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10 of the most heavily industrialized worlds in the Federation of Skye had been attacked and the Factories of all but Hesperus II had been severely damaged. One of these worlds was Kessel, other 8 unknown. HSSB p. 51
Tamar Pact factories suffered equal damage to that suffered by Skye HSSB p. 51
In 2820s many weapons manufacturers located along the borders, relocated deeper into the commonwealth HSSB p. 52
During the SL era the LC factories excelled at building heavy mechs and continued to do so after the fall of the SL. Even when they developed factories capable of building smaller mechs they had them converted to build heavier ones. HSSB p. 107
Late 2900s 3 battlemech lines were converted from light mech designs to heavier ones HSSB p. 126
Major industries along the borders became early targets in the 1st SW HBHS p/ 35
2 dozen major industrial centers on the border mainly in the Skye & Tamar regions were destroyed in the 1st SW HBHS p. 39
Earthwerks spread to each of the Great Houses HMSB p. 129

Alarion -
site of one of the commonwealths first mech plants, manufacturer unspecified HSSB p. 19
Secret factory on Alarion began developing & building mechs for the LC HBHS p. 19
2570’s battlemech factories expanded as a result of growth to LC economy HSSB p. 30
Coventry Metalworks has the Coventry Research Facility here- once equaled the R&D Division of Defiance. HSSB p. 121
Settled after the formation of the LC, colony almost wiped out due to disease, under strict quarantine & settlement directives- despite this it has become heavily industrialized with jumpship, aerospace & battlemech factories. Bowie Industries located on New Jordan continent. HBHS p. 73
Bowie Industries - Builds Chippewa, Leopard & Union as of 3025.  Relocated from Dell at the start of the SWs.   HSSB p. 121
Bowie Industries builds Chippewa Aerofighter, Archer Mech, Leopard, Leopard CV & Uinon Dropships. relocated from Dell at start of 1st SW. May have produced more designs- factory badly damaged during FWL raid in 3006. HBHS p. 142
Bowie’s Alarion line for the Chippewa was not rebuilt until the 3rd SW (retcons earlier material and what we did in Project Phoenix/TR2800) TR3039 p. 216
Bowie- mech factory started out as a repair faciility and later upgraded to a production line. Bowie located at the Port Sydney Naval Shipyards OR p. 78

Alexandria
Had a few military industries HBHS p. 88

Arc-Royal
Home to Arc-Royal Mech Works HBHS p. 84
Erie Battlemech Co, owned by the Kell Family. HBHS p. 99
Erie Battlemech Co - a minor manufacturer of mech parts. Owned by the Kells HBHS p. 141

Black Jack
Was heavily industrialized- most factories destroyed by pirates/DC. Not known if these included military factories. HBHS p. 80

Carlisle
Bowie Industries -- Builds Marauder & Archer Mechs, Pack Rat Patrol Vehicle HSSB p. 121
Bowie Industries plant established after the start of the SWs as the company expanded. HBHS p. 142

Carse
Prior to RW only had Agriculture & Light Industry-after  heavily industrialized HSSB p. 35

Chahar
Trellshire Heavy Industries - builds artillery pieces, personal weapons, vibrabombs & munitions in 3025 HSSB p. 121
From desciption of Chahar the THI factory may be a relatively new factory in 3025. HSSB p. 165
Trellshire Heavy industries builds lasers and Autocanons OR p. 54

Chukchi III
Maxell Metals- maintains several laser factories and mining operations on the planet. HBHS p. 138
Maxell Metals Inc (division of Maxell) builds lasers for the aerospace industry OR p. 73

Coventry -
site of one of the commonwealths firstmech plants, manufacturer unspecified HSSB p. 19
2570’s battlemech factories expanded as a result of growth to LC economy HSSB p. 30
Coventry Metalworks builds Commando, Vulcan, Phoenix Hawk, Firestarter & Stinger in 3025 HSSB p. 121
Firestarter did not enter production at Coventry utnil 3rd SW. TR3039 P. 110
Coventry acquired the plans for the Vulcan after the start of the 1st SW TR3039 p.124
Secret factory on Coventry began developing & building mechs for the LC HBHS p. 19
Nashan has 5 factories here which may build military computers HBHS p. 80
Conventy Metalworks is a major producer of missile systems. OR p. 80

Dell’
Bowie Industries- produced Chippewa’s here until the factory was destroyed in 1st SW TR3025 p. 162 (iother sources say factory relocated to Alarion)
Dell Factory was destroyed in 2805 TR3039 p. 216

Donegal
Lockheed/CBM Corp builds Lucifer, Sabre & Centruion Aerofighters in 3025 HSSB p. 121
Home to hundreds of civilian & military industries including the HQ of Lockheed/CBM HbHS p. 84
Lockheed/CBM builds Centurion, Lucifer, Sabre Aerofighters, Civilian aerospace craft HBHS p. 144
Raimei had a factory building the Sabre Aerospace fighter, later taken over by Lockheed TR3075 p. 212
Mauser & Gray Firearms - founded 2319 builds ballisitic weapons for military & civilian markets. HBHS p. 137-138

Edasich
Edasich Motors - former Vlar planet, Taken over by Edasich family in 2784. Build fusions engines, many used in mechs. HSSB p. 143

Furillo
Defiance Industries - builds Zeus, Wasp Locust in 3025 HSSB p. 121
Formerly the Tolsand factory, acquired in 2992. HSB p. 135
Furillo is home to Defiance (formerly Tolsand WarWorks) and Lockheed/CBM helicopter plant (may not exist at start of 1st SW) Heavily industrialized HBHS p. 78
Lockheed/CBM builds Warrior VTOL (not until 2800s) Civilian VTOLS HBHS p. 144
Defiance builds locust & wasps here in 3054 OR p. 74

Galatea
Prior to RW only had Agriculture & Light Industry-after  heavily industrialized HSSB p. 35 HBHS P. 28

Gallery
Dynamics Inc has an underground missile launcher factory here HBHS p. 78
Dynamics founded during last days of 2nd SW.  Began building missile launchers during the 3rd SW. HBHS p. 136

Gibbs
Lockheed/CBM Corp Builds Eagle & Thunderbird Aerospace fighters in 3025 HSSB p. 121
Lockheed/CBM builds Eagle & Thunderbird Aerofighters, Medium STrike & Raubigel convetnional aircraft, civiilian aircraft HBHS p. 144
Lockheed/CBM builds Defender Medium Strike Fighter TR3039 p. 180

Gienah
Gienah Combat Vehicles/ Gienah Automotive established just before the 2nd SW HSSB p. 144
Established just before the 2nd SW HBHS p. 143

Hesperus II
2578 with outbreak of the RW, construction began on a vast new Battlemech factory to replace the old one in the Mountains of Hesperus II- eventually became Defiance Industies HSSB p. 31
Hesperus II was responsible for over 30% of the LC’s mech production at start of SW HSSB p.47
Factory was moved underground . Remaining above ground buildings were heavily reinfornced & armed after fall of SL  HSSB p. 47
6th, 7th & 8th battles in 2853 DC managed to destroy 1 mech assmbly line HSSB p. 62, HBHS p.45
Defiance manufactures Zeus, Atlas, Archer, Griffin & Hatchetman mechs, Rommel, Patton & Manticore tanks as of 3025 They began Atlas production in 3012 (contradicts 1st battle of Hesperus II HSSB p. 48) HSSB p. 121
Defiance Industries created in 2577 in agreement between the LC and SL.  The factories were built inside the Myoo Mountains of the South Whitman Continent. After the fall of the SL control of the factory was turned over to Baron Gerald Brewer, an executive of the LC mech facility on Coventry.  HSSB p. 134
Defiance maintains large R&D and Maintenance groups. HSSB p. 135
Doering Electronics- HQ Melrose Valley Hesperus II major manufacturer of Battlemech Sensors & Nuerohelmets HSSB p. 142
Doering Electronics - Manufactures military Communicator & Sensor Suites, Neurohelments.One of the only major manufacturers of Combat Nuerohelmets in the LC. Founded during the 1st SW.  HBHS p. 136
Defiance original a joint holding between the LC and SL. Can produce the Banshee and Sentinel battlemechs. Vehicle division buils Hunter tank and Avenger Dropship HBHS p. 141
 Manticore line may have been former TechniCorp TR3039 p. 74
Built the Orion TR3039 p. 152
Banshee did not re-enter production until 31st Century TR3039 p. 166
Stormvanger Assemblies Light Division built the Falcon until destroyed in 2789 TR3039 p. 248
DefIancebuilt the Sentinel for the LCAF, FWL, FS , SLDF. Line shut down in 31st Century TR3039 p. 254
Flashman did not enter production here until the SW era TR3039 p. 272
Defiance only builds spare parts for the GOliath prior to 3039 TR3039 p. 299
Defiance acquired the plans for the Flashman prior to 2796 TR3050U p. 214
Defiance - builds the Chameleon Training mech TR3058 P. 106
Defiance builds Griffin, Archer, Zeus, Banshee, Atlas, Hunter, Manticore & Avenger in 3054. Also many lasers & ACs. OR p. 76
Doeing Electronics builds com & targeting systems OR p. 77

Hyde
Zettle Metals Inc -  has 3 foundries on the planet. Pre-dates the TA. Specializes in rare metals needed to construct mech chassis. HSSB p. 143

Inarcs
Former RWR world, under Lyran control the planet became home to Blackstone Industries a mech manufacturer. Not clear when factory was established. HNHS p. 82
Blackstone did not upgrade it’s factory to produce mechs until 3053 HBHS p. 141

Kessel
Diverse Optics- builds laser weapons HBHM p. 128
Industries targeted by Kurita in 2nd SW HKSB p. 64
Heavily industrialized world HKSB p. 187

Kobe
Major manufacurer of computer electronics HSSB p. 171
Industries targeted by Kurita in 2nd SW HKSB p. 64

Loburg
StarCorps - following collapse of the SL StarCorps converted many of its facilities to the production of Battlemechs. Loburg produced the Longbow Battlemech. Factory survived the SW. HBHS p. 146

Loric
Donnelly MetWorks had foundries -may not be military in nature HMSB p. 44

Loxley
Norse Technologies major mech producer during SL era, Destroyed at some point. May have built the Devastator, Spector & Thunder Hawk battlemechs HBHS p. 145
Norse built the Spector starting in 2639 TR3058 p. 102
Blue Shot Weapons -built the Starslayer starting in 2765, most ended up in storage - no details on the fate of the factory (only guessing factory is here in 2785 as they have a factory there in 3058 - it may have been on Solaris as Bleu Shot has a known factory there in 2785) TR3058 p. 112
Nighstar built by Norse Technologies, joint design with GM, Factory destroyed in 1st 3 months of 1st SW. Put the Nightstar here, rather then Solaris (as in TR3058) since the Solaris factory may be totally new in 3058 and not a rebuilt factory TR3058 p. 144
Norse Tech built the Thunderhawk during the final 6 years of the Coup. all surviving models went with Kerensky TR3058 p. 152

New Kyoto
Prior to RW only had Agriculture & Light Industry-after  heavily industrialized HSSB p. 35
Doering Electronics maintains a factory here- may build mech sensors & nuerohelments HSSB p. 142
Well industrialized- built around high techologhy - Myomer research, electronics & laser weapons. Home to RAMTech Industries- laser weapons, Doering Electronics HBHS p. 89
Doering Electronics founded 1st SW, builds military & civilian communicator & Sensor Suites HBHS p. 136
RAMTech Induries founded in late 2800s in merger between Rassal Weapons, Anderson Arms and OptiTech Unlimited. HBHS p. 138
Doeing builds com & targeting systems OR p. 85
RAMTech predecessors build lasers here OR p. 85

Pandora
Prior to RW only had Agriculture & Light Industry-after  heavily industrialized HSSB p. 35 HBHS P. 28
Red Devil Industries - builds Rifleman, Battlemaster mechs, Condor Hovercraft, Centipede Scout Cars, Infantry weapons and Artillery systems. Only began weapons system manufacturer in the late 2900s. (May be contradicted in later books) HSSB p. 121
Quikscell Co built Scorpion, LRM Carrier, SRM Carrier, Tracked & Heavy APCs HBHS p. 145
Red Devil - began building the Condor a few years before the fall of the SL. TR3039 p. 60
Red Devil- builds Rifleman, Battlemaster, Stalker Battlemechs, Pegasus , Condor & Centipede scout car in 3054 OR p. 56

Pherkad
Longanecker Plastisteel- formed from merger of Longanecker Plastics & Simpson’s Synthetics in 2899. Manufactures armor HBHS p. 137

Rahne
Zettle Metals Inc -  has 2 foundries on the planet. Pre-dates the TA. Specializes in rare metals needed to construct mech chassis. HSSB p. 143

Satalice
GKT (alshain? other?) builds the Archer TR3039 p. 296
TR3050 states that the Satalice factory was relocated there from New Oslo during the clan invasion TR3050 p. 84

Skondia
Many important factories HKSB p. 53

Skye
Shipil Company builds Seydlitz & Overlord in 3025. Predates the SL HSSB p. 121
Home to Shipil Corp & Cyclops Inc. HBHS p. 87
Cyclops Inc did not begin building tanks until 3025 HBHS p. 143
Maxim Transport Industries -located on Skye, absorbed by Cyclops Inc in 3037 HBHS p. 143
Shipil - predates the SL, suffered heavy damage during the SWs, HBHS p. 146
Argile Technologies built Firestarter until 3rd SW TR3039 p. 110, TR3050U p. 24
Shipil builds Owl (Angel Light Strike Fighter) TR3039 p. 174

Senftenberg
Either Zwenkau or Senftenberg contained armament factories in the Cavez Valley region (it is unclear on which world the region was located) They may have produced Zeus and Cyclops mechs. HMSB p. 32

Son Hoa
StarCorps Battlemech Factory located on planet survived to 2nd SW. HBHS p. 42
StarCorps May have built the Emperor, Highlander and Warhammer battlemechs. Nuked in 2nd SW. HBHS p. 146
StarCorps built the Highlander here TR3039 p.276
StarCorps built the Emperor here in 2785 TR3058 P. 142

Sudeten
2570’s battlemech factories expanded as a result of growth to LC economy HSSB p. 30
Prior to RW only had Agriculture & Light Industry-after  heavily industrialized HSSB p. 35, HBHS P. 28
Sudeten factory lost by 2789 HSSB p. 47
Olivetti Weaponry - built on the ruins of an old SL facility.  In 3025 buils Warhammer & Thunderbolt Mechs, Hunter & J. Edger Tanks- may or may not represent original procution lines. HSSB p. 121
Trellshire Heavy Industries - builds Sturmfeur & demolisher (both SW era designs) unknown when the factory was established OR p. 60

Summer
Heavily industrialized. Had one manufacturer of Jumpship components, Many factories destroyed by Regulan Hussers in 2787. Rolling Thunder p. 6

Tamar
Harrow-Deerfield Heavy Industrial Works builds Limberjack until destroyed in 2820 TR3075 p. 282

Tentra
Edasich Motors - former Pitban planet, Taken over by Edasich family in 2784. Build fusions engines, many used in mechs. HSSB p. 143
Edasich- formerly Ptban Power Systems.  Tentra is a moon orbiting Kirkcaldy HBHS p. 137.

Tharkad
Lockheed/CBM Corp builds Lightning & Hellcat Aerospace Fighters in 3025 HSSB p. 121
TharHes Industries - Builds Crusader battlemechs “fairly new” manufacturer of mechs. Long time manufacturer of lasers & Missile systems HSSB p. 121
Lockheed/CBM builds Lightning & Hellcat Aerofighters, Monarch Dropship, civilian conventional aircraft. HBHS p. 144
TharHes - began as a branch of Defiance Industries (Date?)  specialized in the development and production of electronics, lasers and missile systems. . Sales slump led to sell off of the company to the Steiner & Wellby familty. 3010s expanded to produce Crusader battlemechs. HBHS p. 147
Bauer Enterprises - builds Rapier, factory was never attacked/destroyed TR3050U p. 244

Twycross
Trellshire Heavy Industries builds Stalker, Battlemaster & Rifleman in 3025 HSSB p. 121

Vega
home to Crosby Myomer Research Firm - builds myomers for mechs. HKSB p. 188

Vendrell
Mountain Wolf Battlemechs -founded in 26th centuryBuilt Night Hawk Battlemech HBHS p. 144
Mountain Wolf was founded circa 2565 - first design was the Night Hawk, continuity error- it was designed during the RW for the SLDF- RW started 2577/78. Factory not destroyed until 2945 TR3058 P. 100

Yed Posterior
Had a major battlemech factory that was lost by 2789 HSSB p. 47

Zwenkau
Either Zwenkau or Senftenberg contained armament factories in the Cavez Valley region (it is unclear on which world the region was located) They may have produced Zeus and Cyclops mechs. HMSB p. 32