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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Located on the Combine capital of [[Luthien]], LAW's Shigunga Missile Division manufactured [[Long-range missile]] Launchers for the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] throughout the [[Succession War era]],<ref name=TMp227/> for use on humble designs like the [[LRM Carrier]]<ref name=TRO3026-62>''Technical Readout: 3026'', pp. 62-63 "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref> <ref name=TRO3026R-66>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', pp. 66-67 "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref> <ref name="TRO:3039p72">''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 72, "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref> to the DCMS's primary medium [[Aerospace Fighter]] the ''[[Shilone]]''.<ref name=TRO3039p210>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 210 "SL-17 Shilone"</ref>
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Located on the Combine capital of [[Luthien]], LAW's Shigunga Missile Division manufactured [[Long Range Missile]] Launchers for the [[Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery]] throughout the [[Succession War era]],<ref name=TMp227/> for use on humble designs like the [[LRM Carrier]]<ref name=TRO3026-62>''Technical Readout: 3026'', pp. 62–63: "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref><ref name=TRO3026R-66>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', pp. 66–67: "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref><ref name="TRO:3039p72">''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 72: "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref> to the DCMS's primary medium [[aerospace fighter]] the ''[[Shilone]]''.<ref name=TRO3039p210>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 210: "SL-17 Shilone"</ref>
  
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Aside from reintroducing the [[Arrow IV]] launcher for the Draconis Combine, Shigunga Missiles Division received increasing prominence during the [[Clan Invasion era]] with its development of the [[Medium Range Missile]] (MRM) launcher system in [[3058]]. With the battered DCMS looking for lower cost, easy to manufacture and homegrown weapon system easily useable by hordes of green troops as it rebuilt in the wake of the [[Truce of Tukayyid]], Shigunga responded by repurposing its efforts on prototype "[[Dead-Fire Missiles]]" to develop an entirely new launcher that could provide unguided saturation fire in the mid-range bracket. While derided by elite warriors, the success of the MRM soon resulted in launchers appearing widely across the Combine and [[Inner Sphere]], in either licensed or unlicensed form.<ref name=TMp227>''Tech Manual'', p. 227 "Missile Launchers - Long-Range Missles LRMS) - Medium-Range Missiles (MRM)"</ref> <ref name=ER3062p105>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 105 "Museum Technica - Medium-Range Missiles"</ref>
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Aside from reintroducing the [[Arrow IV]] launcher for the Draconis Combine, Shigunga Missiles Division received increasing prominence during the [[Clan Invasion era]] with its development of the [[Medium Range Missile]] (MRM) launcher system in [[3058]]. With the battered DCMS looking for lower cost, easy to manufacture and homegrown weapon system easily useable by hordes of green troops as it rebuilt in the wake of the [[Truce of Tukayyid]], Shigunga responded by repurposing its efforts on prototype "[[Dead-Fire Missiles]]" to develop an entirely new launcher that could provide unguided saturation fire in the midrange bracket. While derided by elite warriors, the success of the MRM soon resulted in launchers appearing widely across the Combine and [[Inner Sphere]], in either licensed or unlicensed form.<ref name=TMp227>''TechManual'', p. 227: "Missile Launchers - Long-Range Missiles LRMs) - Medium-Range Missiles (MRM)"</ref><ref name=ER3062p105>''Era Report: 3062'', p. 105: "Museum Technica - Medium-Range Missiles"</ref>
  
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While [[Short-range missile|Short-ranged]] and [[Streak Missile Launcher]]s largely remained the preserve of [[Guided Technologies]] within the Combine, Shigunga leveraged their LRM launcher manufacturing facilities to introduce locally built copies of the SRM and LRM firing [[Multi-Missile Launcher]]s that emerged during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. By the [[Dark Age era]] Shigunga were able to manufacture [[Clan]] grade version of at least some of it's LRM launchers.<ref name=TR3145DCp45>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 45 "SH-1V Shiro"</ref>
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While [[Short Range Missile|Short Range]] and [[Streak Missile Launcher]]s largely remained the preserve of [[Guided Technologies]] within the Combine, Shigunga leveraged their LRM launcher manufacturing facilities to introduce locally built copies of the SRM and LRM firing [[Multi-Missile Launcher]]s that emerged during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]]. By the [[Dark Age era]] Shigunga were able to manufacture [[Clan]] grade version of at least some of its LRM launchers.<ref name=TR3145DCp45>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 45: "SH-1V Shiro"</ref>
  
 
Weapons released under the Shigunga brand include:
 
Weapons released under the Shigunga brand include:
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*Shigunga C Type LRM-10.<ref name=TR3145DCp45/>
 
*Shigunga C Type LRM-10.<ref name=TR3145DCp45/>
 
*[[Shigunga (LRM15)|Shigunga LRM-15]].
 
*[[Shigunga (LRM15)|Shigunga LRM-15]].
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*[[Shigunga (LRM20)|Shigunga LRM-20]].<ref name=TRO3026-62>''Technical Readout: 3026'', pp. 62-63 "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref> <ref name=TRO3026R-66>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', pp. 66-67 "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref> <ref name="TRO:3039p72">''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 72, "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref>
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*[[Shigunga (LRM20)|Shigunga LRM-20]].<ref name=TRO3026-62>''Technical Readout: 3026'', pp. 62–63: "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref><ref name=TRO3026R-66>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', pp. 66–67: "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref><ref name="TRO:3039p72">''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 72: "LRM/SRM Carrier"</ref>
 
*[[Shigunga (AIV)|Shigunga Arrow IV Missile System]].
 
*[[Shigunga (AIV)|Shigunga Arrow IV Missile System]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MRM10)|Shigunga MRM-10]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MRM10)|Shigunga MRM-10]].
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*[[Shigunga (MRM30)|Shigunga MRM-30]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MRM30)|Shigunga MRM-30]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MRM40)|Shigunga MRM-40]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MRM40)|Shigunga MRM-40]].
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*[[Shigunga (MML3)|Shigunga 3-Tube MML]].<ref name=TRO3145DCp31>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 31 "PXH-11K Phoenix Hawk L"</ref>
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*[[Shigunga (MML3)|Shigunga 3-Tube MML]].<ref name=TRO3145DCp31>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 31: "PXH-11K Phoenix Hawk L"</ref>
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*[[Shigunga-Light]] MML-3.<ref name=HWotREp106>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 106 "BNK-1K Bakeneko"</ref>
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*[[Shigunga-Light]] MML-3.<ref name=HWotREp106>''Historical: Wars of the Republic Era'', p. 106: "BNK-1K Bakeneko"</ref>
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*[[Shigunga (MML5)|Shigunga 5-Tube MML]].<ref name=TRO3145DCp16>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 16 "Shillelagh"</ref>
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*[[Shigunga (MML5)|Shigunga 5-Tube MML]].<ref name=TRO3145DCp16>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 16: "Shillelagh"</ref>
 
*[[Shigunga (MML7)|Shigunga 7-Tube MML]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MML7)|Shigunga 7-Tube MML]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MML9)|Shigunga 9-Tube MML]].
 
*[[Shigunga (MML9)|Shigunga 9-Tube MML]].
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[BattleTech: Legends]]''
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* ''[[BattleTech: Legends]]''
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*''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
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* ''[[Historical: Wars of the Republic Era]]''
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*''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Objective Raids]]''
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*''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''
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* ''[[Starterbook: Wolf and Blake]]''
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*''[[Tech Manual]]''
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* ''[[TechManual]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3026]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Revised]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Revised]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: Succession Wars]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Succession Wars]]''
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[[Category:Components]]
 
[[Category:Components]]

Latest revision as of 13:15, 7 August 2022

Manufactured by Luthien Armor Works' Shigunga Missile Division, Shigunga is a common brand of BattleMech-scale Missile launchers in the Draconis Combine.

Overview[edit]

Located on the Combine capital of Luthien, LAW's Shigunga Missile Division manufactured Long Range Missile Launchers for the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery throughout the Succession War era,[1] for use on humble designs like the LRM Carrier[2][3][4] to the DCMS's primary medium aerospace fighter the Shilone.[5]

Aside from reintroducing the Arrow IV launcher for the Draconis Combine, Shigunga Missiles Division received increasing prominence during the Clan Invasion era with its development of the Medium Range Missile (MRM) launcher system in 3058. With the battered DCMS looking for lower cost, easy to manufacture and homegrown weapon system easily useable by hordes of green troops as it rebuilt in the wake of the Truce of Tukayyid, Shigunga responded by repurposing its efforts on prototype "Dead-Fire Missiles" to develop an entirely new launcher that could provide unguided saturation fire in the midrange bracket. While derided by elite warriors, the success of the MRM soon resulted in launchers appearing widely across the Combine and Inner Sphere, in either licensed or unlicensed form.[1][6]

While Short Range and Streak Missile Launchers largely remained the preserve of Guided Technologies within the Combine, Shigunga leveraged their LRM launcher manufacturing facilities to introduce locally built copies of the SRM and LRM firing Multi-Missile Launchers that emerged during the Word of Blake Jihad. By the Dark Age era Shigunga were able to manufacture Clan grade version of at least some of its LRM launchers.[7]

Weapons released under the Shigunga brand include:

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 TechManual, p. 227: "Missile Launchers - Long-Range Missiles LRMs) - Medium-Range Missiles (MRM)"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Technical Readout: 3026, pp. 62–63: "LRM/SRM Carrier"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Technical Readout: 3026 Revised, pp. 66–67: "LRM/SRM Carrier"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 72: "LRM/SRM Carrier"
  5. ↑ Technical Readout: 3039, p. 210: "SL-17 Shilone"
  6. ↑ Era Report: 3062, p. 105: "Museum Technica - Medium-Range Missiles"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 45: "SH-1V Shiro"
  8. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 31: "PXH-11K Phoenix Hawk L"
  9. ↑ Historical: Wars of the Republic Era, p. 106: "BNK-1K Bakeneko"
  10. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 16: "Shillelagh"

Bibliography[edit]

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