A Long Journey

[2ndAcr]

 Go back, Froy said she would pitch in and help buy up Marley.......so Mackolla Enterprises spent the 180 mil to buy and Froy transferred 100 mil to repay Mackolla Enterprises. When you see transfer that is just money moving between entities of the corp with a side note for what it was for. I am not going to track actual payroll expenses though. Bonus' paid out yes.

 I am going to fudge some, so if you see a 13% profit margin, that will be what the cash deposit will be etc. So for example, TechniCorp sells a Manticore for 2.4 mil.......they operate on a 13% profit margin average.....so for each Manticore, their profit is 312,000 on each Manticore. We can then figure say, 100 a day, times 30 days is a profit of 936 mil for a months work.

 I have not figured out what TechniCorp will be kicking upwards to Mackolla Enterprise though. Since each entity handles their own bills basically instead of Corp paying it all. That be some high finance kind of stuff I am not sure about. Maybe 50% heads up to Corp, the other 50% stays down low to TechniCorp maybe to handle all the bills etc, not sure yet what will flow upwards to Mackolla Enterprises. Cause even leaving 450 mil profit at TechniCorp is a ton of cash for a single month.

 In the big scheme, vehicles are some serious money makers by sheer volume they can build. Even say Heavy Track APC.....for say 117,000 each shows a yearly profit of about 545 mil at a 13% margin.

[2ndAcr]

8 November 2787
Mackolla (Federated Suns)

 Mackolla Mining and Metals finally had all 32 CNC machines installed and fine-tuned by several of Trimble Precision technicians. The first banks had been inserted and after an hour of milling they had produced 32 tons of Gauss ammunition. It only took ten minutes to extract the completed rounds and insert new blanks. Each CNC machine could mill eight Gauss rounds at a time. During testing, they had sent several of the completed rounds to be test fired but also certified that they were exactly to SLDF specifications in all respects. The only difference is they were packed into wooden crates instead of the specially designed containers the SLDF used, but Buhallin Military Products was working on duplicating those.

 As long as nothing went wrong, within 24 hours they will have manufactured 256 tons of Gauss ammunition valued at just over five million. By the end of the month the ammunition produced would be worth just under 118 million when it would be offered to the AFFS.

 Across the way, Newhart Industries rolled out the very first completed Trident TRN-3Tb2 which would sell for 2.5 million per copy. Fitted with an XL engine, coated in 4.5 tons of Ferro Aluminum armor, 10 Double Heat Sinks, mounting a Medium Pulse Laser in the nose and a standard medium laser in each wing. While it still only carried 4 tons of fuel, it was meant as a fast interceptor and point defense fighter. Low armor had always been a complaint, and this new design doubled the amount of armor carried.

 Trimble Precision Machinery had finally completed the production equipment for Blow/Hookson Technologies, and it was currently being installed in their new factory complex. While not all the equipment desired, it put three production lines for the Zero ZRO-116b back into production. While their factory had been destroyed, Blow/Hookson had been smart enough to keep complete design specifications for both the ZRO-114 and ZRO-116b in a separate location. Once operational they expected to be able to manufacture a dozen per month in total which was valued at 3.5 million per fighter. These were destined for their own forces and after the first production run, they would switch to the ZRO-114 to sell to the AFFS valued at 1.6 million per fighter.

 Trimble Precision Machinery was starting work on Froy Industries equipment to boost ammunition production of standard LRM, Artemis LRM, standard SRM, Artemis SRM, LBX/10 standard and LBX/10 Custer rounds. Gerald Mitchell had ordered everything else put on hold until Trimble Precision had built ten complete manufacturing lines for each type and the work was not slated to be completed until June 2788 at the earliest. As the main supplier for Froy Industries, they had all their equipment specifications on hand, and it was fairly easy to begin the work. One of Trimble's manufacturing lines had been dedicated to reproducing their own equipment to expand their operation with additional lines.

Imbrial III (Federated Suns)

 Dropships carrying the 322nd Armor Division made their landings at the large space port outside planets capitol city. Once the all clear was sounded, the doors were opened and the 322nd Armor Division began the task of unloading all their equipment. General Samuel Mitchell wasted no time in locating the commander of the Planetary Guard.

 "General Samuel Mitchell, 322nd Armor Division. You are?"

 "Colonel James Buchannan. I was told to expect you and that you would be in overall command. I have an Armor Regiment and three Infantry Regiment at your disposal."

 "No regular AFFS forces?"

 "No sir. The news we have been hearing is not good at all either. The DCMS seems to be kicking the crap out of anything standing in its path too."

 "Its what I have heard too. Well, all we can do is try and kick them in the teeth good and hard. Hopefully the AFFS will wake up and deploy some regulars to help us out. No Aerospace forces?"

 "No sir, not a single fighter."

 "The hits just keep on coming. Well, I am not going to risk losing my Dropships or Jumpships here. Once we are unloaded, I will be sending them away to somewhere I hope is safe. I can always call them back if I need to. But right now, I want to get a good lay of the land and figure out how to deploy my forces."

 "We can use a shuttle for some fly overs sir. There is some good defensive ground but it might leave us exposed. You will just have to see it for yourself."

[vianca]

Seems to me, as if they might need more defence stations, for one.
They need Bastion licence rights and that's just the start, else the DC could blast them from orbit.
So maybe keep a eye on their bank account, so if you don't want them having certain capabilities...
It could be that it's more of a political & danger levels, reasons, they don't try to get the money together for certain production lines to be made.
Having the rights, might let them play with the designs, more easily.

It would be funny, if at the time of the third SSW, only the FS still has a active warship fleet, both from salvaging for a full rebuild, as well as new builds.
Even better if the Taurians have a squadron of warships as well.
Just think on how irritated Comstar would be, by then?
If they can manage to get Mitchell Vehicles Interstellar, they might be able to manufactor the Colossus, in time.
Just add in C&C and MASH, use Seeker bay setup, maybe implement ARTS on the bays as well.
Use Endo Steel & FF armor, go full royal and prep the infantry bay(s) for PA(L).

On that, see if they can use ARTS in order to automate certain lines even more.
That should speed thing up, even more.

Edit:
Heh, fourth SSW, Comstar blackout of the FS.
Mackolla Industries. "It's time, lets restore communications."
New Avalon. "Just As Planned."

[Cannonshop]

So they're staked out to die by their employer, lovely.

[Taron Storm]

Par for the course

[lowrolling]

Strong updates and thanks for posting.

Hope Mitchell manages to extract his people from this meat grinder. If he gets that fortunate, he can have the FedSuns tell NETC to sell him full production rights to the Alacornas recompense for the equipment they are certainly going to lose. That should force him to have to introduce himself personally to Froye Industries as they discuss increased M-7 production. Good to see Gerald has gotten a grip on bringing cash in. Now all we need is for Site 222 to hit another find as well as extract all of that ferro carbide armor. Hopefully Patricia and crew are having a safe, uneventful voyage.

Ramble over, Murphy awakened. Ride is great, hope it continues

[vianca]

Strong updates and thanks for posting.

Hope Mitchell manages to extract his people from this meat grinder. If he gets that fortunate, he can have the FedSuns tell NETC to sell him full production rights to the Alacornas recompense for the equipment they are certainly going to lose. That should force him to have to introduce himself personally to Froye Industries as they discuss increased M-7 production. Good to see Gerald has gotten a grip on bringing cash in. Now all we need is for Site 222 to hit another find as well as extract all of that ferro carbide armor. Hopefully Patricia and crew are having a safe, uneventful voyage.

Ramble over, Murphy awakened. Ride is great, hope it continues

Suggest you reread, he OWNS Froye Industries.
So that ARE his tanks, untill sold to the FS.

[Daryk]

With a Division, 1 Armor and 3 Infantry Regiments, I suspect Mitchell will give a very good accounting of himself.

[lowrolling]

Suggest you reread, he OWNS Froye Industries.
So that ARE his tanks, untill sold to the FS.

Thank you for your consideration, I was referring to getting Alacorn production to compensate for the possible Alacorn losses to occur on Imbriel. The Alacorn requirement of 3 gauss each is going to strain Froye's current production abilities and I will admit I am rooting for Sam and Helen to meet. Have a great weekend

[Cannonshop]

Thank you for your consideration, I was referring to getting Alacorn production to compensate for the possible Alacorn losses to occur on Imbriel. The Alacorn requirement of 3 gauss each is going to strain Froye's current production abilities and I will admit I am rooting for Sam and Helen to meet. Have a great weekend

The Alacorn's a good semi-mobile turret system, but maybe not the best option for anything that has to fill both defense (which, as a turtle-tank, it does really well) and OFFENSE (which, as a waddling assault tank, it sucks rocks at.)

for something that has to operate without air support, you want something faster, because fixed defense when you have no aircover is an invite to annihilation, not a clever tactic.  Alacorns are not mobility assets, they're basically turrets you roll to a fixed point and park until the battle's over.

[Daryk]

They're at least decent AAA, though...

[Moriarty74]

Once they get those Tracker Carrier conversions up and running, a few of those releasing 36 Aerospace fighters each ... a quartet of those trackers is 144 fighters and then arm them with nukes and you will start sweeping Kuritan deep space assets from the Davion space quickly.  They lose some warships and a few regiments due to blasted dropships and it'll start getting interesting.  Stall the invasion on the periphery border and then start rolling it up coreward.

[Daryk]

It won't be that easy, but they'll definitely help!

[2ndAcr]

2 January 2788
Imbrial III (Federated Suns)

 General Samuel Mitchell could only count himself lucky that Imbrial did not have any vital industry that he would have to defend. Outside of the capitol city and space port the planet was mainly agriculture and small mining operations. While this would allow him to mass his forces without having to defend multiple locations, it also made them an ideal target for orbital fire or even nuclear attack. His first thought on seeing the lay of the land was that they were sorely lacking in anti aircraft defense. There just was not enough cover, the capital city was surrounded by vast plains and massive farms. Setting up any extensive defensive lines would be a major challenge to conceal. It was decidedly not the best planet to make a hard stand on in his opinion.

Panpour (Federated Suns)

 Walter Ovilla, CEO TechniCorp Panpour Factory Complex, was proud of his people as they surpassed the two hundred per day mark setting a company record by ending December having averaged two hundred twenty seven Manticore Heavy Tanks manufactured. His suppliers had also performed miracles and managed to ramp up their production of raw material to feed his production lines. They had finished the year strong with 26,574 Manticore manufactured and delivered to the AFFS for a revenue of 63,777,600,000 and had even managed to eke out a 14% profit margin to end the year with a profit of 8,928,864,000 before accounting for the expansion costs for equipment, buildings, new workers and the massive depletion of their cash fighting off Jalastar Aerospaces attempts to take them over. But still no one would frown on still having 1.7 billion left over at years end. It allowed him to replenish the workers pension fund again and still have 300 million left in the bank to sustain operations.

 TechniCorp had always treated each factory as their own little entities giving the appointed CEO of each factory a massive amount of control over their operations. As long as they sent the required 40% up to the main corporate office they were left alone to handle business. He was not sure how his new owners were going to operate, nor how they were going to react to the slim profit's for this year. He had gotten word that Mackolla Enterprises was sending some people to help out but also a small group from the head office to look around due to arrive around the end of the month.

 While he did not worry much about his job, he could retire today and live the rest of his life extremely comfortable, he just hoped his new boss would accept the fact that 2788 would be a record setting year as he was predicting to deliver 73,000 Manticore to the AFFS with a predicted revenue of 175 Billion. Even if the AFFS did not purchase all he was expecting to build, the Manticore was one of the most popular heavy tanks built and he could easily find a buyer for them. If the Federated Suns approves any sale. With the current war not looking like it will end anytime soon, he was optimistic that the AFFS would be buying his product for quite awhile.

Mackolla (Federated Suns)

 Warrant Officer Bart Cooks was very pleased with his people even with his last minute changes to the Carrier design. With Froy Industries pumping out double heat sinks and a good pile of Ferro Carbide armor he made changes. Removing the capital weapons, he wanted to remove any temptation from the captains about engaging enemy warships, he had installed 600 double heat sinks to handle all the weapons easily and replaced the armor with 86 tons of Ferro Carbide, maxing the armor the structure could handle. Every firing arc had three PPC, four Large Pulse Laser, five Medium Pulse Laser and a point defense of four Small Pulse Laser. It gave the ship better anti aircraft defense than just about any SLDF built warship.

 Heavily armored fuel bunkers were filled with 8,000 tons of fuel along with dedicated fuel lines housed inside a Ferro Carbide armored tunnel to provide fuel to both hanger decks. A small hanger housed four shuttles, two hangers provided for 18 Aerospace fighters each while a 12,614 ton cargo housed a massive 8,000 ton capacity Ferro Carbide armored ammunition bunker. After General Mitchell's order, the Mule Dropship containing the Alamo's had been docked to the Olympus and completely unloaded and inventoried. They had removed 80 containers and each had held 8 Alamo's. Six hundred forty Alamo armed missiles were currently stored under heavy guard. Each Carrier would carry 72 Alamo inside the armored bunkers.

 SLS Formidable, Tracker Carrier II, was slowly being pulled from the pressurized bay and would seen take on her air wing, 24 Trident TRN-3Tb2 and 12 Zero ZRO-116b, all newly built. The next Tracker was already waiting close by to be moved into the pressurized bay. Her planned name was SLS Audacious. Her conversion was expected to only take two months since they now had a firm plan in place. She would be followed by SLS Implacable and SLS Courageous.

[Daryk]

Excellent progress!  It's "hangar", btw... not "hanger"... ;)

[2ndAcr]

 Spelling nazi alert

[False_Prophet75]

Who know, it could be some over engineered coat rack….

[Moriarty74]

All it was was Captain Stick Upbutt Varney of the AFFS Clerical Division of the Department of Pretentious Services.  If you submit the correction to the error by filling out all 47 forms in triplicate each individually stamped, notarized, and initialed by your next 3 higher superiors, you will be allowed to attend a week long seminar on the importance of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.  This attendance and full participation will allow you to have only one blackmark added to your record.  Second offenses will lead to longer and more detailed seminars to attend.

[False_Prophet75]

Ugh…. Getting 40k vibes there….

[lowrolling]

Nice update and thanks for sharing.

The Tracker Carriers are rounding out nicely. The DHS production is clearly not making it out of system anytime soon. High Command seems to have tipped it's hand on their new plan to keep Mitchell out of their hair.

[vianca]

Idiot.
Removing temptation he says?
I say, removing any change on defending myself, if one jumps right on top of myself, won't even be able to defend myself from a dropper.
Bad luck exist, you know.
Being able to vent them, before they can do do, to me...

Plus, now I can't use the pirate point to slap down enemy dropship, before getting out, won't have the reach for this slapping.
Ass removed my anti-pirate guns.
I can see several captains becoming quite irritated with this guy.

I hope Froye will inform Techni, that nice and all, they currently are still trying to buy up any and all, companies that they can lay their hands on, before they are lost.
Especially Hegemony Companies or suppliers of the Hegemony Armed Forces, so if he has any ideas on that point....
Hopefully that will allow them to lay their hands on a couple more of them, while expanding production capabilities.

Get those Stealth Mech lines, wrecked or not, their workers might still be alive, same for the local licencing & patent office.
Go from there, small companies first (single world & factory, companies).
And do try to get some more stuff from New Earth, wrecked or not, a licence is a licence.
Get those missing licences & blueprints, while there is still time.

Something you might find interesting, Cult of the Saints Cameron, look for Prmometheus Datacore.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Cult_of_the_Saints_Cameron

In preparation for this apocalypse, the Believers had begun establishing bases on remote planets throughout the Inner Sphere and Periphery even before the Amaris Coup, greatly aided by General Fetladral's position and convictions. Their wealth was converted into universally fungible assets like gold and gems and stockpiles of food, supplies, and military assets were secreted away in strategic caches. Perhaps most prescient of all was the dissemination of the data core copies of the Prometheus network, a massive database of soon-to-be lost knowledge that was accessible to universities and libraries in the Terran Hegemony.

I do hope they construct their own memory core, though.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Memory_Core
The Luzerne Memory Core explains where WoB managed to get their Clan know-how, from.
Funny that, right?
The Graus Memory Core was probably like Halstead Station it's Library Vault or how most of the know-how from the Helm Memory Core, was gotten.

I can see future Davions calling it the Mackolla Butterfly, in how all nations started to lose their higher & better technologies thanks to the wars, except the Federated Suns, where they just started to grow more normal, to Comstar it's frustration.
Say, those Manticores, standaard 3000 tech level or do they also produce royals?
Because if not, the Mackolla brance most likely WILL produce Royal Manticores.

Edit:
Found something interesting.
The DC renamed their captured Norse BattleMech Works into Victory Industries.
The Spector was made by  Norse Technologies, now ain't that a funny one?
Is that then a fusion, to get that Norse-Storm Technologies Incorporated???
Does that mean, they might be able to buy two companies, up, for a dime or was this Prince John flexing his power, there?
What IS going on, ghere?
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Victory_Industries
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Norse-Storm_Technologies_Incorporated

Second Edit:
Now if only they could get a few Pueblo's.
Seems they might really need Bowie Industries their Wasat yard, it's Bug Eye equipement factories.
Both have a Naval Comm-Scanner Suite, so getting those Bug Eye equipement lines...

And another potential problem, the jumpcore casters they bought from the Taurians, might nog only not being able to make warcores at all, they might even have a size limit of up to a Merchant, as well.
If so, then the deal deal with the Taurians, was a very bad one.
Will see how bad it was, when the time comes.
Could be a reason to buy up a few shipyards and thus get data on the jumpcore casters they used, on the other hand, their tool producing company, should be able to make one, if needed, so....
Badly worded deal is a badly worded deal.

[Lone-Wolf]

Something you might find interesting, Cult of the Saints Cameron, look for Prmometheus Datacore.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Cult_of_the_Saints_Cameron
I do hope they construct their own memory core, though.
https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Memory_Core
The Luzerne Memory Core explains where WoB managed to get their Clan know-how, from.
Funny that, right?
The Graus Memory Core was probably like Halstead Station it's Library Vault or how most of the know-how from the Helm Memory Core, was gotten.

I know that my comment may be partially Off Topic.
Do we see a Retcon regarding the Prometheus datacore?
As I remember it was said that the Prometheus database was dust and ashes after Amaris.
And now in this entry in sarna there it is hinted that a copy (or more) of this database exists?
How did they keep it secret these centuries if this hint is correct)?
The rules of secrecy are:
1) Three can keep a secret if two are dead.
2) The number of people wo know of a secret is the number (who officially know it) squared.

[2ndAcr]

1 February 2788
Panpour (Federated Suns)

 Walter Ovilla, CEO TechniCorp Panpour Factory Complex, met the Jumbo Dropship that had arrived from Mackolla, home of Mackolla Enterprises. He had arranged buses to transport all the new people. In the background everyone could see construction mechs working on constructing several massive buildings. He followed everyone's gaze and said "Working on our expansion. Should get us up to 300 Manticore per day when it is completed, and we get the new machinery."

 "Impressive, but honestly, I am not in favor of expanding Manticore production here on Panpour." Colin Blaine replied

 "And you are?" Walter Ovilla asked

 "Colin Blaine, Senior Vice President of Mackolla Enterprises. Too big a target. We saw it during the Amaris War, lose the only factory and suddenly your totally screwed. But your expansion will not go to waste, it will be repurposed and put to good use." He handed out a piece of paper which Walter Ovilla accepted and read over.

 "Production license, for the Goblin? I build tanks not battle taxi's." Walter Ovilla replied

 "Addicks has fallen, and Johnson Industries no longer can supply the AFFS with Goblins. So, we are going to do it in their place. I also have the complete production specs loaded onto a data stick. We estimate that you should be able to get production up to 400 per day. The profit margin is also higher and should get us between 20 and 25%. We also estimate that it can be achieved with only 75% of the manufacturing equipment you ordered, the other 25% of the equipment is being sent to Mackolla. You can use the information on the data stick to start making the proper molds until all the smelting equipment arrives and such." Colin Blaine said

 "Sir, I am not sure who is advising you but...." Walter Ovilla started to say before being cutoff.

 "Buhallin Military and Ulston Armor. I have almost 2,000 of their people with me who are going to assist you with this expansion. Plus, all of you will learn how to build Goblins together, at the same time. Like I said, I am not a fan of massive factory complexes because they are also massive targets. Addicks has fallen to the Capellan's and now the AFFS is sucking wind. We just heard the news, and the AFFS has been cut off from Johnson Industries for several months. They have a void and a need; we are going to fill that need. When this war ends or sooner if we get the chance, we are going to open up another factory complex somewhere, maybe even two more, it has not been decided yet, but it will happen.

 Now, I know TechniCorp used to let you lower CEO's operate fairly independently, and while we do to, we also look at things more strategically. We are still rebuilding our industrial base and even expanding, which is money intensive. So, for the immediate future expect to send 80% of your profits up the food chain to Mackolla Enterprises main office. We will reevaluate those numbers at the end of the year and see where we stand. That should easily allow you to meet whatever emergency expense comes at you and anything you cannot handle we can step in and help out. I saw the year end numbers, but how did January go?" Colin Blaine said

 "We finished January with 6,600 Manticore produced and shipped to the AFFS, we finished with a hair over two billion profits." Walter Ovilla replied

 "Outstanding numbers. You and your people know their jobs well. Since we took part of your equipment away, we will drop January to only 75% so roughly one point six billion. That should leave you with around four hundred million to handle any emergency expense. I think that is more than enough. We can continue this tomorrow, for now let's take a quick tour of your facility, get all our people into quarters because I could use a good long shower in some gravity." Colin Blaine said

Terra (Terran Hegemony)

 "We will need to adjust our planning General Hayes, we cannot risk a confrontation with any of the Houses. Everyone is now onboard with the operation, are your troops ready?" Jerome Blake asked

 "They are. If we are not going to hold the surrounding systems, then we should strip them of everything we can before the Houses get to it. Bring it all back to Terra." Major General Lauren Hayes replied

 "Thoughts on how to accomplish this task?" Jerome Blake asked

 "It will not be hard to adjust the current plans. It will require additional shipping and cargo carriers be added to the strike groups themselves. Instead of occupying we will just land and strip what we can. You ordered me to plan the operation before you left, and I selected those worlds that would do us the most good, industrial wise. I will adjust our targeting accordingly." Major General Hayes replied

 "Very well. First, we secure Terra and then we conduct our operations in the surrounding area. I trust you to command this operation." Jerome Blake said

[Daryk]

Blake at least has enough sense to listen to Hayes... I think Ovilla is going to be a problem.

[Moriarty74]

So that is Hayes plan, when stripping industries to take back to Terra, some are just sent to Mackolla instead with whatever troops want to leave and they're simply reported as lost or destroyed.  That'll cover their tracks for more than enough time for them to arrive and get set up.  By the time Comstar can seriously get into espionage it'll be far too late.  And with a lot less resources and people starting out, it'll be that much longer before they can as well.

[paulobrito]

Let's hope some of the troops sent to Makolla are SLIC.

[lowrolling]

Strong update and thanks for sharing.

Gen Mitchell needs to politely ask which units he can expect to be facing so he can fine tune some defenses for them. Nice to see Goblin production started and they might as well shoot for the moon and produce the SLDF version of it. Worked one up in my head and it seemed fun. Makolla and to a lesser extent Morgan's Holdfest would appreciate the Manticore production. And TechniCorp may as well produce Turhans if they got the space.

Great ride and ramble over

[Wolf72]

I wonder if she is going to leave some really good salvage for the Mitchells?

[Dave Talley]

I expect a large portion of those SLDF folks to simply appear in Davion space, poopsie!

[lowrolling]

I wonder if she is going to leave some really good salvage for the Mitchells?

If Gen Hayes has more then 500 personnel she could sneak out to Gen Mitchell it would be astonishing. Got the feeling that Blake has an eye and an accountant on her now.