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− | | | + | | headquarters = [[Errai]] |
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+ | '''Maltex Corporation''' was a military manufacturer that produced equipment for the [[SLDF]] and [[AFFS]]. It later produced equipment for the [[DCMS]]. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | Maltex Corporation produced some of the Star League's most effective BattleMechs. The ''Wyvern'' and ''Thug'' were both popular with pilots. Maltex also designed and introduced the ''Assassin'' | + | Maltex Corporation produced some of the Star League's most effective BattleMechs. The ''Wyvern'' and ''Thug'' were both popular with pilots. Maltex also designed and introduced the ''Assassin'' medium 'Mech but sold the design to [[Hellespont Mech Works]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 34</ref> In [[2685]], Maltex responded to the problem of too many unit commanders piloting ''Wyverns'' being lost in close assaults or close combat in urban environments by developing the WVN-5UX ''Wyvern City'' variant. Four prototypes were manufactured and supplied to the [[Star League Defense Force]] for testing; the SLDF tests and simulations showed that the new variant led to much more effective command decisions at [[battalion]]-level, but a much more aggressive push for combat at [[company]] commander level, rendering it unsuitable for use below battalion level. The testing conducted by Maltex and the SLDF highlighted that the noticeable difference in appearance between the ''Wyvern City'' and standard ''Wyvern'' allowed commanders to be identified and targeted by enemy forces, increasing the risk to these valuable officers. The SLDF was unwilling to accept the tradeoff, and production was discontinued; the four prototypes that had been produced were scrapped in [[2687]].<ref name="XTRO:GSp3">''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 4: "WVN-5UX Wyvern City"</ref> |
− | In [[2835]] Maltex main production line was destroyed. This left them in possession of several plans and documents but no way to produce them. To take advantage of this, Maltex partnered with several other manufacturers to produce their designs, including Hellespont and [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 216</ref> | + | In [[2835]], Maltex main production line was destroyed. This left them in possession of several plans and documents but no way to produce them. To take advantage of this, Maltex partnered with several other manufacturers to produce their designs, including Hellespont and [[Earthwerks Incorporated]]<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 216</ref> |
− | The [[ISF]] used Maltex's status as a design house to confuse [[MIIO]] and [[DMI]] investigators about the ''Hatamoto- | + | The [[ISF]] used Maltex's status as a design house to confuse [[MIIO]] and [[DMI]] investigators about the ''Hatamoto-Chi''. By claiming that the design was a product of "Maltex Corporation," the ISF was able to focus attention away from the actual production lines. This initially led the intelligence agencies to believe that the Maltex Corporation had introduced a new factory on [[Nirasaki]]. This information was later discovered to be an error but by then ''Hatamoto-Chi'' production was in full swing.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 88</ref> |
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+ | A lance of Wyverns presumed to be from the Maltex Security Forces became known as the [[Four Horsemen of Errai]]. | ||
==Manufacturing== | ==Manufacturing== | ||
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===Errai=== | ===Errai=== | ||
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− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Errai:<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 104 | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Errai:<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 104: "Maltex Corporation"</ref><ref name=TRO3050U216>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 216: "Produced Thug Components on Errai"</ref><ref name=TRO3050U196>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 196: "Produced Wyvern Components on Errai"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Gp4>''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 4: "WVE-5UX Wyvern City"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Gp7>''Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers'', p. 7: "THG-11ECX Thug"</ref> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Mechs</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Mechs</u> | ||
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− | | [[Assassin|ASN-21 ''Assassin'']]<ref name=TRO3039p116> ''Technical Readout: 3039'', p.116</ref> | + | | [[Assassin|ASN-21 ''Assassin'']]<ref name=TRO3039p116>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 116</ref> |
| [[Medium BattleMech]] | | [[Medium BattleMech]] | ||
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| Medium BattleMech | | Medium BattleMech | ||
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− | | [[Wyvern#Variants|WVE-5UX ''Wyvern'' | + | | [[Wyvern#Variants|WVE-5UX ''Wyvern City'']]<ref name=XTRO:Gp4/> |
| Medium BattleMech | | Medium BattleMech | ||
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| [[Thug|THG-11E ''Thug'']]<ref name=TRO3050U216/> | | [[Thug|THG-11E ''Thug'']]<ref name=TRO3050U216/> | ||
− | | [[Assault BattleMech | + | | Assault BattleMech |
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+ | | [[Thug#Custom Variants|THG-11ECX ''Thug'' Jose]] | ||
+ | | Assault BattleMech<ref name=XTRO:Gp7/> | ||
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u> | ||
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| [[GM 180]] | | [[GM 180]] | ||
| ''Wyvern''<ref name=TRO3050U196/> | | ''Wyvern''<ref name=TRO3050U196/> | ||
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| [[Pitban 320]] | | [[Pitban 320]] | ||
| ''Thug''<ref name=TRO3050U216/> | | ''Thug''<ref name=TRO3050U216/> | ||
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| ''Wyvern''<ref name=TRO3050U196/> | | ''Wyvern''<ref name=TRO3050U196/> | ||
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| [[100 AFVTA]] | | [[100 AFVTA]] | ||
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| [[TharHes Ares-5]] | | [[TharHes Ares-5]] | ||
| ''Thug''<ref name=TRO3050U216/> | | ''Thug''<ref name=TRO3050U216/> | ||
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===Unity=== | ===Unity=== | ||
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− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Unity:<ref name=TROPROp136>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 136 | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Unity:<ref name=XTRO:RV2p13>''Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 2'', p. 13: "HTM-27W2 Hatamoto-Ku"</ref><ref name=TROPROp136>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 136: "Produced Hatamoto-Kaeru Components"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Kp6>''Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita'', p. 6: "Produced Experimental Hatamoto-Kaeru variant"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145DCp46>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 46: "Produced Hatamoto-Suna Components"</ref> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Mechs</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>Mechs</u> | ||
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+ | | [[Hatamoto-Chi#Variants|HTM-27W2 ''Hatamoto-Ku'']]<ref name=XTRO:RV2p13/> | ||
+ | | [[Assault BattleMech]] | ||
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| [[Hatamoto-Chi#Variants|HTM-35K ''Hatamoto-Kaeru'']]<ref name=TROPROp136/> | | [[Hatamoto-Chi#Variants|HTM-35K ''Hatamoto-Kaeru'']]<ref name=TROPROp136/> | ||
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| [[Hatamoto-Chi#Variants|HTM-35X ''Hatamoto-Kaeru'']]<ref name=XTRO:Kp6/> | | [[Hatamoto-Chi#Variants|HTM-35X ''Hatamoto-Kaeru'']]<ref name=XTRO:Kp6/> | ||
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| ''Hatamoto-Suna''<ref name=TRO:3145DCp46/> | | ''Hatamoto-Suna''<ref name=TRO:3145DCp46/> | ||
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− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Fusion Engine | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Extralight Fusion Engine]]</u> |
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| [[Hermes 320 XL]] | | [[Hermes 320 XL]] | ||
| ''Hatamoto-Kaeru''<ref name=TROPROp136/> | | ''Hatamoto-Kaeru''<ref name=TROPROp136/> | ||
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− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)]]</u> |
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| [[Durallex Ballistic-Reinforced]] w/[[CASE]] | | [[Durallex Ballistic-Reinforced]] w/[[CASE]] | ||
| ''Hatamoto-Suna''<ref name=TRO:3145DCp46/> | | ''Hatamoto-Suna''<ref name=TRO:3145DCp46/> | ||
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− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Armor | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Ferro-fibrous Armor]]</u> |
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− | | [[New Samarkand Royal]] [[ | + | | [[New Samarkand Royal]] [[ferro-fibrous]] |
| ''Hatamoto-Kaeru''<ref name=TROPROp136/> | | ''Hatamoto-Kaeru''<ref name=TROPROp136/> | ||
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| ''Hatamoto-Suna''<ref name=TRO:3145DCp46/> | | ''Hatamoto-Suna''<ref name=TRO:3145DCp46/> | ||
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− | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Gauss Rifle]]</u> | + | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Gauss rifle|Gauss Rifle]]</u> |
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| [[Imperator Dragon's Fire]] | | [[Imperator Dragon's Fire]] | ||
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| ''Hatamoto-Kaeru''<ref name=TROPROp136/> | | ''Hatamoto-Kaeru''<ref name=TROPROp136/> | ||
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+ | ==Notes== | ||
+ | * A handful of sources, most notably ''Technical Readout: 3050'' [1990], ''Objective Raids'' [1992], ''Tactical Handbook'' [1994], and ''Dark Age: Republic Worlds'' (3130) [2003] incorrectly ascribe Combine ownership and manufacturing to the Errai factory. This was retconned in ''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrades'' [2007] as a disinformation campaign aimed at [[MIIO]] that fooled [[ComStar]] archivists as well, but created some continuity issues. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
− | *''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers]]'' | + | {{div col|colwidth=25em}} |
− | *''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]'' | + | * ''[[Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)]]'' |
− | *''[[Objective Raids]]'' | + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers]]'' |
− | *''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' | + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]'' |
− | *''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' | + | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 2]]'' |
− | *''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' | + | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' |
− | *''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | + | * ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' |
− | *''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' |
− | *''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' |
− | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | |
+ | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' | ||
+ | {{div col end}} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Terran Hegemony Corporations|Maltex Corporation]] |
+ | [[Category:Federated Suns Corporations|Maltex Corporation]] |
Latest revision as of 09:38, 28 March 2024
Maltex Corporation | |
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Corporation Profile | |
Affiliation | |
Headquarters | Errai |
Leadership | CEO |
Product(s) | BattleMechs |
Manufacturing Plant(s) | Unity |
Maltex Corporation was a military manufacturer that produced equipment for the SLDF and AFFS. It later produced equipment for the DCMS.
Overview[edit]
Maltex Corporation produced some of the Star League's most effective BattleMechs. The Wyvern and Thug were both popular with pilots. Maltex also designed and introduced the Assassin medium 'Mech but sold the design to Hellespont Mech Works.[1] In 2685, Maltex responded to the problem of too many unit commanders piloting Wyverns being lost in close assaults or close combat in urban environments by developing the WVN-5UX Wyvern City variant. Four prototypes were manufactured and supplied to the Star League Defense Force for testing; the SLDF tests and simulations showed that the new variant led to much more effective command decisions at battalion-level, but a much more aggressive push for combat at company commander level, rendering it unsuitable for use below battalion level. The testing conducted by Maltex and the SLDF highlighted that the noticeable difference in appearance between the Wyvern City and standard Wyvern allowed commanders to be identified and targeted by enemy forces, increasing the risk to these valuable officers. The SLDF was unwilling to accept the tradeoff, and production was discontinued; the four prototypes that had been produced were scrapped in 2687.[2]
In 2835, Maltex main production line was destroyed. This left them in possession of several plans and documents but no way to produce them. To take advantage of this, Maltex partnered with several other manufacturers to produce their designs, including Hellespont and Earthwerks Incorporated[3]
The ISF used Maltex's status as a design house to confuse MIIO and DMI investigators about the Hatamoto-Chi. By claiming that the design was a product of "Maltex Corporation," the ISF was able to focus attention away from the actual production lines. This initially led the intelligence agencies to believe that the Maltex Corporation had introduced a new factory on Nirasaki. This information was later discovered to be an error but by then Hatamoto-Chi production was in full swing.[4]
A lance of Wyverns presumed to be from the Maltex Security Forces became known as the Four Horsemen of Errai.
Manufacturing[edit]
Maltex Corporation has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Errai[edit]
Components produced on Errai:[5][6][7][8][9] | |
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Component | Type |
Mechs | |
ASN-21 Assassin[10] | Medium BattleMech |
WVE-5N Wyvern[7] | Medium BattleMech |
WVE-5UX Wyvern City[8] | Medium BattleMech |
THG-11E Thug[6] | Assault BattleMech |
THG-11ECX Thug Jose | Assault BattleMech[9] |
Chassis | |
Earthwerks VOL Endo Steel | Thug[6] |
Maltex 40 | Assassin[10] |
Ost Endo Steel | Wyvern[7] |
Fusion Engine | |
GM 180 | Wyvern[7] |
Pitban 320 | Thug[6] |
Jump Jets | |
Lox Lift Series 1 | Assassin[10] |
Northrup 750 | Wyvern[7] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
100 AFVTA | Assassin[10] |
Kilosh 100 w/CASE | Wyvern[7] |
Mitchell Argon w/CASE | Thug[6] |
Communications System | |
Colmax 90 | Thug[6] |
Garret T15 B | Assassin[10] |
Ostman AMB | Wyvern[7] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Garret 500S | Assassin[10] |
Scrambler-7 Series | Wyvern[7] |
TharHes Ares-5 | Thug[6] |
Unity[edit]
Notes[edit]
- A handful of sources, most notably Technical Readout: 3050 [1990], Objective Raids [1992], Tactical Handbook [1994], and Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130) [2003] incorrectly ascribe Combine ownership and manufacturing to the Errai factory. This was retconned in Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrades [2007] as a disinformation campaign aimed at MIIO that fooled ComStar archivists as well, but created some continuity issues.
References[edit]
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 34
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers, p. 4: "WVN-5UX Wyvern City"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 216
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 88
- ↑ Objective Raids, p. 104: "Maltex Corporation"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 216: "Produced Thug Components on Errai"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 196: "Produced Wyvern Components on Errai"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers, p. 4: "WVE-5UX Wyvern City"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers, p. 7: "THG-11ECX Thug"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 116
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 2, p. 13: "HTM-27W2 Hatamoto-Ku"
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 136: "Produced Hatamoto-Kaeru Components"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita, p. 6: "Produced Experimental Hatamoto-Kaeru variant"
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 46: "Produced Hatamoto-Suna Components"
Bibliography[edit]
- Dark Age: Republic Worlds (3130)
- Experimental Technical Readout: Gunslingers
- Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita
- Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 2
- Objective Raids
- Tactical Handbook
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3050
- Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine
- Technical Readout: Prototypes