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==Overview==
 
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'''Krauss-Liemann Incorporated''' was a weapons manufacturer based in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. Their only design was the ''Phoenix'' BattleMech. The plant apparently operated from the [[Age of War]] through the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 298</ref>
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'''Krauss-Liemann Incorporated''' (formerly known as '''Krauss Heavy Industries''' as early as [[2470]]) was a weapons and [[BattleMech]] manufacturer based in the [[Rim Worlds Republic]].<ref name=XTROPv5>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5'', p. 4 "PX-1R ''Phoenix'' 'Mech Profile"</ref> Their only design was the ''[[Phoenix (BattleMech)|Phoenix]]'' BattleMech. The plant apparently operated from the [[Age of War]] through the [[Amaris Civil War]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 298</ref>
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Early on, while other Republic companies had been attempting to develop experimental 'Mech designs in the late [[2460|2460s]], none had succeeded until Krauss introduced the ''Phoenix''. The company had nearly completed a prototype as early as [[2470]] until they were directed by [[Terens Amaris]] to integrate jump jet technology that had been "acquired" by the Republic's intelligence agency, [[AsRoc]]. It took another 4 years in a mad scramble to redesign the machine until the design team, led by Supervising Engineer [[Jack Krauss, Jr.]], finally completed a functional prototype in [[2474]] and another 6 years until said prototype was ready for production. Although the ''Phoenix'' was considered ready for service, in the field it was hampered by numerous problems. As a result, the First Consul [[Terens Amaris]] insisted Krauss focus all resources into perfecting the new BattleMech at the expense of nearly every other military contract on its list.<ref name=XTROPv5/>
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Their prototype design went through almost a dozen refits, overhauls and upgrades over the next the 27 years in order to eliminate the ''Phoenix'''s main problems until they were resolved in [[2507]], just 13 years before Krauss would "modernize" the troubled BattleMech for the new century.<ref name=XTROPv5/>
  
 
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Revision as of 11:48, 30 July 2017

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Overview

Krauss-Liemann Incorporated (formerly known as Krauss Heavy Industries as early as 2470) was a weapons and BattleMech manufacturer based in the Rim Worlds Republic.[1] Their only design was the Phoenix BattleMech. The plant apparently operated from the Age of War through the Amaris Civil War.[2]

Early on, while other Republic companies had been attempting to develop experimental 'Mech designs in the late 2460s, none had succeeded until Krauss introduced the Phoenix. The company had nearly completed a prototype as early as 2470 until they were directed by Terens Amaris to integrate jump jet technology that had been "acquired" by the Republic's intelligence agency, AsRoc. It took another 4 years in a mad scramble to redesign the machine until the design team, led by Supervising Engineer Jack Krauss, Jr., finally completed a functional prototype in 2474 and another 6 years until said prototype was ready for production. Although the Phoenix was considered ready for service, in the field it was hampered by numerous problems. As a result, the First Consul Terens Amaris insisted Krauss focus all resources into perfecting the new BattleMech at the expense of nearly every other military contract on its list.[1]

Their prototype design went through almost a dozen refits, overhauls and upgrades over the next the 27 years in order to eliminate the Phoenix's main problems until they were resolved in 2507, just 13 years before Krauss would "modernize" the troubled BattleMech for the new century.[1]

Manufacturing

Krauss-Liemann Incorporated has an manufacturing center on the following planet:

Wotan

Components produced on Wotan:[3][1]
Component Type
Mech
PX-1R Phoenix[1] Medium BattleMech
PX-3R Phoenix[3] Medium BattleMech
Chassis
Krauss-Liemann 12b Phoenix[3]
Fusion Engine
Magna 250 Phoenix[3]
Armor - BattleMechs & Vehicles
PanzerSlab Type 3 Phoenix[3]
Jump Jets
Gerard Special A Phoenix[3]
Communications System
Vex/Holden TriComm Plus Phoenix[3]
Targeting-Tracking System
Dillon QuadTrac w/Particle Cannon Suite Phoenix[3]
PPC
Stolz Harbinger 2 Phoenix[3]
SRM-2
Marklin Mini Packs Phoenix[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 5, p. 4 "PX-1R Phoenix 'Mech Profile"
  2. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 298
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Technical Readout: 3075, p. 298, "Produced Phoenix 'Mech Components"

Bibliography