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{{InfoBoxCorporation | {{InfoBoxCorporation | ||
| image = Luthienarmorworks.png | | image = Luthienarmorworks.png | ||
− | | | + | | founded = [[2461]]<ref name=TRO:3075p206>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 206: "GLD-4R Gladiator"</ref> |
− | | | + | | dissolved = |
− | | | + | | affiliation = [[Draconis Combine]] |
− | | headquarters = | + | | previous_names = New Samarkand Armor Works<ref name=TRO:3075p206/> |
+ | | headquarters = [[Pesht]]<ref name=MM24>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 24: "Corporations of the Combine - [Luthien Armor Works]"</ref> | ||
| leadership = [[CEO of Luthien Armor Works|CEO]] | | leadership = [[CEO of Luthien Armor Works|CEO]] | ||
− | | products = [[Battle armor]] | + | | products = {{Ubl|[[Battle armor]]|[[BattleMech]]s|[[OmniMech]]s|[[Combat Vehicle]]s}} |
− | | | + | | parent = |
− | | | + | | divisions = {{Ubl|[[BBP Industries]]|[[Diverse Optics Incorporated]]|[[Dow-Nexus Fusion Products]]|[[Galtor Naval Yards]]|[[Guided Technologies]]|[[Jeanette Naval Yards]]|[[Kurita Combine Munitions Corporation]]|[[Nimakachi Fusion Products Limited]]|[[Luthien Armor Works - OmniMech Production Facility|OmniMech Production Facility]]|[[Saxe-Heidelberg Heavy Industries]]|[[Scarborough Manufacturers]]|[[Whitworth Specialty Manufacturing]]|[[Yori 'Mech Works]]}} |
+ | | plants = {{Ubl|[[Abiy Adi]]|[[Dieron]]|[[Enif]]|[[Hyner]]|[[Irece]]|[[Luthien]]|[[New Samarkand]]|[[Nykvarn]]|[[Savinsville]]|[[Yorii]]}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | '''Luthien Armor Works''' was the biggest corporate conglomerate within the [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=HB:HKp160>''Handbook: House Kurita'', p. 160: "Luthien Armor Works"</ref> | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | + | Luthien Armor Works was originally founded as '''New Samarkand Armor Works''', a highly secret division of [[New Samarkand Metals]]. This new division was established in [[2461]] at the orders of [[Kozo Von Rohrs]], the highly paranoid [[Coordinator of Worlds|Coordinator]] of the Combine at the time, and was given responsibility for developing the first Combine [[BattleMech]] after a recent raid had enabled the Combine to acquire this coveted technology. Coordinator Von Rohrs also used his newly established [[Draconis Elite Strike Team]]s to keep a very close watch on NSAW as they developed the ''[[Gladiator (BattleMech)|Gladiator]]'' BattleMech. Such was the secrecy surrounding the project—and the scrutiny under which the project was kept—that it would take until [[2468]] for the first iteration of the ''Gladiator'' to reach full production. The ''Gladiator'' fell out of favor rapidly after a disastrous battle between [[DCMS]] and [[LCAF]] forces on Nox in [[2475]], but NSAW would continue to grow despite the ''Gladiator'' production lines closing down by [[2488]].<ref name=TRO:3075p206/> | |
− | + | When the capital of the Draconis Combine was moved from [[New Samarkand]] to [[Luthien]], New Samarkand Armor Works moved en masse to the new capital and became Luthien Armor Works (LAW).<ref name=TRO:3075p206/> LAW would become the largest BattleMech producer in the Draconis Combine.<ref name=ORp69>''Objective Raids'', p. 69: "Luthien Armor Works"</ref> In [[3025]], LAW's best engineers designed a ''Dragon'' variant: the ''Grand Dragon''. Although it had yet to see action, the ''Grand Dragon'' promised to be a fearsome opponent.<ref name=HKDCp136>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', p. 136: "Weapons Industries - [Luthien Armor Works]"</ref> | |
− | + | At the start of the [[Jihad]], three nuclear warheads were detonated inside the [[Luthien Armor Works - OmniMech Production Facility|LAW OmniMech facility]], destroying it completely. The EMP and radioactive fallout rippled through the other LAW facilities, inflicting massive damage. The corporation's headquarters tower collapsed as a result of this strike.<ref name=MM24/> While many believed that this was the work of the [[Word of Blake]],<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 48</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 222</ref> the actual perpetrators were members of the [[Black Dragon Society]], who detonated three nuclear devices built into the heart of the LAW facility as a final failsafe to insure that invading forces would never capture the plant intact.<ref>[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,33969.msg793062.html#msg793062 Comments by GhostBear, BattleTech Line Developer, on story setups for sequel to ''Eye of the Beholder'']</ref><ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 51</ref> | |
− | Luthien Armor Works started to recover after making some drastic cutbacks. It was reported in [[3070]] that | + | Luthien Armor Works started to recover after making some drastic cutbacks. It was reported in [[3070]] that LAW had managed to avoid complete financial collapse by opening several new manufacturing facilities and releasing additional manufacturing licenses to various partner companies. LAW was also rumored to be attempting to stabilize itself in the medium term by entering into partnerships with companies dealing in transportation and shipping throughout the [[Pesht Military District]].<ref name="JHS:3072p11">''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 11: "Business Review: 3070"</ref> However, in [[3074]] the [[Internal Security Force]] exposed CEO [[Hoek Botterfield]] as a member of the Black Dragon Society, and he was executed on [[Benjamin]].<ref name=MM24/> During the [[Jihad]], upper management of LAW hired [[Gannon's Cannons]] to escort a team of engineers to survey the damage. This found them put in the crossfire between several [[Word of Blake]] and Black Dragon units.<ref>''Total Chaos'', p. 79</ref> |
− | Most of Luthien Armor Works' facilities on Luthien and Dieron were destroyed by the | + | Most of Luthien Armor Works's facilities on Luthien and [[Dieron]] were destroyed by the Word of Blake. The resources that would formerly have gone to LAW factories were then redirected to new companies. The amount of time and effort required to rebuild these facilities would have absorbed massive amounts of capital,<ref name=O:DCp3>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 3: "Industrial Update"</ref> and as a result, LAW started focusing its efforts on the production lines at [[Abiy Adi]], [[Nykvarn]], [[Savinsville]], and [[New Samarkand]]. These lines came through the Jihad relatively intact.<ref name=O:DCp4>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> The Combine government tacitly approved LAW hiring the ''[[Kouki no Otakebi]]'' mercenary unit to garrison those facilities LAW had or were constructing near the [[Outworlds Alliance]] border.<ref name="FR:DCMSp20">''Field Report: DCMS'', p. 20: "Mercenaries"</ref> |
− | When [[Clan Nova Cat]] settled in the Combine, Luthien Armor Works partnered with them to introduce Clan designs. These partnerships were usually authorized (as in LAW-Barcella), but the Mualang Alpha plant was not.<ref>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 26</ref> | + | When [[Clan Nova Cat]] settled in the Combine, Luthien Armor Works partnered with them to introduce Clan designs. These partnerships were usually authorized (as in LAW-Barcella), but the Mualang Alpha plant was not.<ref name=O:TCp26>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 26: "Mualang Alpha"</ref> |
− | By the [[thirty-second century]], production line on Luthien would be restored producing new designs, including least one OmniMech design.<ref name=TRO3145DC>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', pp. 34, 44, 48: "Avalanche, Shiro, & Tenshi are produced on Luthien by 3145 | + | By the [[thirty-second century]], production line on Luthien would be restored producing new designs, including least one OmniMech design.<ref name=TRO3145DC>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', pp. 34, 44, 48: "Avalanche, Shiro, & Tenshi are produced on Luthien by 3145"</ref> |
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==Manufacturing== | ==Manufacturing== | ||
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===Abiy Adi=== | ===Abiy Adi=== | ||
− | + | The plant was completed after the main LAW facilities were destroyed early in the Jihad.<ref name=TRO3050Up52/><ref name=O:DCp7>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 7: "Luthien Armor Works"</ref> During the Jihad, the facility on Abiy Adi suffered no losses of capital or personnel, and had a full production volume of 100% in [[3079]].<ref name=O:DCp4/> | |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>BattleMechs</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>BattleMechs</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Jenner#Variants|JR7-C2 ''Jenner'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up26/><ref name= | + | | [[Jenner#Variants|JR7-C2 ''Jenner'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up26/><ref name=O:DCp7/> |
| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]] | | [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]] | ||
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| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]] | | [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Wolf Trap|WFT-1 ''Wolf Trap'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up52/><ref name= | + | | [[Wolf Trap|WFT-1 ''Wolf Trap'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up52/><ref name=O:DCp7/> |
| [[BattleMech#Medium|Medium BattleMech]] | | [[BattleMech#Medium|Medium BattleMech]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Wolf Trap#Variants|WFT-2 ''Wolf Trap'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up52/><ref name= | + | | [[Wolf Trap#Variants|WFT-2 ''Wolf Trap'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up52/><ref name=O:DCp7/> |
| Medium BattleMech | | Medium BattleMech | ||
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===Dieron=== | ===Dieron=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Dieron: |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>BattleMechs</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>BattleMechs</u> | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Grand Dragon]]'' | + | | ''[[Grand Dragon]]''<ref name=HB:HKp160/> |
| [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy BattleMech]] | | [[BattleMech#Heavy|Heavy BattleMech]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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===Hyner=== | ===Hyner=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Hyner:<ref name=TRO:3145DCp26>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 26: "Produced SM2 Vehicle Components"</ref> |
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===Irece=== | ===Irece=== | ||
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− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Irece:<ref name=TRO3075p130>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 130: "Produced SM1 Tank Destroyer Components"</ref><ref name=XTRO:Pp9>''Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms'', p. 9: "SM1 Telos"</ref><ref name=O:TCp25>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Barcella - LAW"</ref> |
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===Luthien=== | ===Luthien=== | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Note:''' These lines were destroyed during the Jihad. Items produced on these production lines would not available after [[3072]].<ref name=O:DCp3/>{{clarify}} However, by the thirty-second century, LAW would regain its building capacities once again.<ref name=TRO3145DCp48>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', pp. 48–49, 107–110: "Tenshi OmniMech Profile notes that Tenshi being produced on Luthien and deployed by 3103."</ref> |
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Luthien:<ref name=ORp69/><ref name=TRO3058Up17>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 17: "Produced Kage Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO3058Up39>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 39: "Produced Kanazuchi Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145DCp7>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 7: "Produced Oni Battle Armor"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p112>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 112: "Produced Jenner variants"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p32>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 32: "Produced Rokurokubi Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055Up28>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 28: "Produced Daimyo variants"</ref><ref name=TRO3055Up32>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 32: "Produced Komodo 'Mech variants"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p142>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 142: "Produced Dragon ' 'Mech variants"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p264>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 264: "Produced Lancelot 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p144>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 144: "Produced Quickdraw 4G ' 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3050Up68>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 68: "Produced Quickdraw 5K 'Mech variant"</ref><ref name=TRO3055Up52>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 52: "Produced Daikyu 'Mech variants and components"</ref><ref name=TRO:3145DCp44>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 44: "Produced Shiro 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p156>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 156: "Produced Charger 1A1 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3050Up86>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 68: "Produced Charger 3K 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p232>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 232: "Produced Hatamoto-Chi 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3058Up150>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 150: "Produced O-Bakemono 'Mech variants and components"</ref><ref name=TRO3050Up102>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 102: "Produced Mauler 1R 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3145p34>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 34: "Produced Avalanche AVL-10 OmniMech Components"</ref> |
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| Medium battle armor | | Medium battle armor | ||
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− | | [[Raiden]]<ref name= | + | | [[Raiden]]<ref name=HB:HKp160/> |
| Medium battle armor | | Medium battle armor | ||
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===New Samarkand=== | ===New Samarkand=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on New Samarkand:<ref name=TROPROp106>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 106: "Produced Wolf Trap 2B"</ref><ref name=TRO3085p244>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 244: "Produced Wolverine Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3039p234>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 234: "Produced Daboku 'Mech Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3145DCp40>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', pp. 40–41: Hitotsume Kozo - Background information & production info</ref> |
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| [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]] (Prototype) | | [[BattleMech#Light|Light BattleMech]] (Prototype) | ||
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− | | [[Gladiator (BattleMech)#Variants|GLD-1R ''Gladiator'']] (discontinued by [[2488]])<ref name= | + | | [[Gladiator (BattleMech)#Variants|GLD-1R ''Gladiator'']] (discontinued by [[2488]])<ref name=TRO:3075p206/> |
| Medium BattleMech | | Medium BattleMech | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Gladiator (BattleMech)#Variants|GLD-2R ''Gladiator'']] (discontinued by [[2488]])<ref name= | + | | [[Gladiator (BattleMech)#Variants|GLD-2R ''Gladiator'']] (discontinued by [[2488]])<ref name=TRO:3075p206/> |
| Medium BattleMech | | Medium BattleMech | ||
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| Assault BattleMech | | Assault BattleMech | ||
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− | | [[Mauler|MAL-3R ''Mauler'']]<ref name= | + | | [[Mauler|MAL-3R ''Mauler'']]<ref name=O:DCp28>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 28: "Luthien Armor Works"</ref> |
| Assault BattleMech | | Assault BattleMech | ||
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===Nykvarn=== | ===Nykvarn=== | ||
− | '''Note:''' During the | + | '''Note:''' During the Jihad, the facility on Nykvarn suffered no capital and personnel losses, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 90% in 3079.<ref name=O:DCp4/> |
{|class="wikitable" | {|class="wikitable" | ||
− | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on | + | ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Nykvarn:<ref name=TRO3050Up66>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 66: "Produced Grand Dragon DRG-5K, 7K, 9KC variants"</ref><ref name=tro3145dcp42>''Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine'', p. 42: "Produced Dragon II Components"</ref><ref name=O:DCp12>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 12: "Luthien Armor Works"</ref> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>BattleMechs</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>BattleMechs</u> | ||
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− | | [[Grand Dragon|DRG-5K ''Grand Dragon'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up66/><ref name= | + | | [[Grand Dragon|DRG-5K ''Grand Dragon'']]<ref name=TRO3050Up66/><ref name=O:DCp12/> |
| Heavy BattleMech | | Heavy BattleMech | ||
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| Heavy BattleMech | | Heavy BattleMech | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | ''[[Ostroc]]''<ref name= | + | | ''[[Ostroc]]''<ref name=O:DCp12/> |
− | | Heavy BattleMech (after [[3075]])<ref name= | + | | Heavy BattleMech (after [[3075]])<ref name=O:DCp12/> |
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| colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u> | | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Chassis]]</u> | ||
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===Savinsville=== | ===Savinsville=== | ||
− | '''Note:''' During the | + | '''Note:''' During the Jihad, the facility on Savinsville suffered no capital or personnel losses, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 75% in 3079.<ref name=O:DCp4/><ref name=TRO:3145DCp7/> |
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| Light battle armor | | Light battle armor | ||
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− | | [[Kanazuchi]]<ref name= | + | | [[Kanazuchi]]<ref name=O:DCp14>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 14: "Luthien Armor Works"</ref> |
| Assault battle armor | | Assault battle armor | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators]]'' | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators]]'' | ||
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]'' | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita]]'' | ||
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms]]'' | ||
* ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | * ''[[Field Report: DCMS]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Handbook: House Kurita]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3072]]'' | ||
* ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | * ''[[Objective Raids]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]'' | ||
* ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | * ''[[Total Chaos]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Luthien Armor Works]] | [[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Luthien Armor Works]] | ||
[[Category:Draconis Combine Corporations]] | [[Category:Draconis Combine Corporations]] |
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Luthien Armor Works | |
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Corporation Profile | |
Founding Year | 2461[1] |
Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
Previous Name(s) | New Samarkand Armor Works[1] |
Headquarters | Pesht[2] |
Leadership | CEO |
Product(s) | |
Division(s) |
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Manufacturing Plant(s) |
Luthien Armor Works was the biggest corporate conglomerate within the Draconis Combine.[3]
Contents
Overview
Luthien Armor Works was originally founded as New Samarkand Armor Works, a highly secret division of New Samarkand Metals. This new division was established in 2461 at the orders of Kozo Von Rohrs, the highly paranoid Coordinator of the Combine at the time, and was given responsibility for developing the first Combine BattleMech after a recent raid had enabled the Combine to acquire this coveted technology. Coordinator Von Rohrs also used his newly established Draconis Elite Strike Teams to keep a very close watch on NSAW as they developed the Gladiator BattleMech. Such was the secrecy surrounding the project—and the scrutiny under which the project was kept—that it would take until 2468 for the first iteration of the Gladiator to reach full production. The Gladiator fell out of favor rapidly after a disastrous battle between DCMS and LCAF forces on Nox in 2475, but NSAW would continue to grow despite the Gladiator production lines closing down by 2488.[1]
When the capital of the Draconis Combine was moved from New Samarkand to Luthien, New Samarkand Armor Works moved en masse to the new capital and became Luthien Armor Works (LAW).[1] LAW would become the largest BattleMech producer in the Draconis Combine.[4] In 3025, LAW's best engineers designed a Dragon variant: the Grand Dragon. Although it had yet to see action, the Grand Dragon promised to be a fearsome opponent.[5]
At the start of the Jihad, three nuclear warheads were detonated inside the LAW OmniMech facility, destroying it completely. The EMP and radioactive fallout rippled through the other LAW facilities, inflicting massive damage. The corporation's headquarters tower collapsed as a result of this strike.[2] While many believed that this was the work of the Word of Blake,[6][7] the actual perpetrators were members of the Black Dragon Society, who detonated three nuclear devices built into the heart of the LAW facility as a final failsafe to insure that invading forces would never capture the plant intact.[8][9]
Luthien Armor Works started to recover after making some drastic cutbacks. It was reported in 3070 that LAW had managed to avoid complete financial collapse by opening several new manufacturing facilities and releasing additional manufacturing licenses to various partner companies. LAW was also rumored to be attempting to stabilize itself in the medium term by entering into partnerships with companies dealing in transportation and shipping throughout the Pesht Military District.[10] However, in 3074 the Internal Security Force exposed CEO Hoek Botterfield as a member of the Black Dragon Society, and he was executed on Benjamin.[2] During the Jihad, upper management of LAW hired Gannon's Cannons to escort a team of engineers to survey the damage. This found them put in the crossfire between several Word of Blake and Black Dragon units.[11]
Most of Luthien Armor Works's facilities on Luthien and Dieron were destroyed by the Word of Blake. The resources that would formerly have gone to LAW factories were then redirected to new companies. The amount of time and effort required to rebuild these facilities would have absorbed massive amounts of capital,[12] and as a result, LAW started focusing its efforts on the production lines at Abiy Adi, Nykvarn, Savinsville, and New Samarkand. These lines came through the Jihad relatively intact.[13] The Combine government tacitly approved LAW hiring the Kouki no Otakebi mercenary unit to garrison those facilities LAW had or were constructing near the Outworlds Alliance border.[14]
When Clan Nova Cat settled in the Combine, Luthien Armor Works partnered with them to introduce Clan designs. These partnerships were usually authorized (as in LAW-Barcella), but the Mualang Alpha plant was not.[15]
By the thirty-second century, production line on Luthien would be restored producing new designs, including least one OmniMech design.[16]
Manufacturing
Luthien Armor Works has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Abiy Adi
The plant was completed after the main LAW facilities were destroyed early in the Jihad.[17][18] During the Jihad, the facility on Abiy Adi suffered no losses of capital or personnel, and had a full production volume of 100% in 3079.[13]
Components produced on Abiy Adi:[19][17] | |
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Component | Type |
BattleMechs | |
JR7-C2 Jenner[19][18] | Light BattleMech |
JR7-K Jenner[19] | Light BattleMech |
WFT-1 Wolf Trap[17][18] | Medium BattleMech |
WFT-2 Wolf Trap[17][18] | Medium BattleMech |
Chassis | |
Alshain Class 48 | Jenner JR7-K[19] |
Alshain Class 580 Endo Steel | Wolf Trap[17] |
Fusion Engine | |
Magna 245 | Jenner JR7-K[19] |
Extralight Fusion Engine | |
Hermes 270 XL | Wolf Trap[17] |
Jump Jets | |
Lexington Ltd. Lifters | Jenner JR7-K[19] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
Durallex Special Medium w/CASE | Wolf Trap[17] |
Ferro-fibrous Armor | |
New Samarkand Royal ferro-fibrous w/CASE | Jenner JR7-K[19] |
Communications System | |
Sipher Security Plus | Jenner JR7-K[19] |
Sipher Security Plus 2 | Wolf Trap[17] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Eagle Eye 400 XX | Wolf Trap[17] |
Matabushi Sentinel | Jenner JR7-K[19] |
LB 10-X AC | |
Imperator Code Red | Wolf Trap[17] |
Medium Laser | |
Victory 23R | Jenner JR7-K[19] & Wolf Trap[17] |
LRM-10 | |
Shigunga | Wolf Trap[17] |
SRM-4 | |
Telos | Jenner JR7-K[19] |
Dieron
Components produced on Dieron: | |
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Component | Type |
BattleMechs | |
Grand Dragon[3] | Heavy BattleMech |
Hyner
Components produced on Hyner:[20] | |
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Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
SM2 Heavy Artillery Vehicle[20] | Tracked Vehicles |
Internal Combustion Engine | |
225 | SM2[20] |
Ferro-fibrous Armor | |
Alpha Compound ferro-fibrous | SM2[20] |
Communications System | |
Sony ABC-14 | SM2[20] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Neko Megane 9 | SM2[20] |
Sniper Artillery Piece | |
Type S3 | SM2[20] |
Heavy Machine Gun | |
Series XIV | SM2[20] |
Irece
Components produced on Irece:[21][22][23] | |
---|---|
Component | Type |
Vehicles | |
SM1 Tank Destroyer[21][23] | Hovercraft |
SM1 Telos | Hovercraft |
Svantovit Infantry Fighting Vehicle[23] | Hovercraft |
Fusion Engine | |
165 Standard | SM1 Tank Destroyer[21] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
Advanced Compound Beta | SM1 Tank Destroyer[21] |
Communications System | |
Unit 2J2 "Basher" | SM1 Tank Destroyer[21] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Able-Seven Sensor Suite | SM1 Tank Destroyer[21] |
Ultra AC/20 | |
Type 10 | SM1 Tank Destroyer[21] |
Light Machine Gun | |
Series 2C | SM1 Tank Destroyer[21] |
Luthien
Note: These lines were destroyed during the Jihad. Items produced on these production lines would not available after 3072.[12][clarification needed] However, by the thirty-second century, LAW would regain its building capacities once again.[24]
New Samarkand
Nykvarn
Note: During the Jihad, the facility on Nykvarn suffered no capital and personnel losses, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 90% in 3079.[13]
Components produced on Nykvarn:[54][55][56] | |
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Component | Type |
BattleMechs | |
DRG-5K Grand Dragon[54][56] | Heavy BattleMech |
DRG-9KC Grand Dragon[54] | Heavy BattleMech |
DRG-11K Dragon II[55] | Heavy BattleMech |
DRG-11R Dragon II[55] | Heavy BattleMech |
Ostroc[56] | Heavy BattleMech (after 3075)[56] |
Chassis | |
Nykvarn Type 58-66SH | Grand Dragon 5K[54] & Dragon II[55] |
Fusion Engine | |
Magna 260 | Dragon II[55] |
Extralight Fusion Engine | |
Hermes 360 XL | Grand Dragon 5K[54] |
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles) | |
Starshield w/CASE | Grand Dragon 5K[54] |
Ferro-fibrous Armor | |
Durallex Guardian II Light ferro-fibrous w/CASE II | Dragon II[55] |
Communications System | |
Sipher CommSys 3 | Grand Dragon 5K[54] & Dragon II[55] |
Targeting-Tracking System | |
Eagle Eye SY10-10 | Grand Dragon 5K[54] & Dragon II[55] |
ER PPC | |
Lord's Light 2 | Grand Dragon 5K[54] & Dragon II[55] |
Medium Laser | |
Victory 23R | Grand Dragon 5K[54] |
Medium X-Pulse Laser | |
Diverse Optics Type 25PX | Dragon II[55] |
LRM-10 | |
Telos DecaCluster | Grand Dragon 5K[54] |
Arrow IV | |
Shigunga | Dragon II[55] |
Savinsville
Note: During the Jihad, the facility on Savinsville suffered no capital or personnel losses, and the operating capacity of the factory was at 75% in 3079.[13][27]
Components produced on Savinsville: | |
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Component | Type |
Battle Armor | |
Oni[27] | Light battle armor |
Kanazuchi[57] | Assault battle armor |
Notes
- Confirmation of the agents responsible for the destruction of the LAW facility in 3070 was made by one of the BattleTech line developers on the official Catalyst Game Labs forum:
“ | Ahhh, now I remember. Those were supposed to be setups for the follow-up story to "Eye of the Beholder." Which I never got around to.
Suffice to say, the nukes were set off by the Black Dragons deep in the LAW-Luthien facility; it was a failsafe originally built into the complex as a last ditch "****** you" to any would-be conquerors. The BDS set them off. The sequel story was supposed to show the Blakist ROM team actually catching wind of the plan and trying to stop the action, but failing at the last minute. |
” |
— Ben "GhostBear" Rome, Assistant BattleTech Line Developer, 10 Oct 2013 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 206: "GLD-4R Gladiator"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers, p. 24: "Corporations of the Combine - [Luthien Armor Works]"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 160: "Luthien Armor Works"
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 Objective Raids, p. 69: "Luthien Armor Works"
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 136: "Weapons Industries - [Luthien Armor Works]"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, p. 48
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 222
- ↑ Comments by GhostBear, BattleTech Line Developer, on story setups for sequel to Eye of the Beholder
- ↑ Total Chaos, p. 51
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 11: "Business Review: 3070"
- ↑ Total Chaos, p. 79
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 3: "Industrial Update"
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
- ↑ Field Report: DCMS, p. 20: "Mercenaries"
- ↑ Objectives: The Clans, p. 26: "Mualang Alpha"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, pp. 34, 44, 48: "Avalanche, Shiro, & Tenshi are produced on Luthien by 3145"
- ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 52: "Produced Wolf Trap 'Mech variants"
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 7: "Luthien Armor Works"
- ↑ 19.00 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 19.05 19.06 19.07 19.08 19.09 19.10 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 26: "Produced Jenner variants"
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 26: "Produced SM2 Vehicle Components"
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 130: "Produced SM1 Tank Destroyer Components"
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms, p. 9: "SM1 Telos"
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Objectives: The Clans, p. 25: "Barcella - LAW"
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, pp. 48–49, 107–110: "Tenshi OmniMech Profile notes that Tenshi being produced on Luthien and deployed by 3103."
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 17: "Produced Kage Battle Armor"
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 39: "Produced Kanazuchi Battle Armor"
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 7: "Produced Oni Battle Armor"
- ↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 112: "Produced Jenner variants"
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 32: "Produced Rokurokubi Components"
- ↑ 30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.11 30.12 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 28: "Produced Daimyo variants"
- ↑ 31.00 31.01 31.02 31.03 31.04 31.05 31.06 31.07 31.08 31.09 31.10 31.11 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 32: "Produced Komodo 'Mech variants"
- ↑ 32.00 32.01 32.02 32.03 32.04 32.05 32.06 32.07 32.08 32.09 32.10 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 142: "Produced Dragon ' 'Mech variants"
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 264: "Produced Lancelot 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 34.00 34.01 34.02 34.03 34.04 34.05 34.06 34.07 34.08 34.09 34.10 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 144: "Produced Quickdraw 4G ' 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 68: "Produced Quickdraw 5K 'Mech variant"
- ↑ 36.00 36.01 36.02 36.03 36.04 36.05 36.06 36.07 36.08 36.09 36.10 36.11 Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, p. 52: "Produced Daikyu 'Mech variants and components"
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 44: "Produced Shiro 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 156: "Produced Charger 1A1 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 68: "Produced Charger 3K 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 232: "Produced Hatamoto-Chi 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 41.00 41.01 41.02 41.03 41.04 41.05 41.06 41.07 41.08 41.09 41.10 41.11 Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade, p. 150: "Produced O-Bakemono 'Mech variants and components"
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 102: "Produced Mauler 1R 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 34: "Produced Avalanche AVL-10 OmniMech Components"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, p. 48: Tenshi - "Note *DO NOT REMOVE THIS NOTE*: The year listed is the earliest year noted in the fluff for the 'Mech first appeared. This is temporary until MUL Profile is added showing actual year of introduction
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 106: "Produced Wolf Trap 2B"
- ↑ 46.00 46.01 46.02 46.03 46.04 46.05 46.06 46.07 46.08 46.09 46.10 46.11 Technical Readout: 3085, p. 244: "Produced Wolverine Components"
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 234: "Produced Daboku 'Mech Components"
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, pp. 40–41: Hitotsume Kozo - Background information & production info
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita, p. 3: Produced Jenner 10X Variant
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita, p. 4: Produced Wolf Trap 2X Variant
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita, p. 7: Produced Banzai 'Mech
- ↑ 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.3 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 102
- ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 28: "Luthien Armor Works"
- ↑ 54.00 54.01 54.02 54.03 54.04 54.05 54.06 54.07 54.08 54.09 54.10 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 66: "Produced Grand Dragon DRG-5K, 7K, 9KC variants"
- ↑ 55.00 55.01 55.02 55.03 55.04 55.05 55.06 55.07 55.08 55.09 55.10 Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine, p. 42: "Produced Dragon II Components"
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 12: "Luthien Armor Works"
- ↑ Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 14: "Luthien Armor Works"
Bibliography
- Experimental Technical Readout: Gladiators
- Experimental Technical Readout: Kurita
- Experimental Technical Readout: Phantoms
- Field Report: DCMS
- Handbook: House Kurita
- House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)
- Jihad Hot Spots: 3072
- Objective Raids
- Objectives: Draconis Combine
- Objectives: The Clans
- Technical Readout: 3039
- Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade
- Technical Readout: 3075
- Technical Readout: 3085
- Technical Readout: 3145 Draconis Combine
- Technical Readout: Prototypes
- Total Chaos