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| − | Founded January 2nd, [[2698]], | + | Founded January 2nd, [[2698]], Rashpur-Owens Incorporated was the only functional orbital construction yard capable of building [[JumpShip]]s left in the Confederation after the devastation of the early [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].<ref name=MM57/><ref name="HB:HLp71">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 71: "Capella"</ref> Based out of the former [[Delhi WarShips]] facilities on [[Capella]],<ref>''BattleSpace'', p. 28: "JumpShips and WarShips"</ref> while its survival and continued production were a symbol of Capellan pride, the decrepit and disintegrating yards earned the derisive nickname of the "Citizen's Crutch" due to the cost of producing a mere handful of completed ships being far beyond the marked-up prices involved in purchasing vessels built in other realms.<ref name=MM57>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 57: "Rashpur-Owens Incorporated Profile"</ref><ref name="HB:HLp135">''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 135: "Rashpur-Owens, Incorporated"</ref> |
This changed after [[Riley Doh]] rose to chairmanship of the company in [[3051]]. A self-made man who earned his [[Capellan Citizenship|citizenship]] by working in the yards, Doh used the small amount of free capital available and every scrap of [[LosTech|FoundTech]] he could get his hands on to upgrade the yards, doubling production by [[3056]]. Using backchannel deals and every favor possible, he got RO selected as the site for the production of the new ''[[Lung Wang]]'' and secured plans and molds to produce the deadly ''[[Achilles (DropShip)|Achilles]]''.<ref name=MM57/><ref name="HB:HLp135"/> The Rashpur-Owens yards at Capella were responsible for the design and production of the first interplanetary drives to be used in the [[Free Worlds League]] [[WarShip]] program which built the ''[[Impavido]]''-class destroyers during this era, before much of that production shifted to support the Confederation's own WarShip program. The Capella yards helped support the yards at [[Necromo]] as the produced the ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser.<ref name="HB:HLp71"/> The reconstruction of the Rashpur-Owens WarShip slips at Capella were a jointly funded effort between the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref>''BattleSpace'', p. 28</ref> | This changed after [[Riley Doh]] rose to chairmanship of the company in [[3051]]. A self-made man who earned his [[Capellan Citizenship|citizenship]] by working in the yards, Doh used the small amount of free capital available and every scrap of [[LosTech|FoundTech]] he could get his hands on to upgrade the yards, doubling production by [[3056]]. Using backchannel deals and every favor possible, he got RO selected as the site for the production of the new ''[[Lung Wang]]'' and secured plans and molds to produce the deadly ''[[Achilles (DropShip)|Achilles]]''.<ref name=MM57/><ref name="HB:HLp135"/> The Rashpur-Owens yards at Capella were responsible for the design and production of the first interplanetary drives to be used in the [[Free Worlds League]] [[WarShip]] program which built the ''[[Impavido]]''-class destroyers during this era, before much of that production shifted to support the Confederation's own WarShip program. The Capella yards helped support the yards at [[Necromo]] as the produced the ''[[Feng Huang]]''-class cruiser.<ref name="HB:HLp71"/> The reconstruction of the Rashpur-Owens WarShip slips at Capella were a jointly funded effort between the [[Capellan Confederation]] and the [[Free Worlds League]].<ref>''BattleSpace'', p. 28</ref> | ||
| − | Immediately prior to the [[Jihad]], RO's successes allowed it to secure supplementary contracts for the [[Necromo Shipyards]] in [[3066]] and Doh was lobbying for a license to produce the [[Defiance (Aerospace Fighter)|''Defiance'']] [[OmniFighter]] in [[3068]].<ref name=MM57/> | + | Immediately prior to the [[Jihad]], RO's successes allowed it to secure supplementary contracts for the [[Necromo Shipyards]] in [[3066]] and Doh was lobbying for a license to produce the [[Defiance (Aerospace Fighter class)|''Defiance'']] [[OmniFighter]] in [[3068]].<ref name=MM57/> |
| − | During the Jihad, the [[Necromo Shipyards]] were destroyed, and analysts believe that RO will abandon their effort to rebuild the interplanetary WarShip drive facility that was moved to the Necromo system. The [[Word of Blake]]'s expertise was required to get the facility running in the first place, and with that expertise no longer available, the drive facility is simply a money sink.<ref name="occ8">''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 8</ref> By [[3081]] the Confederation was still refusing to admit that it could no longer produce WarShips, but it had become increasingly obvious that there was no way that Rashpur-Owens could reproduce or | + | During the Jihad, the [[Necromo Shipyards]] were destroyed, and analysts believe that RO will abandon their effort to rebuild the interplanetary WarShip drive facility that was moved to the Necromo system. The [[Word of Blake]]'s expertise was required to get the facility running in the first place, and with that expertise no longer available, the drive facility is simply a money sink.<ref name="occ8">''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 8</ref> By [[3081]] the Confederation was still refusing to admit that it could no longer produce WarShips, but it had become increasingly obvious that there was no way that Rashpur-Owens could reproduce or retro-engineer the technical knowledge to build WarShip drives, and would instead be limited to trying to repair and maintain the few WarShips still left in the Capellan navy.<ref name="J:FRp101">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 101: "Capellan Commonality"</ref> |
==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
| − | In [[3051]] [[Riley Doh]] becomes the companies CEO, he is also the chairman in [[3067]].<ref name=HBHLp135>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 135 | + | In [[3051]] [[Riley Doh]] becomes the companies CEO, he is also the chairman in [[3067]].<ref name=HBHLp135>''Handbook: House Liao'', p. 135: "Rashpur-Owens Incorporated Company Profile"</ref> |
==Manufacturing== | ==Manufacturing== | ||
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===Capella=== | ===Capella=== | ||
| − | The Capellan facility suffered no losses of capital and personnel in the Jihad and had a production volume of 80% in [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 3 | + | The Capellan facility suffered no losses of capital and personnel in the Jihad and had a production volume of 80% in [[3079]].<ref>''Objectives: Capellan Confederation'', p. 3: "State of the Industry Table"</ref> |
The company was by [[3079]] in the midst of a crash construction program to try and build repair docks for the Confederation's | The company was by [[3079]] in the midst of a crash construction program to try and build repair docks for the Confederation's | ||
| − | remaining [[WarShip]]s.<ref>''Field Report CCAF'', p. 6 | + | remaining [[WarShip]]s.<ref>''Field Report: CCAF'', p. 6: "No Port to Call Home"</ref> |
| − | {|class="wikitable" | + | {|class="wikitable" |
| − | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Capella:<ref name=OR143>''Objective Raids'', p. 143 | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Capella:<ref name=OR143>''Objective Raids'', p. 143: "Produced Rashpur-Owens Components"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Lp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: Liao'', p. 12: "Produced Experimental Lung Wang Ship variant"</ref> |
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| − | | ''[[Excalibur (DropShip)|Excalibur]]''<ref name="occ8"/><ref name=HBHLp135/><ref name=OR143/><ref name=DS&JSp17/> | + | | ''[[Excalibur (DropShip)|Excalibur]]''<ref name="occ8"/><ref name=HBHLp135/><ref name=OR143/><ref name=DS&JSp17/> |
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| − | | ''[[Triumph]]''<ref name="occ8"/><ref name=HBHLp135/><ref name=OR143/><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 17 </ref> | + | | ''[[Triumph]]''<ref name="occ8"/><ref name=HBHLp135/><ref name=OR143/><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 17</ref> |
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| ''Avenger''<ref name=OR143/> | | ''Avenger''<ref name=OR143/> | ||
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| [[GM 48000]] | | [[GM 48000]] | ||
| ''Excalibur''<ref name=OR143/> | | ''Excalibur''<ref name=OR143/> | ||
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Kearny-Fuchida Drive - JumpShip]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Kearny-Fuchida Drive - JumpShip]]</u> | ||
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Liao]]'' | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Liao]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Report CCAF]]'' | + | * ''[[Field Report: CCAF]]'' |
* ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | * ''[[Handbook: House Liao]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Objectives: Capellan Confederation]]'' | * ''[[Objectives: Capellan Confederation]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Rashpur-Owens Incorporated]] | [[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Rashpur-Owens Incorporated]] | ||
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Companies]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 5 September 2022
Rashpur-Owens Incorporated is a DropShip and JumpShip manufacturer based in the Capellan Confederation.
Overview
Founded January 2nd, 2698, Rashpur-Owens Incorporated was the only functional orbital construction yard capable of building JumpShips left in the Confederation after the devastation of the early Succession Wars.[1][2] Based out of the former Delhi WarShips facilities on Capella,[3] while its survival and continued production were a symbol of Capellan pride, the decrepit and disintegrating yards earned the derisive nickname of the "Citizen's Crutch" due to the cost of producing a mere handful of completed ships being far beyond the marked-up prices involved in purchasing vessels built in other realms.[1][4]
This changed after Riley Doh rose to chairmanship of the company in 3051. A self-made man who earned his citizenship by working in the yards, Doh used the small amount of free capital available and every scrap of FoundTech he could get his hands on to upgrade the yards, doubling production by 3056. Using backchannel deals and every favor possible, he got RO selected as the site for the production of the new Lung Wang and secured plans and molds to produce the deadly Achilles.[1][4] The Rashpur-Owens yards at Capella were responsible for the design and production of the first interplanetary drives to be used in the Free Worlds League WarShip program which built the Impavido-class destroyers during this era, before much of that production shifted to support the Confederation's own WarShip program. The Capella yards helped support the yards at Necromo as the produced the Feng Huang-class cruiser.[2] The reconstruction of the Rashpur-Owens WarShip slips at Capella were a jointly funded effort between the Capellan Confederation and the Free Worlds League.[5]
Immediately prior to the Jihad, RO's successes allowed it to secure supplementary contracts for the Necromo Shipyards in 3066 and Doh was lobbying for a license to produce the Defiance OmniFighter in 3068.[1]
During the Jihad, the Necromo Shipyards were destroyed, and analysts believe that RO will abandon their effort to rebuild the interplanetary WarShip drive facility that was moved to the Necromo system. The Word of Blake's expertise was required to get the facility running in the first place, and with that expertise no longer available, the drive facility is simply a money sink.[6] By 3081 the Confederation was still refusing to admit that it could no longer produce WarShips, but it had become increasingly obvious that there was no way that Rashpur-Owens could reproduce or retro-engineer the technical knowledge to build WarShip drives, and would instead be limited to trying to repair and maintain the few WarShips still left in the Capellan navy.[7]
Leadership
In 3051 Riley Doh becomes the companies CEO, he is also the chairman in 3067.[8]
Manufacturing
Rashpur-Owens Incorporated has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Capella
The Capellan facility suffered no losses of capital and personnel in the Jihad and had a production volume of 80% in 3079.[9]
The company was by 3079 in the midst of a crash construction program to try and build repair docks for the Confederation's remaining WarShips.[10]
| Components produced on Capella:[11][12] | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| DropShips | |
| Achilles[6][8] | DropShip |
| Avenger[6][8][11] | DropShip |
| Excalibur[6][8][11][13] | DropShip |
| Lung Wang[6][8] | DropShip |
| Lung Wang Predator[12] | DropShip |
| Triumph[6][8][11][13] | DropShip |
| JumpShips | |
| Invader[6][8][11] | JumpShip |
| Merchant[6][8][11] | JumpShip |
| Monolith[6][8][11] | JumpShip |
| Interplanetary Drive - DropShip | |
| Delano 1070 | Triumph[11] |
| GM9800i | Avenger[11] |
| GM 48000 | Excalibur[11] |
| Xevec-19 | Lung Wang[citation needed] |
| Xevec-12s | Achilles[citation needed] |
| Kearny-Fuchida Drive - JumpShip | |
| KF Mark V | Merchant[11] |
| KF Mark VIIa | Invader[11] |
| KF Mark X | Monolith[11] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 57: "Rashpur-Owens Incorporated Profile"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 71: "Capella"
- ↑ BattleSpace, p. 28: "JumpShips and WarShips"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Handbook: House Liao, p. 135: "Rashpur-Owens, Incorporated"
- ↑ BattleSpace, p. 28
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 8
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 101: "Capellan Commonality"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 Handbook: House Liao, p. 135: "Rashpur-Owens Incorporated Company Profile"
- ↑ Objectives: Capellan Confederation, p. 3: "State of the Industry Table"
- ↑ Field Report: CCAF, p. 6: "No Port to Call Home"
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 Objective Raids, p. 143: "Produced Rashpur-Owens Components"
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 12: "Produced Experimental Lung Wang Ship variant"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary, p. 17