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#1 Enervation

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Posted 01 July 2013 - 03:34 PM

I have tried to only buy mechs that the Republic would actually have access to, besides my beloved Centurion that is.
After numerous trips to Sarna instead of reaching over to the bookshelf and flipping through the books that are Right There i came to the conclusion that i needed to write this stuff down so others could read it (an ironically novel concept, as I'm sure you understand).
I therefore decided to make this list of who produces what, for those who are also want to know if they need to raid their neighbor's borders for a mech of their choice, and don't want to make a trip over to their own bookshelves (I feel your pain).
There are three notes to remember:
1) this is a list of where these mechs are produced, not if they are later sold to another faction (the Spider for example is produced in the FWL but is almost exclusively sold to the Dracs).
2) i have kept the Lyran Commonwealth and the Federated Suns separate, despite the two faction's fleeting merger at the moment. I did this mainly so you would know who borders who.
3) Some mechs are produced by multinational corporations, and i placed a faction based on what planet the mech is actually produced at.
All information here is thanks to Sarna.net, and contributions from viewers like you. Thank you.

Capellan Confederation
Flea Light-20 tons
Locust Light-20 tons
Raven Light-35 tons
Vindicator Medium-45 tons
Griffin Medium-55 tons
Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons
Wolverine Medium-55 tons
Catapult Heavy-65 tons
Thunderbolt Heavy-65 tons
Cataphract Heavy-70 tons
Victor Assault-80 tons
Battlemaster Assault-85 tons
Stalker Assault-85 tons
Highlander Assault-90 tons
(Remember Laio also produces the Legendary Urbie, which we have yet to see but always know is there... lurking behind Capellan borders)

Draconis Combine
Jenner Light-35 tons
Panther Light-35 tons
Hunchback Medium-50 tons*
Griffin Medium-55 tons
Kintaro Medium-55 tons
Wolverine Medium-55 tons
Dragon Heavy-60 tons
Catapult Heavy-65 tons
Jagermech Heavy-65 tons
Victor Assault-80 tons
Battlemaster Assault-85 tons
Atlas Assault-100 tons
(I think that it is worth noting that the Dracs have two factories for the Atlas, just sayin')

Federated Suns
Locust Light-20 tons
Blackjack Medium-45 tons
Centurion Medium-50 tons
Enforcer Medium-50 tons
Griffin Medium-55 tons
Kintaro Medium-55 tons
Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons
Wolverine Medium-55 tons
Jagermech Heavy-65 tons
Cataphract Heavy-70 tons
Victor Assault-80 tons
Atlas Assault-100 tons
(While Corean Enterprises make the Centurion on New Avalon, they do not make the Cent's counterpart the Trebuchet for the Federated Suns)

Lyran Commonwealth
Locust Light-20 tons
Commando Light-25 tons
Firestarter Light-35 tons
Hunchback Medium-50 tons
Griffin Medium-55 tons
Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons
Thunderbolt Heavy-65 tons
Grasshopper Heavy-70 tons
Zeus Assault-80 tons
Battlemaster Assault-85 tons
Stalker Assault-85 tons
Highlander Assault-90 tons
Banshee Assault-95 tons
Atlas Assault-100 tons
(As it should be, the Lyrans produce the most assault mechs. They have 2 Battlemaster plants, and will add a third in 3053. Also, congrats on getting your workhorse scout mech, the Zeus.)

Free Worlds League
Flea Light-20 tons
Locust Light-20 tons
Spider Light-30 tons
Cicada Medium-40 tons
Centurion Medium-50 tons
Hunchback Medium-50 tons
Trebuchet Medium-50 tons
Griffin Medium-55 tons
Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons
Wolverine Medium-55 tons
Quickdraw Heavy-60 tons
Orion Heavy-75 tons
Awesome Assault-80 tons
Stalker Assault-85 tons
(Thankfully the FWL seems to be a fairly mercantile faction. Otherwise they would have the Quickdraw over the rest of us like a Trebuchet on some Awesome mechs, like the Orion ;)

Free Rasalhague Republic
Panther Light-35 tons
Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons
(On behalf of the FRR, I would like to apologize to the dracs for promptly losing all three of the Panther factories you guys gave us when the clans invaded. Sad Panther.)

Magistracy of Canopus
Locust Light-20 tons
Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons

St Ives Compact
Blackjack Medium-45 tons
Victor Assault-80 tons
(On a single planet they have five major mech and ship yards, production including several variants of the fabled Warhammer. No wonder they were able to secede from the Capellans.)

Taurian Concordat
Locust Light-20 tons
Commando Light-25 tons
Griffin Medium-55 tons
Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons
Thunderbolt Heavy-65 tons

Terra
Spider Light-30 tons
Kintaro Medium-55 tons

*I am pretty sure the Draconis Combine manufactures this mech, considering its popularity in the DCMS; however Komiyaba/Nissan General Industries is not assigned to any planet)

Atlas Assault-100 tons
Yori 'Mech Works: (on Al Na'ir) Draconis Combine
Defiance Industries: (on Hesperus II) Lyran Commonwealth
Independence Weaponry: (on Quentin) Federated Suns, Draconis Combine
Robinson Standard BattleWorks: (on Robinson) Federated Suns

Awesome Assault-80 tons
Technicron Manufacturing: (on Savannah, Tongatapu) Free Worlds League
Irian BattleMechs Unlimited: (on Irian) Free Worlds League

Banshee Assault-95 tons
Defiance Industries: (on Hesperus II, Kwangjong-ni) Lyran Commonwealth
Star League Weapons Research (on Kwangjong-ni) Rim Worlds Republic - Plant fell into disuse after the Lyrans took the world (the plant was built underwater?!) and isn't active again until Jihad era.
*note* as far as i can tell, all variants of the mech besides the 5S are retrofits of the initial five thousand produced, and as such are not actually produced by their originating factions. The Banshee is one of the mechs that has a production line disabled in the Jihad era however, so it is safe to assume that the plant on Hesperus II is actually producing new 5S's in this period.

Battlemaster Assault-85 tons
Hollis Industries: (on Corey, destroyed in 2nd Succession War) Capellan Confederation
Blankenburg Technologies: (on Soul) Draconis Combine
Earthwerks Incorporated: (on Keystone) Capellan Confederation
J.B. BattleMechs Incorporated: (on Storfors, Incorporated 3053) Lyran Commonwealth
Red Devil Industries: (on Pandora) Lyran Commonwealth, (Post 3067) Clan Jade Falcon (even clanners use tech level 1 battlemasters it seems)
Trellshire Heavy Industries: (on Twycross) Lyran Commonwealth

Blackjack Medium-45 tons
GM: (on New Valencia) Federated Suns
Ceres Metals Industries: (on St Ives) St Ives Compact

Cataphract Heavy-70 tons
Earthwerks Incorporated: (on Grand Base, Tikonov, latter destroyed in 4th Succession War) Capellan Confederation, Federated Suns

Catapult Heavy-65 tons
Hollis Incorporated: (on Corey) Captured briefly by nearly everyone, Capellan Confederation
Yori 'Mech Works: (on Al Na'ir) Draconis Combine

Centurion Medium-50 tons
Corean Enterprises: (on Ramen II, destroyed 1st Succession War) Free Worlds League, (on New Avalon) Federated Suns
Jalastar Aerospace, (on Panpour) Federated Suns

Cicada Medium-40 tons
HartfordCo Industries: (Bryant, plant destroyed in the 2nd Succession War) Planet was later owned by Capellan Confederation and currently by the Lyran side of the Federated Commonwealth- some 200 years after ceasing production.
Gibson Federated BattleMechs: (on Gibson) Free Worlds League

Commando Light-25 tons
Coventry Metal Works: (on Coventry) Lyran Commonwealth
Vandenberg Mechanized Industries: (on Illiushin) Taurian Concordat

Dragon Heavy-60 tons
Luthien Armor Works: (on Luthien) Draconis Combine

Enforcer Medium-50 tons
Achernar Battlemechs: (on New Avalon) Federated Suns
Kallon Industries: (on Talon) Federated Suns

Firestarter Light-35 tons
Argile Technologies: (on Skye) Lyran Commonwealth
Coventry Metal Works: (on Coventry) Lyran Commonwealth
*note* the omni version of this mech is undergoing production on Luthien (Dracs) at this period, but will not be fielded until 3056. The FS9-O is actually a 45 ton medium omni-mech, and costs more than a brand new AS7-D.

Flea Light-20 tons
Earthwerks Limited: (on Asuncion, Bernardo) Capellan Confederation, Free Worlds League
Earthwerks Limited: (on Victoria) Capellan Confederation

Grasshopper Heavy-70 tons
Lantren Corperation (on Bryant) Lyran Commonwealth
(It would appear this is the only plant to produce the mech up to the current date, which includes a destroyed and rebuilt production line. Other companies listed as producing the mech will not begin production until the mid 3060s)

Griffin Medium-55 tons
Brigadier Corporation: (on Oliver) Free Worlds League, Lyran Commonwealth
Defiance Industries: (on Hesperus II) Lyran Commonwealth
Earthwerks Incorporated: (on Keystone) Free Worlds League
Earthwerks Incorporated: (on Grand Base) Capellan Confederation
Kallon Industries: (on Wernke) Federated Suns
Vanderburg Mechanized Industries: (on Illiushin) Taurian Concordat
Victory Industries: (on Marduk) Federated Suns, Draconis Combine

Highlander Assault-90 tons
Hollis Industries: (on Corey, destroyed in 2nd Succession War) Capellan Confederation
StarCorps Industries: (on Son Hoa) Lyran Commonwealth

Hunchback Medium-50 tons
Coventry Metal Works: (on Coventry) Lyran Commonwealth
Kali Yama Weapons Industries: (on Kalidasa) Free Worlds League
Komiyaba/Nissan General Industries: Unknown (presumedly Draconis Combine)
Norse-Storm BattleMechs: (on Loxley) Lyran Commonwealth

Jagermech Heavy-65 tons
Kallon Industries: (on Werke-Talon) Federated Suns
Independence Weaponry, (on Quentin) Federated Suns, Draconis Combine

Jenner Light-35 tons
Diplan 'Mechyards: (on Ozawa, destroyed in the 1st Succession War) Draconis Combine
Luthien Armor Works: (on Abiy Adi, Luthien, New Samarkand) Draconis Combine

Kintaro Medium-55 tons
General Dynamics: (on Ozawa) Draconis Combine, Federated Suns
General Mechanics: (on Mars) ComStar

Locust Light-20 tons
Bergan Industries: (on Ares) Capellan Confederation
Achernar BattleMechs: (on New Avalon) Federated Suns
Corean Enterprises: (on Stewart) Free Worlds League
Defiance Industries: (on Furillo) Lyran Commonwealth,
Gibson Federated BattleMechs: (on Gibson) Free Worlds League
Majesty Metals and Manufacturing: (on Conopus IV, Dunianshire) Magistracy of Canopus
Pinard Protectorates Limited: (on MacLeod's Land) Taurian Concordat
Taurus Territorial Industries: (on Taurus) Taurian Concordat

Orion Heavy-75 tons
Kali Yama Weapons Industries: (on Kendall) Free Worlds League
Kali Yama - Alphard Trading Corporation: (on Kendall) Free Worlds League

Panther Light-35 tons
Alshain Weapons: (on Alshain) Draconis Combine, Free Rasalhague Republic
Alshain Weapons: (on Jarett) Draconis Combine, Free Rasalhague Republic
Alshain Weapons: (on New Oslo) Draconis Combine, Free Rasalhague Republic
Alshain Weapons: (on Tok Do) Draconis Combine
Wakazashi Enterprises: (on New Samarkand) Draconis Combine

Quickdraw Heavy-60 tons
Technicron Manufacturing: (on Savannah) Free Worlds League

Raven Light-35 tons
Hellespont 'Mech Works: (on Sian) Capellan Confederation

Shadowhawk Medium-55 tons
Lang Industries Incorporated: (on Caph) Federated Suns, Capellan Confederation (planet changed hands a few times)
Earthwerks Incorporated: (on Calloway VI) Free Worlds League, (on Grand Base) Capellan Confederation
Majesty Metals and Manufacturing: (on Canopus IV, Dunianshire) Magistracy of Canopus
Odin Manufacturing, (on Orestes) Lyran Commonwealth, (briefly) Draconis Combine, Free Rasalhague Republic
Vandenberg Mechanized Industries: (on Illiushin) Taurian Concordat

Spider Light-30 tons
Newhart Interstellar Industries Limited: Unknown (either New Earth or Thorin, destroyed between the 1st and 2nd Succession Wars)
Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited: (on Tematagi, Lapida II) Free Worlds League
Krupp Armament Works: (on Terra) No faction

Stalker Assault-85 tons
Triad Technologies, Unknown
Irian BattleMechs Unlimited: (on Shiro III) Capellan Confederation, Free Worlds League
Trellshire Heavy Industries: (on Twycross) Lyran Commonwealth

Thunderbolt Heavy-65 tons
Earthwerks Incorporated: (on Keystone, Tikonov, later destroyed in 4th Succession War) Capellan Confederation
Olivetti Weaponry: (on Sudeten) Lyran Commonwealth
Taurus Territorial Industries: (on Taurus) Taurian Concordat

Trebuchet Medium-50 tons
Corean Enterprises: (on Stewart) Free Worlds League
Kali Yama Weapons Industries: (on Kalidasa) Free Worlds League
Irian BattleMechs Unlimited: (on Irian) Free Worlds League

Victor Assault-80 tons
HildCo Interplanetary: (on St Ives) Capellan Commonwealth, St Ives Compact
Independence Weaponry: (on Quentin) Federated Suns, Draconis Combine
Tao 'Mechworks: (on Styk) Capellan Confederation, Federated Suns
GM: (on New Valencia) Federated Suns

Vindicator Medium-45 tons
Ceres Metals Industries (on Capella) Capellan Confederation
Ceres Metals Industries (on St Ives) Capellan Confederation, St Ives Compact (Note, this plant was retooled to produce the Bkackjack rather than the Vindicator after it changed hands)

Wolverine Medium-55 tons
Gibson Federated Battlemechs (on Gibson) Free Worlds League
Kallon Industries: (on Nanking) Capellan Confederation, Federated Suns
Kallon Industries: (Thermopolis) Free Worlds League
Victory Industries: (on Marduk) Federated Suns, Draconis Combine

Zeus Assault-80 tons
Defiance Industries (on Furillo) Lyran Commonwealth
Defiance Industries (on Hesperus II) Lyran Commonwealth
Defiance Industries (on Kwangjong-ni) Lyran Commonwealth

I will try to update this list as new mechs are released. If you have any comments or additional material, please let me know! :P

Edit 10/25/14 added the Resistance pack mechs. Yeeee-haw!

Edited by Enervation, 25 October 2014 - 09:44 AM.


#2 Lord Ikka

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 05:38 AM

Well, it makes sense that the FWL makes quite a few, they have a crapload of factories and sell to everyone. Luckily for the other states, the FWL was barely able to hold itself together until Thomas Marik, meaning they sold their Mechs or used them against themselves rather than against others.

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Posted 02 July 2013 - 06:07 AM

I'd like to point out an error in your chart and that is our factories producing the Victors at this point in time. Victor is currently produced only on St.Ives and some Kuritan planet.

Neither we, not our treacherous Daviot neighbours hold any facilities capable of manufacturing them.

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Posted 03 July 2013 - 05:51 PM

View PostAdridos, on 02 July 2013 - 06:07 AM, said:

I'd like to point out an error in your chart and that is our factories producing the Victors at this point in time. Victor is currently produced only on St.Ives and some Kuritan planet.

Neither we, not our treacherous Daviot neighbours hold any facilities capable of manufacturing them.


You are absolutely partially correct, although if it's any consolation you will get a Victor plant back in about 13 years.
Quentin is the Drac planet where the Victor is produced, and they aquired it in the 3039 war. I listed both factions there because the Fedsuns did produce the mech on that planet for a while.
The Fedsuns current Victor plant (GM) in on New Valencia (where the Blackjack is made coincidentally, feel free to raid that planet and rid us of another medium laser boat).
I will correct the post in short order.

Edited by Enervation, 03 July 2013 - 07:15 PM.


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Posted 07 July 2013 - 10:05 AM

also the Cataphract is built in fedsun territory also http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Cataphract

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Posted 07 July 2013 - 10:26 AM

Just a little nitpick: Calloway VI is in the FWL, making the Shadow Hawk (specifically the 5m variant) available to the FWLM as well.

Otherwise, nice exhaustive list.

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Posted 12 July 2013 - 11:56 PM

View PostFearTheAmish, on 07 July 2013 - 10:05 AM, said:

also the Cataphract is built in fedsun territory also http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Cataphract


I omitted Tikonov from the FedSuns lists because it says most of the manufacturing capabilities were destroyed when the planet was taken, however it does seem that the cataphract is one of the few designs that they can still produce, so i'll tweak the list.

Also, thanks for the tip InRev about the shadowhawk, and no thanks because you are further stealing our thunder up in galactic coreward :D

Here's a tip for all of the Earthwerks employees out there: STOP BUILDING PLANTS at the EDGE OF CAPELLAN SPACE.

Edited by Enervation, 01 August 2013 - 03:57 PM.


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Posted 21 July 2013 - 10:32 AM

Very nice summary thanks !

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Posted 26 July 2013 - 10:59 AM

I'm curious as to where you see the Victor being used by Davion. They did use the Battlemaster (not on your list) but mechs like the Victor, Hunchy, Atlas, etc weren't house specific but rather used by all factions.

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Posted 26 July 2013 - 11:24 AM

It would be so interesting if you had manufacturing sites on the Community Warfare map. So if your faction has control of it. You get a C-bill discount on the particular mechs produced.

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Posted 26 July 2013 - 11:28 AM

View PostTezcatli, on 26 July 2013 - 11:24 AM, said:

It would be so interesting if you had manufacturing sites on the Community Warfare map. So if your faction has control of it. You get a C-bill discount on the particular mechs produced.

It would be interesting, but since:

1) Finding and placing all the factories of the IS in this era is neigh impossible.

and

2) Due to the way they are designed, some factions could have considerable difficulties having just 1-2 words producing all their equipment.

...hold true, it would take a lot of thought besides the basic idea to have the system work without breaking something.

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Posted 26 July 2013 - 12:41 PM

View PostTrauglodyte, on 26 July 2013 - 10:59 AM, said:

I'm curious as to where you see the Victor being used by Davion. They did use the Battlemaster (not on your list) but mechs like the Victor, Hunchy, Atlas, etc weren't house specific but rather used by all factions.

Multiple Fed Suns pilots like Ardan Sortek and Victor Steiner-Davion have used the Victor in canon, making it a Fed Sun Mech by perception. After the Second Succession War, the Fed Suns had captured IW, the only factory making Victors. It then became the AFFS primary Assault Mech, and became a prize Mech for commanders.

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Posted 26 July 2013 - 01:27 PM

Is the Highlander strictly Lyran via canon?

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Posted 26 July 2013 - 01:39 PM

View PostTrauglodyte, on 26 July 2013 - 01:27 PM, said:

Is the Highlander strictly Lyran via canon?

Well, if you count mistakes in the top canon sources as canon, then CC also has a factory for them. :P

Altough it would also imply that 2/3s of the mechwarriors who stayed in IS were Atlas pilots... ;)

Edited by Adridos, 26 July 2013 - 01:40 PM.


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Posted 26 July 2013 - 02:15 PM

Damn! I'm running Davion mechs only, with the exception of those that I "captured" from Marik (Cicadas + AWS-9M). The Highlander looked a lot more appealing then the Victor. I like the speed but not so much the lack of weight to carry heavy ordinance.

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Posted 01 August 2013 - 03:34 PM

View PostTrauglodyte, on 26 July 2013 - 10:59 AM, said:


I'm curious as to where you see the Victor being used by Davion. They did use the Battlemaster (not on your list) but mechs like the Victor, Hunchy, Atlas, etc weren't house specific but rather used by all factions.



Yes they use it- the mech description and desired info is on Sarna. Not only do the FedSuns have a factory in their own space (New Valencia), but they had another previously (Quentin) and will gain another later (Styk).
Also, what Lord Ikka said above is (partially) true; the Victor is considered a prime command mech for the AFFS.
There IS more than one plant producing the mech in this time frame (the mech's description has poor wording) namely one in Ikka's faction's control and the one on St Ives.
It is worth noting that 'some samurai' find it distasteful to pilot the mech of their enemy, adding to the suggestion that the AFFS uses it extensively.

View PostTrauglodyte, on 26 July 2013 - 01:27 PM, said:


Is the Highlander strictly Lyran via canon?



Edit: i had a nausiatingly off the subject response because i misunderstood the question; which of course i was very proud of at the time.
How i misunderstood a thirteen syllable question is quite beyond me, but i did manage it. As dal10 posted directly below this, the answer is no:

View Postdal10, on 01 August 2013 - 04:19 PM, said:

source:

As with other Star League era designs the Highlander would suffer the loss of technology brought about by the Succession Wars, and when StarCorps' factory on Son Hoa was devastated towards the end of the Second Succession War the original HGN-732 became virtually extinct. An agreement between StarCorps and Hollis Incorporated to rebuild destroyed chassis from scratch using readily-available technology kept the line going until the mid-3030s when limited production was restarted by StarCorps on Son Hoa and Corey, producing barely a dozen new 'Mechs per year. These HGN-733 Highlanders were used in small numbers by the Capellan Confederation and Lyran Commonwealth, commonly as part of lances containing Exterminators, Victors, Grasshoppers and Catapults.



So as we can see, not only is the Highlander A) produced in the Federated Commonwealth and therefore availible in both Lyran and FedSuns space (which was the point of my first response), B) it was also produced in Capellan space up untill the second succession war, along with the Battlemaster which i Did put in the lists.

I must admit two things at this point, the first being /facepalm; the second is that i read this paragraph (in the description of Hollis Industries) about 4-5 times while i was making this post and for some reason it Never Clicked.

So i would like to apologize to what's-your-name for giving a mildly rude and very skirt the issue response, and also to all you Liao people out there (those of you who have earned your citizenship that is, the rest can sod off and scrub toilets) for denying you another assault mech with jump jets.

Edited by Enervation, 06 August 2013 - 05:50 PM.


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Posted 01 August 2013 - 04:19 PM

source:

The Highlander is one of the most well-known SLDF assault 'Mechs, serving with distinction for almost two centuries since first entering service in 2592. Initially designed as a dedicated city and installation defender, the original model featured a variety of weaponry along with fifteen and a half tons of Ferro-Fibrous armor, but perhaps its most useful asset were the three Hildco jump jets giving it a jumping range of 90 meters. The heaviest 'Mech design to feature jump jets at the time, their original task was to allow the Highlander the ability to jump over inconvenient obstacles such as buildings and outpace other 'Mechs with a faster ground speed, but because of this increased mobility and its versatile weaponry the Highlander proved to be a capable fighter on any battlefield and within decades nearly every BattleMech regiment of the Regular and Royal Armies featured them. However it was during the design's initial trial runs that pilots began using these 'Mechs in what would infamously become known as the "Highlander Burial". Leaping into the air and landing directly on their enemy, a Highlander could literally drive a light 'Mech into the ground. So successful was this maneuver that the design team re-engineered the legs to withstand repeated death-from-above attacks and turned what had been a desperation move into an art form, giving Highlander pilots an additional psychological edge.[3][5][6][7][8]

As with other Star League era designs the Highlander would suffer the loss of technology brought about by the Succession Wars, and when StarCorps' factory on Son Hoa was devastated towards the end of the Second Succession War the original HGN-732 became virtually extinct. An agreement between StarCorps and Hollis Incorporated to rebuild destroyed chassis from scratch using readily-available technology kept the line going until the mid-3030s when limited production was restarted by StarCorps on Son Hoa and Corey, producing barely a dozen new 'Mechs per year. These HGN-733 Highlanders were used in small numbers by the Capellan Confederation and Lyran Commonwealth, commonly as part of lances containing Exterminators, Victors, Grasshoppers and Catapults.

Unbeknownst to many ComStar also maintained a large stock of Highlanders left over from the Star League, which they gifted to the Draconis Combine during the War of 3039. The appearance of so many seemingly rare 733s, along with a few 732s whose advanced technology managed to slip through ComStar screening, had an large impact on Lyran morale during that conflict. ComStar would also use the design in their own military forces, the Com Guard, and even during the Clan Invasion a few original 732s would take to the field as part of the Clans' fighting forces. By 3057 StarCorps' Son Hoa line was at full production, producing brand-new original-spec Highlanders for Lyran units of the Federated Commonwealth, just in time to take part in the FedCom Civil War. Highlanders would continue to be produced all the way through to the Jihad, where advanced variants fought both for and against the Word of Blake.[3]

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Posted 02 August 2013 - 07:43 PM

this is awesome thanks

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Posted 02 August 2013 - 08:09 PM

Have it noted I only play with the Cataphract because of its overwhelming similarities to the Avatar, in tonnage and purpose. Of course, its neither an omni nor has missile racks on its torsos. <_<

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Posted 02 August 2013 - 08:18 PM

View PostTezcatli, on 26 July 2013 - 11:24 AM, said:

It would be so interesting if you had manufacturing sites on the Community Warfare map. So if your faction has control of it. You get a C-bill discount on the particular mechs produced.


was thinking exactly that. Along with different manufactored weapons. (discounts if planet is held)

and also random salvage rewards after a match based on the mechs in the match "buy this salvage at 50% discount. from base price."





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