Should be noted that the Marauder 5L sports "Ceres Heavy Stealth Armor", so it is possible the armor is made in Capellan space, Sian perhaps, and exported to the Magistracy rather than being made on-location.Have vague recollection that some other Capellan design specifically noted its Stealth Armor being made on Sian. Can't just recall which design it was right now.
There is always the chance of licencing, but capellans were paranoid enough at that time. IIRC the Taurians only got their own Stealth Armor acess free from the capellans after they just copied the thing.
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/ground-combat/marauder-2r/msg1335549/#msg1335549
Could you give me the source in-print? Someone saying that in the forums isn't the same thing.
Objectives Periphery page 16 indicates MMM makes the 5L Marauder on Canopus IV as of 3079.
Honestly, i dont remember a "in-print" source right now. But Alexander Knight is not just "someone", but a member of the MUL team. If you like, you can ask him for the source.
If you haven't purchased "Empire Alone", I strongly recommend it. There are some major developments.
It may not go that far. Ilsa may throw Andurien under the bus. Meanwhile, it seems like an oracle told Caesar “If you invade Canopus, a great nation will fall” and he didn’t bother to ask “Which one?”.
I dunno. I think people are discounting Ari Humphreys too much. If you check out his RPG stats, he's got a higher strategic skill than Ilsa does. It may have been his idea for the attack more than hers (Sadurni not withstanding). Also, maybe those troops are trapped in place with no quick JumpShip support.
What surprises me is how Ilsa has reacted to Daoshen's treatment of her. Instead of giving the Anduriens the green light to take Capellan worlds, she could simply have given the order to all Magistracy units in Capellan space to return to the Magistracy. There would be no aggression among the alliance and Ilsa would be reminding Daoshen that he needs her cooperation.