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===Defense Industry, Production and Technology=== ===Defense Industry, Production and Technology===
− [[Image:Wolfhound WD.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Wolfhound'' became a signature 'Mech of the AFFC]] + [[Image:Wolfhound.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Wolfhound'' became a signature 'Mech of the AFFC]]
For the most part, the Alliance created a major boom in the defense industries of both realms. Not only did the AFFS and LCAF need to recover their losses from the Fourth Succession War and War of '39 (and later the Clan Invasion), the High Command also ordered the creation of dozens of new units and RCTs, creating a need for huge amounts of weapons, equipment and supplies that military suppliers were only too willing to fill.<ref name=20YU17DI>''20 Year Update'', p. 17: Defense Industry</ref> The crown jewel of the new state's military industrial might was largest [[BattleMech]] manufacturer (and manufacturing facility overall) in the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[Defiance Industries]] of [[Hesperus II]].<ref name=OR76>''Objective Raids'', p. 76: Defiance Industries of Hesperus II</ref> Even prior to the Clan Invasion, select 'Mech designs distinctive to the new alliance were a key part of the military buildup. The ''[[Hatchetman]]'' and ''[[Wolfhound]]'' 'Mechs, machines designed by Davion engineers while produced by Lyran manufacturers, emerged as overwhelming successes in the years leading up to and including the Fourth Succession War. Eventually joining them would be the ''[[Caesar]]'' and ''[[Axman]]'' designs, which would be produced in both halves of the Commonwealth. The High Command also gave preference to several existing designs, including the ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'', ''[[Cataphract]]'', ''[[Commando]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Victor]]''.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 44: Production</ref> While most of these 'Mechs claimed a distinct Davion heritage, the ''[[Zeus]]'', long the pride of the LCAF, was too successful a machine to be ignored. It, too, was soon seen in large numbers throughout the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P/><ref name=TRO3050190P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 190: Zeus</ref> For the most part, the Alliance created a major boom in the defense industries of both realms. Not only did the AFFS and LCAF need to recover their losses from the Fourth Succession War and War of '39 (and later the Clan Invasion), the High Command also ordered the creation of dozens of new units and RCTs, creating a need for huge amounts of weapons, equipment and supplies that military suppliers were only too willing to fill.<ref name=20YU17DI>''20 Year Update'', p. 17: Defense Industry</ref> The crown jewel of the new state's military industrial might was largest [[BattleMech]] manufacturer (and manufacturing facility overall) in the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[Defiance Industries]] of [[Hesperus II]].<ref name=OR76>''Objective Raids'', p. 76: Defiance Industries of Hesperus II</ref> Even prior to the Clan Invasion, select 'Mech designs distinctive to the new alliance were a key part of the military buildup. The ''[[Hatchetman]]'' and ''[[Wolfhound]]'' 'Mechs, machines designed by Davion engineers while produced by Lyran manufacturers, emerged as overwhelming successes in the years leading up to and including the Fourth Succession War. Eventually joining them would be the ''[[Caesar]]'' and ''[[Axman]]'' designs, which would be produced in both halves of the Commonwealth. The High Command also gave preference to several existing designs, including the ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'', ''[[Cataphract]]'', ''[[Commando]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Victor]]''.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 44: Production</ref> While most of these 'Mechs claimed a distinct Davion heritage, the ''[[Zeus]]'', long the pride of the LCAF, was too successful a machine to be ignored. It, too, was soon seen in large numbers throughout the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P/><ref name=TRO3050190P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 190: Zeus</ref>
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For the most part, the Alliance created a major boom in the defense industries of both realms. Not only did the AFFS and LCAF need to recover their losses from the Fourth Succession War and War of '39 (and later the Clan Invasion), the High Command also ordered the creation of dozens of new units and RCTs, creating a need for huge amounts of weapons, equipment and supplies that military suppliers were only too willing to fill.<ref name=20YU17DI>''20 Year Update'', p. 17: Defense Industry</ref> The crown jewel of the new state's military industrial might was largest [[BattleMech]] manufacturer (and manufacturing facility overall) in the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[Defiance Industries]] of [[Hesperus II]].<ref name=OR76>''Objective Raids'', p. 76: Defiance Industries of Hesperus II</ref> Even prior to the Clan Invasion, select 'Mech designs distinctive to the new alliance were a key part of the military buildup. The ''[[Hatchetman]]'' and ''[[Wolfhound]]'' 'Mechs, machines designed by Davion engineers while produced by Lyran manufacturers, emerged as overwhelming successes in the years leading up to and including the Fourth Succession War. Eventually joining them would be the ''[[Caesar]]'' and ''[[Axman]]'' designs, which would be produced in both halves of the Commonwealth. The High Command also gave preference to several existing designs, including the ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'', ''[[Cataphract]]'', ''[[Commando]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Victor]]''.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 44: Production</ref> While most of these 'Mechs claimed a distinct Davion heritage, the ''[[Zeus]]'', long the pride of the LCAF, was too successful a machine to be ignored. It, too, was soon seen in large numbers throughout the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P/><ref name=TRO3050190P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 190: Zeus</ref> | For the most part, the Alliance created a major boom in the defense industries of both realms. Not only did the AFFS and LCAF need to recover their losses from the Fourth Succession War and War of '39 (and later the Clan Invasion), the High Command also ordered the creation of dozens of new units and RCTs, creating a need for huge amounts of weapons, equipment and supplies that military suppliers were only too willing to fill.<ref name=20YU17DI>''20 Year Update'', p. 17: Defense Industry</ref> The crown jewel of the new state's military industrial might was largest [[BattleMech]] manufacturer (and manufacturing facility overall) in the [[Inner Sphere]] in [[Defiance Industries]] of [[Hesperus II]].<ref name=OR76>''Objective Raids'', p. 76: Defiance Industries of Hesperus II</ref> Even prior to the Clan Invasion, select 'Mech designs distinctive to the new alliance were a key part of the military buildup. The ''[[Hatchetman]]'' and ''[[Wolfhound]]'' 'Mechs, machines designed by Davion engineers while produced by Lyran manufacturers, emerged as overwhelming successes in the years leading up to and including the Fourth Succession War. Eventually joining them would be the ''[[Caesar]]'' and ''[[Axman]]'' designs, which would be produced in both halves of the Commonwealth. The High Command also gave preference to several existing designs, including the ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'', ''[[Cataphract]]'', ''[[Commando]]'', ''[[Enforcer]]'', ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[Valkyrie]]'' and ''[[Victor]]''.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 44: Production</ref> While most of these 'Mechs claimed a distinct Davion heritage, the ''[[Zeus]]'', long the pride of the LCAF, was too successful a machine to be ignored. It, too, was soon seen in large numbers throughout the Federated Commonwealth.<ref name=20YU17DI/><ref name=TRO305044P/><ref name=TRO3050190P>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 190: Zeus</ref> | ||