Design Notes for the spreadsheets
1. This is
“fanon†material. While much of it was researched through canon material, this is in no way intended to be a 100% accurate canon listing.
2. This is not a list of what is produced through the current timeline. I did not cut out any factories for any faction, even if it has been confirmed destroyed in current canon material. This is a list of
potential total production, and not actual current total production.
3. Most information came from the existing Handbooks, TROs up through and including '85 Supplemental, and MadCapellan's Fanbook: Objective Raids.
4. The xTROs were not included.
5. Many support vehicles and WorkMechs were not included.
6. Variants were not listed, or counted multiple times. For example, if Defiance produces the ARC-4M, the ARC-8M, and the ARC-9K all on Hesperus, then I simply put down one listing for the Archer on Hesperus.
7. This is primarily aimed at 3067 and forward. That means a given system may be listed multiple times under different factions, as control passed through several different factions. Even if those factories were destroyed before the second faction took control, they were still listed under both factions (as noted in item 1 above).
8. Some units I could not find more than one of the following: affiliated faction, planet, or producing manufacturer. In those cases, the listing was added to the Independent tab.
9. If you want more details, then look at the much more painstakingly researched Fanbook: Objective Raids by MadCapellan of the BattleTech forums. That can be found at
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/21/1284545/ObjectiveRaids3067%20-%20Rev%201-1.pdf Thanks
1. MadCapellan's work mentioned above, as it helped to fill in a few missing spots. This work is not intended to infringe on his work, as it is nowhere near as detailed and meant more as a quick reference guide.
2. Maelwys, for catching a few missing entries. Much obligied, Sweater Cowboy.
3. The OurBattleTech community, for encouragement and interest.
4. Sleep, because this thing is finished for me.
If there's a desire in the future for somebody to update this, or use it for something more, feel free to contact me. I could put this up as a Google Document for others to have entry/edit access.
I'll post up some thoughts about this later, because some of the analysis is a little wacky.