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==Overview==
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'''Raimei''' was a multinational military hardware manufacturer based originally in the [[Alliance of Galedon]] with strong links to [[House Kurita]].<ref name="TRO3075p212">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 212, "Sabre"</ref>
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'''Raimei''' was a multinational military hardware manufacturer originally based in the [[Alliance of Galedon]], with strong links to [[House Kurita]].<ref name="TRO3075p212">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 212: "Sabre"</ref>
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Raimei began on the world of [[Galedon V]] during the early years of the Alliance of Galedon, and the corporation quickly formed a quiet but close relationship with the Kurita family, the ruling dynasty of the Alliance and later the [[Draconis Combine]]. The closeness between the two was illustrated by the fact that [[Shiro Kurita]] himself was a prominent shareholder in Raimei, and as the corporation grew during the rise of the [[Terran Hegemony]], both Raimei and the Kuritas saw an opportunity to further their individual interests.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
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Raimei began on the world of [[Galedon V]] during the early years of the Alliance of Galedon, and the corporation quickly formed a quiet but close relationship with the Kurita family, the ruling dynasty of the Alliance and later the [[Draconis Combine]]. The closeness between the two was illustrated by the fact that [[Shiro Kurita]] himself was a prominent shareholder in Raimei, and as the corporation grew during the rise of the [[Terran Hegemony]] both Raimei and the Kuritas saw an opportunity to further their individual interests.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
Raimei expanded their market share in several different areas of production by opening plants and factories in each of the other major states of the [[Inner Sphere]], ostensibly as semi-independent companies; some of these factories were opened in partnership with local corporations, such as the combined Raimei/[[Lockheed-CBM Corporation|Lockheed Corporation]] plant on [[Outreach]] in the [[Terran Hegemony]]. By [[2572]], Raimei had established a factory in each of the major states as well as factories in the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]], churning out ''[[Sabre]]'' [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
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Raimei expanded their market share in several different areas of production by opening plants and factories in each of the other major states of the [[Inner Sphere]], ostensibly as semi-independent companies; some of these factories were opened in partnership with local corporations, such as the combined Raimei/[[Lockheed-CBM_Corporation/Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed Corporation]] plant on [[Outreach]] in the [[Terran Hegemony]]. By [[2572]], Raimei had established a factory in each of the major states as well as factories in the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and the [[Taurian Concordat]], churning out ''[[Sabre]]'' [[AeroSpace Fighter]]s.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
However, Raimei had established more than manufacturing plants in each of the states; acting in concert with House Kurita and the Combine's [[Internal Security Force]], by [[2676]] each Raimei plant had been set up to act as a clearinghouse for [[ISF]] spies. Acting in concert with the ISF, the "Raimei Ring" gathered, disseminated and transmitted useful information back to the Combine through clandestine channels for centuries. This intelligence operation would continue even during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], with various ISF Directors working to stabilize the valuable intelligence service, even after the financial collapse of Raimei in [[2814]].<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
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However, Raimei had established more than manufacturing plants in each of the states; acting in concert with House Kurita and the Combine's [[Internal Security Force]], by [[2676]] each Raimei plant had been set up to act as a clearing house for [[ISF]] spies. Acting in concert with the ISF, the "Raimei Ring" gathered, disseminated and transmitted useful information back to the Combine through clandestine channels for centuries. This intelligence operation would continue even during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], with various ISF Directors working to stabilize the valuable intelligence service, even after the financial collapse of Raimei in [[2814]].<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
When Raimei collapsed, only four of the various plants owned by the company were still in operation; those four plants were bought out by local concerns [[Jalastar Aerospace]] in the [[Federated Suns]], [[Lockheed/CBM]] in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] in the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The Raimei Ring was severely damaged by the collapse of Raimei but continued to stagger on as an intelligence operation until [[3019]]. The existence of the Raimei Ring would remain a secret until its publication during the [[Word of Blake]] white-out of the [[HPG]] network during the [[Jihad]], more than two hundred years after the collapse of Raimei.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
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When Raimei collapsed, only four of the various plants operated by the company were still in operation; those four plants were bought out by local concerns: [[Jalastar Aerospace]] in the [[Federated Suns]], [[Lockheed/CBM]] in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]], [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] in the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] and [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]]. The Raimei Ring was severely damaged by the collapse of Raimei but continued to stagger on as an intelligence operation until [[3019]]. The existence of the Raimei Ring would remain a secret until it's publication during the [[Word of Blake]] white-out of the [[HPG]] network during the [[Jihad]], more than two hundred years after the collapse of Raimei.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
The first SB-26 ''Sabre'' to be produced by Raimei is still in existence; stored in the Cultural History Center in Yamashiro on [[New Samarkand]], the fighter had just one pilot Shiro Kurita, the first [[Coordinator]] of the Draconis Combine, who flew as a hobby and personally requested the first production model.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
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The first SB-26 ''Sabre'' to be produced by Raimei is still in existence; stored in the Cultural History Center in Yamashiro on [[New Samarkand]], the fighter had just one pilot - Shiro Kurita, the first [[Coordinator]] of the Draconis Combine, who requested the first production model personally, and who flew as a hobby.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
 
==Leadership==
 
==Leadership==
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==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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The [[Donegal]] facility was bought out by the Lockheed Corporation following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
The [[Donegal]] facility was bought out by the Lockheed Corporation following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
|-
 
|-
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! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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The [[Dunianshire]] facility was bought out by [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
The [[Dunianshire]] facility was bought out by [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing]] following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
|-
 
|-
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! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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The [[Galedon]] facility was the original Raimei plant and did not survive the Succession Wars.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
The [[Galedon]] facility was the original Raimei plant and did not survive the Succession Wars.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
|-
 
|-
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! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-26 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-26 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| Light Aerospace Fighters
 
|}
 
|}
  
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The [[Organo]] facility was bought out by [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]] following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
The [[Organo]] facility was bought out by [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]] following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
|-
 
|-
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! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=== Outreach ===
 
=== Outreach ===
Operated in conjunction with [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation|Lockheed Corporation]], the Outreach facility was the only Raimei plant to produce the SB-28 variant of the ''Sabre'', possibly as a result of political pressure from the Terran Hegemony to keep the advanced technology of the SB-28 confined to the Hegemony Navy. The SB-28 was produced as a limited run.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
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Operated in conjunction with the [[Lockheed-CBM_Corporation/Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed Corporation]], the Outreach facility was the only Raimei plant to produce the SB-28 variant of the ''Sabre'', possibly as a result of political pressure from the Terran Hegemony to keep the advanced technology of the SB-28 confined to the Hegemony Navy. The SB-28 was produced as a limited run.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Outreach:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Outreach:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
|-
 
|-
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! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-28 ''Sabre'']] (from [[2753]])<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-28 ''Sabre'']] (from [[2753]])<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| Light Aerospace Fighters
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
=== Panpour ===
 
=== Panpour ===
The [[Panpour]] facility was bought out by Jalastar Aerospace following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/> During the late [[Star League]] era, the Raimei facility on Panpour trading as Raimei Aerospace was one of the smallest defense manufacturing facilities in the Federated Suns.<ref name="FR2765:FSp6">''Field Report 2765: AFFS'', p. 6: "Infrastructural Integrity"</ref>
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The [[Panpour]] facility was bought out by Jalastar Aerospace following the collapse of Raimei in 2814.<ref name="TRO3075p212"/> During the late [[Star League]] era the Raimei facility on Panpour - trading as Raimei Aerospace - was one of the smallest defense manufacturing facilities in the Federated Suns.<ref name="FR2765:FSp6">''Field Report 2765: Federated Suns'', p. 6, "Infrastructural Integrity"</ref>
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{|class="wikitable"
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
! colspan="2" |Components produced on Donegal:<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
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|-
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! width="350pt" | Type
 
! width="350pt" | Type
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Aerospace fighter|Aerospace Fighter]]</u>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>Aerospace Fighter</u>
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
 
| [[Sabre|SBR-27 ''Sabre'']]<ref name="TRO3075p212"/>
| Light aerospace fighter
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| [[Light Aerospace Fighters]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Report 2765: AFFS]]''
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''  
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Raimei]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Raimei]]
[[Category:Draconis Combine Corporations]]
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[[Category:Draconis Combine Companies]]

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