers]], joining the FPF and to Demeter becoming an industrial powerhouse. Lycomb-Davion IntroTech was a major part of that industrial base; by [[2765]] almost a quarter of the population were employed by Lycomb-Davion, either directly or indirectly. When the [[Council Edict of 2650]] was repealed in [[2752]], allowing the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] to expand substantially, the Arcadian Cuirassiers expanded as well, with the [[Second Arcadian Cuirassiers]] forming in [[2755]]. The Second was equipped almost entirely with equipment manufactured by Lycomb-Davion IntroTech.<ref name="FR2765:FSp11">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 11: "Arcadian Cuirassiers"</ref>
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Originally named Lycomb IntroTechnologies during the [[Star League era]],<ref name=HBHDp167/> the rise of Lycomb-Davion IntroTech began with the conquest of [[Demeter]] by the [[Federated Peacekeeping Forces]].{{when}} Demeter, a founding member of the [[Chesterton Trade League]], proved to have a population and military willing to be loyal to the Federated Suns. The Federated Suns invested heavily in Demeter and its people in return, leading to Demeter's premiere combat formation, the [[Arcadian Cuirassiers]], joining the [[FPF]] and to Demeter becoming an industrial powerhouse. Lycomb-Davion IntroTech was a major part of that industrial base; by [[2765]] almost a quarter of the population were employed by Lycomb-Davion, either directly or indirectly. When the [[Council Edict of 2650]] was repealed in [[2752]], allowing the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]] to expand substantially, the Arcadian Cuirassiers expanded as well, with the [[Second Arcadian Cuirassiers]] forming in [[2755]]. The Second was equipped almost entirely with equipment manufactured by Lycomb-Davion IntroTech.<ref name="FR2765:FSp11">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 11: "Arcadian Cuirassiers"</ref>
  
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===First Succession War===
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=== First Succession War ===
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In [[2795]],{{ref label|year|See Notes}} following the appointment of [[Sandol Quinn]] as regent to [[Ilsa Liao]], the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] launched an invasion of the Federated Suns. In the second wave of attacks, the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]] and [[Ariana Grenadiers]] were assigned to attack Demeter, fresh from battles in the first wave of attacks. The [[Demeter Planetary Uniformed Guard]] managed to hold out until December 2795 before being wiped out completely; the battles waged outside Pattersville that destroyed the Uniformed Guard also damaged the Lycomb-Davion IntroTech facilities.<ref name=FSWp81/> The Lycomb-Davion IntroTech facilities on Demeter had been a particular target, as the CCAF hoped to deny the [[AFFS]] supplies of war matériel such as the ''[[Stuka]]'' aerospace fighter. The manufacturing lines on Demeter were destroyed, but the Capellans were ultimately unsuccessful in destroying the company because Lycomb-Davion IntroTech had already been constructing a second production facility on [[New Avalon]], with the second plant well on the way to completion.<ref name=HD(TFS)p150>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 150 (PDF p. 152): "Weapons Industries - [Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]"</ref>
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In 2795, following the appointment of [[Sandol Quinn]] as regent to [[Ilsa Liao]], the [[Capellan Confederation Armed Forces]] launched an invasion of the Federated Suns intended to capture the politically-significant [[Chesterton]] system. Planned by Quinn, the operation was intended to take advantage of the AFFS' continuing focus on trying to resist the massive [[Draconis Combine]] invasion of the Federated Suns, which stood poised to capture [[New Avalon]] itself. The first worlds to be targeted were [[Caselton]] and [[Mirach]]; Quinn assigned mercenary commands to the invasions, units that had originally been [[Star League Defense Force]] commands, and the defending forces were in a brittle state thanks to the damage the Combine invasion had inflicted on supply lines and constant efforts to aid forces fighting on Combine-occupied or contested worlds. The result in both cases was a swift victory for the Confederation, with the mercenaries taking the worlds and then [[CCAF]] line regiments moving into secure them; by August the invasion forces were ready to launch fresh attacks. The second wave of attacks targeted Demeter and [[Farwell]]; the [[Fourth Tau Ceti Rangers]] were assigned to attack Demeter, fresh from battles in the first wave of attacks, and reinforced by the [[Ariana Grenadiers]]. The Demeter Planetary Uniformed Guard managed to hold out until December 2795 before being wiped out completely; the battles waged outside Pattersville that destroyed the Uniformed Guard also damaged the Lycomb-Davion IntroTech facilities.<ref name="FSWp81">''First Succession War'', p. 81</ref> The Lycomb-Davion IntroTech facilities on Demeter had been a particular target, as the CCAF hoped to deny the [[AFFS]] supplies of war matériel such as the ''[[Stuka]]'' aerospace fighter. The manufacturing lines on Demeter were destroyed, but the Capellans were ultimately unsuccessful in destroying the company because Lycomb-Davion IntroTech had already been constructing a second production facility on [[New Avalon]], with the second plant well on the way to completion.<ref name="HD(TFS)p152">''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 152: "Lycomb-Davion IntroTech"</ref>
  
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===Fourth Succession War===
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=== Fourth Succession War ===
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After the [[Fourth Succession War]], Lycomb-Davion upgraded its factories to produce infantry weapons, APCs, and artillery.<ref name=HB:HDp167/>
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After the [[Fourth Succession War]] Lycomb-Davion upgraded its factories to produce infantry weapons, APCs, and artillery.<ref name=HBHDp167/>
  
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===The Jihad===
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=== The Jihad ===
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During the [[Jihad]], the [[Word of Blake]] inflicted serious damage on the New Avalon factory. Only 15% of the factory lines and personnel survived the various Blakist assaults. As a result of these losses, Lycomb-Davion IntroTech was only able to operate at one third of its pre-Jihad efficiency in [[3079]].<ref name=O:FSp4>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> When the Castle Avalon program initiated by [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] began reconstruction efforts within the Crucis March, Lycomb-Davion found itself receiving the lion's share of the funding for military reconstruction on New Avalon;<ref name="J:FRp97">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 97: "Crucis March"</ref> with [[Johnston Industries]] struggling to produce the ''[[Dagger (Aerospace Fighter class)|Dagger]]'' [[OmniFighter]] because of damage taken during the Jihad,<ref name="J:FRp97A">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 97: "Capellan March"</ref> the AFFS attempted to compensate by supporting the production of more ''[[Lightning (Aerospace Fighter class)|Lightning]]'' and ''[[Stuka]]'' fighters.<ref name="J:FRp97"/>
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During the [[Jihad]], the [[Word of Blake]] inflicted serious damage on the New Avalon factory. Only 15% of the factory lines and personnel survived the various Blakist assaults. As a result of these losses, Lycomb-Davion IntroTech was only able to operate at one third of its pre-Jihad efficiency in [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4</ref> When the Castle Avalon program initiated by [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion]] began reconstruction efforts within the Crucis March, Lycomb-Davion found itself receiving the lion's share of the funding for military reconstruction on New Avalon;<ref name="J:FRp97">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 97: "Crucis March"</ref> with [[Johnston Industries]] struggling to produce the ''[[Dagger]]'' [[OmniFighter]] because of damage taken during the Jihad,<ref name="J:FRp97A">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 97: "Capellan March"</ref> the AFFS attempted to compensate by supporting the production of more ''[[Lightning (Aerospace Fighter)|Lightning]]'' and ''[[Stuka]]'' fighters.<ref name="J:FRp97"/>
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==Leadership==
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In [[3025]] the companies CEO was [[Countess]] [[Tyrell Jaffey]].<ref name="HD(TFS)p152"/>
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The companies CEO in [[3067]] was Countess [[Persephone Jaffey]].<ref name=HBHDp167>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 167: "Lycomb-Davion IntroTech Company Profile"</ref>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
 
Lycomb-Davion IntroTech has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
 
Lycomb-Davion IntroTech has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
  
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===Demeter===
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=== Demeter ===
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The manufacturing facilities on Demeter employed almost a quarter of the planetary population at their peak, but were destroyed by the Capellan Confederation early in the [[First Succession War]].<ref name="FR2765:FSp11"/>
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{|class="wikitable"
 
{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Demeter:<ref name="FR2765:FSp11"/>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Demeter:<ref name="FR2765:FSp11"/>
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! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[Aerospace fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[aerospace fighter|AeroSpace Fighter]]</u>
 
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| ''[[Stuka]]''<ref name="FR2765:FSp11"/>
 
| ''[[Stuka]]''<ref name="FR2765:FSp11"/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| ''[[Hellcat (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hellcat]]''<ref name="FR2765:FSp11"/>
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| ''[[Hellcat]]''<ref name="FR2765:FSp11"/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[BattleMech]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[BattleMech]]</u>
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===New Avalon===
 
===New Avalon===
 
{|class="wikitable"
 
{|class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on New Avalon:<ref name=OR97>''Objective Raids'', p. 97: "Produced Lycomb-Davion IntroTech Components"</ref><ref name=O:FSp18>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 18: "Lycomb-Davion IntroTech"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p220>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 220: "STU-K5 Stuka"</ref>
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! colspan="2" |Components produced on New Avalon:<ref name=OR97>''Objective Raids'', p. 97: "Produced Lycomb-Davion IntroTech Components"</ref><ref name=OFS18>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 18</ref><ref name=TRO3039p220>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 220: "Produced Stuka variants and components"</ref>
 
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! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Component
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
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|-
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| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[Aerospace fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[aerospace fighter|AeroSpace Fighter]]</u>
 
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| [[Lightning (Aerospace Fighter class)|LTN-G15 ''Lightning'']]<ref name=OR97/><ref name=O:FSp18/>
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| [[Lightning (Aerospace Fighter class)|LTN-G15 ''Lightning'']]<ref name=OR97/><ref name=OFS18/>
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| Medium aerospace fighter
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| medium aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Hellcat (Aerospace Fighter class)|HEC-12C ''Hellcat'']]<ref name=OR97/>
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| [[Hellcat|HEC-12C ''Hellcat'']]<ref name=OR97/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-D6 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=OR97/><ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-D6 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=OR97/><ref name=OFS18/><ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-D7 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=TRO3039p220/>
 
| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-D7 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Stuka|STU-K5 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| [[Stuka|STU-K5 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=OFS18/><ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K7 ''Stuka'']]{{cn}}
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K7 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=OFS18/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K8 ''Stuka'']]{{cn}}
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K8 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=OFS18/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K10 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=TRO3039p220/>
 
| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K10 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K15 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| [[Stuka#Variants|STU-K10 ''Stuka'']]<ref name=TRO3039p220/>
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| Heavy aerospace fighter
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| heavy aerospace fighter
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>Conventional Fighter</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>Conventional Fighter</u>
 
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| [[Angel#Variants|Comet]]
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| ''[[Comet]]''
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| [[Conventional Fighter]]<ref name=O:FSp18/>
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| [[Conventional Fighter]]<ref name=OFS18/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[Frame]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[Frame]]</u>
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| [[Holly]]
 
| [[Holly]]
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| Shipped to [[Talon (moon)|Talon]] and [[Sirius]] for ''[[Hornet]]'' & ''[[Ontos]]''<ref name=OR97/>
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| Shipped to Talon, moon of [[Wernke]], and [[Sirius]] for ''[[Hornet]]'' & ''[[Ontos]]''<ref name=OR97/>
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[LRM-20]]</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center" |<u>[[LRM-20]]</u>
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|{{cn}}
 
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==Notes==
 
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{{note|year}} ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]'' states that Lycomb-Davion IntroTech's BattleMech and aerospace plants on Demeter were destroyed by a series of atomic blasts in May 2760, rendering the entire area uninhabitable for up to three centuries.<ref name=FCWp190>''FedCom Civil War'', p. 190: "Demeter" planet profile</ref> This is in conflict with several other sources and is assumed to be in error as written, which confirm the bombing took place but had destroyed an unidentified BattleMech facility or industrial complex and not specifically one by LDI.<ref name=H:LoTV1p24>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 24: "Persuasive Force"</ref><ref name=HLCCp43>''House Liao (The Capellan Confederation)'', p. 43: "Incident on Demeter"</ref> The most recent publication, ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]'', says LDI's aerospace factories were damaged in 2795,<ref name=FSWp81/> which could be an attempt to reconcile these different accounts (''FedCom Civil War'' aside).
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
 
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
 
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
 
* ''[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]]''
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* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
 
* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]]
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Corporations]]
 
[[Category:Federated Suns Corporations]]

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