Sapphire Metals
Sapphire Metals | |
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| Corporation Profile | |
| Affiliation | Draconis Combine |
| Headquarters | Corundum (Shimonita II)[1] |
| Leadership | CEO |
| Product(s) | BattleMechs |
| Parent Corporation | New Samarkand Metals[2] |
Sapphire Metals was a Draconis Combine BattleMech manufacturer.
Overview
Originally a small production facility owned by Luthien Armor Works, it was purchased by the Sapphire Sunset yakuza oyabun. Renamed Sapphire Metals, work began on producing a pair of wildly altered Charger variants, which the yakuza clan hoped would find popularity within the Draconis Combine's Ghost Regiments.[3]
Sapphire Metals was noteworthy not only because of its ownership, but also because it was one of two factories in the much-reduced Dieron Military District.[4] By 3067, the company was a division of New Samarkand Metals.[2]
Sapphire Metals was the only heavy industry on Shimonita as of 3079.[1] During the Jihad, the plant lost about 40% of its workforce and facilities and the factory was running at 70% of its maximum production in 3079.[4]
Manufacturing
Sapphire Metals has manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Shimonita
| Components produced on Shimonita:[3] | |
|---|---|
| Component | Type |
| BattleMechs | |
| CGR-3K Charger[1][3] | Assault BattleMech |
| CGR-SA5 Charger[1][3] | Assault BattleMech |
| CGR-KMZ Charger[1][3] | Assault BattleMech |
| WVR-9K Wolverine[5] | Medium BattleMech |
| Chassis | |
| Alshain Class 92 | Charger[3] |
| Ferro-fibrous Armor | |
| New Samarkand Royal Ferro-Fibrous w/CASE | Charger[3] |
| Jump Jets | |
| Lexington Ltd. Lifters | Charger[3] |
| Communications System | |
| Boran Meta-Cygnus Plus | Charger[3] |
| Targeting-Tracking System | |
| Delta Track w/Artemis IV FCS | Charger[3] |
| Medium Pulse Laser | |
| Victory Heartbeat | Charger[3] |
| LRM-20 | |
| Shigunga | Charger[3] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 34: "Sapphire Metals"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook: House Kurita, p. 161: "New Samarkand Metals"
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, p. 86: "Produced Charger 'Mech Components and overview"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Objectives: Draconis Combine, p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3085, p. 244