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== Description ==<br />
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><br />
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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"/><br />
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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.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* The existence of "special mills" producing endo-steel on factory stations is also referenced in ''[[Strategic Operations]]'', on page 137.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''<br />
* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''<br />
* ''[[Strategic Operations]]''<br />
* ''[[TechManual]]''<br />
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''<br />
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050]]''<br />
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''<br />
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