Baal Defense Solutions

This article is a joint project between Anonymous ONI agent and Lieutenant Davis.
Baal Defense Solutions, often shortened to just Baal Defense or to the initialism BDS, was a multinational military hardware manufacturer that rose to prominence during the tail-end of the . The company was based on the world of Lodestone. 
==History==
===Star League Era===
Founded as Baal Defense Consulting in 2697, the company was originally formed on the planet Lodestone by a small group of alumni with storied careers in the and as a small military consulting firm. The company grew respectably during the waning days of the , eventually changing its name to Baal Defense Solutions and beginning to produce its own weaponry and equipment.
===Succession Wars===
During the , Baal Defense expanded into the refitting and modification of vehicles and , primarily for the Federated Suns. This initially started with the modification of base-model 'Mechs into their client-preferred counterparts (for example converting damaged into the PXH-1D variant for the AFFS), before expanding into the development of new, original variants around 2940. During the Succession Wars BDS also entered into the world of private military contracting, performing mercenary work not only above-board through , but also illegal cloak-and-dagger operations, sometimes even carrying out illicit paramilitary operations on their own behalf to further the interests of their business.
It was not until the early 31st century, however, that Baal Defense Solutions would begin the production of their very own, in-house BattleMech designs. In 3005, a former Covert Ops commander by the name of Franklin Holloman took charge of the company as both the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors. An ambitious and utterly ruthless businessman, Holloman oversaw the construction of BattleMech production facilities on Lodestone, and in 3015 Baal Defense hit the market with not one but two 50-ton BattleMech designs: a close-range brawler called the CA1-N Cain and a long-range missile platform dubbed the AB3-L Abel. These designs would see moderate success, and the profits were invested into further BattleMech production, which would ultimately become a core pillar of the company's business.
Throughout the waning days of the Succession Wars era, Baal Defense Solutions would maintain a presence as a small but moderately successful defense manufacturer. Their BattleMechs would primarily see success among mercenaries and militia, with a handful of advanced designs seeing some use in the private guards of Inner Sphere nobles and a very limited presence in the militaries of the Great Houses, primarily the Federated Suns, the , and to a lesser extent the .
===Clan Invasion===
At the outbreak of the in 3049, like many other Spheroid industrialists an aging Frank Holloman would be enticed by word coming in from the coreward edge of the Inner Sphere of the forces and their advanced technology, and would throw Baal Defense' Mercenary Corps against the Clan invaders aggressively in hopes of obtaining samples of Clanner technoloogies. This endeavor would prove incredibly costly, decimating the Mercenary Corps through combat losses and desertion from low morale, but would ultimately bear fruit. In October 3050, after roughly a year of securing only trace scraps of Clan technology at massive human cost, Baal Defense would manage to salvage a in its Prime configuration and a after BDS Sophia Keufer managed to fell both with headshots during an engagement with , of which she was the sole survivor.
At the end of that same month, the killing of at would see the Clans withdraw from the Inner Sphere temporarily, beginning what would later be called the , allowing the Mercenary Corps to lick their wounds. But, despite only recovering to roughly half their pre-invasion strength, in November 3051 when the Clans resumed their invasion Holloman fully intended to order them to continue their quest for ClanTech salvage. But he would never get the chance to, as he, having been in declining health for several years by that point, would pass away from a heart attack, just a mere few days after the Clans' return.
Holloman's son, Franklin II, would take his place as CEO and Chairman, and would elect not deploy the Mercenary Corps once more, instead shifting the company's priorities towards the reverse engineering of the ClanTech they had already recovered, as well as towards the marketing of their existing product line to the Great House militaries. However, the Clans' technology proved to be vastly more complex and foreign than anticipated, with BDS's top engineers estimating years before even the most basic of meaningful progress were to be made in adapting it. Devastated by the news, Franklin II ordered the study of the recovered ClanTech to be put on the backburner in favor of further development based on the latest Spheroid technological gains.
===FedCom Civil War and the Jihad===
BDS would continue to expand its business and develop its reputation through the next several decades, with its most notable achievement being the introduction of a homegrown design in 3065 in the form of the 65 ton JDS1-O Judas, which saw respectable success among wealthier mercenaries and private security. This would be followed up in 3074 by another OmniMech design, the 30 ton ER1-O Eros. Finally, in 3079 BDS would close out the with their first Assault 'Mech, the 100 ton EXE-2R Executor, which would be adopted in limited numbers by the recently-rebuilt of the .
===Republic Era and the Dark Age===
Finally, in the late 3080s, BDS's research into ClanTech would at last make a breakthrough. In 3088, BDS would successfully produce a Clan-spec that could be readily integrated with Inner Sphere or Clan technology. After this, pieces quickly began to fall into place, and by 3095 BDS could readily produce the overwhelming majority of weaponry commonly fielded by the Clans, as well as several more exotic Clan designs such as the . By this time Baal Defense had already begun working to transition its business model to primarily that of an high-end, small-volume manufacturer of ClanTech and other exotic technologies for extraordinarily wealthy clients. This would be backed up by the mid-volume production of a limited number of more standard BattleMech and vehicle designs based on BDS's "legacy" non-Clan-spec technologies, as well as by the mercenary work of the Mercenary Corps.
==Manufacturing==
===Lodestone===
Components produced on Lodestone 	Components produced on Lodestone
Component 	Type
BattleMechs 	BattleMechs
DER-7C Deer Tick 	Ultralight BattleMech Drone
ANA-3N Ananiel 	Light BattleMech
ER1-O Eros 	Light OmniMech
ER1-OA Eros 	Light OmniMech
ER1-OB Eros 	Light OmniMech
SFL-3A Sand Flea 	Light BattleMech
AB3-L Abel 	Medium BattleMech
AB4-L Abel 	Medium BattleMech
AB5-L Abel 	Medium BattleMech
AB6-L Abel 	Medium BattleMech
AIT-3X Aite 	Medium BattleMech
AZR-3L Azrael 	Medium BattleMech
CA1-N Cain 	Medium BattleMech
CA2-N Cain 	Medium BattleMech
CA3-N Cain 	Medium BattleMech
CA4-N Cain 	Medium BattleMech
MDR-3R Mordred 	Medium BattleMech
RKLB-5T Rock Lobster 	Medium BattleMech
STYR-1A Satyr 	Medium BattleMech
ABA-2R Abatur 	Heavy BattleMech
ADT-4N Adathan 	Heavy BattleMech
JDS1-O Judas 	Heavy OmniMech
JDS1-OA Judas 	Heavy OmniMech
JDS1-OB Judas 	Heavy OmniMech
JDS1-OC Judas 	Heavy OmniMech
JDS1-OD Judas 	Heavy OmniMech
JDS1-OE Judas 	Heavy OmniMech
MAD-11R 	Heavy BattleMech
ZG0-K Polyphemus 	Heavy BattleMech
ABV-1R Absolver 	Assault BattleMech
AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer" 	Custom Assault BattleMech
EXE-2R Executor 	Assault BattleMech
EXE-5R Executor II 	Assault BattleMech
JU4-GGU Sea Jag 	Assault BattleMech
MAD-7B 	Assault BattleMech
RMP-8C 	Assault BattleMech
SAT-4N Satan 	Assault BattleMech
R-9800 Ra 	Superheavy BattleMech
 	
Baal Defense Featherlight ES10 Endo Steel 	ANA-3N Ananiel
Baal Defense Featherlight ES11 Endo Steel 	SFL-3A Sand Flea
Baal Defense Featherlight ES22 Endo Steel 	ES1-O Eros
Baal Defense Heavyweight ES14 Endo Steel 	ABA-2R Abatur
Baal Defense Heavyweight ES15 Endo Steel 	ADT-4N Adathan
Baal Defense Heavyweight 25 	JDS1-O Judas
Baal Defense Impetus C10UL Composite 	DER-7C Deer Tick
Baal Defense Ironcage XR Reinforced 	EXE-5R Executor II
Baal Defense Megaweight 12 	EXE-2R Executor
Baal Defense Megaweight 80 	JU4-GGU Sea Jag
Baal Defense Megaweight 88 	ABV-1R Absolver
Baal Defense Pandora's Box CX EC45 Endo Composite 	AZR-3L Azrael
Baal Defense Pandora's Box CX EC65 Endo Composite 	ZG0-K Polyphemus
Baal Defense Pandora's Box CX EC160SH Endo Composite 	R-9800 Ra
Baal Defense Pandora's Box ES57CX Endo Steel 	RMP-8C Rampage
Baal Defense Pandora's Box ES80CX Endo Steel 	SAT-4N Satan
Baal Defense Pandora's Box ES96CX Endo Steel 	AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer"
Baal Defense Tesseract ES66CX Endo Steel 	CA4-N Cain
Baal Defense Tesseract ES68CX Endo Steel 	AB6-L Abel
Baal Defense Welterweight 07 	CA1-N Cain
Baal Defense Welterweight 08 	AB3-L Abel
Baal Defense Welterweight 11 	STYR-1A Satyr
Baal Defense Welterweight ES01 Endo Steel 	CA2-N Cain and CA3-N Cain
Baal Defense Welterweight ES02 Endo Steel 	AB4-L Abel and AB5-L Abel
Baal Defense Welterweight ES03 Endo Steel 	RKLB-5T Rock Lobster
Baal Defense Welterweight ES12 Endo Steel 	MDR-3R Mordred
GM Marauder 	MAD-11R Marauder
GM Marauder II 	MAD-7B Marauder II
 	
GM 220 	RKLB-5T Rock Lobster
GM 275 	MDR-3R Mordred
GM 300 	MAD-7B Marauder II
Pitban 200 	STYR-1A Satyr
Vlar 180 	ANA-3N Ananiel
Vlar 200 	AB3-L Abel, AB4-L Abel, CA1-N Cain, and CA2-N Cain
Vlar 300 	ABT-2R Abatur and EXE-5R Executor II
 	
Defiance 180 Light 	ES1-O Eros
Defiance 300 Light 	MAD-11R Marauder
Vlar 200 Light 	AB5-L Abel and CA3-N Cain
VOX 300 Light 	EXE-2R Executor
 	
Defiance 260 XL 	JDS1-O Judas
Defiance Clan-Grade 200 XL 	ABV-1R Absolver
Defiance Clan-Grade 260 XL 	ZG0-K Polyphemus
Defiance Clan-Grade 300 XL 	JU4-GGU Sea Jag
Defiance Clan-Grade 320 XL 	R-9800 Ra
Defiance Clan-Grade 400 XL 	AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer" and SAT-4N Satan
Pitban 110 XL 	DER-7C Deer Tick
Pitban 315 XL 	AIT-3X Aite
Vlar ClanTech 200 XL 	AB6-L Abel and CA4-N Cain
VOX 150 XL 	SFL-3A Sand Flea
VOX 360 XL 	ADT-4N Adathan
 	
Defiance 360 XXL 	AZR-3L Azrael
 	
Baal Defense Pegasus 	ADT-4N Adathan, AZR-3L Azrael, and RKLB-5T Rock Lobster
Baal Defense Raptorwing 	AIT-3X Aite, ER1-OB Eros, and JDS1-OC Judas
Chilton 600 	MAD-7B Marauder II
 	
Baal Defense Trident CX 	JU4-GGU Sea Jag and ZG0-K Polyphemus
 	
Baal Defense Segmentata 	EXE-2R Executor
Baal Defense Segmentata Hardened (w/) 	ABV-1R Absolver
Baal Defense Testudo 	AB3-L Abel, ADT-4N Adathan, ANA-3N Ananiel, CA1-N Cain, DER-7C Deer Tick, JDS1-O Judas, SFL-3A Sand Flea, and STYR-1A Satyr
Baal Defense Testudo (w/CASE) 	AB4-L Abel, AB5-L Abel, CA2-N Cain, CA3-N Cain, and MDR-3R Mordred
Baal Defense Testudo (w/) 	JU4-GGU Sea Jag
 	
Baal Defense Brigandine Compound 02LFF 	ER1-O Eros
Baal Defense Brigandine Compound 06LFF light ferro-fibrous (w/CASE II)	AB6-L Abel and CA4-N Cain
Baal Defense Gauntlet Compound 12FF ferro-fibrous (w/CASE) 	ABT-2R Abatur
Baal Defense Gauntlet Compound 18FF ferro-fibrous (w/CASE) 	RKLB-5T Rock Lobster
Baal Defense Invincible CX Compound 48FF ferro-fibrous (w/CASE II) 	MAD-7B Marauder II
Baal Defense Invincible CX Compound 64FF ferro-fibrous (w/CASE II) 	SAT-4N Satan
Baal Defense Invincible CX Compound 68FF ferro-fibrous 	AZR-3L Azrael
Baal Defense Invincible CX Compound 71FF ferro-fibrous (w/CASE II) 	ZG0-K Polyphemus
Baal Defense Invincible CX Compound 75FF ferro-fibrous (w/CASE II) 	MAD-11R Marauder
Baal Defense Invincible CX Compound 78FF ferro-fibrous (w/CASE II) 	AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer"
 	
Baal Defense Inviolable CX Compound 28FL ferro-lamellor (w/CASE) 	R-9800 Ra
 	
Durallex ballistic-reinforced 	EXE-5R Executor II
 	
Baal Defense Umbran 	AIT-3X Aite
 	
Angst Discom (w/) 	AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer"
Angst MiniCom 	STYR-1A Satyr
Baal Defense Demontongue 83C 	RMP-8C Rampage
Baal Defense Demontongue 87C 	SAT-4N Satan
Baal Defense Demontongue 88C 	JU4-GGU Sea Jag and ZG0-K Polyphemus
Baal Defense Demontongue 89C 	AZR-3L Azrael
Baal Defense Demontongue 89C (w/Angel ECM Suite) 	AIT-3X Aite
Baal Defense Demontongue 98C 	ABV-1R Absolver
Baal Defense Demontongue 99C 	R-9800 Ra
Baal Defense GestaltNet 19 	DER-7C Deer Tick
Baal Defense Silvertongue 12 	AB3-L Abel, AB4-L Abel, AB5-L Abel, AB6-L Abel, CA1-N Cain, CA2-N Cain, CA3-N Cain, and CA4-N Cain
Baal Defense Silvertongue 14 	ABT-2R Abatur
Baal Defense Silvertongue 15 	ADT-4N Adathan
Baal Defense Silvertongue 16 (w/) 	Ananiel ANA-3N
Baal Defense Silvertongue 18 (w/Guardian ECM Suite) 	SFL-3A Sand Flea
Baal Defense Silvertongue 24 	RKLB-5T Rock Lobster
Baal Defense Silvertongue 38 	JDS1-O Judas
Baal Defense Silvertongue 38 (w/Guardian ECM Suite) 	JDS1-OD Judas
Baal Defense Silvertongue 43 	ER1-O Eros
Baal Defense Silvertongue 45 	EXE-2R Executor
Baal Defense Silvertongue 60 	MDR-3R Mordred
Baal Defense Silvertongue 61 	EXE-5R Executor II
Dalban Micronics 	MAD-7B Marauder II
Dalban Micronics (w/Angel ECM Suite) 	MAD-11R Marauder
 	
Angst MiniView 	STYR-1A Satyr
Baal Defense MasterFire 4 	EXE-2R Executor
Baal Defense MasterFire CX 	AZR-3L Azrael, EXE-5R Executor II, JU4-GGU Sea Jag, and ZG0-K Polyphemus
Baal Defense MasterFire CX (w/) 	AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer", R-9800 Ra, RMP-8C Rampage, and SAT-4N Satan
Baal Defense PinTrac 10 (w/) 	AIT-3X Aite
Baal Defense SharpFire 5L 	AB3-L Abel, AB4-L Abel, AB5-L Abel, and AB6-L Abel
Baal Defense SharpFire 5S 	CA1-N Cain, CA2-N Cain, CA3-N Cain, and CA4-N Cain
Baal Defense SharpFire 6 	ABT-2R Abatur
Baal Defense SharpFire 7 	ADT-4N Adathan and ANA-3N Ananiel
Baal Defense SharpFire 8 (w/Beagle Active Probe) 	SFL-3A Sand Flea
Baal Defense SharpFire 14 	RKLB-5T Rock Lobster
Baal Defense SharpFire 17 	JDS1-OA Judas, JDS1-OB Judas, JDS1-OC Judas, JDS1-OD Judas, and JDS1-OE Judas
Baal Defense SharpFire 17 (w/Beagle Active Probe) 	JDS1-O Judas
Baal Defense SharpFire 24 	ER1-O Eros
Baal Defense SharpFire 72 	MDR-3R Mordred
Baal Defense SharpFire 107 	DER-7C Deer Tick
Baal Defense SharpFire 109 	ABV-1R Absolver
Dalban HiRez (w/Advanced Targeting Computer) 	MAD-11R Marauder
Dalban HiRez II 	MAD-7B Marauder II
 	
Baal Defense Diamondback 22 	
Magna 	STYR-1A Satyr
 	
Baal Defense Diamondback 220 	JDS1-OA Judas and JDS1-OE Judas
Baal Defense Blood Diamond 220CX 	ABV-1R Absolver
 	
Baal Defense Silverfang 120 	ER1-O Eros and JDS1-OA Judas
Baal Defense Devil's Fang 120CX 	SAT-4N Satan
 	
Baal Defense Silverfang 120X 	MRD-3R Mordred
 	
Baal Defense Devil's Fang 1200CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Viperfang 122 	
 	
Baal Defense Bale's Eye 100CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Bale's Eye 150CXi 	
 	
Baal Defense Black Diamond 100 	
 	
Baal Defense Diamondback 44 	AB3-L Abel, AB4-L Abel, ABV-1R Absolver, ADT-4N Adathan, CA1-N Cain, ER1-OB Eros, and SFL-3A Sand Flea
Martell 	STYR-1A Satyr
 	
Baal Defense Diamondback 440 	AB5-L Abel, CA3-N Cain, DER-7C Deer Tick, EXE-2R Executor, JDS1-OB Judas, JDS1-OD Judas, and JDS1-OE Judas
Baal Defense Blood Diamond 440CX 	AB6-L Abel, AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer", CA4-N Cain, EXE-5R Executor II, R-9800 Ra, and SAT-4N Satan
Diverse Optics Sunfire 	MAD-7B Marauder II and MAD-11R Marauder
 	
Baal Defense Silverfang 240 	ABT-2R Abatur, ANA-3N Ananiel, CA2-N Cain, ER1-O Eros, JDS1-O Judas, JDS1-OA Judas, and JDS1-OC Judas
Baal Defense Devil's Fang 240CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Silverfang 240X 	AIT-3X Aite and MDR-3R Mordred
 	
Baal Defense Devil's Fang 2400CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Viperfang 244 	
 	
Baal Defense Bale's Eye 200CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Bale's Eye 250CXi 	
 	
Baal Defense Black Diamond 200 	
 	
Baal Defense Diamondback 66 	EXE-2R Executor
Sunglow 	STYR-1A Satyr
 	
Baal Defense Diamondback 660 	ER1-OA Eros
Baal Defense Blood Diamond 660CX 	AS7-HL Atlas "Hand of Lucifer", and JU4-GGU Sea Jag
 	
Baal Defense Silverfang 360 	ABT-2R Abatur, JDS1-OA Judas, JDS1-OD Judas, and JDS1-OE Judas
Baal Defense Devil's Fang 360CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Silverfang 360X 	
 	
Baal Defense Devil's Fang 3600CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Viperfang 366 	
 	
Baal Defense Bale's Eye 300CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Bale's Eye 350CXi 	
 	
Baal Defense Black Diamond 300 	
 	
Baal Defense Blood Diamond Micro CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Devil's Fang Micro CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Novastrike 	
 	
Baal Defense Thunderstrike 300 	
 	
Baal Defense Thunderstrike 600 	
Baal Defense Hellstrike 600CX 	MAD-7B Marauder II, MAD-11R Marauder, R-9800 Ra, and ZG0-K Polyphemus
 	
Baal Defense Thunderstrike 200L 	
 	
Baal Defense Thunderstrike 800H 	
 	
Baal Defense Thunderstorm 300S 	
 	
Baal Defense Liquidator 500 	JDS1-OC Judas
Baal Defense Hellfire 500CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Liquidator 500V 	
 	
Baal Defense Sublimator 600 	
 	
Baal Defense Balefire 600CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Carnosaur 2 	
 	
Baal Defense Carnosaur 5 	
 	
Baal Defense Tyrannosaur 10 	
 	
Baal Defense Tyrannosaur 20 	
 	
Baal Defense Carnosaur 2X 	
Baal Defense Medusa 200CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Carnosaur 5X 	
Baal Defense Medusa 500CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Tyrannosaur 10X 	
Baal Defense Minotaur 1000CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Tyrannosaur 20X 	
Baal Defense Minotaur 2000CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Spinosaur Ultra 2 	
Baal Defense Scylla 200CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Spinosaur Ultra 5 	
Baal Defense Scylla 500CX 	
 	
Baal Defense Megalodon Ultra 10 	
Baal Defense Charybdis 1000CX 	JU4-GGU Sea Jag
 	
Baal Defense Megalodon Ultra 20 	
Baal Defense Charybdis 2000CX 	
Baal Defense Solutions
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