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	== Description ==		== Description ==
−	Developed by the [[Terran Hegemony]] as a prototype in [[2471]] and as a refined production version in [[2487]], '''endo steel''' was designed especially for use in [[BattleMech]] skeletons. Using zero-G manufacturing techniques that uniformly mix high-density steel with lower-density titanium and aluminum. Rhenium is also used in this process. The process produces a metal twice as strong per unit of weight as standard skeleton materials thus halving the weight of the chassis, but at an increase in overall bulk ([[Inner Sphere]] endo steel takes up 14 critical slots, 7 for [[Clan]], and prototype endo steel takes up 16).<ref name="TMp224">''TechManual'', p. 224: "Endo-Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref name="TRO:2750p12">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 12: "Endo Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref name="TRO:3050p224">''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 224: "Endo Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref>''Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 106</ref><ref name=HRW179>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 179: "Endo Steel (ES-P)"</ref><ref name="IOp71">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 71: "Endo Steel-P"</ref>	+	Developed by the [[Terran Hegemony]] as a prototype in [[2471]] and as a refined production version in [[2487]], '''endo steel''' was designed especially for use in [[BattleMech]] skeletons. Using zero-G manufacturing techniques that uniformly mix high-density steel with lower-density titanium and aluminum. Rhenium is also used in this process. The process produces a metal twice as strong per unit of weight as standard skeleton materials thus halving the weight of the chassis, but at an increase in overall bulk ([[Inner Sphere]] endo steel takes up 14 critical slots, 7 for [[Clan]], and prototype endo steel takes up 16).<ref name="TMp224">''TechManual'', p. 224: "Endo-Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref name="TRO:2750p12">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 12: "Endo Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref name="TRO:3050p224">''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 224: "Endo Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref>''Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 106</ref><ref name=HRW179>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 179, "Endo Steel (ES-P)"</ref><ref name="IOp71">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 71: "Endo Steel-P"</ref>
	The orbital facilities that produced these weight-saving chassis were prime targets during the [[First Succession War]], rendering the technology extinct in the [[Inner Sphere]] outside of the halls of [[ComStar]] by the [[Second Succession War]].  Thanks to the [[Helm Memory Core]] and examples from the advanced 'Mechs ComStar provided as part of [[Operation Rosebud]], the [[Draconis Combine]] regained the ability to produce endo steel by [[3035]] with the other [[Successor State]]s quickly following suit. The Clans however never lost the technology and eventually refined it, halving its bulk compared to [[Star League era]] endo steel.<ref name="TMp224"/>		The orbital facilities that produced these weight-saving chassis were prime targets during the [[First Succession War]], rendering the technology extinct in the [[Inner Sphere]] outside of the halls of [[ComStar]] by the [[Second Succession War]].  Thanks to the [[Helm Memory Core]] and examples from the advanced 'Mechs ComStar provided as part of [[Operation Rosebud]], the [[Draconis Combine]] regained the ability to produce endo steel by [[3035]] with the other [[Successor State]]s quickly following suit. The Clans however never lost the technology and eventually refined it, halving its bulk compared to [[Star League era]] endo steel.<ref name="TMp224"/>
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
−	* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
−	* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''
	* ''[[Strategic Operations]]''		* ''[[Strategic Operations]]''
	* ''[[TechManual]]''		* ''[[TechManual]]''
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	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''
	* ''[[Total Warfare]]''		* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
		+	* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
		+	* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''
	[[Category: Chassis]]		[[Category: Chassis]]
	[[Category: Technology]]		[[Category: Technology]]

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[[File:Color-mech-components-1.png|right|191px|thumb|Endo Steel Cutaway]] == Description == Developed by the [[Terran Hegemony]] as a prototype in [[2471]] and as a refined production version in [[2487]], '''endo steel''' was designed especially for use in [[BattleMech]] skeletons. Using zero-G manufacturing techniques that uniformly mix high-density steel with lower-density titanium and aluminum. Rhenium is also used in this process. The process produces a metal twice as strong per unit of weight as standard skeleton materials thus halving the weight of the chassis, but at an increase in overall bulk ([[Inner Sphere]] endo steel takes up 14 critical slots, 7 for [[Clan]], and prototype endo steel takes up 16).<ref name="TMp224">''TechManual'', p. 224: "Endo-Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref name="TRO:2750p12">''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 12: "Endo Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref name="TRO:3050p224">''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 224: "Endo Steel Internal Structure"</ref><ref>''Battle of Tukayyid'', p. 106</ref><ref name=HRW179>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 179, "Endo Steel (ES-P)"</ref><ref name="IOp71">''Interstellar Operations'', p. 71: "Endo Steel-P"</ref> The orbital facilities that produced these weight-saving chassis were prime targets during the [[First Succession War]], rendering the technology extinct in the [[Inner Sphere]] outside of the halls of [[ComStar]] by the [[Second Succession War]]. Thanks to the [[Helm Memory Core]] and examples from the advanced 'Mechs ComStar provided as part of [[Operation Rosebud]], the [[Draconis Combine]] regained the ability to produce endo steel by [[3035]] with the other [[Successor State]]s quickly following suit. The Clans however never lost the technology and eventually refined it, halving its bulk compared to [[Star League era]] endo steel.<ref name="TMp224"/> While the weight savings for endo steel are greater than those saved by [[ferro-fibrous armor]], its use is hampered by the extremely low number of orbital factories in existence, significantly driving up costs due to low availability. Further, as it makes up the skeleton of a 'Mech, adding it to existing 'Mechs generally requires lengthy factory level refits, and in general makes field repair more difficult than standard skeletons. ==Notes== * The existence of "special mills" producing endo-steel on factory stations is also referenced in ''[[Strategic Operations]]'', on page 137. == References == <references/> == Bibliography == * ''[[Strategic Operations]]'' * ''[[TechManual]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]'' * ''[[Total Warfare]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' [[Category: Chassis]] [[Category: Technology]]

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