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Rhodes Foundry
Corporation Profile
AffiliationRepublic of the Sphere
HeadquartersDevil's Rock
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)

Rhodes Foundry was a military supplier that created various weapons for the Republic of the Sphere.

Overview

In addition to their battle armor suits, the company was the main development center for the Republic's Colossal and Heavy Tripod BattleMech program, mainly focused around the Rhodes Project.[1][2]

Manufacturing

Rhodes Foundry has a manufacturing center on Devil's Rock:

Devil's Rock

Components produced on Devil's Rock:[3][4][5][6][7][2]
Component Type
Battle Armor
Simian[3] medium battle armor (As of 3135)[8]
Centaur[4] heavy battle armor (As of 3136)[9]
BattleMechs
ARS-V1 Ares[5] Superheavy BattleMech (As of 3136)[10]
PSD-V2 Poseidon[6] Superheavy BattleMech (As of 3136)[11]
TRK-4V Triskelion[2] Heavy BattleMech (As of 3146)[12]
Chassis
Rhodes-M Endo-Composite Ares[5]
Rhodes-P Endo-Steel Poseidon[6]
Fusion Engine
PlasmaStar 270 Ares[5]
Extralight Fusion Engine
PlasmaStar 375 XL Poseidon[6]
Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)
Maximillian 320 w/CASE II Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
Communications System
Titan's Shout Mk. IVA Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
Targeting-Tracking System
Titan's Vantage Mk. II Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
ER Medium Laser
Hyperion Lance Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
ER Small Laser
Hyperion Ray Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
LRM-5
LongFire Light Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
MRM-20
Skobel Drotnik Poseidon[6]
SRM-2
Harvester 2K Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
A-Pod
Titan's Tread Ares[5] & Poseidon[6]
TSEMP
Brontios Poseidon[6]

Notes

  • As of this writing, it is unclear if the company is a nationalized company directly controlled by the Republic of the Sphere or a private organization.
  • When first introduced, the Triskelion was built by hand, rather than via mass production like other designs.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, pp. 44, 46
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Experimental Technical Readout: Republic, Volume 3, pp. 11, 33: Triskelion "Introduction and development info for the Triskelion.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 7: "Simian Battle Armor"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 9: "Centaur Battle Armor"
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 46: "ARS-V1 Ares"
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere, p. 44: "PSD-V2 Poseidon"
  7. ↑ Technical Readout: 3145, pp. 18, 25, 182, 184
  8. ↑ MUL Profile of Simian.
  9. ↑ MUL Profile of Centaur .
  10. ↑ MUL Listing for all Ares OmniTripod BattleMechs.
  11. ↑ MUL Profile Posedion Superheavy Tripod BattleMech.
  12. ↑ MUL Profile Triskelion Heavy Tripod BattleMech.

Bibliography

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