3053

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	Clan Invasion era
	3049 |	3050 |	3051 |	3052 |	3053	| 3054 |	3055 |	3056 |	3057

Contents 1 Events 2 Characters 3 Technological development 3.1 Weapons 3.2 Production 4 Other/Minor

• Terran Peace Summit takes place:
  • ComStar Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission replaced by Mercenary Review Board.
  • ComStar opens its historical archives to Inner Sphere citizens, announces construction of University of Blake.
  • ComStar begins announcing troop movements.
• Precentor Martial Anastasius Focht orders large scale reorganization of Com Guard TOE due to the losses suffered in the Battle of Tukayyid and defections to the Word of Blake, reduces number of Divisions per Army from six to four.
• Clan Steel Viper successfully stages Trials of Possession for worlds in the Clan Jade Falcon Occupation Zone.
• Blue Star Irregulars mercenary unit stages revenge raid against Jade Falcon forces on Quarell, capturing a Fredasa-class WarShip with the aid of the Hell's Black Aces in the process.
• ♦ Direct Neural Interface equipped Prometheus appears in Solaris arenas, Professor Burke Kale goes on rampage after connecting to Epimetheus for first time.
• ♦ Clan Steel Viper Beta Striker Star of the 250th Assault Cluster of Clan Steel Viper's Alpha Galaxy launches Bloodright for Hallis Bloodname.

• Kai Allard-Liao arrives on Solaris VII, beginning his famed run in the Games.
• David Lear born.
• George Hasek Jr. born.

[edit] Weapons

• Incendiary munitions for LRMs first deployed by the Free Worlds League.
• Federated Commonwealth reintroduces Swarm LRM munitions.
• New Avalon Institute of Science develops prototype Armor-Piercing Autocannon munitions.
• ♦ Clan Coyote begins work on what will become the Advanced Tactical Missile System (see 3054).

[edit] Production

• ♦ Johnston Industries begins full scale production of its redesigned Goblin tank, now known as the Goblin Infantry Support Vehicle.
• ♦ First Federated Commonwealth Gunslinger BattleMech produced by Defiance Industries.
• ♦ Gibson Federated BattleMechs produced Grand Crusader enters service with Word of Blake Militia.
• ♦ Defiance Industries introduces the Nightsky BattleMech.
• ♦ First Albatross BattleMech walks off Irian BattleMechs Unlimited's production lines.
• ♦ Kallon Industries releases the Penetrator BattleMech.
• ♦ Luthien Armor Works' DMO-1K Daimyo BattleMech enters production.
• ♦ Norse-Storm BattleMechs reintroduces the Spector BattleMech.
• ♦ CHP-W7 upgrade of Chippewa AeroSpace Fighter introduced.
• ♦ SYD-Z2A upgrade of Seydlitz AeroSpace Fighter enters service.
• ♦ Lockheed-CBM Corporation introduce the KC-9 King Karnov air transport.
• ♦ Bowie Industries introduces the Hercules-class DropShip.
• ♦ Clan Smoke Jaguar prototype Charybdis fighter carrier DropShip enters service, renamed the Miraborg-class in honor of Tyra Miraborg.
• ♦ Shipil Company's prototype FCS Claymore makes it first maiden flight.
• ♦ Draconis Combine begins initial construction on the Kyushu-class WarShip.
• ♦ Blackwell Corporation start to sell NL-42 "Battle Taxi"
• ♦ DCMS begin development of the Komodo Assault Battle Armor, what will later become the Kanazuchi suit.

• ♦ Rim Collection reaches trade agreement with Federated Commonwealth.
• Padraig O Bhaoil appointed Director of the ComStar Explorer Corps.
• Blackstone BattleMechs Limited opened.
• ♦ Capellan Confederation raises Harloc Raiders "mercenary unit".
• ♦ Stalwart Support mercenary unit formed.
• University of Blake begins construction