Armor: The Strength of the Armies

[12 December 3070; MercNet] Since the start of the Blakist Jihad the manufacture of military equipment has seen both highs and lows. The near-constant conflicts across almost all of known space have created a demand for military hardware that has far out-stripped the production capacities of every known manufacturer, but that same conflict has brought heavy damage and financial ruin to many of the largest arms manufacturers in the Inner Sphere. With their semi-low-tech nature, the armored combat vehicle has risen again to prominence on the battlefield.